Thoughts on Expansion - an Interview with Chad Gilbert

[Fire_In_Babylon 35]

Mr. Gilbert, a reoccurring theme of your opinion piece concerning the upcoming expansion was money and its effects on the players and local economy, care to elaborate at all on this topic?

 

“Ya I mean, like I said it’s a pretty big deal. Player’s aren’t stupid, we see our paychecks and then we see all the revenue coming into the league and the big money these new teams have to pay just to enter the league and you gotta wonder, when do I see some of that?”

 

You feel you’re underpaid?

 

“No, I mean, I’m an 18 year old rookie. I’m probably just fine as is, but other guys are scoring like 50 points and are selling Jersey’s left and right and make the same as me. Kinda not right, you know?”

 

Are you worried at all you may be left unprotected in the expansion draft and be taken by one of the new teams?

 

“Ya, a little. I like my team and these guys and like I said last week I just opened a new business on the docks of San Diego, you know. What if the new team is in Hartford or like… North Dakota… right? Like, not many boats need their hulls repaired there.  I don’t think.  Hey does North Dakota have an ocean? No wait that’s a dumb question. Sorry I don’t know where my head’s at. I’m thinking of South Dakota."

 

….Right, OK moving on here for a moment. Lets lighten the mood up. Where do you think these new teams will be placed and is there a city you’d actually be excited to play for? Outside of San Diego, of course.

 

“Oh man, good question. I guess Hartford would be kinda cool because there’s where I’m from and it’s be awesome to play in front of people I know so I can flip em all off. Maybe like, Miami because it’s, you know, Miami! Oh! Dublin would be awesome. Ireland is so cool. Hopefully we can get some diversity from that move you know? Get Leprechauns more interested in the game. And now that I think about it South Dakota isn’t so bad as long as I can find a nice beach."

 

Yes, perfect.....Well thank you Chad, I’ll let you get back to practice.

 

“Ferda!”