Steve Sirk

I didn't particularly _need_ to get more hyped about the Open Cup Final tonight, but damn if this article from #crew96 storyteller @stevesirk.bsky.social didn't get the job done anyway.

The excitement of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final prompted a new #Crew96 essay. 2002 was special, 2026 is a Crew cup run unlike any other, and CLB-STL is a cool matchup of soccer cities. I can't wait for Wednesday. www.columbuscrew.com/news/now-the...

I think barely an inning went by where I wasn't thinking WTAF is happening. What a weird, stupid baseball game. But it's a win! #GuardsBall

By beating Cruz Azul 2-0 to win Campeones Cup, Messi has leveled up his game to that of the 2021 Columbus Crew. This is big news that should definitely overshadow everything and guarantee the Ballon d'Or for him. #Crew96

Nope. That's a first for #Crew96!

Santi Rodriguez is the 24th player to score in his competitive #Crew96 debut (all competitions.) At the 22nd minute, he was the fastest starter to accomplish the feat. (Was Steven Lenhart 26th minute vs RSL in USOC.) Six subs under 22 mins.

Little League World Series was on at the restaurant and one of the kids named his favorite athlete as Michael Jordan. GTFOH. I tried to relate. That would be akin to asking me that when I was 11 and me saying, like, Norm Van Brocklin.

After allowing goals at 90+3 and 90+5 to lose 3-2 in Nashville, tonight is the 2nd time in #Crew96 history they've entered second-half stoppage time with a lead and then lost in stoppage time. The first: 3-2 loss 9/15/07 at KC. Eddie Johnson PK 90+3 then Scott Sealy at 90+4.

Hear me out MLS… * 29 teams make playoffs. * TRIPLE elimination. * Miami advances directly to MLS Cup Final and visiting team can only dress 18 minus their seed. So, like, the 11 seed can only dress 7 players in Miami if they make the final, Regular season matters!

wheeeeee!

An MLS game postponed by smoke? That’s football heritage. #Crew96

Since Progressive Field opened in 1994, Cleveland has 103 walk-off home runs That’s 11 more than any other team in that span

First pitch! Cleveland’s Gavin Williams to Seattle’s J.P. Crawford.

A whole lot of stuff had to happen for the Knicks to win but if you are the Spurs you will be thinking about this moment in particular for a very long time. At this moment, there are like 50 ways you can win the game and maybe one or two ways you can lose.

I couldn't believe it. They had the game essentially won. (Blowing a 29-point lead notwithstanding.) They've gift-wrapped this series for the Knicks with some all-time gaffes. Absolutely astonishing how their brains just melt at the end of games.

This Cavs team is so unenjoyable. They are capable of doing great things for stretches but are equally capable of being the worst team you’ve ever seen. You can neither trust nor enjoy anything with them. Even up 22 with 7+ left in the game.

*Two guys have equal claim to the ball.* NBA: “Let’s do a farcical little ceremony that awards the ball to the team of the taller player.”

Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary.

NEW POST: Cleveland Astra Lighting the Way Cleveland's WPSL Pro team, debuting in 2028, now has a name and logo. And it turns out that @clevelandprosoccer.bsky.social CMO @ginaprodan.bsky.social and I thought of the same teacher as the brand came into focus. sirkbook.com/2026/05/04/c...

Austin FC Fans Start "#MoveTheCaps" Campaign www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...

13-year anniversary of the greatest Tweet in MLS history

I know a game is about to kick off, but I have been asked to share the sad news that longtime #Crew96 team ops legend Tucker Walther has passed away. I don't have the words right now.

The synthesis and sharing of hard-won acquired knowledge is the job. Philadelphians had 43 years to conduct dozens of in-depth interviews and do years of newspaper and magazine research in order to tell this specific story. Philly fans should thank the midwestern guy for doing it.

That was a very aggravating baseball game.

Feels good to hear that first Underwood-shouts-like-it's-a-no-doubt-about-it-long-gone-homer-but-the-ball-is-caught-like-30-feet-in-front-of-the-warning-track. It's officially baseball season now.

On the bright side, the #Crew96 Banana Kits were GLORIOUS as always. Nice to see them again.

ICYMI, I wrote an essay about Forest City Cleveland's brand unveiling and why I so strongly connected with it. sirkbook.com/2026/03/10/f...