I know television plays a role but why are the Red Bulls playing three consecutive afternoon games at home? The 1:00 start on Wednesday is nothing short of ridiculous. Does anyone know the rationale for the start time?
they were saying on extra time radio that they do this to try and fill the stadium with day-camp and summer camp groups. They were also saying they expect it to be the last year. The league has long since grown up from the point where this may have been a decent idea.
The 7/15 game at 4:00 and the 7/21 game at 2:30 are because MLS and its teams, especially its fancy markets, are slaves to ESPN and national TV. The 7/18 game at 1:00 on the regular MSG is because Chris Heck and some other RB people are slaves to the voices inside their heads.
it was pretty crazy yesterday. 100 degrees and boiling in there.. not to mention alot of no shows due to the game being slotted at the worst time possible.