Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are well rested and ready for another week laid out in front of you. I’m out of town and didn’t watch Saturday’s win over Seattle but watched the highlights and, boy, is there plenty to unpack there. The Caps were able to coast to a win in no small part due to two sending offs for the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 22
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are winding down your workweek and have big plans for your weekend. It is a big Cascadia derby this weekend, where the unstoppable force (a bad Seattle team) meets an immovable object (the Caps suck when playing at CenturyLink Field). Vancouver has been good on the road so far this season and will be favorites in this … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 19
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely weekend. The weather was gorgeous and it is finally starting to feel like spring has sprung. Unfortunately, the good vibes off the pitch were not matched on it on Saturday night, with the Caps dropping their fourth and final match of the homestead to the LA Galaxy 3-1. This is a difficult match to … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 15
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely spring week and that you are nearing a well-deserved break. This is the fourth and final week of the Caps’ homestand, which culminates with a showdown with an entertaining yet defensively challenged LA Galaxy side. Vancouver will look to keep the good times rolling — particularly as the going will get somewhat more … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 12
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely weekend and are riding the good vibes on the pitch into your workweek (particularly if you work with someone from Toronto). It was an impressive performance collectively on Saturday, as the Caps battered Toronto FC, proving that, to some extent, they are who we thought they all were at the start of the season, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 8
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope your April is off to a good start and you haven’t been getting slammed with rain in your neck of the woods — just remember the May flowers that will come. No news is good news for the Caps ahead of an inter-Canada derby against Toronto FC on Saturday. I got into this more in my match preview but … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 5
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a great weekend and if you are celebrating a religious holiday right now, I hope that is or was a lovely time. And, a reminder not to believe most of the things you see on the internet today. The Caps righted the ship at home Saturday, despite seemingly let three points slip away. While Portland clawed … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 1
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and are getting just a little bit closer to a weekend rest. It was a quiet week in Caps world and we had some great content this week on the site so I will take a second to just promote that, rather than ramble on at you like usual. But excitement seems … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 28
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all were still able to enjoy a rainy weekend and that the start of your workweek is sunny and warm. It was not a sunny and warm day for the Caps on Saturday, who came up short for the first time this season, falling to Real Salt Lake 2-1 in a match that frustrated for many reasons. The … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 25
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a good week and are enjoying the first official days of spring (whether the weather feels like spring or not remains an open question). Vanni Sartini got good news this week when the MLS league office knocked down his touchline ban by two games, meaning this Saturday’s date with Real Salt Lake will be the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 22