A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
429 posts, June 2011 to March 2013
In the past week, we've heard from a number of people on the nature of the playoffs and whether another competition — chiefly, the CONCACAF Champions League — has an impact on playoff potential. While I will agree with those that say that…
I was thinking today (a rarity, I know) that Seattle might be facing some extreme weather when they get here — maybe snow! They've got that elevation to contend with, too. That should give us an easy win, right? Wait. No, that doesn't…
What's on our plates today? We're now gearing up for the playoffs, we know our opponent, and we know who will stand in our way as we march toward the MLS Cup. We know we'll have to face one of the MLS's strong teams, but there's no reason…
Given that I think we're all still a bit sore from that season, and given that we've got more to play still in that wacky post-season format, I thought I'd take a moment and name my player of the month for October, as I'd also like to name…
If you were to take our season, compress it into 90 minutes, shake it around a bit, and serve it up as a match, you'd have last night's snippy 1-1 draw with Portland on your hands. If ever I've seen a macrocosm of a season, this was it:…
In the immortal words of Yo La Tengo: "Today is the day!" Now, whether we're listening to that more indie rock-inspired jam or the slower, more culled out version found on Summer Sun, the point remains though the lyrics don't entirely…
This photo, taken by my mother, shows the Timbers Army and their little flare-up during the 1-1 draw at the Rio Tinto. Photo by Janet, Mother of Under the Crossbar
It's approaching more quickly than we thought it would: The final match of the season — less, of course, the uncertainty of the post-season — and our chance to put this hellish campaign to bed before we set off in search of more…
The final season match approaches, and it looks like to fulfill our expectations, we're going to have to show a set of Portland supporters exactly who we are and why we're contending for the MLS Cup. See, Portland, managing only a draw…
As the league expands, we can hear the groans and aches from across the nation as managers are forced into picking players they want to keep — implying, of course, that there's plenty of dead wood all over — and picking which players they…