tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44791989407092021222024-03-13T06:12:34.547-04:00Jiresell ThoughtsThoughts on Just About Anything!Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-70090367762868616832013-05-01T22:08:00.000-04:002013-05-01T22:08:10.758-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Week 9FC Dallas and the Montreal Impact maintain the #1 and #2 spots for the 3rd week in a row and the Portland Timbers move into the top 5 for the first time all year. The New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders move out of the bottom 5, replaced by the Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes.<br />
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Biggest moves up this week: New England Revolution, Portland Timbers, Columbus Crew<br />
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Biggest drops: Philadelphia Union, Sporting Kansas City, San Jose Earthquakes<br />
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This week's rankings (+- vs last week):<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) LA Galaxy (West) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Portland Timbers (West) +3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Houston Dynamo (East) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) Sporting Kansas City (East) -3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) New York Red Bulls (East) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) Columbus Crew (East) +3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Philadelphia Union (East) -4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Colorado Rapids (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Real Salt Lake (West) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) New England Revolution (East) +5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Seattle Sounders FC (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Chicago Fire (East) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Vancouver Whitecaps (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) San Jose Earthquakes (West) -3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) Toronto FC (East) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) D.C. United (East)</td>
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Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-31531812733754592132013-04-25T21:15:00.000-04:002013-04-25T21:15:27.024-04:00Major League Soccer Match Picks, Week 9Four for ten last week, 34% on the year.<br />
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My picks for this week:<br />
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Winners: Montreal Impact, FC Dallas, Columbus Crew, Sporting KC, Chivas USA and the Houston Dynamo<br />
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Draws: Toronto FC/New York Red Bulls, New England/Philadelphia, Real Salt Lake/LA GalaxyJiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-26212683349432726652013-04-25T20:54:00.001-04:002013-04-25T20:54:54.336-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Week 8FC Dallas and the Montreal Impact maintain the top two spots in this weeks rankings, while the LA Galaxy takes a top five spot from Chivas USA. After eight straight weeks in the bottom five, the Chicago Fire jump up to number thirteen.<br />
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Biggest jumps up this week: Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders<br />
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Biggest drops: Chivas USA and the Vancouver Whitecaps<br />
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This week's rankings (+- last week):<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) Sporting Kansas City (East) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Houston Dynamo (East) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) LA Galaxy (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) Philadelphia Union (East) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Portland Timbers (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) New York Red Bulls (East) +3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Chivas USA (West) -5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Real Salt Lake (West) +4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Columbus Crew (East) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Colorado Rapids (West) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) Chicago Fire (East) +4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) San Jose Earthquakes (West) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Seattle Sounders FC (West) +4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Toronto FC (East) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Vancouver Whitecaps (West) -5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) New England Revolution (East) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) D.C. United (East) -1</td>
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Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-68753193483535189712013-04-19T21:21:00.000-04:002013-04-19T21:21:31.344-04:00Major League Soccer Match Picks, Week 8, Weekend EditionMissed on my Wednesday night pick. Thought that the New York Red Bulls would scratch out a draw with Sporting KC at home, but Sporting got the 1-0 win.<br />
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My pick for the weekend matches:<br />
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Winners: Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas<br />
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Picking draws for the balance of the matches.Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-90585862705526875972013-04-16T21:40:00.001-04:002013-04-16T21:40:38.318-04:00Major League Soccer Match Picks, Week 8, Wednesday NighterLast week I was 3 for 9, maintaining my 33% pick rate for the season. Dartboards beware!<br />
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Going to drop my Wednesday night pick now, with the rest of my match predictions coming later in the week.<br />
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The New York Red Bulls will manage a draw against Sporting KC at home.Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-60578847813833416682013-04-16T21:29:00.002-04:002013-04-16T21:30:40.339-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Week 7A change in the top spot this week! FC Dallas takes over for the Montreal Impact on the strength of a 5 game unbeaten streak, including 4 victories! The LA Galaxy drop out of the top 5 for the first time all season, with Sporting KC returning after a 3 week absence.<br />
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Biggest gainers this week? Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers<br />
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Biggest drops? New England Revolution, LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes<br />
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Here you go (+ - vs last week):<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) FC Dallas (West) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) Montreal Impact (East) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) Houston Dynamo (East) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Sporting Kansas City (East) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) LA Galaxy (West) -4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Philadelphia Union (East) +3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) Portland Timbers (West) +4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Columbus Crew (East) -3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Colorado Rapids (West) +5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) New York Red Bulls (East) +5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Vancouver Whitecaps (West) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) San Jose Earthquakes (West) -4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Real Salt Lake (West) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Toronto FC (East) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) New England Revolution -8 (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Chicago Fire (East) +2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) D.C. United (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) Seattle Sounders FC (West) -2</td>
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<br />Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-27834613036690710472013-04-12T17:58:00.000-04:002013-04-12T17:58:21.009-04:00Major League Soccer Match Picks, Week 7Horrible week last week. I was only 1 for 7. 33% on the year.<br />
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Here's my picks this week:<br />
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Winners:<br />
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Montreal Impact<br />
Philadelphia Union<br />
Vancouver Whitecaps<br />
DC United<br />
FC Dallas<br />
Chivas USA<br />
Houston Dynamo<br />
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Draws:<br />
<br />
Seattle Sounders vs New England Revolution<br />
Portland Timbers vs San Jose EarthquakesJiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-45182550652663852942013-04-11T22:13:00.000-04:002013-04-11T22:16:01.971-04:002013 Major League Soccer Power Rankings Week 6Big drops in the rankings this week by Real Salt Lake, DC United and the New York Red Bulls. Nice move up by the Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids.<br />
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Montreal Impact maintain the top spot, with the LA Galaxy and FC Dallas swapping the #2 and #3 spots.<br />
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This week's rankings (+ - from last week):<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) Montreal Impact
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) LA Galaxy (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) FC Dallas (West) -1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Chivas USA (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Houston Dynamo (East) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) Columbus Crew (East) -2</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) New England Revolution (East) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) San Jose Earthquakes (West) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Philadelphia Union (East) +2</td>
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<tr height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">
<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Portland Timbers (West) +4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) Real Salt Lake (West) -5</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Toronto FC (East) +1</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Colorado Rapids (West) +3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) New York Red Bulls (East) -3</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) D.C. United (East) -4</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-25774441083399244092013-04-04T21:40:00.001-04:002013-04-04T22:48:20.786-04:00Major League Soccer Match Picks, Week 6Winners this week:<br />
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Sporting KC<br />
FC Dallas<br />
Columbus Crew<br />
San Jose Earthquakes<br />
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3 Draws this week:<br />
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Colorado v Real Salt Lake<br />
Portland v Houston<br />
Chicago v New YorkJiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0Greater Cincinnati (null)39.380986 -84.355655tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-18188532655807838702013-04-03T20:04:00.000-04:002013-04-03T20:04:23.495-04:002013 Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Week 5Were are 5 weeks into the 2013 Major League Soccer season, and we now have a pretty good feeling on the quality of the teams to date.<br />
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Here's my inaugural Power Rankings for 2013, Week 5:<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) Montreal Impact
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) LA Galaxy (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Columbus Crew (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) Houston Dynamo (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) Real Salt Lake (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) New England Revolution (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) San Jose Earthquakes (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Philadelphia Union (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) New York Red Bulls (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) D.C. United (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Toronto FC (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Portland Timbers (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) Colorado Rapids (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-37838850934481296432013-01-06T17:52:00.001-05:002013-01-06T17:52:11.387-05:00Ray LewisRay Lewis played his last home game with the Ravens today. They beat the Colts to move on in the playoffs.<br />
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Although the murder charges, subsequent plea bargain and settlement with the victim's family was a horrible thing, it seems as though for once we have a story of an individual learning from past mistakes to become a model citizen. Credit to Ray Lewis for that.Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0Greater Cincinnati (null)39.380954 -84.355828tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-46768416208364326862012-07-10T21:56:00.000-04:002012-07-10T21:56:17.445-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Matchweek 18, 7/10/12Welcome to the top D.C. United!<br />
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D.C. United grabs the top spot this week by the slightest of margins over the San Jose Earthquakes.<br />
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Biggest move up in this week's rankings? The Philadelphia Union 7 spots to #11 and the New England Revolution up 6 spots to #7.<br />
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Biggest drops? The Colorado Rapids drop 7 spots to #18 and the Columbus Crew drop 6 spots to #10.<br />
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My Matchweek 18 Power Rankings:<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) San Jose Earthquakes (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) LA Galaxy (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) New England Revolution (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) New York Red Bulls (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Columbus Crew (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Philadelphia Union (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Houston Dynamo (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) Real Salt Lake (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Portland Timbers (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Toronto FC (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) Colorado Rapids (West)</td>
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<br />Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-78865766808113197252012-07-01T15:02:00.000-04:002012-07-01T15:02:44.603-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Match Week 17, July 1, 2012I haven't posted these since <a href="http://jiresell.blogspot.com/2012/05/major-league-soccer-power-rankings-week.html">week 12 (May 30th)</a>. I have still been tracking, but got a little lazy in posting them.<br />
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The San Jose Earthquakes are #1!<br />
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My Match Week 17 rankings:<br />
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Earthquakes (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) D.C. United (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Columbus Crew (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) New York Red Bulls (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) LA Galaxy (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Real Salt Lake (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Houston Dynamo (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Colorado Rapids (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Portland Timbers (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) New England Revolution (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) Toronto FC (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) Philadelphia Union (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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I haven't posted updates since June 12th, so here you go:<br />
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Thursday, June 14th. Reds beat the Indians 12-5. Joey is 1-3 (a home run) with a run and 3 RBI.<br />
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Monday, June 18th. Reds lose to the Indians 10-9. Votto is 2-4 (a double and a home run) with 2 runs and an RBI.<br />
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Sunday, June 24th. Reds lose to the Twins. Votto is 1-3 (another home run) with a run and 2 RBI.<br />
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$30 more in my Joey Votto Jersey Fund!Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-75882269871273581472012-06-12T23:06:00.000-04:002012-06-12T23:06:17.685-04:00Reds Smoke the Indians 7-1!Johnny Cueto throws a complete game gem. Joey Votto goes 2 for 4 with a run and 3 RBI. $10 more dollars into my Joey Votto jersey fund!Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-83235478582580122752012-06-09T09:58:00.001-04:002012-06-09T10:11:08.082-04:00$20 More in My Joey Votto Jersey Fund!I haven't posted for a few days, so catching up today. The Reds beat the Astros last Saturday 12-9, and Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with 2 RBI and 3 runs.<br />
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Last night the Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on a bottom of the 10 inning safety squeeze perfectly executed by Wilson Valdez and Miguel Cairo. I was at the game with my wife Tammy, and sat in the Diamond seats at Great American Ball Park, 4th row behind home plate. What a great vantage point to have to witness a game-winning suicide squeeze!<br />
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Joey Votto hit a 3-run home run to dead center in the bottom of the 3rd, 1 run and 3 RBI in the game.
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The New York Red Bulls maintain the top spot this week and the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders make some big moves, although in opposite directions.<br />
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Biggest risers? The Columbus Crew rise 10 spots, the Houston Dynamo rise 5.<br />
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Biggest drops? The Seattle Sounders drop 8 spots, the Portland Timbers drop 3.<br />
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My week 12 rankings:<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt; width: 159pt;" width="159">1) New York Red Bulls
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) Real Salt Lake (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) D.C. United (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) Columbus Crew (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) San Jose Earthquakes (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Colorado Rapids (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) Houston Dynamo (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) New England Revolution (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) Portland Timbers (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) LA Galaxy (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) Philadelphia Union (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) Toronto FC (East)</td>
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The New York Red Bulls take over the top spot this week!<br />
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">2) Real Salt Lake (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">3) Seattle Sounders FC (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">4) San Jose Earthquakes (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">5) Vancouver Whitecaps (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">6) D.C. United (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">7) Sporting Kansas City (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">8) Chicago Fire (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">9) Colorado Rapids (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">10) Portland Timbers (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">11) New England Revolution (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">12) Montreal Impact (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">13) Houston Dynamo (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">14) Columbus Crew (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">15) Chivas USA (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">16) Philadelphia Union (East)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">17) LA Galaxy (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">18) FC Dallas (West)</td>
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<td height="14" style="height: 14.0pt;">19) Toronto FC (East)</td>
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</tbody></table>Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-47706182268837446832012-05-19T16:28:00.001-04:002012-05-19T16:42:44.643-04:00$10 more in my Joey Votto Jersey Fund, and the Reds beat the dreaded Yankees!Joey Votto hits a 3-run homer (1 run, 3 RBI today), and the Reds win, the Reeeeeeeeeeeds win!<br />
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Sean Marshall almost blew it. Dusty Baker had to pull him in a save situation for the 2nd time this year.<br />
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$10 more in my Joey Votto jersey fund!<br />
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<a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21573941&topic_id=&c_id=cin&tcid=vpp_copy_21573941&v=3">Joey Votto's 3-Run Homer Against the Yankees!</a>Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-19086092922555202552012-05-17T22:24:00.000-04:002012-05-17T22:24:11.307-04:00Major League Soccer Match Predictions, Matchweek 11, Saturday and Sunday Matches<a href="http://jiresell.blogspot.com/2012/05/major-league-soccer-match-predictions_15.html">With Portland and Houston playing to a scoreless draw and DC United beating Colorado I am 1 for 2 so far this matchweek.</a><br />
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Here are my predictions for the Saturday and Sunday matches:<br />
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Saturday 5/19/12 Matches:<br />
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Vancouver will draw Seattle at home<br />
Montreal will draw the New York Red Bulls at home<br />
DC United will beat Toronto FC at home<br />
New England will beat Houston at home<br />
FC Dallas will draw Philadelphia at home<br />
Colorado will draw Sporting Kansas City at home<br />
San Jose will beat Columbus at home<br />
Chivas USA will draw the LA Galaxy at home<br />
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Sunday 5/20/12 Match:<br />
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Portland will draw Chicago at home<br />
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By the way, MLSSoccer.com has a new fantasy pick 'em game-check it out!<br />
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<a href="http://games.mlssoccer.com/">http://games.mlssoccer.com/</a>Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-25225151569523445592012-05-15T18:30:00.001-04:002012-05-15T18:30:47.227-04:00Major League Soccer Match Predictions, Matchweek 11, Tuesday, Wednesday MatchesSo far this year I am 14 for 30 in my match predictions, a success rate of 46.6%.<br />
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My predictions for the MLS midweek matches:<br />
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Tonight, 5/15/12:<br />
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Houston beats Portland at home<br />
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Wednesday 5/16/12:<br />
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DC United beats Colorado at homeJiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-90747073376532078522012-05-14T21:48:00.000-04:002012-05-14T21:48:01.307-04:00A Deeper Love for the Premier League!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My wife Tammy, son Michael and I visited Paris and London in early April.<br />
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We had a chance to see 2 Premier League Matches while we were there, and as it turns out, some teams and individuals who have had historic seasons.<br />
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We saw Arsenal beat Manchester City, the eventual Premier League Champions, 1-0 at Emirates Stadium. Classic match, with the hated Mario Balotelli getting sent off for Man City<br />
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We also saw Fulham draw Chelsea (playing for the UEFA Champions League title this Saturday) 1-1 at Craven Cottage, with American Clint Dempsey (having arguably the best season ever for an American playing in Europe) getting the goal for Fulham to even up the match.<br />
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I have been a fan of the Premier League. I enjoy being able to watch matches live on Winter weekend mornings here in Cincinnati. The battle for the league title, Champions League spots and of course the battle not to be relegated is intriguing.<br />
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But the experience of going to actual matches in England was the best!<br />
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This Sunday was the final day of the season, with all 10 matches kicking off at the same time, so no team had a tactical advantage. Chris Ryan, writing on <a href="http://www.grantland.com/">Grantland.com</a> captured the essence of the day in this article posted today:<br />
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<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1823615356">The Reducer, Week 37: Today Is Gonna Be the Day</a></h1>
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<a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7927466/today-gonna-day">Manchester City wins the Premier League title in the most dramatic fashion possible</a></h3>
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So with the opportunity to experience matches live, and a great ending to the season this past Sunday, I now have a deeper love for the Premier League.</div>
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I just need to decide who to throw my support behind-thinking Fulham.</div>
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Can't wait for next season to get started!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael, Tammy and Me at The Emirates</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Jiresellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303204737761660697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479198940709202122.post-52431906443936456242012-05-14T21:10:00.000-04:002012-05-14T21:10:14.243-04:00Major League Soccer Power Rankings, Matchweek 10<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Sounders maintain the top spot this week, but there was a significant shuffle in the top 5, with Sporting Kansas City and DC United dropping out, and Real Salt Lake and the Chicago Fire moving in.<br />
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Who climbed this week? The New England Revolution climbs 5 spots, while Real Salt Lake and the Columbus Crew each climb 4.<br />
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Who dropped? Sporting Kansas City drops 4 spots. DC United and FC Dallas each drop 3.<br />
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Here's his line from today's ball game against the Washington Nationals:<br />
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5 AB's, 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 6 RBI, 3 Home Runs and 1 Double<br />
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And of course a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to win it!<br />
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I was there...kinda.<br />
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I bought Fox Sports Ohio Club Seats for Mother's Day and took my wife Tammy and son Michael to the game. Got a Jay Bruce cereal bowl at the gate!<br />
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But it rained, and rained-the game was supposed to start at 1:10, and by 4:00pm it still hadn't started so...(sigh) we decided to go home. The game started at 4:45...we just couldn't hold out any longer.<br />
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And I missed one of the best games of the year, and one of Joey Votto's greatest games ever.<br />
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At least I get to put $10 more dollars in my Joey Votto jersey fund.<br />
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I swear, I will never leave a Reds game early again...<br />
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