Diabolical Genius

Maybe this is Jason Kreis' master plan. He makes everyone hate that fucking turf so much that they figure losing one game won't mean shit in the grand scheme of things so they just tank it, letting RSL come away with an unreal home record.

Problem is, Blanco never got that memo. D.C. did as they screwed the Mormon pooch once again last night. For a guy who signs a lot of players from Argentina, Tom Soehn sure has a shitty way of welcoming them to the league. Why the hell did he put a young goalie and young defender from there out on the field - and I use that term loosely - in Salt Lake?

D.C either doesn't give a shit if they get their salad tossed in Utah each year or they don't realize that games against RSL really count in the standings. That left the door open for Kyle "Dirty Hippy" Beckerman to get a pair of goals.

Other MLS tidbits:

• Landon is apparently getting really pissed at his teammates for giving up goals to the U-16 team that people call Toronto FC. He has scored within five minutes of Toronto's first two goals today. Then Jeff Cunningham scored late and LA gets boned by TFC. Classic.
  
• What the fuck was the point of playing in the middle of the afternoon in San Jose? Blanco's face looked like he was going to keel over in the post-game interview.
• So help me God, Christian Miles, if you say fulcrum to describe a central midfielder one more times, I'm gonna kick you in the jimmy.
• Chivas committed 20 fouls, which I think is one for every fan in the stadium at Columbus last night.
• A game coached by Steve Nicol and Fernando Clavijo had 34 fouls. Shocking.