Change is important for growth, but there is a value to tradition. This is a time of year when traditions crowd the calendar. Halloween, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s Eve: all mean different things to different people for different reasons - all representative of the sustaining power of tradition.
The New York Red Bulls have their own tradition; a longstanding ritual, typically observed in mid-December: passing on the Re-Entry Draft. RBNY has never made a selection in the Re-Entry Draft. This is a comforting rite in which the club marks the passing of another MLS season by dialing into a league-wide conference call to pass on a draft.