Let's hope men's professional field lacrosse players never get as jaded as their baseball brethren, although the demand for their services can only skyrocket after Major League Lacrosse moguls announced that Los Angeles would be the home of the first of four expansion teams set to begin play in 2006.
The MLL's "Project West Coast" is good news for the Baltimore Bayhawks, who have yet to make any significant impact at the gate during a four-year run in Charm City playing at Towson and Johns Hopkins universities and what is now M&T Bank Stadium.
Nevertheless, the Baltimore franchise should appreciate in value as the league spreads to California and other western sites - possibly even to Texas, if a deal can be brokered with Mark Cuban, owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks.
By the way, the Bayhawks made room for 2002 and 2004 Tewaaraton Award winner Michael Powell when they traded standout attackman Mark Millon to the Boston Cannons for goalie Trevor Tierney and the fourth pick in the 2005 draft.
Bayhawk General Manager Jay Pivec disagreed that Millon was expendable, however.
"We feel that Michael is a feeder and that Mark is a creator and a finisher," he said. "The trade had nothing to do with Michael."
The feeling here is that Powell is no slouch when it comes to putting the ball in the net, and the Bayhawks were wise to nip a potential playing-time controversy in the bud. Syracuse University's all-time points leader totaled 150 goals and 157 assists in a brilliant career, meaning the rookie should be able to easily pick up the slack left by Millon's departure without adversely affecting team chemistry.
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