I have to admit that I quickly ran through these numbers, disgusted as I am with the Crew's four-game start to the 2009 MLS season. But as I was watching the minutes tick up, counting toward a second away defeat for the Crew this week, I wondered what defending MLS Cup champion had the fewest points after its first four games of its defending season. Assuming I read all the results correctly - no small feat when one considers (a) how quickly I reviewed them and (b) the ever-changing presentation of schedules on MLS's web site - the 2009 Columbus Crew do have the fewest points after four games. Here is the year-by-year tallies:
1997, DC United........9 points
1998, DC United........7
1999, Chicago..........9
2000, DC United........3 (so close...)
2001, Kansas City......9
2002, San Jose.........6
2003, Los Angeles......3 (note: all four were away)
2004, San Jose.........4
2005, DC United........4
2006, Los Angeles......4
2007, Houston..........4
2008, Houston..........3
2009, Columbus.........2
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