When does the season start?
“On opening day,” an MLS naivete may say, unaware of the true implications of the question. Because the season doesn’t really, really start right away. Everyone knows that in the beginning of the season, nothing is real, no statistical leader counts for anything. The Chicago Fire went undefeated in their first five games, but no one expected that to last forever. In early days anything is possible, men can dream, but they too know that reality sets in quick. Only when the sample size is large enough can we start making conclusions about performances and individual players, but at what point is that?