My picks ... Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond Kickers Carolina RailHawks Rochester Rhinos Charleston Battery Atlanta Silverbacks Minnesota Thunder Seattle Sounders
Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond Kickers Carolina RailHawks Rochester Rhinos Charleston Battery Miami FC Minnesota Thunder Seattle Sounders
Re: 2008 Open Cup Prediction League (round 2) LOL! You know, you have to pick the home venue to show that you like the home team very much. I thought I erased the whole thing and left my winning team up. Whoops.
Re: 2008 Open Cup Prediction League (round 2) My picks: Crystal Palace Baltimore Western Mass Pioneers Carolina RailHawks Rochester Rhinos Charleston Battery Atlanta Silverbacks Minnesota Thunder Seattle Sounders
Carolina Richmond Pittsburgh Cleveland Miami Charleston Seattle CPBaltimore I'll also be compiling points for the second round. Point increase! Round, Points 1, 1 2, 3 = 1 + 2 3, 6 = 1 + 2 + 3 4, 10 = 1 + ... + 4 5, 15 = 1 + ... + 5 6, 21 = 1 + ... + 6 For any math majors (like me) out there, these are called "triangular numbers" because you can arrange "dots" of those-many-numbers into a triangle (for example, ten pins in bowliing). To those who speak math," the "n-th" triangluar number can be computed by: T[n] = (n) * (n + 1) / 2
Results from http://www.usopencup.com/ Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round Results Harrisburg (USL-2) 2-2 (aet) CP Baltimore (USL-2); CP Baltimore advance on penalties, 3-1 Western Mass (USL-2) 1 : 2 Richmond (USL-2) Rochester (USL-1) 3 : 0 Pittsburgh (USL-2) Charleston (USL-1) 2 : 1 Charlotte (USL-2) Carolina (USL-1) 1 : 0 Real Maryland (USL-2) Minnesota (USL-1) 0 : 2 (aet) Cleveland (USL-2) Miami (USL-1) 1 : 0 Atlanta (USL-1) Seattle (USL-1) 6 : 0 Hollywood United (USASA) U.S. Open Cup Third Round Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL-1) New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Carolina Railhawks (USL-1) Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) at DC United (MLS) Richmond Kickers (USL-2) at New England Revolution (MLS) Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) at Chicago Fire (MLS) Miami FC (USL-1) at FC Dallas (MLS) Chivas USA (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Only seven of us played in the second round, but with the point system, even our four lost souls can play on and get the title. The virtual player "Composite" (who chooses whichever team in each pair, that we pick the most) went 6 for 8, with all of us correctly choosing Charleston, and a couple 6-for-7's. Again, to read this listing, "Maryland:Carolina (2:5) 1" means that two people chose Maryland, five chose Carolina, with a "1" for a correct pick, and a "0" for incorrect: "Composite" picks: Maryland:Carolina (2:5) 1 Richmond:WMass (6:1) 1 Pittsburgh:Rochester (1:6) 1 Cleveland:Minnesota (2:5) 0 Atlanta:Miami (3:4) 1 Charlotte:Charleston (0:7) 1 Hollywood:Seattle (3:4) 1 CPBaltimore:Harrisburg (3:4) 0 Standings: "cleazer" still leads the pack with 30 points and 18 wins. I myself ended up going "worst to first" by winning the second round (7 for 8; thanks, Rochester), so I am now third (thanks to the progressive-points system). [Having said that, I'll probably be last again in the next round....] Player, R1, R2, Wins, [Pts] cleazer, 12, 6, 18, [30] (Composite), 12, 6, 18, [30] GIO17, 11, 6, 17, [29] SJJ, 6, 7, 13, [27] jimmyco, 11, 5, 16, [26] opal347, 10, 5, 15, [25] Mikey mouse, 12, 4, 16, [24] Epikoinos, 10, 4, 14, [22] Truth Commission, 11, 0, 11, [11] brianasher, 10, 0, 10, [10] Revolt, 10, 0, 10, [10] Eckstoss, 9, 0, 9, [9] Remember, the next two rounds are one week apart. Get your predictions in by the deadline.
OK, I'll start R3: NE Revolution Carolina Railhawks Cleveland City Stars DC United Miami FC Houston Dynamo Crystal Palace Baltimore Chivas USA And the R4 pairings will be: (New York Red Bulls / Crystal Palace Baltimore) at (New England Revolution / Richmond Kickers) (Carolina Railhawks / Kansas City Wizards) vs (Seattle Sounders / Chivas USA) (Chicago Fire / Cleveland City Stars) vs (DC United / Rochester Rhinos) (Houston Dynamo / Charleston Battery) vs (FC Dallas / Miami FC) for the last three matchups, the hosting duties depends on who wins the two games.
My picks for Round 3: Charleston Battery New York Red Bulls Carolina RailHawks D.C. United New England Revolution Cleveland City Stars FC Dallas Seattle Sounders
Waiting the for the selections from: The Truth Commission scaryice Revolt Mikey mouse Epikoinos cleazer jimmyco brianasher Also, this League is still open for anyone who wants to join.
Houston Dynamo New York Red Bulls Carolina RailHawks DC United New England Revolution Chicago Fire FC Dallas Seattle Sounders
I think all the home teams but Charleston - HOU is just too strong; DCU, CHI and NER take this competition too seriously; and Red Bull just doesn't have it together right now. Houston Dynamo Crystal Palace Baltimore Carolina Railhawks DC United New England Revolution Chicago Fire FC Dallas Seattle Sounders (Thanks for the reminder SJJ!)
Charleston Battery New York Red Bulls Carolina RailHawks D.C. United New England Revolution Chicago Fire Miami FC Chivas USA
Missed the 2nd round, totally slipped my mind - thanks for the reminder! Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL-1) New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Carolina Railhawks (USL-1) Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) at DC United (MLS) Richmond Kickers (USL-2) at New England Revolution (MLS) Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) at Chicago Fire (MLS) Miami FC (USL-1) at FC Dallas (MLS) Chivas USA (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL-1)
Houston Dynamo New York Red Bulls Kansas City Wizards DC United New England Revolution Cleveland City Stars FC Dallas Chivas USA
Third Round Winners: Charleston Battery New York Red Bulls Carolina Railhawks DC United (LOCK) New England Revolution Chicago Fire FC Dallas Seattle Sounders
My picks for the third round of the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup are as follows: D.C. United (MLS) Houston Dynamo (MLS) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Carolina Railhawks (USL-1) New England Revolution (MLS) Chicago Fire (MLS) FC Dallas (MLS) Seattle Sounders (USL-1) Even while resting players, if DCU does not totally destroy the Rhinos I would be shocked. Also, Seattle will not suprise anyone but you gotta think they should do well.
cleazer, There are lots of things we do not want to do or put it another way, it is nice to want things. Seriously, I was thinking the same way as you, but Chivas has been bounced by Dallas Roma FC at home so why not back to back by the Sounders. That could also start a fierce rivalry for CUSA and Seattle Sounders FC.... … Richmond vs. New England match delay started at 6:27pm ET due to thunderstorm … hey this is looking good for Richmond, they have a history of winning these USOC games when there are weather delays … and yes they have played a few of those
U.S. Open Cup Third Round, from http://www.usopencup.com/ FC Dallas (MLS) 2 : 1 Miami FC (USL-1) Charleston (USL-1) 1 : 1 (aet) Houston (MLS); Charleston advance on PK’s, 4-3 DC United (MLS) 2 : 0 Rochester (USL-1) Carolina (USL-1) 2 : 4 (aet) Kansas City (MLS) CP Baltimore (USL-2) 2 : 0 New York (MLS) New England (MLS) 3 : 0 Richmond (USL-2) Chicago (MLS) 4 : 1 Cleveland (USL-2) Seattle (USL-1) 2 : 0 Chivas USA (MLS) COMPOSITE PICKS: Our virtual player COMPOSITE chooses whichever team we pick more, out of each pair. As a group, we picked five out of eight games correct. (Again, to read these lines, "Richmond:NewEng (1:9) 1" means that one player chose Richmond, nine chose New England, followed by a "1" for correct and "0" for incorrect). Our biggest "hits" were the Revolution and DCUnited. Our biggest "miss" was Crystal Palace Baltimore. As a group, it's not bad that we picked 23 of 32 games right overall. Richmond : NewEng (1:9) 1 Kansas City : Carolina (1:9) 0 Cleveland : Chicago (4:6) 1 Rochester : DCUnited (1:9) 1 Miami : Dallas (3:7) 1 Houston : Charleston (7:3) 0 RBNewYork : CPBaltimore (8:2) 0 ChivasUSA : Seattle (3:7) 1 THIRD ROUND: Player JIMMYCO and new player DIAMONOTRON won the round with six correct picks apiece. Five players got five out of 8 this round, including new player INWOODBRIDGE. STANDINGS: JIMMYCO (62 out of a maximum 88 points) leads OPAL347 by seven points. In round 4, each game will be worth 10 points. Note that the game is still theoretically open for everyone, as a total of 91 points are available in the last seven games (40 in the QF's, 30 in the SF's, and 21 in the final). Points by Round: (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21) R1, R2, R3, (Wins), [Pts], Player 16, 8, 8, (32), [88], (MAXIMUM) 12, 6, 5, (23), [60], (COMPOSITE) 11, 5, 6, (22), [62], jimmyco 10, 5, 5, (20), [55], opal347 12, 6, 4, (22), [54], cleazer 10, 4, 5, (19), [52], Epikoinos 12, 4, 4, (20), [48], Mikey mouse 6, 7, 3, (16), [45], SJJ 10, 0, 5, (15), [40], brianasher 0, 0, 6, ( 6), [36], diamonotron 11, 6, 1, (18), [35], GIO17 0, 0, 5, ( 5), [30], InWoodbridge 11, 0, 0, (11), [11], Truth Commission 10, 0, 0, (10), [10], Revolt 9, 0, 0, ( 9), [ 9], Eckstoss ROUND FOUR MATCHUPS: Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL2) at New England Revolution (MLS); Veterans Stadium, Willow Brook Park; New Britain, Conn. 7 p.m. Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL1); Qwest Field; Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. Chicago Fire (MLS) at DC United (MLS); Maryland SoccerPlex; Germantown, Md. 7:30 p.m. Charleston Battery (USL1) at FC Dallas (MLS); Pizza Hut Park; Frisco, Texas 7:30 p.m. FINAL NOTE: We are at the point, if you don't want to tip your hand to your opponents on your picks, you can private message your picks to me, and I'll post them just before the round is played. Again, only one week for your selections!