Battery is Included

Tonight the Dynamo begin their quest for the US Open Cup, the oldest cup competition in the United States. It was born in 1914, during Woodrow Wilson's term as president.

Here is the game preview. The team blog is here. (Looks like the blogger had interned with the Dallas Burn prior to working with the Dynamo, but that's just my guess). You can watch the match online at USLLive.com.

The Chronicle has a pre-game article as well. Wondo says: "This is a big game; it means something. We certainly take the reserve games very seriously, but this is a step up." Chabala says: "These are games for us to take advantage of. Dom gives us the privilege to take that game because we've worked hard and done well. It's time for us to pull our weight and get a win. It's a tournament we've never won as a club, and it's one we want to put on our trophy case."

Last year a mostly Reserve-unit of the Dynamo lost to the Battery in OT. This year, with a league match in Salt Lake just two days away, we'll probably field a mostly Reserve team again. I have no problem with that.

1. It gives the Reserves a chance to compete for something meaningful.
2. The Reserves of an MLS team should be capable of competing with a USL team.
3. Our starters need time to recuperate. And they had better take advantage of the time off by getting a result on Thursday.
   

After the Open Cup match, it's back to business. We have a chance to help ourselves in Salt Lake, and it's a busy schedule after that. The MLS Website has an article about the tough stretch ahead, in terms of a lot of matches, but few league matches that will help us gain ground that we've conceded by drawing too many games. We need to win on Thursday.

Go Dynamo!