There is a ton to get to out here on the left coast what with Becks talking comeback and another inmate running the asylum with the hiring of John Doyle up in San Jose.
But with the playoffs so near, let's take a quick look at how things are finally shaking up.
Seems to me you can pretty much group the teams into contenders and pretenders.
And for the record, part of what I am about to write pains to me no end. For all of you who thought my opinions are not only uninformed but bias ... well, normally you are right.
But this time, I gotta tell it like it is. This is gonna hurt a little bit.
CONTENDERS:
D.C. United: way to go out on a limb, Tino.
New Eng-er-land: Must be nice to be a Boston sports fan right now. The Revs are gonna make a run, the Pats are smelling 16-0 and the Celtics with Kevin Garnett could be fun.
Houston: Plus-20 goal differential second only to United, and they have a lot of big-game players. But Ricardo Clark apparently is not one of them. That, kids, is how you let your team and yourself down.
Los Goats: Good luck beating them on Planet LA. Still hasn't happened this season.
Red Bulls: I know what happened Thursday night on national television, but I can't count out The Bruce and JPA, the best natural finisher in the league.
PRETENDERS:
Kansas City: They are not ready yet, but the whole organization is just moving in the right direction.
Columbus: They just snagged a jersey sponsorship with Glidden, now go use some of that dough to bolster the squad, which obviously is already a lot better.
Mile High Club: At least the Rockies are making things fun in Denver.
Galaxy: Oy vey.
Toronto: Mo Johnston and those fans deserved the big win against New York on Thursday night.
RSL: Um, I still like their home uniforms a lot.
THE CONTENDER THAT KILLS ME TO SAY:
The lying, cheating, malodorous Fire: If they make the playoffs, this is the kind of team with NNB that could actually cause some problems. I just threw up in my mouth.
THE PRETENDER I DON'T WANT TO ADMIT:
The Almighty Hoops: They keep finding ways to lose games and obviously Denilson didn't work out. Luckily, this team is not that far away and with a couple pieces should be back to our rightful status as an elite team next season.
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