THE MATCHUP: Reds seek Mission Control

TFC's scouting department searches for the "big target"



HOUSTON VS. TORONTO
　
BBVA COMPASS STADIUM - SATURDAY 9PM ET
TV: TSN
　
THE KICKABOUT:
"Houston we have.... etc. etc.". We thought we would be able to stop using that hackneyed line for away fixtures to Dynamo years ago. Sadly not. However, fresh off of the TFC equivalent of a comet's passing - an away victory - The Reds will be looking to maintain some semblance of their "hard to beat" trajectory and not slip back into bad habits.
　
Last week's solid performances by the likes of Steven Caldwell and Matias Laba need to be continued and added upon by their comrades. Despite Houston's claims that they are having a sub-par season (6-5-4 - so dreamy!), it is a tough place to play at the best of times and The Reds will have to be at their best to grab some points. If not, prepare for the launch of the usual Houston excuses: "the heat", "orange blindness" and or "Club Escobar".
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME:
"El Problissimo"
　
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
HOUSTON: Giles Barnes, Oscar Boniek Garcia, Brad Davis
TORONTO: Steven Caldwell, Robert Earnshaw, Matias Laba
　
THE ODDS:
- Reds unable to find "space" in midfield: 10-1
- Team burning up in the "atmosphere" 5-1
- TFC looking like Uranus: 2-1
　
WHO ARE YA?
While BMO Field security has had more than a few run-ins with TFC supporters who have ignited flares in the South End (those are only for corporate promotions gentlemen!) it is nothing compared to what their compatriots at BBVA Compass Stadium have dealt with. New Dynamo "ultra" supporters group "The Apollo Boyz" - made up mostly of laid off NASA employees" managed to sneak in a full moon-landing era Saturn V rocket into the new stadium and attempted to light it in their supporters' section. Luckily for security the rocket failed to ignite which ironically emboldened rival supporters group "The Dynamo Truth Commission" whose main functions are "cheering on Houston Dynamo and debunking the moon landing myth".
　
POST-MATCH HEADLINE: "WEIGHTLESS REDS FAIL TO LAUNCH"

And... Since it's Friday and TFC's attack will keep running out of space... "Play close attention!" BOING!