So the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake have a little bit of a rivalry-- they even have a nice-looking trophy to commemorate the winner of each season's series: the Rocky Mountain Cup, which Colorado has taken for the past two years. But as is so often the case, it's really the off-field antics that make the rivalry fun. Last year, after another Rapids victory, Colorado midfielder Pablo Mastroeni took off his shirt, stuffed it down his shorts and pointed to his crotch, which is universal sign language for "suck a fat one".
But Pablo proved equally adept at verbal communication and managed to get into an argument with Real's owner, Dave Checketts about his behavior in front of the fans.
So, with yesterday's game, when the Rapids score a couple of soft goals against a determined, but hardly inspired Real in Salt Lake, what do they do? They celebrate like they liberated Europe. Which leads to more boos and anger from both the crowd and players in Salt Lake.
Kyle Beckerman's response? "They run their mouth the whole game. If their team is mad when we celebrate (a win), tell them to win the game."
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5789426
Exactly right. You don't want Colorado Rapids players to act like 16 year old passing a driving test? Win the game.
It's got to be tough for the Real fans: they were committed and deserve special mention for being riled up for a Monday night game. But the bottom line is that they've got to start winning. Frankly, I'm shocked that head coach John Ellinger still has his job.
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