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Giles Ferrell

@gilesferrell.bsky.social

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Former hockey writer. Fan of LFC, baseball, golf, Star Trek, whiskey, and cigars. Previously the Norm Peterson of Grumpy’s Roseville.

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Wolves are on the cusp of changing hands. Wrote about how Glen saved the team then spent the 31 years in charge destroying it. open.substack.com/pub/gilesfer...

Glen Taylor Spent 31 Years Destroying Our Trust

Wednesday's Announcement Of The Wolves Sale Brings An End To His Tenure.

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 14h

John Smoltz is beyond incensed that there’s turkey in the broadcast booth right now.

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Mark Kastner @mkstnr.bsky.social · 15h

John Smoltz has the enthusiasm of someone who woke up to someone else shitting his bed this morning.

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Davis: Well this is great fun for the blue jays and their fans to get off to a lead on the first pitch

John Smoltz: Yeah, it sucks. Everything sucks.

Rob Mains @robmains.bsky.social · 1d

Applies to ALCS as well

Rob Mains @robmains.bsky.social · 10d

Annual reminder that in lieu of listening to the FOX broadcast of, in this case, the Yankees-Blue Jays Division Series, you can listen to ESPN Radio or either team's radio broadcast.
This is not meant in any way as a slight against Joe Davis.

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Brady’s Super Bowl rings are all at a Las Vegas hotel?

Where they could be Oceans 11ed???

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 1d

“Boutte had his booty down at the one.”

Just great word play from Scott Hanson.

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 2d

MLB's final four has been set, aka the Henry Blanco gauntlet, named for the only player to play for the Dodgers, Brewers, Blue Jays, and Mariners

Henry Blanco (number 12, holding his arms up) on the Brewers

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 2d

Jacques remains a great quote

Michael Russo @russohockey.bsky.social · 2d

What keeps Lemaire busy "as I just hit the snowman" -- age 80?

"Fixing all the bad bones that I have and trying to get my sciatic nerve straightened out. Besides that, ... not much," Lemaire said, laughing.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 2d

Ready for a Saturday night out on the town

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone worth a damn might not consider the twins because of where the roster is heading?

(I don’t like it either, I’m just spitballing)

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Dan @danjoncon.bsky.social · 2d

LOL the first few seconds of this are pure chaotic joy and it's perfect.

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

If Jim Leyland was managing in this game he would have said fuck it and lit into a pack of marlboros by now.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

Impeccable timing

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

Pacing my hotel room at midnight while trying not to wake my toddler for a winner take all playoff baseball game.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

Best splitter in baseball

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

FILTH

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

Feel like Alan Porter has had a very good night behind the plate with balls and strikes. Not many, if any, have been controversial.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

These guys spend more time in front of cameras than they do actually trying to end the shutdown.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 3d

Ah man. This makes me sad.

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Jeremiah Graves @jeremiahgraves.bsky.social · 4d

If I were the Philadelphia Phillies, I would simply wear the power blue uniforms all the goddamned time: at home, on the road, in spring training, in the postseason, on the airplane, on the bus, at home watching Netflix, out at Chili's for the famous Triple Dipper, at the grocery store, etc.

Kyle Schwarber looking like the Greek God of BOMBZ as he's flipping his bat after hitting a ball 12,000 feet (citation needed) while wearing the Phillies' super sexxxxy powder blue uniforms.

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Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 4d

Terribly frightening how little he knows.

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 4d

When I got married I asked my wife if I could wear a dress uniform like this.

She said no. I had to settle for regular wedding attire.

Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 4d

Over the course of #StarTrekTNG, Captain Picard wore five different versions of the dress uniform. Also version 4 debuted earlier in season 4 in "Data's Day", we get a much better full body shot in "Qpid", as can be seen here. :-)

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 5d

100% they just saw it in someone’s bio on twitter

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t forget the 2006-09 drafts that set the franchise back by *sniper shot*

Giles Ferrell @gilesferrell.bsky.social · 5d

Wasn’t that the idiot mouth breather who is as the guest picker on college gameday last week?