some of 'em not close at all.
All things being equal, De Rosario would always prefer the midfield role. Then again, all things are hardly equal on a Houston squad that struck for more than two goals for just the second time this year (and the first time since April 6).
• San Jose boss Frank Yallop moved a key cog, too. Ramiro Corrales, who has spent most of his time as a holding midfielder this year, was re-deployed into a wide spot. He flopped with Ned Grabavoy, who partnered with Kelly Gray in the center of Yallop's 4-4-2. Again, how to argue with the results, a huge 2-0 road win for the Earthquakes. More than a third of the way through 2008, Yallop's team are just five points back of third-place Colorado. (And third place means a guaranteed playoff spot.)
• Still searching for answers (and left thin by injury), Crew manager Sigi Schmid offered Jed Zayner and Emmanuel Ekpo their first starts. Eddie Gaven, for the first time this year, was on the bench to start the match.
Steve Davis is a freelance writer who has covered Major League Soccer since its inception. Steve can be reached at BigTexSoccer@yahoo.com. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author's, and not necessarily those of Major League Soccer or MLSnet.com.
