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The opening round of the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs went about as I thought it would. A couple home teams did their part while two road teams were able to snag slim leads heading into the return leg of the first round. Right now there is no clear cut team out there that looks more…[continue reading]

WVH Photographer Brian Stevens was on hand last night in Colorado for the opening game of the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Rapids won the game 1-0 on a Pablo Mastroeni goal in the first half.

It all begins tonight. The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs kick off in Colorado between the Colorado Rapids and the Columbus Crew. Below is my preview of each series and who I think will come out on top after the two games are over. Colorado Rapids – vs – Columbus Crew Some people have talked about…[continue reading]

So we’re finally here after 30 long weeks of the regular season. The western conference in Major League Soccer has shown its dominance this year over the eastern side with six of the eight teams in the post season. Now that we’re down to the final eight its time to look at each club to…[continue reading]

After 30 weeks of action we’re finally in playoff mode. Instead of recapping the week like I normally do on Mondays I will be sizing up the eight teams later on today to see who’s a contender for the MLS Cup and who’s really a pretender at this point. For now I wanted to post…[continue reading]

Unlike previous years the final week of the regular season isn’t going to decide who gets into the playoffs and who doesn’t, but it will decide who will play who in the first round starting next week. New York punched their ticket as the eastern conference regular season winner and will get one of the…[continue reading]

We know who are in and who are out, that is really all we know after week 29. Kansas City failed to win in New England which immediately gave the Colorado Rapids a nudge into the playoffs for good, though their performance at the Home Depot Center showed it really didn’t matter in the end.…[continue reading]

Its getting down to the wire. Only three spots remain in the hunt for the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs. Six teams are still in the running for those three spots but they could all be wrapped up very soon as the Seattle Sounders FC, the Colorado Rapids and the San Jose Earthquakes all have a…[continue reading]

It seems like this is a yearly article around these parts. In some way or form the MLS Playoff structure continues to baffle and upset me. If it wasn’t the 10 team league allowing eight teams in the playoffs enough to get most fans going on message boards now days it seems we have a…[continue reading]

Just as I updated the standings on here last night, Real Salt Lake has clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs. Only Kansas City can catch RSL in points but the defending champs hold the tiebreaker with the Wizards. The Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution were both eliminated from playoff contention this week. Chivas…[continue reading]