Today, I'm going to live one sentence at a time.

I don't mean this in a bad way at all, but nothing makes you feel like more of a cult member than following the U.S. Open Cup online and instant messaging fellow cultists with remarks (based on nothing more than periodic updates) on the "flow of the game."

Today's MetroStars' "Marquee Replacement for Clint Mathis Rumored Name of the Day" is Marco Negri, an Italian striker who played for Glasgow Rangers. But if he's the guy, the Metros are going to have to move one of their three senior international players.

New England's Brazilian midfielder Cate is a good player and hopefully evidence to the Revs that it is better to go out and find a good foreigner in MLS than to try and make do with re-treads like Eduardo Hurtado and Mauricio Ramos.

Save Trenton ... visit www.UnionFC.com for details.

We all agree that Ray Hudson is the greatest quote in sports, but calling Columbus a "crap team" after losing to them in the Open Cup is, well, a great quote.

Don't expect any announcement on the Fire's new stadium plan until mid-to-late August. But let's just say, I don't think the Fire grounds crew is going to be lacking for fertilizer at the new site, if you get my drift.

Ante Razov, who is weighing offers in Spain, Italy and Greece, is supposed to be making up his mind on what club he's going to join in the next few minutes, I believe.

Eddie Lewis, if you happen to be reading this, please pick up the white courtesy phone (translation: e-mail me) and give me a call because I have no idea what's in store for you next.

I'm told that Giovanni Savarese, last described as in "pole position" to replace Mathis, is close to a contract with Venezuela's Deportivo Italchacao, the club that is in the same bracket as the Metros in the Copa MercoNorte.

In their quest to find a "Marquee Replacement," the Fire have signed a marketing partnership (this is a joke) with Babelfish to help them translate Georgian soccer websites, and they did learn that this striker who goes by the name of Zaza "is fishing on equal football association to disturb men for togetherness."

Chicago GM Peter Wilt will speak at a pep rally for Milwaukee's MLS expansion bid. And for those keeping score at home who are familiar with the "75 Mile Exclusivity Rule," the proposed site of Milwaukee's stadium is 69.7 miles (according to MapQuest) from the Fire's proposed new home in that place where they won't be lacking for fertilizer, if you get my drift. Wilt says a team in Milwaukee would be "the greatest thing to ever happen to the Fire."

Since I know MLS follows closely what the marketing people in other American sports are doing, and since it is not a sin for a team to change its logo, why do I still find myself looking at the Tampa Bay "bat" and the Dallas "dragon horse" and the Columbus "Village People?"

This is no knock on Diego Sonora, who is a nice player, but wouldn't Tampa signing him, a right back, sort of be like the owner of a dilapidated apartment building putting nice new carpet in the halls?

He really did call them a "crap team."

I have to say to my friends who watched with me out there in cyberworld, I was impressed with DC United last night, the way they were knocking it around the park against the Hershey Wildcats.

Save Trenton ... read what the Times (of Trenton) has to say about it.

It's a few weeks away, but here's hoping the MLS All-Star game does not resemble an MTV Rock n' Jock game again this season.

That means you, Rob Stone -- stay off the field.

Jeff Bradley is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. E-mail jeff.bradley@espnmag.com.