PBP: Fraser #4 - Deja Vu? Fraser takes on Vermes, as the Rapids visit the "Blue Hell" 9/21 @ 6:30pm MT

Anagram: Famish Again

With an anagram like that it looks like few to no goals this game.

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Once seen, it cannot be unseen.

 

This season winds down with several unseen games because altitude is off air. I'll check the highlights sometime on Sunday or Monday and leave insightful analysis.

 

KSE is still flipping the bird at their most loyal fans!!!

Thank you for enforcing the blackout MORONS!!!!

 

Had to get a shout-out to one of my favorite summer popcorn movies and a call out to Feilhaber in today's game preview

http://view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2019/09/bennys-back.html

2-1 win, goals by Kamara and Rubio. This is a game where I look at the teams and their recent play and think, maybe for the first time this season on the road, yeah, we're the better team, we should win this. Our attack is better and our defense is barely worse but that's heavily weighted towards the awful first part of the season. If we show up and play like we've played in every other game under Fraser (and many of the Casey games) we should win.

 

KSE's logic actually makes sense here. They're hardly morons. They're idiots for getting Altitude into this situation but once they're there of course they would keep the blackout. If they didn't, what pressure would they be able to put on the providers to get Altitude back on their systems? If fans can watch the Rapids on eSPN+ (and eventually, the Nuggets and Avs on their league's streaming options) why would anyone care about getting Altitude? Are those golf shows that popular?

 

I want KSE gone. They need to get out of MLS!!!!

 

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This sort of situation is going to happen a lot more in the future, not just in Colorado but around the country. With thousands cutting the cord, the cable providers are getting squeezed. And content providers like ESPN have a lot more clout than the local guys when it comes to cutting costs. Altitude might have to just lump it and take they money they can get.

Isn't MLS asking the teams to cut their local contracts by 2022? It sounds to me like the future might involve a new MLS Live. That would be great for me since I've never got ESPN+ to work for viewing on my computer or big screen TV.

 

Let’s face it. With the exception of a few of us, no one cares about watching the Rapids attempt to leap over another non-playoff team. They actually might have as many people tune into a golf show. But when the Avs start in a couple weeks...

We really should win. It appears the Rapids with a new coach care more about the end of the season than KC. So I’ll go 2-1 with Serna coming off the bench for the game winner. (He’s still on the team, right?)

 

Getting ready to watch the 'Pids on ESPN+ ... but, news break, will actually be able to seem them play FCD next week thanks to a well-timed work trip

 

Down by 1 early, but no details at livesoccertv. I did discover Altitude is still on Charter/Spectrum here and we have it at work so I may be able to catch a rebroadcast. Not going into the office on a Saturday night for the live match though ..

 

Listening to the radio broadcast, Rapids were pushing forward and got count on a counter-attack.

 

They've asked that all local contracts extend no longer than that, yes. That's when their national contracts end so yeah, looks like they at least want to offer the full package to somebody. Not sure how the owners that run their own networks like KSE and the Yankees will feel about that.

Ugh, 2-0

 

Rapids were high pressing and SKC sprung a counter, nice cross which a defender (Smith?) missed and Gerso stuck home

 

Smith miss-hits a high cross into the box for a howler of an own goal

 

Rosenberry, according to the radio call

 

Red card to Besler!

 

Almost burned on another counter

 

Beautiful goal by Kamara off a set piece!

 

The goal:

🚲 @keikamara 🚲 pic.twitter.com/tNaAoOFDFt

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 22, 2019

 

My favorite part of that goal is when the KC defender "gets shot" after the bike.

Can a fine be given for simulation in that case? He was obviously trying to draw a foul.

 

SKC announcers had the gall to insist this was a dangerous play by Kamara. He's being held the whole way!

 

So many misplaced passes but this match is still very much alive.

 

Took a look at the highlights at half.

First goal - Obvious miscommunication between Vines and Lewis on who was going to take the wide player, so neither of them did. Still we should have cleared it but some bad luck put Rosenberry's touch right into the outstretched leg of the striker and it rebounded into the net. Abubakar was in no man's land the whole play.

Second goal - Vines(?) loses his man on the cross but that's minor compared to the fact that Smith and Abubakar just let multiple KC attackers get behind them unmarked. Like they don't even make an effort. Then when they realize how badly they screwed up Lalas just stands there while Smith scrambles back and hits the own goal, but if he hadn't been there it would have been an easy goal for KC.