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Renee Dechert

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I write about baseball — mostly the Colorado Rockies. (Fandom is weird.) Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch. SABR member. she/her/hers RockiesPitch.com https://muckrack.com/renee-dechert Mastodon: @[email protected]

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · Mar 29

Welcome baseball fans!

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 3h

Happy Birthday!

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 3h

a person is going down a water slide with a sign that says cob on it

Alt: a person is going down the Brewers slide with a sign as the Brewers mascot greets him at the end.

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 3h

Go, Brewers!

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 7h

Jerry is great.

Very sad to hear this.

The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 7h

NEW: Jerry Schemmel, the longtime radio voice for the Colorado Rockies on KOA, was laid off by iHeartRadio on Tuesday.

Jerry Schemmel, longtime Rockies radio voice, laid off by iHeartRadio

Jerry Schemmel, the longtime radio voice for the Colorado Rockies on KOA, was laid off by iHeartRadio on Tuesday.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 7h

NEW: Jerry Schemmel, the longtime radio voice for the Colorado Rockies on KOA, was laid off by iHeartRadio on Tuesday.

Jerry Schemmel, longtime Rockies radio voice, laid off by iHeartRadio

Jerry Schemmel, the longtime radio voice for the Colorado Rockies on KOA, was laid off by iHeartRadio on Tuesday.

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 9h

I tried to put into words two incredible things: Blake Snell's masterpiece and the most bizarre double play in MLB history. Recapping the Dodgers' Game 1 win in the NLCS over the Brewers and the Mariners taking a 2-0 lead over the Blue Jays in the ALCS. #MLB

Pitcher List @pitcherlist.com · 15h

MLB Playoffs News & Moments: League Championship Series 10/14/2025

Snell masterful as Dodgers win despite unique double play.

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 11h

Even more time for him to call into MLB Network Radio!

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

Speaking Monday night, Shildt said he had just returned to San Diego after a week spent mulling things over at his home in North Carolina.

www.nytimes.com

Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 15h

#HalloweenSkeletonsLivingTheirBestLives

A child-sized skeleton rides in a small red-and-yellow child’s go-cart.

They wave at the camera and appear to be having an awesome time.

Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 23h

It’s a year away, and I already hate it.

Passan: Why a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS could define MLB's labor battle

The big-money Dodgers and small-market Brewers exemplify two sides of the MLB payroll divide -- a fact no one will forget next spring.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 1d

This is only going to make Roberts trust Treinen more. Brewers are playing the long game.

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 1d

Bring your army; but, I think, you'll find
They've not prepared for us.
- Coriolanus (I, 2)

The Portland protest frog stands up to a line of POS ICE goons.

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

I will never stop looking at this. A 404 foot GIDP. (This is correct, it is not a data error.)

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Matt Trueblood @matrueblood.bsky.social · 1d

EIGHT. SIX. TWO. FORCE DOUBLE PLAY!

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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 1d

The Brewers just pulled off the most chaotic double play you'll ever see

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 1d

Okay, that was wild.

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 1d

From the Purple Row game discussion board, courtesy EmersonCR:

“Felt like I was watching a Rockies broadcast for a minute while they were carving a turkey on air.”

Pretty much!