Monday comes with a flurry of excitement. The Forge will play in the championship this coming weekend against L.A. That means we have to balance media appearances with their final week of training, watching film, medical checkups and meetings about endorsement deals that have come flooding in for a lot of the players.

Today, the team set the press conference first thing and I’ll be leading the team through their workout soon after. With nothing else pressing to do, I decide ...