Bricks Behind the Ivy
@bbti-pod.bsky.social
A Cubs Podcast for Cub fans, BY Cub fans!
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Working on a new, fun podcast to do with @jakemckibbin.bsky.social :
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
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It’s comforting to see politicians in the same age bracket as me.
A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It’s comforting to see politicians in the same age bracket as me.
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Reminder that Luke Little has a career stat line in the majors of…
35.1 IP, 2.80 ERA, 29% K, 66% GB, .607 OPS
… and his numbers in Triple-A this year were also outstanding:
59.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 30% K, 57% GB, .578 OPS
35.1 IP, 2.80 ERA, 29% K, 66% GB, .607 OPS
… and his numbers in Triple-A this year were also outstanding:
59.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 30% K, 57% GB, .578 OPS
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reminder that Luke Little has a career stat line in the majors of…
35.1 IP, 2.80 ERA, 29% K, 66% GB, .607 OPS
… and his numbers in Triple-A this year were also outstanding:
59.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 30% K, 57% GB, .578 OPS
35.1 IP, 2.80 ERA, 29% K, 66% GB, .607 OPS
… and his numbers in Triple-A this year were also outstanding:
59.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 30% K, 57% GB, .578 OPS
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An early, unexpected offseason win for the #BlueJays: Shane Bieber has opted in.
Full story on the news from last night:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Full story on the news from last night:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Bieber opts in to return to Blue Jays rotation
TORONTO -- Just days into the offseason following their loss in Game 7 of the World Series to the Dodgers, the Blue Jays have already tallied their first win.
Shane Bieber on Wednesday opted in with t...
www.mlb.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
An early, unexpected offseason win for the #BlueJays: Shane Bieber has opted in.
Full story on the news from last night:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Full story on the news from last night:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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Fly the W Ep 324
-Shota Imanaga and the #Cubs both decline options
-3 Cubs win Gold Gloves, tying a franchise record
-Kevin Schwartz previews the Chicago Sports Spectacular
-Did we watch the greatest World Series of all time?!
Subscribe to the Fly The W podcast!
link.chtbl.com/FlyTheW
-Shota Imanaga and the #Cubs both decline options
-3 Cubs win Gold Gloves, tying a franchise record
-Kevin Schwartz previews the Chicago Sports Spectacular
-Did we watch the greatest World Series of all time?!
Subscribe to the Fly The W podcast!
link.chtbl.com/FlyTheW
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Fly the W Ep 324
-Shota Imanaga and the #Cubs both decline options
-3 Cubs win Gold Gloves, tying a franchise record
-Kevin Schwartz previews the Chicago Sports Spectacular
-Did we watch the greatest World Series of all time?!
Subscribe to the Fly The W podcast!
link.chtbl.com/FlyTheW
-Shota Imanaga and the #Cubs both decline options
-3 Cubs win Gold Gloves, tying a franchise record
-Kevin Schwartz previews the Chicago Sports Spectacular
-Did we watch the greatest World Series of all time?!
Subscribe to the Fly The W podcast!
link.chtbl.com/FlyTheW
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What if a US health plan mirrored Canada's public benefits?
We tried to design one: The "USA-Medicare Core" plan.
✅ $0 Deductible
✅ $0 Copay for Doctor Visits
✅ $0 Copay for Hospital Stays
❌ BUT... no Rx, dental, or vision coverage (just like Canada's core public system)
We tried to design one: The "USA-Medicare Core" plan.
✅ $0 Deductible
✅ $0 Copay for Doctor Visits
✅ $0 Copay for Hospital Stays
❌ BUT... no Rx, dental, or vision coverage (just like Canada's core public system)
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What if a US health plan mirrored Canada's public benefits?
We tried to design one: The "USA-Medicare Core" plan.
✅ $0 Deductible
✅ $0 Copay for Doctor Visits
✅ $0 Copay for Hospital Stays
❌ BUT... no Rx, dental, or vision coverage (just like Canada's core public system)
We tried to design one: The "USA-Medicare Core" plan.
✅ $0 Deductible
✅ $0 Copay for Doctor Visits
✅ $0 Copay for Hospital Stays
❌ BUT... no Rx, dental, or vision coverage (just like Canada's core public system)
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Working on a new, fun podcast to do with @jakemckibbin.bsky.social :
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Working on a new, fun podcast to do with @jakemckibbin.bsky.social :
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
Working on a new, fun podcast to do with @jakemckibbin.bsky.social :
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Working on a new, fun podcast to do with @jakemckibbin.bsky.social :
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
94 Problems: A Cubs/Brewers Podcast.
On a political side of things, I am watching the NYC mayoral race with intrigue…
Also, is the current situation in our country an indictment of our legal system? Trump continues to violate rulings and laws, and there is no repercussions.
Not a big “Gavin” guy, but he is right:
Where are the dems?
Also, is the current situation in our country an indictment of our legal system? Trump continues to violate rulings and laws, and there is no repercussions.
Not a big “Gavin” guy, but he is right:
Where are the dems?
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
On a political side of things, I am watching the NYC mayoral race with intrigue…
Also, is the current situation in our country an indictment of our legal system? Trump continues to violate rulings and laws, and there is no repercussions.
Not a big “Gavin” guy, but he is right:
Where are the dems?
Also, is the current situation in our country an indictment of our legal system? Trump continues to violate rulings and laws, and there is no repercussions.
Not a big “Gavin” guy, but he is right:
Where are the dems?
Cubs need to add to this group offensively.
Way too much variance how currently constructed, especially moving on from Tucker.
Very interesting offseason ahead, but I am worried it will be quiet and uneventful.
Way too much variance how currently constructed, especially moving on from Tucker.
Very interesting offseason ahead, but I am worried it will be quiet and uneventful.
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Cubs need to add to this group offensively.
Way too much variance how currently constructed, especially moving on from Tucker.
Very interesting offseason ahead, but I am worried it will be quiet and uneventful.
Way too much variance how currently constructed, especially moving on from Tucker.
Very interesting offseason ahead, but I am worried it will be quiet and uneventful.
So Shota Imanaga is a free agent. I am a bit shocked, but I am wondering if there is confidence in Steele coming back by Opening Day? Lots of lefties then in the rotation with little room for additions.
Still feels odd. He was THE GUY for 1 and a half seasons for us.
Mike forever.
Still feels odd. He was THE GUY for 1 and a half seasons for us.
Mike forever.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So Shota Imanaga is a free agent. I am a bit shocked, but I am wondering if there is confidence in Steele coming back by Opening Day? Lots of lefties then in the rotation with little room for additions.
Still feels odd. He was THE GUY for 1 and a half seasons for us.
Mike forever.
Still feels odd. He was THE GUY for 1 and a half seasons for us.
Mike forever.
This is embarrassing.
As @brett-taylor.bsky.social has said, this contract has turned into a STEAL based on the new revenue numbers that Shohei generates annually.
As @brett-taylor.bsky.social has said, this contract has turned into a STEAL based on the new revenue numbers that Shohei generates annually.
The Cubs Were Reportedly Unwilling to Structure a Shohei Ohtani Contract the Same Way the Dodgers Did
www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/10...
www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/10...
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is embarrassing.
As @brett-taylor.bsky.social has said, this contract has turned into a STEAL based on the new revenue numbers that Shohei generates annually.
As @brett-taylor.bsky.social has said, this contract has turned into a STEAL based on the new revenue numbers that Shohei generates annually.
Stream of consciousness:
Politics and religion are weird. I have heard folks say we have become sensitive in those topics because we were raised “not to talk about them.”
I think that’s a cop out. I think we have gotten poor at listening, and potentially learned how racist and unfair systems are.
Politics and religion are weird. I have heard folks say we have become sensitive in those topics because we were raised “not to talk about them.”
I think that’s a cop out. I think we have gotten poor at listening, and potentially learned how racist and unfair systems are.
October 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Stream of consciousness:
Politics and religion are weird. I have heard folks say we have become sensitive in those topics because we were raised “not to talk about them.”
I think that’s a cop out. I think we have gotten poor at listening, and potentially learned how racist and unfair systems are.
Politics and religion are weird. I have heard folks say we have become sensitive in those topics because we were raised “not to talk about them.”
I think that’s a cop out. I think we have gotten poor at listening, and potentially learned how racist and unfair systems are.
Dear baseball fans:
The Dodgers operate how every team could operate. Owners choose not to.
Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the planet and they want to surround him with talent.
Otherwise your are the Angels.
The Dodgers operate how every team could operate. Owners choose not to.
Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the planet and they want to surround him with talent.
Otherwise your are the Angels.
Ohtani this postseason: 1.182 OPS
Every other Dodger: .682 OPS
(.239/.317/.365)
I know everyone's going to lose their minds when LA signs anyone at all this winter, but the outfield was poor all season, and the lineup has been pretty bad all month. It's a problem for them.
Every other Dodger: .682 OPS
(.239/.317/.365)
I know everyone's going to lose their minds when LA signs anyone at all this winter, but the outfield was poor all season, and the lineup has been pretty bad all month. It's a problem for them.
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dear baseball fans:
The Dodgers operate how every team could operate. Owners choose not to.
Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the planet and they want to surround him with talent.
Otherwise your are the Angels.
The Dodgers operate how every team could operate. Owners choose not to.
Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the planet and they want to surround him with talent.
Otherwise your are the Angels.
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It should go without saying that these mass internment camps will be much, much more expensive to operate than just giving the homeless free or subsidized housing would be.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It should go without saying that these mass internment camps will be much, much more expensive to operate than just giving the homeless free or subsidized housing would be.
Yesterday, a parent described to my wife how they cannot get family to come to their 3 year old son’s birthday party because a few members have been taken by ICE and they fear they are next.
It was heartbreaking. A few other parents said they can’t watch the news because it’s too much.
It was heartbreaking. A few other parents said they can’t watch the news because it’s too much.
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yesterday, a parent described to my wife how they cannot get family to come to their 3 year old son’s birthday party because a few members have been taken by ICE and they fear they are next.
It was heartbreaking. A few other parents said they can’t watch the news because it’s too much.
It was heartbreaking. A few other parents said they can’t watch the news because it’s too much.
I’m not sure if I can ever get over the idea that our markets set record numbers in a period with the greatest income inequality we have ever seen while on the verge of SNAP funding stopping and Obamacare premiums nearly doubling.
On top of approaching 2M layoffs in a calendar year.
On top of approaching 2M layoffs in a calendar year.
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m not sure if I can ever get over the idea that our markets set record numbers in a period with the greatest income inequality we have ever seen while on the verge of SNAP funding stopping and Obamacare premiums nearly doubling.
On top of approaching 2M layoffs in a calendar year.
On top of approaching 2M layoffs in a calendar year.
Bruce Levine confirming Cubs interest in Dylan Cease.
I am also confirming my interest in Dylan Cease.
I am also confirming my interest in Dylan Cease.
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bruce Levine confirming Cubs interest in Dylan Cease.
I am also confirming my interest in Dylan Cease.
I am also confirming my interest in Dylan Cease.
I have wondered about his ability to replace Tucker’s Power production at a potentially lower cost.
However, I don’t see the Cubs being interested in a full-time DH as well.
However, I don’t see the Cubs being interested in a full-time DH as well.
Are the Cubs Going to Be a Surprise Suitor for Kyle Schwarber?
www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/10...
www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/10...
www.bleachernation.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have wondered about his ability to replace Tucker’s Power production at a potentially lower cost.
However, I don’t see the Cubs being interested in a full-time DH as well.
However, I don’t see the Cubs being interested in a full-time DH as well.
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For those not from around here: St. Cloud is just *full* not only of Trumpists, but of virulent, violent racist Trumpists. Everyone at that rally knows they’re in a minority and that they might be in danger. Look how many came anyway.
We can win this.
We can win this.
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
For those not from around here: St. Cloud is just *full* not only of Trumpists, but of virulent, violent racist Trumpists. Everyone at that rally knows they’re in a minority and that they might be in danger. Look how many came anyway.
We can win this.
We can win this.
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The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Daww. Thanks, Jeff. Excellent company to keep!
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Daww. Thanks, Jeff. Excellent company to keep!