When Ali Kazemaini is introduced to the crowd at the Baltimore Arena tonight before the Blast's game against the St. Louis Storm, it will be the first step toward a new beginning for the Blast's new midfielder.

"I'm going to be a little nervous, because it has been a while since I last played," said Kazemaini, who signed for the rest of the season with the Blast yesterday.

"I'm just hoping we can win this game, because I know it is a big game," he said.

Kazemaini, who last played for the Cleveland Crunch in the championship series which Cleveland lost to San Diego last spring, will wear No. 2.