Here’s what has happen so far… Houston Dynamo 0 Seattle Sounders 0 I realize that a goalless draw will never turn an infidel into a soccer fan, but this truly was an exciting match for fans of both sides. I actually think a draw of any kind- but especially a nil all draw- sets the [...]
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MLS Playoff Update
Posted in Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Pick'em, MLS Power Rankings on November 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Playoff Rankings: Welcome to the Thunderdome!!
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There wasn’t a lot of movement as a result of this past weekend’s matches, but what there was will cause the supporters of a number of teams to have a very anxious final weekend of the 2009 MLS season. Seven teams are still vying for the three remaining playoff spots, so just about every match [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week 9
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s on. One more team is officially out of the race. Another team sewed up its place in the playoffs. Finally, a third team stumbled, but nobody else took advantage of it. By the end of this coming weekend multiple teams could be eliminated from the postseason and and multiple teams could [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week 8
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings, tagged MLS, MLS Playoffs on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I hope you enjoyed the calm before the playoff storm this week in MLS. A few teams swapped places in the rankings (both inside and outside of the playoff teams), but there were no real shake-ups to speak of. This will not be the case when we convene here again next week as there are [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Seven
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings, News, tagged MLS, MLS Playoffs on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, well, well, all kinds of things happened this weekend. Let’s start with the cause closest to home, the New England Revolution. First, they did their part and defeated the Seattle Sounders in a thrilling, Shalrie Joseph-powered, victory. Then, all of the teams with which the Revolution are competing for a playoff spot did what [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Six
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The changes in the playoff picture were not quite as dramatic this week, but things continue to sort themselves out, particularly at the top of the heap where Columbus- and Houston to a lesser extent- have pretty much locked up automatic berths, if not quite locked up conference titles. At the bottom of the heap [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Five
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend things finally began to sort themselves out in MLS. The first team- New York- was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and while three others still have a chance to make it- Kansas City, F.C. Dallas, and San Jose- only Real Salt Lake, Toronto F.C., and the New England Revolution have a realistic [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Four
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There were not a lot of change as result of this weekend’s action in MLS, but that’s pretty much because there were only three matches. Perhaps the most significant “non-development” was New England’s loss to Kansas City (the Revs played a man down for the last 60+ minutes of the match), which didn’t knock the [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Three
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I anticipated being able to say that this past weekend’s action in MLS had clarified the playoff picture, but I can’t. In fact, quite the opposite might have happened. Inexplicably, the Red Bulls have now won two matches in a row. They’re not actually any closer to being in the post-season, but they’re not officially [...]
The Playoff Rankings: Week Two
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em, MLS Power Rankings on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The big moves this past week were made by New England- who have put themselves very much into the playoff race- and Kansas City and San Jose who both lost and made their already precarious situations that much more difficult. This week’s matches could result in the first team- New York- being mathematically eliminated from [...]
