"Just win, baby."

Back before Al Davis became a sad old man and the Oakland/LA/Oakland Raiders became a laughingstock, Al's catch phrase was, "Just win, baby."  And win they did, and I grew up hating them for it.  But it's a pearl of wisdom in sports, really.  Something that maybe Denis Hamlett out to try out on the Fire before tomorrow's BIG GAME against Chivas USA.  Because the Fire seem to have forgotten how to win, going 0-2-4 since their last win on August 23.

It's hard to believe, but the Fire are in second place in the Eastern Conference going into the last week of the season, and they still haven't qualified for the playoffs.  There are more permutations and combinations than any one person can consider at once, but the Fire's reality is simple: win and in.  Actually, tie and in, too.  But if the Fire lose, then the field is wide open.

Just win, baby.