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Mike Bates
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Podcaster for This Week In Baseball History (@TWIBHistory.bsky.social). Almost used to be A Guy. Enthusiastic SABR member/evangelist. Proud and grieving dad.
Man, I remember the massive stack of firewood my dad had at the back of our garage growing up. Which was super important because we made, you know, maybe one or two fires a year in the fireplace.
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Drop a 6-7 on ‘em and run!
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Lefties should be erased and I’ll support any candidate who promises to do so.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
God, I don’t know how many times I’ve said the same thing.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Oh my God! Can’t believe I’ve never heard about this before. Then again, I did studiously avoid this movie and finding out anything about this movie.
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
And the free throw shooting! Ugh
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’m probably exaggerating what he’s said in my head, David. Definitely don’t think of me as a reliable source.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I think there's some value in just not having to stay in baseball shape, go to spring training, and check in with the club regularly, especially if it's not your priority. But, yeah, these negotiations have to be weird as hell.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's so hard to remember how good Anthony Rendon was 2017-2019.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
HIV doesn't care about where you live, what your ethnicity is, what religion you follow, or who you love. But it fucking rejoices when you stop paying attention to it, because then it gets stronger. Spurning an opportunity to raise awareness and reduce transmission rates is disqualifyingly stupid.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Um...Holly? You are making tiramisu from scratch? Do you have room for one more at Thanksgiving? I'm prepared to abandon my wife and inlaws for the day.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Asked by a reporter about his beliefs surrounding the plausibility of Ghostbusters 2, the Secretary noted that he's relying on "gold standard science to accurately assess the emotion-conveying properties of ectoplasm." Pam Bondi, meanwhile, is ordering the case of the Scoleri Brothers to be reopened
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
He's screaming because he's about to get hit by a bat.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Now my brother has weighed in and it's abundantly clear that their entire family thinks Charlie's birthday is on the wrong day.

But, like the Calvins Twins, in the face of all of it, ya gotta laugh.
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM