Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Philadelphia Union have finished up with their expansion draft, and all the worry from Wizards fans turns out to be for not. The Union did not take Kevin Hartman, Matt Besler, Herculez Gomez, or any other player on the team. The Wizards were one of five teams, along with RSL, Houston, Dallas, and TFC to not have a player selected in the expansion draft. Here is Philadelphia's 10 picks...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... being mentioned a lot by bloggers and pundits, is the Wizards first round pick in the 08 draft, Matt Besler. He'd give Philadelphia a versitile defender who can play both centrally and on the left. My thought, and worry, now is that the Union will go and grab Besler with their pick. He offers youth with some starting experience in the league that would give them something to...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... being protected over Santiago Hirsig, and Jonathan Leathers and Josh Wolff being protected over Matt Besler and Kevin Hartman. The biggest surprise in my opinion, is Wizards rookie, Matt Besler being left unprotected. Besler played in 28 of the Wizards 30 games this past year. The minor surprise is Souter being protected over Hirsig, but I have a feeling there...
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... than Conway. Also, I just don’t buy in to Philly taking Amado Guevara from Toronto here either. Matt Besler (Kansas City): I was kind of shocked to see his name on the exposed list. He’s young and cheap for sure and no doubt he would be a good fit for the defense as he has plenty of league experience (he played in 28 games this year for KC). Andy Iro (Columbus): He’s big, physical...
Down the Byline (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... be protected. Jimmy Conrad seems certain to be protected, as does his central defense partner, Matt Besler. Besler appears to have jumped ahead of Aaron Hohlbein for the starting spot in the center of defense with Conrad. Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, and Jack Jewsbury also seem certain to be protected. That puts us up to 8 protected players. Unlike last year, when Seattle...
