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NY Times Goal Blog on Altidore first, then Bradley. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/sports/soccer/01soccer.html?_r=1&ref=sports&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Congrats to you. A ridiculous steal.

I can't say definitively you're wrong, but from where I'm sitting you are. He has put off the surgery for the last 4 years precisely because he doesn't want to miss any time if he can help it.

For those haters out there who's last bullet to shoot at Ronaldo is that he doesn't come up big in big games, he now has 10 goals in 11 Champions League games this season.

Crap. Ppd.

This could be the most runs we score all year and it's gonna get called.

According to Stephen Cohen of World Soccer Daily and Fox Football Fone In, Michael Bradley to Blackburn is an all but done deal for 4.5 million pounds, so around $10,000,000. I believe this destroys the US International transfer fee high. Edit, this just in from http://dunord.blogspot.com/

Waiver order. is that gonna change each week, or am I forever #8 in waiver priority? Right now I'm 1 (Cueto), once I use it, I go down to 12 and everyone moves up accordingly. With each transaction you go back to the end of the line. If you wait, you'll eventually be numero uno.

Bradley, Adu, Jozy and McBride? Danger!

Waiver order.

McGod's second coming?

I can't wait until Ruud Gullit punches Lalas in the face. Watching the Galaxy trying to play total football is like watching a bunch of blind people playing pin the tail on the donkey.

The USL Sounders are just about the perfect fanbase for Seattle FC or whatever it's called. They draw really well, and if Henry really is going there, they'll be pleased. Portland's USL team rivals it in fan base and would be a perfect MLS city, I just don't see them getting an expansion team. FIFA regulates 20 teams per league so here is my plan: Add a team to Portland, move Salt Lake to St. Louis (RSL's owner also owns the St. Louis Blues), add a second New York team, Montreal gets a team and get a team in Phoenix. I realize it's a billion degrees here in the summer and that no ownership groups wants to build a dome, but I guarantee a team here would draw like crazy. CRAZY I say. NY, NY, DC, NE, Philly, Chi, StL, KC, Phx, LA, CHV, SJ, Portland, Seattle, Montreal, Colorado, Columbus, Toronto, Miami (downtown this time guys) and Atlanta (great USL town). Do this very slowly. Like the next 10 or so years. Start marketing better to the Hispanic and White Hipster communities, make money and get raise raise raise that salary cap when feasible. Portland's USL team has that crazy logger guy who hangs from the rafters of the stadium during the games, right? That would be an awesome MLS city, and I agree 100% with St Louis as an MLS expansion city. It's actually insane that Phily got theirs first. I'm actually happy the St. Louis deal fell through. They were going to build their facilities in Collinsville, IL. Go ahead and build your training grounds, offices and youth facilities there, but the stadium needs to be closer to downtown.

The USL Sounders are just about the perfect fanbase for Seattle FC or whatever it's called. They draw really well, and if Henry really is going there, they'll be pleased. Portland's USL team rivals it in fan base and would be a perfect MLS city, I just don't see them getting an expansion team. FIFA regulates 20 teams per league so here is my plan: Add a team to Portland, move Salt Lake to St. Louis (RSL's owner also owns the St. Louis Blues), add a second New York team, Montreal gets a team and get a team in Phoenix. I realize it's a billion degrees here in the summer and that no ownership groups wants to build a dome, but I guarantee a team here would draw like crazy. CRAZY I say. NY, NY, DC, NE, Philly, Chi, StL, KC, Phx, LA, CHV, SJ, Portland, Seattle, Montreal, Colorado, Columbus, Toronto, Miami (downtown this time guys) and Atlanta (great USL town). Do this very slowly. Like the next 10 or so years. Start marketing better to the Hispanic and White Hipster communities, make money and get raise raise raise that salary cap when feasible.

Jon ftw.

3000 Toronto fans, who presumably wish they were still living in England, tried to make believe that they had a rivalry with Columbus and traveled to Crew Stadium for the opener today. They were destroyed 2-0. It's bittersweet for me. On one hand I'd like Toronto to be a power or at least competitive because their fans are the best. On the other hand, Mo Johnston is a disgrace. An arrogant, red-faced disgrace. I love seeing him lose. This cocky pos thinks he can bring in second division players from England or Scottish Premier league players and win games? Didn't last season teach him anything? He has allegedly said off the record that he can bring these second rate players and win in MLS. Uh, Mo, how's that workin for ya? How about you stop underselling MLS and bring in some real players, bud. You fans deserve it. The reality is, that other than Rangers and Celtic, MLS is a better quality league than the SPL. He better pray the rumored Amado Guevera deal goes through or they are going to struggle to win a game all year. Pretty funny that Mr. Scotland is going to rely on someone who plays in the Honduran league to save his season. Reality is that mud mucking, Scottish football doesn't work here. You need athletes. [expletive] American soccer broadcasting just made us miss a goal. They were showing a replay while a free kick was setting up and Cristman scored. 2-0 New England with no muscle shirt in the lineup. Memo to FSC and ESPN: You don't have to fill every second of a soccer broadcast with action. Talk less, don't show replays unless there is a long break in play and for God's sake, research the game you are calling. That will be my MLS rant for the day.

Ok, seriously, I'm excited for the MLS season even though I don't have a team, but I'm already sick of these FSC pbp guys. Bretos and Sullivan are probably doing the Galaxy later tonight. Bretos isn't the greatest, but I at least like Sullivan. This crew, however, is just bad.

I think we're seeing one of the greatest players ever, without exaggeration. I think he will need to win a Euro and a World Cup to be in the Zidane/Pele/Beckenbauer/Maradona grouping, but I think he'll do it. He is an unstoppable force of nature: the speed, the power, the finesse, the shot, the hair, the abs... Oohh, Pompey. I hadn't thought of that. That would be a great, great fit.

I think Clint will make a move. I hope anyway. In other news, IT'S MLS OPENING DAY, GET PSYCHED.

205. Ryan "Donnie" Garko 206. Ubaldo Jimenez 207. Nate McLouth 208. Jose Guillen 209. Colby Rasmus 210. Jason Isringhausen 211. Kevin Gregg 212. Troy Percival 213. Tom Gorzelanny 214. Edison Volquez 215. Ian Kennedy

I don't know when he is unbanned. I think it was a week suspension or something. Thanks for pm'ing Rob.

Is it still e2s's pick? If so, the dirty b picks Colby Rasmus.

Nope.

I will. Fact is, our league can't start until April 7. By then, if IMB waits to input the rosters, Cueto will be available, so there really isn't any reason why he shouldn't be on my team. my only gripe was that I specifically asked him about drafting players who weren't listed on Yahoo and he said we couldn't. it's possible someone else might have drafted Cueto before you did. but hey, unless Cueto wins the league for you, it's not that big a deal Eh, it's a little bigger of a deal since it's a keeper league. I didn't see where you asked him that, so that's my bad.

I will. Fact is, our league can't start until April 7. By then, if IMB waits to input the rosters, Cueto will be available, so there really isn't any reason why he shouldn't be on my team.