One more team will pack their shoes up and leave the locker room for the final time in 2009 tonight in Columbus.  I for one am holding strong and not giving in to the upset talks that have been all over the Internet this week.

I think Columbus is so good at home, and Real Salt Lake have struggled so much on the road that this one will end the way the seeding has it to finish.

I  pick Columbus to win this one by two goals in regulation as they did on July 18th when they beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 right there in Crew Stadium.

The only way I see Real Salt Lake getting it done tonight is by scoring at least two goals on the road, which they have done only twice this entire season(LA in June and Houston in September).

So what I am saying is that I am picking this one based mostly on statistics…..but lets be fair…..the best part about sports is that the stats can always be proven wrong on any given night!

Man I love elimination games!

waibs