Oct
19

2010 Expansion Draft List: D.C. United


Keeping with the Expansion theme of the day it’s time to begin looking at each current MLS roster for the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft next month. Both Portland and Vancouver will be selecting 10 players each from the current rosters. Each MLS club will protect 11 players and will be able to protect an additional…[continue reading]

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Mar
12

2010 MLS Breakout Players

2010 MLS Breakout Players

Normally in my season previews I go team-by-team but this year as I mentioned earlier in the week I am doing something a little different. Instead of the old way I’m trying something new to break up the content and give folks a little more room for discussion. Today’s topic is all about who is…[continue reading]

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Feb
04

Looking at 2010: DC United


I wasn’t entirely sure I’d get to this offseason look at DC United today but extra time this afternoon came out of no where. So far these last couple weeks we’ve looked at a handfull of teams including Philadelphia, Chicago, Chivas, Colorado and Columbus. Today is all about the Black-and-Red who have seen a pretty…[continue reading]

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Oct
09

Evening Links and Thoughts: Rookies Watch


Its finally Friday, though I will admit this week has flown by for me due to it being a four-day work week and things being fairly steady on both the regular job front and this place. I had planned to do more than what had been posted today but I blame the weird rainy weather…[continue reading]

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Jul
24

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 19


We steam roll into another weekend of soccer here starting with one game tonight along with a full slate of games tomorrow. Week 19 is the final week before the league’s All-Star break next week. Plenty of good things will come out of next week during the league’s usual meetings that will go. We should…[continue reading]

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Jul
02

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 16


I love a good holiday weekend. That’s why these previews are coming today instead of it’s usual Friday timeslot. Even with the holiday comes loads of extras for me to be doing and sitting in front of my laptop isn’t going to be one of them. After a couple weekends of SuperLiga play breaking up…[continue reading]

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Jun
18

Rookie Watch: 09 Class Still Doing Well


We are nearly halfway through the 2009 campaign and it is a good time to review how the rookies are doing thus far. As stated before I think this year’s rookie class has been one of the better ones that we have seen in recent years. Plenty of rookies are getting a chance on the…[continue reading]

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Jun
17

Wednesday Night Preview: United at Sounders


The summer is heating up and so is the soccer on the field. It seems that now we are in the hot months of the year the league has scheduled more week night games for our enjoyment. Honestly they picked a good one for us this weekend in the Emerald City. The expansion Sounders FC…[continue reading]

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May
12

Rookie Watch: Draft Class Continues To Impress

Rookie Watch: Draft Class Continues To Impress

A lot has been said about this year’s draft class. Going into the draft a lot of people thought it was a deep pool of players, more so than it had been in a few years. After eight or nine games for most clubs you could say those people figured right. Many rookies continue to…[continue reading]

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May
11

MLS Goals of the Week for Week 8


Another week of goals. Plenty to pick from too this past week. As always feel free to mention any goals that I may have missed. DeRo may have the best goal but the best team goal probably was the Crew’s first on Saturday with Ekpo. Order of goals: Alan Gordan (LA), Paulo Nagamura (Chivas), Kei…[continue reading]

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