I mean, I’m not a millennial (too old). As a high school teacher I suffer underage fools for a living. But school hasn’t started yet, so I’m off the clock.. Enjoy your day or whatever this is for you. You can rest easy knowing you truly cut me to the core. Okay? Okay! Have a great whatever.

I don’t care about Bryce Harper. I’m just here for the Cubs losing on a walk-off grand slam, and getting swept by the Phillies.

Personally it’s a little early in the morning for that level of vitriol from me, but hey, to each their own. Some folks LIKE salt and pepper in their coffee. Enjoy your righteous rage. Your opinion on soccer here in the USA are duly noted. The internet cares. Really. It does.

You are definitely NOT mad about it.

It’s working.

To its somewhat-sorta-kinda credit, MLS has a couple of stadium deals in place that were not complete clusterfucks. Orlando’s stadium was primarily paid for by the team; Portland’s new upgrades as well. I BELIEVE the Loons’ new stadium up in St. Paul also qualifies as “less-of-a-shitshow” although that bar, to be…

Oh yes. Definitely.

BE MORE LIKE EUROPE WITH PROMOTION AND RELEGATION! But not the names, no that’s cos-play. 

Nope, not allowed to enjoy this, nor the surprising emergence of the Loons as contenders. It’s MLS. Making frowny face in three . . . two . . . done.

This has been some awesome Kinja meltdown-ing to witness. My high school level students pick teams based on individual they players they like, and then switch allegiances when Lebron moves to LA. They pick teams based on the colors they like. When I was a kid growing up in southern Indiana, I liked baseball, and…

I had read somewhere that sometimes expansion squads just weren’t that good. FC Cincy WAS, if you chose to look at that way, promoted from USL, as they won in 2018. Are we going to start dogging the failing EPL because Fulham looks like shit and is going to be re-relegated?

Why is this my team?

Maaaannnn, I pull for the Fire and the White Sox. Are you SURE we don’t have a cursed franchise? 

“Let’s be clear. I will not watch MLS this season nor any season. Still, here are my thoughts.”

MLS tv rating are not so good but they are not “plummeting.” That is nonsense. https://the18.com/soccer-news/mls-cup-tv-ratings-2018

Lovely write-up on the benefits of pro/rel, ironunkindness. One of the many problems with trying to institute it pro/rel in the US is that every single casual fan in America would need to read this and takes notes on it, and probably take a damned COURSE over “how this works elsewhere,” to make US fans understand why,…

I have defended MLS on some levels over the years, and yes, Billy’s takes on American soccer are usually trash. On the one hand, he hates MLS because the quality isn’t Barcelona. On the other hand, he hates rich guys, who start soccer teams. On the OTHER other hand, he apparently has no recollection of the “good ol’…

Almost all MLS games are carried on ESPN+ and that’s $5 a month for what it’s worth. For once Billy is right about something though. Greed is stunting the game here.

Everyone forgets those two. Wait two out of what now?

As a fan of the Chicago Fire (one of four), I heartily endorse this shitbird taking over the Columbus Crew.