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Monday, April 9, 2012

How Slow A Start Is This?

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The Galaxy are off to a terrible start to the 2012 season. No matter how you spin it, this team is underperforming, at least based on th...

Week Five Rankings

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Okay, I tried to figure out this week's power rankings. It's not a science and there is no formula, but I tried my best to figur...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Galactic Aftertaste: Thoughts On LA's Loss To KC

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Some things to take away from the Galaxy's 1-0 loss to Sporting KC * Bar Has Been Lowered? The Galaxy did not give up much to Spor...
Friday, April 6, 2012

Galaxy-KC Leftovers

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Some thoughts ahead of the Galaxy's game against Sporting KC on Saturday. * No Beckham: David Beckham did not travel for the match...
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Week Five Picks

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The week has already begun and my picks are already turning on me. I got RSL correctly over Montreal (the gimmie game of the year thus far) ...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Scrappy TFC Bows Out

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Toronto FC were 45 minutes away from making history, 45 minutes from not only shocking CONCACAF but from taking a giant step forward that wo...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Week Five Picks, Part I

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Nothing says MLS like midweek matches. We have two games here to pick this week, one each on Wednesday and Thursday night. I fared okay last...

Toronto FC's Monumental Challenge

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Toronto FC faces a monstrous challenge today. If Toronto FC is to become the first Canadian club and second MLS side to reach the CONCACAF C...
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Galaxy Defensive Woes

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In 2011, the LA Galaxy were an impenetrable wall. The club gave up just 28 goals in 34 regular-season games, one of the few clubs in league ...
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Monday, April 2, 2012

Week Four Rankings

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This wasn't exactly a defining week; can't have that until a little bit later in the season. However, there were some teams who show...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Week 4 MLS Picks

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One of the outlets I did a lot of work for over the last couple of years was a gambling site. It was actually pretty cool. I would write ...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Escaping With A Draw

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Toronto FC were strong against Santos Laguna in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal match, escaping with a respectabl...

No Chance For Toronto FC?

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Toronto FC and Santos Laguna. The two don't belong on the same field let alone in the same competition, right? After all, Santos Lagun...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Developing Winners Or Developing Players?

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Something I'm going to explore in my Press-Enterprise column for Wednesday is this topic: if the purpose of the U.S. youth national team...
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Loss Doesn't Spell Overall Doom

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The United States' loss to El Salvador... wait... draw with El Salvador will lead to lots of fallout. Some will clamor that this was Cal...
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Talent Can't Save U.S. Olympic Dreams

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The dream is over. The U.S. lost to El Salvador. Well, it was a draw technically but the U.S. Under-23 national team needed to beat El Salva...
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Too Much U23 Hype?

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The sky is falling out from the United States' beloved Under-23 national team. Or so you may think. The U.S. Olympic squad may...
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Week Three Rankings

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Lots of movement in this week's rankings, but how far did top-ranked RSL slide after losing at Rio Tinto? And how far up did the bottom-...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Frings Injury No Death Blow For Toronto FC

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Throughout Toronto FC's CONCACAF Champions League series with the LA Galaxy, I was most impressed with two playres - Ryan Johnson and To...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Week Two Rankings

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After Week Two, here's how the teams stand in my eyes: 1. Real Salt Lake: Strong, convincing victory; Espindola and Velasquez each...
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