“It could be that, after one year, Roy Lassiter starts getting interviews with MLS teams — or maybe it takes two or three years,” Altchek said. “But we know if he does well in this ...

MLS has its magic number as well -- 27, as in the number of goals that Roy Lassiter scorched opposing goalkeepers for, which still stands as a league record and standard some nine years later.

The first MLS scoring champ was Roy Lassiter who netted 27 goals in 30 games for the now defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny during the league's premiere campaign in 1996. As prolific as both Lassiter and ...

Before there was Miguel Almiron and Josef Martinez, there was Carlos Valderrama and Roy Lassiter. Boy, was their connection sweet in Tampa Bay. Lassiter was MLS's first Golden Boot winner ...