The Red Bulls kick off their conference final tie with Atlanta today

The one New Jersey/New York team Johnny really pulled for starts the conference final tie (Americans and Canadians call them a 'home and home' series) with the Atlanta Braves, er Hawks, um, no, Falcons? It can't be the Thrashers, they're gone. Anyway, the Red Bulls play at Atlanta United at 5:30pm. It would be so Red Bulls to get this far again and lose but something tells Johnny they can win the Eastern Conference. If the Red Bulls play an in your face style against Atlanta and force them into giveaways and less possession, like they did previously this season, maybe the South Ward will still be chanting, “You can’t beat us,” in the return match at Red Bull Arena on Thursday.

NYCFC fans can go put on their Red Bull hats now.

Red Bulls on parade!

Well well well, the short-lived victory NYCFC had over the Red Bulls earlier this month proved to the the outlier as the Red Bull thrashed their cross-Hudson River rivals 4-1 today in Harrison. The South Ward was in fine form taunting NYCFC and their Third Rail fandom when, during a mandatory hydration break on a sweltering day, sang 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame" for their Yankee Stadium rivals.

This makes it five wins in six matches for the Red Bulls vs NYCFC over two seasons.