With the Crew, Covid-willing, set to face the New England Revolution in Sunday’s Eastern Conference Final, it dawned on me that Columbus will have faced the conference’s number six, seven, and eight seeds on their way to a potential MLS Cup berth. All three teams finished at 1.39 points per game in 2020. It made … Continue reading Hardest and Easiest Paths to MLS Cup Glory
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Crew and Indians: Something From Nothing
In this surreal sports summer, which, among other things, has featured Columbus Blue Jackets playoff games in August, there has been an uncanny convergence with my two traditional summer sports teams. Both the Columbus Crew and Cleveland Indians sit in first place with the best defenses in their respective leagues. For the Crew and the … Continue reading Crew and Indians: Something From Nothing
1-0 Revenge Goals in Crew History
On Saturday night, Ethan Finlay did something that had only been done one other time before. He became the second ex-Crew player to score the only goal in a 1-0 defeat of the Crew. Finlay, a speedy winger who tallied 30 goals and 30 assists in six seasons in Black & Gold from 2012-2017 tapped … Continue reading 1-0 Revenge Goals in Crew History
Dueling 61s: A Look at Warzycha & Higuian
On Saturday night, Federico Higuain tied Robert Warzycha's Columbus Crew record for career assists in league play, so in addition to the story I wrote, I thought it would be fun to jointly celebrate the two Crew legends by looking at their shared record while it is still shared.First, some basics. WARZYCHAHIGUAINAssists6161First assist9/22/1996 at TB(Paul Caligiuri) 8/19/2012 … Continue reading Dueling 61s: A Look at Warzycha & Higuian
Chester: The City of Another 3-Love
Prediction time! When the Columbus Crew travel to Chester, PA in 2021 to play the Philadelphia Union, they will lose 3-0. That's because the Crew have lost there by that identical score in 2013, 2015, 2017, and now 2019. It's quite the odd-year phenomenon. It's not like Talen Energy Stadium is a house of horrors … Continue reading Chester: The City of Another 3-Love
Mr. Numbers Nerd: Crew Players Scoring in Jersey # Minute
In the regular season finale, Gyasi Zardes scored a goal in the 11th minute en route to hat trick in a 3-2 win over Minnesota United. After Zardes scored, I turned to Mike Urso and said, "To give you a scary idea of how my brain works, Gyasi just scored in the 11th minute and … Continue reading Mr. Numbers Nerd: Crew Players Scoring in Jersey # Minute
Mr. Numbers Nerd: Zardes Edition
Taking a break from working on #CrewLegends stuff to take a quick dive into some legendary work by current Crew striker Gyasi Zardes. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. wore a Zardes jersey up in Cleveland this week and it was certainly a good week to rep the Crew striker. He scored a hat-trick to … Continue reading Mr. Numbers Nerd: Zardes Edition
Mr. Numbers Nerd: Pipa is Crew’s Double-Nickel King
With his game-winning goal in the 57th minute on Saturday night, Federico Higuain scored his fifth goal of the season. It was yet another milestone in Higuain's distinguished Crew career, as it clinched the sixth season in which he had scored at least five goals and dished out at least five assists. The "double nickel" … Continue reading Mr. Numbers Nerd: Pipa is Crew’s Double-Nickel King
