Boy, how long has it been? I'm not even going to try and figure that out. What's important is the MLS Beat is back.

This past week was full of excitement around MLS, some of it for all the wrong reasons. Superliga 2008 has beenA excellent again this year, in myA opinion,A as the group stages wrapped up this [...] more...

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division.

Last week I talked about how it isn't always a bad thing to take a zero from a player in your starting lineup when his team is on bye or [...] more...

Blue Blooded Journo Power Poll is a weekly poll of all the BBJ bloggers. The rankings are compiled to form one composite list.

I didn't expect so much movement with SuperLiga break going on, but 11 of 14 teams are in a different place than last week.

Been awhile since my last post. I've moved to Boston (Roslindale to be precise, slightly less riff raff but still in my price range) and it's taken a long time to get settled in. Since I last posted, the New England Revolution have rebounded from a slight slump with two solid victories. [...]

A few odds and ends:

Did anyone think that the entire $1 million Superliga prize would go to the players? The MLS players union thinks that's how it should work. Sorry guys, you don't own the teams. You play two less games than last year. Sure, MLS should start working in international competition bonuses into their [...] more...

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division.

Welcome to the dog days of summer! As I pointed out last week, there are at least two teams on bye for each of the next five weeks. That will [...] more...

Blue Blooded Journo Power Poll is a weekly poll of all the BBJ bloggers. The rankings are compiled to form one composite list.

Top three and bottom five remain the same. NE holds the top spot for the fourth straight week, matching Columbus' reign from weeks 5 through 8. All Eastern Conference teams are 9 [...] more...

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division.

DC got off to a very slow start this year, and for those of you (like me) that gave up on them, you might want to take another look. After [...] more...

Blue Blooded Journo Power Poll is a weekly poll of all the BBJ bloggers. The rankings are compiled to form one composite list.

Top two and bottom three remain the same. DC's destruction of the high-flying Galaxy moved them up 5 spots. Colorado dropped one to a season-low 11th.

Blue Blooded Journo Power Poll is a weekly poll of all the BBJ bloggers. The rankings are compiled to form one composite list.

Must be vacation week, as I'm flying solo. RSL's 4 point week jumps them up 4 spots. Chicago drops to their lowest rank since week one. LA reaches a season high, as [...]

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division.

There were 3 scoreless games this week, and 8 shutouts altogether in 8 games, which generally makes for a low scoring week fantasywise. Teams that loaded up on the eastern [...] more...

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division.

Sometimes, the best moves in fantasy sports are the ones you don't make. I was in a pickle last week with several of my starters away on National Team duty: [...] more...

Blue Blooded Journo Power Poll is a weekly poll of all the BBJ bloggers. The rankings are compiled to form one composite list.

Last week it was Houston with the big jump, this week it's DC. United has moved from 14th three weeks ago up to 7th. Of their five wins, three have been blowouts. [...]

What a great weekend, huh? I'm sure fans of some teams would disagree, but it just felt great to finally say goodbye to the seemingly endless off-season and say hello to the 2008 MLS season. Just in case you missed it. Here's what happened…

Q&A with a Houston Dynamo blogger.