God-awful, and yet I’m compelled to give it +1453.

As nearly as I can tell from its proponents, the point of having pro/rel is to have it. Having a thing the holy sacred Euro leagues have would make the US’ league magically more like the holy sacred Euro leagues.

One thing I’ll say for MLS’ league structure, it’s kept the league going for 20 years now. The sports landscape in the US is littered with soccer leagues that lasted a few years and went plooie. I really value MLS’ stability.

I couldn’t say if MLS is bad relative to the Bundesliga. But it’s soccer, and it’s right here where I live, so I like it. The Bundesliga is way the hell over in Germany, where I’ve spent a grand total of about five hours passing through the Frankfurt airport. I just can’t get excited about it.

Yeah, I especially dug his “Sarver probably feels he’s closer to owning a profitable, world-class soccer team...” It’s not like he was going to read through Sarver’s public statements, or maybe write to him and ask him. And this is definitely not the first time Haisley has read his obsessive MLS hate into something…

No one cares how oppressed and persecuted the Patriots are, either.

Is it ever a good thing for people with pretensions of being journalists to be buddies with the people they’re supposed to be covering?

Well, it’s not like said war criminal has ever seriously had to worry about facing any sort of accountability for his war crimes. Maybe that’s what attracted Manning.

“He ain’t pretty no more” - won’t apply here; these loser squads were never pretty.

My pet notion is that the Raiders wind up in San Diego once it’s been vacated.

— Sincerely, Los Angeles

You did the nation a solid saving us from the Patriots going undefeated, Tom. Enjoy binge-watching Matlock.

I assume that’s a typo, and they meant to say 96.

Ryan Tannehill is an antsy clod?

Oh, sure. But when I tell the judge my charge for public urination should be dismissed because my body naturally generates urine, he tells me to shut up and pay my damn fine.

No need, the avatar proves you’re cool.

Naw, man. Johnny Football is the evil twin - check out the goatee.

Ah, yes - Joe Buck’s on-air attack of the vapors that accompanied the event documented above: Great moments in broadcasting.

For which we’re all grateful.