Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation This year's playoff race is a prime example why I prefer MLS to any league in the world. There's only two teams out of 15 who can't win the title this year; Mathmatically, there's only one. Wow. Every single game matters over the entire season, and it has come to a fantastic crescendo this fall. I can only imagine how dramatic this is going to be in 2011, with three more teams all vying for those precious 8 spots.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Well, there will also probably be a couple more teams out of it. This year is really an aberration.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation I hope they don't change the playoff format next year.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Well, no one else dropping out just yet.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Yea, this thing has gotten crazy. Maybe more like 12 or 13 drowning men grabbing each trying to stay afloat....and only 8 are going to make it. The season may end up with the best team playing at the end of the year - FC Dallas - ending up on the outside looking in. Too bad they got going so late. Still time though.....just...
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation It would be a shame if the highest scoring team in the league failed to make the playoffs two years running (2008 LA, 2009 FCD).
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Code: [B][U]In Brief[/U] - It's official: the playoff race is now, to quote Autogolazo, "[URL="https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18898906&postcount=71"]like 8 drowning men grabbing at each other to stay afloat.[/URL]" - Best. MLS Playoff Race. EVER! [U]Housekeeping[/U] - Unless there's an objection, I'm gonna start eliminating some of the more meaningless numbers from the table -- like the T# and M# for clinched and eliminated teams. - Mr. Bandwagon - [URL="https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18899079&postcount=72"]Got it.[/URL] Thanks![/B] Code: [B][U]The Table[/U] [U] GP GR W D L PTS PPG PRJ MPP M# T# SSE#[/u] [COLOR="DarkBlue"]01 CMB 26 4 12 10 04 46 1.77 53 58 -- -- 13[/COLOR] 02 HOU 27 3 12 07 08 43 1.59 48 52 03 16 07 03 CHI 27 3 10 11 06 41 1.52 46 50 05 14 05 04 LAG 27 3 10 11 06 41 1.52 46 50 05 14 05 05 COL 27 3 10 09 08 39 1.44 43 48 07 12 03 06 CDC 25 5 11 05 09 38 1.52 46 53 08 17 08 07 SEA 27 3 09 11 07 38 1.41 42 47 08 11 02 08 NER 26 4 10 07 09 37 1.42 43 49 09 13 04 ---------------------------------------------------------- 09 DCU 27 3 08 12 07 36 1.33 40 45 10 09 -- 10 TFC 27 3 09 08 10 35 1.30 39 44 11 08 -- 11 RSL 27 3 09 07 11 34 1.26 38 43 12 07 -- 12 FCD 27 3 09 06 12 33 1.22 37 42 13 06 -- 13 KCW 26 4 08 07 11 31 1.19 36 43 15 07 -- 14 SJE 25 5 06 07 12 25 1.00 30 40 21 04 -- [COLOR="SlateGray"]15 NYR 27 3 04 06 17 18 0.67 20 27 28 -- --[/COLOR] GP = Games Played | GR = Games Remaining | PPG = Points Per Game PRJ = Projected = PTS + (GR x PPG) MPP = Max Points Possible = PTS + (3 x GR) M# = Magic Number = (9th Highest MPP) – PTS + 1 T# = Tragic Number = MPP – (8th Highest PTS) + 1 SSE# = SS Elimination Number = MPP - (1st Place PTS) + 1 - Sorted by PTS, then fewest GP. - Teams in [COLOR="SlateGray"]gray[/COLOR] have been eliminated from the playoffs. - Teams in [COLOR="DarkBlue"]blue[/COLOR] have clinched a playoff spot.[/B] Code: [B][U]Pace: Deviation from 3 at home, 1 on the road[/U] [U] GP PTS HG AG HW HD HL AW AD AL PCE[/U] 01 CMB 26 46 13 13 9 4 0 3 6 4 -06 02 HOU 27 43 13 14 8 4 1 4 3 7 -10 03 CDC 25 38 12 13 8 2 2 3 3 7 -11 04 LAG 27 41 13 14 5 4 4 5 7 2 -12 05 CHI 27 41 14 13 4 6 4 6 5 2 -14 06 NER 26 37 13 13 7 3 3 3 4 6 -15 07 COL 27 39 14 13 8 4 2 2 5 6 -16 08 SEA 27 38 14 13 6 6 2 3 5 5 -17 09 DCU 27 36 13 14 6 5 2 2 7 5 -17 10 TFC 27 35 13 14 7 3 3 2 5 7 -18 11 RSL 27 34 13 14 7 5 1 2 2 10 -19 12 KCW 26 31 13 13 4 4 5 4 3 6 -21 13 FCD 27 33 14 13 7 4 3 2 2 9 -22 14 SJE 25 25 13 12 5 4 4 1 3 8 -26 15 NYR 27 18 14 13 4 4 6 0 2 11 -37 Sorted by PCE, then fewest GP, then PTS.[/B] Code: [B][U]Remaining League Schedule[/U] WK29 WK30 WK31 WK32 CDC: @DCU KCW SJE @CHI HOU CHI: @LAG @NER CDC CMB: SEA @NER @DCU NER COL: NER @FCD @RSL DCU: CDC CMB @KCW FCD: @SJE COL @SEA HOU: KCW LAG @CDC KCW: @HOU @CDC SEA DCU LAG: CHI @HOU SJE NER: @COL CMB CHI @CMB NYR: @SJE @RSL TFC RSL: NYR COL @TFC SEA: @CMB @KCW FCD SJE: NYR FCD @CDC @LAG @TOR TFC: SJE RSL @NYR [/B]
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Fun facts for those already clinched: Columbus can clinch the #1 seed in the East this week-end if: 1) Crew win vs. Seattle + Chicago draw/loss @LA, AND 2) NE fails to win @COL. The Crew can clinch a top 2 seed out east if: 1) Crew wins vs. Seatte + Chicago draw/loss @LA, OR 2) Crew gets more points from their game than NE does: Crew win/draw vs. NE draw/loss I'm sure Houston has an easy playoff clinch scenario too, just win baby.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Fun fact: good chance NY clinches last place this weekend.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Code: [B][U]In Brief[/U] - Just a mini-update. - Because LA (PTS: 44) holds the tie-breaker against TFC (MPP: 44), if DCU (MPP: 45) draws or loses, then LA clinches a playoff spot.[/B] Code: [B][U]The Table[/U] [U] GP GR W D L PTS PPG PRJ MPP M# T# SSE#[/u] [COLOR="DarkBlue"]01 CMB 26 4 12 10 04 46 1.77 53 58 -- -- 13[/COLOR] 02 LAG 28 2 11 11 06 44 1.57 47 50 02 14 05 03 HOU 27 3 12 07 08 43 1.59 48 52 03 16 07 04 CHI 28 2 10 11 07 41 1.46 44 47 05 11 02 05 COL 27 3 10 09 08 39 1.44 43 48 07 12 03 06 CDC 25 5 11 05 09 38 1.52 46 53 08 17 08 07 SEA 27 3 09 11 07 38 1.41 42 47 08 11 02 08 NER 26 4 10 07 09 37 1.42 43 49 09 13 04 ---------------------------------------------------------- 09 DCU 27 3 08 12 07 36 1.33 40 45 10 09 -- 10 TFC 27 3 09 08 10 35 1.30 39 44 11 08 -- 11 RSL 27 3 09 07 11 34 1.26 38 43 12 07 -- 12 FCD 27 3 09 06 12 33 1.22 37 42 13 06 -- 13 KCW 26 4 08 07 11 31 1.19 36 43 15 07 -- 14 SJE 25 5 06 07 12 25 1.00 30 40 21 04 -- [COLOR="SlateGray"]15 NYR 27 3 04 06 17 18 0.67 20 27 -- -- --[/COLOR] GP = Games Played | GR = Games Remaining | PPG = Points Per Game PRJ = Projected = PTS + (GR x PPG) MPP = Max Points Possible = PTS + (3 x GR) M# = Magic Number = (9th Highest MPP) – PTS + 1 T# = Tragic Number = MPP – (8th Highest PTS) + 1 SSE# = SS Elimination Number = MPP - (1st Place PTS) + 1 - Sorted by PTS, then fewest GP. - Teams in [COLOR="SlateGray"]gray[/COLOR] have been eliminated from the playoffs. - Teams in [COLOR="DarkBlue"]blue[/COLOR] have clinched a playoff spot.[/B]
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation They'll probably trade their number one draft pick
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Bump Come on DC
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation They don't get one.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Code: [B][U]In Brief[/U] - Because LA (PTS: 44) holds the tie-breaker against TFC (MPP: 44), and because DCU lost to CDC, dropping their MPP to 42, LAG has now officially clinched a playoff spot. Hence the "*" on their M# of +1. - With its loss to SJE (PTS: 28), NYR (MPP: 24) has clinched last place. - HOU (M#: 2) clinches a playoff spot with a win. - CMB (PTS: 46) holds the tiebreaker over COL (MPP: 46). So COL has been eliminated from the SS race. Hence the "*" on their SSE# of +1. - There's a growing PPG gap between the 8th and 9th place teams. - DCU is so screwed they're quite nearly f'cked. At 25 games they had a pace of -11. Three games later it's -20. The tale tells itself.[/B] Code: [B][U]The Table[/U] [U] GP GR W D L PTS PPG PRJ MPP M# T# SSE#[/u] [COLOR="DarkBlue"]01 CMB 27 3 12 10 05 46 1.70 51 55 -- -- 10 02 LAG 28 2 11 11 06 44 1.57 47 50 01* -- 05[/COLOR] 03 HOU 27 3 12 07 08 43 1.59 48 52 02 15 07 04 CDC 26 4 12 05 09 41 1.58 47 53 04 16 08 05 CHI 28 2 10 11 07 41 1.46 44 47 04 10 02 06 SEA 28 2 10 11 07 41 1.46 44 47 04 10 02 07 COL 28 2 10 10 08 40 1.43 43 46 05 09 01* 08 NER 27 3 10 08 09 38 1.41 42 47 07 10 02 ---------------------------------------------------------- 09 DCU 28 2 08 12 08 36 1.29 39 42 09 05 -- 10 TFC 27 3 09 08 10 35 1.30 39 44 10 07 -- 11 RSL 27 3 09 07 11 34 1.26 38 43 11 06 -- 12 FCD 27 3 09 06 12 33 1.22 37 42 12 05 -- 13 KCW 26 4 08 07 11 31 1.19 36 43 14 06 -- 14 SJE 26 4 07 07 12 28 1.08 32 40 17 03 -- [COLOR="SlateGray"]15 NYR 28 2 04 06 18 18 0.64 19 24 -- -- --[/COLOR] GP = Games Played | GR = Games Remaining | PPG = Points Per Game PRJ = Projected = PTS + (GR x PPG) MPP = Max Points Possible = PTS + (3 x GR) M# = Magic Number = (9th Highest MPP) – PTS + 1 T# = Tragic Number = MPP – (8th Highest PTS) + 1 SSE# = SS Elimination Number = MPP - (1st Place PTS) + 1 - Sorted by PTS, then fewest GP. - Teams in [COLOR="SlateGray"]gray[/COLOR] have been eliminated from the playoffs. - Teams in [COLOR="DarkBlue"]blue[/COLOR] have clinched a playoff spot.[/B] Code: [B][U]Pace: Deviation from 3 at home, 1 on the road[/U] [U] GP PTS HG AG HW HD HL AW AD AL PCE[/U] 01 CDC 26 41 12 14 8 2 2 4 3 7 -09 02 CMB 27 46 14 13 9 4 1 3 6 4 -09 03 HOU 27 43 13 14 8 4 1 4 3 7 -10 04 LAG 28 44 14 14 6 4 4 5 7 2 -12 05 NER 27 38 13 14 7 3 3 3 5 6 -15 06 CHI 28 41 14 14 4 6 4 6 5 3 -15 07 SEA 28 41 14 14 6 6 2 4 5 5 -15 08 TFC 27 35 13 14 7 3 3 2 5 7 -18 09 COL 28 40 15 13 8 5 2 2 5 6 -18 10 RSL 27 34 13 14 7 5 1 2 2 10 -19 11 DCU 28 36 14 14 6 5 3 2 7 5 -20 12 KCW 26 31 13 13 4 4 5 4 3 6 -21 13 FCD 27 33 14 13 7 4 3 2 2 9 -22 14 SJE 26 28 14 12 6 4 4 1 3 8 -26 15 NYR 28 18 14 14 4 4 6 0 2 12 -38 Sorted by PCE, then fewest GP, then PTS.[/B] Code: [B][U]Remaining League Schedule[/U] [U]TEAM WK30 WK31 WK32[/U] CDC: KCW SJE @CHI ---- ---- HOU CHI: ---- @NER CDC CMB: @NER @DCU NER COL: ---- @FCD @RSL DCU: ---- CMB @KCW FCD: @SJE COL @SEA HOU: ---- LAG @CDC KCW: @CDC SEA DCU LAG: ---- @HOU SJE NER: CMB CHI @CMB NYR: ---- @RSL TFC RSL: ---- NYR COL ---- @TFC ---- SEA: ---- @KCW FCD SJE: FCD @CDC @LAG @TOR ---- ---- TFC: SJE RSL @NYR [/B]
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Code: [B][U]Oops[/U] - I forgot about the KCW-HOU game when I did the big update last night. So some of this is repeated from above. [U]In Brief[/U] - Because HOU (PTS: 44) holds the tie-breaker against TFC (MPP: 44), HOU has now officially clinched a playoff spot. Hence the "*" on their M# of +1. - Because LAG (PTS: 44) holds the tie-breaker against TFC (MPP: 44), LAG has now officially clinched a playoff spot. Hence the "*" on their M# of +1. - With its loss to SJE (PTS: 28), NYR (MPP: 24) has clinched last place. - CMB (PTS: 46) holds the tiebreaker over COL (MPP: 46). So COL has been eliminated from the SS race. Hence the "*" on their SSE# of +1. - HOU, LAG and CDC are all well positioned to win the Western Conference. Indeed, they're all almost evenly positioned. Should be a good race. [/B] Code: [B][U]The Table[/U] [U] GP GR W D L PTS PPG PRJ MPP M# T# SSE#[/u] [COLOR="DarkBlue"]01 CMB 27 3 12 10 05 46 1.70 51 55 -- -- 10 02 LAG 28 2 11 11 06 44 1.57 47 50 01* 13 05 03 HOU 28 2 12 08 08 44 1.57 47 50 01* 13 05[/COLOR] 04 CDC 26 4 12 05 09 41 1.58 47 53 04 16 08 05 CHI 28 2 10 11 07 41 1.46 44 47 04 10 02 06 SEA 28 2 10 11 07 41 1.46 44 47 04 10 02 07 COL 28 2 10 10 08 40 1.43 43 46 05 09 01* 08 NER 27 3 10 08 09 38 1.41 42 47 07 10 02 ---------------------------------------------------------- 09 DCU 28 2 08 12 08 36 1.29 39 42 09 05 -- 10 TFC 27 3 09 08 10 35 1.30 39 44 10 07 -- 11 RSL 27 3 09 07 11 34 1.26 38 43 11 06 -- 12 FCD 27 3 09 06 12 33 1.22 37 42 12 05 -- 13 KCW 27 3 08 08 11 32 1.19 36 41 13 04 -- 14 SJE 26 4 07 07 12 28 1.08 32 40 17 03 -- [COLOR="SlateGray"]15 NYR 28 2 04 06 18 18 0.64 19 24 -- -- -- [/COLOR] GP = Games Played | GR = Games Remaining | PPG = Points Per Game PRJ = Projected = PTS + (GR x PPG) MPP = Max Points Possible = PTS + (3 x GR) M# = Magic Number = (9th Highest MPP) – PTS + 1 T# = Tragic Number = MPP – (8th Highest PTS) + 1 SSE# = SS Elimination Number = MPP - (1st Place PTS) + 1 - Sorted by PTS, then fewest GP. - Teams in [COLOR="SlateGray"]gray[/COLOR] have been eliminated from the playoffs. - Teams in [COLOR="DarkBlue"]blue[/COLOR] have clinched a playoff spot.[/B] Code: [B][U]Pace: Deviation from 3 at home, 1 on the road[/U] [U] GP PTS HG AG HW HD HL AW AD AL PCE[/U] 01 CDC 26 41 12 14 8 2 2 4 3 7 -09 02 CMB 27 46 14 13 9 4 1 3 6 4 -09 03 HOU 28 44 14 14 8 5 1 4 3 7 -12 04 LAG 28 44 14 14 6 4 4 5 7 2 -12 05 NER 27 38 13 14 7 3 3 3 5 6 -15 06 CHI 28 41 14 14 4 6 4 6 5 3 -15 07 SEA 28 41 14 14 6 6 2 4 5 5 -15 08 TFC 27 35 13 14 7 3 3 2 5 7 -18 09 COL 28 40 15 13 8 5 2 2 5 6 -18 10 RSL 27 34 13 14 7 5 1 2 2 10 -19 11 DCU 28 36 14 14 6 5 3 2 7 5 -20 12 KCW 27 32 13 14 4 4 5 4 4 6 -21 13 FCD 27 33 14 13 7 4 3 2 2 9 -22 14 SJE 26 28 14 12 6 4 4 1 3 8 -26 15 NYR 28 18 14 14 4 4 6 0 2 12 -38 Sorted by PCE, then fewest GP, then PTS.[/B] Code: [B][U]Remaining League Schedule[/U] [U]TEAM WK30 WK31 WK32[/U] CDC: KCW SJE @CHI ---- ---- HOU CHI: ---- @NER CDC CMB: @NER @DCU NER COL: ---- @FCD @RSL DCU: ---- CMB @KCW FCD: @SJE COL @SEA HOU: ---- LAG @CDC KCW: @CDC SEA DCU LAG: ---- @HOU SJE NER: CMB CHI @CMB NYR: ---- @RSL TFC RSL: ---- NYR COL ---- @TFC ---- SEA: ---- @KCW FCD SJE: FCD @CDC @LAG @TOR ---- ---- TFC: SJE RSL @NYR [/B] [/QUOTE]
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Unscientifically--I think 43 gets you in, 41 gets you eliminated, and 42gets you a tiebreak. I think Chicago and Colorado could be in serious trouble despite the look of things right now. Each has two tough games left that they could easily lose--and even 0-1-1 might not get it done. RSL has to win out--I don't think they can even consider aiming for 41 pts. (2-0-1). Toronto might be able to get away with 2 wins and a draw, but a loss would end them. FCD faces another "Cup Final" one-game elimination match on Wednesday to set the table for the week.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation I share this exact sense. One reason I think DCU is in worse shape then the numbers on the surface indicate is because they're on losing end of virtually every relevant 42 point tie-breaker. New England has some serious worries too: CMB, CHI, @CMB. That's a brutal schedule. They need at least a win and a draw. But with that schedule they can't count on any wins. The other interesting thing is Columbus. If New England beats them next weekend then the SS race is thrown wide open between Columbus, Houston, LA and Chivas. That would make things very interesting throughout the table.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation With parity in MLS, and particularly with the decent performances recently by San Jose and Dallas, it's hard for me to imagine any of the teams currently out of the wild cards maxing out on points. That means, I think that even teams currently at 41, like Chicago and Seattle, are pretty safe already and 1 point practically guarantees they make the playoffs. I guess I would argue you are one point too high in your estimates: 42 has got to be more than 90 percent assurance of getting in, at this point.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation With a tie at 42 the Rapids are in decent shape. They only lose the head-to-head tiebreaker with San Jose (out of it), Columbus (Not likely to be tied for a wild card), Chicago (ditto), and Seattle. Right now they win it against Dallas, FSL, LA, and NY. Everyone else goes to the second tiebreaker, goal differential, and Colorado is 3rd right now behind Columbus and Houston. The only way Colorado gets to 42 is with 2 draws so their number wouldn't change in that case and unless somebody goes on a goal scoring tear the only team likely to meet or pass that number is Seattle, who Colorado already loses the first tiebreaker to. If we can get a win or two draws I feel pretty good about our chances. 1 draw or two losses and we're on the outside looking in probably.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation By the way, this is pretty slick: http://www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/MLS.html
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Good stuff, I love it. 1) On the chase for 8: I can see some of the chasers winning out. One of TFC/RSL, for one. TFC has SJ, RSL (after RSL plays midweek), @NY. If they lose/fail to win a game, I think the RSL game is the one. RSL have, NY, @TFC, COL. If they win @TFC, you have to like their chances. Even FCD has a shot. @SJ, COL, @SEA. @SEA is tough, but the first two are extremely winnable. Heck, even DC,with Crew, @KC. A home game and @KC, not impossible. Speaking of KC, 2/3 at home and @CHV. Not impossible. Point being, while I think it's unlikely for any one team to run the table, I think is possible one team does. There are only 3 weeks left, and a lot of teams don't play this week. If anyone is breathing with two weeks to go, they have to feel they have a legit shot. New England are the key. And to a lesser extent Colorado. With their schedule, I could easily see 3 losses, or 1 draw and 2 losses, which would keep the 8th spot under 40 unless a chasing team (TFC) puts up 41 or better. And Colorado has two roadies, @FCD (who'd want that right now?) and @RSL (Rio Tinto is a tough venue). Bottom line, I could easily see both NE and Colorado ending up with no more than 40, which could open the door for not only 1 chasing team, but maybe two. 2) On the Shield. NE v. Crew is key again. A win (or even a draw) and the Crew still look fairly comfortable, even though Chivas could catch them with their GIH if they draw. Still, the Crew own the tiebreakers vs. Houston and Los Angeles (head to head) and have a big GD edge on Chivas right now. So effectively, a 3 pt lead is 4. Or 6 = 7. Though 5 does NOT equal six, if you follow. Right now, I'd say 50 points claims the SS for the Crew, Chivas are the only team that can better it. However, if they lose to NE, they might not hit 50.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation The more I think about it, the more I think this is the biggest, most consequential game yet this season. If NE wins, then it sets up a huge 4-team battle for the Supporters Shield. If the Crew win, then it sets up a big 6-team brawl for the 8th spot. If NE and the Crew draw, then we get the battle at the top and the brawl at the bottom. (Don Garber is hoping for a draw!) So one way or the other this game is going to have a major effect on the whole table and on everyone's prospects for the last week. There's no result that avoids that consequence. It's actually too bad that this game isn't mid-week instead of being preceded by San Jose's games against FCD and TFC. But even with those two results in, and no matter really what those results are, it's still, I think, going to be the most consequential game of the season. One other thing: the FSC guys have been moaning and groaning for weeks about the crappy MLS games they've ended up broadcasting. They were practically apologizing last weekend. But FSC got this one.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation If you like numbers and want info on the playoffs, this site is the best IMHO. www.playoffstatus.com/mls/mls.html
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Yeah, I was a little surprised that they didn't make arrangements to broadcast a different match than SJ vs. NY. I believe ESPN already dropped at least one late-season SJ match due to the obvious lack of playoff implications there in.
Re: The 2009 Playoff Race – Magic Numbers, Tragic Numbers & Other Assorted Obfuscation Well, if SJ wins twice this week, and the Crew beats NE, the Quakes are still breathing with two weeks to go. Who would have predicted that? Just think where they'd be if they could have restrained themselves from last minute PK's against Colorado? Answer: they could catch the Revs this week.