As MLS Enters Year 3 of the Apple TV Deal, Massive Doubts in Place
Major League Soccer is about to enter it’s 3rd year of a scheduled 10 year contract with Apple TV as concerns over viewing numbers are casting doubt on the future of the deal in place. MLS, which entered into a paywall contract with Apple TV for $25 million per year through 2032 has reports have […]
Mets Win Soto Sweepstakes, Reasons Why It’ll Work and Reasons It Won’t
Word just broke earlier per Jeff Passan that the New York Mets will be the new home for 2024 prize free agent Juan Soto, going from the crosstown Yankees to the 7 train to Queens on a massive 15 year/$765 million dollar deal with NO deferrals, making him the first 50+ million dollar a year […]
NYCFC Breaks Ground On New Stadium At Last
The New York City Football Club broke ground on their new stadium in Queens yesterday, the true beginning of a 2 year construction project with the aim to have its first true home in time for the 2027 season. With Mayor Eric Adams on hand, team CEO Brad Sims and more on hand, the first […]
Disappointing End For NYCFC as They Fall To Rival Red Bulls 2-0 (Plus Five Questions)
The New York City Football Club’s run in the playoffs came to a lackluster end at Citi Field as the Pigeons fell to their Derby Rivals the New York Red Bulls 2-0. After a sluggish start and allowing 2 goals in the first 24 minutes the club never were able to cut the lead despite […]
Super Bowl 57, An “Official” Shame
What could have gone down in history as one of the most famous Super Bowls in history will instead be remembered for a comedy of errors that, in the end, had no one laughing. A matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes and the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts will instead be remembered […]
As We Approach the MLS Season, what can we expect from the Apple TV deal?
MLS moving to AppleTV feels oddly poetic for me. Between two seasons working as a stand in on the Emmy nominated series Severance as well as a fair amount of work on the upcoming series Hello Tomorrow (I plan to write on my experiences in the near future) my family’s SAG health insurance has basically […]
XFL 3.0 Is Here. Why This Time It’s Actually Going to Work.
I’m old enough to remember the original XFL, the one with Jesse “the Body” Ventura touting how it will outperform the NFL in every way in an when the word XTreme was the buzz word for EVERYTHING, Doritos, sodas, toilet paper, water and more was striving to be extreme. It was the early 2000s and it failed, […]
For Luis Barraza, It’s Finally a Chance To Shine. But He Has One More Challenge To Overcome First.
As a player it often sucks to be a perennial backup. You work tirelessly from childhood, logging thousands of hours in practice, conditioning & study and after all that effort, you reach the top. Only to be relegated to the bench. For years, goalkeeper Luis Barraza has been one of those players with the New […]
Votes Are Mixed (At Best) By Fans on the New MLS Playoff Format
In a move that shocked much of the fans across Major League Soccer, MLS changed it’s playoff format ironically just days before the start of the season. To recap in as few words as possible: #1 seed no longer has a bye. 8th & 9th seeds have a one game Play-In playoff (in the event […]
NYCFC Struggles Out of the Gate, Fall 2-0 in Season Opener
After an off-season with several key departures, the new look New York City Football Club struggled to get things going, losing to Nashville on the road 2-0. Luis Barraza made his first MLS start since July of 2021 and made 2 of 4 saves, but the club picked up 4 yellow cards and only mustered 2 shots […]