How's This For An Average Team?

If anyone wants to talk about a pure mid-table team, one need look no further than "my" Chicago Fire. After blowing some sure points on the road against the New York/New Jersey Metrostars, the Fire line looks as follows:

Games Played: 11
Record: 5-5-1
Goals For: 13
Goals Against: 15
Home: 2-2-0
Away: 3-3-1

For a second I did the math wrong and calculated the goals for and goals against as 14 and 14. That would have just been creepy.

I guess there's no shame in being the average team in the league. If they finish 14-14-4, Fire fans will be next to ecstatic after last season's finish.

Still, this gives a new meaning to mid-table.

Here's the general "if I had the league my way" standings after tonight's match:

1. New England Revolution (a.k.a. The Chelsealution) [6-0-3] 21 pts. GD: +11
2. FC Dallas (a.k.a. Burnsenal) [6-1-3] 21 pts. GD: +10
3. Los Angeles Galaxy [6-2-1] 19 pts. GD: +6
4. Chicago Fire [5-5-1] 16 pts. GD: -2
5. New York/New Jersey Metrostars [4-3-3] 15 pts. GD: +6
6. Kansas City Wizards [4-2-3] 15 pts. GD: +5
7. San Jose Earthquakes [3-3-4] 13 pts. GD: 0
8. D.C. United [3-4-2] 11 pts. GD: 0
9. Real Salt Lake [3-5-2] 11 pts. GD: -7
10. Columbus Crew [3-6-1] 10 pts. GD: -10
11. Colorado Rapids [2-7-2] 8 pts. GD: -5
12. Chivas USA [1-8-1] 4 pts. GD: -14

Someday soon, the divisions will be done away with. Until then, in my mind, the standing always look like this and in my blog, this is how they'll always be listed.