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Bravo: Rapids ‘Actively’ Searching For Designated Player
During a talk with Marcelo Balboa on Mile High Sports radio on Sunday, Paul Bravo let loose something that we've heard before from the Rapids, but haven't really heard recently. They're reportedly actively searching for a designated player to shore up the team following a disappointing 2012 season. Combine a DP and a top player…
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Ten Keys Recap No. 7: Games Against Top Four Teams
Before the 2012 season began, I counted down the Top 10 keys to a successful season. Obviously, the season was anything but successful, so looking back at them is probably not going to be that much fun. Here's No. 7, Games Against Top Four Teams. Last season, the Rapids scrapped their way to the playoffs…
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Major League Soccer 2012 Attendance – By The Percents
Overall, the league went from an average of 17,921 to an average of 18,807, which keeps them above the NBA's (and last year's NHL's) average attendance. However, the buzzwords about the attendance are still just that — buzzwords. 'Six million fans', 'record attendance', 'seventh highest in the world' and the like are all well and…
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Burgundy Wave’s MLS Cup Predictions
We'll start with mine: I really, really thought that Chicago was going to have a shot at it if they could get past Houston. After all, every single year a team that nobody thinks is going to do anything somehow sneaks into the final, right? Well, that's out for me so I'm going to stick…
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Ten Keys Recap No. 8: Home Form
Before the 2012 season began, I counted down the Top 10 keys to a successful season. Obviously, the season was anything but successful, so looking back at them is probably not going to be that much fun. Here's No. 8, Home Form. Next season, the form in general is going to need to improve, of…
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Ten Keys Recap No. 9: Effective Depth
Before the 2012 season began, I counted down the Top 10 keys to a successful season. Obviously, the season was anything but successful, so looking back at them is probably not going to be that much fun. Here's No. 9, effective depth on the team. Oscar Pareja didn't do a whole lot right in his…
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Wells Thompson Trade: Rapids Get Second Round Pick From Chicago
Well fortunately, after going to the Fire, Wells got just enough playing time to qualify him for the 'top prize', as it were. His four appearances over his time with the team and his 65 minutes of total playing time earned the Rapids the Fire's second round draft pick this season. What does that mean?…
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2013 MLS Draft: Colorado Rapids To Pick Sixth Overall
Even with those six points being tacked onto the final total of 2012, the Rapids ended up with the sixth worst record in MLS — we're not getting relegated! — and will get the sixth overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Here's the outlook on the teams that didn't make the playoffs. (Trades for…
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2013 MLS Draft: Colorado Rapids To Pick Sixth Overall
Even with those six points being tacked onto the final total of 2012, the Rapids ended up with the sixth worst record in MLS — we're not getting relegated! — and will get the sixth overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Here's the outlook on the teams that didn't make the playoffs. (Trades for…
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Ten Keys Recap No. 10: Zapata & Wallace
Before the 2012 season began, I counted down the Top 10 keys to a successful season. Obviously, the season was anything but successful, so looking back at them is probably not going to be that much fun. Here's No. 10, Luis Zapata and Anthony Wallace.
