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When my nieces (10 and 7) come to visit NYC every summer, we always take them to the natural history museum, and I’m waiting (impatiently) for them to finally be interested in dinosaurs, because I think they are just about the coolest thing ever and always will.
We're all still a bunch of dinosaur kids at heart.
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
When my nieces (10 and 7) come to visit NYC every summer, we always take them to the natural history museum, and I’m waiting (impatiently) for them to finally be interested in dinosaurs, because I think they are just about the coolest thing ever and always will.
They could make a million seasons of this show and I would be seated for every single one of them. I will never get enough of this.
Over 1 million views (currently over 1.1 million) for the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge images I've shared at Instagram. Debuts on #AppleTV Nov 26th, a stunning and definitive vision created by #BBCStudios, you're going to love it. Am attending screening events, can't wait.
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
They could make a million seasons of this show and I would be seated for every single one of them. I will never get enough of this.
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Hey, SABR hasn't put both its feet into bluesky yet (I know, a lot of its people have) but this is a good time to remind you that the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards are open for nominations.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
Seeking nominations for 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey, SABR hasn't put both its feet into bluesky yet (I know, a lot of its people have) but this is a good time to remind you that the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards are open for nominations.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
Shuffleboard Championship was tonight, and it had a Disney theme. We did not win the shuffleboard, but my team had the best costumes. Undefeated in terms of whimsy for sure.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Shuffleboard Championship was tonight, and it had a Disney theme. We did not win the shuffleboard, but my team had the best costumes. Undefeated in terms of whimsy for sure.
“Internet-poisoned Husband, Sane Wife” is a thing many are living through
my wife is not online enough to understand why I’m losing my entire mind over the new Nuzzi revelations and I love that for her
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Internet-poisoned Husband, Sane Wife” is a thing many are living through
Beltran and Utley are the only guys who I think should be in without any questions. Would entertain many varied questions about Abreu, Felix, Buehrle, Hamels, Jones, Pedroia, Pettitte, Manny, A-Rod, and maybe K-Rod, but none are obvious “Yes” votes (if I had one)
The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Beltran and Utley are the only guys who I think should be in without any questions. Would entertain many varied questions about Abreu, Felix, Buehrle, Hamels, Jones, Pedroia, Pettitte, Manny, A-Rod, and maybe K-Rod, but none are obvious “Yes” votes (if I had one)
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The Browns drafted Brandon Weeden in the 1st round in 2012.
Sam Darnold playing in his eighth NFL season is 30 days younger than Weeden was when he was drafted.
Sam Darnold playing in his eighth NFL season is 30 days younger than Weeden was when he was drafted.
Shedeur Sanders about to get his name engraved on the Browns Cup ... goosebumps
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Browns drafted Brandon Weeden in the 1st round in 2012.
Sam Darnold playing in his eighth NFL season is 30 days younger than Weeden was when he was drafted.
Sam Darnold playing in his eighth NFL season is 30 days younger than Weeden was when he was drafted.
Just like the Eagles band!
It's good that everyone involved in the Eagles offense is furious with each other. They're all correct.
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just like the Eagles band!
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I am contractually obligated to rank and talk about relief pitching for my job. It's my least favorite part of the job. It's basically reading animal entrails to predict the future.
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
State of the relief pitcher position for 2026
Relief pitcher review: 2025 surprises, failures, and what to expect in 2026.
www.cbssports.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I am contractually obligated to rank and talk about relief pitching for my job. It's my least favorite part of the job. It's basically reading animal entrails to predict the future.
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
I am contractually obligated to rank and talk about relief pitching for my job. It's my least favorite part of the job. It's basically reading animal entrails to predict the future.
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
State of the relief pitcher position for 2026
Relief pitcher review: 2025 surprises, failures, and what to expect in 2026.
www.cbssports.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I am contractually obligated to rank and talk about relief pitching for my job. It's my least favorite part of the job. It's basically reading animal entrails to predict the future.
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Here's the state of the RP position for 2026! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
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Hey all, I made a starter kit featuring all the ever-valuable Rotoworld sport feeds, as well as our excellent contributors/friends all in one place. Follow along. There's a lot more to come!
go.bsky.app/LAD2Cnm
go.bsky.app/LAD2Cnm
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey all, I made a starter kit featuring all the ever-valuable Rotoworld sport feeds, as well as our excellent contributors/friends all in one place. Follow along. There's a lot more to come!
go.bsky.app/LAD2Cnm
go.bsky.app/LAD2Cnm
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Honestly don’t love how often I’m writing MLB ETAs of 2030 now.
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Honestly don’t love how often I’m writing MLB ETAs of 2030 now.
I agree, everyone should be tweeting about Waxahatchee's performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" from Primavera earlier this summer: youtu.be/kzY1n9moL_4?...
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I agree, everyone should be tweeting about Waxahatchee's performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" from Primavera earlier this summer: youtu.be/kzY1n9moL_4?...
A song I need to become more of a Millennial nostalgia touchstone: "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups. This song rules www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC6-...
Silversun Pickups "Lazy Eye" Guitar Center Sessions
YouTube video by Guitar Center
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A song I need to become more of a Millennial nostalgia touchstone: "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups. This song rules www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC6-...
Waxahatchee fans continue to feast. This is our world, everyone else is just living in it.
Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman announce co-headlining solo tour www.brooklynvegan.com/waxahatchee-...
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Waxahatchee fans continue to feast. This is our world, everyone else is just living in it.
Impossible to read this and think anything but "The Pirates should be doing everything they can to trade minor-league pitchers for major-league hitters"
“That’s right I’ve got three top-15 prospects. Please don’t ask me anything else about my system.” www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...
2026 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus
Depth is overrated. At least, the Pirates hope.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Impossible to read this and think anything but "The Pirates should be doing everything they can to trade minor-league pitchers for major-league hitters"
Hall of Fame voting is funny.
Last year, 48 voters were "Yes" on Andy Pettitte and "No" on Manny Ramirez.
Of those 48, 5 were also "Yes" on Alex Rodriguez.
There were 46 "Pettite: Yes, A-Rod: No" voters. Three of those were "Manny Ramirez: Yes."
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds!
Last year, 48 voters were "Yes" on Andy Pettitte and "No" on Manny Ramirez.
Of those 48, 5 were also "Yes" on Alex Rodriguez.
There were 46 "Pettite: Yes, A-Rod: No" voters. Three of those were "Manny Ramirez: Yes."
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds!
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hall of Fame voting is funny.
Last year, 48 voters were "Yes" on Andy Pettitte and "No" on Manny Ramirez.
Of those 48, 5 were also "Yes" on Alex Rodriguez.
There were 46 "Pettite: Yes, A-Rod: No" voters. Three of those were "Manny Ramirez: Yes."
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds!
Last year, 48 voters were "Yes" on Andy Pettitte and "No" on Manny Ramirez.
Of those 48, 5 were also "Yes" on Alex Rodriguez.
There were 46 "Pettite: Yes, A-Rod: No" voters. Three of those were "Manny Ramirez: Yes."
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds!
I could maybe see the case for voting for Ryan Braun, but the PED issue -- and more specifically, his rection to it -- makes him a big no for me.
Braun smeared an innocent man as anti-semitic as a ploy to avoid suspension for taking PEDs. Shameful stuff! web.archive.org/web/20130819...
Braun smeared an innocent man as anti-semitic as a ploy to avoid suspension for taking PEDs. Shameful stuff! web.archive.org/web/20130819...
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I could maybe see the case for voting for Ryan Braun, but the PED issue -- and more specifically, his rection to it -- makes him a big no for me.
Braun smeared an innocent man as anti-semitic as a ploy to avoid suspension for taking PEDs. Shameful stuff! web.archive.org/web/20130819...
Braun smeared an innocent man as anti-semitic as a ploy to avoid suspension for taking PEDs. Shameful stuff! web.archive.org/web/20130819...
I still believe in Reese Olson, but man it'd be nice if his fastballs weren't absolutely terrible and allowed him to actually get to two-strike counts more regularly (also if he could stay healthy that would also be nice)
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I still believe in Reese Olson, but man it'd be nice if his fastballs weren't absolutely terrible and allowed him to actually get to two-strike counts more regularly (also if he could stay healthy that would also be nice)
BY THE WAY: If you have a baseball podcast and are looking for guests to come on your podcast, this is the perfect time of year to ask me to be a guest, because I will probably say yes! I have much more free time right now than I do during the season, so let's chat!
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
BY THE WAY: If you have a baseball podcast and are looking for guests to come on your podcast, this is the perfect time of year to ask me to be a guest, because I will probably say yes! I have much more free time right now than I do during the season, so let's chat!
Really amazed that there is a "is Jalen Hurts actually good???" discourse happening when he has made two Super Bowls and won one!
yah it's pretty easy. If you call plays well, you either win a Super Bowl or get within a FG of winning, and you get hired as a head coach
Try calling plays with Jalen Hurts at qb then tell me how you feel.
If we aren’t gashing people in the run game and able to just throw one on one routes he is below average.
If we aren’t gashing people in the run game and able to just throw one on one routes he is below average.
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really amazed that there is a "is Jalen Hurts actually good???" discourse happening when he has made two Super Bowls and won one!
Look, obviously Nintendo was always going to make this movie eventually.
But here's the thing: Can you make a movie with a silent protagonist that works? Because I'm walking out of that theater if Link says even one word beyond various guttural utterances of surprise or dismay.
But here's the thing: Can you make a movie with a silent protagonist that works? Because I'm walking out of that theater if Link says even one word beyond various guttural utterances of surprise or dismay.
First photos of Link and Zelda in The Legend of Zelda live-action movie released www.vooks.net/first-photos...
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Look, obviously Nintendo was always going to make this movie eventually.
But here's the thing: Can you make a movie with a silent protagonist that works? Because I'm walking out of that theater if Link says even one word beyond various guttural utterances of surprise or dismay.
But here's the thing: Can you make a movie with a silent protagonist that works? Because I'm walking out of that theater if Link says even one word beyond various guttural utterances of surprise or dismay.
If you are the kind of person who cares about journalism, you should be alarmed at how quickly the elite world of journalism is lining up to rehabilitate this person who flagrantly failed the most based standards of ethics in the field.
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you are the kind of person who cares about journalism, you should be alarmed at how quickly the elite world of journalism is lining up to rehabilitate this person who flagrantly failed the most based standards of ethics in the field.
Alright well I guess we’ll bump that stolen base production up
Here's my co-byline with Ken Rosenthal (always fun to say that) about the Mariners re-signing Josh Naylor to a five-year contract: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Mariners, Josh Naylor in agreement on five-year contract: Source
The 28-year-old first baseman was an immediate success in Seattle after joining the team at the trade deadline.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Alright well I guess we’ll bump that stolen base production up
Single-handedly changing the hook of the Kurtis Blow song to “they’re technically playing basketball”
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Single-handedly changing the hook of the Kurtis Blow song to “they’re technically playing basketball”