The Week That Was - October 8th

Here are the updated standings:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3qPRqJFXHoRM3VfNExybEpWcWs/edit?usp=drive_web

Toronto FC

Didn’t watch but I bet I can tell you what happened.  The game starts out pretty even until half way thru the second half when Toronto has a string of chances that should have been buried and put the game to bed, but they cannot finish. Philadelphia comes back in the last few minutes to score the winning goal after a stupid decision by one of our inexperienced defenders.  Let me check. Yep, I was right.

Movers of the Week

We have our first team clinching a playoff spot, New York Red Bulls.  In the west, LA and Colorado made the biggest jump, to join New York in the playoffs, both getting 3 points closer to clinching.  While Vancouver and Dallas both dropped 5 points closer to getting eliminated through each drawing separate games and the 5^th place team’s points moving up by 3.  Kansas City, Houston, and Philadelphia all tied in the east each getting 4 points closer to clinching through each winning their respective game and the highest max point total of a non-playoff team dropping by 1.  My prediction of which team will break into the playoffs in the last few games became much harder of coming true after Columbus had the biggest drop getting 6 points closer to being eliminated through a loss and 5^th place points going up by 3.

Every team is now a part of the under 10 club but Columbus and Dallas are the closest, 3 points, to being eliminate from playoff contention.

Predictions

Last Week

Chicago Fire @ DC United	CHI Win	Correct CHI Win 3-0
Montreal Impact @ Houston Dynamo	Draw	Wrong HOU Win 1-0
New England Revolution @ New York Red Bulls	NY Win	Wrong Draw 2-2
Sporting Kansas City @ Columbus Crew	Draw	Wrong SKC Win 1-0
Toronto FC @ Philadelphia Union	PHI Win	Correct PHI Win 1-0
FC Dallas @ Real Salt Lake	RSL Win	Wrong Draw 1-1
Seattle Sounders @ Colorado Rapids	COL Win	Correct COL Win 5-1
Chivas USA @ LA Galaxy	LA Win	Correct LA Win 5-0
Portland Timbers @ Vancouver Whitecaps	Van Win	Wrong Draw 2-2

Last Week’s Prediction Record	4-5
All Time Record	51-51

This Week

Sporting Kansas City @ Houston Dynamo	SKC Win
Vancouver Whitecaps @ Seattle Sounders	SEA Win
Colorado Rapids @ San Jose Earthquakes	COL Win
New England Revolution @ Montreal Impact	MTL Win
Philadelphia Union @ DC United	PHI Win
Chicago Fire @ FC Dallas	Draw
Seattle Sounders @ Portland Timbers	POR Win