It's Eastern Conference opponents from here on out for the Chicago Fire. In this edition of Five Things, I congratulate the captain, look at how the guys can move into fourth, talk about a former Fire defender and look at a possible save milestone for Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson. Be sure to tune into tonight's match vs. Philadelphia LIVE at 6pm CT on Galavision or listen via 97.5 FM ESPN Deportes Radio.
1) CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER for Chicago Fire captain Logan Pause should he take the field tonight. If he does, the 10th year Fire midfielder will make his 250th regular season appearance for the club, just the second Fire player to do so after CJ Brown first accomplished the feat in his injury shortened season of 2008.
Pause becomes just the fifth player in league history to reach the mark with one club, joining Brown (296 career appearances), Jaime Moreno (329 career appearances with DC), Cobi Jones (306 career appearances with LA) and recently traded midfielder Shalrie Joseph (261 appearances with New England).
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