POLL: West Coast Rivalry

By: Dave Martinez | July 16th, 2009

Since Golden Balls descended from great European heights to grace the American public with his version of the beautiful game, a yearly highlight has become the clash between the Galaxy and Red Bulls. This in itself is rather amusing, since the Galaxy never really ranked as much of a hated opponent prior.

Nevertheless, clashes at the swamp have been well attended the past two seasons, with gate numbers of 66237 in 2007, and 46,754 in 2008 respectively. Obviously, these numbers are inflated by the casual drive by fan, hoping to catch a glimpse of Beckham and Posh Spice. But it does add to a growing rivalry between the two biggest markets in the league.

Though based in Beckham, the games have been contentious and always hard fought. But it gets me to thinking; are the Galaxy RBNY’s greatest west coast rival? Recently, Seattle has given New York a fit and they are only months into their existence. Houston has become hack city when the teams collide, stemming from some recent playoff history between the two. Hell, even Real Salt Lake has become a bit of a heated opponent.

I once again leave it in your hands; who is the Red Bulls greatest West Coast rival?

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Hey, and don’t forget; I am still looking for some anti-Becks/Galaxy pics for our little wager with the LA Galaxy bloggers! I am so proud of the “art” I have already seen, so keep it coming! (daveredbulls(a)hotmail.com)