I'll be interviewing Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett tomorrow and I wanted to open the floor for
you guys to pose some questions.
Try and get your questions in before 11 a.m. tomorrow and I'll do my best to get them answered.
I'll be starting the interview around 1 p.m. tomorrow so I should have a Mid-Week Update post up
around 3 or 4.
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It was announced yesterday that Fire forward Brian McBride has been nominated as a finalist for
the 2009 MLS Comeback Player of the Year award.
McBride, who is competing with D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen and Chivas USA keeper Zach
Thornton for the award, lead the Fire in scoring with seven goals this season despite missing eight
weeks with a torn right labrum.
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In-stadium rivals Chivas USA and the L.A. Galaxy played to an exciting 2-2 draw Sunday night,
setting the stage for what will be the most important MLS "Super Clasico" to date next Sunday.
Chivas USA got off to a hot start in the match and they took the lead in just the 4th minute
when Maicon Santos drilled a right footed shot past L.
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The playoffs opened up last night in front of a raucous 30,000 + fans at Qwest Field in Seattle
last night, but the expansion Sounders went home disappointed as they failed to find the back of
the net in their 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo.
With the tie, Houston now only has to win at home when the series resumes on November 8th to
advance to the Western Conference Finals.
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The Fire has confirmed an AP report that midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco will be leaving the club
at the end of the year to join Mexican second division club Veracruz.
Blanco, who played for Veracruz in 2004, is in the final year of a three year contract he signed
with the Fire prior to the 2007 season.
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Hey everyone, just wanted to open up the floor for any questions you have for Fire Head Coach Denis
Hamlett. I'll be interviewing him tomorrow afternoon so get your questions posted by noon and I'll
do my best to get them answered.
Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday. I'll be back tomorrow.
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We should have known all along that it would come down to this. The Fire and the Revolution,
facing off in the playoff's for the eighth team in the Fire's 12 year history. It's one of the
biggest rivalries in the league, sure to be full of nastiness and with no room spared for
niceties.
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I've already taken a brief look at the Fire-Revolution first round series, but haven't spent any
time on the three other Conference Semifinals going on around the country in the next couple of
weeks. That's about to change though. Click after the jump for a quick rundown of the 'other' first
round series.
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Things took a wild turn in the MLS playoff race last night as the team with the least amount of
points heading into the day, Real Salt Lake, was the only team to end the night with a playoff spot
clinched.
Real Salt Lake got into the 2009 edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs in the same exact way they got
into the 2008 postseason -- by defeating the Colorado Rapids in the last game.
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With two playoff spots remaining and six teams in the hunt, things could get a little dicey in
MLS this weekend.
Colorado (40 points) is the only team that controls its own destiny and if they get a win at
Real Salt Lake tonight (9 p.m. on FSC) they will clinch the 3rd or 4th seed in the Eastern
Conference.
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