Frankie Hejduk was picked Wednesday to be the U.S. captain http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...0030618/ap_on_sp_so_ne/soc_confederations_cup
Cheers to Hejduk, the boy deserves it. Though looking at the States' Confeds roster, he didn't have that much of competion for the role.
An interesting side quote from the article from The Bruce on Freddy Adu: I think the hype is a little overdone at this point. Also, why are defenders usually chosen as captains? Maybe I am making too much of a generalization here, but it is certainly the direction I've seen a lot of teams take.
Oh Captain! My Captain! O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up--for you the flag is flung--for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths--for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won; Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Well, hopefully it doesn't end that way. But I like the "object won" part.