MLS Playoffs Wild Card Round Gamethread
by Dave Clark on Oct 27, 2011 6:12 PM PDT
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PrintThe original plan was to have these two matches on the same day, but snowfall in Denver pushed the Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew game back to tomorrow. We'll bump the thread for that one. Tonight's match should be more entertaining as preseason favorites New York Red Bulls travel down to Frisco, Texas to face off against the fading FC Dallas. If end of season form is an indication maybe Red Bull are the favorites. If being a complete team over the season is meaningful than Hyndman's men will take advantage of home field and get a win.
MLS is streaming tonight's game at 7PM. Yes, it isn't on TV, but their stream is free - small yeah.
Staff here have the first wild card game with as a slight Dallas favorit with 4 of 7 picking them. Tomorrow's game leans to the Western team as well with 5 of 7 picking the Rapids, though that will please a lot fewer of us. Of note, one writer picked Red Bull to win it all.
If you are watching the games, and really if you love the sport how could you not? Ok, there's plenty of reasons not to, but this is a game between two teams that have the potential to be quite good.
On Wednesday the Red Bulls beat FC Dallas 2-0 to advance and face the Los Angeles Galaxy in the next round.
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What crazy person picked the glorious Red Bulls to win the Cup?
Have that lunatic committed.
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Hey, it worked for RSL and the Rapids
AS MLS has shown repeatedly, once you’re in the playoffs, anything can happen.
Except this year NY still has to go through 2 of the best teams to get to the cup
instead of 2 mediocre teams like Colorado and RSL
Yeah, that could break the streak
But then again, you just need to get hot at the right time.
Gah. Why did I pay for Match Day Live.
Three teams are always blacked out (SEA, PDX, VAN) then this national broadcast blackout stuff too.
I do hope it improves next year as I do not have cable.
Sports.
That aspect won't improve.
Blackout rules are contractual.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 26, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They're also stoooooopid.
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by Ben Schneider on Oct 26, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just tuned in and having the same "Problem".
Not on Match Day Live.
by SoundersForever on Oct 26, 2011 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone else see all the Match Day Live ads that MLS had online?
Watch the playoffs for only $5 and whatnot. What a load of crap.
The Seattle Sounders are just reDQulous
You can watch Colorado vs. Columbus tonight!
Amazing no national stations picked up that game. It’s double the bunkering/hard fouling/punt-n-pray fun!
The SAH Links Guy
I'll be watching on my school's wi-fi
Let’s hope it doesn’t give out halfway through like it did when I was watching MMOD two years ago.
I met a possum.
Not yet
I’ll find one eventually, probably closer to game time.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 26, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Posting links is against SBN policy.
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by Ben Schneider on Oct 26, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Shea has the playoff mull-hawk in full effect
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
It's not even a pre-season scrimmage atmosphere
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
dallas treats the mls
worse than most towns treat the wnba
by Holum on Oct 26, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I bet this is what Garber was hoping for when he announced this playoff structure.
Riveting game that both fans and coaches are taking very seriously.
Come on Red Bulls
Beat these clowns out of the wildcard round and then go on to beat LA for us please…
Above average officiating and announcing.
Now if they could just fill the two seats in NY’s bench and all those seats in the Dallas bleachers.
If it's not the Emirates cup...
…Hans Backe isn’t all that interested.
I'm finding it hard to root for NYRB.
Definitely against my instincts.
Same here
I almost immediately throw up in my mouth thinking about rooting for a team on the east coast. But tonight, I will power through it.
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I will always cheer for George John.
I was pretty sad that he didn’t get to transfer to the EPL over the summer.
Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President - New Mexico Division
That is too bad, especially for a local guy
But….I’ll hate him all the same unless he shows up in a Sounders kit or on the USMNT
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Halftime thoughts:
1. Kinda boring
2. Lots of pressure from FCD until maybe the last 10ish minutes or so, then RBNY seemed to wake up
3. I wish Luke Rodgers was in
4. I’m loving this Super Goose I’m drinking right now
I'd reply more more than #1
but I literally fell asleep.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
NW Peaks Cave Ridge Rye is making this game tolerable
otherwise Shea’s mullethawk and FSC’s love affair with Marquez’ ability to misplace balls would make me ill.
I hate all things NY so I’m reluctantly supporting the Burn
Shea has a lock on silliest hair in MLS
Kyle Beckerman is a close second, though.
I think Shea's is the silliest, Beckerman's is the nastiest
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes me think of Sideshow Bob
But it also looks like there could be small animals or birds living in it.
I'm almost certain I've seen birds nesting in there
And even though I’m being facetious, I’m grossing myself out thinking about that thought because hey, it’s possible.
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
"That wasn't a head butt
it was my head being displaced by birds taking off!"
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Something tells me Shea at least knows his hair is ridiculous
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
I thought for a second that something had happened
But I was wrong.
And then something did!
Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President - New Mexico Division
And he sends it in!!!!
…………
.,……..
………………. To the side netting……………………………..
JP Delacamera has really lost his edge since switching from ESPN to Fox Soccer. He must be dissapointed that FSC dropped MLS a few months after giving up ESPN for a slightly better contract.
Hans Backe: "That just saved me my job..."
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by Brian23 on Oct 26, 2011 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Perfect display of why SBN needs an edit or delete button
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Or you need to lay off the Super Goose.
Jk.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
But it's too delicious
Anyway…. Backe, Hyndman, the letters are like right next to each other
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Bitter beer face!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
What! Ranger is delish
It’s the closest thing I can find to Pliny. Zero bitter, all hops. Not that bitter is bad, but it’s a refreshingly different take on IPAs.
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, that makes more sense
I was thinking that you meant he was upset he’d have to continue coaching the Red Bulls.
That may be correct too
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
George John is starting to make a habit of gaffes in knockout games.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Well that was Blackburn quality defending in the box
by PhootieD on Oct 26, 2011 7:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
All 500 Dallas fans are enraged
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Random Question
Thinking about a potential LA NY matchup in the next round and remembering the Sounders travel stories earlier this year – how they usually have to fly commercial coach.
Do Henry, Beckham and the like REALLY fly commercial coach with the team? I can’t imagine they possibly would but if they didn’t that’s just a nametag to the rest of the team: Douche.
The clubs are restricted in the number of charter legs they can schedule
I have no idea what, if anything, the league does about players paying for their own travel.
I've heard they can upgrade on their own dime
Apparantly FL10 used to do it quite often.
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Business Time
I wonder if they don’t put them up in business class sometimes. I remember someone happened to be on a flight with the Sounders a couple of years ago and they said they saw the coaches and Ljungberg was up there with them. No clue if that was a regular thing or not.
Dallas may end up rueing all these missed opportunities
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Yup that's a straight red
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
NYRB now a man down.
Solli straight red for tackle on Hernandez. Couldn’t’ve happened to a nicer guy.
by Jackington on Oct 26, 2011 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
You're not allowed to bleed on the field.
It’s in the rules somewhere I’m sure.
Technically true
If you’re bleeding, you have to leave the field and get it stopped. Your team will play down a man unless you get subbed.
Straight red against the Red Bulls
Pretty darn clear, too.
I wish the MLS protected players more
This game probably would have been watchable if David Ferreira was playing.
Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President - New Mexico Division
Announcer making the CCL excuse for FC Dallas
That sounds really hollow now.
I thought they rested all their players last game
I don’t really believe the “too many games” excuse.
Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President - New Mexico Division
i noticed that too.
the way he spun it was annoying too in that he basically blamed Dallas for even trying at champions league as if it was a decision to take mls less seriously
Dallas is wishing they hadn't thrown that last game to end up in the Eastern conference
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by Dizzo on Oct 26, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
As soon as NY wins
Emergency change to playoffs in order to prevent NY facing off vs LA in conference semis.
Good for MLS
It’s two games for them to promote instead of just one.
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by ColinMacLeod on Oct 26, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It was really big of Hyndman
to give his players a head start on their offseason rest last Saturday.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
by 108Ultra on Oct 26, 2011 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Henry finishes it
2-0 NY
Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President - New Mexico Division
I would have loved if Hartmann had swept Henry's leg there
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
And while im on the subject
Shame on bringing washed up big names over to sell tickets. In the long run it prevents the league from being taken seriously.
My official take after my first year of converting from a lifelong European soccer fan to a big MLS fan
Ah, the magic of being the last team into the playoffs
It’s a Midas touch in MLS.
And the 10th placed team from NY/NJ now gets to host a playoff leg
in the “western” bracket. Silly playoffs.
Yeah... great reward for LA winning the SS.
You get to travel to the far corner of the country for your regional table!
That's too bad
After one of NY/LA eliminate the other, Seattle will eliminate the remaining team, thus ruining Garber’s big market plans.
but seattle v philli is expected
to have the highest ratings.
That would hold true
If you just looked at the domestic market TV ratings but I would imagine that Henry or Beckham – more important than big market LA and NY per se – would draw in tons more fans to an MLS cup final.
At least ESPN would bill it exclusively as that.
Emergency transfers
As soon as the final is set, one would go to each team.
I don't know if New York is really a "big market" for soccer
How much of a presence do the Red Bulls have in the area?
For some reason it still seems to be Garber's wet dream to have an LA/NY matchup in the final
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 26, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Garber is very happy with ANY LA/NYRB match up in the finals
The fact that it is a Home and Home double?
Priceless for Coast to Coast attention. Top TV markets are good for the league.
I was in New York earlier this month wearing my jersey (when it is game day you represent). I had a new yorker who had watched the USOC final say he liked my jersey and “that Cuban guy” on the Sounders who got the second goal….we had a nice little conversation in midtown of Manhattan. New York notices good soccer.
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
and by finals I just mean this playoff format
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
I wonder
If the sounders get past RSL, does this help? LAG and NY will have to travel to the other end of the country for home and home.
I think so
The alternative is was that LA would have played Columbus or Colorado.
I’ll take my chances with Red Bulls – even though most of the match tonight they really looked like they didnt give a shi
Even if ...
… the Red Bulls don’t pull off the upset, the two cross-country plane trips next week could take its toll on the LAG.
Sounders can’t take advantage until they take care of RSL, though.
Karma
Yeah throw that last game to get the easy path in the four seed
To be fair, they would've been decimated by Seattle.
So it’s just lose-lose for Dallas.
Nothing can stand in the way of the last seed in MLS
Dallas’ mistake was placing too highly.
Sigi says MDR is still iffy
Interesting commentary from FSC. They think the Ferrara fail at FCD should motivate us to push to use Mauro more, even if risky
by Brougham Hooligan on Oct 26, 2011 8:26 PM PDT reply actions
Chris Sullivan with a stunning insight to wrap it up
“Seattle or RSL, whoever wins that one could win the MLS Cup.”
Thanks Chris. I don’t know what we’d do without you.
by CarlosT on Oct 26, 2011 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
We're live on MLSsoccer.com
The king of redundancy is live-streaming tonight’s game for free in case you haven’t heard.
I met a possum.
Stream's up
if you follow the link Dave put in the article.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I just got it going
I was confused about why they were talking about the PAC12. Then I realized the game’s at 7, not 6.
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 27, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't heard a thing yet
I’m wondering if I get to “watch”
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Sounder At Heart
Before it said "Game is about to start" it was some guys talking football
I laughed, because it just seemed typical MLS to put the wrong stream up. Ended up being user error :\
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 27, 2011 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
NYRB last night did not surprise
Neither will CLB tonight. These are evenly-matched mid-table sides.
I've got Columbus here
And so do 9 others out of 23 in my bracket competition.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorta sad we didn't end up facing FCD
The 125 headed to the away match would almost be the FIFA-recommended 5%, plus FCD sucks.
I'm still amazed that Wynne was such a bad defender at RB
but is somehow a good one at CB
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Sounder At Heart
kickoff has happened
Click “LIVE” on the bottom bar of your player if you haven’t seen it yet.
I met a possum.
Other surpising note
Josh Gardner can now say he’s an MLS Playoff quality Left Back
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Sounder At Heart
So far a decent amount of attacking third play on both ends
Could be better, but I’m enjoying myself.
I met a possum.
crew vs crapids
My picture is horrible. Does somebody have a “good” feed?
If you're on MLSsoccer.com, try bumping up your bitrate
I went to 3000 and I’m getting high-def quality.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
mlssoccer.com is the only place I know of
maybe firstrowsports.tv?
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 27, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Great save by Hesmer!
Nice reaction time to get down that quickly. I like this game much more than last night’s
I met a possum.
Nice sequence by the Rapids
Only one shot on goal but it got into dangerous areas at least three times.
I met a possum.
From what I'm seeing
It looks like for some reason they’re all on the same side as the camera.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
Did you watch NYRB-FCD last night?
I mean, at least each team as a shot on goal.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll agree to disagree.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit
Was looking forward to Colorado being done. I hate ugly, thug soccer. I hope Gary Smith makes good on his promise and trucks his ass back to England
I dunno..
Given this game and this game alone, I would actually say Columbus has been more thuggish than Colorado, while Colorado’s been playing very well on the offensive end.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Oct 27, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Only way to win vs thugs is to be thugs
is how I see it. Thug play is Rapids culture.
by chrisperry1983 on Oct 27, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice hold music on the playoff stream
Am I waiting on hold to make a country music request?
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
by chrisso on Oct 27, 2011 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It is such a crappy system
That the Rapids get to play through the east AGAIN! Sporks are a good team but Sounders facing RSL while Rapids play Sporks is not right. We finished 14 points ahead of them!
by Zakuani11Fan on Oct 28, 2011 9:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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