The Wheat, The Chaff

A Lot Of Chaff A season tends to separate the wheat from the chaff. In the case of the MLS there isn't a lot of wheat. With 3 games left, both conferences still have 3-4 teams duking it out for a playoff spot. Just last week FC Dallas finally clinched a playoff berth. Sometimes I wonder how much parity harms the league. Sure, a playoff race gets people's attention. The same could be said of a lot of things. Wars get people's attention but we don't see them as being a good thing, do we? One has to wonder if at times the MLS has a bit too much parity. Afterall just a couple weeks ago it looked like the LA Galaxy still had a chance to playoffs (mathematically they still do). One has to wonder if this is all good attention. Afterall fans of teams like Houston are surely annoyed that despite the amount of talent on their team (Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Ching, Alejando Moreno, Pat Onstand, Wade Barrett, et al.) that they couldn't had a spot wrapped up by now. And despite the horrific season the Columbus Crew have had, they still could pull off making the playoffs or at least not finish as the worst team in the league. Is parity really something Major League Soccer (MLS) should be pushing for? Does it help the league more than it hurts it? ,