PawedCast Episode 387: Nashville Rewind, Listener Mail, Orlando’s Next Playoff Opponent, and More

Second verse, same as the first! Orlando City scored a first-half goal and rode that and a solid defensive game plan to a 1-0 playoff victory over Nashville SC in Game 2. This was essentially the same script, only with a less impressive winning goal and it took place in Tennessee rather than Florida, but the result is that the Lions are through the first-round series and on to the Eastern Conference semifinals. We break down another nervy, cagey match between two teams that are really starting to hate each other, and we select our unanimous Man of the Match.

The mailbagbox was chock full this week and as a result, we babbled for a while about such topics as Inter Miami’s seemingly endless supply of star players who aren’t Designated Players, Oscar Pareja’s postseason plans, various strikers who could help Orlando City next year, and more. 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.

Finally, we discussed the weirdness of MLS in terms of not reseeding the playoffs after the first round, and whether Orlando City would be better off playing Atlanta United or the Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference semifinals. There is some consensus but also some split thinking on that topic.

Here’s how No. 387 went down:

0:15 – The Lions won in Nashville for the second time in a month and this time the prize was a trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

35:14 – With the nerves of Round 1 behind our listeners, our mailbagbox was stuffed full of questions.

1:10:10 — A discussion of whether Orlando City fans should be rooting for Columbus or Atlanta to get out of the other Eastern Conference first-round series.