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historian/sabr member. Researching dead baseball players since 2016. Author of Baseball's Union Association: https://tinyurl.com/6b4ub5
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[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
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the mac n cheese and the apple crumble in the fridge getting ready for a back-to-back performance tonight
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
the mac n cheese and the apple crumble in the fridge getting ready for a back-to-back performance tonight
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RANDY WAGSTAFF 😭
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
RANDY WAGSTAFF 😭
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Clipse
R.E.M.
Billy Bragg
Sigur Ros (solo Jonsi show was way better)
Sarah Harmer
Clipse
R.E.M.
Billy Bragg
Sigur Ros (solo Jonsi show was way better)
Sarah Harmer
Introduce yourself (to whom? my followers know me) with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Clipse
R.E.M.
Billy Bragg
Sigur Ros (solo Jonsi show was way better)
Sarah Harmer
Clipse
R.E.M.
Billy Bragg
Sigur Ros (solo Jonsi show was way better)
Sarah Harmer
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
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Don't worry. I'm sure the Orioles "had interest" and were "close" to signing Cease
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Don't worry. I'm sure the Orioles "had interest" and were "close" to signing Cease
Looking up players who appeared for that holy trifecta of my three favourite teams: the Orioles, Expos, and Calgary Cannons. Best I can tell only Mark Smith fits the bill, tho Ross Grimsley was Cannons pitching coach.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Looking up players who appeared for that holy trifecta of my three favourite teams: the Orioles, Expos, and Calgary Cannons. Best I can tell only Mark Smith fits the bill, tho Ross Grimsley was Cannons pitching coach.
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Again, HE'S RIGHT AND HE SHOULD SAY IT.
As soon as Selig got into the HOF, the sanctimonious writers should have voted the PED guys in. It's an era led by Selig. It happened. Get over it.
Plus you voted Ortiz in with no issues.
GTFOH.
As soon as Selig got into the HOF, the sanctimonious writers should have voted the PED guys in. It's an era led by Selig. It happened. Get over it.
Plus you voted Ortiz in with no issues.
GTFOH.
From @theathletic.com: Alex Rodriguez called out the hypocrisy of Bud Selig's induction into the Hall of Fame, while some star players remain excluded because of that era's steroid stigma. "All of this stuff you’re talking about was under Bud Selig’s watch."
Alex Rodriguez points to ‘hypocrisy’ behind Bud Selig’s Hall of Fame induction
Alex Rodriguez points to hypocrisy in Cooperstown’s treatment of steroid-era stars.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Again, HE'S RIGHT AND HE SHOULD SAY IT.
As soon as Selig got into the HOF, the sanctimonious writers should have voted the PED guys in. It's an era led by Selig. It happened. Get over it.
Plus you voted Ortiz in with no issues.
GTFOH.
As soon as Selig got into the HOF, the sanctimonious writers should have voted the PED guys in. It's an era led by Selig. It happened. Get over it.
Plus you voted Ortiz in with no issues.
GTFOH.
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to John McVie at 80. Seen here as a cardboard cutout in the "Tusk" video, 1979.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
to John McVie at 80. Seen here as a cardboard cutout in the "Tusk" video, 1979.
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Fascinating by the idea of someone who had never consumed anything made by Tim Robinson randomly deciding to watch THE CHAIR COMPANY thinking it’s like, a normal HBO crime show
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Fascinating by the idea of someone who had never consumed anything made by Tim Robinson randomly deciding to watch THE CHAIR COMPANY thinking it’s like, a normal HBO crime show
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Dershowitz wrote the forward to Say it Ain't So Joe which was a Bible to my 13 year old Shoeless Joe loving self. can't remember what his argument was but given what I now know about the man, pretty sure it was bad and entirely missed the point.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dershowitz wrote the forward to Say it Ain't So Joe which was a Bible to my 13 year old Shoeless Joe loving self. can't remember what his argument was but given what I now know about the man, pretty sure it was bad and entirely missed the point.
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Just in case you thought this was a ridiculous hypothetical, it’s actually a thing she did, and it’s racked up one thousand three hundred big views on youtube in the 7 hours it’s been up, so take that libs.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just in case you thought this was a ridiculous hypothetical, it’s actually a thing she did, and it’s racked up one thousand three hundred big views on youtube in the 7 hours it’s been up, so take that libs.
was prepared from something really bad (like that time Entertainment Weekly said Tropic Thunder was one of the 25 greatest comedies before it even came out) and it turns out it's Naked Gun. Naked Gun rules.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
was prepared from something really bad (like that time Entertainment Weekly said Tropic Thunder was one of the 25 greatest comedies before it even came out) and it turns out it's Naked Gun. Naked Gun rules.
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Gimme
Tatsuya Imai brought the "I come to bury Ohtani, not to praise him," vibes in an interview with Daisuke Matsuzaka last night.
The Seibu Lions ace doesn't want to join the Dodgers, he wants to beat them. Thanks to Ayako Oikawa for help translating: www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya...
The Seibu Lions ace doesn't want to join the Dodgers, he wants to beat them. Thanks to Ayako Oikawa for help translating: www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya...
Ace pitcher Tatsuya Imai wants to 'take down' the Dodgers to win a World Series
When the news broke that Seibu Lions ace Tatsuya Imai was posted, many Major League fans had one question: Would he also want to join the Dodgers? After all, not only is Los Angeles arguably the close...
www.mlb.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Gimme
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Home Run #611 out of 612 career.
www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/jim-thome-of-the-baltimore-orioles-hits-a-two-run-home-run-news-photo/149008902?adppopup=true
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November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Home Run #611 out of 612 career.
www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/jim-thome-of-the-baltimore-orioles-hits-a-two-run-home-run-news-photo/149008902?adppopup=true
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Hey #cardsky What is your stupidest grail card you are looking for and why? I'm trying to find 2012 Topps Update Jim Thome SSP. It's his only card as an Oriole and fits my Topps last collection and my O's HOF collection. It's impossible to find and I suspect most folks who have it think it's bulk.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hey #cardsky What is your stupidest grail card you are looking for and why? I'm trying to find 2012 Topps Update Jim Thome SSP. It's his only card as an Oriole and fits my Topps last collection and my O's HOF collection. It's impossible to find and I suspect most folks who have it think it's bulk.
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Never become a billionaire failson, folks. It makes you think everyone else in the world is a fuckin' idiot.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Never become a billionaire failson, folks. It makes you think everyone else in the world is a fuckin' idiot.
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Hey Eagles fans, Ravens fan here. I know that sucked. You guys are great. I know you have issues with your head coach, but smile when you remember you don't have John Harbaugh, a glorified youth pastor who somehow makes a living blowing insane leads.
Could be way worse.
Could be way worse.
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hey Eagles fans, Ravens fan here. I know that sucked. You guys are great. I know you have issues with your head coach, but smile when you remember you don't have John Harbaugh, a glorified youth pastor who somehow makes a living blowing insane leads.
Could be way worse.
Could be way worse.
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Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy
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When Frustration Threatens Desire, by Kerry James Marshall, 1990, 📸 by @drewhallowell
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
When Frustration Threatens Desire, by Kerry James Marshall, 1990, 📸 by @drewhallowell