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Obafemi Martins is not like the rest of us. He seems perfectly intent on disrespecting the league week in and week out with spectacular, And1 Mixtape goals. After this past weekend's disgustingly filthy masterpiece against Colorado, where he showed zero chill in making the Rapids' back line look absolutely foolish, he needs to just go ahead hire Duke Tango to be his on-field MC going forward. The dude is just unreal with his knack for the unbelievable.
And while Martins is continuing to live on another planet, the rest of Major League Soccer also gave scoreboards a workout this weekend, scoring 26 goals in 10 games. That's some nice offense compared to some of the previous weeks where 0-0 draws reigned supreme. This week we saw Philly and NYCFC play twice, while the Chicago-Montreal tilt was rescheduled to September so Montreal could prepare for their attempt at history in the CONCACAF Champions League finals. Still, the rankings are starting to shape out a bit more as teams start to fall in place of where it seems they are going to be for at least the next few weeks. But, this is MLS...we know a team is going to get hot while another team decides to spend spring and summer in Siberia. We will probably find out sooner rather than later who those teams are.
As we always do, sound off in the comments with your thoughts. Are the Black-and-Red too high or low? What teams do you see starting to get hot over the next couple weeks? Which ones take the polar plunge? We want to know!
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Rank
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Team
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LW
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Points
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GP
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Comment
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1
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1
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11
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8
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Can someone beat them please? For all of us.
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2
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2
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16
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8
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Always difficult to win at the RioT, and Vancouver did just that. Your early Supporters Shield leaders.
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3
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3
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11
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7
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Inked out a victory against SKC. Big match coming up against the Red Bulls.
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4
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5
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10
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6
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Obafemi Martins, please feel free to continue scoring goals in disrespectful fashion. My goodness.
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5
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4
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11
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6
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Another home draw snatched from the jaws of victory. Still, they’re getting results though.
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6
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9
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11
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7
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The Revs waited for Philly to act like Philly…then they pounced and took 3 points
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7
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6
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9
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7
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Didn’t play well against the Red Bulls at all. Need to regroup after losing 3 of their last 4.
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8
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7
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9
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6
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Missed an opportunity to gain some grown on the leaders by losing at home to Vancouver.
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9
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11
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13
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7
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Used a tornado and 3-hour severe storm delay to scare Toronto into playing like Toronto
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10
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12
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8
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6
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Columbus went and took all of Orlando’s cookies, butterbeer and points. #Beatemdown
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11
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10
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9
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7
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Not much to take away (good or bad) from a close loss to the Galaxy
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12
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8
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8
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7
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Got trounced against Columbus. It was bound to happen at some point.
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13
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15
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9
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7
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Got the victory at Yankee Stadium that they deserved.
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14
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14
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9
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7
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Got the comeback draw against the Black & Red
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15
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13
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6
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5
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Because Montreal is pursuing history, Chicago got to take the weekend off
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16
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17
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6
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7
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Drew Philly and then lost to the Calebs at home. I question their depth
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17
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16
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6
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8
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Drew NYCFC then returned to their "How can we blow this game in epic fashion" ways
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18
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19
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6
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6
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Back to life, back to reality. Still, because TFC is that bad, you still get the bump up.
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19
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18
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3
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5
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Toronto, y’all got some problems. For real.
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20
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20
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2
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4
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Go conquer the Azteca, Impact. We’re behind you.
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