After nearly three decades calling games on TV, davejsports’s tenure as DC United’s play-by-play announcer will draw to a close this Sunday.
,] being a fan of the Diplomats helped me through a very difficult time. And I realized the power of sports and the community it can create. I was very saddened when the Diplomats folded, and I vowed that if I ever have a chance to promote this great game and make a difference, I will.I was doing [games for the former professional indoor soccer team] Baltimore Blast on the radio. That’s back when it was still the Major Indoor Soccer League.
I tell the fan bases all the time—not many people get a chance to actually make history and build a league. Usually when you become a fan of whatever team, the league has already been in existence for 50 years or whatever. This is literally a case where the fans in DC and other cities, they made this happen through their support. Because without that, it would have been another casualty just like [prior professional soccer leagues in the U.S.].
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