THe papers had some good interviews with Don Garber from when he was in town yesterday for the Rapids Corp. Reception; looks like they got some time to sit down with Garber personally: Post article: http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%7E76%7E1163828%7E,00.html see if you can catch Alan Pearce's error in the News article: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/rapids/article/0,1299,DRMN_51_1728426,00.html
Here's number one: "Donovan, who played brilliantly in the World Cup and in the MLS All-Star Game, originally was signed by Bayern Munich but resisted the German club when it wanted him to return after last season." And here's number two: "MLS reached a financial arrangement with Bayern Munich that allowed Donovan to continue playing in MLS." Dude, it was Leverkusen. And my favorite: "Garber said he isn't worried the addition of a professional indoor football team and a lacrosse team in the Denver market will dilute his fan base." Do I win anything??????
I give the guy credit for having confidence in his product. He's basically saying that we are a major league in the sports market and can't be bothered with minnows like the AFL and NLL. I think the Crush will have some longevity just because they're owned by God aka Elway, and Denver will follow that guy anywhere. But apparently they're paying people to attend lacrosse games now. I give that team about 3 years, 4 tops.
Ohhh I'm not sticking Garber. Just that we are almost in step on the issue of the Crash and the Mammoth. That's why it was my favorite.