In another sign that DC United seems to be moving in the right direction, Dan Steinberg was at the press conference announcing the signing of Charlie Davies.

Why do questions about goal celebrations and cheese matter? Well, the Bog is based on taking a lighthearted look at the quirks of our local teams and athletes. When teams are bad, the atmosphere around them gets negative, which means no funny stories about star players doing silly things like chewing drinking straws or participating in public water gun fights. No one wants to hear about their team's players goofing off when the losses are piling up.

It also must be said that last year's squad, even if it had been a winning team, wasn't terribly interesting. It was a long way from the Nowak-era United team that was full of characters like Bobby Boswell, Alecko Eskandarian, and Nick Rimando.

Dan hasn't been able to write much about United in the past couple of seasons because it's been a pretty joyless team to follow; imagine how it must have been for the players and coaches. However, this offseason has seen United improve both the players available and squad morale; those changes have carried over to the fanbase, which actually appears to feel something approaching hope for the first time in awhile.

Maybe it's a false dawn, and we'll struggle; Who knows? What I do know is that it's nice to have enough positivity surrounding DCU that questions about wrestling moves and where a new player will live can be received with a smile rather than a grumble about being in last place. Might as well enjoy it while it lasts, right?