I've read, now, four articles on Robbie Rogers going to the Columbus Crew (1, 2, 3, 4). Sure, they're all mining the same quotes - and there's nothing wrong with that - but there's one person going unquoted in all of them: Robbie Rogers.
In all seriousness, I'm not trying to make more of this than ought to be done. I'm mainly having fun with the concept. I hope Rogers settles nicely in Columbus and, no less important, that he makes Columbus into something better. Lord knows they need it.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised if the kid was less than thrilled. To begin, he's from California.
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The Trials of Robbie Rogers
Not a few have pointed to Steve Goff's quick write-up on the weighted lottery that will decide - at least the first part - of young Robbie Rogers Major League Soccer (MLS) odyssey takes place today at 4 p.m. EST, which is, holy shit, now!
It's not up as yet, but the one sub-topic that nearly everyone is (wisely) avoiding: the likeliest destination for this young American star:
At the risk of offending visitors from Columbus, Salt Lake and Kansas Cities, I'll only say this: you'd have to pay me a hell of a lot more than the reported $55K Rogers is earning before I'd live in any of the three.
I kid, I kid. (Actually, I don't. I was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, whose "hep" quotient can be summed up by the names Bob Mapplethorpe and Larry Flynt.) But there's no point denying none of those three count as hip, desirable destinations; there's probably also little point in denying that the kid is probably pulling for one of those alleged trade-fodder rumors to come together.
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It's not up as yet, but the one sub-topic that nearly everyone is (wisely) avoiding: the likeliest destination for this young American star:
"Columbus has the best odds, followed by Kansas City and Salt Lake. DCU is 12th, expansion Toronto last."
At the risk of offending visitors from Columbus, Salt Lake and Kansas Cities, I'll only say this: you'd have to pay me a hell of a lot more than the reported $55K Rogers is earning before I'd live in any of the three.
I kid, I kid. (Actually, I don't. I was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, whose "hep" quotient can be summed up by the names Bob Mapplethorpe and Larry Flynt.) But there's no point denying none of those three count as hip, desirable destinations; there's probably also little point in denying that the kid is probably pulling for one of those alleged trade-fodder rumors to come together.
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