PawedCast Episode 388: A Look Ahead to the Columbus Crew, Listener Mail, and More

Orlando City now knows its opponent for the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Lions will welcome the Columbus Crew into the purple palace in Parramore on Saturday, Nov. 25 for a 5:30 p.m. match. The series this year has been extremely competitive, with Orlando going 1-0-1 in the two regular-season meetings but needing to rally from two goals down both times to secure a result.

We look at how these teams got to this point, dive into some of the key players for Columbus, and discuss the offensive prowess the Crew have shown in 2023. These were two of the best teams in the conference all season and now they’ll go toe-to-toe with a berth in the conference final on the line. It should be a great match.

We also looked at the various Orlando City players who will be with their national teams during the current international break. Hopefully they all come home healthy and inspired to show what they can do for their club after serving their countries.

The mailbagbox was chock full again this week! Big thanks to everyone who submitted questinos, including some about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Facundo Torres’ future in Orlando (or elsewhere), what one parent should tell his child about OCSC supporters’ goal kick chant, and much 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.

We’ll be back next week to preview the game against the Crew and to cover any other news that breaks between now and then. Thanks for listening!

Here’s how No. 388 went down:

0:15 – The Lions will face the Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference semifinals. We’ve got your tale of the tape for the matchup.

19:35 – Several Lions will be with their national teams during this international window. Let’s find out which ones.

21:48 — A big pile of mail greeted us when we looked in the mailbagbox this week. So, we answered it.