Manifest Destiny

I can’t be the only one who still finds himself humming “This is LA….” every few minutes.

Sunday night was the most thrilling night I have ever spent at the HDC. I don’t think I have ever heard the crowd louder. My favorite fans, pictured above, cheered their brains out, as it seems did 20,000 other fans.

As I said in previous posts, I went in feeling that the Galaxy were a team in the ascendancy. You might say I felt it was our manifest destiny to capture the west. But it is one thing to feel it and another for the team to actually do it.

The game was far from perfect. RSL had a number of very dangerous opportunities. A combination of luck and Josh Saunders spared us from a crushing defeat. But the result was glorious.

I don’t want to dwell too long on individual performances. I remained unimpressed with Barrett. I thought Keane and Donovan were magic up front. Magee remains our hero and all of the doubters should grovel at his feet.

But what really struck me was the sense of inevitability. The feeling among the crowd (and hopefully among the players) that this was our turn.

Everyone I know is now searching for MLS Cup tickets. I’m told the game is sold out and the aftermarket is ridiculously expensive. But I’m going to be there and can’t wait. Our destiny awaits us.

Much as I hate the tag line, I have to say, I’m ready.

Twitter: @dschnider

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