Welcome back to season six of weekly MLS open gamethreads by yours truly, Chris Tobin. For those new here, we will have three sections just like today. Three Big Storylines where I tally up the three big storylines that have caught my eye this week. From a Sounders Point of View, where I look at how some of this week’s games might affect the Seattle Sounders (this section gets more focused on the standing as the season progresses). And lastly a listing of the National TV games on MLS this weekend. Feel free to jump in the comments with any suggestions if there is something you would like me to add.