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My plan this weekend was originally a bachelor party in New York. Once it became abundantly apparent what a terrible idea that was going to be, the plan was to go crazy in the rain at RFK, singing United to victory over the Timbers and the outer bands of Hurricane Irene. That didn't work out so well, either. Luckily, I had lots of Doctor Who on the DVR and a couple of stir crazy dogs to entertain me through Saturday. So it worked out well enough.
As for the MLS action that wasn't cancelled, Seattle exposed the Crew, and somehow Chicago and Vancouver both won on the same day. Dallas made a torrential (no pun intended) comeback on the Sporks, and RSL got off the road schneid. How did this entertaining (if all too limited) round affect our Power Rankings? Let's find out.
|
Full Table |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
L5 |
Pwr |
Last Wk |
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|
thru Aug 29 |
Pwr |
Pos |
||||||
|
1 |
26 |
51 |
1.96 |
2.40 |
.690 |
(.690) |
(1) |
|
|
2 |
Seattle Sounders F.C. |
27 |
48 |
1.78 |
2.00 |
.611 |
(.599) |
(3) |
|
3 |
F.C. Dallas |
27 |
46 |
1.70 |
1.40 |
.543 |
(.497) |
(7) |
|
4 |
Columbus Crew |
26 |
40 |
1.54 |
1.80 |
.535 |
(.600) |
(2) |
|
5 |
28 |
41 |
1.46 |
2.00 |
.533 |
(.563) |
(4) |
|
|
6 |
Real Salt Late |
24 |
39 |
1.63 |
1.20 |
.506 |
(.441) |
(10) |
|
7 |
26 |
36 |
1.38 |
1.80 |
.496 |
(.527) |
(5) |
|
|
8 |
27 |
35 |
1.30 |
1.60 |
.457 |
(.520) |
(6) |
|
|
9 |
D.C. United |
24 |
31 |
1.29 |
1.60 |
.456 |
(.456) |
(8) |
|
10 |
26 |
32 |
1.23 |
1.40 |
.424 |
(.407) |
(11) |
|
|
11 |
Philadelphia Union |
24 |
34 |
1.42 |
0.60 |
.404 |
(.404) |
(12) |
|
12 |
26 |
27 |
1.04 |
1.60 |
.393 |
(.340) |
(14) |
|
|
13 |
27 |
31 |
1.15 |
1.00 |
.370 |
(.443) |
(9) |
|
|
14 |
Red Bull New York |
26 |
32 |
1.23 |
0.60 |
.358 |
(.358) |
(13) |
|
15 |
Toronto F.C. |
28 |
24 |
0.86 |
1.20 |
.314 |
(.296) |
(15) |
|
16 |
26 |
21 |
0.81 |
1.20 |
.302 |
(.247) |
(18) |
|
|
17 |
26 |
26 |
1.00 |
0.40 |
.283 |
(.267) |
(17) |
|
|
18 |
N.E. Revolution |
26 |
23 |
0.88 |
0.60 |
.271 |
(.271) |
(16) |
Thoughts?
- Top: LA didn't play, and there was no chance somebody was going to catch them atop our table, game or no. While the Bruce took good advantage of the day off to play his starters in CCL action last week, I'm sure he's going to be cursing the exacerbated schedule congestion come make-up time.
- Bottom: Amazing what one win will do for you at the bottom of the table, isn't it? This week is the Revolution's turn in the cellar, the 'Caps having moved up with their win over Houston. While you're looking at that part of the table, check out how far the Quakes have fallen. If Yallop wasn't on the hot seat a couple weeks ago, he's got to be getting close to it now.
- Best Team Ever Assembled (On Paper) Update: Like so many teams, New York had their game canceled by a big, mean storm. Although the Metros' numbers didn't change, the Fire still managed to leapfrog them, pushing the Jersey Boys down to 14th in the rankings.
- Ladders: RSL and FC Dallas got moving back in the right direction, and are the biggest climbers this week. Chicago might have had the biggest psychological jump, though, moving out of the bottom five and jumping past the Red Bulls.
- Chutes: Chivas USA fell out of the "playoff places" (i.e. our top 10) with their two losses this week and find themselves in the unthinkable position below the Red Bulls. When you lose two games in a week, that'll happen.
- The League's Hottest Team This Week: If LA had played, I'd give it to them, but they didn't, so I'll give it to the Sounders for their 2.0 PPG mark over their last 5 and their dismantling of the East-leading Crew. Colorado and the National Weather Service get honorable mentions.
Give us your thoughts in the comments.