is the well dry?

After the exciting and enthusiastic response I received from RSL, I was kinda expecting more in my email box than the usual trickle of Viagra spam... but it's been five days, and I've got nothing.

So I've decided to give it another shot, and this time I emailed only team GMs (except in the case of LA Galaxy of course).

Hello.

On April 1st, I sent an email to your team and every other team in Major League Soccer (except for Red Bull New York, who don't list any email addressed on their website). In the email (which you can read here) I explained the I've been a lifelong soccer fan, and that I follow Fulham FC in the English Premier League. I also explained that although I follow the US Men's National Team, I've never been a fan of Major League Soccer. I explained that I live in Indianapolis and that I have no regional ties to any particular team. I then explained that I am now ready to follow Major League Soccer, and asked why I should be rooting for your team.

I didn't really know what to expect, but not more than twelve hours after sending the email, I received a very thorough and convincing email from Steve Pastorino of Real Salt Lake (which you can read here). Mr. Pastorino has been kind enough to answer more than just that first email, and his enthusiasm convinced me that the MLS DirectKick package was a worthwhile investment. He's also got me rooting for Real Salt Lake, although that may be temporary.

After Mr. Pastorino's email, I received no response from any other team. This was quite discouraging, but because I sent the original email on April Fool's Day, I'm willing to give this another shot. I've gone back to your website and gone through the trouble to try to figure out your email address, and I'm hoping that you could at least forward this on to someone in your office that can answer my questions.

Perhaps I'm not a patient enough person, but it's week 2 already, and I've got a trip to Chicago or Columbus to plan out. I surely wouldn't want to miss my new favorite team when they're in my neck of the woods, would I?

Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Mike

PS. In the interest in full disclosure, I think I should let you know that I'm documenting this entire process on my website (linked here). Anything you email me will probably be posted there unless you specifically ask me not to.

Thanks again.

I don't know... I think it has a tiny bit of "smarmy", but I'm ok with that. I've got a little smarmy vibe going these days. Chicks dig smarmy.

Chicks don't really dig smarmy.