Tim Michaels

PhD type stuff. Hockey watcher. Wannabe Canadian.

[Duolingo @duolingo]

all those goals just to go down

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

The newest library in Philly

[Ethereal Cities @ForeverPhotos88]

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Cricket stadium do you ever visit this?

[Stormy @StormyCanes]

Welcome to hell you muppet reject

[Tim Michaels @CaptainCrash95]

@weird_nate @KimbleSlice1 Because that's not how professional soccer works

[John Krysinsky @JohnKrysinsky]

In the global soccer ecosystem, some of the most storied clubs in the world (Leeds, Schalke, Sampdoria) play in their respective 'second divisions.'

It doesn't make them 'minor league'—it makes them part of a professional ladder.

Here in Pittsburgh, pro soccer (I.e. Riverhounds) is no longer or ever has been a developmental project; they have evolved into a community-based pillar over 25 years in the making. Comparing the @RiverhoundsSC to a 'minor league' farm team is factually incorrect.
Unlike Triple-A baseball or the AHL, the Hounds aren’t a reserve squad for a parent club. They are an independent franchise that signs its own players, owns its own stadium, and competes for its own trophies. In soccer, 'Division 2' is a tier of competition, not a lack of professionalism. They wear the Pittsburgh crest for Pittsburgh—not to get called up to another city

Dismissing them as not 'major' because of the 'D2' label suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of how 90% of the world's sports are structured.

This is a narrative barrier maintained by those who refuse to see past the big three. When legacy media dismisses the Riverhounds, they aren't just ignoring a team—they are ignoring the global structure of the world’s game.

Full community support is how you build a club from a local fixture into a global presence. Soccer is being played at a very high level in Pittsburgh and the RIverhounds have won a Championship at this level. Numerous media members continue feeding its audience an outdated script and refuse to acknowledge the professional reality that’s already happening at Highmark Stadium.

If you haven't taken the time to understand the soccer pyramid, you haven't taken the time to cover Pittsburgh sports fairly and objectively.

[Matthew Rhys Baldwin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @MattRhys63]

If #59 scores today and the USA wins, @MShakeFactory need to bring back ‘Jake’ Shakes just for one day.

It’s their patriotic duty.

[Mike Gould @miketgould]

Rest assured that no matter what colour medal Brady Tkachuk earns today, he'll spend the first 30 minutes after he receives it trying to unwrap the chocolate inside

[Seth Rorabaugh @SethRorabaugh]

In 2016, the Penguins hosted Bill Mazeroski for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final as they hoped to be the first Pittsburgh team to win a championship within the city's borders since 1960.

Of course, the world's biggest Pirates fan, Mike Emrick, detailed the significance for NBC:

[Steel Army @SteelArmy]

At least you can justify wearing parts of that mountain of scarves you've amassed over the years.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents

[Connor McDavid @cmcdavid97]

Went to the @penguins game tonight ... Turned into the crosby show #TooGood

[Dragon Ball Perfect Shots @DBPerfectShots]

Gohan goes Super Saiyan 2 for the first time

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

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[no context memes @nocontextmemes]

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[The Onion @TheOnion]

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[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

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[Steel Army @SteelArmy]

'Manchester United from Temu' is more disrespectful than anything we could have ever imagined.

That's their name now. You can't come back from that.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Incredible Hegseth took the line, "It was my subordinates. They made the right decision but I decided to go to the bathroom when it happened."

Just the most cowardly and weasely possible combination. No honor at all.