Changes in Columbus are one of the many items going on in the east this winter. (Getty
Images)
December is about a lot of things to people. You have Christmas and all of that fun festive
stuff but for MLS clubs its about getting their rosters in order for the new year. Today I'll be
looking at each club in the Eastern Conference to see what items they need to get to have a better
2011 than they did in 2010.
In what I hope will become a long running series here at Hot Time In Old Town, we introduce
'Giving Back to the Community'. Our first highlight is a special event in honor of Urban
Initiatives, a Chicago non-profit that encourages health and education through soccer. Chicago
soccer megafan Ben Burton will be a guest bartender at The Kinderhook Tap located at 800 S Oak Park
Avenue in Oak Park.
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Next year, Baggio and Cory will be playing side by side.
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There's no immediate 'hook' to Cory Gibbs, the player chosen by the Chicago Fire with the 7th
pick in Round 1 of Stage 2 of yesterday's MLS re-entry draft.
As we wind down 2010, a great and terrible year for US Soccer, we at The Yanks Are Coming thought a
series of pieces discussing what's been and what we've taken from the incredible year that was
would ring in the New Year (and new World Cup cycle) quite appropriately. So pour yourself a cup of
egg nog, and if you buy the store brand kind e-mail or tweet The Yanks Are Coming's Jon "Lightning
Cup" Levy for his special recipe and spare yourself the.
First, thank you to everyone that reaches out asking us to evaluate their products from the big
guys like Concave and Adidas to the specialty guys like LiveBreatheFutboll and ThreeFourThree
FC.
In the spirit of a little fun, a little humor and throwing some last minute things out there. A
concise holiday gift guide.
Doubtlessly swayed by my jeremiad earlier in the week, Landon Donovan decided to commit to the
Galaxy. I assume the privilege of playing before adoring fans such as myself was too great to toss
aside.
At least, that's how I choose to view his refusal of any loan offers for this winter. I suppose
it's possible that some Premiership team will just flat-out make AEG/MLS some sweet, sweet offer -
I mean, it's not like the English haven't scouted the guy by now.
