One writer unpacks his thoughts after Columbus' uninspiring loss to Portland
I never would have imagined the 2015 season coming to an end the way it did, with all the hope and angst and astonishment and, well, not really heartbreak. It was more like slowly drifting away in an out-of-body experience as the season was lying dead on the table, the possibility of resuscitation always hanging over the moment but remaining unlikely.
I wouldn't call myself a pessimist, but I wouldn't be the first pessimist to say that. Cynicism is in my nature. So maybe I never totally bought into the idea that Columbus Crew SC was going to play for a championship until it actually happened.