PawedCast Episode 346: Miami Rewind, MLS Salary Talk, and OCB-Atlanta

Orlando City went back on the road for a tussle with its neighbors to the south in the latest installment of the Tropic Thunder rivalry. The Lions struck first and last in a good overall performance against Inter Miami and claimed all three points in Fort Lauderdale for just the second time in five visits. Ercan Kara continued to pour in goal contributions with one strike and one assist. Not to be outdone, new Designated Player Martin Ojeda did the same. We’re breaking down an enjoyable match in which things clicked on both ends of the pitch for Orlando City, and Oscar Pareja pulled all the right strings. We also made our selections for Man of the Match.

Following our match rewind, we welcome The Mane Land Platinum Founder Sam Atkinson to the program. Sam wanted to talk about Orlando City and MLS salaries, and we had an interesting chat about the league’s pay structure and how OCSC fits into the grand scheme of things. Big thanks to Sam for the chat, and for his help in us getting our footing as an independent website.

We also discussed Orlando City B’s comeback against Atlanta United 2. The Young Lions battled back valiantly and probably deserved more than one point in what was ultimately a 2-2 draw, just based on overall play, but any time a team is down multiple goals and takes any points out of the match, it can only be viewed as a positive.

Finally, we dipped into the mailbagbox and answered listener questions about soccer position numbers, movie franchises that overstayed their welcome, and former Lion Chris Mueller. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC.

We’ll be back later in the week to prepare for Orlando City’s upcoming match against Atlanta United.

Here’s how No. 346 went down:

0:15 – The Lions brought all the points home from Fort Lauderdale. That’s the optimal outcome.

19:11 – Orlando City salary and Designated Player chat with one of our Platinum Founders.

43:37 – OCB battled for the full 90 against Atlanta United 2, plus a full mailbagbox.