sports

[dim kettle]

Watch the Raps lose to the Pistons

[fleet orbit]

The pistons were sacrificed so the lions could win the north

[weak gull]

I’ll take it

[fleet orbit]

I’m just glad it’s the lions and not the packers or Vikings , I can vibe with this

I hate the packers and Vikings but not Detroit

[weak gull]

https://tenor.com/view/sam-laporta-gif-6039090691976594490

[celest zephyr]

That would not shock me at all

The raptors are mid

Tbh I’d rather them lose a bunch in a row

So they trade siakam

And actually rebuild the damn team

Already lost Fvv for nothing

[sweet tree]

Rapha is a g/a getter

[sweet tree]

ROBERTOOOOOOO

what a header

[desert palm]

@weak gull https://fxtwitter.com/bnightengale/status/1737551435758543183?s=46 I wish I could say “you got like the best starter from last year” but that would be a lie

I could say that he has some potential

And it’s only one year

14 mill may be a little high but this past off-season the market for pitchers, especially starting pitchers, has gone up in price tremendously because how desperate a lot of teams are

At the end of the day, the tigers needed starting pitching, and he’s a pretty decent option when he plays well

[sweet tree]

another terrorist gk

I'm sick

okay that's bad communication with araujo and iñaki

https://vxtwitter.com/FyKlsh82464/status/1737556876337062101?t=ab1IUdczUV-jZmI9hoZ7AA&s=19

comical goal to concede

ROBERTOOOO AGAIN

lewa been good this game, lovely assist

[weak gull]

I just let it all happen man, whatever happens happens😭

[desert palm]

😂

[broken ledge]

Szoboszlai strikes the ball like Ronaldo

[honest umbra]

bro @sweet tree Roberto almost scored a hat trick

what universe we living in

[honest umbra]

Doumbia is having a game

[signal raft]

And some of them think Napoli doesn't stand a chance

[hasty basin]

He's 20 lol

[sweet tree]

bro I was laughing when he hit the bar for the 3rd shot 😭😭😭😭

I wish that went in, would've been vibes

[sweet tree]

eh we both struggling, barcelona defense been a circus lately. It's a 50/50 game imo

[desert palm]

@short flame https://fxtwitter.com/bnightengale/status/1737580109018669417?s=46&t=ghF_dKEjCP_v6tsszHZ_2A the Brewers salary dumping begins

[warm kestrel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AuDxqkO8ZM

[desert palm]

And @robust grotto if you guys can somehow slip in some nauseous food in Houser’s Diet, you might be able to produce something with him https://youtu.be/PqClJrEwiik?si=kcYoot3-hmPA8s0P

Not trying to make fun of the guy, but like he had a VERY solid game after he threw up

[hasty basin]

It's over

Salah

[sweet tree]

been over

bowen scored a nice goal tho

[hasty basin]

Defence was SPLIT

[thorn hornet]

Szoboszlai bangers against Raya's short arms

[sweet tree]

this is the QFs right

[thorn hornet]

Yeah thats 5

[thorn hornet]

Yeah

They are into semis now

[hasty basin]

Liverpool score some

Beautiful ass goals

That's why Salah missed that chance

[thorn hornet]

Chelsea,Middlesbrough,Liverpool, and Fulham

[sweet tree]

middlesbrough in the semis

hmm

[thorn hornet]

Yeah

They beat Port Vale in QF

@sweet tree do we draw eachother if we beat Porto, and you beat Napoli?

[sweet tree]

no

they do another draw for the quaterfinals

[thorn hornet]

It's been so long I forgot how it goes actually

[sweet tree]

there's no brackets yet until QFs or Semis i believe

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET.[9] The first legs will be played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs will be played on 16 and 17 April 2024.

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET.[9] The first legs will be played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs will be played on 7 and 8 May 2024.

yeah they just continue to do draws

[thorn hornet]

Alright then

[sweet tree]

technically we'll see the bracket on March 15, since both QF & Semi-final match ups will be on the same day.

but yeah after ro16, it's just random. You can play anyone even from your domestic league or previous group.

[short flame]

Nice

[desert palm]

Not nice

It means they are trying to save money

[short flame]

Who?

[desert palm]

The brewers

[short flame]

And?

[desert palm]

Unless they plan to spend 7 mill

On a different player

[short flame]

More money for elsewhere

[desert palm]

The likely hood is they plan to just save the money for their pockets

I hope you are right though

Ngl Houser hasn’t been as good so maybe it is a good money saving

But I feel that this is the beginning of a much larger dump

[hasty basin]

❤️

They're 9th

[sweet tree]

bundesliga would cook with playoffs

hoping Leverkusen wins the league

or they really should consider a change

[smoky fable]

Delay kane winning a trophy

[sweet tree]

League playoffs would be cool, I remember watching Atlas make the Liga MX final back to back and they ended up winning 2 titles after having not won anything in like 50 years.

creates for some cool stories

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1737598272326279269?s=20

[desert palm]

Yu Darvish reaction

https://fxtwitter.com/faridyu/status/1737282457341231107?s=20

so cute

[fluid moat]

Inter are out of Coppa Italia

Mad game

We actually have a chance to win a trophy now

Bologna are serious

[smoky fable]

The Ohtani slayer they call him

Wonder how it goes

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/JackandGradyMom/status/1737566990666227913?s=20 @weak gull gotta admit this is very adorable

[weak gull]

How cute….unfortunately

Mid is mid🗿

And we are still the definition of mid

[desert palm]

lol

They are trying

But man the javy biaz

That signing was a mistake

[fluid moat]

This guy is so good. 35 minutes and 2 assists to win it.

[thorn hornet]

Zirkzeesexual

[fluid moat]

He should be starting over Shithorst 10/10 times

[weak gull]

I will say they are, it’s better than the pistons efforts at least

[desert palm]

That bad huh….

[weak gull]

Bad doesn’t describe it

[hasty basin]

He's disappointing at times

And he's too big of an ego

That was his earlier problem as well

Better than Weghorst of course^

[slate lance]

https://vxtwitter.com/mysportsupdate/status/1737581986284241113?s=46

[hasty basin]

https://vxtwitter.com/FPLFocal/status/1737617070890844523

😭

[torn gale]

So relying on the refs to bail them out

[slow violet]

So like what's the O/U on ja making it through the season

[rustic ore]

I'll take the under on that whatever it is

[dim ledge]

he gon get got for bringing the gat to a 7/11

[celest zephyr]

Fuck the eagles

[celest zephyr]

Hurts can’t win without penalties this season

Dude needs the refs

[glass compass]

Wait I didn't come in here and laugh at the Eagles yesterday

So let me do it now

Ha ha

Ha ha ha ha

Ha.

[rustic ore]

I love how as of rn my prediction of an immediate SB rematch between KC and PHI looks about as wrong as it can be

[slow violet]

Ask him to rank all the Mario games

[fleet orbit]

I’m gonna make a bold prediction : the final 4 will be Buffalo Baltimore Detroit and San Fran

[rustic ore]

Wes might be my favorite sports Twitter troll

He's quickly gaining on Barry for me

[slate lance]

Buffalo not making to WC

[fleet orbit]

Buffalo is making the playoffs

[rustic ore]

This is such an insanely tight race it isn't even funny

[fleet orbit]

I think bills win the division, the dolphins haven’t beaten a good team in a long time

[rustic ore]

Miami plays Dallas and then Baltimore in the next 2 weeks

And then Buffalo plays them week 18

[fleet orbit]

Bills win out , dolphins split the next 2 at best , bills are winning the division

[rustic ore]

It's not out of the realm of possibility that they could steal the division since they have an easier schedule

[slate lance]

Zappe got me

[fleet orbit]

When both teams play their best ; the bills are the better team

[rustic ore]

That's still wild to me that despite their great record they still haven't beaten a team with a winning record, closest was Denver but they entered that game 0-2

[fleet orbit]

Denver is a pendulum

[rustic ore]

As much as I hate giving credit to him tip of the hat to Sean Payton

Dude knows how to coach

[fleet orbit]

Sadly tho they got plowed in Detroit

[calm mulch]

Durant looking at the LA Clippers right now

[rustic ore]

To get a team that started the year 1-5 to 7-7 with 3 games left is nuts

[fleet orbit]

The broncos are gonna need some lucky breaks to make the playoffs

[rustic ore]

Detroit is a solid team this year, when they can run their O effectively they are tough to beat

[calm mulch]

who is facing the phins next ?

[rustic ore]

Dallas

[fleet orbit]

Cowboys , in Miami

[rustic ore]

Bills were able to kill Dallas with a rushing onslaught

Miami could easily copy that gameplan with Mostert and Achane

[calm mulch]

I need to see what Skip Bayless has to say about it after the Cowboys get manhandled

[fleet orbit]

The dolphins cowboys game is between the 2 most sus teams

[rustic ore]

It's wild how Dallas is rock solid at home but so mediocre on the road this year

[fleet orbit]

The Buffalo game was just embarrassing

I think ravens niners will be won by the niners by a field goal

[slate lance]

Nah we going straight the tyreek route

Just like how DK cooked that secondary

[rustic ore]

I mean, reminder that Dallas won that game

[slate lance]

Still had 134 receiving yards

With 3 touchdowns

Also bland is not going to do shit on tyreek he’ll most likely cover waddle

[celest zephyr]

I cant wait for them to lose their last three games

[rustic ore]

https://fxtwitter.com/TomVH/status/1737582614901371245 @weak gull

I shall enjoy this until he inevitably announces his transfer elsewhere

[slow violet]

Dolphins hella sus , they haven't beaten a team with a winning record all year and the time they dropped 70 , broncos had a losing record

[fleet orbit]

We’re about to find out who they are

[slow violet]

didn't they lose like 2 of their starting o linemen

[fleet orbit]

Yes

The problem is the dolphins are super fucking good against the bad or mid teams but those teams aren’t in the playoffs

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/theMadridZone/status/1737757896014791148?t=wxrHHZHdiLTxpWd2aot80w&s=19

we are so back

guessing it's gonna be a 2025 or 26 launch

[short flame]

[sweet tree]

florentino perez saving my sport man, the beautiful game ain't dead.

[short flame]

He’s ruining it

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/ActualiteBarca/status/1737772144157720883?t=REadyYtbOaCHf0pKdXlp6g&s=19

2025 it seems if everything goes well

[burnt cedar]

Super League back let’s go

[burnt cedar]

https://vxtwitter.com/themadridzone/status/1737779704189337638?s=46&t=r7wAoOlnBiz9DTokWYJKTw

[sweet tree]

I was hoping Star would have more teams, 16 kinda low

[snow dove]

at UFC 296, did Cody just tried the look away technique after taging Kelleher ???

[sweet tree]

was expecting 20 tbh, 24 would've been fine

[snow dove]

[sweet tree]

I guess we'll see

[snow dove]

@jade bramble
bro tried to pull of legendary technique irl

[solid dagger]

The European Court said the Superleague is good basically lmao

Fuck Ceferin

Screw the new UCL format as well

Nonsense format just to have more games played to earn more money

Who cares if players rupture their ACLs left and right right?

[robust grotto]

LETS FUCKING GOOOO SUPER LEAGUE BACK YESSSSSS

hahahaahah that makes me so happy man

I never have to watch those teams again in my life! Please super league I beg

[sweet tree]

well for now it's just to replace the current UCL, those teams will likely continue in their domestic leagues.

[solid dagger]

It's fine that way imo

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-walter-crying-walter-dying-gif-20964719

No…

[solid dagger]

Ceferin downfall

[robust grotto]

[sweet tree]

but if it does happen and it is received well then I don't see why those clubs would stick around in their domestic league

tho idk, hard to say what the future holds

[robust grotto]

yeah I’m just overreacting, it’ll be interesting af

[solid dagger]

I see it as a replacement for the European cups

[sweet tree]

as of now it'll be an open league replacing the ucl, a lot can change in a couple years.

[solid dagger]

I hope more teams from lower ranked countries will be able to join somehow

[robust grotto]

I don’t see a reason why they won’t go on with this. And the domestic leagues will be bugging without these teams so they’ll be desperate to appease them

[burnt cedar]

Personally wouldn’t mind

If we left

[sweet tree]

hey I'm on your boat ajay

[solid dagger]

Scenes as Vlahovic scores a brace to give us the first Superleague title in 2026

[sweet tree]

I simply don't care for domestic leagues tbh

but its fine for now

[solid dagger]

I personally care a lot about Serie A

[burnt cedar]

The other teams in the prem don’t realise how important the big 6 are for the league

If they want us to leave I’ll gladly go

[solid dagger]

Maybe it's because literally everyone hates us and seeing them mald over us winning is priceless

[sweet tree]

I just wish the star league has 20 teams

16 kinda meh

[burnt cedar]

It’s this

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/barcacentre/status/1737793219067306052?t=AOKYQ6Qpb5Ecsc7RSLBGyg&s=19

[burnt cedar]

They want the success they can’t have

[sweet tree]

that's the format for now, tho hoping they revise it in the future

[burnt cedar]

16 is fine imo because the teams still will be imbalanced

You don’t want to dilute it

When the money starts flowing in and teams get better

I can see it expanding

[solid dagger]

So, which 16 teams will join as the founding members? Juve, Inter, Milan, Barça, Real and?

I forgot who else wanted in

[sweet tree]

they're gonna apply some new FFP, not exactly a salary cap but something more sustainable I imagine

[solid dagger]

Didn't a couple of English clubs jump ship when it looked like they would get fined by UEFA for that

[burnt cedar]

Think it was Benfica Porto and the prem clubs?

[sweet tree]

idk yet tbh

[solid dagger]

Which prem clubs?

[burnt cedar]

They’re still in it legally lol

[sweet tree]

yeah they never left

they signed the papers

[solid dagger]

Good

[sweet tree]

kroenke obviously wouldn't wanna leave such a project

[solid dagger]

I want Galatasaray in just for the fans

[burnt cedar]

Yeah wasn’t he like VP

[solid dagger]

Their home atmosphere is insane

[sweet tree]

idk but he was deffo pushing for it if I remember correctly

should've been 20 teams 😩

oh well

[burnt cedar]

English gov claim they’ll not sanction any games but I’ll like to see them try

[sweet tree]

it'll still be midweek games

[robust grotto]

This is crazy

[short flame]

What’s the format to get into the super league. It shows how clubs can get in at the bottom but how will the original teams be selected

[sweet tree]

performing well in your league

[short flame]

Is it the coefficient?

[sweet tree]

it'll co-exist with domestic leagues for now

and yeah league coefficient, so like Turkish league teams would probably start in the blue league.

[short flame]

With those 64 clubs going there would the champions league still exist?

[sweet tree]

doubt

it's basically replacing it

but yeah not launching until 2025-26

it seems

[short flame]

Oh so it’s different from the original concept of complete separation

[sweet tree]

it's an open league, it's different from the first format

but yeah I have my speculations it'll just remain an open league for a while, they could very well close it a couple years in and locking teams in. Then I guess pushing those big clubs out of their domestic league

I can't predict the future but for now I think it's alright

the only ones who get hurt from this would be UEFA

[slow violet]

why is that ?

UEFA has the prestige

[sweet tree]

they basically own the champions league and other European competitions, they control the money and not the clubs.

the super league money is going straight to the clubs and not UEFA.

these prestigious clubs don't need UEFA

[slow violet]

nah I meant like tv deals championship notoroiety. Yes the big teams don't need it but feels like would be a waste of resources to build the hype again

[short flame]

This format doesn’t seem too bad, I wonder how it would work with the club World Cup and the full replacement at the bottom does worry me that there won’t be many moves of clubs. If you’re in the blue league you’re not going to be going up. And I worry about the disparity for clubs since you can do really bad in your local league and still get the money of the super league and it won’t affect your position in it. With the champions league you have to do well in your leagues or you won’t come back the following year, now you can ignore the league and as long as you’re doing ok in the super league you can stay there as much as you want

[robust grotto]

Dude it’s actually pretty good

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/theMadridZone/status/1737799117965783124?t=KdwFK_6B6Nl2J_eWxrCWDw&s=19 @short flame

seems like the blue league will constantly be changing

[short flame]

Did ||calhanoglu|| not play in ||inter||? @hasty basin

[sweet tree]

I guess not much will change for gold and star apart from 2 new teams and 2 teams leaving

[short flame]

But the top will barely change in this format

[sweet tree]

yeah probably not much

hoping Star expands to more than 16 teams, should've been 20 to start with and then add more teams.

I dont think it'll stay at 16 imo

I'm just curious how they'll enforce this new FFP tbh

[proud coyote]

what's the consensus opinion on this

im sure there isn't really one but are people more positive I guess?

cause last time had pretty intense backlash lol

[sweet tree]

not sure it's still quite fresh but I guess it's seen a bit more liked now than the first proposal back in 2021

yeah 2021 was nuts, this is a new format which has more teams / divisions and I guess it's an open league for the moment.

[proud coyote]

and so teams in blue wouldn't relegate at all?

wait hold on

I just opened the whole tweet

they'd kill TWENTY?

I mean, I guess I get it

it's like a regular champions league almost

[sweet tree]

20 new teams will show up every season, based off domestic league

yeah p much a UCL replacement

not much will change it seems for Star & Gold

blue will have constant changes it seems

[short flame]

Should be more kills at the top and less at the bottom

[sweet tree]

but yeah as of now ESL will co-exist with the domestic league, it'll just be replacing the UCL.

[short flame]

If 20 teams go down I wonder if the new 20 teams would be good enough for the competition

[sweet tree]

idk

I'll probably just watch star & gold tbh

lol

blue is basically europa league innit

[hasty basin]

He does

Now

[sweet tree]

interesting for now I'm sure it'll get future revisions which would be more interesting imo.

[short flame]

They wouldn’t allow me to put him there

[hasty basin]

Huh

Weird

Wait

Did they update it so you can't put the same player for 2 things now

[short flame]

They wouldn’t suggest him in the first place

[thorn hornet]

||Belözoğlu||

[thorn hornet]

He did

They put him in Milan for me too

[solid dagger]

He still does

Maybe you can't use the same player twice

[hasty basin]

https://vxtwitter.com/nocontextfm1/status/1737816002182664653?t=WcjZ9GO467y9MAsOe-lUdA&s=19

[short flame]

But when I wrote his name he got put automatically in Milan, couldn’t even choose

[hasty basin]

Yeah that's bad

Don't like that update

The you can't use the same player one is cool

[short flame]

I didn’t even know you could until you told me

[mental elk]

of course this is posted by a real madrid account

fuck the super league

what was it Bruno said that got memed to shit last time
"Dreams cannot be buy" or something

even the proposal now is cheeks. As people have stated, only way you get in is good performance in domestic league. so using Girona as an example, if they win La Liga, they'd still have to wait and win another 2 seasons before they get the chance to face off against the "elite" in the top league

thankfully, most clubs see that it would be a failure and are pulling out/stating "we are not going in that bollocks". Legit it might just be a league where its Barca Juve and Real Madrid lmao

[mental elk]

Generally, negative opinion still. Slightly more positive than last time, but I would say 90% of that comes down to this proposed league being on its own streaming service where all matches are free. And I doubt they are going to keep it free for long

[short flame]

While clubs in the top league just have to avoid being the worst to stay in it regardless of the local league

[mental elk]

I also havent seen what they've said what will happen to domestic league. I presume they think it will just work as it always does, but even if everyone was on board with the super league, a lot of the money fucks off from the domestic leagues and they will drastically change

[short flame]

The problem is any club gets a chance to be in the top league they wouldn’t refuse. You’d get guaranteed European football for at least 3 seasons and can do whatever in the league

[short flame]

They want to work with the domestic leagues and just erase the uefa from the equation

[mental elk]

Currently, Man U, Bayern, BVB, Sevilla, Athletico Madrid, Valencia, PSG, Roma, Man City, have all outright rejected the Super League
Barcelona, Real Madrid, Napoli, PSV Eindhoven (nvm they have calimed those allegations are false), Benfica, Porto have all accepted the Super League Proposal

[simple seal]

Clippers 9 wins in a row

[robust grotto]

I’m available for super league 🙋‍♂️

[short flame]

You need a right back?

[slow violet]

The Beard Effect

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/1737854086605869324?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[slow violet]

lol i wouldn't listen to him, mans literally out there playing like thad castle

im amazed it took this long for him to get injured

[robust grotto]

Let’s go!!

[thorn hornet]

https://fxtwitter.com/PescaraCalcio/status/1737843598799098215?t=M2p1rNKbdoQJdQCKHq0enA&s=19

Who invited my man 😭

[short flame]

No one that’s the point

[thorn hornet]

https://fxtwitter.com/ZRAFC/status/1737869119154745502?t=5l4q4yrZBbEjIqum410T3w&s=19

Just ended all the rumours

Fabrizio was waffling about Luiz lol

[sweet tree]

cooked sport

[sweet tree]

lol Fabrizio

https://vxtwitter.com/centregoals/status/1737884340921696712?t=tZpz2ZqUNwVEdG5h24xSOQ&s=19

nice

can't imagine they'll say they will accept rn, won't be launching rn anyways lol.

2025 it is

[fluid moat]

I think it’s only a matter of time before it happens

[noble fractal]

this superleague shit is a mess

juat continue the Championsleague no one wants this crap

[sweet tree]

yes we do

3x more revenue than what the UCL makes

money talks I'm afraid

clubs will deffo want in, let the clubs governed themselves instead of uefa governing them.

[robust grotto]

I’ll take this

[short flame]

The format needs a lot more work to make it work

No matter the decision we need a consensus, I don’t want half the teams being in the super league and the rest in the champions league

[sweet tree]

well, I think the rest of the clubs will follow suit with the ESL when it does happen. They just won't speak now due to threats, again money plays a big deal and clubs will deffo want to make more money someway.

Format I'm somewhat okay with, it could be better but it's a work in progress I guess

[short flame]

If 10 clubs accept the super league and go but the rest don’t bulge it would be bad. You need everyone to accept or stay

[sweet tree]

I'm sure they've got more than 10

honestly I think the Italian teams are deffo in it, just not saying anything.

[short flame]

What about Bayern

[sweet tree]

Prem clubs were in it the first time, I don't think their owners would back out of the project

well Bayern was never in it

[short flame]

They were completely against it

[sweet tree]

yeah I don't think a German club was in favor of it

for now things will continue as usual

[short flame]

So if it goes and the German clubs and some other clubs refuse to join what happens

Would there be two European competitions

[sweet tree]

idk

guess we'll see in 2 years

[short flame]

That’s my main concern

[sweet tree]

it might lead to that i guess

[fluid moat]

Anyone not in the premier league would be stupid not to want in

A lot of people who hate the super league remember what it was in 2021, and now UEFA is doing the same shit except pocketing the money for themselves

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/theMadridZone/status/1737890961483534607?t=uoP_arw3FSo1bM-meacR4g&s=19

[robust grotto]

Revenge spot ??

I say no lol

[mental elk]

"Are these many clubs in the room with us"

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/NealGardner_/status/1737797818054787539?t=V6wbVex614pWEQTRzm0UAA&s=19

[sweet tree]

they'll join when it starts

[mental elk]

Not England, Nor Germany

Nor France

[sweet tree]

Prem clubs were in it initially

they haven't really backed out technically, they're still in it based on the documents that were signed

[mental elk]

It will soon be law in England that will not allow them to jump ship

[burnt cedar]

@thorn hornet starboy

[mental elk]

so as I said, Not England, Nor Germany

[sweet tree]

money talks, they'll be in it like the rest of them when it begins.

[burnt cedar]

They’ll bottle it and cave in

[sweet tree]

thank you ajay

[burnt cedar]

Same government that actively pushed for Saudi ownership to the prem for Newcastle

[mental elk]

I really dont think they will

[sweet tree]

is this North West?

[burnt cedar]

Lmfao nah think it’s some random kid

[sweet tree]

oh lol

[rustic ore]

https://fxtwitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1737865415341019606 https://fxtwitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1737835675398123760 @dim kettle @weak gull @dim ledge

https://tenor.com/view/surprised-sorprendido-shaquille-oneal-gif-23222312

[weak gull]

As a huge sports law guy, I’m going to enjoy watching this one unfold

[rustic ore]

Has all the makings of a proper shit show

Get your popcorn ready

[mental elk]

Yes for the same reason France voted for Qatar, a money investment into the country. I believe it was 30 billion for the UK and 14 billion worth of fighter jets bought from france by qatar
I hate it and hate the sports washing. Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, PSG etc. Football is slowly being ruined by greed. However, if you think Florentino Perez is going to fix that, I have bad news for you

[robust grotto]

Greed is a byproduct of the industry, I don’t trust fifa or UEFA just as much. Ultimately this breeds autonomy for clubs and I find that a W

[thorn hornet]

Rashford trim, owari da

[sweet tree]

https://vxtwitter.com/DanikRM_/status/1737869705317101773?t=M1TyiRT2P4-pxzAzFx-Hsw&s=19

😭

[mental elk]

It is funny watching UEFA claim "Football wont be sold" considering all the bullshit they've let slide
This super league is a creation of their and FIFAs own faults and problems, ranging from no wage and transfer cap being brought in like 20 years ago, and then allowing certain countries or brands to just purchase entire clubs/ tournaments

The Super League will mostly benefit the richest clubs and all of us poors will be left in the dust. It stinks

[robust grotto]

This is real @dim ledge

[dim ledge]

I LOVE that

Wow

The cherry red

[robust grotto]

Lowkey awesome dude hahaha

[dim ledge]

The sky blue

The gold

Muah

[robust grotto]

The rope pattern

[dim ledge]

10/10 unironically

Me

[robust grotto]

Yeah man I thought of your right away lol

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/so-small-south-park-gif-20507467

[robust grotto]

Japanese ah so small

Such a good episode lol

Shoe was my favorite

https://vxtwitter.com/backaftathis/status/1340895983585124352?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

@simple seal happy anniversary

[rustic ore]

https://fxtwitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1737910581447795026 baseball fans, how we feeling?

[simple seal]

lmao

NOOOOOOOOO

[rustic ore]

@dim kettle @honest umbra @dim kettle @rustic mountain @proud coyote @desert palm

[simple seal]

I hate mound visits so I'm good with that one

[rustic mountain]

I am fine with all this tbh

[thorn hornet]

https://fxtwitter.com/TheEuropeanLad/status/1737920057886274029?t=VM8SfCoSE4kLxfHlmBJosg&s=19

[sweet tree]

he been going through it

[celest zephyr]

Shit man make them wear ankle weights while walking home

[mental elk]

Bloody Norah wtf happened to Ajax this season

[thorn hornet]

Shitty transfer business

Sold big players bought average ones

Terrible manager appointments

[sacred kite]

Ok folks—do we start Dallas Goedert or Cole Kmet this week?

Goedert hasn’t been doing well but Kmet has a quad injury

[thorn hornet]

Vasquez scored

Rodrygo limping

Nacho sent off, Madrid barely have any defenders now

[sweet tree]

got subbed

alaves choked with 1 man up

[sweet tree]

they got Tchou at CB lol

[thorn hornet]

Another goal, another injury

[sweet tree]

I'd be surprised if they don't get a CB in the January market

[thorn hornet]

Alaba,Militao,Carvajal and Mendy are out

Nacho is out for 3 games

Nah, Perez wont spend

Recall Vallejo

[sweet tree]

they should

vallejo is the goat 🐐

[dim ledge]

Alright lads need a hand here @rustic ore @proud coyote @weak gull
Pick 2/4 RBs

[sacred agate]

draymond in therapy rn

Put KWIII in

[dim ledge]

I also need to decide my flex QB between Tlaw (who I assume won't play), Mullens, or Howell

[sacred agate]

Who do the commanders play this week

[dim ledge]

Jets

[weak gull]

Pacheco and KW for me there. I don’t like singletary vs browns and Vikings would be foolish to not be in lass first mode

[dim ledge]

Straight up play the studs huh

[sacred agate]

Vinny is right browns defense has been great this year

[dim ledge]

Has been going down past few weeks w injuries tho

Not the same D that beat SF

[weak gull]

Pacheco is an easy start imo. Not even a question

He’s KC best weapon it feels like atp

[sacred agate]

Kenneth walker is coming off a really good game

[dim ledge]

That is also true

I'm pissed Geno is healthy low-key

Else I would've picked up lock

[sacred agate]

yeah jamar chase being injured just ruined my playoffs

[dim ledge]

Of course going into my fucking championship final week Howell is shit and Tlaw has a concussion lmfao

Hate it here

[sacred agate]

and all my running backs and quarterbacks

[weak gull]

Howell and Mullen is gonna be a tough choice tho if TLaw don’t play

Hope he plays for your sake

[dim ledge]

Same but I doubt it

Hasn't practised all week

Update today was "still experiencing headaches"

I could roll the dice and play another WR/RB instead

I did that on my bye and it worked

[weak gull]

Yeah cause Howell vs the jets doesn’t sound enticing and Mullen welll…

It’s Mullens😭

[dim ledge]

What sucks is I dropped Jakobi Meyers to bring him in :D

[proud coyote]

Hesitant about Chandler vs Detroit due to gamescript

Probably just KW and Pacheco for me as well

[dim ledge]

2/3 votes is more than enough

[proud coyote]

Mullens is good for garbage time production

[dim ledge]

Rhammondre also an option fyi

But I don't think he plays again this season

So not even giving him as an option

[robust grotto]

https://vxtwitter.com/walsha/status/1737953858025099684?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

[dim ledge]

There is the option of....

Flacco.....

God I hate this lmfao

Fucking jags

[weak gull]

Not often an Elite Qb is available to you like that

[dim ledge]

You right I should've realised

The E in Flacco is for Elite

[weak gull]

Joe is about to make playoffs again man…gone be a tough year for the afc

[hasty mesa]

AFC is wide open for the hottest/healthiest team to make it

[smoky fable]

https://tenor.com/view/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-gabriel-davis-allen-davis-buffalo-bills-gif-24575625

Most dangerous wildcard if they can get in

[hasty mesa]

Bills Ravens AFCCG, tell me that wouldn’t be fire

That would assume the Dolphins have fallen though

[dim ledge]

Man

The $1.50 Costco glizzy is the cornerstone of society

[rustic ore]

@honest umbra @weak gull @slow violet Matt Hasselbeck's son just committed to play QB at UCLA

[desert palm]

Ohtani might be at the Rams game

However, It is 100% false though that Yamamoto will be there

[weak gull]

Interesting choice tbh

[rustic ore]

According to what I read the other options he was looking at were Michigan State and Boston College

And Michigan State would seem to be slated to be a dumpster fire for the immediate future so bullet dodged there

I don't blame him for not going to Boston College though, he'd had to live in his dad's shadow

[desert palm]

@proud coyote https://fxtwitter.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/1737988846900699550?s=46

Sorry man

[weak gull]

I think they hired a spectacular coach tho

[desert palm]

Hot stuff

https://fxtwitter.com/jomboymedia/status/1737990787604918707?s=46

[proud coyote]

yeah I mean, ofc

[short flame]

For his price tag he should play every game of the dogers, rams, kings the galaxy and the lafc

[robust grotto]

Jesus

Fucking C

https://vxtwitter.com/br_openice/status/1737991790416826639?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

@dim ledge @celest zephyr

I’m so fucking sorry San Juan

….

[short flame]

I’m not watching a game until Donnie is gone

So don’t worry

[stoic topaz]

embiid might win a second MVP

what happened to the game I love

[torn gale]

Idc because he’s still gonna have a 10 ppg drop off in the playoffs and get bounced in round 2

[simple seal]

I will be there no matter what

[restive vector]

LETS GO STARS

[slate lance]

When the rams are healthy that offense is top 10

[dim ledge]

Wow @robust grotto @dim kettle

[dim kettle]

sanjuan’s man.

[robust grotto]

Bro

What is going on tonight

https://vxtwitter.com/br_openice/status/1737991920322765215?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

What the hell

[rustic ore]

Lol

That's rough

Side note

Brock Purdy's little brother is entering the transfer portal

@dim ledge Without looking it up would you like to guess what Brock's little bro's name is?

[dim ledge]

Brock Jr

[rustic ore]

Chubba

[dim ledge]

I can see who of the two won the name battle

[rustic ore]

[robust grotto]

CHUBBS PURDY

WHAT THE FUCK

you’re joking

[rustic ore]

I love how they barely look like each other

[dim ledge]

How does his brother look older

[rustic ore]

He stole both his melanin and his elderly appearance

[slow violet]

https://tenor.com/view/whoops-we-want-the-ball-were-going-to-score-football-gif-15306987

😭

[rustic ore]

All time classic

[dim kettle]

He wasn’t wrong though. 😉

[robust grotto]

The Purdy Bros

[slow violet]

i mean he looks like brock purdy if he went to blue moutain state

[robust grotto]

9-3***

Better day @short flame

[dim kettle]

…

[robust grotto]

Ladies and gentlemen… the nhl !

[dim kettle]

Sabres scoring more than the fucking Saints rn

[robust grotto]

Nooo I picked the saints tonight man

[dim kettle]

The football gods just keep tapping my shoulder; reminding me, “Hey. Your team is gonna win the NFC South and you’ll be stuck with Todd Bowles”

[robust grotto]

I’m so sorry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YxAGKyBDdKw&pp=ygUaYm9vbWVyIGFuZCBnaW8gdG9kZCBib3dsZXM%3D @dim kettle the Bowles impression always gets me lol

[dim ledge]

oh.

this is real.

oh.

[dim kettle]

The only thing missing from this is talking about how the team had a good practice this week.

[dim ledge]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-man-this-is-really-bad-colin-jost-saturday-night-live-this-is-bad-not-good-gif-21131481

[dim kettle]

Someone check on Dangle

[robust grotto]

Nhl !!!

[robust grotto]

Kyler Murray is the shortest soup smelling man I have ever come across

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/ballylightning/status/1738027158910439652?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

https://fixupx.com/steve_dangle/status/1738006627306082770?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[robust grotto]

https://vxtwitter.com/jonheyman/status/1738026250537497014?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ @desert palm

[short flame]

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-luffy-alabasta-vivi-punch-gif-11907289

[dim kettle]

I know. I know. You’re upset that your man’s team lost to the Bolts with under 2 minutes left.

[short flame]

but now donnie has to stay

[robust grotto]

If losing 9-3 didn’t kill Donnie then I think you’re just gonna have to wait until the summer for that, my friend

[dim kettle]

In other words, The NY Jets has company still in longest running playoff droughts

[robust grotto]

Correct !

And then the Pegula’s will do something. No reason to pay someone to not coach them *

That’s probably how they view it right now

It must be crazy frustrating to have only 2 teams in your town and both are owned by the same people

[dim kettle]

At least the Pegulas don’t mess with the football operations

[robust grotto]

Hahah I wouldn’t know but thinking about it …

It lines up

[dim kettle]

Terry with the Bills is basically like James Dolan is for the Rangers

[robust grotto]

Gotcha

[dim kettle]

Meanwhile with the Sabres… Fire the HC! Fire the GM! Rebuild! Every 5 years

[short flame]

I don't want to hate on the guy and having some owners in my colombian team going away with millions of dollars stolen, I don't mind having Terry. he's not ideal but could be much worse. and I don't care about football, at least we have the bandits

[restive vector]

Stars Canucks tied 2 -2 going into p3

[robust grotto]

Yeah I don’t think he doesn’t care or is corrupted , so that’s a good point

[dim kettle]

He has fired multiple GMs and HCs in the time he has owned the Sabres

[robust grotto]

And said no Jack Eichel

BE GONE

[dim kettle]

Thankfully he hasn’t done other things besides the BS meddling he has done

The Sabres have gone through so many GMs and HCs the last decade than I’ve had in my 20 years as a Bolts fan.

[robust grotto]

3 GMs in a decade

Hired Tim Murray 2014

5th HC now in that span. Ted Nolan’s second stint

And then lol Bylsma, Housley, Krueger, and Donnie now

[short flame]

getting rid of that bitch was good

[dim kettle]

Sorry, still to me, they’re if it wasn’t for the Yotes in the state nobody wants, I’d be calling the Sabres the Skidmarks of the NHL

[short flame]

he took over a franchise that was in real trouble and kept it alive

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/1738033804764168297?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

Dear NFC South, Why are you; you?

https://fixupx.com/gregauman/status/1738035241019650099?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[hasty mesa]

Seems like this is Rams house

Not surprised

Rams a sneaky wild card team?

What’s their main issue

[restive vector]

Stars tie it up 3-3

3 minutes left

[proud coyote]

ugh

their main issue is health

if they're healthy, they're a very good team

im really hoping the packers win out so we can knock out the rams in week 18

assuming seattle does too

[slow violet]

Carr choking anytime the spotlight is on him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3elVe9Mlh8

[celest zephyr]

@short flame told ya man

These leafs ain’t it

Frauds

[restive vector]

Stars going to OT

[celest zephyr]

Just send samsonov back to Russia

Dude is garbage

Absolute trash

He’s the upl of the leafs

Every time that man is in net I know it’s a loss

[short flame]

how do you lose worse than us

[short flame]

I'll take him

[celest zephyr]

Because the leafs play down to competition, samsonov has lost all ability to goaltend and their defense sucks

[short flame]

same for ukko pekka

[short flame]

but we're the worst team in the league

[slow violet]

man Put in Winston this is terrible

[slate lance]

They’ve always been

Healthy they are very good

[proud coyote]

just roll over NOLA

please stop letting them score

my fantasy demands it

[restive vector]

STARS SCORE

9 seconds left in OT

Dushene

[torn gale]

Please throw to kupp

My fantasy needs it

[dim ledge]

please no

why does fucking lawrence have to be concussed man

my opponent has fucking stafford and lamar

[weak gull]

I cooked man

[versed forge]

Can't believe Derek Carr just let baker mayfield into the playoffs.

[fleet orbit]

Carrbage

[slate lance]

That’s not Devin Hester son

Rams 6th seed now

Unless the Vikings win

[rustic ore]

Yeah it is

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/mlbnetwork/status/1738050028613054738?s=46

[dim kettle]

I swear to god if they lose in the NLDS again

[desert palm]

@rustic mountain

@proud coyote

@celest zephyr

@honest umbra

[fleet orbit]

I think Detroit got this

[desert palm]

Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhy

[proud coyote]

such a dumb league

[dim ledge]

lol

i dont even follow baseball

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1738051081882530144?s=46

[dim ledge]

and i know this is meme tier

[desert palm]

Why

Come on

[proud coyote]

that's so much money

[restive vector]

baseball

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/jonheyman/status/1738051321716949025?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[desert palm]

https://tenor.com/view/jake-peralta-jake-peralta-b99-brooklyn-nine-nine-gif-8793716

The Dodgers technically just spent 1,025,000,000 This off-season alone

Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhy

We needed him so badly man

[rustic mountain]

The only thing about this I remotely can enjoy is that it fucks over the John Heyman and his stupid ass new york bias

[desert palm]

@robust grotto

[rustic mountain]

Otherwise this is just fucking awful

[dim kettle]

Can’t wait to see bias baseball fans try to justify how a salary cap is bad for the league.

[warm kestrel]

Will the anime fans join the Dodgers bandwagon?

[desert palm]

I wouldn’t be surprised

[rustic mountain]

But it's a win win situation, if the Dodgers win a world series they had to buy it. If they don't it's a massive failure

[proud coyote]

well at least everyone hates the dodgers like me now

[rustic mountain]

Literally their top 4 best players were not developed in their system

[restive vector]

1 billion is insanity

[dim kettle]

I can’t hate the Dodgers. Don’t hate the player, hate the game

[torn gale]

Damn

[rustic mountain]

I can easily hate the Dodgers

The Dodgers, Shohei, the city of LA

All of it

Real simple

[narrow zodiac]

I’m disgusted

[proud coyote]

i can easily hate them :D

[restive vector]

Always hated them, always will

[dim kettle]

Baseball needs a salary cap. And the players will refuse it and dumb baseball fans will try to tell people how a salary cap won’t do anything when other leagues say otherwise

[rustic mountain]

I want them to fail so utterly. I want absolutely nothing but tragedy for their record and a historic flop

[desert palm]

1,185,000,000 BILLION DOLLARS

I forgot about the glasnow extension

[dim kettle]

You can hate the Dodgers all you like. But I simply hate the system more.

[robust grotto]

Rip

[rustic mountain]

Shadow

Por que no los doa

Dos

You can hate both

[robust grotto]

I cry

[desert palm]

@robust grotto 🫂

[smoky fable]

Wow

Yamamoto to the dodgers

[dim kettle]

They spend money. I really don’t care otherwise

[smoky fable]

I can only fucking laugh

[rustic mountain]

It's more than just spending money though

[smoky fable]

They got glasnow, Ohtani, and Yamamoto

[rustic mountain]

They are a huge market team that draws players in as well

[desert palm]

Yep

[rustic mountain]

So it's like what's the point in fucking trying

To get players

Even if you match the dollar fuckfaces like Ohtani will just go there anyway

[steel mason]

Then the dodgers win 100 plus games just to get eliminated in the nlds/nlcs

[desert palm]

@robust grotto the Yankees top was 300 million, and the Mets was 325 million just like the Dodgers.

[dim kettle]

The league allows it. That’s on them and that’s how the players want it. I’m not saying you can’t hate the Dodgers. But that hatred could be used on greater issues

[desert palm]

Between the two $325 million contracts, he chose LA over New York

[rustic mountain]

And I am saying there's enough hate to go around

[smoky fable]

Wish he chose New York

[calm mulch]

at this point i'm betting on the pistons breaking the losing record

[torn gale]

Idk baseball but from what I can see the dodgers are signing all the best players or something?

[desert palm]

yessssss

[calm mulch]

imma do over 120 pts in the losses in the next 2 games

[desert palm]

That is what is happening

[restive vector]

1 billion dollars

[steel mason]

Don't enough ppl alr hate the yankees

[dim kettle]

IDK. I can see this turning into a Fuck the Dodgers instead of Fuck baseball and demand change

[rustic mountain]

The system is awful and it benefits teams like the Dodgers who are also awful

[steel mason]

Like look at the haters during the late 90s

[rustic mountain]

And it creates a Golden State Warriors KD era situation

[desert palm]

Plus +110,000,000 with glasnow and the 25 mill in Yamamoto

[rustic mountain]

The most boring ass way the sport coulda gone

[torn gale]

The fact that they lost to an injury riddled jazz team without their best player

Pistons are so sorry

Historically sorry

Just go for the record at this point

[rustic mountain]

All the work done to make baseball more fun to watch only to zap any variety in star power

[calm mulch]

the jazz had 8 injured players out of 12... They even had to fly over a G-League player just for this game

[desert palm]

At least the Juan Soto trade went through.

[calm mulch]

The Pistons are never winning another game

[desert palm]

I can’t blame Cashman. This is just a player picking the Dodgers.

They do have history with Japanese players also it’s not just the Yankees

[dim kettle]

It’s just a reminder that the Yanks aren’t the hottest team to go to anymore

[rustic mountain]

I really don't care, this genuinely the most boring outcome

At least the Yankees I coulda hated it a little more because pinstripes

But now it's just rubbing salt into a wound

[smoky fable]

What about the Mets

[rustic mountain]

Lets be real

He wasnt going to the mets

[desert palm]

Daddy Magic Johnson

[calm mulch]

i'm about to call a wellness check for this man

[rustic mountain]

It was the Yankees or the Dodgers

[desert palm]

He beat uncle Steve and uncle Hal

[rustic mountain]

I wouldn't call him Uncle Hal

Least not my uncle

Well. This blows. See ya guys in the wild card if we fucking get there

[dim kettle]

Baseball fans: But… Owners of small markets have money too. We don’t need a salary cap. Owners are just too cheap.

You’re not wrong. But even if we went with that and imagined a world where every owner isn’t a cheap son of a bitch. The Dodgers have more money, the Yanks have more money, the Astros have more money. Nothing changes.

[desert palm]

Uncle Rogers

[rustic mountain]

Also ew

[torn gale]

Strip away his ability to make financial decisions

[rustic mountain]

Rogers has money but they are a massive cell carrier

[calm mulch]

there was a point the odds were on the Pistons side (how was that even a thing that happened...) and he could have cashed out with 241 extra dollars

but nah, gotta ruin his life

[desert palm]

Some people say they should only be a Floor I disagree. I think it should be both.

[torn gale]

Of course it had to be MY team that faces the pistons on a damn back to back when we are this close to witnessing nba history

[rustic mountain]

I'd rather just like the heroes on my team, not Atkins and Shapiro and Schneider fucking things up while Rogers adds another loonie dog night

[torn gale]

I am denouncing my nets fandom if we lose to the pistons

[calm mulch]

they are not losing to the pistons, not even close

the nets are a team closer to dropping a 20 point piece on their head instead

if the wizards can do it so can the nets

at this point they should relegate the Pistons and bring up whoever won the G-League last year

[dim kettle]

The NFL the number one sport in the country has Star QBs in KC, Buffalo, and Cincinnai. Imagine those cites having elite talent for long periods of time in baseball

[rustic mountain]

Baseball cares too much about it's "marquee" teams

The Yankees and Dodgers HAVE to be relevant guys!!! It's good for America!!!

[calm mulch]

i'm just happy for Shohei regardless

[rustic mountain]

Fuck Shohei

[calm mulch]

[dim kettle]

The players are the problem here. And if you were in their position, you’d feel the same.

[calm mulch]

as long he isn't a ray

[rustic mountain]

I sincerely hope he flops in Dodger land

[desert palm]

The Reds had Joey Votto for the entirety of his career

It was fun talking to you man, but I hundred percent understand if you decide to leave the following of this specific sport. I do still plan to stay but like there is a massive dagger in my heart.

[dim kettle]

No disrespect to Votto, but he isn’t a Joe Burrow level elite.

[rustic mountain]

Nah I ain't going anywhere. I am dramatic af and was and am still angry

But I love the Jays

Even if John Heyman and the Dodgers are a buncha bitches

[desert palm]

More details

[dim kettle]

I guess I don’t get angry about it, because I’ve lived being a baseball fan knowing my team never had a shot of winning FAs

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/bnightengale/status/1738055847769727115?s=46

[rustic mountain]

12 years. Jesus H

[dim kettle]

Of course the Dodgers are praying that the dude translates well to the North American game and doesn’t have to deal with long term injuries

[rustic mountain]

Would be a shame

If

He ended up

Like Daisuke Matsusaka

[desert palm]

I want to say that I don’t ever wanna say that about any Japanese star because it’s very sad thing but at the same time my heart is broken right now

And it’s the Dodgers

[rustic mountain]

Japanese, Cuban, I don't care. Long as the player gets some money, fuck the team he plays for and their success if they are a Dodger

[desert palm]

lol

[dim kettle]

I’m not a fan of signing pitchers to big money like this in general. Especially since TJ injuries are becoming way more apparent

[desert palm]

You like to just pluck them out of your farm system, and they somehow become the next pedro Martinez for two months

Do you know I’m looking at every prediction list for the 2024 postseason

More than half of them

Still feature the rays because it’s the rays and they somehow always do it. Literally that’s the reason they site

Wow

Just wow

https://fxtwitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1738057176382627987?s=20

[dim kettle]

That’s everyone’s mindset. Great regular season team and then shits the bed when it matters most

[desert palm]

This is what they meant when they said he’s at the game

[robust grotto]

https://vxtwitter.com/WillSammon/status/1738053560682643774?s=20

Damn

[desert palm]

I feel like Big Mom ||getting attacked by law in Wano||

[robust grotto]

Well Cohen definitely tried. Just some things money cannot wash

[dim kettle]

He said, “No LOLMETS for me”

[rustic mountain]

"no sir I want to lose in the NLCS not the NLDS"

[robust grotto]

He said - thank you, I will tell my agent to send this to LA immediately

Goodth day to you

[rustic mountain]

It's okay Lunik now you get to join me in having a Japanese player use you for leverage to get a better deal out of the dodgers

[robust grotto]

I’m not as salty

But I also didn’t have the airplane moment

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/last-of-us-joel-last-of-us-joel-chest-pain-heart-attack-gif-10838476104456000676

[torn gale]

I want to see the dodgers lose only to see the generational amounts of slander it would produce

[rustic mountain]

Oh that's right Juan Soto is a Yankee rental

Sorry GoTime enjoy him in pinstripes for this year before he heads out west

He will be followed by Bo Bichette when Rogers wont pay him

[desert palm]

Steve Cohen went all the way to Japan. Had dinner with him and his family for literally the Dodgers to take him.

[rustic mountain]

It's just the city of LA and no cap baseball slapping everyone around

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/urinatingtree/status/1738051240968200490?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[desert palm]

If somehow someway, Cashman pulls off an extension with Juan Soto a Boras, this off-season it will alleviate some of the sting

[rustic mountain]

I wouldn't count on it myself with what Ohtani did in FA

I think players are going to want Free Agency more and more now

I am already counting down the days Bo is gone

[slow violet]

HA that poor mfer

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/dejan_kovacevic/status/1738060615380357324?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

[dim ledge]

Baseball man city

[dawn tapir]

missed the game how good were the rams in their win?

[desert palm]

Good enough that they won

And the city of LA

Has won every sport

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/benverlander/status/1734668233863729588?s=46&t=6zYeacLKll2-c8XNBTdvnA

I hear this BS defense a lot.

Yes. 16 teams have won the WS in this time frame. But it’s such a generic and black and white defense. No context whatsoever. A: How many of those teams were small market? B: What were those teams windows after those titles? C: The NBA, the sport itself is more player, individual based than baseball. The NFL. Okay, lets just pretend for a sec that NFL and MLB playoffs are two different things. One is a series and the other is a game. We just got through a era where the Pats were able to win 6 SBs working with the cap. They didn’t need to throw money to win.

I remember a baseball youtuber 5-6 years ago make a similar argument about how a salary cap wasn’t stopping NE from having a dynasty. Like, yeah. But I’m sure not going into every FA period expecting NE to sign all the elite talent.

[desert palm]

Kinda doesn’t add the fact that the teams that did win and were small markets in that timeframe were Using a lot of loopholes that are not available anymore to them

Type A and type B free agency

International signings been hindered

A draft with no lottery

Compensatory draft picks

[dim kettle]

Again. Context. It’s often never considered when making black and white argument like the twitter user above.

[desert palm]

And draft picks were not aggressively slotted

[desert palm]

He’s not just any random Twitter user, for he is Justin Verlander younger brother lol

[dim kettle]

Anyone can win a title in the MLB. But are we really gonna defend a system where 80% teams are fucked from the start when it comes to FA

[desert palm]

I’m not gonna lie I’m a big market team fan but at the same time I recognize that I think it’s for the better for the sport if they have a floor and cap

[dim kettle]

I didn’t feel like looking up. lol

[smoky fable]

If the dodgers get sasaki I’m done

[desert palm]

That would stink that would honestly be the worst but who knows when he’s actually available it’s only a rumor that he has an escape clause similar to Ohtani back in the day

If he doesn’t, then he’s gonna have to wait till he’s like 25

@dim kettle

I was just going over it in my head

In that time span since 2000

2001 Diamondbacks(which is more of a middle market), 2003 Marlins (which is also only “small Market”) 2006 Cardinals, 2011 Cardinals, and 2015 Royals

[slow violet]

Only reason I prefer the NFL over other sports leagues

[desert palm]

Unless I’m missing another small market in that timeframe, this is the only teams that won that are small market

[dim kettle]

And this doesn’t even bring up the point of it’s not only about the titles for the teams, the cities. It’s about building brands for these teams.

We can blame cheap ownership. But once again, if we were to live in a world where every owner wasn’t cheap. The Yanks would still have more money than the Rays, period.

[desert palm]

This is funny

@smoky fable

[dim kettle]

Can’t wait to see this meme again with the Rockies logo instead in a few years

[hasty basin]

https://tenor.com/view/chet-chet-holmgren-holmgren-juhtawn-gif-26176506

No one's beating us.

[desert palm]

[desert palm]

https://fxtwitter.com/talkinyanks/status/1738074207865438483?s=46

Plsssss

Cash and Hal

Plssssssss

[sweet tree]

lol the Champions League has 10 different winners since 2000... kinda yikes tbh, 1 less than the NBA

tho idk I kinda give the NBA less slack as yeah its a 5v5 sport, more individual based

[hasty basin]

https://vxtwitter.com/ChetHolmgren/status/1738047990999224340

I mean making different winners for a sport shouldn't be hard

If that's what your goal is to attract people

Just punish the winners more and reward the losers more

USA sports do well because of draft picks system

UCL does well by just having shitload of teams

[sweet tree]

madrid kinda ruined the fun as well

but yeah footy is just a moneyball sport but it hasn't been working out yet for PSG and it took a very long time for City to finally win one.

[sweet tree]

yeah that too

[sweet tree]

ucl 80s and 90s winners had more variety

if you look in the 2010s

it's just bayern, chelsea, us, madrid and liverpool won one

[sweet tree]

tho I will say Juve & Atleti got close, I guess I wouldn't be saying this had they won one.

[short flame]

I really dislike this system despite it giving more equality. You’re congratulating mediocrity

[hasty basin]

Fine he left for a bit but still

[hasty basin]

That's why I give edge to footy normally

Like sure it's harder for the worse teams to get good but

You're encouraging losing

Imagine as a fan having to watch your team tank for 3 years

[sweet tree]

they'll just never be good tho

unless they get new owners

rich owners

[hasty basin]

Ok if you're not like me you'd support a club like

Let's say Top 6 in prem or

ATM Rma and Barca

Or Bayern, BVB, Leipzig even Leverkusen now

The 6 in serie a

And if you're not you're probably supporting your local team

Or there's a deep meaning to it

It's always good to go to games with a winning mentality

[sweet tree]

nah I agree with that, it is weird to root for your team to tank

not a fan tbh

[hasty basin]

Like you can't tell me

The Pistons fans have enjoyed the last idk

[sweet tree]

was watching the commanders the other day vs the rams and yeah just kinda odd tbh

[hasty basin]

We can even say 13 years or something lol

Unless you're telling me they enjoyed "Andre Drummond" as their star

[sweet tree]

just a different sport culture really

[hasty basin]

Or Blake Griffin year

[torn gale]

Sometimes a tank is needed to reset

But a reset is more than grabbbing a high pick

Falls more on the entire organization

[hasty basin]

Yeah that's what I'm saying it's different in US

[torn gale]

Like getting a good coach and general manager

[short flame]

As a team it’s weird but considering the fact people pay to go watch you, I know my team may be doing bad but I would hate paying to go see my team tank. I’m not paying 100$ to sit watch my team lose to go get an 18 year old gamble

[hasty basin]

That's what I'm saying lol

Pistons fans had to watch their team be ASS complete ASS

Just for them to get the worst odds they could twice in their tanking years

Further slowing down the process and now it's just chaos

This was theoretically meant to be the year they start winning and they're on the record to be the worst team in NBA history

[sweet tree]

I like relegation, I think it's entertaining to see how the final match days unfold and who gets relegated or not. But yeah promotion / relegation doesn't guarantee those teams to succeed, most teams end up in a yo-yo cycle where they're constantly trying to survive to not get relegated. Drafts help those shit teams get better but yeah wanting to see your team tank games is kinda lame. They're both kinda flawed but I deffo prefer drafts a bit I guess.

tho drafts would probably never work in footy lol, cause multiple leagues in Europe and players start in academies instead of going to college or something. Also there's like no age restriction for those leagues, you could get called up at 16 from a clubs academy and make your debut.

[hasty basin]

Obv football isn't perfect either

If FFP was taken more seriously

And the breaches of big teams weren't looked over

The prem would be healthy

[sweet tree]

well before man city

it was united dominating the league

but I also think that's cause of the format of the league

it's a race

[smoky fable]

With Arsenal and Chelsea sprinkled in

[sweet tree]

and not a playoff

[hasty basin]

Sir Alex attracted players

And for a good reason

[sweet tree]

nah I'm just saying if the prem had playoffs