Hey all, this is Adam Sedie, the producer of Pitch Pulse, writing to share my experiences during the MLS West Final. Never in my life have I encountered such a sporting event. That being said, lets jump into it!

After parking in what felt like Algeria, my colleagues and I conducted a pilgrimage towards will call to get our tickets. Seriously folks, it was close to a 15-minute walk. Eventually the huge HOME DEPOT CENTER sign became legible as we slowly arrived.

You have no idea how far the paring was from this sign.

I thought surely we had missed a goal due to a loud uproar pouring out of the stadium. After nearly slipping in dim lit mud trails working our way through and around the stadium to reach the will call, we ran into another set back. There was a line around 200 people deep waiting to pick up their tickets from will call.

At this point the grim reality was beginning to set in that we might get tickets and find seats with only a slim chance of witnessing any goals, or with little to any time left in the match.

After handing my ID to a roving Home Depot Center security person, I held my breath, fearing that this could only get worse by never seeing her or my driver’s license again. We fortunately got the tickets as well as my ID (thank god!) and begin charging in.

As we were walking towards our seats, we heard rumblings and buzzing stadium-wide, and the confusion became clearer when a patron searching for the shortest beer line divulged to us that the lights had gone out and the game was still paused while they are fixing it.

All in all, our freaky Friday the 13^th luck had changed and we only missed the first 17 minutes of the match. No goals were scored, and the earlier roar was actually that of the fans screaming as the lights went out. YES!

We nested ourselves in the Houston Dynamo supporters’ section right as the match restarted.

The game was well fought by both sides, but the Dynamo seemed to be more aggressive in the second half. That was of course before the power died for the second time.

The Galaxy fans quickly decided to kill their boredom by taking it to the Dynamo fans.

Chants of “Houston sucks” surrounded and engulfed the Houston fans. That was until Dynamo supporters retaliated with a clever impromptu “We have Lights”song, immediately evolving into a rendition of “Pay-Your-Bills” that puzzled, eventually silencing Los Angeles fans.

Ultimately, it appeared the second power outage cooled the Dynamo’s momentum, and the game basically became a defensive quagmire. The regulation time whistle had blown.

In overtime we saw David Beckham whine to officials about what he thought was a incorrect throw in call awarded to Houston.  Although he swung his arms an almost hit the referee, Beckham was not warned or issued a yellow card. His unsportsmanlike conduct surely deserved one, but Beckham is the golden boy and could do no wrong this night.

Beckham was lucky to not get a yellow for his behavior.

Things got ugly for the Dynamo during overtime, and after Landon Donovan converted the penalty kick to put the Galaxy up 2-0, the writing was pretty much on the wall.

It was a hard fought battle between two teams, and I only wish that it would have been uninterrupted so that match would have been played by two teams playing at their natural rhythm without the distraction of power failure. Looks like Friday the 13th gave the Galaxy a home field advantage.

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I don’t often toot  my own horn but will somebody please pat me on the back for my predictions on the weekend.

The only one I missed was the Chivas USA-San Jose draw which I am pretty sure surprised every one except the a San Jose faithful.

0-0 draw after a hard fought game!

We finally sold out our stadium in Houston and didn’t totally entertain the fans.  In the past a sell out has meant great games and lots of goals down here but Sunday was a zero to zero draw.

I think we out played them but I do think the result was a fair one to both teams.  This week will bring tons of excitement for everyone and after I talk to a few more guys around the league I will get a podcast taped and out to you!  Talk to you all soon.

This week I thought it best if I post my predictions for all to read and comment on…..this could get ugly! If you want to comment or give me feedback, please feel free to email me!

Like I normally do on the podcast, I elaborate on my reasons for my predictions.

However, since I have to get ready for the game myself, I am pressed for time  today so I will give you the abbreviated rendition of my predictions.

In any case, I will give a score and one or two reasons as to why I think it will happen…..here goes!

Real Salt Lake @ Toronto FC-  Most interesting game of the week should end in a Tor win…They have 7 wins at home this year to RSL’s 2 road wins…Add to that the fact that RSL have only celebrated 9 away goals while giving up 23 this year and it looks like a difficult task to overcome.

Chicago Fire @ New England Revolution- I think a draw is most likely to happen in this one…..Chicago doesnt need the points as much as NE do, and NE cannot afford to throw away a point at home.  Not sure on totals but 1 to 1 or 2 to 2 sounds good to me.

Columbus Crew @ DC United- I am going to take DC in to win by a goal…..When was the last time DC didn’t make it interesting down the stretch?  This is a playoff game to DC, who can pack for the off season if they let this one slip away at home.  Nothing against CLB but they just don’t have as much to play for…..and no don’t write me that the Supporters Shield is more important to them than the post season is to DC United!

Seattle Sounders @ Kansas City Wizards- I am taking SEA to win by 2 goals in this one.  They have a very physical back line and a great deal of size for set pieces.  On the little field in KC I think they will have a great advantage because of this…..also they are still within reach of home field advantage if they win their final two games the other results go their way…..in other words they legitimately have something to play for!

Colorado Rapids @ FC Dallas- This is my second game most important game on the weekend as the result will clearly end the season for one of the two teams….and a draw could end it for both!  I would  not be suprised to see a shoot out down in Frisco and a final score of  3 to 4 or even more than that if Dallas get an early goal.  I am not sold on Dallas but Col has not won since the fifth of September….I’ll take Dallas in a heated  red card home game.

San Jose Earthquakes@ Chivas USA-  For me this one is academic, not trying to be mean and with all due respect SJ is out gunned due to two MORE injuries this week to Jason Hernandez and Chris Wondolowski.  Plain and simple I take Chivas to win.

Los Angeles Galaxy @ Houston Dynamo-  As I always do with my team I plead the fifth.  If I have to guess…well you know what I am thinking!

Not until this past Sunday did the Columbus Crew become the first team in the league to clinch a playoff birth. That is crazy considering how much of a divide in recent years amongst the top and the bottom of the table.

This year is great for the MLS in that with such competition, and with 14-15 teams all in the hunt, it marks that the level of competition is on the raise league-wide, and this is only going to be good for growth of the domestic football product.

The Los Angeles Galaxy’s turnaround success story of a season might be undermined by the severity of David Beckham’s achilles injury.

Players like Kljestan might hold their head if they don't go through. (Credit: picapp.com)

Some teams have turned things around dramatically, while others have hit untimely slumps.

Either way, this last month will be cooking with excitement, and worth watching as the regular season close draws nearer.