I was kind of hoping for a Dynamo/Columbus final to have the last three champs facing off But
wouldn't you know it, the Crew pulled an epic fail, losing a one goal advantage.
At home.
To the worst road team in the league.
Worse than NYRB.
Let THAT sink in.
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So again, we take a look at the Orange Crystal Ball moving from the unidextrous to bidextrous
results.
The first weekend, I have to say, was more than a little strange. From the sublime of the
Dynamo/Seattle match to the ridiculous of Warzycha sitting Moreno AND Schelotto to the utterly
predictable of a Steve Nicol-team being Lucy to the Chicago Fire's Charlie Brown to the completely
surreal of the HDClasico draw.
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1. Not technically in Seattle, but you don't have to cast a wide net to get this one:
2. Check out these crowds below. Here's a team made mostly famous from Jim Bouton's stories of
drugs and debauchery in
Ball Four:
3. This courtesy of James Cooke:
4.
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Apparently, there are six other playoff teams out there fighting for second place. And, get this,
they actually all will play their entire ties BEFORE Dynamo run the Greens on Nov. 8. (Homer? Me?
What ya talkin' about?)
So now I turn my prediction energies to the postseason, and just to help myself out I will only
predict the first legs (The more games I predict, the better my chance to finish with something
approaching respectable.
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So let's start the discussion. Here are some of my initial thoughts from tonight:
1. The Onstad Bump: After the game, Alexi Lalas showed the smarts that made him the GM he was when
he said that Onstad should have gotten a red card for that contact. "99 times out of 100, that's a
straight red," ranted his Gingerness.
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So once again, right here on the cusp of the playoffs, when we should all be feeling good about MLS
and the competition and the soon-to-be champion, we get reality smacking us in the face that this
is a league that is run by a bunch of marketing executives who think that selling toothpaste is the
same as running a sports league.
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After a second half of the season that was a tad weird to say the least, Dynamo get a chance to put
on their Tri-umph faces and Lay It on the Line for that third title.
I think this video above truly expresses my feeling about Seattle tonight. And while the truth is I
have never once flipped the toggle on an XBox, or done a 360 on top of one, I know for a fact that
an Orange Ring of Death exists on those consoles, and that's what I am expecting to see over these
two legs, starting tonight.
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"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."
~ M.C. EscherIn the delicious disorder that has marked the final weeks of the MLS season will come some order
after this weekend, and it all started in that mudpit in Bridgeview last night.
So did anyone check out that Chicago/Chivas game last night?
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There's a red storm raging and it's threatening to overwhelm the Houston Dynamo, if it hasn't
already.
So yes I'll start. I am quite bummed about the guys losing to Metapan, who had neither won nor tied
a single game in group play before last night. So, not to be a downer here, but it's very possible
that the season, which we all hope lasts five more games, might just be over in three.
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Just in case you needed any help getting fired up for Sunday. And if you're looking for further
inspiration there's this:
But before we get to Sunday, we'll spend some time on the weekend undercard:
Last week: 1-3
Year to date: 84-116 (.420 or 17 games over blind chance)
REAL SALT LAKE at TORONTO FC. Click to continue reading...
And here, courtesy of duNord, are highlights from each game in the Hex. This is my final US Soccer
post before completely switching my attention to Dynamo and MLS Cup.
What's your favorite goal/moment?
Dos a Cero
The beginning of the late comeback trend that was so helpful to all of our cardiologists this year.
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(I know that picture has nothing to do with this post, but thought it was great!)
Wow, is MLS actually taking (gasp!) an international break this weekend? Not really, but only three
games are scheduled after Dallas' completely undeserved win courtesy of that clear offsides from
both Dax McCarty and Jeff Cunningham in San Jose the other day.
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