As the MLS season ends, replaced with the playoffs for the MLS Cup, Award season is upon us once again. Much has been made about who was nominated versus who wasn't, particularly regarding the Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award, which snubbed Sebastian Giovinco in lieu of having three New York based players on the list.
Head-scratching inclusions and exclusions have long plagued these postseason awards. We could sit here and talk about the merits of Giovinco versus Bradley Wright-Phillips, whether it's fair to have two players for the same team amongst the three finalists, or how Frank Lampard's nomination for Comeback Player of the Year elicits the question of "coming back from what, exactly?