A win is always welcome at this venture of the season. With every match extremely crucial to having a shot at the postseason, these three points will go a long way. The new signings (not so new anymore) Abe Thompson and Herculez Gomez left a strong mark on the match, with Gomez looking dangerous on a number of different occasions.

For at least the last month of the season, I'm going to bring back the Wizards. That's right. You heard it here first. Hopefully, a revival on this here blog will coincide with a better late-than never run towards a postseason berth, something that seems unlikely for team that has gone cold at the worst time of the season.

I'm not on here much, but I found this beautiful video:

Enjoy.

The Wizards will be taking their one-win streak to Dick's Sporting Goods Park, hopefully doubling it to two, against the Colorado Rapids. There are reasons to be optimistic. First, they did play well for a big part of last week's game against Chivas. If the Wizards keep the offensive grit they showed last week and stay awake for the whole game, there is no reason why they can't bring home a win.

Sorry this is so late, I was have some technologically challenged old guy problems. It was an enjoyable time in KC seeing the Wizards win a game that keeps them in the running for the playoffs. They looked good building up a 3 to 0 lead in the first two thirds of the game. Then things got rough as they handed Chivas 2 points on set plays.

Okay, not for the Wizards - they are at home tonight against Chivas. The road trip is for me. Being from out of town I don't get down to too many of the games, so I am excited at the prospect of giving a more personal report on the game when I return tomorrow. Go Wizards!

The other day, Kansas City Soccer Review had some great thoughts about what kind of stadium should be built to house the Wizards. The author hoped for a stadium true to the spirit of the game, not just the bottom line. Here's my idea.

How 'bout terraces? Morrison Stadium, home of Creighton Bluejay soccer here in Omaha, has a fine facility that includes terraces on one side.

This is a little late, but, honestly, there was not much to say. An ugly loss to a side that was fairly ripe for the picking. The stats show a bit of positive, with KC taking more shots and shots on goal, however, quantity does not mean quality as the game summary clearly shows. I hope the Wizards get the scoring problem sorted out before this weekend's home meeting with Chivas.

Our guys have done well to go undefeated for the last 6 games, but, let's face it; a bunch of draws do not move a team up the table. The Wizards have been lucky in that others have been pulling draws too, so we have not dropped. On the other hand, this also means a lot of missed opportunities to move up.

Howdy folks,

I'm going to be unable to blog for the next few weeks. The next few weeks being close to a month. Any KC loyalists out there with a passion for writing who would like to fill the void I will be leaving is welcome. Please contact me within the next few days at travismclavy@gmail.

That's probably the biggest question surrounding tonight's game against the Crew. Will Josh Wolff make his KC return? He's itching to do so. And if he does, how much of an impact will he have? Clearly, this is a team that needs goals in order to have any kind of shot at the playoffs. Trading Sealy is a bit iffy because of that, but according to Ives they received upwards of $125,000 for him - not bad.

Big news today with Trinidad & Tobago forward Scott Sealy being sent out West to the Earthquakes in exchange for some cash money. Sealy has expressed a desire to move overseas after this season, so a good move by the front office. And with Josh Wolff coming in, the forward position was getting a bit overcrowded - although a Sealy-Wolff combination wouldn't have been that bad.

It's been a busy week for the Wizards, so this weekend provided a bit of a respite before this week's game against Columbus. The friendly against Atlas AC was a 2-1 to the Wizards, although because of the nature of the game the result wasn't important - it was a chance for a partner club to get a preseason run out, plus a match for reserves to play in.

Another win. And two goals scored? How about that. This was the first league match that KC scored two goals in since April 5. That is not good. Plain and simple. The fact the Jimmy Conrad now leads the Wizards in goals? Also not encouraging. But the three points tonight means that KC is now equal on points with New York for sixth place.

Three points are there for the taking tonight. Not that New York is a team of pushovers, but they are reeling right now. The game at the CAB is an opportunity to pull ourselves out of last place - well, at least draw level with NY for sixth place. As Bill Murray's character said in What About Bob, it's all about "baby steps".