When every other franchise in Major League Soccer was a tenant, the Galaxy built a stadium. When the league had a shortage of high-profile players, the team signed David Beckham.
This was the club of Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, of Cobi Jones and Jorge Campos. By the humble standards of MLS, the Galaxy was the New York Yankees.
This made the decision to replace Bruce Arena with Curt Onalfo as coach especially curious.
The underwhelming move, made official at a news conference Tuesday, was something that would be expected from the likes of FC Dallas or the San Jose Earthquakes.