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Brendan Ploen
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Staff reporter for @burgundywave.bsky.social covering the #Rapids96 and #ColoradoSoccer based in Chicago. Previously: The Denver Post and The Durango Herald. | Marquette University alum |
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He was all culture and zero tactics unfortunately. Positive vibes don’t score or stop goals.
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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10. If you liked any of this, support our Patreon. Local MLS coverage is struggling. We made a small profit in 2025! Would love to pay our intern & add staff with Summit starting up. Saturday aside, THE RAPIDS were great to BW this year. Courage. Keep fighting. UTFP!
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October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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8. The reporter becoming the story never ends well. No matter what, we're getting a ~3 month break from each other. That's good for everyone. But also, part of journalism is fact checking. In the spirit of defending our coverage vs that verbal punching down, here's some receipts:
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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3. He is a good human being. We all have bad days. One ugly press conference this & last year don't cancel out 99 good chats. It's been a stressful 2 months. Saturday stunk. His future's uncertain. He took it out on me. So be it. Chris, I forgive you. Unconditionally.
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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2. Life and football are about opinions. I have lots of opinions about Chris and the club. He's allowed to have opinions about BW's coverage. Even if he's in the vast minority (Anyone out there agree with his take?). I disagree with his opinion. I do so with respect.
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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1. BW stands by its reporting. We aspire to be constructive critical. We're thoughtful. We educate fans and speak truth to power. We work so hard to be objective, informed, and professional. The question was fair, timely, and was intended to be worded thoughtfully.
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM