The Houston Dynamo had Sporting Kansas City (nee Kansas City Wizards) in their playoff hands; blatantly put, SKC were Houston’s playoff bitches.
In 2007, Kansas City had made it back to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. The joy of a win over Chivas USA was cut short by Houston in the conference final. That Houston, the ones who were the San Jose Earthquakes only three seasons before. Those Quakes, the ones who shattered the hearts of the Wizards and their fans alike with an improbable 3-2 comeback conference finals victory in 2003 in San Jose’s Spartan Stadium.