I don’t know how I came across this weird article, but it is interesting at least. I don’t understand exactly the point of it all, but oh well. I suppose a lot of time there is not point to anything on this site either.
I’ve been out of town and away from the computer for the holiday weekend so I missed the expansion draft. San Jose was able to draft 10 players while I was gone. I don’t have much else to say (or the energy) so I’ll leave you with the list:
Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo)
Clarence Goodson (FC Dallas)
Ned Gravaboy (Columbus Crew)
James Riley (New England Revolution)
Joe Vide (New York Red Bulls)
Ivan Guerrero (Chicago Fire)
Brain Carroll (DC United)
Jason Hernandez (Chivas USA)
Gavin Glinton (LA Galaxy)
Chris Pozniak (Toronto FC)
No one picked up from Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids.
I really was picking the Revolution to win the MLS Cup yesterday. I also figured that my pick would lead to the exact opposite thing happening. I don’t know how much that effected my decision. If I really think the Revolution are going to win – and I also think my prediction is going to affect the outcome of the game, how likely would I be to convince myself to pick the other team? I think the human brain is more powerful than we even know, and I really was picking this game exactly as it happened.
Okay, my picks have just sucked recently, that is all there is to it.
I guess we just start looking forward to next season now.
There are rumors flying that Clint Mathis has been traded to the LA Galaxy for a 3rd round draft pick. Maybe they are more than rumors and the official announcement just hasn’t been made yet. Either way it sounds like the Galaxy are getting a good deal.
I’ll admit that Mathis was always one of my favorite players. I wish he had gotten more time with the US national team, but oh well. He played in 2002 world cup, pretty good showing for the US. He didn’t play in 2006 and look what happened.
The Red Bulls are going thru some big changes now with Bruce Arena and Clint Mathis gone, there are rumors that Claudio Reyna is on his way out as well. Where would Claudio go? Would Reyna stay in MLS, go back to a European league, or just retire?
My predictions started out so well but turned so bad and I don’t think that will change today. I may as well just admit defeat now and not even try, but I’m stubborn so here goes. I’m going to pick the Revolution to end their terrible streak of not winning the Cup. Taylor Twellman scores 2 goals but Matt Reis is the MVP.
There you go Dynamo fans, I’ve practically guaranteed a Dynamo victory.
Some people might think that Craig Waibel is tougher than Chuck Norris. Some Dynamo fans might think that. According to the Houston Chronicle Signs have been showing up in the crowd comparing Waibel and his toughness to Chuck Norris.
The New England Revolution hope Waibel isn’t so tough on Sunday during the MLS Cup.
Well it is nowofficial, Seattle is getting an MLS team. Well known Galaxy fan Drew Carey is part of the ownership of the future Seattle club. The team will potentially begin play in 2009. The Seattle team will be the 15th team to play in MLS with a 16th coming sometime in or before 2010. The league may expand to 18 teams by 2012.
So San Jose and Seattle will be joining the league but that leaves one more unnamed team to join by 2010. Who will it be? Philadelphia and St. Louis seem to be the top 2 locations. I would bet each of them have a team by 2012, but who will come first?
Well the Dynamo knocked out the Wizards this weekend. I didn’t watch the game until later. I had to have the DVR pick it up for me.
I watched the game pretty late at night and had a few drinks before hand. So it was like some kind of self protection thing that happened. I dozed off during the game and woke up to see the Dynamo had scored. I was glad I didn’t have to see it happen. I did see the rest of the game.
Dynamo win was going to be my prediction, but I guess I can’t take credit for that since I didn’t post it. On to the final, prediction coming soon. No one can win like the Dynamo can and no one can lose the big game quite like the Revolution can. What will happen this time?
In my search for a video of that nice Taylor Twellman goal from last nite I came across this video that shows some of the best in the history of MLS. Carlos Ruiz makes the video twice and TT would now have 2 appearances in it. None of them match Balboa’s goal though. I remember watching that game on TV when he got that one!
The sun was in my eyes before the game tonite when I predicted the Fire to win. It was really windy and my fingers were slipping all over the keyboard. That was an accident that I said I predicted the Fire to win.
How about that goal scored by TT, was that the goal of the year?
So Blanco – his main job was to tell the ref what was going on, and he was pretty busy with that one. When he wasn’t explaining things to the ref he was playing some awfully nice balls into the penalty area. It is just too bad that those were going towards Paulo Wanchope. I’m pretty sure if you got Blanco and Brian Ching together that no defense in MLS would stop them. If I was in charge of the Fire I’d do whatever I could to get Ching. Houston has a lot of stars, they could let one of them go.
Now the Revolution are in another MLS Cup. The defending Champions Houston Dynamo will probably show up to play a re-match of last years MLS Cup, but they have to get by the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday first. It is too early for me to give my prediction for the other semi-final. I’ll probably wait until the last minute and pick the Wizards just because I’ll be cheering for them, be totally wrong and embarrassed. Oh well…
