At least no one was sent to the hospital...

This is attempt #3 in publishing this post. Attempt #1 was accidentally published prematurely and subsequently removed (after being saved to my harddrive), and I was forced to save attempt #2 to go deal with some personal stuff. So here goes:

Well, if RBNY and DCU have been been aiming for lots of press, they certainly have succeeded over the past few weeks. I just doubt that it's the kind they were looking for:

Here's what the Washington Post has to say: Eskandarian's Celebration: Question of Taste, and you read read D's take here. If you missed that match (like I did), but have a high-speed Internet connection, you can see his "celebration" here. As for the Official Response, well, MLS Might Have a Beef With Ridicule of Red Bull.

Then you see this:
Eskandarian named Player of the Week
Say what? The guy whose celebrations have earned him potential disciplinary action has been named Player of the Week? Now I'm not saying that his actions were necessarily right or wrong. I did find his celebration sort of amusing, though in a childish, immature sort of way. His teammate tossed him a Red Bull - not a water bottle or whatever it is they drink out of in games - but a Red Bull, which he promptly opened, drank, and spit out. A spur of the moment decision? You're kidding, right? Premeditated? Most likely. Funny? Sort of. Unsportsmanlike? Maybe, though I highly doubt that very many people trust MLS to make a good, smart decision on this incident. But for crying out loud, if you're going to punish him, don't turn around and name him player of the week for his actions in the very same game! (Though at least no one ended up in the hospital.)

And if that wasn't enough, then you see this: Assistant GM of MLS' Red Bull Team Quits. The beginnings of a mass exodus?

Drama, drama, drama. Whoever said soccer was boring, has obviously never been exposed to MLS.

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