2006 MLS season

As originally written by Tony Miller:

2006.

The New York/New Jersey MetroStars are bought by Red Bull and change their name to the New York Red Bulls.

The San Jose Earthquakes move to Houston, change their name to Houston 1836, then change it to the Dynamo. That club is treated as an expansion team for record-keeping purposes as the 'Quakes get the Browns treatment. The Dynamo play at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus.

The Chicago Fire open with a nine-game road trip before opening Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, on June 11.

These listings start to suck in terms of commentator listings we move backward into the era before YouTube. My hope is that we can eventually build these out into something more useful. I do believe the list of games televised is fairly complete.

APRIL

Saturday 4/1:

Dallas-Fire, 4:00, ABC. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Galaxy-Revolution, 11:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Marcelo Balboa, Heather Mitts

Sunday 4/2:

Dynamo-Rapids, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Saturday 4/8:

DC United-Chivas, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda

Galaxy-Fire, 10:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

JIP due to long hockey game.

Saturday 4/15:

Crew-Fire, 4:00, ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Marcelo Balboa

DC United-Dynamo, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, John Doyle

Chivas-Galaxy, 11:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Saturday 4/22:

Red Bulls-DC United, 4:00, ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Heather Mitts

Galaxy-Crew, 10:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Sunday 4/23:

Dallas-Wizards, 5:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Saturday 4/29:

Real Salt Lake-Galaxy, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Crew-Wizards, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

MAY

Saturday 5/6:

Revolution-Galaxy, 4:00, ESPN2. PBP unknown, Eric Wynalda

Wizards-Fire, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Saturday 5/13:

Dallas-Dynamo, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda

Crew-Rapids, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Saturday 5/20:

Dynamo-Fire, 4:00, ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda

Dallas-Revolution, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Saturday 5/27:

Real Salt Lake-Rapids, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Heather Mitts

Revolution-Dynamo, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

JUNE

Saturday 6/3:

Dynamo-Galaxy, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Thursday 6/8:

Galaxy-Chivas, 10:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Shep Messing, Heather Mitts

Sunday 6/11:

Dallas-Chivas, 6:00, HDNet. Commentators unknown

Saturday 6/17:

Red Bulls-Galaxy, 7:30, HDNet. Commentators unknown

Saturday 6/24:

Dallas-Rapids, 8:30, HDNet. PBP unknown, John Doyle

JULY

Saturday 7/1:

Revolution-Red Bulls, 6:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Shep Messing

Wizards-Galaxy, 8:30, HDNet. PBP unknown, John Doyle

Saturday 7/8:

Dynamo-Chivas, 5:00, ESPN2.

Rapids-Wizards, 9:00, HDNet. Commentators unknown

Saturday 7/15:

Fire-Dallas, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda

Red Bulls-Rapids, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Saturday 7/22:

Crew-Galaxy, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda

Red Bulls-Wizards, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Saturday 7/29:

Fire-Crew, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Wizards-Revolution, 8:30, FSC. Sean Wheelock, Christopher Sullivan

AUGUST

Saturday 8/5:

MLS All-Star Game at Bridgeview, Ill. (Chicago)

MLS All-Stars-Chelsea, 6:30, ESPN. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Rob Stone, Brandi Chastain

Sunday 8/6:

Chivas-Revolution, 7:00, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Wednesday 8/9:

Dynamo-Galaxy, 8:00, FSC. Sean Wheelock, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 8/12:

Galaxy-Rapids, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Dynamo-Dallas, 11:59, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Tape delay - 8:30 kickoff

Wednesday 8/16:

Crew-Real Salt Lake, 7:30, FSC. Sean Wheelock, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 8/19:

DC United-Rapids, 4:00, ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Crew-Red Bulls, 7:30, FSC.

Real Salt Lake-Dynamo, 9:00, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Saturday 8/26:

DC United-Galaxy, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Chivas-Dynamo, 11:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Sunday 8/27:

Revolution-Crew, 7:30, FSC. Sean Wheelock, Christopher Sullivan

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 9/2:

Dallas-Dynamo, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Real Salt Lake-Rapids, 9:00, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 9/9:

Revolution-Red Bulls, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

DC United-Real Salt Lake, 7:30, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 9/16:

Real Salt Lake-Dallas, 9:00, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Sunday 9/17:

Fire-DC United, 4:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Dynamo-Chivas, 8:30, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 9/23:

DC United-Red Bulls, 7:30, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Fire-Galaxy, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Saturday 9/30:

Red Bulls-Fire, 7:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa(?)

Dynamo-DC United, 8:30 (taped), FSC.

OCTOBER

Saturday 10/7:

Dallas-Galaxy, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Fire-Crew, 8:30, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 10/14:

Dynamo-Rapids, 8:30, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Galaxy-Dallas, 10:30, FSC.

Sunday 10/15:

DC United-Fire, 5:00, ESPN2. PBP unknown, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

Chivas-Real Salt Lake, 7:00, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Saturday 10/21:

East semis, leg 1: Red Bulls-DC United, 2:00, HDNet. Glenn Davis, Robin Fraser

West semis, leg 1: Rapids-Dallas, 9:00, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Sunday 10/22:

East semis, leg 1: Fire-Revolution, 1:00, ABC. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

West semis, leg 1: Chivas-Dynamo, 4:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa, Allen Hopkins

Saturday 10/28:

East semis, leg 2: Revolution-Fire, 7:30, FSC. Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan

Sunday 10/29:

West semis, leg 2: Dynamo-Chivas, 4:00, FSC: Max Bretos, Christopher Sullivan. HDNet: Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

East semis, leg 2: DC United-Red Bulls, 6:00, ESPN2. Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Brandi Chastain

NOVEMBER

Sunday 11/5:

East final: DC United-Revolution, 4:00, ESPN2. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Bruce Arena, Brandi Chastain

West final: Dynamo-Rapids, 6:00, FSC: Max Bretos, John Harkes. HDNet. Glenn Davis, Marcelo Balboa

Sunday 11/12:

MLS Cup: Dynamo-Revolution (at Frisco, Texas), 3:30, ABC. Dave O'Brien, Eric Wynalda, Bruce Arena, Brandi Chastain, Rob Stone