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... and throwing out the first pitch for his hometown Seattle Mariners, meeting the QB of his hometown SuperBowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, flying down to LA for the ESPYs and likely socializing there during and after, his Sounders on top of MLS by a significant margin, ... Rough week. Wonder if DeAndre's looking forward to re-living Caleb's yelling when he's being coached in the All Star Game?

Announced as one of the fan XI for the MLS AllStar Game http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/07/15/all-star-nine-usmnt-world-cup-veterans-former-champion-thierry-henry-lead-wa and getting an ESPY with the USMNT. Nice day for DeAndre Yedlin.

For Zips fans who will be watching the ESPYs tonight, DeAndre Yedlin tweeted his arrival in LA. No idea what he's doing there. https://twitter.com/yedlinny/status/489231196224634880 Edit: Well, just a little research, and I would have known that the USMNT was up for "Best Moment" for USA v Ghana.

Yedlin throws first pitch. Starts around 1:21 in the video.

A number of DeAndre Yedlin rumors... http://soundersnation.com/2014/07/14/sounders-seeking-6-5-million-deandre-yedlin/

Sounders' DeAndre Yedlin still finding footing as newest sensation http://seattletimes.com/html/sounders/2024057522_soundersdeandreyedlin13xml.html

DeAndre Yedlin bidding war heats up. http://theamericanpitch.com/2014/07/14/deandre-yedlin-bidding-war-heats/

The Best Uncapped American Player + MLS Homegrown Growth --- Wil Trapphttp://tempofreesoccer.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-best-uncapped-american-player-mls.html

I believe the deadline to Renew season tix was June 2nd. I think you can still order them and get a scarf.

He said, she said. Whatever. I'm happy for the kids in NE Ohio who look up to LeBron. He can do so much more being local year round. Still remember giving my LeBron bobblehead to a kid who politely asked me for it that night at the JAR. I like to think it means more to him than any value it would have ever brought me.

IMHO LeBron was very smart about how he revealed this decision...SI essay thanking Miami and explaining his heart is here at home in NEO, then heading off to the World Cup Final and letting some of the media hype die down before he returns to it. I appreciate his comparison of his time in Miami to others' experiences in college. I know I returned to NE Ohio with new perspective after living in California and Alabama. One reason I don't get into Akron vs Cleveland or either vs my small town upbringing in Tuscarawas County. We're all NE Ohioans.

I was never a LeBron fan even before the 2010 decision. However, after reading that article and how much he seems to have learned and matured, I'm now a fan. Born and raised in NE Ohio, I really appreciate the respect of this area that he published today. If you want to be so petty as to say I "backtracked" so be it. People make mistakes, learn, grow, forgive, and forget. It's human nature. Am I going to Cavs games now...No. However, I respect LeBron now and am happy for him and for Cavs fans.

MLSSoccer.com's take has Darlington, Wil, and DeAndre starting. http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2014/07/08/23-2018-usmnt-world-cup-post-mortem-part-5-brazil-bound

This is kinda fun to revisit. Humble and talented, DeAndre Yedlin has a promising career ahead of him (si.com, January 31, 2014) http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/01/31/deandre-yedlin-seattle-sounders-us-mens-national-team "...A trip to Brazil is unlikely. ..." "...At some point, Yedlin’s ascendancy will have to slow down. He’d be on his way to Brazil and then the Premier League this summer if it continued at its present pace...."

3 Zips alumni make Ives' Goal.com projected roster for World Cup 2018...DeAndre Yedlin, Wil Trapp, Darlington Nagbe. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/66/united-states/2014/07/02/4931548/projecting-the-2018-us-world-cup-squad?CMPID=TWUSA_140702_russialineup

I wasn't there in Brazil, but I saw Bisbee and the Mrs. on the broadcast when they panned a portion of the crowd around 53:16 in the match. Nice USA doo rag on his head.

Awesome. I heard all of the families, including Bisbee & the Mrs, had to watch the match in Recife from their hotel due to the flooding. Their bus couldn't get to them through the flooded streets around their hotel.

Soccer haters can continue to hate, but USA Soccer and fans are gaining respect (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrOIOmECQAAkdNB.jpg)

And shortly after University of Akron was trending on twitter:

Is DeAndre Yedlin USMNT's Secret Weapon vs Germany http://www.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/06/25/march-match-podcast-deandre-yedlin-usmnts-secret-weapon-vs-germany?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Unpaid

WKYC: Former Zip now a member of Team USA. http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/akron/2014/06/25/deandre-yedlin-team-usa/11379649/

My appreciation of soccer has risen to the point where it's my favorite spectator sport. I love all of the action and especially the no times out. Keeps the game moving with no "circus" entertainment needed like that in NBA arenas at every break.

.@ZipsMSoc junior Andrew Souders spoke with @SaraShookman about former UA teammate @yedlinny today. #WKYC pic.twitter.com/LCDbJdtsha — Paul Warner (@ZipsPaul) June 25, 2014 The full story will air twice today on @wkyc at 6 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. — Paul Warner (@ZipsPaul) June 25, 2014

THANKS Matt Kaulig for donating the money to make new uniforms possible. I also appreciate the Tank on the back of the uniforms. However, none of that changes the fact that these uniforms make the Zips look like other teams, specifically Baylor in mind. Why can't the Zips have a unique, invented here look? Why copy what others have already done? In the end, the results on the field are what matter, not what the Zips are wearing as long as it's respectable, which these are.

I think this might have been overtaken tonight by the LeBron story. If so, perhaps this will air tomorrow (Wednesday 6/25/14). We'll see. Edit: There's still 7 and 11, but I think the LeBron news today caused them to move this. I hope they still air the story sometime.