One of the charms of MLS is its unpredictability. That obviously applies during the season, but especially when it comes to preseason predictions. We all walk into a season with expectations of teams, and every year there are several who are miles better than anyone figured.
That leads us to the question: at what point do you become a believer? The early part of the season can be fool's gold, but at some point you've seen enough that you have to admit: "I didn't see this coming, but there's clearly something there."
That's not quite the case at the top of the rankings this week, because the best teams still appear to be the best teams -- but how about the worries about St.