@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Listened to the pod. As for MLS related media, I sometimes wonder if it’s an MLS issue (Apple deal great for dedicated fans, but to casuals) or just that MLS fans’ relationship to the sport is different compared to other sports.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social @megkav.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social I’m officially in on this team. I’m so used to “get the ball, and then not know what to do with it Rapids ball”, and at least this team is “move the f*cking ball forward regardless” approach.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social I like watching KC matches because the blue stadium lights near the top of the stands gives on a large screen tv that feeling of riding in your mother’s Cutlass Supreme back in 1988 and looking through the front window

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social Hear me out….if we’re a soccer coach, I would practice those 3x2 drills teaching players to NOT launch balls 30’feet above the goal.

@rapidsjason.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Can someone tell me why, we never let the keeper just kick the living hell out of the ball when we’ve been pressed in our territory and just need to regather our formation?

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Two observations Rapids getting burned along the right side deep when they press. Gonna burn them eventually. So Rapids that the Keeper has the normal badge while the rest of the squad has the alt badge kits.

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social Maybe the prettiest full field effort I have seen from the Rapids that I can remember.

@edsbs.bsky.social ASU grad? Oh this checks.

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social Ian Eagle looking like House Leader Mike Johnson after 15 more years, a divorce and a few more pizzas was not what I needed to realize.

The absolute disdain (or just difference because he goes to bed before their games are on TV) that Dickie V has for the Arizona Wildcats is astonishing in its brazenness, but also not shocking after 30 years of dealing with this guy on my TV.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Id be curious what this restorative practice program entails.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @rapidsjason.bsky.social It is going to be interesting to see where The Dick stands in 10 years, and whether most of the OG teams race ahead and the Rapids are still in a slowly crumbling infrastructure.

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social If this ain’t reason enough to force everyone to go for it on 4th on every possession, I don’t what is.

@thehatersguide.bsky.social To be fair, the article forgot to mention he’s been absent since 2021

@rapidsjason.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social I’m not ruling out the possibility that the US forces any match not featuring a European or US team to be held in Mexico and Canada.

You never watched the match did you? So leaving the confined of MLS was not why you never watched the Rapids, it’s just a you thing.

@mattdoyle.bsky.social If this is the version of Miami we get (chasing a playoff spot and struggling with scoring), this is the version of Messi I want to see.

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social So I am watching the Apple TV product for the first time (I refused to pay for the package) and the resolution is so much better than the Altitude feed and I looked into it. Altitude broadcasts in 1080i Apple TV is 1080p

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Sunday a different energy from this team. Good crowd Feel as if I am watching a match between Columbus Crew against DC United with these kits.

They really need to switch the dates of Omsloop and KBK. KBK always feels like such a let down rather than as an appetizer.

@thehatersguide.bsky.social @escapecollective.bsky.social There is a high likelihood that as part of cost cutting, Paramount exits from Max’s cycling content once its contract is up (or even sells it off at a discount for the current contract) Maybe one good thing to come out of the merger.

@thehatersguide.bsky.social Well - I now know my cycling consumption will decline. I ain’t paying this techno-fascist media baron.

@carnage4life.bsky.social I’ve found a new YouTube AI situation. Reviews for AV Receivers that are new reviews but the receiver models are sometimes ten years old. Except then there is another AI review copying the original AI review. Just a few tweaks in words but not content itself.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Gonna throw this out here: Matt Wells will lose this locker room. His post game comments could rankle his players. You can’t have each game a tryout for the next game. Sometimes starters may struggle. You have guys unsure of their role.

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Listened to the POD. I have the Colorado Flag Ciao kit.

@clueheywood.bsky.social Trump is morphing into this guy:

@clueheywood.bsky.social Arizona’s off the ball movement has not really been discussed. But when your comp is 1995 NY Knicks, we have issues.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Look - all tactics aside. This team is slow in every single aspect. Decision making yes. But it’s also clear….they are all physically slower than the Sounders. At least in other eras we had guys like Deshorn Brown or Badji.

Asking a serious question How is it the Rapids can’t sell out their stadium after one views this masterpiece?

Okay I’ll bite. How many matches will the Rapids be shutout?

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social So - on that goal, what was 24 doing. His teammate had the ball handler defended and it was clear he was looking to pass. Why would you not look to see where the outlet winger is and cut off that angle?

@mattdoyle.bsky.social Look - I get that Apple won’t pay for announcers to travel. But can they at least fix the mix on the audio so the fans don’t sound like 15 dudes in the bleachers in Major League the movie?

@burgundywave.bsky.social What is the greatest gap between the expected goals between two teams when the score is only 1-0? This match is testing that gap for sure.

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Look - I watch a lot of cycling. And the fact it’s almost entirely remote is fine because it’s a road bike race. You basically are never gonna be near the actions. However - it’s still jarring for an in stadium event.

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social A few observations A). Seattle’s pitch really going for the dying grass because forgot to keep sprinklers on while an vacation loom B) I’ll give Rapids kits this. The blue pops against the black C) Playing style: Passa-Baca

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Theory on the roster moves. New head coach who basically thinks most of the roster is crap. Wants to dump players to create salary cap and this is a rebuild for 2027. Or KSE is confused & thinks GAM can be used to fund facility repairs

@burgundywave.bsky.social @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Damn. bsky.app/profile/tomb...

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Well - look as if Phish is returning to DSGP. www.denverpost.com/2026/02/18/p...

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social Soccer Rabbi My Company’s CEO would be happy to have a quick chat. Let me know what you want to do.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social @bymattpollard.bsky.social My Company’s CEO is staying at the hotel where the Rapids are staying and he asks me if they are a pro team. I say yes and he than asks if they are are below MLS I say yes. He goes well they sure don’t look it!

Watching Gonzaga vs. Portland, in which Gonzaga is the 6th ranked team in the country and ESPNnis broadcasting this in 560i.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris - As we are in Super Bowl week, the fact Jerry Jones is NOT in the Epstein files the most shocking revelation. All kidding aside. It’s clear the wealthy Epstein hung out with were tech, financial and educational elites. Extraction industries not involved.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social I just want to highlight that a major influencer and founder of the US’s education system got the clap from two Russian hookers. Think about that.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social I convinced the reason so many of Trump lackeys take these positions is because they all realize the benefit for insider trading.

@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social @burgundywave.bsky.social Oh boy do I remember that Sam Cronin and Marc Birch trade.

@thehatersguide.bsky.social @dstan58.bsky.social Watching Tour Down Under prologue. Given how aero these bikes have gotten, I honestly think a case can be made that all TT’s should be done on standard drip bar bikes. One reason is this is effectively replicating a solo breakaway

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social @jasonkirk.fyi @hollyanderson.bsky.social Out of curiosity, is it normal to wear as ill fitting clothes as Chris Sims wears on Football Night in America?

@hollyanderson.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social I know you don’t follow Chris sport much, but this guy learned he can’t race bikes anymore, his doctors told him he can never ride a bike again at age 28.

@thehatersguide.bsky.social Speaking of guys who retired because they saw the writing on the wall

@alexkirshner.com @celebrityhottub.bsky.social One last Oklahoma observation. Is it me or was that stadium lighting giving us “game from 2003” vibes. I don’t recall a major program having lighting that gives off that many shadows in easily over a decade.