Monday Blogdome: Steve Nash works Canadian soccer fans into Canadian frenzy

It’s not exactly Steve Perry at an SF Giants playoff game, but this’ll do for Canada. Here’s Steve Nash goosing the crowd at the Vancouver Whitecaps’ inaugural MLS game against Toronto FC on Saturday. Nash, of course, is part-owner of the Whitecaps and a soccer enthusiast, who has even trained with the team.

And now, a sentence from Who Ate All The Pies that, to me, might as well be written in ancient Phoenician:

For the record, Nash’s Whitecaps won 4-2 – with Toronto’s new Aron Winter-inspired ‘total football’ system failing dismally.

• Five Things The Mets Could Have Bought With The Salaries Of Luis Castillo And Oliver Perez. Let’s see what the Mets could have gotten for $18 million instead of paying two players that won’t even play in one game for them in 2011. … [Ted Williams Head]

• Armed robbery: How did Auburn miss the signs? From these photos — which were taken before the crime — it’s hard to believe that the Auburn coaching staff and athletic department somehow didn’t see the signs of what might happen. … [SportsbyBrooks]

• VCU coach Shaka Smart on his approach to the Sweet Sixteen. “We’re still going to be an underdog and there’s still going to be people who doubt us, so we can continue to use that theme with our team. And our guys love that. They love it when people question us, when people doubt us. We use that as fuel.” [Sports Radio Interviews]

• Batboy eaten by Myrtle Beach Pelicans Mascot. [Bob's Blitz]

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