Yes, Thank You, I Would Love Some Tacos

Just a few changes around here. I added some of the blogs that added mine recently (and even some that didn't) over in the links section (and I used one of the few html tags I know to even make it look kind of pretty).

It's like Major League Friendship over here. :)

Yes, I have been having some issues as of late with my credentials as a Fire fan. Being accused of trying to cajole Section 8 into being boosters of the league as a whole isn't sitting well with me. So, it's looking like for all the other Section 8ers who want to track me down and beat the piss out of me will have to look for me in Section 120 on Saturday. :p

And this next line won't help...

FC Dallas is doing so many things right recently it's not even a contest as to which of the two rivals would survive were MLS teams to be set free on their lonesome.

While the Fire recently fired their Senior Manager of Corporate Sponsorship, FC Dallas just signed a 20 million dollar, 30 year deal with Pizza Hut.

Now, the downside is that Pizza Hut will control the concessions at FC Dallas' stadium for the duration of the deal. But if you've ever had the pizza at Soldier Field, I could live with that.

Connie's in the restaurant - AWESOME! Connie's at Soldier Field - well it might as well be New York style pizza (also known politely as "garbage"). ;)

So the joke that of course went along with this is "the next thing you know, we'll see Taco Bell Field at Bridgeview."

And, well that's the last thing we need. FC Dallas and the Chicago Fire have enough bad blood without both being sponsored by Yum! Brands, Inc. companies. Though it would then start to make sense why they have a derby.

I think you could rename the Brimstone Cup, the Big Bowl of Yum!

It worked much better when both Taco Bell and Pizza Hut were still owned by Pepsico because then the two matches could have been the Cup Of Pepsi.

One other thing FC Dallas is doing right (or at least their fans) is that on the fan site at Match Night, 3rd Degree, they list the MLS table as it should look.

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Can I just say that DC United really ruined my day by keeping the Fire second from the top yesterday, regardless if they would have had three games in hand or not. I mean, what was the point in beating Burnsenal if we turn around and drop a match to United United.

I have renicknamed the Chicago Fire - Chicagton. This is for the fact that we'll probably finish fourth in the table with a negative goal differential (like Everton did in the EPL in 2004/5). Since it looks more and more every day like we'll be battling the Galaxy for the 3rd spot, I've renicknamed them Angelpool.

Here are the current one-table dream standings:

1. New England Revolution (a.k.a. The Chelsealution) [7-0-4] 25 pts. GD: +13
2. FC Dallas (a.k.a. Burnsenal) [7-2-3] 24 pts. GD: +10
3. Los Angeles Galaxy (a.k.a. Angelpool) [7-3-2] 23 pts. GD: +6
4. Chicago Fire (a.k.a. Chicagton) [7-6-1] 22 pts. GD: +2
5. MetroStars [4-3-5] 17 pts. GD: +6
6. Kansas City Wizards [4-3-5] 17 pts. GD: +3
7. D.C. United (a.k.a. United United) [4-4-4] 16 pts. GD: +1
8. San Jose Earthquakes [3-3-6] 15 pts. GD: +0
9. Columbus Crew [4-6-1] 13 pts. GD: -5
10. Colorado Rapids [3-8-2] 11 pts. GD: -5
11. Real Salt Lake [3-7-2] 11 pts. GD: -10
12. Chivas USA [1-9-3] 6 pts. GD: -17