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Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 5h

I guess managing to get 7 full reviews of a paper in a span of 3 years is pretty quick turnaround on average, though...

Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 5h

Conditional accept on a paper that was rejected from 6 different (high impact) journals. It was fully reviewed every time at every journal (0 desk rejects). 3 years of reviewer comments...never looking at this paper again...

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Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing says STRENGTH like extending "the compact" nobody has signed to *any* institution within 2 weeks of announcing its exclusivity to a mix of schools that include a couple you expect to be most favorable to your nonsense...

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naasecon.bsky.social @naasecon.bsky.social · 23h

We are pleased to announce that Aiden Powell from West Virginia University is this year’s recipient of NAASE’s Graduate Student Paper Award for his paper “Professional Sporting Events and Emergency Medical Service Response Times: Evidence from New York City.” (1/3)

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Zach Binney @binneyz.bsky.social · 1d

Is this a good time to remind everyone (as the article covers at length) that there is effectively no regulation by the FDA or any other government body of any supplement? And that the definition of "supplement" is very, very wide?

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 1d

What are the best baseball analytics articles you’ve read (or written) in 2025? Nominations are now open for the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards: sabr.org/latest/seeki...

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 1d

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Jadrian Wooten @wootenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Getting fired usually means losing your paycheck. In college football, it can mean cashing in.

Here’s the economic logic behind multimillion-dollar buyouts and why universities keep paying coaches not to coach.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/buyouts

Why Fired Coaches Still Get Paid Millions

When college football coaches are fired, they often walk away with millions. Buyouts act as insurance for taking one of the riskiest jobs in sports, but they also create costly incentives for universi...

www.mondayeconomist.com

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Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 3d

Tarik’s Skubal is tied for 2nd all-time in postseason WHIP at 0.73 (with Zack Wheeler and Monte Pearson; min 30 IP).

Never would have guessed No. 1 in a million years. Can you name them without looking?

Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 3d

All this transfer and NIL stuff has really destroyed competitive balance in college football, huh. Right? Right?

Oh.

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Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 3d

96 and can’t throw a strike is basically all of Low-A these days

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Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 3d

They wouldn’t get too far. These guys probably running faster than the old guys, too 😂

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