Michael Caley
@michaelcaley.bsky.social
I write the Expecting Goals newsletter (expectinggoals.com) and I'm gonna try to bring soccer analytics to bluesky. Let's see if it works. He/him.
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The Set Piece Revolution
The game is changing in the English Premier League.
www.expectinggoals.com
in the latest Expecting Goals newsletter (free to read!) I broke down the numbers on the Premier League set piece revolution and why I think it marks a major new tactical trend in the Premier League that will be unusually difficult to dislodge www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-pi...
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Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
this press release has the distinctive rhetoric of an LLM but with the vocabulary of one of the white house staff groypers
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
this press release has the distinctive rhetoric of an LLM but with the vocabulary of one of the white house staff groypers
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gatorade is owned by pepsico but it's the coca cola of the sports drink market. powerade in turn is owned by coca cola, but it's unquestionably the pepsi of sports drinks. this should be plainly obvious to all
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
gatorade is owned by pepsico but it's the coca cola of the sports drink market. powerade in turn is owned by coca cola, but it's unquestionably the pepsi of sports drinks. this should be plainly obvious to all
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Updated timeline with McGinn quote. Asked if Morgan Rogers is experiencing the Diego Forlan effect. Added footnote on value of qualitative methods. More to come in due time.
EPL Puma Ball 25/26: A Qualitative Report – 6YS Blog
6yardscreamers.netlify.app
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Updated timeline with McGinn quote. Asked if Morgan Rogers is experiencing the Diego Forlan effect. Added footnote on value of qualitative methods. More to come in due time.
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As a logistics nerd, I just eat this stuff up. Do you have *any* idea how tightly choreographed and practiced all these movements had to be to get the scene set in one commercial break of time?
Then to tear it all down and remove it just as quickly after!
Then to tear it all down and remove it just as quickly after!
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
As a logistics nerd, I just eat this stuff up. Do you have *any* idea how tightly choreographed and practiced all these movements had to be to get the scene set in one commercial break of time?
Then to tear it all down and remove it just as quickly after!
Then to tear it all down and remove it just as quickly after!
this feels more like a joke from the Josie and the Pussycats movie than a real thing
Watching Georgians do Ice Dance to Pretty Fly for a White Guy and I don’t want anyone to ever say that America has no culture
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
this feels more like a joke from the Josie and the Pussycats movie than a real thing
y'all need to read theory www.ir101.co.uk/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
y'all need to read theory www.ir101.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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After he retires we can remember some guys who remembered some guys.
"He remembers random sports trivia in extraordinary detail from both the NBA and NFL ... Recently, he called a former college teammate and said: “Let’s list off guys from the 1996 NBA Draft.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
Yes, Kon Knueppel is having fun. But make no mistake: ‘He’s a f—ing killer’
“I didn’t think I’d play in the NBA,” the Hornets rookie says. Right away, though, it was abundantly clear: He's right where he belongs.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
After he retires we can remember some guys who remembered some guys.
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The cameraman was savage for cutting to De Zerbi
absurd, just showing off playground style goal by PSG against Marseille this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The cameraman was savage for cutting to De Zerbi
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If you do cap planning/long range ops planning/urban planning/activism in NJ, Philly or Chicago and the surrounding regions, let's talk.
My DMs are open. Shoot me an email at nolan(dot)hicks(at)nyu(dot)edu
My DMs are open. Shoot me an email at nolan(dot)hicks(at)nyu(dot)edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
If you do cap planning/long range ops planning/urban planning/activism in NJ, Philly or Chicago and the surrounding regions, let's talk.
My DMs are open. Shoot me an email at nolan(dot)hicks(at)nyu(dot)edu
My DMs are open. Shoot me an email at nolan(dot)hicks(at)nyu(dot)edu
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Our goals:
- Create a positive vision of what investing in transit can deliver for Jersey, Philly and Chicagoland, delivering much faster commutes and much improved connectivity
- Illustrate how it opens the door for modern interurban service that extend beyond the megalopolises to nearby cities
- Create a positive vision of what investing in transit can deliver for Jersey, Philly and Chicagoland, delivering much faster commutes and much improved connectivity
- Illustrate how it opens the door for modern interurban service that extend beyond the megalopolises to nearby cities
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Our goals:
- Create a positive vision of what investing in transit can deliver for Jersey, Philly and Chicagoland, delivering much faster commutes and much improved connectivity
- Illustrate how it opens the door for modern interurban service that extend beyond the megalopolises to nearby cities
- Create a positive vision of what investing in transit can deliver for Jersey, Philly and Chicagoland, delivering much faster commutes and much improved connectivity
- Illustrate how it opens the door for modern interurban service that extend beyond the megalopolises to nearby cities
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Very excited to say that the stars have aligned and NYU Marron/Transit Costs Project have landed a grant that will fund a second edition of Momentum, which will apply the high-throughput framework to major regional rail networks beyond the NY area.
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
The NYU-Marron report on electrification is out: It pairs electrification and other components to develop a high-throughput infrastructure design framework, which slashes time off of existing commuter and inter-city passenger rail services. We call it Momentum -- transitcosts.com/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Very excited to say that the stars have aligned and NYU Marron/Transit Costs Project have landed a grant that will fund a second edition of Momentum, which will apply the high-throughput framework to major regional rail networks beyond the NY area.
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
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Many Americans dislike data centers because they use land, water, and electricity without creating many permanent jobs.
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
Factories Are Becoming More Like Data Centers
Large electricity users that employ few workers are not what America’s reindustrialization dreams are made on.
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Many Americans dislike data centers because they use land, water, and electricity without creating many permanent jobs.
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
has anyone ever achieved less with enormous governing majorities in a time of crisis than Keir Starmer
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
has anyone ever achieved less with enormous governing majorities in a time of crisis than Keir Starmer
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that's just describing the difference between a prime minister and a president
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
that's just describing the difference between a prime minister and a president
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this is a badly needed article to put some pieces together about the state of the culture right now
My first cover story at @nymag.com! I went to Utah to figure out how everything got so Mormon: www.thecut.com/article/morm...
Do You Have a Moment to Talk About How Mormons Conquered Pop Culture?
How the women of Utah blogged and posted their way into American hearts and wallets.
www.thecut.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
this is a badly needed article to put some pieces together about the state of the culture right now
the striking thing to me about the AI Super Bowl ads was that most of them were actually selling a service using examples of a service people might want to pay for -- look at this product that will fill in your spreadsheet for you!
it's a long way from last year's AI ads or from all crypto ads
it's a long way from last year's AI ads or from all crypto ads
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the striking thing to me about the AI Super Bowl ads was that most of them were actually selling a service using examples of a service people might want to pay for -- look at this product that will fill in your spreadsheet for you!
it's a long way from last year's AI ads or from all crypto ads
it's a long way from last year's AI ads or from all crypto ads
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Join Rep Your Block and Lambda Independent Democrats for the return of Queer Your Block, a space for all to learn about running for County Committee!
Register on Zoom: bit.ly/4qwchLT
Register on Zoom: bit.ly/4qwchLT
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join Rep Your Block and Lambda Independent Democrats for the return of Queer Your Block, a space for all to learn about running for County Committee!
Register on Zoom: bit.ly/4qwchLT
Register on Zoom: bit.ly/4qwchLT
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*Luge commentator voice*
This is cuddle luge. The most important strategic decision faced by each team is who is the big spoon
This is cuddle luge. The most important strategic decision faced by each team is who is the big spoon
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
*Luge commentator voice*
This is cuddle luge. The most important strategic decision faced by each team is who is the big spoon
This is cuddle luge. The most important strategic decision faced by each team is who is the big spoon
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Ahem: As I said in my column wertwhile.substack.com/p/dont-over-...
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Ahem: As I said in my column wertwhile.substack.com/p/dont-over-...
I just learned
-there is a biathlon podcast
-they are running daily during the Olympics
-they are also covering behind-the-scenes and historical Biathlon Drama
tuning in
-there is a biathlon podcast
-they are running daily during the Olympics
-they are also covering behind-the-scenes and historical Biathlon Drama
tuning in
Penalty Loop Podcast is up with the Olympic Mixed Relay recap! We discussed:
- French dominance
- Italy’s sterling silver
- Germany started strong for bronze
- Kirkeeide’s learning moment
- Samuelsson’s disastrous shoot
- And praising some other great races!
#biathlon
- French dominance
- Italy’s sterling silver
- Germany started strong for bronze
- Kirkeeide’s learning moment
- Samuelsson’s disastrous shoot
- And praising some other great races!
#biathlon
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I just learned
-there is a biathlon podcast
-they are running daily during the Olympics
-they are also covering behind-the-scenes and historical Biathlon Drama
tuning in
-there is a biathlon podcast
-they are running daily during the Olympics
-they are also covering behind-the-scenes and historical Biathlon Drama
tuning in
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yeah, not great, but i do want to highlight that kasich tweet. politicians really used to talk like that!
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
yeah, not great, but i do want to highlight that kasich tweet. politicians really used to talk like that!
getting into the 1930s in the Hirohito biography I'm slowly working through and I'm worried these crazy kids (establishment right figures around the emperor) don't have a good plan to maintain their control against challenges from the far right
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
getting into the 1930s in the Hirohito biography I'm slowly working through and I'm worried these crazy kids (establishment right figures around the emperor) don't have a good plan to maintain their control against challenges from the far right
this is such a perfect example of the similarities and differences between contemporary China and the 20th century communist states
This Chinese skiier makes $23m? Chinese Olympic sponsorship is different lol holy shit
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
this is such a perfect example of the similarities and differences between contemporary China and the 20th century communist states