It seems like more than a few people are excited about the still remote possibility that LA will make it to the playoffs. I admit-- I am too. Especially the prospect of a Blanco-Becks showdown at Toyota Park to close out the season with a playoff berth on the line. MLS really couldn't script a better ending. There's just one problem-- it means that either the Fire or LA (i.e. Blanco or Becks) won't be in the postseason.
But, just as Obi-Wan says in Return of the Jedi, there is another. Creative commentators, like Ives Galarcep (http://njmg.typepad.com/sbi/2007/10/monday-mornin-1.html) picks KC to crash out of the playoffs, which opens up dream matchups between Team Beckham and Chivas, as well as DC United and Team Blanco.
And I get it: the Wizards are in free fall and apparently had to resort to (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2007/10/kc_aftermath_and_the_weekend.html ) putting iocane powder
in United's breakfast in order to try to get something out of their Friday night showdown. But after years of equalling the Colorado Rapids in sleep-inducing futbol, this year's Wizards are actually pretty decent to watch. And they need a playoff spot. Really really need one.
So while the Galaxy have stitched together a winning streak using nothing more than heart and an improbable run of form by Gavin Glinton, who's now been released from a Thai prison, KC's probably the more entertaining team... It's just that they're not very good...
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