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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 9h

I heard a podcast ad for Home Depot last week for Xmas decor.

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 4d

MLS: Please clear the stands until the lightning has passed.

CONCACAF: Ole Ole Ole Oleeeeee…

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 4d

Tune into Haiti-Nicaragua WCQ. Haiti up 1-0. Torrential rain and now a delay because the stadium lights went out.

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Paul Harvey @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc · 4d

I have been working on a new USA Soccer stat hub for a couple of months now in Tableau, as I grew increasingly dissatisfied with what I put together at the start of 2025. It's *finally* ready for public consumption. The images here don't show the half of it:

public.tableau.com/views/MLSAdv...

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 5d

“No decoding before Halloween!!”

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 7d

We now go live to Issa Tall for his reaction: #Crew96

a man in pajamas is dancing in a room in front of a closet .

Alt: a man in pajamas is dancing in a room in front of a closet .

media.tenor.com

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 7d

This news is almost as bad as flushing paint down the toilet.

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 7d

Jona Mensah didn't really get into gear until his second season. so you never truly know.

For the money and the expectation the acquisition has definitely been a bust to this point.

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MLS Analytics @mlsstat.bsky.social · 9d

Orlando City SC 1 : 1 Columbus Crew

▫ Passes into final 1/3: 29 - 50
▫ Passes in final 1/3: 69 - 178
▫ Passes into opp. box: 11 - 22

#ORLvCLB

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 9d

No issues in the Bluegrass State.

Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 9d

Nice, Andres! #Crew96

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 10d

I know it's West Nile, still I cling
I don't know where else I can go
Oh...

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 10d

She’s channeling her inner Chaz.

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American Soccer Analysis @americansocceranalysis.com · 11d

Vizhub 2, Electric Boogaloo, @harrisoncrow.bsky.social goes east to breakdown maybe the most interesting MLS conference in a decade

www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/9/...

The MLS Journey So Far… Eastern Conference — American Soccer Analysis

By Harrison Crow I’m not gonna lie, I wrote the Western Conference and I liked it. I liked it so damn much that I didn’t want to write about the Eastern Conference and you know why, because there...

www.americansocceranalysis.com

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 12d

Apu, standing on top of the Kwik-E-Mart with a shotgun:

“Thank you for coming…I’ll see you in hell!”

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 13d

Will wear Goosebumps and Heritage Kit 95% of the time next season.

Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 13d

If Aliyu was in the jersey on the right, they'd be the same picture. #flagup

threewisemen.bsky.social @threewisemen.bsky.social · 13d

Next year's alleged yellow kit via Footy Headlines #crew96

www.footyheadlines.com/2025/09/new-...

Columbus Crew 2026 Home Kit Info Leaked + Prediction

Columbus Crew and Adidas won't take any experiments for their 2026 home kit, we can leak.

www.footyheadlines.com

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threewisemen.bsky.social @threewisemen.bsky.social · 13d

Next year's alleged yellow kit via Footy Headlines #crew96

www.footyheadlines.com/2025/09/new-...

Columbus Crew 2026 Home Kit Info Leaked + Prediction

Columbus Crew and Adidas won't take any experiments for their 2026 home kit, we can leak.

www.footyheadlines.com

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 14d

Who's NOT in MLS (fewest points earned in last five games played):

3 - Sporting KC
4 - Colorado Rapids
4 - New England Revs
4 - Red Bull New York

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Darin @settingthetable.bsky.social · 14d

Who's HOT in MLS (most points earned in last five games played):

12 - LAFC
12 - Philadelphia Union
12 - NYCFC
11 - Vancouver Whitecaps
10 - Inter Miami

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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 14d

"[Since] the Crew's 3-1 home loss to Orlando City July 25... the Crew are are tied for the second-worst points-per-game rate with D.C. United and Nashville..."

Brutal ongoing collapse in Columbus, where Wil Nancy's side look undermanned and uninspired at the most important phase of the MLS season