DC, as they often do, take a local kid, Ricky Schramm, Forward, Georgetown, at #37. (Not so bold prediction to follow.) He won't make the team.
There are few things harder to keep track of than an MLS side in their off-season, at least for me. Despite the fact it takes place roughly during the time the MLB Hot Stove season is in full swing, it is nowhere near as easy to follow along with as baseball. Part of it is how disconnected MLS is with the international soccer calendar. St. Louis City SC is still digesting the moves it made last summer even though those players have already played important games for the club. It is all weird and disjointed, and I always feel like I am playing catch-up. Happily, the moves made in the off-season this year were not numerous. German Timo Baumgartl comes over from Europe as an option at center back, which is good because that was a position that was a little rocky for City last season. Given his own troubles over the last few seasons (cancer and uneven play in the aftermath of that), a spell with City can give Baumgartl a chance to have a re-set. Given his pedigree and the fact City si...
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I am just wondering what leads you to make this prediction? I would venture to say it is an unfounded guess and, unfortunately for you, a false one at that.
Thanks, though!
Ricky, if that is you...I'm not rooting against you. I'll gladly be wrong, and treat you to dinner if DC ever comes to Minneapolis to play the Thunder.