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Jacob Pomrenke

@buckweaver.bsky.social

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Curling, cats, and crimes. And occasional baseball. (Also, baseball crimes.) Living in Chicago with @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social. Never quite sure which century I’m in. https://jacobpomrenke.com

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · Nov 9

Well, this escalated quickly. Welcome to Bluesky, y’all. Here’s a starter pack of SABR members I could find who appear to be active here: go.bsky.app/4oQpXLh

And if I accidentally missed somebody and you want to be added (or removed), please let me know.

Bluesky starter pack: list of SABR members

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 5h

Finally got something out of my head that's been there a while: A capsule history of the mid-density Chicago apartment building daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io/the-life-dea...

The life, death, and rebirth of moderate-density apartment buildings in Chicago

The pantheon of Chicago architecture tends to cluster at either end of the density spectrum. In one corner you have the trophy commercial skyscrapers; in the other you have icons of domesticity, the b...

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 5h

Timeline cleanse. Can’t tell if This Old Cat is extremely comfortable or the opposite. Not sure it really matters when it comes to nap time.

An elderly gray tortoiseshell cat lays in an awkward Q shape on a patterned red rug with a small cardboard box beside her head. Her body is curled into a ball with the back paws pointing toward the 3 o’clock position and her tail outstretched toward 7 o’clock. One eye remains open in a creepy way.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 6h

I feel like there’s a segment of every generation that decides whatever way it’s being done now is unfair, and maybe we should try it another way. But of course, that way is also unfair for different reasons.

Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 6h

Since 1924, it’s been 2-3-2 in every WS … except war years 1943 (3-3-1) and 1945 (3-4). Before then, it varied and coin flips usually decided site of final game. 1921-23 subway series were 1-1-1-1-1-1-1. 1918 (also war) was 3-3-1. 1914-17 were all 2-2-1-1-1.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 7h

One continuous scene of two separate run-ins with ICE from an alley in Rogers Park this morning, from three entirely different POVs.

1. www.instagram.com/reel/DPt0Roi...

2. bsky.app/profile/roya...

3. bsky.app/profile/juri...

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 8h

They’ve done that multiple times this season to the woman from Ukraine!

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Sam Dykstra @samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 8h

Cal Raleigh caught 209 pitches two nights ago.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 8h

Big Dumper!

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8h

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 9h

First-pitch leadoff home run in Game 1 of postseason series, since pitch counts tracked (1988):

2025 ALCS George Springer
2023 NLCS Kyle Schwarber
2023 ALDS Jose Altuve
2017 WS Chris Taylor
2015 WS Alcides Escobar (inside-the-park)
1997 ALCS Brady Anderson

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Bill @billtwibh.bsky.social · 10h

Posting Larry Bernandez for luck go M’s youtu.be/3HVZuMjm3Y0?...

SEATTLE MARINERS Larry Bernandez

YouTube video by horsfallcreative

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 9h

Victor Robles was apparently still looking at his alignment card and misplayed the ball

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

He certainly is!

Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

Wow, that place looks incredible!

Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

Wait ‘til you see who the Brewers put on the wall in Milwaukee (all 74 of them!)

Brewers wall of honor plaques on a yellow brick wall outside Miller Park. Some of the players honored include: Bill Travers, Don Money, Jerry Augustine, and Mike Caldwell.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 10h

So many people i talk to mention that their out-of-state friends or family have heard little to nothing about what’s going on in Chicago.

Some viral stories like the South Shore apartments raid or Rev. Black getting shot break through but the persistent Fed violence in the streets in lost.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

It’s known for some series, but not all. But none of the earlier LCS-leadoff homers came on the first pitch. (Cubs’ Bob Dernier did it on the *second* pitch in 1984.) stathead.com/tiny/rzx7L

Batting Event Finder | Stathead.com

Find single-season or multi-year totals to create batting leaderboards by team, position, age and more

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 9h

Leadoff HR on the first pitch of an LCS (since pitch counting began in 1988):

Brady Anderson, Orioles, 1997 ALCS
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies, 2023 NLCS
George Springer, Blue Jays, tonight

(All at home!)

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t think it matters right now. These are all stress tests to see what they can get away with. They’ve abducted multiple people in broad daylight right on Clark Street this week.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 9h

Stay safe! This all just sucks so much.

Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 10h

Seriously, tomorrow that could easily be me while I’m taking my walk (with my whistle these days.) But it sure is nice knowing how many of our neighbors are also keeping an eye out for each other.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 10h

Love you, Rogers Park. One day this shit will end and so many wonderful people will still live here.

Orange pumpkin with the words “Abolish ICE” in black marker, placed on a rock inside a small garden on a neighborhood street corner. Brown leaves have fallen from the trees overhead.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 10h

Different view of the same incident from earlier today (Sunday) in Rogers Park. I’ve walked down this brick alley off Sheridan and North Shore a hundred times. It’s right behind a Loyola dorm and a Chipotle.

bsky.app/profile/juri...

juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 16h

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 11h

This is what life is now like in my neighborhood because of these fascist goons.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 12h

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 13h

Said it a thousand times, but the fact that the general public does not understand the difference between an opinion writer and a reporter is a real fucking problem.

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