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The Chicago Preview, Part II
The win against NYCFC was impressive. Yes, New York is kind of in a tailspin. Yes, we only scored 1 goal. Yes, we had a red card. It's...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Sep 2, 2022
- 11 min
The Cincinnati Preview, Part II
Cincinnati has been consistently middle of the pack this year. When we first met with them, they were 6th in the East; they currently sit...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 27, 2022
- 10 min
The Toronto Preview, Part II
Today is a must-win game, but how much it will ultimately matter is very much up for debate. I'm of the opinion that our losses to...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 20, 2022
- 10 min
The Orlando Preview, Part II
Wednesday night was incredibly exciting and surprising. I know there are some of you out there who predicted a win and, I say this...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 17, 2022
- 20 min
The NYCFC Preview
There has been a lot of angst amongst the faithful after the LAFC defeat and, to be quite honest, I'm perplexed by it. LAFC has one of...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 13, 2022
- 19 min
The LAFC Preview
Things aren't about to get any easier for Charlotte. Having just completed arguably the easiest part of their schedule, Charlotte dropped...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 6, 2022
- 15 min
The Chicago Preview
The games come fast. It would be really nice if we could've had a full week to bask in the glory of that 3-0 win, but alas. Chicago is an...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Aug 3, 2022
- 22 min
The DC Preview
Editor's note: This isn't a "Part II" preview because the blog didn't exist when we played DC the first time - so you're getting a...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Jul 29, 2022
- 14 min
The Columbus Preview, Part II
The less said about the last game the better. Let's just jump into the preview, shall we? As with some of my previous part 2 previews, I...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Jul 22, 2022
- 21 min
The Toronto Preview
This is going to be an odd preview. A month ago, Toronto's roster was pretty different. Now, Toronto has been one of--if not the...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
The Crown Cast: Everyone Loves a Rollercoaster
I joined the guys at The Crown Cast to hit on a few important points for the upcoming Toronto game. Spoiler: I man crush too hard on...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Jun 17, 2022
- 9 min
The Columbus Preview
This preview is going to be a bit shorter than normal. Between dog training and preparing for friends coming into town, this week has...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Jun 10, 2022
- 14 min
The RBNY Preview
Well, a lot has changed between now and when Charlotte faced RBNY in the cup a few weeks ago. I've touched on it briefly before, but my...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- May 28, 2022
- 18 min
The Seattle Preview
I'll be honest: I have a little bias towards Seattle. Years ago when visiting a friend who was living out in Seattle, I went to a game...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- May 25, 2022
- 8 min
The Red Bulls (non) Preview
I am not writing up my normal preview for this game because we play RBNY in a couple weeks at home (6/11). My normal,...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- May 20, 2022
- 21 min
The Vancouver Preview
Well, it's again been a quiet week for me here on the blog. In case you missed it, I'm working on a post related to team age and how well...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- May 13, 2022
- 20 min
The Montréal Preview
I've been a bit quiet here this week. If you don't follow me on Twitter, I got a new pup who has been taking up time/attention, which...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- May 6, 2022
- 15 min
The Inter Miami Preview
Going into April, I felt much better about this game. While Charlotte managed 4 points through a rough stretch of games, Miami managed a...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Apr 29, 2022
- 15 min
The Orlando Preview
So, my actual job got in the way of this blog this week. Due to travel and actually having to be in a workplace, rather than working from...
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Socks at Half-Mast
- Apr 22, 2022
- 13 min
The Colorado Preview
Wednesday did not go as planned. Yes, the win is ultimately what matters and you don't want to discount the ability of any opponent, but...
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