BRONX, NY.- Saturday night sees Colorado Rapids play their first non-conference game of this MLS season. They head to Yankees Stadium to play New York City FC. This should be Colorado’s final league game ever at a baseball stadium. The Pidgeons are unbeaten so far this year. We reached out to Matthew Mangam from Hudson River Blue to get caught up on NYCFC. Check out their preview of the match here.

NYCFC have seven points from three games, but their opponents have all gotten a red card. Is this good start to the season benefiting from that or is this team a contender in the East?

It’s definitely a good start to the season for NYCFC. Without Alonso Martínez, the club hasn’t signed a true replacement, leaving Nico Fernández Mercau as the sole option up top. Although it hasn’t been the perfect solution, Fernández Mercau does have two goals this season, one coming from the penalty spot. 

I think the red cards were fair calls, but the only game in which it really helped NYCFC get the win was against Philadelphia. They couldn’t find the game winner against the LA Galaxy, and I strongly...