MLS Discipline Update for October 2-3

MLS hasn't been putting together a single page with all of this info since the website switch, so I've culled the info from the game guides and posted it here. Suspended (international absences in parentheses) CHI none CHV Umana CLB none COL none DAL none DC James HOU none KC none LA none NE none NY none PHI none (Arrieta) RSL none SEA none (Boss) SJ none TOR none One yellow away from suspension CHI Conde CHV Trujillo CLB Hesmer COL Thompson DAL Ferreira, McCarty, Pearce DC Morsink, Najar, Zayner HOU Hainault, Palmer KC Conrad, Espinoza LA Juninho NE Gibbs, Phelan NY Petke, Stammler PHI Arrieta, Fred RSL Beckerman, Espindola SEA Marshall, Riley SJ Burling, Corrales TOR Cann, de Guzman, De Rosario Two yellows away from suspension CHI Ljungberg CHV Padilla, Romero CLB Carroll, Francis COL Cummings, Larentowicz, Mastroeni, Mullan, Smith, Wynne DAL Benitez, Chavez, Ihemelu, John DC Quaranta HOU Cruz, Davis, Robinson KC Harrington, Jewsbury, Kamara, Rocastle, Smith LA Bowen, Buddle, DeLaGarza NE Joseph, Nyassi, Perovic NY Ballouchy, Borman, Lindpere, Mendes, Miller, Talley, Tchani PHI Califf, Jacobson, Miglioranzi, Orozco Fiscal, Torres RSL Borchers, Johnson, Saborio, Williams, Wingert SEA Alonso, Montero SJ Alvarez, Convey, Wondolowski TOR Attakora, Barrett, LaBrocca, Saric

MLS Discipline Update for September 4-5

MLS hasn't been putting together a single page with all of this info since the website switch, so I've culled the info from the game guides and posted it here. Suspended (international absences in parentheses) CHI Ljungberg (Pappa, Umanzor) CHV none (de la Fuente, Romero, Zamora) CLB Moffat (Renteria) COL none DAL Harris, Hernandez DC none (Boskovic, Jakovic) HOU Palmer (Navas Cobo, Palmer) KC none (Kamara) LA Birchall NE Gibbs (Mansally, Nyassi) NY none (Agudelo, Coundoul, Marquez, Miller, Richards) PHI none RSL none (Johnson, Saborio) SEA none (Nyassi) SJ Convey (Johnson) TOR none (Attakora, de Guzman, De Rosario) One yellow away from suspension CHI none CHV none CLB none COL Casey, Cummings, Mastroeni DAL none DC James, Morsink, Najar HOU Boswell KC Conrad LA Juninho NE Perovic NY Mendes, Petke PHI Arrieta, Fred, Miglioranzi RSL Borchers, Olave SEA Marshall SJ Burling, Corrales TOR Usanov Two yellows away from suspension CHI none CHV Padilla, Romero CLB Carroll, Hesmer COL Larentowicz DAL Ferreira, Ihemelu, John, McCarty, Pearce DC Quaranta, Talley, Zayner HOU Cruz, Hainault, Palmer KC Kamara, Rocastle, Smith LA Bowen, Buddle, Gonzalez NE Gibbs, Joseph, Nyassi NY Lindpere, Stammler PHI Orozco Fiscal, Torres RSL Beckerman, Espindola, Johnson, Williams, Wingert SEA Alonso, Riley SJ Wondolowski TOR Attakora, Cann, LaBrocca

MLS Discipline Update for August 28-29

MLS hasn't been putting together a single page with all of this info since the website switch, so I've culled the info from the game guides and posted it here. Suspended CHI Conde CHV none CLB Hejduk COL none DAL none DC none HOU none KC none LA none NE none NY none PHI none RSL none SEA Gonzalez SJ Hernandez TOR Attakora One yellow away from suspension CHI Ljungberg CHV none CLB Moffat COL Cummings DAL Harris, Hernandez DC James HOU Boswell KC Conrad, Smith LA Birchall, Gonzalez, Juninho NE Perovic NY Mendes, Petke PHI Arrieta, Fred RSL Borchers, Wingert SEA Marshall SJ Convey, Corrales TOR none Two yellows away from suspension CHI none CHV Padilla, Romero CLB Carroll, Hesmer COL Casey, Larentowicz, Mastroeni DAL Ferreira, Ihemelu, John, McCarty, Pearce DC Morsink, Najar, Quaranta, Talley, Zayner HOU Hainault, Palmer KC Kamara, Rocastle LA Bowen, Buddle NE Gibbs, Joseph, Nyassi NY Stammler PHI Miglioranzi, Orozco Fiscal, Torres RSL Beckerman, Espindola, Johnson, Olave, Williams SEA Alonso, Riley SJ Burling, Wondolowski TOR Attakora, Cann, LaBrocca, Usanov

MLS Playoffs: Yellow Card Rule Change

This was brought to my attention in the play-by-play thread on Bigsoccer: Did you notice that MLS has changed its rules for playoff yellow card suspensions? I'm not sure if this was put into place this year or last year, but it definitely was not the case as of 2007. Two yellow cards in consecutive games mean a suspension. That's not the change. The change is that a player cannot be suspended for the MLS Cup for yellow cards. So if Jamison Olave, who got a yellow at Crew Stadium, gets another yellow in Chicago and RSL wins, then he would be eligible for the title game. If you remember, Ricardo Clark missed the 2006 MLS Cup final because of the old rule. I think the change must be new, because that link above to the MLSnet discipline page has conflicting language on the subject - look at "playoff caution accumulation" and then the 5th paragraph under "2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Guidelines." However, when you check out the 2009 Playoff Guide (PDF), it confirms the change. Also, about last night's game: Pat Phelan came close to equalizing for the Revolution, but it shouldn't be a surprise that NE couldn't break the aggregate tie or come back once they went behind. Their attacking depth was non-existent, especially once Mauricio Castro went down. They started the game with zero forwards on the bench; the six field player subs were Igwe, Tierney, Phelan, Thompson, Castro, and Colaluca. I know Stephane Assengue is a player for the future, but surely they might've named him to the bench in case they needed a goal. It's not good to be relying on Phelan as your last ditch sub in that situation. Of course, even if the Revs had attacking depth, that doesn't mean Nicol would use it - remember Ricardo Phillips and Jose Manuel Abundis?