Just woke up to this-- and it's not good... Dwayne DeRosario has done his lateral collateral ligament in his right knee during a scrimmage against San Jose State on Thursday, and he's gone for the season. An MRI done earlier on Friday confirmed the tear, and DeRosario will undergo surgery on Monday, according to a press release issued by the team's media department. All I have right now is the release from the team, hot off the presses in my e-mail in-box, nothing yet on the Quakes' website-- details to follow, certainly. Poor Dwayne, the guy can't buy a break...
you're kidding. i don't believe it. what else can go wrong in the Quakes' off season? DeRo...just when he was getting his chance. uuuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!! at least the rastaman will get plenty of chances to listen to Marley.
At first I thought this was an April Fools joke (hey, maybe they have a different calendar down there where William posted from ) but it is confirmed on www.ussocceruk.com (they're pretty good about getting news up quickly). ************. I thought DeRo was going to be the replacement for Graziani's goals this year. Paging Dante Washington... cause Ching and Mullan aren't going to do it.
I wish I was kidding. Terrible news, indeed, and maybe the silver lining about all the bad news of the offseason (DeRo, Conway, et al) is that the season starts soon. As soon as something appears on the team's website, I'll post a link.
But a "snap" seemingly came quite easily. Sorry, it was right there. It sucks, believe me. After watching player after player go down with an injury for the Fire over the last two seasons, you really kinda start to expect it, but I am kinda glad it's not a Chicago player. Sucks for DeRosario, I like the guy, and would have liked to see him play this season.
I will now compose a haiku, entitled "Crap." Crap crap crap crap crap; Crap crap crap crap crap crap crap, Crap crap crap crap crap.
Thanks, Bill-- good onya.... I felt the same way about what DeRo's role was going to be this year, in the Quakes' starting XI, and yes, going for Dante Washington as a replacement-- even for one season-- would seem like a natural masterstroke at this point.
And here it is confirmed, up and running on the Quakes website... http://www.sjearthquakes.com/press_box/040403release.htm I'm sick to my stomach. In addition to all the injuries and departures the club has had to endure over the past several months, I was pulling for Dwayne-- a genuine good guy who deserves his chance on merit, only to have this happen.
The imagery... I can visualize exactly what this poem is all about. It fills me with dread, and yet I cannot look away. Or maybe that's just the 2003 season coming up.
Fishin' fish fish FISH! Fish fishin' fish! I can't believe this! This isn't happening!! Fishin fish fish!
Oh....ok.....I've been beating this drum for weeks and now it's a masterstroke???(whatever that is). If Mr. Moore did this when I originally said to, this would hardly be thread-worthy. Now, Dante's stock just shot up a mile. Nobody ever listens to me.
Maybe a masterstroke, only now because of circumstance. And affordability, I would assume, as well. I'm not sure if the Quakes would have been able to get Dante under the cap before, but would they get some cap relief due to DeRo's season-ending injury? One way or the other, there must be some sort of special dispensation in the works here...
This means that our options in both the midfield and at forward are considerably weaker. I was expecting Mullan to start ahead of Russel at right mid (maybe switching interchangeably) but that could all change now. The only positive I can really draw from this is that it gives Alvarez more of a chance to work his way into games as a substitute.
This really does suck. I had come to really enjoy the SJ vs LA rivalry, but it certainly doesn't look on paper like it's going to be much of one. I'm not being smug or anything - the Quakes have just been incredibly hard hit with injuries and departures. DeRosario, after years and years of always playing second fiddle to whoever was starting up there, finally gets his chance to start and then this happens. I feel bad for the guy. I feel bad for San Jose fans.
well, i just had to explain to my coworkers why i, out of nowhere, just dropped a loud f-bomb. i feel another coming on .... may some god of some sort bless brian ching.
I'm gonna change my handle to Bongking. :/ Oh well. I second what babytiger said -- Dwayne is a genuinely nice guy. Too bad for him and us. But on the other hand... Does this affect our ability to get allocations or discovery players?
Every foul suffered by Donovan, Mulrooney, and Ekelund this year will cause still more heart palpatations. And there will be plenty, I'd bet, because they will feel pressured to do more themselves. What does a season-ending injury imply for the salary cap and roster spots? Will the Quakes be able to bring in reinforcements? After losing standouts at Goal, on the back line, and now up front, what's next? SARS?
I wish Dwayne the best on his recovery. This sucks. Hurts my national team chances as well but I was hoping the best for Dwayne at San Jose this season.
Yeah, my coworkers were all wondering why I (the one who rarely swears at work) said "OH SH!T THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN!" rather loudly. We're taking a collection of 25 cents for every swear word. That was my first contribution.