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    Five things to note from MLS Week 23

    By Steve Davis

    Monday, September 1, 2008

    Sweeping up after the MLS weekend party, here are a few things I found lying around: 1. Which Ruiz is that again? I keep hearing Toronto manager John Carver, in harmony with journalists and broadcasters, singing praise of Carlos Ruiz, going on about what he brings to a team. But I don't know which Ruiz they are watching. The Ruiz I see now is nothing close to the $400,000 striker he once was. I see a one-dimensional forward who is no longer particularly handy with that one dime ...

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