Schedule Change And Reports Of Further Spread

Today the Rapids announced that the SKC match will be made up on Wednesday October 2st at 7pm, as expected.  Fans will be allowed to attend the rescheduled match, with ticket info coming shortly.

There were also two tweets about the situation today from outside sources.  First Jake Shapiro at the Denver Post tweeted that some of the Rapids players/staff who have tested positive are showing mild symptoms.  Obviously we with them all the best and hope for their quick recovery.  Second Sam Stejskal at the Athletic tweeted that another 2 players and another staff member has tested positive, brining the totals to 4 players and 10 staff members.  This latest report has not yet been confirmed by the team.  Sam also stated that the earliest the team will be able to train is Friday, and only if everyone continues to test negative.

The Rapids are scheduled to leave Saturday morning for their game in Portland Saturday night, which at this point is still on.  I don't see how that game gets played.  We know that the 14 positive members of the organization pretty much have no chance of making that trip, and the rest of the players won't have trained in a week at best.  Even if there's enough players to field a team, with 10 staff members missing is there enough coaches, trainers, equipment staff, and administrators to actually have a game?  I have my doubts.  I expect that tomorrow or Friday we'll hear the game is off.  The game will then be rescheduled for Wednesday November 5th.

What that means is that starting next Wednesday the team will play every Wednesday and every weekend until Decision Day on November 8th.  No breaks, a game every 3-4 days.  It also means that if the team isn't able to play LAFC at home next Wednesday there is no place on the schedule to make the game up.  Either the league will have to extend the season to allow us to make up the game, or the game will go un-played.  I doubt the league would force us to forfeit.  If you look at the schedules right now, the Sounders-Galaxy game that was scheduled for the night the players refused to play in support of the protests in Kenosha is not on the schedule to be made up (unlike the Colorado-Dallas game which we already made up).  I have heard that the only way that game will be made up is if it has a impact on the playoff picture.  I expect the same thing would apply to any game the Rapids may not be able to make up due to this outbreak.