Before the match between the Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC kicked off, social media was abuzz with CBS3's Kevin Kinkead and CSN Philly's Dave Zeitlin tweeting out quotes from Union Sporting Director Earnie Stewart about the pitch conditions. The pitch at Talen Energy Stadium had hosted the NCAA D1 Women's Lacrosse Championship, and while most of the pitch looked fine, there were areas near the goals that looked worse for wear.
We have compiled a storify of tweets that catalog Kinkead and Zeitlin's quotes:
Zeitlin also wrote an article for MLSSoccer.