Jon Weisman
@jonweisman.bsky.social
I work with the very nice people at the Dodgers. Author of Dodger books, with stops at LACMA, Variety and Showtime. Check out my new novel, The Catch! http://bit.ly/the-catch-kindle
Local Hero alert: Today on TCM at 3 p.m. PT. If you need something to feel better about the world, make sure to record/watch.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Local Hero alert: Today on TCM at 3 p.m. PT. If you need something to feel better about the world, make sure to record/watch.
When real life rips off Ron Tropser. www.tmz.com/2025/12/11/p...
Princess Cruise Lines Sued By Woman Who Says Chair Collapsed While She Was Sitting In It
Princess Cruise Lines is being sued by a woman who says the company doesn't run a tight enough ship ... alleging they allowed her to sit on a chair, which broke while she was on it.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
When real life rips off Ron Tropser. www.tmz.com/2025/12/11/p...
The runner-up to Shohei Ohtani for AP Male Athlete of the Year was Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who per AP "won his third consecutive world title and has set the world record 14 times, including four times in 2025."
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The runner-up to Shohei Ohtani for AP Male Athlete of the Year was Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who per AP "won his third consecutive world title and has set the world record 14 times, including four times in 2025."
Not a Stranger Things fan expert, so I did not see this character coming.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Not a Stranger Things fan expert, so I did not see this character coming.
Commemorating the second anniversary of its publication, I'd like to encourage you to get The Catch for the holidays - either for yourself or as a gift. Also perfect for book clubs! Black Friday rebate available with proof of purchase. Spread the word!
www.amazon.com/Catch-Novel-...
www.amazon.com/Catch-Novel-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Commemorating the second anniversary of its publication, I'd like to encourage you to get The Catch for the holidays - either for yourself or as a gift. Also perfect for book clubs! Black Friday rebate available with proof of purchase. Spread the word!
www.amazon.com/Catch-Novel-...
www.amazon.com/Catch-Novel-...
The Lowdown episode four is one of the best episodes of TV I’ve seen this year. What a showcase for Jeanne Tripplehorn.
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Lowdown episode four is one of the best episodes of TV I’ve seen this year. What a showcase for Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Is this the best song ever written?
Flight Of The Conchords Perform 'Father & Son'
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Is this the best song ever written?
Ebuka Okorie, a 6-foot-2 Stanford freshman, is third in the nation in scoring in men's basketball at 25.5 points per game. www.espn.com/mens-college...
Ebuka Okorie - Stanford Cardinal Guard - ESPN
View the profile of Stanford Cardinal Guard Ebuka Okorie on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ebuka Okorie, a 6-foot-2 Stanford freshman, is third in the nation in scoring in men's basketball at 25.5 points per game. www.espn.com/mens-college...
I’m a little frustrated by Pluribus.
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I’m a little frustrated by Pluribus.
Freedom does not bestow the right to use backward apostrophes.
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Freedom does not bestow the right to use backward apostrophes.
One day more.
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One Day More!
YouTube video by Johnny Storm
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November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One day more.
youtu.be/ydpmzU_i2hg?...
youtu.be/ydpmzU_i2hg?...
The Dodgers won the entire 1963 World Series in eight hours and 17 minutes.
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Dodgers won the entire 1963 World Series in eight hours and 17 minutes.
“GameDay seems to be broke. It keeps on saying the Dodger pitcher is hitting a home run.”
Diehards will understand.
Diehards will understand.
October 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
“GameDay seems to be broke. It keeps on saying the Dodger pitcher is hitting a home run.”
Diehards will understand.
Diehards will understand.
This game is going so long, it’s going to be followed by Murder ……………. She Wrote, except on the West Coast.
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This game is going so long, it’s going to be followed by Murder ……………. She Wrote, except on the West Coast.
A low-key pleasure for me is the Geico ad where the guy says "I think I like sports now" in this very sweet way, only to get cut off -- and it's clear he'll never speak of that topic again.
October 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A low-key pleasure for me is the Geico ad where the guy says "I think I like sports now" in this very sweet way, only to get cut off -- and it's clear he'll never speak of that topic again.
You’ve never seen cleaner dirt.
September 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You’ve never seen cleaner dirt.
Clayton Kershaw threw 43,216 pitches in his 18 regular seasons. Stretched end to end, he threw 495 miles of baseball.
September 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Clayton Kershaw threw 43,216 pitches in his 18 regular seasons. Stretched end to end, he threw 495 miles of baseball.
This story just about made me cry. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Opinion | I Once Talked to Robert Redford About What Happens When We Die
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This story just about made me cry. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Ever since I saw Butch and Sundance for the first of about 20 times, Robert Redford has been one of my all-time actors. But for my mom, who went to junior high with him, and my father, who was Chairman of the Board of the Sundance Institute, he was a close friend for decades. This is a painful loss.
September 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ever since I saw Butch and Sundance for the first of about 20 times, Robert Redford has been one of my all-time actors. But for my mom, who went to junior high with him, and my father, who was Chairman of the Board of the Sundance Institute, he was a close friend for decades. This is a painful loss.
This new story on the old Kerserzer rookie matchup is so good. www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...
Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and a rookie-year meeting for the history books
One day in September, 17 years ago, two future Hall of Famers replaced two future Hall of Famers in a unique bit of baseball lore.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This new story on the old Kerserzer rookie matchup is so good. www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...
I rewatched Normal People this week, and good lord was that show amazing.
July 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I rewatched Normal People this week, and good lord was that show amazing.
There have been 1,313 players who have appeared in an MLB game this year, from Andrew Abbott to Yosver Zulueta. Alphabetically, All-Star Game starting pitchers Paul Skenes (1,073) and Tarik Skubal (1,074) are next to each other.
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(Also, Abbott and Zulueta are both Reds.)
stathead.com/tiny/3nsc7
(Also, Abbott and Zulueta are both Reds.)
July 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
There have been 1,313 players who have appeared in an MLB game this year, from Andrew Abbott to Yosver Zulueta. Alphabetically, All-Star Game starting pitchers Paul Skenes (1,073) and Tarik Skubal (1,074) are next to each other.
stathead.com/tiny/3nsc7
(Also, Abbott and Zulueta are both Reds.)
stathead.com/tiny/3nsc7
(Also, Abbott and Zulueta are both Reds.)
Ah, sweet irony. @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ah, sweet irony. @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
Fifty years ago, thanks to family friend Roy Neal (NBC aerospace correspondent), I was lucky enough to be at Johnson Space Center Mission Control to witness the end of the Apolloe-Soyuz mission. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...
A Handshake in Orbit 50 Years Ago Transformed the Space Race
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July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fifty years ago, thanks to family friend Roy Neal (NBC aerospace correspondent), I was lucky enough to be at Johnson Space Center Mission Control to witness the end of the Apolloe-Soyuz mission. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...
The incredible life and tragic death of the ‘Queen of Volleyball’
The incredible life and tragic death of the ‘Queen of Volleyball’
Flo Hyman, a women’s sports pioneer who rose to stardom at the 1984 Olympics, was felled by Marfan syndrome while playing in Japan two years later.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The incredible life and tragic death of the ‘Queen of Volleyball’