Philip Portelance
@ladodgers1975.bsky.social
Fan of the Dodgers, Billy Joel, The Godfather and the original Law & Order. Avid subscriber of newsletters. I have an orange tabby named Winnie (after Pooh Bear). Montreal born and raised but Winnipeg is home.
Fantastic and worthwhile read.
I think today is a great sampling of the varied, thoughtful work you'll find at @baseballprospectus.com all year long. I'm gonna link some article below, starting with @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com on the Dodgers MLB's bogeyman, and the long offseason discourse we're in for:
The Dodgers as Existential Threat | Baseball Prospectus
The Dodgers are a problem—whichever kind of problem you want them to be.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fantastic and worthwhile read.
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Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays on a magnificent season. It is a shame either team had to lose. And this was a gut punch. 💔💔
Classy players, fanbase, and truly one of the finest cities in the world.
Future is bright with Yeasavage, Barger, and Vladdy.
Now go re-sign Bo.
Classy players, fanbase, and truly one of the finest cities in the world.
Future is bright with Yeasavage, Barger, and Vladdy.
Now go re-sign Bo.
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays on a magnificent season. It is a shame either team had to lose. And this was a gut punch. 💔💔
Classy players, fanbase, and truly one of the finest cities in the world.
Future is bright with Yeasavage, Barger, and Vladdy.
Now go re-sign Bo.
Classy players, fanbase, and truly one of the finest cities in the world.
Future is bright with Yeasavage, Barger, and Vladdy.
Now go re-sign Bo.
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One of the coolest games of the most exciting series of one of the most fun seasons in forever. The best. So good.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
One of the coolest games of the most exciting series of one of the most fun seasons in forever. The best. So good.
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I'm sure no one wants to hear it from me but condolences to the Jays fans, an absolutely incredible season, a juggernaut of a team that deserved to win
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I'm sure no one wants to hear it from me but condolences to the Jays fans, an absolutely incredible season, a juggernaut of a team that deserved to win
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Don Mattingly is headed to his first World Series.
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Don Mattingly is headed to his first World Series.
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VLADDY IS CRYING
WE’RE ALL CRYING
WHAT A SCENE HERE IN TORONTO
WE’RE ALL CRYING
WHAT A SCENE HERE IN TORONTO
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
VLADDY IS CRYING
WE’RE ALL CRYING
WHAT A SCENE HERE IN TORONTO
WE’RE ALL CRYING
WHAT A SCENE HERE IN TORONTO
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What’s going to be interesting about the World Series is my mum lives with my brother. Mum is a diehard Jays fan, and my brother has been a diehard Dodgers fan since childhood. Going to be fun times at their place.
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What’s going to be interesting about the World Series is my mum lives with my brother. Mum is a diehard Jays fan, and my brother has been a diehard Dodgers fan since childhood. Going to be fun times at their place.
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Buck Martinez and Dan Schulman get to call the World Series. That absolutely rules.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Buck Martinez and Dan Schulman get to call the World Series. That absolutely rules.
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Come kick America’s ass. We deserve it lol
CANADA!!!!!!!! BLUE JAYS!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Come kick America’s ass. We deserve it lol
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I reviewed BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES, featuring five hours of music, stories, bitterness about decades-old album reviews, ex-wives, car crashes, and the amazing story of his father's escape from Nazi Germany. I loved it. stephensilver.substack.com/p/billy-joel...
‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ follows eight decades in the life of the Piano Man
The nearly five-hour HBO treatment is a fairly straightforward boomer rock doc that briefly touches greatness.
stephensilver.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I reviewed BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES, featuring five hours of music, stories, bitterness about decades-old album reviews, ex-wives, car crashes, and the amazing story of his father's escape from Nazi Germany. I loved it. stephensilver.substack.com/p/billy-joel...
@joeposnanski.com Checking out my inbox:
July 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@joeposnanski.com Checking out my inbox:
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Taking the paywall off this one for the rest of the day because frankly, I would like people to read it. I spent a lot of time reading through Joan Didion's lists and letters and this is what I found. open.substack.com/pub/lindseya...
Alone With Joan
If I have no particular fondness for Joan Didion, why did I spend weeks looking through her recipes, letters, and reporting notebooks?
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Taking the paywall off this one for the rest of the day because frankly, I would like people to read it. I spent a lot of time reading through Joan Didion's lists and letters and this is what I found. open.substack.com/pub/lindseya...
Agreed. Learned a lot about flag football from this great article by @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/flag-foo...
June 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Agreed. Learned a lot about flag football from this great article by @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/flag-foo...
Still remember this game vividly. It was the NBC Game of the Week with Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on the call.
1987-05-02: Montreal All-Star Tim Raines made a grand season debut on this day at Shea Stadium. But why was his 1st game in 1987 the Expos' 22nd game? 2 great articles from SABR: the @SABRGames story and an explanation of Collusion II.
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
May 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Still remember this game vividly. It was the NBC Game of the Week with Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on the call.
Worth every penny.
Happy 20th season of FanGraphs, everyone!
In his annual State of FanGraphs post, David Appelman runs through all the new features we’ve introduced in the last year and lays out the perks of Membership:
In his annual State of FanGraphs post, David Appelman runs through all the new features we’ve introduced in the last year and lays out the perks of Membership:
The State of FanGraphs 2025
With the new season underway, an update on where the site stands.
blogs.fangraphs.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Worth every penny.
👍
Pro-Canada Americans are called Americans. The ones who live here but are anti-Canada are called fascists
we need a name for pro-canada americans
March 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
👍
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February 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Great read.
If you're in need of a distraction, may I suggest my deranged journey through the mythmaking behind the name 7Up, which is not and has never been Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda?
Untangling the Lie of the 7Up Origin Story
There is no Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda here!
www.thesodafountain.xyz
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great read.
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Elon Musk is perpetrating a digital and financial coup. This is not hyperbole. This is not euphemism. This is what has happened. 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Elon Musk is perpetrating a digital and financial coup. This is not hyperbole. This is not euphemism. This is what has happened. 🧵
Good read.
Here is the inaugural edition of my roundup of my cultural consumption for the week. This will be a weekly series that runs on Fridays for paid subscribers. This one is free, though. Hope you enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/lindseya...
Cultural Compendium, vol. 1
Hello and welcome to what I expect to be a weekly series on the various pieces of culture I’ve consumed this week.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Good read.
Wow.
Take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling and marvel at this clip. A jawdropping feat of editing by Questlove - incredible!
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
YouTube video by SNL Fanatic
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Wow.
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If I wanted to see posts from Twitter, I'd be on Twitter. Knock it off
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If I wanted to see posts from Twitter, I'd be on Twitter. Knock it off
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A fine how do you do to everyone here on BLUESKY! The air seems so much less toxic in these parts. Good to be here and can’t wait to be all over the new administration like raven on roadkill.
January 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A fine how do you do to everyone here on BLUESKY! The air seems so much less toxic in these parts. Good to be here and can’t wait to be all over the new administration like raven on roadkill.
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There are plans for women’s pro baseball league to launch in 2026 but in an era of upstart sports leagues, it has an even more lofty goal than most: codify baseball as a true women’s sport.
For @frontofficesports.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/wpbl-ausl-ca...
For @frontofficesports.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/wpbl-ausl-ca...
Can a Pro Women’s Baseball League Launch in Softball’s Shadow?
The biggest hurdle to the WPBL’s success may be its closest kindred, which has a head start on talent and audience.
frontofficesports.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There are plans for women’s pro baseball league to launch in 2026 but in an era of upstart sports leagues, it has an even more lofty goal than most: codify baseball as a true women’s sport.
For @frontofficesports.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/wpbl-ausl-ca...
For @frontofficesports.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/wpbl-ausl-ca...