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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 7h

Orlando moves to 3rd place, just 23 points off Kansas City.

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 7h

Remember the vid where she was pushing a puppy in a stroller through a parking lot with a flaming hot level of intensity?

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 7h

And guess what happened moments later? Lol this league has much awesomeness if people watched.

Lis Schendel @schendel.bsky.social · 7h

Honestly I’d cry

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 8h

Turned on the match on Prime and MUST YOU SHOW THAT MARTA GOAL?

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 8h

Kristen Hamilton came here and gave the organization the professionalism and direct knowledge of how to become a champion. An electric 2022 year and I’m so happy she scored in the first game at CPKC Stadium. Enjoy these last few weeks Hammy!

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Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 8h

Kansas City Current forward Kristen Hamilton has posted on instagram "Proud (and a little emotional) to share that I’ll be retiring from professional soccer at the end of the 2025 season."

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 14h

I get it, and yeah it wasn’t directed at you but I understand how it can be interpreted that way. More musing in a darkly comedic way at, like, Terry Gross having the exclusive to the annihilation of a major American city.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 14h

*dials back the snark again, because none of us needs that these days*

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 14h

I think if there was a single nuclear warhead heading to America that NPR wouldn’t have the exclusive.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 17h

It will be interesting to see how they manage players. Two games, a half-month break, then a final weekend against—potentially—the same opponent they’ll face in the quarterfinal just 5-7 days later.

Daniel Sperry @danielsperrykc.bsky.social · 17h

Vlatko says Hailie Mace, Kayla Sharples, and Temwa Chawinga all are healthy and available. Some may have minutes restrictions though. #KCBaby

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

The highest echelon of this is the one guy wearing a Pulisic Dortmund jersey at a USWNT match.

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting discourse, particularly the observation of notable San Diego Wave figure Landon Donovan that some players on his team would base their entire training regimen around their national team obligations.

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Well, this is certainly a choice.

A picture of three spurs of divided access arterial streets forming a sort of three-leaf clover/triangle.

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if RFK Jr. does this with everything? “Oh the number of documented earthquakes increased substantially after the invention of writing, therefore we must ban writing to prevent the earth from shaking!”

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Whelp. Next 33 minutes are occupied while I work.

Source: unfilteredsoccer.com

Podcast Unfiltered Soccer interviews KC Current General Manager Caitlin Carducci.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

My wife works in a part of Honeywell that *seems* pretty important to keep open.

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

My friend who is an essential worker for the fed gov’t had to sign paperwork stating, in practice, that he had to work for free. That’s never happened before.

My wife, who’s not a gov’t worker but a contractor said she’ll be furloughed 10/27 if they don’t reopen. That’s never happened before.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Anthony Morelli years notwithstanding.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, are we not in the middle of the script that started in 1995?

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Prisca Chilufya to Angel City is an interesting move. I guess she could be good linking up with a goal poacher like Jónsdóttir.

Never really clicked in Orlando. Those shooting stats are reflective of a larger issue with the Pride attack outside of Banda.

Prisca Chilufya Scouting Report on fbref. Very high numbers on take-ons and progressive passes/carries, but really poor shooting stats.

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Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Angel City FC announced that the club has acquired Zambian international forward Prisca Chilufya and a 2025 international roster spot through a trade with the Orlando Pride.

In exchange, the Pride will receive $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds.

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

Fun to mess around with. This is my chaos scenario. Second tiebreakers to determine 3td through 6th, and 7th through 9th. Orlando misses playoffs. I'm sure others can find better ones.

Output from the NWSL Playoffs Explorer. Teams 3-6 are tied on 38 points. Teams 7-9 tied at 35 points.

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 2d

Five teams are looking to clinch a playoff spot in week 24, Washington Spirit has many ways to clinch playoff hosting and three teams are fighting to stay in the playoff race

Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot with:
GFC win
GFC draw + WAS draw + LA win/draw
WAS win + LA win/draw
Portland Thorns clinches a playoff spot with:
POR win + WAS win/draw
POR win + CHI win + KC win/draw
POR win + CHI draw + KC win
POR draw + WAS win + LA win/draw
Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot with:
RGN win + WAS win/draw
RGN win + CHI win + KC win/draw
RGN win + CHI draw + KC win
RGN draw + WAS win + LA win/draw
Orlando Pride clinches a playoff spot with:
ORL win + WAS win/draw + LA win/draw
Racing Louisville clinches a playoff spot with:
LOU win + WAS win + LA win/draw

Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting with:
WAS win/draw
KC win/draw
ORL win/draw
BAY win/draw

Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs with:
UTA draw/loss
Angel City are eliminated from playoffs with:
LA loss
LA draw + SD win/draw
LOU win + ORL win/draw + SD win
Houston Dash are eliminated from playoffs with:
HOU loss + LOU win + ORL win/draw + SD win

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Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 1d

“No, that’s my… base course aggregate compactor for my model railroad set. I swear.”

Mike McGrew @zavcurrent.bsky.social · 2d

“Like most theater goers, I thought it was going to be an introspective one-man stage show. As such, ‘Starlight Express’ was—frankly—*terrible*.”

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