The Big Two, again

The newest edition of Major League Soccer's season starts today -- will the 13th season be lucky?  There are some intriguing subplots that will evolve during the season, such as the impact of the new Latin American players, the budding rivalry between the Red Bulls and Fire, the return of the Earthquakes in San Jose, , the impressive support behind Toronto FC (2000 away fans in Columbus!!) and of course, David Beckham and whether or not we'll see sort-of-sexy football in LA.  In the end, however, I see the same two teams at the top of the league that were at the top over the previous two seasons:  DC United and Houston Dynamo.  There might be sides such as New England and Chivas USA, and perhaps Chicago, who are capable of challenging, but in the end United and Dynamo will be on top.  Now whether they will be in LA in November is another matter.