Soon, All You’ll Have Is MLS

May 21 - 2007

Here’s a spotty helping of bullets on a Monday afternoon.  Lap it up, Injuns.

• Being Preakness Day and all, I was in a gambling mood.  Guessing the teams would be fatigued and mostly looking forward to an Ibiza holiday, I decided to pocket the $24.95 and risk missing a potentially classic FA Cup Final.  It seems the gamble payed off as the Chelsea-ManU clash inspired adjectives like “dour,” “mind numbing,” and “so devoid of any excitement for the first half that the Hague convened a tribunal to look into its various crimes against the sport.” 
• Andriy Shevchenko has had a tough year, and it’s about to get worse; the Ukrainian told reporters he hopes to one day ply his trade in MLS.  Recalling how supportive the English press were of Beckham’s stateside move, I can almost hear their pens sharpening for a Sheva bloodbath. 
• This is a big moment for Soccernista : our 1000th post!  I know - I can scarcely believe it myself.  I remember post #218 like it was yesterday.  But then I decided to count rough drafts, comments I wrote at other websites, and lewd messages left in internet chat rooms, and that put us to 1000.  It feels incredible.  Just ask Romario.
• The connection to soccer (a kicking motion, I suppose) is tangential at best, but this feat of athleticism deserves respect regardless of the forum.  And some advice, Jim: Ditch the guy pleading with you not to kick his ceiling in.  If he’s holding you back from achieving great things, he wasn’t really your friend to begin with.