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cwil177 
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| Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:09 am)
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They've been getting rid of all players who aren't hispanic, had a terrible draft (due in part to their first round pick being a mid second rounder at best, but of course he's hispanic so they picked him up), and now they've dealt Shalrie Joseph to the Sounders. This last development isn't terrible on the surface (Joseph is old and has a DP salary), but then there is this:
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The deal is now official. The full trade has Chivas USA sending second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS drafts to Seattle along with Joseph and the No. 3 spot in the MLS Allocation order. Yes, the Goats gave the Sounders two picks, their high allocation order spot AND are paying a portion of Joseph’s salary.
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LSUMJ
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:14 am to cwil177)
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They've been getting rid of all players who aren't hispanic
isnt that what they did their first few years? roster of only central americans
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Jumbeauxlaya
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:34 am to cwil177)
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. Yes, the Goats gave the Sounders two picks, their high allocation order spot AND are paying a portion of Joseph’s salary.
Wait.. what did they get out of this?
All I'm seeing is things they gave up.
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GABlueDog
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:41 am to Jumbeauxlaya)
This club needs a reboot.
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GeauxColonels 
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:57 am to cwil177)
Turrible. What kind of fan support do they get? I've never really seen them on TV. Anytime an LA team is playing on the tube, it's the Galaxy (at least that's how it seems).
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Jumbeauxlaya
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:58 am to GeauxColonels)
Safe to call them the MLS's Clippers? (20 years ago version)
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WarSlamEagle 
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:03 am to GeauxColonels)
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Turrible. What kind of fan support do they get?
Hardly any. Galaxy own that city, and they don't even sell out most of their matches.
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I've never really seen them on TV.
I don't think I've seen them play a nationally televised match (ESPN or NBCSN).
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:13 am to WarSlamEagle)
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What did the sounders give in this deal?
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WarSlamEagle
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:15 am to Atom-Z)
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The Sounders also got second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 drafts in the deal, and moved up to No. 3 in the allocation order, which could help in adding a U.S. national team player later this year.
Chivas USA freed up a DP spot on its roster, got salary-cap relief and moved down to No. 15 in the allocation order.
Nothing, it looks like. Just a salary dump for Chivas.
Sigi and Seattle were probably like "Meh, he's old and we don't want to spend that much money on him." So Chivas decided to throw in two draft picks to make sure Seattle accepted.
This post was edited on 2/20 at 10:17 am
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:20 am to WarSlamEagle)
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I don't think I've seen them play a nationally televised match (ESPN or NBCSN).
El Classssicccccooooooo!
The LA/Chivas derby is usually televised. Those matches were entertaining a couple of years ago, when the Chivas midfield hacks (Paulo Nagamura, Jesse Marsch) would take their shots at Beckham and Dema Kovalenko was there to retaliate.
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cwil177
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:20 am to WarSlamEagle)
This whole deal shows that Sigi is sly and Chivas is incompetent.
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:21 am to Sheep)
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The LA/Chivas derby is usually televised.
You're right. I forgot about that one being on ESPN sometime last summer.
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WarSlamEagle
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:21 am to cwil177)
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This whole deal shows that Sigi is sly and Chivas is incompetent.
Yes and yes.
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joey barton
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:23 am to cwil177)
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paying a portion of Joseph’s salary.
They're probably just picking up the designated driver part of his compensation package
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Sheep
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:23 am to cwil177)
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This whole deal shows that Sigi is sly and Chivas is incompetent.
I wonder if Sigi insisted that Chivas throw in two racks of ribs and five pints of Ben and Jerry's to seal the deal.
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joey barton
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:24 am to Sheep)
I'm sure that they went out for dinner, yes
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Sheep
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:26 am to joey barton)
Seems more like a mid morning snack for Sigi, but what do I know?
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:35 am to Sheep)
The most unathletic-looking coach in professional sports:
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Sheep
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:40 am to WarSlamEagle)
My favorite Sigi look is:
- 3X polo shirt
- 54 waist windpants
- scarf
.... while sitting outside in Houston in August.
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joey barton
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| re: Chivas USA has gone full retard (Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:44 am to WarSlamEagle)
I wonder if he could button that jacket
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