Coffee with the Caps, Monday June 1

Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a good weekend and that the week (and month) ahead treats you well. Canada is getting ready for the World Cup and Jesse Marsch announced his final roster that, barring injury, will be taking the field when the side opens against Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin their World Cup campaign later this month. I was sad … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday June 1

Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 29

Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a great week and that the weekend is beckoning ever closer. It is a bit quiet in Caps world these days, as attention shifts to the four players who will be headed to the World Cup and everyone else plans a vacation during their rest period. Off the pitch, there hasn’t been much news for … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 29

Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 25

Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are well rested and gearing up for the week ahead. It was a perfect finale for the first half of the season. Even with ample rotation, the Caps put San Diego to the sword in a 4-2 win that checked all the boxes. Dominant Brian White performance (after a slow few weeks)? Check. Ralph Priso’s return to … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 25

Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 22

Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope it’s been a good week and you all have exciting plans for your weekend. Saturday is our last Whitecaps match until July, as attention shifts to the World Cup, both locally and around the world. Despite treading water in recent matches, it has to be said that the first chunk of this season has been an unqualified success for … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 22

Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 18

Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a good weekend and are gearing up for what lies ahead this the week. It’s been a while since I’ve had to write one of these after an MLS loss, so I can’t really be mad. The 1-0 defeat to Houston on Saturday was frustrating on many levels but it isn’t one with a ton of … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 18

Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 15

Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope it’s been a good week for you all, and that the weekend brings rest and relaxation. The biggest news of the week was the Big Meeting ™ between MLS and governmental leaders of all stripes on Wednesday. The Daily Hive reported that the shindig even included a federal cabinet minister, which would be good news for this effort. The … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 15

Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 11

Good Monday morning Caps fans. Sorry for the late send (this is more like “lunchtime with the Caps”), but I hope you all had a lovely weekend and that you have a good week ahead of you. Another week, another 1-1 draw in California. This one, though, came in a big match for both the Whitecaps and San Jose Earthquakes, who sit atop the Western … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 11

Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 8

Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all have had a lovely week and that you get a well-deserved break this weekend. The big news this week was hearing from Axel Schuster for the first time since the Vegas bid was revealed, and relocation discussions started heating up. Schuster’s tone hasn’t changed, but the good news here is that there’s probably no additional bad news. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 8

Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 4

Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a good weekend and a good start to your May. Oh, and for today only, May the fourth be with you. The weekend brought a respite from all of the off-pitch drama and allowed us to focus on actual soccer. What a concept.  The 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy was a bit of a let-off … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 4

Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 1

Good Friday morning Caps fans. It has been a long week but hopefully you have big plans this weekend. There is no sugar coating things — it has been a bleak few days in Caps world. Starting on Monday, when word came out that there had been concrete relocation talks among MLS owners, and continuing through Thursday, when an official bid from an ownership group … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 1