20 Fearless Predictions for the 2003 season. |
Wow. Only 4 points? that’s terrible. |
1. East finish: Columbus, MetroStars, NE, Chicago, and DC. Primarily got Columbus and Chicago swapped. Incorrect |
2. West Finish: LA, Dallas, Colorado, KC, and SJ. n Ouch. Incorrect |
3. San Jose will trade for a forward before the All-Star break. Does Brian Ching count? Maybe, Faria after the break kinds counts too. 1/2 correct |
4, The US Open Cup will be won by New England. Was won by Chicago. Incorrect |
5. Clint Mathis will be MVP of MLS. Preki. Incorrect. |
6. Metro will win the 2003 MLS Cup. (Clint Mathis will score the game winner in both the East final and the MLS Cup.) Incorrect. San Jose |
7. Edson Buddle will lead MLS in scoring. Preki, Buddle may have had a shot without injury. Incorrect. |
8. Landon Donovan will get in a argument with Frank Yallop when subbed out of a game. He’s got petulant, but did not get in an argument with Yallop. Incorrect . |
9. Don Garber will announce that a city in Oklahoma and Philadelphia will be expansion teams in 2005. Incorrect. |
10. Chris Carrieri will have a breakout year for Colorado. Having a good year, but not really a breakout season per say. 1/2 correct |
11. Ryan Suarez will be Defender of the Year as a central defender. (sigh) traded to LA. Incorrect. |
12. Los Angeles Galaxy will win the Supporters Shield. Cratered bad enough for Sigi watch to have started. Incorrect. |
13. There will be a full-out brawl during a DC United practice. Looks to be incorrect. |
14. Ricardo Clark will be Rookie of the Year for MetroStars. Incorrect. Strong candidate, but Ralph took it. |
15. Tim Howard will be Goalkeeper of the Year. Would have been if he hadn’t moved to Man U. Incorrect |
16. Both Hristo Stoitchkov and Marco Etcheverry will announce 2003 as their last season in MLS. Boo Yeah! Correct (2 points) |
17. DaMarcus Bealsey will be sold to Europe before the season ends. Incorrect |
18. Brian McBride will miss at least 8 games with injury. Missed 6 games. Incorrect. |
17. The Minnow will not score 20 goals in 2003 but will still be the only LA player with more than 10. Correct. (1 point) |
18. After their summer tour, Manchester United will enter discussion with MLS to invest in the league. Does buying Tim Howard count? Incorrect. |