james harris

I’ve noticed an interesting correlation: rocket companies seem to have symbiotic relationships w/ nearby breweries. I can’t explain this phenomenon yet, but I’ll continue my research at @ThreeWeavers (although @AirwaysBrewing will always be #1 in my heart)

@mkstnr Get @JeremiahOshan over there too

@mkstnr I think they have given up the second fewest in the league? Maybe that’s what they were saying (or thinking)? I’m not sure what the number is tho. Also why not come over to blue sky. Getting weird over here

This fuckin guy. Always 1 upping himself

@OG_party_worm @mkstnr Yeah I really don’t want to be thinking this, but I am

@mkstnr Finally moving into “coaching changes might be really needed” territory

@spenserdavis I thought it looked like the offensive player was pulling rusnak down and that’s what led to the contact but they didn’t show the replay much

@LikkitP Paper beats rock, scissors beats paper so rock will beat scissors 🤷‍♂️

@TrevorMahlmann Nobody every WANTS to hold

I thought we established we never want to hold again

@scuffedpod Serious question: how did such a big idiot get hired as the coach of the number one team in the world? Guy makes Gregg look like pep And why is the coach a dude anyways?

Vlatko is just dumb man. Idk what else to say

@JeremiahOshan Yeah, agreed. Or look at it this way: was haaland’s hot start last season a damning indictment of the quality of the premier league? Great scorers score. I do look forward to seeing Messi against a better defense, like Seattle until last week :)

I’ll add that his two games have come against a middling Liga MX team and one of the worst defenses in MLS. I am skeptical he’ll maintain this 2.55 g+a per 90 pace.

My quick Messi takes: - he’s still one of the best players in the world and will continue too look that way in MLS - MLS defenses on the whole are surely less talented and less equipped to handle him - is that a bad look for MLS? I’m skeptical as none of this should be surprising

Is he gonna get bored and leave?

@JeremiahOshan What’s the accountability mechanism on this anyways? Like, do they have to report salaries and why it’s within the rules to the league on some interval? Teams have games the cap in the past right? How did the league and the public find out about that?

My understanding is Miami found a team to take Pizarro's contract, but aside from that I'm not sure how they are doing all these moves. Would love for there to be some transparency here, but I doubt we'll get any.

@AaronMehta Got any invites?

I'm now over at The Other Place (no not the newest Other Place, the one from slightly before then). Fine me at aaronmehta at Bluesky

Anyone got an invite to the other place? Getting a little quiet around here….

@ballerdeath Uh, can I be that weirdo? I’ll mostly just lurk.

@JeremiahOshan Yeah man got any invites!?!?

For those of you still able to read tweets, I'm on both Mastodon and Bluesky. Same username.

@JeremiahOshan The other big question is: what should our expectations be? We’ve won two MLS cups and ccl in the last 6 years. I want to see my team play well wire to wire but the regular season barely matters in MLS. Idk, I wonder if the team thinks they’re underperforming.

@JeremiahOshan I find myself very torn thinking about the sounders year. When this team is playing at its best they can beat anyone, but we see them at their best so rarely. There are some understandable roster issues, but I’m starting to wonder if coachin is an issue for consistency too.

Very disappointing result from Sounders. Definitely felt the absences but that's no excuse. Just very sluggish for most of the second half. Way too many heavy touches by subs.

Breaking my twitter silence to share this piece of joy with y’all

@JeremiahOshan Agreed the talent well is basically bottomless. I guess as long as the amount the average team is spending doesn’t decrease over time the level should improve 🤷‍♂️. A smaller league with a better average team might make for a more appealing product to a casual or new fan. Idk

@fuelandox Soccer is unique in that there's so much talent around the world that I don't think there's any real danger in diluting the product in the near term. But, no, it doesn't seem like national viewership has grown at the clip you'd expect.

Or we just play double-roundrobin in conference (28 games) and fill out the other six out of conference.