Bracketology check-in: A tough first round

Last week, the writers at Stumptown Footy decided they’d try their hand at making a bracket for the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. Since Round 1 has officially ended, it felt like a good time to check in and see how our brackets looked. After examining everyone’s brackets, let’s just say things are ... not going great.

For starters, we’re a combined 16-16 right now, so we are technically .500. However, we all had the Timbers making it to the MLS Cup Final. Call us homers if you want, but we were all pretty confident, even though fan confidence doesn’t translate to wins. Finally, all of us had the Philadelphia Union winning the whole darn thing. They just lost in the first round to the New England…