David Regis and Tony Sanneh? These guys are locks for Japan and South Korea?

I get the feeling that there is only one team in MLS, D.C. United, that does not feel it is a contender. And that could change once Jaime Moreno and Ben Olsen get back on the field.

Jovan Kirovski may one day be known as the Greatest American Soccer Player we never got to see. He's made a handsome living abroad, yet when he returns to the States, we're left wondering how he's done it.

Has Frankie Hejduk gotten worse since he left for Bayer Leverkusen? Or is it just that MLS was so bad when he starred for the Tampa Bay Mutiny (RIP?

My local 7-11 had four Slurpee flavors yesterday. Coke was not one of them. Has anyone ever seen that before?

If the MLS Team Salary Budget Information is not disclosed to the public in some form -- maybe they could give players 1-10 ratings and give each team's rating? -- then pardon me for thinking there are some serious irregularities out there.

I'm happy and all about the new stadium in Los Angeles, but I can't help but think if the Anschutz Entertainment Group invested first in a 20,000-seat stadium for D.C. United, the Chicago Fire or the MetroStars, we'd be looking at America's first soccer destination rather than just a nice new stadium in a sunny locale. I'm still not sure, when push comes to shove, any of the L.A. die-hards will choose a Galaxy game in Carson over the Mexican League Game of the week on Galavision. Prove me wrong, okay?

Is it possible that all 10 teams in MLS will finish within a game or two of .500? Is that a good thing?

Am I to be held responsible for the fact that my three -year old son knows most of the words to Vanilla Ice's lone hit Ice, Ice Baby?

I've got 94 in the Hristo Stoitchkov Pool. That's how many minutes I see him playing before his next injury. Of course, in those minutes, he'll pick up two assists and score two penalty kick goals, and will go in the record books as MLS's all-time leader in points per minutes played.

Whatever happened to Andrew Shue?

Two years ago, when I started writing this column, my goal was to help make the many rules and regulations in MLS understandable for the average fan. In case you haven't noticed, I've given up.

The San Jose Earthquakes didn't really trade Ronald Cerritos for Ariel Graziani so they could use Graziani off the bench, did they?

There are not too many things in my life that I'm proud of. But I want to tell you all, I have never participated in a rotisserie or fantasy league of any kind. And I never will.

I just counted 10 players on the MetroStars roster who were not on the team a year ago. I count eight new players on the roster of the Revolution, the team I thought had the largest turnover. And one of those eight on the Revs is Shaker Asad, who was traded to Miami, then re-acquired in the dispersal draft.

Chris Henderson, and Mark Chung deserve more love than they get.

Obligatory '80s reference: "How 'bout a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?"

I really wish that when MLS contracted, they would've reduced the playoffs to the top four teams. I've said it many times before, but pro sports in America has really lost touch with what it calls "the regular season." I'm not that old, but I remember getting completely fired up for ACC basketball. Now, no one seems to pay attention to college hoops until March. In most soccer-loving countries, the "regular" season is known as "the championship." I wish MLS had dared to be different.

I'm pretty appalled that the MetroStars left that exploding skyline logo on their shirts. You mean to tell me someone high in the ranks at MLS didn't find that offensive?

I'm going to the Masters next week. And as much as I'm looking forward to the golf, I can't wait to eat one of those $1 pimento cheese sandwiches. That is the best sports bargain this side of Buck-A-Brat night.

Upon first glance, that pitch at Invesco Field might as well be AstroTurf, the way the ball rolls on it.

I hate the expression "attractive soccer" with the white hot passion of a thousand suns. I know many of you thought that was what I was saying when I wrote a while back that I'd prefer to see the U.S. play three great games and not advance in the World Cup than grind it's way to a round of 16 elimination. It's not. What I was saying is I'd rather see three great games involving the U.S. than four crappy ones.

Eric Wynalda reports from Charleston, S.C., that he's having more fun playing soccer than he's had in years. We should be happy for him. It's sad what happened to Wynalda in MLS, but the low salary offers to Waldo (and John Harkes) aren't a whole lot different (in relative terms) to what we've seen with a guy like David Cone in recent years, when the best he could get was a contract filled with incentive clauses. Sports can be a heartless business for guys who are perceived to be near the end of their careers.

I've missed doing this. Hope some of you have missed it, too

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