Sir Goff,

Welcome Back, any news on Brad Guzan's Future?

Is Chad DC baseball bashing or DC bashing in general? I bet he doesn't even live in the city.

Im in Virginia for a few days my Mother-in-law has Dish Network, can anyone tell me what channel I can catch - Comcast SportsNet's "Washington Post Live" this evening between 5 and 6 p.m.

Hah I always love a good bit of baseball bashing. I 100% agree with him.
How much would the Poplar Point Stadium proposal have costed the city government? If it's a significant amount, then I would understand Fenty's vehement opposition to the plan.

"Is Chad DC baseball bashing or DC bashing in general? I bet he doesn't even live in the city."

Did you even read the column? It says he moved to LA in 1992.

First Ty Harden leaves to work for Goodwill. Now Chase Hilgenbrinck decides to be a priest. Has anybody ever gotten their dental work done by former Mutiny man RT Moore?

You know, I got through the first page of the Chad piece excited that he hadn't mentioned an ex-wife. Sure enough, first 'graf of Page Two...(sound of teeth grinding)

"Im in Virginia for a few days my Mother-in-law has Dish Network, can anyone tell me what channel I can catch - Comcast SportsNet's "Washington Post Live" this evening between 5 and 6 p.m."

ch. 424

(Crosses fingers - VW and our Owners will announce they'll fund our stadium fully, build it quickly, and sit Mayor Fenty on a Flag Pole and help everyone in DC move the Nats to Portland, Vegas, or anywhere that still cares about those 162 exhibitions before October).

Um, anyone should know that sports in America is the least capitalistic enterprise around. Anti-trust exemptions for baseball mean that your congressmen will debate steriods longer than how to ease America's addiction to debt. The NFL and the NBA will continue to fund player development on the backs of colleges and universities everywhere - taxing taxpayers and alumni to the gills for "educations" for people that either have no business getting one or no desire to get one.

UGH!

But great article by Chad. I really hope that Dmitri Young takes doggy bags out to the less fortunate.

I have never had the pleasure of meeting Chase but I starting following his career after he headed down to Chile. He did very well down there. The only Yank who was more successful was Johnny Walker--Chase would have to be #2. He represented and helped open some more doors in Chile for Yanks.

If God told him to become a priest then hey--that is what we needs to do. We all have to find our calling.

Maybe restling with the decision affected his play. When Clavijo cut him, I didn't think much of it because Clavijo is that way. Loves you one week, cuts you the next.

Still I was pretty sure that he was good enough to be in the Revs' staring XI (as good as they are).

Looks like he had some really big things waying on his mind.

Dude handled business down in Chile. he was solid.

Ty Harden goes to Goodwill Industries, Chase Hilgenbrinck to the priesthood... why is it that you never hear about promising NFL or NBA players heading off to save the world?

Thanks Rip

I couldn't agree with Chad more.. There is no reason why the public should ever fund an arena unless it can be a money maker, like US Cellular field in Chicago is owned by the state and is now a revenue generator.

I noticed that anything and everything relating to the Blanco incident seems to have been ignored by MLS on their website and they took the video down off youtube claiming copyright. Are they trying to sweep this under the rug to protect the hunchback of Mexico?

Any more regarding the police involvement that night?

Thanks

What ever gets him through the night.

I'll add one more bone to Chad's pile. I was at yesterday's listless affair. Chad is "happy" that the million-dollar professional athletes get wireless internet in their dressing room. I don't know how many million-dollar professionals the Nats have. The Astros played like professional ballplayers. The Nats, who had two opening-day starting players playing in their positions (and a third who has moved on now to 1st base, where he is a fourth-string starter), played like a bunch of weekend warriors playing some Sunday afternoon softball on a too-hot day. Professionals? Hah.

anyone in LA has legit cred on this discussion. I used to be proud that there were two major cities that hadn't been taken for a ride by a pro team, alas now there is just LA. I understand that the Lerners didn't become billionaires by not counting pennies, but I can't understand why they didn't realize the true value of what they own is not in revenue generation of a couple tens of millions a year max. The problem is that they are not real estate holders, they are developers. They buy, maximize revenue and then sell. I bet right now, the Nats are worth the same or maybe less than they paid for them. The value is in the fanbase loyalty and time. For $450m they got what should have been the steal of the century and are making it look overpriced. Idiots.

I heard that upon review it was determined that Simms and Burch were at fault for getting in the way of Blanco's fists during one of his random acts of shadow boxing. As a penalty I believe they will have to pay for his next manicure.

I think somewhere in the MLS contract players are not allowed to get in the way of Blanco's punches.

"We punch back!" HAHAHA

@ Modibo

Or why you never hear about British soccer players going to dental school?

Ty Harden goes to Goodwill Industries, Chase Hilgenbrinck to the priesthood... why is it that you never hear about promising NFL or NBA players heading off to save the world?

Posted by: Modibo | July 14, 2008 12:13 PM

Pat Tillman did and look what it got him...

Best of luck to Chase. Great to see a man follow his calling.

Who knew the Catholic church had a better pay scale than MLS?

Other than a certain amount of Schadenfreude, I'm not sure there's much of anything you can point to in that article that makes a soccer supporter feel good: What Chad is bashing is goverments paying for stadiums over civil services, and the furthering of that line of thinking -- while I happen to agree with it -- doesn't bode well for getting a soccer stadium at poplar point.

"Why is it that you never hear about promising NFL or NBA players heading off to save the world?"

I guess you never heard of a guy named Pat Tillman. He kinda did that.

Skinny pancake? Did you go to Bove's or the Vermont Brew Pub or Leunig's? I went to school in Burlington and those three are great.

The Hilgenbrinck item remind of the Billy Bragg song God's Footballer

David Robinson was so badass he went to save the world and then came back to entertain the NBA.