Comments on: MLS Power Rankings: Season Preview

By: 2008 MLS Pre-Season Collective Power Rankings: Featuring Collectives Within The Collective « Center Holds It

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:07:28 +0000

[...] – e.g. mine) ESPN.com (a collective, even a famous one) Orlando Sentinel (Brant Parsons, I think) 3rd Degree (Parrish Glover) Blue Blooded Journo (a collective) Sideline Views (Luis Bueno) Soccer By Ives [...]

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:43:49 +0000

damn it won’t let me publish a photo: http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0365748/Z0465.jpg

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:43:28 +0000

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:42:52 +0000

BTW< Parrish, you were fabulous in Shaun of the Dead…

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:37:15 +0000

and I mean it’s huge! It’s got it’s own weather system!

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:36:21 +0000

What exactly were you looking for? Websters Seventh Edition Dictionary?

No…

But Parrish has a truly remarkable catalog of obscure but funny pop culture references in that gigantic melon of his. More of it should be on the page.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:02:19 +0000

“Overrated like Fred?”

How is 7G. 7A overrated? How is a player that really started to get hot at the end of the season and has looked deadly in the preseason overrated? If all DC’s international signings turn out like Fred (solid and sometimes spectacular), they will be one of the best teams in the history of MLS.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:35:26 +0000

Overrated: Chicago, L.A., Columbus
Underrated: K.C., RSL, San Jose

Here’s my Top 14
1. Houston
2. D.C. United
3. New England
4. Chivas USA
5. Kansas City
6. FC Dallas
7. Real Salt Lake
8. Los Angeles
9. New York
10. Chicago
11. San Jose
12. Columbus
13. Colorado
14. Toronto FC

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:49:29 +0000

Looks great, sir! I look forward to seeing how these play out this year.

Scott D – I did these rankings for ten years as they were my baby. I promise you – what Parrish wrote here is as good as anything else that can be come up with at this point by pretty much anyone. Why? Because who knows how the draftees and international players will work out. What exactly were you looking for? Websters Seventh Edition Dictionary?

DC could be The Bomb if all their internationals work out like Emilio last year or they could be a flop if they work out like Fred did. Same for Dallas. Houston we know was good last year, but did what NE signed this year surpass them? We don’t know at this point.

And who knows how things will shake out at the bottom.

So take a deep breath, smell the coffee that pre-season MLS is probably one of the most murky professional off-seasons in US sports and get excited that we have another season starting up.

By: Scott Dunham

Scott Dunham — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:36:36 +0000

This writer still has his head in graduate school. It is pretty clear that he hasn’t followed the preseason at all, and his so-called analysis is mostly generic and stock. Sorry, but the truth must be said.