one more reason to hate the cRapids

I hate the stench from the wrong side of the Rockies.  There are many, many reasons, but they still managed to add one more last night in their match against the Sounders.  I won’t post the video, it makes me want to puke, but Brian Mullan ended Steve Zakuani’s season, and possibly career, with his horrific tackle.  I don’t buy all the spin coming out about Mullan not really trying to hurt him and that he’s really a good guy.  Watch the play, Mullan the thug signals to the referee to call what he considered a foul seconds before he decided to take his frustration out on Zakuani.  I will buy he didn’t intend to break Zakauni’s leg, but he did intend to hurt him (hurt not injure) over something that was really a minor possible foul that the referee was correct in not calling.  I have the biggest issue with the retaliation part of the foul.  This is how people get hurt, how season and career ending injuries happen.

I have never been a fan of Mullan.  Houston, when he was there, were a bunch of thugs who instead of playing good defense would constantly play thug ball and foul every chance they got in the hopes that referees would let them get away with enough to win.  In MLS, given the quality of officiating, that’s not a bad game plan.  It sucks to watch as a fan, the game gets really choppy and just isn’t entertaining football.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a problem with physical play.  I actually prefer it, but that does not mean I like dirty play.  Jamison Olave is very physical, but the majority of his challenges are fair.

What’s funny is I made the comment to my wife as the game kicked that since PaBLOW was in, Seattle better watch out, someone was going to get hurt.  That guy has just a bad influence on things.  Some people just have an aura about them and he is one.  Some players, like Javier Morales and Kyle Beckerman make those around them better, some make someone who’s normally a good guy turn into a thug.  (since I have to explain this is hyperbole, the next is not intended to be literal) So in essence, it’s really Pablo Mastroeni’s fault.

And a huge get well soon to Steve Zakuani.  Seattle fans, now you understand what RSL fans have been saying for years.

I am now reviving this:  Ceterum censeo cRapids esse delendam