The Verde Report: The Only Game in Town

When the assembled crowd of 7,897 exited Dick's Sporting Goods Park outside Denver Saturday night, roughly 7,697 of it did so mildly disappointed. They had just witnessed their hometown Colorado Rapids get picked apart by Major League Soccer newbies Austin FC in a blitzkrieg of a second half to lose 3-1 in the second game of the season. But there was plenty to take their mind off it.