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This is the second of today's pre-SuperDraft posts on the two Major League Soccer (MLS) teams I
adopted for the 2008 season: I'll cover the Crew's drafty-day prospects in this post; the Colorado
Rapid's appears below. Consider this a stab at figuring what each team can or should do ahead of
and/or during Friday's [.
For all the frustrations of the past season - missing the playoffs again, struggling offensively at
the wrong time, etc. - I thought the Columbus Crew fielded a pretty solid defense in 2007. It turns
out, however, the 44 goals they surrendered tied them for sixth in goals-against; middle of the
pack sounds all right, [.
Tough loss for the Columbus Crew, though not so much because it wasn't deserved. I'd only argue Red
Bull New York isn't that much better in the attack. Let's just say they ought to keep watering that
field before every home game. That's not the same as saying they were lucky - [...]
Oh yeah, my second team (god, it's horrible that I like both of these teams, isn't it?), you know,
the Columbus Crew, totally won both the league and the MLS cup. Go figure. It's about damn time
Columbus got another championship, since the Buckeyes can't seem to win any bowl game anymore. Not
that I'm bitter.
You can read about the Columbus Crew's win over El Salvador's Isidro Metapan, noting that new-man
Nicolas Hernandez not only looked active and all right, but also scored the game's lone goal;
you'll also read that the new-look back-line, anchored by Chad Marshall and Danny O'Rourke, held
pretty well.
