The Fire have every reason to be up for Saturday’s match against New York Red Bulls - every reason in the world!
Remember, of course, that it was the Red Bulls - led, in one of those thumb-in-the-eye twists that seem to hover around Chicago’s MLS franchise like fruit flies, by Fire legends Jesse Marsch and Chris Armas as well as former Fire manager Denis Hamlett* - who ran rampant against the Men in Red in last year’s Eastern Conference playoffs. Add to that the fact that the Fire haven’t beaten NYRB in seven tries, and you’ve got a roster full of guys wearing the Fire shirt who must be tired of getting wet-willied and short-sheeted by a bunch of dudes wearing an energy drink logo as a badge.