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The End of an Era

Posted on Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 8:32 pm

Robbie Aristodemo and Billy Nelson

Billy Nelson (right) has announced his retirement on the heels of Robbie Aristodemo (left) announcing his. (Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Blast)

So Billy Nelson’s retiring too.

No but really, why didn’t I become a professional athlete so that I could retire in my early 30s?

While Aristodemo is moving onto Florida, I expect Nelson will be staying here. The defender coaches several area youth teams and is a Bel Air native.

Over the course of his 10-season career with the Blast, Nelson recorded 300 blocks, 48 goals and 41 assists.

With P.J. Wakefield retiring a couple years ago, and Giuliano Celenza announcing his retirement prior to the end of the 2010-11 season, it does kind of feel like the end of an era.

At least Nelson and Aristodemo are smart; they’re not going on to become cops like Wakefield and Celenza. I mean, seriously, haven’t these guys ever watched “The Wire?”

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