Marisa Abegg Back in the Pride
By: David | March 26th, 2009Marisa Abegg is back in the fold. Or on the Pride, or whatever …
FC Gold Pride announced its Opening Day roster yesterday, and right there on the top of the list (in alphabetical order) is Marisa Abegg. Astute readers will recall that this here blog reported that she’d been cut from the team on Monday.
Um, nevermind … She was waived, but not she’s back as a one of four allowed “developmental players” on the roster. Her return is good news for at least three reasons:
- She played collegiately at Stanford, where the Pride’s mane lion Albertin Montoya was previously an assistant coach (bad pun intended). That whole waiver thing might have been a tad awkward.
- Her name is prominently included on the letter that came with season tickets earlier this week.
- Both of my daughters have her autograph on the 2008 Stanford Womens Soccer posters prominently displayed on both of their bedroom walls.
So, how’d that whole waiver thing work out? I asked Pride GM Ilisa Kessler to clue me in:
WPS Protocol requires a team to release a player (non contract) or waive (contracted player) first. In Marisa’s case she was waived. She remains on the waiver wire for 24 hrs. If no one picks her up, then she is a free agent. We asked for her to come on as a developmental player and she agreed.
Astute readers (and those who can count) may also notice that the team’s current roster only includes three developmental players, leaving the door open for another addition. It’s possible that Liz Bogus — who was also previously waived — could return. The Pride actually expect Bogus to be picked up by the LA Sol, and waived her to make that possible. The Sol currently only has 20 players on its roster. If that doesn’t work out, you might see Bogus back in the, um Pride. So to speak.
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Here is a telling sign: in the East Bay where I live, I can’t even GIVE away my great tickets with Tracy Hamm being waived. FC Gold Pride was really stupid to let her go, and if you look at the roster it is obvious that the club (or the caoch) want this to be a clubby Stanford/Santa Clara team for the most part. What a stupid move by this club. Falls into the “be careful what you wish for” category. I see tough sailing ahead as the geriatric crew sets out to flop. Oh, I forgot they already did that in LA.
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Ok,we are getting the rules down for avoiding the hyenas and pleasing the pride: you have to go to Stanford, or Santa Clara, be an aging former soccer star, or have played in MVLA. The basic ovveriding rule is that the coach plays favorites. Isn’t that a brilliant way to run a new professional soccer franchise?
Hellllooo??? Anyone hime, Albertin? Lights on?
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Tracy Hamm’s cut was shocking and disappointing; as a Cal [and ardent Jill Oakes] fan, I agree with your opinion. But on the Stanford/Santa Clara clubbiness, I respectfully disagree, unless you were merely exaggerating (in which case I apologize for arguing).
Let’s consider some of the players (aside from the ‘old ladies’) whom the Pride kept. The one General Draft pick that Pride did not drop, Wilson, played for CSU Fullerton. Our first three 2009 draft picks were from UCLA, Notre Dame, & Penn State. And if Pride really wanted to be Cardinal/Bronco clubby, I imagine that they would have hurried to take Klein, Igwe, Falk, and/or Spilger instead of DiMartino, Dew, and Weimer.
And in LA, when we dropped those two games, we hadn’t had Sinclair, DiMartino, or our Brazilians playing. They might have been the difference, moreso than any lack of ability on the ‘old ladies’ side. Not that I wanted them on the team, either…
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Hey Cal fan, very nice analysis and yes sometimes we have to exaggerate to make a point. Yours is well taken as well. The reality is that with this coach it’s a lot like life — it’s who you know, and he has picked some favorites that do not stand up to the overall olfactory test. The irony is that the roster limit and the “ladies” I singled out are also keeping the best of the lot from playing — that would be Assistant Coach Sissi, in my view the Grande Dame of this game. I have seen her play many times, she is phenomenal on the ball, cagey, clever, and effective (plus a wicked left foot), all the things you would want. Her age is not a factor. She too is sidelined by the WPS roster size rule and this Coach’s penchant for name picks to sell tix. Like everything, time will tell, and if I am wrong so be it. But Hamm and Oakes are the real deal and them being pushed out is just plain wrong (and dumb). I think this is an MVLA club-level coach who is in WAY over his head. Should have stuck to those U-16s, he’d be right at home.
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I am glad to see people’s interest in our players. Enjoying all of the comments. I’m sure there are some Brazilian, Japanese or Univ of Portland fans in the East Bay that would take tickets – and of course, let’s not forget about Yokers – from Cal. See you in the stands April 5th.
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Dear fcgpgm, you will NOT see me in the stands. And, if today is any measure, please bring an extra oxygen tank and a scooter for some of the Pride players. Watching Sol and Freedom was painful at times today, and may be a harbinger of things to come. Abbey Wombach frankly looked unfit to play a full match, as did several others. It was at times pathetic. And how about Brianna Scurry? What an exhibition getting chipped whilst drifting. The “name” players of our past should have encouraged and supported this league instead of insisting that they play in it. Honestly, any top flight D-1 or D-2 match was far better than what we saw on the field in LA today. If our Golden Girls look anything like the ones that played in today’s Opener, it will be a short stint for the GM and the Coach. We’ll see. Oh, and in case you were wondering, I have reached out to more than 20 friends in the East Bay who don’t want the tix. It’s not about Kim, mate. Maybe Skarina will find a taker for me?
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Maybe I should have said Matie to you By the way, if the roster was your sole decison, please publicly take credit now so we can keep score. Let’s make sure you are in charge of the oxygen tanks and scooters too, seems fitting.
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I have to agree with Lion Tamer, the LA game was a bit disappointing and players did not look to be conditioned for play. Other than Marta, the big names didn’t look so impressive. Di Vanni and Wombach would make a few runs and they were gassed. Hopefully the Pride is more conditioned than that, but it seems that older players are going to have trouble keeping pace over 90 minutes. You have to question the mentality of a sport that would eat its young.
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So Ms. General Manager fcgpgm, do tell us all why a responsible club would string out a talented player like Tracy Hamm who was drafted in the General Draft, made appearances for the club promoting the team in the community at various events and on her own? What could possibly be the upside for you and Gold Pride to bascially screw a talented player (Jill Oakes as well) by making sure the waiver was so late she would likely not be able to get on another roster?? Since you read these blogs and comments, I challenge you to make sense of this and sqaure it with the public.
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Lion Tamer- thank you for your response. I think that there were at least a few bright spots in the Inaugural Game…admittedly all from the young players, particularly the Freedom’s Alex Singer. The jury has come to a conclusion on Scurry long ago (she was even more responsible for that first goal than either Falk or Miyama); but Abby Wambach seemed to be the same as ever. Yes, she was ineffective, not because of her age or lack of fitness, but because nobody would help her in the attack. As for De Vanna, she was injured and should not have come off the bench so early; I believe that a healthy De Vanna is not to be trifled with. Let us also remember that these teams have not trained together for very long. I was shocked at how the Sol was playing – much more smoothly than I had imagined. They did have their share of bad moments, though.
While rest assured I still share your displeasure on decisions made by the Pride – be that as it may, if I have a chance to watch DiMartino and Dew play for the same side again, in person, I will take it. I am a fan of those two, at least, having followed them as U20s and then during latter stages of their college careers – and for that, I suppose I must resign myself to put up with players whom I do not want to see.
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I’m surprised that people thought the Sol game was bad. As a player who tried out and did not get chosen, I was ready to be resentful and negative about players’ performances. But I thought it was a very high level and was extremely impressed…
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