Ep. 21 – MLS Week 19 Recap and Mid-Season Story Lines

Sons of a Pitch: An American Soccer Podcast

English - July 11, 2018 16:33 - 46 minutes - 46.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 20 – MLS Week 18 Recap: Goals and Rivalries

Next Episode: Ep. 22 – MLS Week 20 Recap: Trends, Officiating, and the Portland Timbers

Sons of a Pitch takes on a new format, giving you more content, more discussion, and more story lines from around Major League Soccer. This week's topics include:

A mini-slump for Sporting Kansas City
What's causing the Columbus Crew collapse? (1W, 3L, 4D in last eight!)
Nick and Mike compare the Eastern Conference vs. the Western Conference: Does the East still have the edge?
The hosts review the recent transfers (Geoff Cameron to MLS?) and a big coaching change in New York ... again!

Also, Nick and Mike review their pre-season playoff predictions. See how they're fairing at the mid-point of the MLS season.

Eastern Conference

Predictions
Currently

1
Toronto FC
Atlanta United

2
NYCFC
NYCFC

3
Atlanta United
Red Bulls

4
Chicago
Columbus

5
Orlando City
New England

6
Red Bulls (Nick) / Union (Mike)
Montreal

Western Conference

Predictions
Currently

1
Sporting KC
FC Dallas

2
Seattle
LAFC

3
Real Salt Lake
SKC

4
Portland
Real Salt Lake

5
Dallas (Nick) / Vancouver (Mike)
Portland

6
LA Galaxy
Vancouver

Sons of a Pitch takes on a new format, giving you more content, more discussion, and more story lines from around Major League Soccer. This week’s topics include:

A mini-slump for Sporting Kansas City
What’s causing the Columbus Crew collapse? (1W, 3L, 4D in last eight!)
Nick and Mike compare the Eastern Conference vs. the Western Conference: Does the East still have the edge?
The hosts review the recent transfers (Geoff Cameron to MLS?) and a big coaching change in New York … again!

Also, Nick and Mike review their pre-season playoff predictions. See how they’re fairing at the mid-point of the MLS season.

Eastern Conference

Predictions
Currently

1
Toronto FC
Atlanta United

2
NYCFC
NYCFC

3
Atlanta United
Red Bulls

4
Chicago
Columbus

5
Orlando City
New England

6
Red Bulls (Nick) / Union (Mike)
Montreal

Western Conference

Predictions
Currently

1
Sporting KC
FC Dallas

2
Seattle
LAFC

3
Real Salt Lake
SKC

4
Portland
Real Salt Lake

5
Dallas (Nick) / Vancouver (Mike)
Portland

6
LA Galaxy
Vancouver