Re: [nas] Adu to start?

I don't think all decisions are "pure as the driven
snow." I've covered MLB, some NCAA Division I football
and a bunch of other sports. I've seen lots of BS.

But this decision does seem to be purely for coaching
reasons. And that should be aplauded. The league is
letting the product stand for itself. Giving into
people who aren't interested in the other 239 roster
spots is just silly.

Either way, the blathering, ignorant media who only
want to see a sideshow are doing the league a favor by
continuing to kvetch. MLS Communications couldn't have
scripted it better if they tried.
 
--- Jeff <mrmoore01@bluemarble.net> wrote:
> First of all, I do not necessarily disagree with you
> on your sentiment.
> However, I still do not accept the premise.  I dare
> say it is a bit
> idealistic?
> It is not that type of world in sport is it?
> I mean, there is the way it should be and the way it
> is sometimes....
> Surely you do not think that decisions in sport are
> always "pure as wind
> driven snow?"
> 
> HAS the game been
> put first? HAS Freddy been brought along "slowly"?
> (as everyone seems to
> want)
> Is he really better than Jaime or Esko?  Should he
> already
> be hinting of starting? Is the latter a good thing
> for him to be
> talking about right now?
> 
> These are good questions to ask, IMO.  I am asking.
> 
> BTW, I like the discussion on this.  I truly want to
> see what everyone
> thinks
> about this as this is new territory for the league.
> 
> All the best;
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Shea" <bjshea2000@yahoo.com>
> To: "NAS" <nas@americakicks.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [nas] Adu to start?
> 
> 
> > He's not a gimmick, but playing him for marketing
> > reasons instead of because the coach feels it's
> the
> > right thing to do is a gimmick.
> >
> > If people are only interested in the league
> because of
> > Freddy, don't you think they'll walk away if he's
> not
> > dominating the games? If their attention span is
> so
> > short and their interest in soccer so minute,
> they'll
> > find a reason to leave when they are immediately
> > satisfied.
> >
> > For a change, MLS is putting the game first and
> > marketing second. Yet people complain.
> >
> > --- Jeff <mrmoore01@bluemarble.net> wrote:
> > > Is the most talented 14 yr old professional
> > > footballer in the world a
> > > "GIMMICK"?
> > > I do not think so.  It is apples and oranges to
> > > compare Freddy to making the
> > > goals larger, or the shoot-out, etc.  Is Freddy
> > > going to bring out that
> > > "huge"
> > > Ghana population out to the matches??? Perhaps
> that
> > > crucial 13 year old
> > > market
> > > we have been targeting?
> > >   No, Freddy is an entirely different
> > > ball of wax then signing Hernandez in LA.....
> > > again, Freddy is no
> > > "gimmick."
> > > This is new territory for MLS.  The only
> comparison
> > > I can think of coming
> > > close
> > > is the aquisition of Landon from Leverkusen.
> > >
> > > Perhaps the attention and hype Freddy has
> brought to
> > > the league, the fans that have shown up to just
> see
> > > this "wonderkind",
> > > the ABC's etc, the MLS brass- who knows a lot of
> the
> > > hype and
> > > attendance for DC's matches were because of
> Freddy,
> > >  just perhaps have expressed a "desire" to at
> least
> > > see him
> > > played in the match for a few minutes to take
> > > advantage of this attention
> > > and please the fans who came out to see him or
> tuned
> > > into the match on
> > > tv????
> > > This is not the same as saying men in black
> suits
> > > and sunglasses showed up
> > > at Nowak's door and said, " the boss would
> really
> > > like to see the kid
> > > play".....
> > >
> > >
> > > I am one voice in the wilderness. Call me a lout
> or
> > > just dismiss my thoughts
> > > if it makes you feel better.
> > > However, just perhaps, through some miraculous
> > > osmosis from interacting with
> > > the folks
> > > on this list through the years, some of
> everyone's
> > > astute observations and
> > > even some
> > > business acumen may have rubbed off that allows
> me
> > > to suggest something
> > > so...."radical"......
> > >
> > > Best Wishes;
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brian Shea" <bjshea2000@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "NAS" <nas@americakicks.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:23 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [nas] Adu to start?
> > >
> > >
> > > > I guess the NFL is full of idiots for letting
> > > Cincy
> > > > sit Carson Palmer. And Michael Vick much of
> his
> > > rookie
> > > > season. And all those baseball draft picks
> that
> > > don't
> > > > immediately start.
> > > >
> > > > I am astounded that fans who probably whined
> about
> > > > MLS' gimmicks over the years want marketing
> > > concerns
> > > > to drive player selection instead of a coach's
> > > > decision.
> > > >
> > > > Stunning.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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