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MLS Unbalanced Schedule for 2012, MLS Cup Final Hosted By Highest Remaining Seed
That the 2012 Major League Soccer season will be unbalanced comes as little surprise. The surprise is that MLS' Board of Governors decided to go with the least balance they could thereby creating enormous strength of schedule differences both for the overall standings and within the Conference....
MLS Playoffs Wild Card Round Gamethread
The 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,...
Sammy Ochoa v Mike Fucito Tactical Decision - Case Study Real Salt Lake
After Sammy Ochoa's Pemco goal against Chivas USA last week it seems like the Seattle Sounders have a bit of a battle for that second forward role. Just a week ago the case was made that their roles are different enough that the start v sub decision should be more about tactical options than one...
Sigi Schmid Going For Away Leg Win
There are good road teams, and then there are great road teams. In a league so well known for its parity a common practice for teams is to tie on the road and win at home. When the Seattle Sounders travel to Sandy, Utah to take on Real Salt Lake they will defy convention and go for the win. In a...
Seattle Sounders Qualify For MLS Cup Playoffs Thanks To Seb Le Toux
Yep, the 1-1 draw in Kansas City tonight was very, very good to the Seattle Sounders. According to the notes in today's preview the result was enough to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. If Sporting KC and Philadelphia play to a tie on Friday, Sounders FC will be assured of a spot in the MLS Cup...
State of the MLS Run In: 5 Weeks To Go
As the regular season winds down I'm going to be posting a weekly summary of the some of the data and predictions we're generating, which should give you some context going into each week of games. Previous Week The Portland Timbers have been quietly climbing up the playoff probability standings...
State of the MLS Run In: 7 Weeks To Go
As the regular season winds down I'm going to be posting a weekly summary of the some of the data and predictions we're generating, which should give you some context going into each week of games. Previous Week A very light week this time as the international break was actually observed by MLS and...
Sounders Summer Break: Playoff Expectations
Dave recently discussed where we can expect the Sounders to end up at the end of the regular season. I'd like to take the next step and look at what the playoff match-ups would be and how that would affect Kasey's chances of lifting the Cup in LA. The table in Dave's post contained three different...
July Offers Chance For Runs At Multiple Trophies
Back when June started, we noted the Gold Cup that drew down some rosters and helped the Seattle Sounders to a 4th place standing by points per match, 2nd by raw points. While July also has some Copa America action, the roster lightening isn't as significant. What is meaningful is that July will...
MLS and Seattle Sounders Preseason Predictions from the Staff
While Roster Compliance Day isn't until Tuesday, when teams will have to have 30 or fewer players under contract for less than their budget limit (that's what the league calls the salary cap) the predictions really can start. For the most part there won't be surprising additions to squads (except...
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