This Over a Thousand Others

The fourth round of the US Open Cup wrapped up last night with MLS advancing most of her teams over United Soccer League sides. Columbus was in Richmond to take on the Kickers at legendary City Stadium. Crew SC won fairly easily 1-3 and move on the face Orlando in a couple weeks.

You can't call this payback for the result back in 2011 up at Crew Stadium. That was a different team and, what's turning out to be, a different universe.

Adam Bedell, a college pick out of the Detroit area last year, put away two memorable goals in this one. Huge night for him. For me though, it was the guys that painted COLUMBUS on a couple yellow bed sheets that I'll remember most. I fell in love with the US Open Cup the first year I stared following the Crew closely (analytically) back in 2010-11. It's the best soccer thing we have in this country. Hands down.

Not sure these guys know or believe that but I'll take their banner over a thousand banners in MLS stadiums across the country during regular season games.

3rd Round, US Open Cup Summary

....[3rd Round Complete]...

- Richmond will host the Columbus Crew SC June 17th in the 4th round. Back in 2011 the Kickers beat Columbus at Crew Stadium in what is still one of my favorite games I've ever been to. Richmond looked good, as always, tonight. Will be a tough challenge for Crew SC.

- NASL having a very bad day. Not just with results against the USL but also with the Department of Justice probe into CONCACAF FIFA executives, one of which is / was with Traffic Sports, the marketing arm that helped get NASL going. 

- NY Cosmos and Atlanta Silverbacks advance but against amateur teams.



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STREAMS
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• FINAL: Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (2-3) Charleston Battery [link]
• FINAL: NY Cosmos (3-0) Jersey Express [link]
• FINAL: Jacksonville Armada (0-3) Richmond Kickers [link]
• Saint Louis FC (1-1) Minnesota United FC [link]
• FINAL: Atlanta Silverbacks (2-1) Chattanooga FC [link]
• Sacramento Republic (7-3) Chula Vista FC [link]
• FINAL: Real Monarchs (0-1) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC [link]
• FINAL: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1-0) Tampa Bay Rowdies [link]
• FINAL: Seattle Sounders 2 (2-1) Portland Timbers 2 [link]
• Ventura County Fusion (1-2) PSA Elite [link]


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PODCAST: Red Cards in Helltown - Season 2, Episode 6

Host Rick Gethin and analyst Larry Johnson are back this week talking soccer and also MLS. It's a jam-packed hour this week as we cover as much as we can, as quick as we can. Along with our normal SoundCloud post you can now also find us on iTunes. Just search "Helltown Beer" to subscribe. Thanks for listening!

02:20 HEADLINES
• "Our Open. Our ode. Our respect. Our homage to the armed forces."
• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, catching up to date
• Who Crew SC may face
• NASL focus on the US Open Cup, motivated
• NASL = Apple, Microsoft = MLS (?)
• What's the prize? Something to play for
• Intensity between Columbus and Dayton years past
• Helltown will be posting up streams of Rd 3
• Red Cards in Helltown on iTunes
• 'Championship Sunday' in EPL, News, notes
• [Larry misplaces Rick's audio... LIVE!]
• A check on other leagues, Bundesliga call out

20:55 COLUMBUS CREW SC SEGMENT
• "Most human problems can be solved by an appropriate charge of high explosives"
• Jumping back to the San Jose away result
• Convo on teams playing late (eastern)
• Berhalter audio
• Wil Trapp still out
• Berhalter hitting a wall? Overbearing disciplinarian?
• Halfway through 3 year Berhalter plan
• Mapfre with a booth at German Village yard sale... approved?

37:32 NEWS AND NOTES
• "Market Garden"
• A couple minutes on Don Garber
• What's MLS doing to improve low TV ratings?
• TV ratings, Fox Sports 1, ESPN2
• A look at the MLS table
• Will Frank Lampard have impact this year, or no
• Might be too late for NYCFC's 1st season
• Seattle Sounders leading Supporters' Shield race

51:21 CLOSE, QUICK HIT
• "...one of those American Western Films"
• There is no "was" a Marine
• on the International Champions Cup in the USA
• MLS opens the door for this

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This weekend we remember those who have served and paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. 

LIVE! US Open Cup, 2nd Rd

[UPDATE]: I was messing around with a few tools and things last night related to live updates and such for the US Open Cup. The 2nd round wrapped up last night and we saw five teams from 21 games upset teams at least one tier higher (USL) on the "US soccer pyramid" (that's in heavy quotes). NASL join next week in the 3rd round. I'm hoping to have something neat up here, live updates and comments and such, before we get to the MLS round on June 16-17.

Here are a couple games I tracked last night that I'll leave up (you can watch the replays). The Pittsburgh v West VA game is great for a couple reasons. One: I believe this is the first time a team from WVA has participated and, Two: The stadium in Pittsburgh is awesome. It will only get more awesome when some more professional TV crews start covering the games there.

Riverhounds won the match 3-0. If you want the goals they are in the 9th (Vincent), 10th (Moloto) and 87th (Kerr) minutes.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. West Virginia Chaos


...another game to watch is the Wilmington v Chattanooga 1-1 tie. It went to penalties. The camera angles in this one resembled the Batman TV show in the 60s but you get use to it. I think this is a good representation of the good quality that can be found outside of MLS. I really, really wish these games would be played on grass more. Anyhow, Chattanooga (NPSL) won and moves on to play the Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) next week in Chattanooga.

Wilmington Hammerheads v Chattanooga FC


I think this is the greatest tournament running in the US right now. You've got teams from everywhere. Grass fields, turf fields, full sided fields indoors, amateurs, pros, 200 fans to 30,000 fans a game and everything in between. It's great!