coys25 11 months ago • 100%
Yeah that was definitely the worst of the fill... Not super fun, that one
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
This was it! Thanks - makes much more sense now. Thanks!
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
Rusnak out with an undisclosed illness; Morris is now a dad (congrats!!) and out for that reason.
And Ruidíaz was supposed to start but is apparently now in street clothes on the sideline. Maybe the hamstring? (Was apparently warming up initially but then pulled). Sounds like Heber up top.
This is a match thread. **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC at Nashville SC **Date**: September 30, 2023 **Time**: 5:30 PM PDT **Actual Kickoff Time**: [5:39 PM PDT](https://mlskickofftimes.com/) ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-vs-nashville-sc-on-saturday-night): - Stream: AppleTV (MLS Season Pass) - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Preview: Seattle Sounders at Nashville SC](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/preview-seattle-sounders-nashville-sc/) - [SaH] [Albert Rusnák, Jordan Morris miss training this week](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/sounders-training-notebook-rusnak-morris-miss-training/) - [SaH] [Talking Nashville SC with Ben Wright (💲🎧)](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/nashville-sc-preview/) - [Official] [Sounders look to maintain unbeaten run ahead of road battle in Nashville](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-look-to-maintain-unbeaten-run-ahead-of-road-battle-in-nashville) - [MLS] [Match Page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/nshvssea-09-30-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/nashville-sc-sounders-live-stream-game-time-tv-schedule-and-lineups/) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/44687b79-dbf6-4806-8dd2-405ed539a155.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/43e052b9-7880-4b7b-bd6c-40bbb3f52074.webp) ----------- Use this as your match thread!
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
Also love that they had players and families model the new gear: https://www.soundersfc.com/eternally-yours/retail-gallery.
It does make me wonder if they signed Paul Rothrock primarily to be a model 😂
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
Totally agree. The crest is miles better - looks much more modern. I really like the way that they managed to refresh without losing continuity. The Carnation and Orca are also great - can see picking up Carnation gear for myself and Orca stuff for the kid. The refreshed typography and wavemark in the text also feels fresh but a good throwback. All in all, a win, IMO.
As someone who comes from the north and really values having a public transit accessible stadium in the actual city: please no. If you want to build a stadium at longacres for Open Cups type matches, a la Starfire, and for other soccer events, sure. But otherwise...
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
Yeah, but the end of that second half... woof. Still, will take the win at altitude on the road midweek.
coys25 12 months ago • 100%
This is the lineup for the #jordanisthetrue9 and #freeatencio crews, for sure. And Leyva's on the bench for Colorado, which I guess answers the question of whether or not loanees can play against their parent clubs...
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Seems like a good guess?
The Sounders take on a Colorado team in the midst of chaos, on the field and off. Can the boys in green and blue (or red and yellow, which seem to be their primary uniforms these days) get the result that is there for the taking? Or will the season's trend continue - with the Sounders serving as a springboard for teams in free-fall to turn their seasons around? Tune in and find out, on tonight's episode of "which Sounders team will show up today?" **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC at Colorado Rapids **Date**: September 16, 2023 **Time**: 6:30 PM PDT **Actual Kickoff Time**: [6:39 PM PDT](https://mlskickofftimes.com/) ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-vs-the-colorado-rapids-on-wednesday-night): - Stream: AppleTV (MLS Season Pass) - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Three Questions: Sounders at Rapids](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/three-questions-seattle-sounders-colorado-rapids/) - [Official] [Three matchups to watch when the Sounders travel to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/three-matchups-to-watch-when-the-sounders-travel-to-the-colorado-rapids-on-wedne) - [Official] [COLvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders visit the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/colvsea-101-preview-all-you-need-to-know-when-the-sounders-visit-the-colorado-ra) - [MLS] [Match Page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/colvssea-09-20-2023//) --------- ## Match thread links - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/colorado-rapids-seattle-sounders-gamethread/) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6d0d0aeb-3d76-42ee-9f1a-485aacb6d917.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/bdcae519-d0f4-4d84-ba4a-ea3bdb946ada.jpeg) ------------ Use this as your match thread!
An Instagram post showed the image above tracing the Sounders branding through the decades. Thoughts / hopes / expectations for what comes next?
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coys25 1 year ago • 100%
A point each in Frisco.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Also, these commentators... woof. So, so bad. Long stretches of nonsense about the USMNT, irrelevant MLS history, etc.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
RBW to ARoldan at the back post. Took a slight deflection, but no matter!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Halftime - Dallas leads 1-0, and it seems like the Bad Sounders made the trip. Miscommunications, passes to no one, no real goal threat, and a midfield doing its best swiss cheese impression.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
RBW in at left back as Nouhou was just with Cameroon. Otherwise looking pretty familiar...
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Yep - most of the other teams have a game in hand on us, but most of the teams have been squandering those games in hand so far.
Somehow, your Seattle Sounders have struggled their way into second place in a Western Conference in chaos. Three points on the road (and, perhaps equally important, a good performance) would go a long way towards securing a playoff spot and building momentum for the stretch run. **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas **Date**: September 16, 2023 **Time**: 5:30 PM PDT **Actual Kickoff Time**: [5:39 PM PDT](https://mlskickofftimes.com/) ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-vs-fc-dallas-on-saturday-night-x6887): - Stream: AppleTV (MLS Season Pass) - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Sounders at FC Dallas: Preview](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/sounders-at-fc-dallas-preview/) - [SaH] [Sounder Strategy: Dallas burned by injuries](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/sounder-strategy-fc-dallas/) - [SaH] [Three Questions: Sounders vs FC Dallas](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/three-questions-sounders-vs-dallas/) - [Official] [Three matchups to watch when the Sounders travel to FC Dallas on Saturday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/three-matchups-to-watch-when-the-sounders-travel-to-fc-dallas-on-saturday) - [Official] [DALvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders take on FC Dallas this Saturday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/dalvsea-101-preview-all-you-need-to-know-when-the-sounders-take-on-fc-dallas-thi) - [Official] [Sounders eager to return to action with positive result over FC Dallas on Saturday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-eager-to-return-to-action-with-positive-result-over-fc-dallas-on-saturd) - [MLS] [Match Page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/dalvssea-09-16-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/fc-dallas-vs-sounders-gamethread/) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2835089c-0f1d-4be0-8b90-f887a96736f8.webp) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9949f96b-559d-400a-a04b-52ffbbe06ea5.jpeg) ---------- Use this as your match thread!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
I find that they're great for headings, titles, dates, etc - a little emphasis in my notes. With that said, my pilot metropolitan's stub nib has also always been really scratchy too, and hard starts a lot. It's always been one of my most disappointing pens.
One of my favorite stub nibs is a Jinhao 80 (Lamy 2000 clone, usually sub-$10). I swapped out the Jinhao nib for a Lamy 1.1 stub, and it writes like a dream!
Interesting roster move - Sounders and those who watch more Defiance than I do have been really bullish on his ceiling. Big vote of confidence for a 16 year old defender when we already have three quality CBs on the first team and others (eg Nouhou) who can do the job too, plus a backup (AB) with experience and a pretty good track record. SaH coverage here: https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/09/sounders-sign-17yo-centerback-to-homegrown-contract/
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Nice - I had misread this as Diamine Earl Grey at first, and was very confused ("I've used this before and don't remember any orange tones!"). But it does look beautiful!
Saddle Brown also looks very nice and versatile. Do you think that you need a medium nib to get the full spectrum of shading? I've sometimes been disappointed with browns that are too light with an F nib (bought a sample of Robert Oster Caffe Crema, but it really was too light for my daily use unless in an M, B, or stub).
The show is inane, but [the music slaps](https://open.spotify.com/album/5RghnhLU5w8Ludol7Bys33). First of all, Carmen Carter absolutely kills the vocals on SuperKitties Theme and SuperKitty Call, both hard driving 70s-ish action theme vibes. Take the xylophone solos on SuperKitty Call and inject them into my veins. My Bath, My Bubbles and Me is a goddam bop. Always In My Heart is a tearjerker that would fit in just fine on your favorite boy band album. And even the rough ones (like Cheese) are only 60 seconds long, so they're over before they can get too annoying. Am I right, or am I just going insane because this is LITERALLY THE ONLY MUSIC I'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO FOR THE LAST MONTH?
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
The Diamine guitar inks just generally look like nice autumn inks - nice!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
That is a pretty fascinating ink - seems to be a totally different color depending on nib and paper...
As we round the corner into autumn in the northern hemisphere, the air is a little crisper, the days are shorter, and the leaves are changing... and looking for some new inks to try out. Do you have favorite inks for the season?
> When you are already here > you appear to be only > a name that tells of you > whether you are present or not > > and for now it seems as though > you are still summer > still the high familiar > endless summer > yet with a glint > of bronze in the chill mornings > and the late yellow petals > of the mullein fluttering > on the stalks that lean > over their broken > shadows across the cracked ground > > but they all know > that you have come > the seed heads of the sage > the whispering birds > with nowhere to hide you > to keep you for later > > you > who fly with them > > you who are neither > before nor after > you who arrive > with blue plums > that have fallen through the night > > perfect in the dew [(link)](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/41947/to-the-light-of-september)
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
::: spoiler Definitely had that same mixup briefly.
TROMPE was the one that clued me in, though. Definitely love a good trompe l'oeil...
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coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Wow, I really enjoyed that one!
::: spoiler Lots of great fill (spoilers)
First, the triple stacks in the NE and SW: CLEARASMUD // TORTELLINI // EARLYBIRDS and IMPRIMATUR // SPOONERISM // HERDEDCATS. I almost stood up and applauded!
The downs are great too. TROMPE l'oeil, TORPOR, CLAWFOOT (with TUB for good measure), TEDLASSO, a great bit of light misdirection in the clue for STEEPENS, RANRIOT, DEALIO.
Working in both a good Always (PADS) clue and MIRENA to get away from the usual old white guy bias? Cluing TASSEL in the burlesque sense? JET clued in relation to Ebony magazine? I'm here for all of it!
Essentially a perfect Friday for my taste. 👏👏👏
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coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah, really agree - but I was surprised by the lack of rebuses or other tricks. Seemed much more like a Wednesday? But still fun!
I've been working all day (missed last Wednesday, sorry - have been working late all week). So no fancy game thread. But: ⚽🔜🔥🔥🔥
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
That was... something.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah, I barely use quick tap. The swipe down was so intuitive, and with a bigger phone triple tapping requires you to rebalance the phone in your hand, etc.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Do you have Quick Tap enabled? I have mine set up to show notifications (I miss the old ability to swipe down on the rear fingerprint reader), but yours might be set up to play/pause media.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
The performance from The Last Waltz is great, too!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah - it took me a minute even after finishing the puzzle but was somewhat rewarding. Hard to do a good theme on a Monday, but this was an ok one.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Thought this was a pretty normal difficulty for a Monday, but the fill seemed really clunky...
::: spoiler spoilers
Too many unnecessary plurals, several of which took crosswordese answers and made them worse by adding an S just because: MEDAYS, NOOKS, ROOS, RENTS (clued as a plural noun instead of a verb?), ETAS, SSNS (!), and more.
The rest wasn't great either. USHAPED USTOO ORALB etc. Mondays are supposed to be cleaner than this...
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coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Final 1:1. The Yeimar giveth and the Yeimar taketh away.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Yeimar with the header! Against the run of play but who cares. 1-0.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
This is an interesting way to "make changes" from the previous lineup. Dropping Chu, pushing Rusnak up a line? Color me skeptical. Hopefully they prove me wrong...
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Do people want these match threads to keep going? The last few have been pretty dead, whether because of the general dropoff in Lemmy use post reddit migration, the poor form of the team, some home games, a desire to support the new SounderAtHeart (threads or discord for paying subscribers) - all understandable. Happy to keep doing it if people are still interested! But if it's better just to point people to SaH each match, happy to do that too.
Here we go again... **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC at Minnesota United FC **Date**: August 27, 2023 **Time**: 1:30 PM PDT **Actual Kickoff Time**: [1:55 PM PDT](https://mlskickofftimes.com/) ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-at-minnesota-united-on-sunday-afternoon): - Broadcast: Fox - Stream: AppleTV (Free) - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Sounders at Minnesota United: Preview](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/08/sounders-at-minnesota-united-preview/) - [SaH] [Sounder Strategy: Mix it up against Minnesota](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/08/sounder-strategy-minnesota-united/) - [Official] [Three matchups to watch when the Sounders take on Minnesota United](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/three-matchups-to-watch-when-the-sounders-take-on-minnesota-united) - [MLS] [MINvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders visit the Loons on Sunday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/minvsea-101-preview-all-you-need-to-know-when-the-sounders-visit-the-loons-on-su) - [MLS] [Match Page](https://www.soundersfc.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/minvssea-08-27-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - Game day thread for all Leagues Cup matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world - not yet posted - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/08/minnesota-united-sounders-livestream-game-time-tv/) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/956955db-63c8-44e1-85e9-de1808d40239.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/969c57af-eb52-42dd-9f74-965a493ac0f4.webp) ------------ Use this as your match thread!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Is it just the "blowhole" described here?
https://fountainpenchronicles.blog/2022/06/27/breathe-just-breather-tube/
I don't have one of these, unfortunately, so don't have a comparison...
Nice piece with insights from Frei, and also from Schmetz on the curious case of the missing Josh Atencio. I will say there's been a lot of talk about urgency for the past few months. It would be nice, though, to see some evidence that that translates to the pitch.
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Follow-up - I bought this and it works great! And yes - it is really thick. I think the reams of the usual printer paper at the office are going to develop an inferiority complex. Thanks again for the recommendations!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
That's wild! I thought it was fairly easy for a Friday, but still took me 19:20 (5 minutes faster than my average, but you must have been flying!)
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Mostly Leuchtturm, mainly because I really like their notebooks and the variety of them that are available. The paper is fine, but not like tomoe or anything like that. I mostly write at work during meetings etc., so the notebook is equally important to me. Open to other suggestions though!
coys25 1 year ago • 100%
Great tune, and my favorite jazz musician of all time, bar none. Also, the quality of this video is outstanding. I'm not sure I've seen any Bill Evans trio video recordings from this era that are that clear. Thanks for posting!
It's matchday! **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United **Date**: August 20, 2023 **Time**: 7:30 PM PDT **Actual Kickoff**: [7:39 PM PST](https://mlskickofftimes.com/) ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-vs-atlanta-united-on-sunday-night): - Stream: AppleTV (MLS Season Pass) - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Preview: Seattle Sounders vs Atlanta United](https://ynya-media-group.ghost.io/preview-seattle-sounders-vs-atlanta-united/) - [SaH] [Three questions with Dirty South Soccer](https://ynya-media-group.ghost.io/three-questions-with-dirty-south-soccer/) - [SaH] [Sounder Strategy: Seattle unites against Atlanta](https://ynya-media-group.ghost.io/sounder-strategy-atlantas/) - [Official] [Sounders face Atlanta United in thrilling battle this weekend](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-face-atlanta-united-in-thrilling-battle-this-weekend) - [Official] [Three matchups to watch when the Sounders host Atlanta United](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/three-matchups-to-watch-when-the-sounders-host-atlanta-united) - [MLS] [Match Page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/seavsatl-08-20-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - Game day thread for all matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world - not yet posted - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://ynya-media-group.ghost.io/sounders-atlanta-united-kickoff-lineups-updates-gametime/) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ba774758-eaeb-4ed8-853b-4aab0363be6a.webp) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/66502667-9eac-4af9-8513-a0188d67cdb6.webp) ------------ Use this as your match thread! Hopefully lemmy.world will be stable enough to keep this going today (it's been much better over the past few weeks).
Hi all, Another newbie question here. I manage our family's cellphone plan, which is $199.90/month for 5 lines (two in our household, 3 from other family members). The other family members reimburse me using Venmo each month. So, I set up a category with the target amount of $199.90, due on the date that our cell phone bill is due, as per [YNAB's recommendations](https://support.ynab.com/en_us/reimbursements-in-ynab-a-guide-H1W7ilhC5). At the beginning of the month, I assigned $199.90 to that category. Then, when our family members' venmo payments came in, I categorized those as inflows to the cell phone account. Now, waiting for the bill, I see: * $199.90 in "assigned" * +$120 in "activity" * $319.90 in "available" ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/874b98e5-d097-4ce9-9ed8-c6862527f442.png) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/431459da-64b9-4b19-899a-ba879bd7e1dd.png) All of this makes sense to me. But, it seems like now I should be able to re-assign $120 to another category. If I try that, though, it suddenly shows the category as underfunded, despite the fact that I still have $199.90 available. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/db176fd0-a65f-41a8-bc66-09fcde988754.png) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5a4d1679-1dea-460a-886a-0811fce97d89.png) Am I misunderstanding how assigned / activity / available work? Why, after $120 of inflow, is YNAB still requiring me to keep $199.90 assigned?
As much as I'd like to see him on the pitch, I am glad that they're being super cautious. Two concussions in short order is no joke. Let's let him get fully healthy so he can have a long career and life!
Not a big surprise, but now it's time to reset and get a new coach to guide the transition to the next generation. Obviously the issues are deeper than one person, and a more thorough post-mortem is due. Still, in all, a bronze in Tokyo and a round of 16 exit in the World Cup is not a great legacy for a USWNT coach.
I was impressed with Rothrock in the USOC game and he showed well during his call-ups earlier. Glad to see him get a shot for the rest of the season, at least!
Hi all - new to YNAB - our family just got things set up. I think that we have a good grasp of the basic mechanics (we both work in jobs that interact with budgets, and just haven't applied this to our own finances rigorously before!) But I'm wondering how you integrate YNAB into your life - what does your workflow look like? In other words: what do you do each day? With each paycheck? At the beginning of the month? How often do you sit down and review the big picture and set new goals, etc? It would be great to hear about your rhythm and cadence for making this part of your routine, for those of us who are figuring it out for the first time!
Seems unlikely, but I guess if the Sounders really want to open up the spot and there are no bidders - could we see something where they eat part of the $3.2M he's due next year and send him back to Universitario? Say, if the Sounders have a lead on a new DP and need to open up a spot, but Raul finishes the season poorly and there aren't bidders to take on the full contract. Maybe they let him go for less than his full salary, buy out the rest? Hopefully it's all moot and he comes back on a tear, scores buckets of goals and propels us through the playoffs.
I occasionally have to read & critique manuscripts for work and I find it much easier to do with a printed page. But the computer paper that we have in the office is not ideal for fountain pens - tons of bleeding and feathering. Does anybody have experience with computer printer paper that is relatively FP friendly? I thought I might keep a ream or two at my desk and swap out some sheets when I'm about to print something that I'll be writing on. (Something relatively budget friendly would be great too... Not planning on putting Tomoe River through the office printer!)
That 2023 line does not look ideal... Source: [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/08/02/the-rapid-loss-of-antarctic-sea-ice-brings-grim-scenarios-into-view) Each point represents a five day moving average. The x-axis is in terms of historical standard deviations, i.e each day is compared to the standard deviation of historical values for that year. So we are at -6 SD from the historical average for this point in time. Other excellent visualizations are in the article! ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/56c04ca1-943d-40a4-9ac8-44d93468177e.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/164aaa13-119d-49b8-9767-5ed9e600b05a.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c204f9d2-a79b-4969-87ac-8b60b08ffa7a.jpeg)
## TD;DR (Oshan's predictions) - Lodeiro probably leaves - Rusnak probably gets renegotiated to a max-TAM level player - Ruidíaz may get bought out or traded; he wants an extension but that would be hard to imagine - JP probably back - Heber probably gone unless he scores a boatload of goals in the rest of the season - Xavi probably leaves, either by having his option declined or by having it picked up and Sounders trading him - Hopefully Frei stays on a team friendly contract with a small pay cut - Cleveland may be headed elsewhere to let the other keepers in the pipeline get more time at lower cost - Rowe and Fredy probably won't be back - Sounders will probably listen to offers for Vargas, RBW, and Leyva. - AB is probably gone given his age and so he can get playing time elsewhere, to free up minutes for some of the Defiance CBs - CR7 will have a bounce back year after the injuries; JMo will be back to his excellent form, Atencio needs more minutes, and Chu will be in the last year of his contract and out to prove that he deserves a big new contract. - biggest off-season priorities: new DP 10, new number 9 (maybe somebody younger to develop while Jordan starts up top for now) What are your thoughts?
Love these little quirky things when walking around neighborhoods in Seattle. Also Reservation Dogs is excellent.
Details in the link - almost all the content will continue to be free and in front of a paywall, but they're asking for people to subscribe to make this a sustainable long-term venture. There are different subscription tiers, which get you access to some additional merch, tickets to live events, etc. If you want to go beyond the free tier, access to all content, newsletters, etc. will be $2/mo or $19/year. They're hoping that most people will support at their $74/year level, if in their budget. I immediately signed up for the $74/year tier. (Disclaimer: I have no relationship at all to SaH and am just a fan). I think that we are extraordinarily lucky to have this resource, as there's almost nothing like this for any other MLS team or most sports teams in general. The depth of the journalism, the insight of the commentary, and the quality of the writing are outstanding and have contributed in a major way to my love for the Sounders over the last decade.
The big man is coming back to the PNW! [Press release](https://www.tacomastars.com/news/stars-sign-former-sounders-fc-star-roman-torres) [Article in La Prensa (Panamá, in Spanish; translation below)](https://www.prensa.com/deportes/roman-torres-se-une-a-las-filas-del-tacoma-stars/) > Panamanian defender Román Torres remains active in soccer, as he has been presented by the Tacoma Stars of the National Soccer Premier Soccer League in the United States. > > "I am very happy to sign with the Tacoma Stars and be part of this beautiful family. See you soon," said Torres, who was part of the Panamanian national team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. > > Torres joins Tacoma from the Dallas Sidekicks, where he played seven games last season. > > "We are talking about a player who has achieved a lot in his career, representing his country at the highest levels," said Nick Perera, who is the organization's manager. > > "I am very excited to see the impact that Román will have on this Stars family, both on the field and in the locker room," added Perera. > > The experienced player is known for playing six seasons in the MLS (Major League Soccer), with the Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami. Career > > Torres won the title in the 2016 season when the Sounders defeated Toronto FC 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regulation time. He also played for Chepo (Panama), San Francisco (Panama), Cortuluá (Colombia), La Equidad (Colombia), Atlético Junior (Colombia), Atlético Nacional (Colombia), Millonarios (Colombia), Cartaginés (Costa Rica), and Universitario (Panama).
[Jayda Evans (Seattle Times)](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/soccer/ballard-fc-prevails-in-a-thrilling-usl-league-two-final/) > Peter Kingston blasted into the history books with a shot off a set piece near the touchline to give Ballard a 2-1 victory against Virginia’s Lionsbridge FC on a rainy Saturday night. Ballard, which is in its second season, topped a fourth-division men’s league that has 122 teams for its first championship. [Video of game winning goal in stoppage time](https://files.catbox.moe/qphblm.mp4) ([cross post](https://lemmy.world/post/2735863) from !ballard_fc@lemmy.world)
Four eras, four seasons, aired 1983-1989. Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson, and Rik Mayall. Hilarious and, in the end, famously poignant. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/55b18814-7c69-4d8c-9d0c-9590648eb656.png)
Blue Angels: patriotic celebration of America that's fun for the whole family, or noise-polluting, climate-change-worsening, outdated abomination of the petro-military-industrial complex?
Inspired by seeing Lee Pace in the Pushing Daisies post. I feel like this show got overlooked amongst many of AMC's big hits around this time - Walking Dead, Mad Men, Breaking Bad. But Halt and Catch Fire deserves to be right up there with the best of them. The storytelling is rich and compelling, the writing is great, the characters are nuanced and dynamic, and the actors are phenomenal. The show manages to capture different eras for the same characters flawlessly with each season - the sense of time and place is so well developed, and there is strong conceptual continuity throughout the show despite each season having a very different arc, look, and sometimes tone. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out!
Hi everyone! We have hit the entirely arbitrary threshold of 100 subscribers*, so I figured a post was in order! First, thanks to all of you for joining in on this experiment. I expect that we may see some more users as some of the Reddit-->Lemmy apps like Sync and Boost come on line too, and bring some users with them. I appreciate the posts and engagement from many of you. We've had a few good match threads, even if the matches have been... less than stellar. **Give it a try and join us!** Second, **please feel free to post**! Many of us (me included) are habitual lurkers, especially on big forums like Reddit. Here, though, we want to hear your voices and perspective. This feels to me more like the old days of the internet, with BBS and forums driving real discussion instead of algorithm-driven clickbait. But **it's only as good as the discussions themselves, and for discussion we need your thoughts and opinions**. Consider commenting and posting, whenever something comes up. Third, **thanks to our nacent mod team**, including PloKoop@lemmy.world and CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world. There hasn't been much need to moderate so far, but please feel free to reach out to us with ideas or if any concerns come up. Last, we probably all recognize that the stability of lemmy.world has been challenging as of late, due to the alpha stage of Lemmy and a series of DDOS/ other attacks. Being on the current-biggest Lemmy instance means that these downtimes may happen for now, as it seems to be a target for script kiddies. Most recently, this happened during the leagues cup game, disrupting our match thread. (Though it may have saved us from a pretty depressing discussion...) I know it's less than optimal, but hopefully it's just temporary and stability will improve over time. This thing called Lemmy is still young, after all. Anyway, thanks again - and let's get posting! EBFG, coys25 --------- \* I think that this doesn't count people on other instances, so who knows how many of us there really are!
Need a warm up before the Sounders? Join the [match thread](https://lemmy.world/post/2392815) over at !ballard_fc@lemmy.world! The game is [streaming for free on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/G84evYqMDTI). Second year Ballard FC takes on the Flint City Bucks, four-time USL2 champions. Will be a great match!
It's matchday! **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC vs Monterrey (Leagues Cup - Group Stage) **Date**: July 30, 2023 **Time**: 6:00 PM PDT ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-vs-c-f-monterrey-on-sunday-night): - Stream: Free on AppleTV; FS1; Unimás - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Sounders v. Monterrey Rayados, Leagues Cup: Three Questions](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/29/23812380/seattle-sounders-monterrey-rayados-leagues-cup-three-questions) - [SaH] [Sounder Strategy: All or nothing against Monterrey](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/29/23802310/sounder-strategy-all-or-nothing-against-monterrey) - [Official] [MTYvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders host Monterrey in Leagues Cup Group Stage on Sunday](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/mtyvsea-101-preview-all-you-need-to-know-when-the-sounders-host-monterrey-in-lea) - [MLS] [Match page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/leagues-cup/2023/matches/mtyvssea-07-30-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - Game day thread for all Leagues Cup matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world - not yet posted - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/30/23810455/sounders-monterrey-leagues-cup-live-stream-game-time-tv-schedule-lineups) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/46a0a57d-fb10-436e-84bd-c82f9eb0c9d3.jpeg) ------------ Use this as your match thread!
I was riding with a Wing Sung 3009 today (a pretty nice, super cheap piston filler BTW) when I noticed this gunk on the inside of the cap. I'm pretty sure that I filled the pen up with Noodler's Air Corps Blue/Black a few months ago and then let the pen sit. It wrote pretty much right away. But I noticed this brownish / tan / black residue on the inside of a cap, at the very bottom. I'm not sure if it was there before and I just didn't notice, or if it is new. It almost looks like burned plastic? Or maybe it's mold? But it seems like a weird place for mold to develop since there's no ink there. Has anybody seen anything like this before? I'm probably going to throw the pen away anyway (it's about $3.50) but was curious 🧐. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b4dfd30a-7082-41bf-9e85-6f8cc90cc17d.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6330a936-c266-4b8e-acd7-487c70de60f5.jpeg)
> At some point in the match, Frei dislocated his pinkie. He apparently played through the injury and then he and goalkeeping coach Tommy Dutra basically just pushed it back into place after the game. > Roldan apparently started feeling [concussion] symptoms after going up for a 5th-minute goal kick and catching a forearm at the base of his neck. Immediately after the collision, Roldan showed some discomfort but nothing that seemed alarming from a distance, but the symptoms only worsened as the match wore on.
New pen came today: a Jinhao 82. This is Jinhao's "homage" to the Sailor Pro Gear Slim, released late 2022 I think. I got a medium nib, transparent blue body. Takes a #5 nib, available in EF, F, and M. Overall the pen seems great. Inked it up with Waterman Mysterious Blue and it writes like a treat. Very smooth nib (I don't have a PGS but they have a reputation for having a good amount of feedback; there is none of that with this nib). The slight translucency and rich dark blue body combine nicely with the gold trim to make this a really attractive pen. I like slightly smaller pens, and got this one to see if I might like the size of a PGS at some point - this is a great fit for me. Converter included. There's also an O ring - wondering if this might be amenable to eyedroppering? For $9 this pen is a terrific deal, and it comes in a ton of different color options. This is definitely going to be in my heavy rotation! ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/da30d955-fa70-4699-9189-f889a10b37f9.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/010d9e71-2da1-42b0-aeca-b9863cadef0d.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/88b0fd2d-2a10-4ba1-b106-7b62f8daf32e.jpeg)
Schmetz: > “I don't have a lot,” Schmetzer opened his post-game comments with. “Other than to apologize to the fans that came from Seattle to watch us play. That was not close to our standard. We will try to correct that for our next game against Monterrey. > “RSL out-competed us, won second balls [and] our possession was not very good. We weren’t in sync offensively.” > “We’ll look at how we’re going to play against Monterrey [and] who’s going to play against Monterrey... We’ll get back up on the horse. There’s competitive guys that understand that we didn’t play up to our standard, and you’ll see a different team on Sunday.”
To start, I think that having all matches available on AppleTV is great from a fan perspective, especially for those of us who get it with our season ticket packages. (I'm less convinced about the tradeoffs for casual fans). But as a non-Apple- device-owner, my experience on Android has been pretty poor. The app works OK on my Chromecast, but without a dedicated app the browser experience on a phone is really bad. Constantly stopping, freezing, etc. It won't work at all on firefox, and barely works on chrome. Has anyone gotten it to work more reliably? Also, we have multiple households included in our season ticket group. But there is no way to enable family sharing of the subscription without someone having an Apple device. Anyone figured out a workaround?
It's matchday! **Match**: Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake (Leagues Cup - Group Stage) **Date**: July 22, 2023 **Time**: 6:30 PM PDT ------------ ## [How to watch/listen](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/tune-in-how-to-watch-sounders-fc-at-real-salt-lake-on-saturday-night): - Stream: MLS Season Pass on AppleTV - Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English) - Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español) ------------- ## Match Previews: - [SaH] [Everything you need to know about the Leagues Cup](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/21/23802436/everything-you-need-to-know-about-leagues-cup) - [SaH] [Leagues Cup presents the opportunity for the Sounders to 'get the lineup right'](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/19/23800737/leagues-cup-sounders-preview) - [SaH] [Leagues Cup preview: Seattle Sounders at Real Salt Lake](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/22/23802913/leagues-cup-preview-seattle-sounders-real-salt-lake) - [SaH] [Sounders at Real Salt Lake, Leagues Cup: Three Questions](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/22/23804120/seattle-sounders-real-salt-lake-leagues-cup-three-questions) - [Official] [RSLvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders visit Real Salt Lake in their first match of Leagues Cup](https://www.soundersfc.com/news/rslvsea-101-preview-all-you-need-to-know-when-the-sounders-visit-real-salt-x5269) - [MLS] [Match page](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/leagues-cup/2023/matches/rslvssea-07-22-2023/) --------- ## Match thread links - [Game day thread for all Leagues Cup matches today](https://lemmy.world/post/1979881) over on !MLS@lemmy.world - [Sounder at Heart match thread](https://www.sounderatheart.com/2023/7/22/23803430/real-salt-lake-seattle-sounders-leagues-cup-live-stream-game-time-tv-schedule-lineups) ----------- ## Lineups ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/07dd7073-7396-45d9-ad21-5266e81e462f.jpeg) ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/afbc0f5d-0f13-4880-bb38-3cab07bf57de.jpeg) ------------ Use this as your match thread!
Full bracket here: ![](https://images.mlssoccer.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile_3x/f_png/lc-prd/irjluux40ginzlyomnje.png) What's your take? Valuable addition to the calendar or just another money grab causing match congestion?