August: Feast or Famine?

When the concrete pitch gets hot, the Metro Bulls cool off. That has been the story since the teams inception. August has been a killer; It's hot, it's muggy, and the Bulls can't buy a win on the eighth month, no matter what year it is.

That is, until last years Cinderella run. Check it:

1996: 2-2-1
1997: 2-3-1
1998: 2-5
1999: 0-6-2
2000: 3-3-2
2001: 3-2
2002: 1-2
2003: 0-1-3
2004: 1-2-1
2005: 1-1-2
2006: 1-1-2
2007: 2-2
2008: 3-0-1

Last year, around this time, the team was floundering (shocker, I know).

Read the full article at The Offside - NY Red Bulls.

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