Solo pot-shot saga

Well, turns out U.S. Women's National Team coach Greg Ryan didn't have the same take on Hope Solo's post-game comments as I did. Ryan booted (pun intended) Solo from the team and didn't let her play in the third-place match against Norway (the U.S. won that one 4-1)....she wasn't even allowed to eat with the team.

I'm going to take a firm stance high atop a soap and say, "Solo got the shaft!" Athletes have said, done and been arrested for a lot worse than Solo's comments and they still got to take the field. Need an example? How about good ol' Kobe Bryant. He's openly asked to be traded, trashed his coach and teammates and, oh yeah, something about court appearances in Colorado.

Solo made a mistake in dissing her teammate. You just don't do that. But she apologized to her teammates, specifically Brianna Scurry. For the coach to kick her off the team is a bit drastic. And now he's called into question whether she'll even be on the national team again. That's outright wrong.

If Kobe, T.O., Jamal Lewis, Ray Lewis and the like are welcomed back onto the field of play, there's no reason Solo shouldn't get her chance. She said her peace and has had to pay for it. Now let her get back in goal and do what she does best.