Finishing up in Los Angeles after Sunday’s MLS Cup final

Congrats to the Los Angeles Galaxy for claiming MLS Cup glory last night.

What I particularly like about Sunday’s soggy outcome is this: For now, at least, we can put away a lot of arguments about how Major League Soccer works. As I said in our SI.com live chat last night:

I’ll have more later. Right now, I’m off to battle LA traffic (grrrr!) en route to LAX and a flight home.

For now, here’s my sidebar from SI.com, asking whether a DP-powered win might tip the balance of how clubs approach player personnel choices.