Your soccer sots spill tea on NYCFC's one point out of six in the last two matches and the miserable turn a once-promising season has taken. We chat Farnos' first-time first-team start, the baleful boys at the back line, the ghost of Martinez, judgments on Jansen, and much more. Plus: will NYCFC cost Matt Freese his USMNT glory? And: can we wrench some momentum from an equally-miserable Red Bulls at the Open Cup? Check your fanny pack at the sample sale security; you've got Blue Balls.