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2019 MLS Team Previews: RSL, San Jose, Seattle, Sporting KC, Toronto FC, and Vancouver

Sons of a Pitch: An American Soccer Podcast

English - March 02, 2019 04:39 - 44 minutes - 44.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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The 2019 Major League Soccer season is less than one day away, and The Sons of a Pitch have completed their previews of all the teams competing for the MLS Cup. In this final preview episode, Nick and Mike break down teams with mixed success in 2018. Tune in and listen to transaction moves, roster recaps, players to watch, and the floors and ceilings for Real Salt Lake, San Jose, Seattle, Sporting KC, Toronto, and Vancouver.

While the hosts remain skeptical about RSL and San Jose, they feel that Sporting KC can compete for trophies while TFC and Vancouver look to improve on their 2018 campaigns. If Seattle can actually get off to a fast start and keep up their usual dominance in the second half of the season, then the Sounders could also be MLS Cup contenders.

With the previews finalized and the predictions in, here is how our hosts think the season will shake out:

Eastern Conference

Mike
Nick

1
Atlanta United
Red Bulls

2
Red Bulls
Atlanta United

3
DC United
DC United

4
Toronto FC
NYCFC

5
NYCFC
Columbus Crew

6
Chicago
Philadelphia

7
Columbus
Chicago

Western Conference

Mike
Nick

1
LAFC
Sporting KC

2
Sporting KC
LAFC

3
Portland
LA Galaxy

4
LA Galaxy
Portland

5
Seattle
Seattle

6
FC Dallas
Houston

7
Minnesota United
Minnesota United

MLS Conference Finals and Champion

Mike
Nick

East
Atlanta vs. RBNY
RBNY vs. Atlanta

West
Sporting KC vs. LA Galaxy
Sporting KC vs. LAFC

Champion
Sporting KC
Sporting KC

What are your predictions? How far will your team go? Let us know in the comments below!

The 2019 Major League Soccer season is less than one day away, and The Sons of a Pitch have completed their previews of all the teams competing for the MLS Cup. In this final preview episode, Nick and Mike break down teams with mixed success in 2018. Tune in and listen to transaction moves, roster recaps, players to watch, and the floors and ceilings for Real Salt Lake, San Jose, Seattle, Sporting KC, Toronto, and Vancouver.


While the hosts remain skeptical about RSL and San Jose, they feel that Sporting KC can compete for trophies while TFC and Vancouver look to improve on their 2018 campaigns. If Seattle can actually get off to a fast start and keep up their usual dominance in the second half of the season, then the Sounders could also be MLS Cup contenders.


With the previews finalized and the predictions in, here is how our hosts think the season will shake out:


Eastern Conference

Mike
Nick

1
Atlanta United
Red Bulls

2
Red Bulls
Atlanta United

3
DC United
DC United

4
Toronto FC
NYCFC

5
NYCFC
Columbus Crew

6
Chicago
Philadelphia

7
Columbus
Chicago

Western Conference

Mike
Nick

1
LAFC
Sporting KC

2
Sporting KC
LAFC

3
Portland
LA Galaxy

4
LA Galaxy
Portland

5
Seattle
Seattle

6
FC Dallas
Houston

7
Minnesota United
Minnesota United

MLS Conference Finals and Champion

Mike
Nick

East
Atlanta vs. RBNY
RBNY vs. Atlanta

West
Sporting KC vs. LA Galaxy
Sporting KC vs. LAFC

Champion
Sporting KC
Sporting KC

What are your predictions? How far will your team go? Let us know in the comments below!