they are championship teams??? Show me their so called Championships and don't try showin me a Supporters Shield, I wanna see an MLS Cup
according to you... they aren't... according to the teams, their owners, the fans... they are championship teams they had the best record in mls that season over the course of around 30 games... which is far more impressive than winning a couple of games and claiming the championship of a tournament
which is why all the teams, owners and fans recognize the Columbus Crew as last seasons Champions...and in the NFL the Steelers are champions, and in MLB the Cardinals are champions (not boston, world series, best record over 162 is far more impressive...) and last season in the NBA the Pacers were champions, not detroit... please note sarcasm for that last paragraph...
Usually when we have to talk to Fusion fans its more like "please back away from the ledge", unless you're sick of them and you say "JUMP JUMP JUMP!".
I understand your point jmeisseno, but you need to try and understand the rest of us a bit too. What you say makes very much sense, it isnt fair for the overall best team not to get any credit when a 3rd or 4th place team can take MLS Cup in 4 or 5 good games. BUTTTT, if thats what you are fighting for, the issue should be about changing the leagues playoff system instead of pushing for The Supporters Shield to be counted as a MAJOR championship. With current MLS tables and playoff system we are to recognize one MLS Cup Champion as an overall champion and thats that. If you wanted the league changed to Euro style single table (as suggested by so many others in this thread) then your Supporters Shield is what we fight for, and now it is MAJOR hardware. If you wanna hand out corny cups left and right and count them as MAJOR titles, all that does is lessen the weight and value of the REAL Cups such as MLS Cup and US Open Cup and Champions Cup. This isnt the AYSO, and second place isnt all that great here to deserve anything major, (although im sure you wouldn't mind seeing a MLS Runner-Up Cup too) great, add that to the Wizards trophy case too. and to be honest with you, who cares about a GREAT 30 game regular season if your team gets into the playoffs and chokes. Surviving in the playoffs is where we seperate the Boys from the Men my friend, and with this said we need to seperate the Supporters Shield from the MLS Cup.