Trey Fillmore
@treyfillmore.bsky.social
find me talking @blueballspod.bsky.social @nysoccerjournal.com
find me contributing @theoutfield.nyc
find me in brooklyn
@soccerreporters.bsky.social
find me contributing @theoutfield.nyc
find me in brooklyn
@soccerreporters.bsky.social
Pinned
Trey Fillmore
@treyfillmore.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Grading a Ghost
When the system requires invisibility, David Lee was the valedictorian.
www.theoutfield.nyc
Tried to write about David Lee’s 12 years at NYCFC
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
love this idea of “new era of chelsea” and it’s still just as malo gusto/pedro neto slop as ever
first run of play up the left in a half hour is a quick goal of course
first run of play up the left in a half hour is a quick goal of course
September 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
love this idea of “new era of chelsea” and it’s still just as malo gusto/pedro neto slop as ever
first run of play up the left in a half hour is a quick goal of course
first run of play up the left in a half hour is a quick goal of course
forgot that fred warner can do fred warner things while he was out but he is back to remind us he does fred warner things
September 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
forgot that fred warner can do fred warner things while he was out but he is back to remind us he does fred warner things
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
The Union wouldn't make Sullivan available for this article because they said he was "overwhelmed." Fair enough, no problem. The next day they put him on Alexi Lalas's podcast instead
For years Cavan Sullivan has been more a prophecy than a player. That changed this summer. We have pro data on him now and it's very, very exciting — by some measures he might already be the best teenager MLS has ever seen.
Wrote about his game for @theguardian.com:
Wrote about his game for @theguardian.com:
Man City-bound 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is MLS’s chaotic revelation
The Philadelphia Union midfielder has gotten his longest run of game time since turning pro, and the data is tantalizing
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Union wouldn't make Sullivan available for this article because they said he was "overwhelmed." Fair enough, no problem. The next day they put him on Alexi Lalas's podcast instead
was not anticipating the creeping psychic damage that occurred throughout the duration of this episode that only explaining MLS rules can give you
New episode of The Blueprint in which @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social, @treyfillmore.bsky.social talk through the new MLS playoff format and the league's ever-changing approach to its MLS Cup Playoffs. It's a playoff history lesson and a debate over the good and bad of MLS playoffs new and old
The Blueprint: Is there an ideal MLS playoff format?
A walk through the history of the many different MLS Cup Playoff formats used over the years sheds a different light on the proposed new version the league is weighing introducing for the 2027/28 seas...
www.nysoccerjournal.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
was not anticipating the creeping psychic damage that occurred throughout the duration of this episode that only explaining MLS rules can give you
and city yet again have the greatest striker in the world saving them (gvardiol)
August 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
and city yet again have the greatest striker in the world saving them (gvardiol)
four banal-to-devastating NYCFC losses in quick succession with another away day around the corner
gonna eat a cheese sandwich just to feel something (indigestion)
gonna eat a cheese sandwich just to feel something (indigestion)
August 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
four banal-to-devastating NYCFC losses in quick succession with another away day around the corner
gonna eat a cheese sandwich just to feel something (indigestion)
gonna eat a cheese sandwich just to feel something (indigestion)
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
there is absolutely nothing more on the nose than ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen passing away, and *while hurriedly closing out* of their tribute to him, it *hard cut* to the The Pat McAfee Show
August 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
there is absolutely nothing more on the nose than ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen passing away, and *while hurriedly closing out* of their tribute to him, it *hard cut* to the The Pat McAfee Show
my brazilian son
August 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
my brazilian son
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
🚨 NEW POD 🚨
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
WE TALK:
🙅♂️ Benie Blank-o? 🫣
🏆 Be-League-ered Cup 😮💨
🐣 Max! Luighi! Horse! 👏
🐍 Plucky Philly 🤔
and MORE
subscribe bbs 💙🔵🔵
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
WE TALK:
🙅♂️ Benie Blank-o? 🫣
🏆 Be-League-ered Cup 😮💨
🐣 Max! Luighi! Horse! 👏
🐍 Plucky Philly 🤔
and MORE
subscribe bbs 💙🔵🔵
S12E17: Murray Up and Wait
Say hello to our Luighi friend Blue Ballers, we got Leagues Cup x3 to chat about so Jake and Trey break that whole mess down. With a little bit on Nico's radio silence, Plucky Philly, and YOUR comment...
www.podomatic.com
August 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
🚨 NEW POD 🚨
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
WE TALK:
🙅♂️ Benie Blank-o? 🫣
🏆 Be-League-ered Cup 😮💨
🐣 Max! Luighi! Horse! 👏
🐍 Plucky Philly 🤔
and MORE
subscribe bbs 💙🔵🔵
www.podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
WE TALK:
🙅♂️ Benie Blank-o? 🫣
🏆 Be-League-ered Cup 😮💨
🐣 Max! Luighi! Horse! 👏
🐍 Plucky Philly 🤔
and MORE
subscribe bbs 💙🔵🔵
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
Another good one with @treyfillmore.bsky.social
on this weeks episode of The Blueprint for @nysoccerjournal.com
This week, we broke down the US soccer landscape coming out of the World Cup. We get into the weeds on pay-to-play, and how MLS is position to capitalize on World Cup momentum
on this weeks episode of The Blueprint for @nysoccerjournal.com
This week, we broke down the US soccer landscape coming out of the World Cup. We get into the weeds on pay-to-play, and how MLS is position to capitalize on World Cup momentum
August 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Another good one with @treyfillmore.bsky.social
on this weeks episode of The Blueprint for @nysoccerjournal.com
This week, we broke down the US soccer landscape coming out of the World Cup. We get into the weeds on pay-to-play, and how MLS is position to capitalize on World Cup momentum
on this weeks episode of The Blueprint for @nysoccerjournal.com
This week, we broke down the US soccer landscape coming out of the World Cup. We get into the weeds on pay-to-play, and how MLS is position to capitalize on World Cup momentum
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
New ep. of The Blueprint with @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social and @treyfillmore.bsky.social out now: How can soccer in the United States actually take advantage of its big World Cup moment? What capitalizing on World Cup Fever looks like, who stands to benefit, and what stands in the way. Listen 🎧
The Blueprint: Capturing World Cup momentum in America
The World Cup is over, so what happens to American soccer now? An attempt to figure out what the country's post-World Cup soccer landscape should look like, and if the moment can be properly capitaliz...
www.nysoccerjournal.com
July 31, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New ep. of The Blueprint with @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social and @treyfillmore.bsky.social out now: How can soccer in the United States actually take advantage of its big World Cup moment? What capitalizing on World Cup Fever looks like, who stands to benefit, and what stands in the way. Listen 🎧
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
🚨 NEW POD 🚨
podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
a newbie welcoming pod as we gear back up into MLS, with plenty of juice for you regular sickos too 🫶
🌎 Roja Solo Cup 🏆
😢 *That* USMNT moment 🥶
👷♂️ Crew and Lew(y) 👨🚒
and MORE
subscribe bbs💙🔵🔵
podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
a newbie welcoming pod as we gear back up into MLS, with plenty of juice for you regular sickos too 🫶
🌎 Roja Solo Cup 🏆
😢 *That* USMNT moment 🥶
👷♂️ Crew and Lew(y) 👨🚒
and MORE
subscribe bbs💙🔵🔵
S12E14: Thanks World, We'll Fake it From Here
Cup's over. We're back. Check the humidity report - you've got Blue Balls.
podomatic.com
July 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🚨 NEW POD 🚨
podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
a newbie welcoming pod as we gear back up into MLS, with plenty of juice for you regular sickos too 🫶
🌎 Roja Solo Cup 🏆
😢 *That* USMNT moment 🥶
👷♂️ Crew and Lew(y) 👨🚒
and MORE
subscribe bbs💙🔵🔵
podomatic.com/podcasts/blu...
a newbie welcoming pod as we gear back up into MLS, with plenty of juice for you regular sickos too 🫶
🌎 Roja Solo Cup 🏆
😢 *That* USMNT moment 🥶
👷♂️ Crew and Lew(y) 👨🚒
and MORE
subscribe bbs💙🔵🔵
Rodri golden ball holy shit they got it right
July 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Rodri golden ball holy shit they got it right
David V*lla can suck a whole ass
July 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
David V*lla can suck a whole ass
Messi decides to play RW for the first time since MSN 9 years ago in a world cup semi and does that
July 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Messi decides to play RW for the first time since MSN 9 years ago in a world cup semi and does that
such an american cup:
prevent defense prevents you from winning
prevent defense prevents you from winning
July 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
such an american cup:
prevent defense prevents you from winning
prevent defense prevents you from winning
cant dan burn head your way out of a laser can you
July 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
cant dan burn head your way out of a laser can you
Dan Burn sub lurking
July 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Dan Burn sub lurking
Reposted by Trey Fillmore
Sports games are events. You can go and have a good time even if you don't know who's playing
Sports fandom is storytelling. It's caring about who's playing and what it all means so you can talk to friends and your barber about it
MLS thinks it's in the first business, not the second
Sports fandom is storytelling. It's caring about who's playing and what it all means so you can talk to friends and your barber about it
MLS thinks it's in the first business, not the second
It's not even that MLS is bad at marketing, it's that they seem to have stopped trying? No ads during the World Cup, YouTube original content is non-existent, they laid off or re-assigned their in-house writers and podcasters. I'm just completely baffled as to what they think they're doing.
July 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Sports games are events. You can go and have a good time even if you don't know who's playing
Sports fandom is storytelling. It's caring about who's playing and what it all means so you can talk to friends and your barber about it
MLS thinks it's in the first business, not the second
Sports fandom is storytelling. It's caring about who's playing and what it all means so you can talk to friends and your barber about it
MLS thinks it's in the first business, not the second
Joe Flacco does it again
July 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Joe Flacco does it again
had a ton of fun (well, maybe not fun) revisiting Balo-gate and how we got here
tap innnn 👇
tap innnn 👇
In this episode of The Blueprint, @treyfillmore.bsky.social & @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social dive into the side plot that dominated US-Belgium discourse: Letting Folarin Balogun play
Examining Trump's role, precedents from Cristiano Ronaldo to Garrincha, what the ordeal meant for VAR, FIFA, the USMNT
Examining Trump's role, precedents from Cristiano Ronaldo to Garrincha, what the ordeal meant for VAR, FIFA, the USMNT
The Blueprint: FIFA's Article 27
A deeper look at FIFA's move, made thanks to a clause in its disciplinary code, to let Folarin Balogun play against Belgium. Examining Trump's possible role, precedents from Cristiano Ronaldo to Garri...
www.nysoccerjournal.com
July 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
had a ton of fun (well, maybe not fun) revisiting Balo-gate and how we got here
tap innnn 👇
tap innnn 👇
I gotta find something else to care about man this shit sucks so hard
July 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I gotta find something else to care about man this shit sucks so hard
can’t help but think the diego luna snub was a sign of “zero dawg” to come
July 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
can’t help but think the diego luna snub was a sign of “zero dawg” to come
honestly the exact type of good news I needed after our keeper wondo’d himself in front of 40mil yesterday
good things can happen!
good things can happen!
#NWSL NEWS: Gotham FC is moving to Etihad Park in Queens in 2028. The team will have its own locker room and can customize most digital signage to make it feel like its own stadium.
Jessica Berman tells ESPN that Gotham playing in NYC "is incredibly valuable to the league."
More details 👇
Jessica Berman tells ESPN that Gotham playing in NYC "is incredibly valuable to the league."
More details 👇
Gotham FC moving to 'world-class' Etihad Park, home of NYCFC
Gotham FC will play home games at Etihad Park in Queens, New York, beginning in 2028, putting the reigning NWSL champions inside New York City limits for the first time.
www.espn.com
July 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
honestly the exact type of good news I needed after our keeper wondo’d himself in front of 40mil yesterday
good things can happen!
good things can happen!