Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Jonny Steele and Ricardo Sanchez traded to Tampa Bay...



and in return we got.... future considerations. Right now its hard to see any value in this move as the future means next season, and we're going to be in a different league. Now if these "transfers" remain through the transition from USSF D2 on to MLS it could prove somewhat useful if the Rowdies happen to have someone talented pushing up through their ranks.

While both players came in with decent resumes, neither seemed to make much of an impact. Sanchez while brilliant in deadball situations, lacked the consistency to stay in the line up, and was even left home on a road trip to Portland. Sources tell me he was a little lacking in the department of work ethic. Which could explain his stints during practices and exhibitions with the PDL team.

Steele also was involved in last weeks pre-game PDL kick about but I've never really heard anything about him to the negative. Any opinions I throw out would be purely speculation, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was a situation where he just wanted to be closer to his home. Supposedly he lives on the East Coast during the off season, and maybe just was homesick. Even guys with tattoos have a sensitive side.

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