As we head into a rare weekend without a Philadelphia Union match, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the home stretch of the MLS season. Philly is rolling and aiming for the postseason, and the Eastern Conference in general looks to be fairly wide open behind Atlanta United and New York Red Bulls.
Additionally, Borek Dockal is now tied for the league lead in assists, Cory Burke is tied for the eighth most goals in MLS since the start of July (and he's added a few in Open Cup play), and -- quietly, until the last one -- Fafa Picault has five goals in the past two months.