It's the New England Revolution, Revolution

The New England Revolution, of Major League Soccer (MLS) have had quite the week. In what I can only describe as a long shot, they had the chance to (and did) sign a young (26), experienced, US National team player. His name: Benny Feilhaber. In another great move, they announced a major partnership with United Healthcare that will now be a sponsor on the Revs' jerseys.

With a brand new international forward they brought in last week, the Revs have potential? Potential to succeed, depends on your definition of success. These moves certainly won't guarantee them an MLS Cup, something that has evaded them for quiet some time. But what these moves do are create some buzz around the team. Whether they can capitalize on such buzz is another question.

If we didn't have names, stats or salaries of our newest acquisitions we'd possibly think these are NY Red Bull type deals. In fact they are not, not even close. They don't have to be (it would be extremely difficult, and costly to bring in another Henry-caliber player).

But what this does make me think about is how after all these moves we are not making strides in the league. The Revs aren't the first to do this (both bringing in a DP-like player, or having a jersey sponsor), in fact they are one of the last. So although the Revolution fans are ecstatic that the team is making moves, it should remind us of just how, dare I say bad, we were? The Revs are finally stepping up to league average, and hopefully this is the start of something great.

I hate to bring the negativity to the table, but this is the first time in a few years the Revs have done anything really worthwhile. Hopefully it's not too late and we can return to being one of the premier teams in the league.

Should Varitek Change His Name?

So we keep hearing about how the newest catcher of the Red Sox, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, has the longest name in MLB history (14 letters). It's really nothing more than a tongue twister and a hassle for the guy that has to sew on all those letters.

Anyway, news came out today that Jason Varitek has proposed to his girlfriend. Congrats to Tek, but here comes the question for our beloved catcher and captain... Does he take on her name or keep his own? You may say this is quite the easy decision as his current name is widely known. BUT... if he takes on her name, he could 1-up Salty, and have the longest name in MLB history (15 letters).

Her name you may ask? Panagiotopoulos

To make it easier for you to count: Panag-iotop-oulos

Anyway, I think Jason Panagiotopoulos could catch on! Although I'm still not sure how to pronounce that.



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