That would be Tim ‘eat shit and die’ Brewster.

The land of white utopia? I don't believe it.

It has no bearing on the point being made.

I’m always up for MLS bashing (because it produces ugly soccer and for myriad other things), but the real takeaway from this article is now I know the difference between instantiate and substantiate. Thanks Billy!

Does anybody remember the SI cover in ‘94 with KGJ and Frank Thomas back to back? And then the strike? And the wipeout what could have been a legit race to 62? That was peak baseball for me and it's never gotten any better. Both of my favorite players of all time crushing it. Still wear my hat backwards because of…

Yeah, just to address all the people flipping out over this article, Wainwright’s comments are TOTALLY backhanded. He’s just subtly reiterating the company line, which is “Heyward was never really one of us, but good luck to him”. It’s not as egregious as Matheny, but it isn’t wholly genuine either.

Nice job you fucking asshole.

What the fuck does “uphold the righteous pastimes baseball has taught us to value” even mean? It’s, like, grammatical masterbation. It’s like saying ‘eleventy’.

It is, quite simply, because Kalil is utter dog shit.

I have this memory of watching a video of Kyle Wagner playing basketball while kicking people in the nuts. Did I dream this?

Christ this league is a joke. Until the MLS doesn't own all the teams and there is relegation, it's going to remain a joke.

We don't even get that much snow. We're awful.

Agreed, but the necessity of him performing every match is reduced with Toure revival, KDB, and the revelation of Silva in the 10 role as opposed to winger.

He was actually very solid for Porto the year before last, which induced a move to La Liga. I’m just saying, he would have been a massive upgrade over someone like Blind playing the central role.

Lack of consistent success?? Otamendi was far and away the best defender in La Liga last year, shutting down both Ronaldo and Messi during their matches. He would have instantly become the best defender on United and that's not even close. That statement is just silly.

Carl Gerbschmidt. That is all.

You pay out the nose for young and English talent. No getting around that.

Agreed . Sorry about Otamendi. Muahahaha.

This is poor analysis. They would hollow out their defense at the beginning of what looks to be the start of a decent season and are you really suggesting Chelsea wouldn’t want him at next summers transfer window? Get the hell out of here. They’ll get just as much next summer.

No worries. I completely agree with your original point, though I feel Liverpool fans are worse.