Burgundy Wave: Covering Colorado Soccer since July 2010.

We like to think of ourselves as nothing if not level-headed over here at Burgundy Wave. I, at the very least, like to try and keep a level head on all things MLS, trying not to let Rapids-centric thinking overtake the ol' noggin when writing about whatever I happen to be writing about at any…

BW: When looking at the Union, one stat sticks out to me: the 16 road goals to 10 home goals. Is that a statistical anomaly, or is there something about the road that gets the motors revving? BW: Philly has the second-worst GA stat in the East. What's been the issue with the defense, and…

Let's compare the passing maps of Nick and Jared here: The first thing you'll notice is that, as I said above, Watts' distribution needs some work. He was brought in as a hard-tacklin' sort of defensive backstop in the midfield, and as such, rookie mistakes happen. The majority of the passes he completed were sideways…

After such a sloppy game, it's hard to talk about Men of the Match, but there were enough decent performances that we may have a contest on our hands. I think we've got at least two strong candidates this week, though I expect the man in back to take the honors. Either way, we're still…

"He's almost giving birth to kittens underneath us." Colorado were probably lucky that they didn't have even more goals against them, considering a very home-friendly performance by Hilario Grajeda that robbed the Crew of a few more free kicks and, arguably, a red card as well. This may have been the worst performance by the…

There was a long-standing thing where the Rapids and Crew would simply trade blows at their own home stadiums that went for a few years, but that got busted last year as the Rapids went in and shocked Columbus with a 2-0 win at Crew Stadium. Let's hope that trend of road wins stops at…

That's just the Rapids' contributions to the future pool. Guys like Wil Trapp, Deandre Yedlin, and the rest of MLS' youngsters make that shine even brighter. The Marc Pelosis, Julien Greens and others of the world playing for big clubs overseas make it go from bright to bonkers. The future is bright, USA fans. I'm…

That's just the Rapids' contributions to the future pool. Guys like Wil Trapp, Deandre Yedlin, and the rest of MLS' youngsters make that shine even brighter. The Marc Pelosis, Julien Greens and others of the world playing for big clubs overseas make it go from bright to bonkers. The future is bright, USA fans. I'm…

New players, especially younger ones that haven't yet had the chance to build a big reputation in the league, can be a mystery sometimes. That in mind, Colorado Rapids fans might not know a whole lot about Carlos Alvarez, who was brought in for Nathan Sturgis in a trade with Chivas USA a few days…

Alvarez is a young talent best known for being the guy that Chelis 'called his shot' for going into the 2013 draft. The second overall pick that year, Alvarez scored two goals and put up three assists for the Goats. From the official Rapids press release: