Yep. I thought we would be seeing a lot more of Pulisic and even Nagbe. But you know, Klinsy and youth.

Zardes could be OK if he would stay wide. But whether it’s instructions or his own failings, he seems to cut in closer. I’m sure it’s partially because of Yedlin overlapping, but it’s frustrating to see him on the…

Royals fan here. He deserved everything he got from Machado. This is his fourth or fifth incident since the start of last season. He’s shown no growth in maturity or composure.

None of his teammates coming near him on the bench afterward says enough about how they feel about his continuing antics.

And his hardest pitch…

I can agree with that. Dempsey needs to sit just a hair deeper than Wood though. He does well receiving the ball and taking on defenders.

Some musings:

* Brooks and Fabian Johnson are our best back four players at the moment. It’s not even close. Brooks has been very impressive in the tournament thus far.

* Zardes is borderline useless outside of his pace. His concentration is poor, his first touch is absolutely ghastly and he has no composure in front of…

I mean, if he can hit the broad side of a Barnidge, the Browns will be OK.

Rounding into mid-season form, I see.

Bed Bugs, Mosquitoes, Black Flies and “No-See-Ums” should be in an infinite tie for last.

A couple friends of mine wanted to watch his new special over the weekend. I agreed against my better judgement and was completely bored within five minutes. I’m not a Kanye fan, I’ve never seen Kanye perform, so 10 minutes of Bo Burnham mocking Kanye’s stage performances? No, sir, I don’t like it.

Fair enough. Sounds a lot like my dislike for Bo Burnham. I respect that.

How can you hate Aziz? Master of None was pretty damn good.

I’m the observant type that leaves well enough alone. Critter-dude isn’t gonna harm me, I’m not gonna harm him. Live and let live, man.

There is a Simpson’s .gif for everything in life. It’s magical.

This is why I choose Atheism.

Any time Chelsea loses (or settles) is a win for the rest of us.

Also, by all accounts Carneiro was one of the best physios in the Prem. Someone should hire her on.

Why didn’t Tim Thomas just shoot himself to get out of meeting Obama in 2011?

National Treasure 3: Wade Phillips.

This map is infuriating. Most Mainers despise BC because of the hockey rivalry. Well... not much of a rivalry these days.

Has LeBron thrown him under the bus for this yet?

For a long, long time I really disliked Jeremy Schaap. Not sure why, I always felt as if he was where he was because of his father. Which may have been the case at first, but he has come along way for me over the past 10-12 years.

But it could have also just been maturing from a teenager into a 30+ year old. I used to…

If only Dick Schaap were still around. The stories he could tell about Ali...