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Evan "Tex" Western

@texwestern.bsky.social

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Pro: health physicist, managing editor of @acmepackingco.bsky.social, host of The Repack on @frozentundrapod.bsky.social, Packers/Badgers/Brewers/Blue Jackets/Brentford fan, cat dad Amateur: volleyballer, curler, D&Der, whisk(e)y aficionado

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · Jun 11

I'm pretty irritated at Mike Judge. Idiocracy made me believe it would take 500 years for our society to devolve to this state, not 20.

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1h

People keep asking how this is possible, given that Glasnow is such a good pitcher, and it's basically that Glasnow is such a vertical pitcher. That is, everything's up-and-down, not a lot that breaks horizontal.

That means most of his chase is low. *Nothing* arm-side. Compare to Snell, YY.

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1h

The thing I'm watching for the most in MIL/LAD today is: Brewers swing decisions, because ...

MIL batters: Lowest chase rate in MLB this season. Lowest postseason chase rate of any team that made it past the Wild Card round.

Tyler Glasnow: [chases not found]

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 6h

Insanity.

Also, getting a bit of Stanford Band Energy from this group and we need more of that everywhere this weekend

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 17h

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

Band member accused of interfering with federal arrest of another, feds allege

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

www.oregonlive.com

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 6h

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 15h

I agree with this wholeheartedly! Been to many a concert solo over the years

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 22h

Didn't Trump just give $20B to Argentina for soybeans?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 1d

a picture of a forest with the words no.1 on the top

Alt: Alt: a picture of a tree with the words "no.1 the larch" on the top

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe they'll actually draw some flags this week?

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 1d

And Christian Yelich just swung at another breaking ball in the dirt

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 1d

... To have eleventy billion dollars to spend on your starting rotation

a couple of men are standing on a stage with the words `` it must be nice '' .

ALT: a couple of men are standing on a stage with the words `` it must be nice '' .

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe give Yelich a day off on Thursday? When Joey Ortiz is putting together better at bats, something has to change

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RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 1d

As frustrated as I am with some of the decisions that were made in games 1/2, they absolutely were not the story.

The Dodgers billion dollar rotation has been worth every penny so far and I don't think there is an offense in the game (other than maybe theirs) that would be doing much here.

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

a pot of food is cooking on a stove with a bag of pepto bismol behind it

ALT: a pot of food is cooking on a stove with a bag of pepto bismol behind it

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

Myers isn't on that list, so you've got that one extra rested arm. I'd bet he probably ends up throwing 2 innings tonight

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 3d

“[The] biggest [proponents] tended to be those who understood the least”
This just applies to so many goddamned things right now. Coupled with social media boosting and connecting enthusiasm and we see how so many things have gone off the rails

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 3d

“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”

The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It

A preliminary report shows that researchers' confidence in AI software dropped off a cliff over the last year.

futurism.com

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

Pure instinct took over Brice to jump out of the way. Sucks but I get it. Brutal, but at least there's something here in the 9th to build on

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

I hate his eyes

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

Oh COME ON ump. Snell doesn't need the help, especially against Yeli

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

The funniest part of all this, to me, is that if Perkins is playing CF, he robs that homer cleanly and it's a sac fly

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

I just can't with this. I'm still cackling several minutes later

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

I put my PBR shirt on right before thatat bat to change up the juju. It's never coming off

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Your Enrico Palazzo @enricopalazzo.bsky.social · 2d

FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

Hahahahahahahahahaha holy shit holy shit

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Evan "Tex" Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 2d

Yelich is just not seeing the ball well at all right now. I'd probably tell him to go up looking for a strike on the first pitch because if he gets behind in the count, it's over