Here's how bad the start to the MLS season has gone for the Galaxy: last week the team didn't even play a game and still wound up losing a player to injury when midfielder Jonathan dos Santos strained a hamstring during a scrimmage with UC Santa Barbara.
For those keeping score at home, that's eight injuries only two games into the schedule. And that doesn't count captain Ashley Cole, who is out because of a suspension, and forward Ola Kamara and defender Emrah Klimenta, who are both off on international duty.
That will make it difficult for coach Sigi Schmid to put together a lineup when the Galaxy (1-1) meet the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday at BC Place (SpecSN, SpecSN Deportes, 7 p.