“The Pundits Pick would allow the experts who cover Major League Soccer to select one team from all the playoff teams to compete for MLS Cup in the final,” stated one league insider. “This solves the problem of the prohibitive league favorite and pundits favorite team being knocked out before they make the final.”

Sources indicate that the solution came about after league pundits were upset that the top seeds were knocked out before making it to the final.

“We, the pundits and experts, know which team is better and we know that it isn’t solved by the result of playoff games,” stated one anonymous pundit. “Everyone knows that you don’t crown a champion by having them play the games but by the eyeball test of how they were playing back in July or June. There’s no point having playoffs if all that happens is that the team we love loses. That’s why we, the pundits, should be able to void the result of one game and advance whatever team we want to the finals.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as league pundits lobby to use this new option immediately.