OK, so I had no idea that there was such thing as The Brimstone Cup. I was watching the Fox Soccer Channel's "Fox Football Fone-In" this week. Nick & Steven's guest was none other than FC Dallas Coach Steve Morrow. So they're asking him about the season so far. "Great year, besotted with some tough injuries, but we've done really well all considering." And they're asking him about the playoff picture. "Would've loved to have sewn things up in Boston. But we had a tough night."Then he mentions something about the "Bridgestone Cup" and the Chicago Fire game. And I'm thinking to myself, is Bridgestone Tires headquartered in Chicago? (Nope, they're a Japanese conglomerate) Why are we playing for a "Bridgestone Cup"?
Well, it turns out we've been playing the Brimstone Cup for 6 years now. And every time we play the Chicago Fire, it's on the line. The Cup is on the line tomorrow night in Frisco, TX on national TV ESPN2 at 7pm. Tune in. Boo Blanco. And GO FC Dallas! GO HOOPS!
This is why The Burn will always remain and this is why they play the sport! The MLS Championship and the US Open Cup are mere scrimmages for this endless war. Most games on the Burn's schedule I overlook. My eyes are affixed to the Burn-Fire matches. I know by default Houston is supposed to be our rival. But, our blood rival is Chicago. Like two brothers who cringe at the site of the other's success, the tempers flare, the grudges return, the love for the other is gone for 90 minutes. These matches are something special. I am not sure if the Brimstone Cup brings it out in them, but for sure these two clubs are always taking it up a few notches when they play each other. All we need now is the Cotton Bowl, Lloyd the Beer Man, and Bryan. Lloyd's still around, frustratingly, the others are not. Go Burn!
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