That 5-4-1 formation for the Sounders seemed to work out just fine against Toronto FC last night. It worked so well that it led to this for the first time in 2018.
Speaking of that Sounders and Toronto rematch, I just can’t stop watching this lovely sequence that led to the Sounders first goal of the game.
Ichiro retired (or whatever) last week. Appropriately, Peter Gammons has an Ichiro tribute (behind the paywall) at The Athletic today. It’s about how dedicated Ichiro is to the craft of baseball, and opens with an anecdote from Barry Bonds.