MLS Playoffs 2017, Conference Finals Pt. 2 Continuous Thread

It's certainly not for Taylor's rant about the MLS Best XI, which I think roughly 11 people care about.

 

They are Central America's team, after all.

 

I hope the best XI is ten forwards and Almiron just to spite him.

 

Larry David is Seattle's official photographer.

 

Does ESPN or FS1 have the final?

 

ESPN, unfortunately.

 

Seattle is going to win again.

And I will laugh, and laugh, and laugh.





Then go cry myself to sleep.

 

Ugggggh I can’t wait to hear the full names of every player on the field for 2 hours

 

It's all quite horrible.

 

To translate for the non-referees here, that second paragraph essentially defines a situation in which a red card is considered mandatory. Determining what is "excessive" force is obviously extremely subjective so this passage removes that subjectivity when it involves strikes to the head/neck, at least when the ball isn't involved.

Based on the video, it is without question that Martinez deliberately struck an opponent in the back of the head with his hand, away from the ball and with greater than negligible amount of force. The only possible decision when the referee sees this on the video review is to send the player off.

 

TT, please........Defending league champion Seattle is going into the final as an underdog only because they are playing at Toronto.

 

I want John Strong to do a pirate feed of his commentary on Facebook or something. Sync that with the game on TV like my dad does with baseball games.

 

Taylor is shocked about something again.

 

Especially considering I might miss part of the game again because I will be on my way to Australia and the South Pacific.

Life can be so unfair!

 

Meh.

 

I'm not really sure I understand this obsession with the phrase, "A second chance at a once in a lifetime opportunity". They're going back to the final; it's not really that unusual.

 

Announcer saying there's never been a repeat champion in all of Seattle's sports history. Considering for professional men's teams we've only had 4 champions in our entire sporting history (Seattle Metropolitans in the Stanley Cup, Sonics, Seahawks and Sounders all have one each), that's not all that surprising. (The Storm have won 2 WNBA championships).

 

Also, ******** the Open Cup, right? They won three in a row.

 

It would be nice if ABC would air it, like FOX did last year.

 

Schmetz is kind of, just hear me out, the Zidane of MLS.

Ok, bye.

— Leander “same handle *elsewhere*” Schaerlaeckens (@LeanderAlphabet) December 1, 2017

 

I'm impressed with the number of fans who stuck around for the trophy presentation....and apparently still hanging around.

 

What was the attendance?

 

45,298