the 24th thing i would change with the MLS
ok, maybe there aren’t 24 things i would change, but there are a half dozen for sure (look for that post after the season when there is little to talk about).
but in reading jose’s blog this morning i read something i didn’t know (yes, it happens all the time if you can believe that). the bonus money paid to our 4 sounders players for making the all star team counts against the sounders next years salary cap..!!!!! WHAT?
that, my friends, is poor. it is poor for many reasons, but the most OBVIOUS reason has to be that the head coach who selects the team has a conflict in interest. give the last two spots to your own players where it may hinder your ability to sign a new player next year? or give it to an opposing team and give them the same problem? (and for the record, i am not accusing dominic of anything by putting montero and hurtado on the all star team, but you can see what i am saying).
i haven’t been able to dig up how much bonus money we are talking about here, and probably, it isn’t that much, but if i dig deep in my brain and pull out some knowledge from those college level philosophy courses that i took on arguments and logic etc., ‘how much’ should not be taken into consideration when you are talking about a conflict of interest. it is either there, or it isn’t. and in this case, it is.
when hanauer was asked about this, his response was “It won’t affect us for the long run,”. well that is good, but the fact that he said “the long run” vs “not at all”, well this is substantial enough to maybe have some effect on us.
i suppose the team(s) with 1 or 0 all stars will say, “hey, that is the price of having a good team and it is a levelling agent for the rest of the league”. well, i can sort of see that, but that is what the draft is for no? the all star game is more of a specticle for the fans more than anything, do we really want teams with more players on the pitch to be penalized over an otherwise meaningless match?
i better stop before i get into the mountain out of a molehile department, if i am not already there.
thoughts? is this just a slow day and i am stretching here? does it really matter? i fear that i already know the responses i am going to get.
