Marc Normandin
@marcnormandin.bsky.social
Newsletters on retro video games and sports labor, regular at Endless Mode (née Paste Games) and Baseball Prospectus. Editor at FOX Sports. he/him
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Ah I love this version!
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ah I love this version!
Kate found me the EL&P self-titled for $8 on vinyl the other day. I already have Tarkus, now I just need Brain Salad Surgery
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Kate found me the EL&P self-titled for $8 on vinyl the other day. I already have Tarkus, now I just need Brain Salad Surgery
I have said "sorry kids, I can't turn it off" many, many times already
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have said "sorry kids, I can't turn it off" many, many times already
Yeah there's a whole conversation in there about that
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Yeah there's a whole conversation in there about that
We're not doing great, like, societally.
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We're not doing great, like, societally.
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I know I'm tough on sports gambling but that's because there are just two appropriate methods of gambling. Poker games with friends and/or family, or playing in a casino in Vegas that aggressively advertises how cheap their foot-long hot dogs are.
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Well yeah I don't think they did it just twice, that's what the prosecutors have got detailed $/timing totals for and will use that against them. The questions for me are "do they owe someone money?" or "is this their inability to stop riding a gambling high at play?" Or both!
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Well yeah I don't think they did it just twice, that's what the prosecutors have got detailed $/timing totals for and will use that against them. The questions for me are "do they owe someone money?" or "is this their inability to stop riding a gambling high at play?" Or both!
The White Sox should lose more games if they were facing pitchers doing poorly on purpose
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The White Sox should lose more games if they were facing pitchers doing poorly on purpose
Anyway it's cool when trust can be eroded because either some players made real bad risk/reward decisions or were already so deep in the hole on their own dime that they didn't have a choice but to play ball, as it were.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Anyway it's cool when trust can be eroded because either some players made real bad risk/reward decisions or were already so deep in the hole on their own dime that they didn't have a choice but to play ball, as it were.
Right, @petegain.es made the point that these are people who are probably in deep themselves
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Right, @petegain.es made the point that these are people who are probably in deep themselves
Yeah, I know we've already got some "well this isn't as bad as it could be" reactions since it's props vs. game results, but I'm not sure we know that's true when you consider the lack of irrationality regarding what we do know.
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yeah, I know we've already got some "well this isn't as bad as it could be" reactions since it's props vs. game results, but I'm not sure we know that's true when you consider the lack of irrationality regarding what we do know.
It's so good that it made me like the Metroid II remake less because it just nailed all of that significantly more
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It's so good that it made me like the Metroid II remake less because it just nailed all of that significantly more