Matthew Doyle
@mattdoyle.bsky.social
“If something on the internet doesn’t spark joy, mute it.” All views are mine and should be yours. Chaotic good tbh.
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I’m so ready for him to enter his ICP phase.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m so ready for him to enter his ICP phase.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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A new episode of Soccerwise has hit the feeds🎙️
@tombogert.bsky.social and our friend @mattdoyle.bsky.social recap the VERY exciting weekend of MLS playoffs plus post mortems for the teams we lost 🙏
@tombogert.bsky.social and our friend @mattdoyle.bsky.social recap the VERY exciting weekend of MLS playoffs plus post mortems for the teams we lost 🙏
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A new episode of Soccerwise has hit the feeds🎙️
@tombogert.bsky.social and our friend @mattdoyle.bsky.social recap the VERY exciting weekend of MLS playoffs plus post mortems for the teams we lost 🙏
@tombogert.bsky.social and our friend @mattdoyle.bsky.social recap the VERY exciting weekend of MLS playoffs plus post mortems for the teams we lost 🙏
Programming note: No newsletter today. Gonna aim to have it out tomorrow (along with FIVE new post-mortems on MLSsoccer).
I am temporarily out of POWER and want to give Houston and Colorado their due rather than phoning it in.
Apologies.
I am temporarily out of POWER and want to give Houston and Colorado their due rather than phoning it in.
Apologies.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Programming note: No newsletter today. Gonna aim to have it out tomorrow (along with FIVE new post-mortems on MLSsoccer).
I am temporarily out of POWER and want to give Houston and Colorado their due rather than phoning it in.
Apologies.
I am temporarily out of POWER and want to give Houston and Colorado their due rather than phoning it in.
Apologies.
lmao this fucking league
To put it another way: Minnesota scored more goals in this game after receiving a red card than they had scored in league play during their entire 10-year existence.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
lmao this fucking league
Round One drama: What we learned in Game 3 & what comes next for those who advanced, and those whose season came to an end.
Including Minnesota & Seattle playing an all-time great, "Only in MLS!!" decider.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/game-3-...
Including Minnesota & Seattle playing an all-time great, "Only in MLS!!" decider.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/game-3-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Round One drama: What we learned in Game 3 & what comes next for those who advanced, and those whose season came to an end.
Including Minnesota & Seattle playing an all-time great, "Only in MLS!!" decider.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/game-3-...
Including Minnesota & Seattle playing an all-time great, "Only in MLS!!" decider.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/game-3-...
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San Diego, in their first year as a club, instilled a clear identity from top to bottom. The Timbers never found their own identity. Year 50 ends in the same way it began: a brutal beatdown at the hands of a far superior opponent. #RCTID
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
San Diego, in their first year as a club, instilled a clear identity from top to bottom. The Timbers never found their own identity. Year 50 ends in the same way it began: a brutal beatdown at the hands of a far superior opponent. #RCTID
This isn't Goblin Mode.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This isn't Goblin Mode.
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CONCACAF heritage alert in the CPL final.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
CONCACAF heritage alert in the CPL final.
For the record, the four most fun teams in MLS history:
- 2001 Fusion
- 2019 LAFC
- 2023-24 Crew
- 2025 Caps
Next Tier:
- 1996-1998 D.C.
- 2000 Fire
- 2010 RSL
- 2012 Quakes (this is my lizard brain talking)
- 2014 Galaxy
- 2016-17 TFC
- 2018 ATL
- 2022 Union
- 2024-25 Sounders
- 2001 Fusion
- 2019 LAFC
- 2023-24 Crew
- 2025 Caps
Next Tier:
- 1996-1998 D.C.
- 2000 Fire
- 2010 RSL
- 2012 Quakes (this is my lizard brain talking)
- 2014 Galaxy
- 2016-17 TFC
- 2018 ATL
- 2022 Union
- 2024-25 Sounders
This year's Sounders team was the most fun they've ever been & imo one of the ~10 most fun teams in MLS history.
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
I miss when the sounders were fun to watch. Not endless endline cut back ball.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For the record, the four most fun teams in MLS history:
- 2001 Fusion
- 2019 LAFC
- 2023-24 Crew
- 2025 Caps
Next Tier:
- 1996-1998 D.C.
- 2000 Fire
- 2010 RSL
- 2012 Quakes (this is my lizard brain talking)
- 2014 Galaxy
- 2016-17 TFC
- 2018 ATL
- 2022 Union
- 2024-25 Sounders
- 2001 Fusion
- 2019 LAFC
- 2023-24 Crew
- 2025 Caps
Next Tier:
- 1996-1998 D.C.
- 2000 Fire
- 2010 RSL
- 2012 Quakes (this is my lizard brain talking)
- 2014 Galaxy
- 2016-17 TFC
- 2018 ATL
- 2022 Union
- 2024-25 Sounders
This year's Sounders team was the most fun they've ever been & imo one of the ~10 most fun teams in MLS history.
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
I miss when the sounders were fun to watch. Not endless endline cut back ball.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This year's Sounders team was the most fun they've ever been & imo one of the ~10 most fun teams in MLS history.
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).
smh look at this guy
If Doku had a consistent final product, he’d be absolutely terrifying.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
smh look at this guy
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The Premier League is now 5 seconds of open play then 30 seconds of prepping for a set piece.
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Premier League is now 5 seconds of open play then 30 seconds of prepping for a set piece.
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
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Happy for Mascherano. Go ask Tata how brutally impossible is that job.
He has been an absolute gentleman every game, always available to talk, always respectful, always honest, always open even for a quick chat or inquiry. You have to love that from a coach.
Also getting better w/ time on the job.
He has been an absolute gentleman every game, always available to talk, always respectful, always honest, always open even for a quick chat or inquiry. You have to love that from a coach.
Also getting better w/ time on the job.
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Happy for Mascherano. Go ask Tata how brutally impossible is that job.
He has been an absolute gentleman every game, always available to talk, always respectful, always honest, always open even for a quick chat or inquiry. You have to love that from a coach.
Also getting better w/ time on the job.
He has been an absolute gentleman every game, always available to talk, always respectful, always honest, always open even for a quick chat or inquiry. You have to love that from a coach.
Also getting better w/ time on the job.
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Never forgive Heath for not letting Miguel Ibarra have his last minute for the loons. Like it when there is that gesture to the players and the supporters who want the chance to be there.
Just want to point out that Mascherno played Ryan Sailor (long-time deep reserve; out of contract; almost certainly won't be retained next year) for 10 mins at the end of Miami's final reg season home game last month when he didn't have to. Was just a gesture of humanity/humility.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Never forgive Heath for not letting Miguel Ibarra have his last minute for the loons. Like it when there is that gesture to the players and the supporters who want the chance to be there.
Just want to point out that Mascherno played Ryan Sailor (long-time deep reserve; out of contract; almost certainly won't be retained next year) for 10 mins at the end of Miami's final reg season home game last month when he didn't have to. Was just a gesture of humanity/humility.
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Just want to point out that Mascherno played Ryan Sailor (long-time deep reserve; out of contract; almost certainly won't be retained next year) for 10 mins at the end of Miami's final reg season home game last month when he didn't have to. Was just a gesture of humanity/humility.
Incredibly fun team to watch basically all year. Callaghan's done a fantastic job, and wow is this winter about to be very interesting.
Brutal for Nashville that such a great season is ending with such a hollow whimper.
They've been absolutely carved apart here. 13 goals conceded in four games against Miami.
They've been absolutely carved apart here. 13 goals conceded in four games against Miami.
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Incredibly fun team to watch basically all year. Callaghan's done a fantastic job, and wow is this winter about to be very interesting.
I'm much more of a "team goal" guy than an "individual banger" guy but this shit's stayed with me for 15 years.
Still my favorite thunderbastard in MLS history. Has a level of intentionality to it that few goals have ever matched.
What a player, what a career.
Still my favorite thunderbastard in MLS history. Has a level of intentionality to it that few goals have ever matched.
What a player, what a career.
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm much more of a "team goal" guy than an "individual banger" guy but this shit's stayed with me for 15 years.
Still my favorite thunderbastard in MLS history. Has a level of intentionality to it that few goals have ever matched.
What a player, what a career.
Still my favorite thunderbastard in MLS history. Has a level of intentionality to it that few goals have ever matched.
What a player, what a career.
Good night, sweet prince. Your watch is ended.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Good night, sweet prince. Your watch is ended.
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Minneposta United, amirite?
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Minneposta United, amirite?
that was easy
If the Sounders get a third this game is over.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
that was easy
If the Sounders get a third this game is over.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If the Sounders get a third this game is over.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.
If they *don't* get a third, Minnesota is definitely going to equalize and then win in PKs.