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James Smyth @jamessmyth621.bsky.social · 5h

When 34-year-old Mitch Garver hits a triple

_troyjohnson on twitter:

You: "I'm only 35, I have my whole life ahead of me."

Sports Broadcaster: "Here comes the oldest player in the league. He's 32. A miracle."

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 8h

“Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 8h

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 11h

Brice Turang hit 10 homers in August. He didn't have more than 2 homers in any other month in 2025.

Figuring out whether his breakout was real is one of the key questions for the 2B position coming out of 2025. I wrote about that and more for the FBT Newsletter: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...

State of the second base position for 2026: A new hope emerges in Brice Turang but depth runs thin

Youth takes center stage at second base ahead of the 2026 season

www.cbssports.com

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 8h

Vinny Castilla in Coors Field in 1996 levels of stat inflation

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 9h

The Taylor Swift Hot 100 Top 10s:

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charles (young QB agnostic) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 10h

literal children know this rule bruh www.nfl.com/news/brian-c...

Brian Callahan admits he should have challenged incomplete ruling on Elic Ayomanor catch

Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan admitted he should have challenged the ruling that would have resulted in a 23-yard catch for rookie Elic Ayomanor.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 10h

Anyone who believes that the Brewers winning the World Series will suddenly cause Rob Manfred and the owners to come off of their "WE MUST HAVE A SALARY CAP" stance is an idiot rube of the highest order and I refuse to take such people seriously. bsky.app/profile/pass...

Passanthallich @passanthalbot.bsky.social · 11h

@JeffPassan tweeted
The NLCS begins tonight. And it could have a profound effect on whether baseball is played in 2027.

Free at ESPN: Why Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles is a proxy for the game’s greater labor battle and how the result will be used as a cudgel in the fight ahead: https://t.co/lrWojKhUGd

@JeffPassan tweeted The NLCS begins tonight. And it could have a profound effect on whether baseball is played in 2027. Free at ESPN: Why Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles is a proxy for the game’s greater labor battle and how the result will be used as a cudgel in the fight ahead: https://t.co/lrWojKhUGd

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 11h

Brice Turang hit 10 homers in August. He didn't have more than 2 homers in any other month in 2025.

Figuring out whether his breakout was real is one of the key questions for the 2B position coming out of 2025. I wrote about that and more for the FBT Newsletter: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...

State of the second base position for 2026: A new hope emerges in Brice Turang but depth runs thin

Youth takes center stage at second base ahead of the 2026 season

www.cbssports.com

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 11h

The thing is, in nearly every one of these “don’t judge men of the past by standards of the present” cases, there were men (and women!) of the past who were judging them at the time. It just depends on who you want to listen to.

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 12h

Conservative columnist Jeff Jacoby on Christopher Columbus:
jeffjacoby.com/27260/i-used...

I used to defend Columbus as 'magnificent.' I don't anymore.

IN 1997 I wrote a column for Columbus Day weekend that opened on a smart-alecky note: "Say," I asked, "is it OK to admire Christopher Columbus again?" Ever since the quincentennial of Columbus's first...

jeffjacoby.com

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't seen a Polo dominate October like this since Meet the Parents, starring Teri Polo, opened at no. 1 at the box office on the weekend of Oct. 6, 2000

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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 1d

The clip where you get the context at the end has me dying

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Well, yes, he started pitching better after that tweet, which was sent a while ago

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Bill @billtwibh.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a good understanding baseball skeet

WalkingTaako, But Spooky🏴‍☠️🏳️🪣💩 @walkingtaako.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a TikTok a couple of weeks ago of an Australian new baseball fan who was trying to understand some elements of the game, and the question they asked was why they play so many games. Why don't they just play each team once? Anyway, Bryce Miller had a 5.68 ERA this season.

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support chemo GFM 🙏 anything helps (J @juleshghn.bsky.social · 1d

Spreadsheet tracker:

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Genuine Article: The Mitts Are Too Darn Big! | 08/08/2024

In this edition of Inside Stitch's "Genuine Article," Michael Clair laments the generous proportions of modern baseball mitts

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve noticed a few catchers using these oversized mitts you used to see when knuckleballers were on the mound more often. Anyone written about it?

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Theres just nothing prettier than when a pitcher fools a hitter with a good splitter/changeup.

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 1d

It's important to have an ethos

A photo of me at the Baseball Hall of Fame giving Bud Selig's plaque a thumbs down

Me at the Baseball Hall of Fame giving Marvin Miller's plaque a thumbs up

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

(Depending on how his offseason goes, this is also a decent reason to bet on a Bryce Miller bounceback in 2026. Pretty clear he was just never healthy)

(I’ve never been a huge believer in Miller, so I can’t say I’ll be pounding the table for the bounceback unless everyone is WAY out)

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Miller seems like one of the most likely “he had elbow surgery!” as soon as the season ends candidates in a long time. He’s been pitching through a bone spur in his elbow basically all season. He got his velocity back after coming back from the IL, but hasn’t been the same guy.

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Think he’s one of the most likely “he had elbow surgery” candidates as soon as the season ends

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Living in Bushwick, I can’t say I’ve never seen a good mullet, but the people who can pull it off are leading everyone else astray

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Bryce Miller having to start Game 1 was really less than ideal for the Mariners

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victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 1d

KD still got it

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Still think this is one of the funniest (derogatory) things a college football coach has ever done

And in a podcast released by the school itself, Dilfer sat down with Ingram, the UAB AD, and gave a recruiting pitch for the University of Louisville’s volleyball program, where his daughter plays. When Ingram gently pushed back and said volleyball recruits should also consider UAB, Dilfer weirdly doubled down, saying “they’re pulling from different buckets”—essentially, that he should be allowed to hype Louisville’s program over UAB’s because Louisville’s recruits are so much better that they’d never consider UAB. Thanks, Trent, that fixes everything.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s what I wrote about the DILFSASTER last year

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Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 1d

Call me crazy, but I think “have you done this job before?” is an important prerequisite that college football programs should be more concerned about.

Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

SOURCE: UAB has fired head coach Trent Dilfer, @theathletic.com has learned.

UAB is 2-4 this year. Dilfer went 9-21 in three seasons.

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