I won’t be cross posting too many posts but I figured I’d post a link to this one as it’ll be relevant come 2010! For Center Holds It, I have spent each week assessing the newcomers in Major League Soccer – rookies or new acquisitions. So far the scoreboard looks like this after 7 weeks and it is Sounder dominated:

Scoring goes 10 pts. for first spot, 9 pts. for second spot, 8 pts. for third spot, etc (see one of the links to get the gist).

OVERALL [pts/wk]

1. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Seattle – 30 pts.) [9-0-0-7-0-5-9]
2. Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles – 27 pts.) [0-0-0-10-9-0-8]
3. Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle – 23 pts.) [4-0-10-5-4-0-0]
Steve Zakuani (Seattle – 23 pts.) [0-5-8-0-0-10]
4. Chris Pontius (DC United – 22 pts.) [6-6-0-2-0-8-0]
Stefan Frei (Toronto FC – 22 pts.)
5. Freddy Montero (Seattle – 19 pts.) [10-9-0-0-0-0-0]
6. Kasey Keller (Seattle – 17 pts.) [0-10-4-0-0-3-0]
7. Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle – 16 pts.) [0-7-9-0-0-0-0]
8. Sam Cronin (Toronto FC – 12 pts.)
9. Brad Knighton (New England – 11 pts.)
10. Pablo Vitti (Toronto FC – 10 pts.)
11. Eduardo Lillingston (Chivas USA – 9 pts.)
Kevin Alston (New England – 9 pts.)
Bobby Convey Soccer News To (San Jose – 9 pts.)
Gerson Mayen (Chivas USA – 9 pts.)
12. Cam Weaver (San Jose – 8 pts.)
Sebastian Le Toux (Seattle – 8 pts.)
Mariano Trujillo (Chivas USA – 8 pts.)
David Ferreira (FC Dallas – 8 pts.)
13. Santiago Hirsig (Kansas City – 7 pts.)
Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles – 7 pts.)
Alfredo Pacheco (Red Bull New York – 7 pts.)
Matt Besler (Kansas City – 7 pts.)
Rodney Wallace (DC United – 7 pts.)
Andrew Hainault (Houston – 7 pts.)
Gregg Berhalter (Los Angeles – 6 pts.)
14. Pablo Campos (San Jose – 5 pts.)
Darrius Barnes (New England – 5 pts.)
Dejan Jakovic (DC United – 5 pts.)
15. Bojan Stepanovic (Chivas USA – 4 pts.)
Stephane Assengue (New England – 4 pts.)
16. Luis Miguel Soccer News Top Escalada (Real Salt Lake – 2 pts.)
Milos Kocic (DC United – 2 pts.)
17. Alec Dufty (New York – 1 pt.)
Kyle Reynish (Real Salt Lake – 1 pt.)

The most recent is Week 7 with a certain rookie keeper taking top honors…

Week 7, It’s a Keeper’s World and We’re Just Livin’ In It

Week 6, Veni, “Vitti”, Vici? Nope, a Sounder back on top

Week 5, “Knighton” Shining Armor

Week 4, A New Ricketts Shines, but both Fredd(y)/(ie)s Still Lead

Week 3, Three Weeks, Three Sounders

Week 2, Old “Keller” Leads 4 Sounders In Top 6

Week 1, Week One and Fredy Is King

Should have an interview with Seattle and South Jersey’s Stephen King up in a couple of days. Until then – and I’m sure you all have seen it by now – I am going to go stare at “the logo” a little while longer.