A full year ago — May 15th, 2016 — Tommy McNamara dropped some serious funk on the then-defending MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers. A national TV audience tuned in on FS1 to witness the boom and the bap:
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The sweeping strike made it 2-1 in favor of NYCFC, and proved to be the match winner. It was a smashing win on the typically hazardous left coast. But in the months to come, something strange and odious would befall the Bronx Blues:
They’d lose their next seven consecutive games televised on FS1 or Fox.