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This has been a year of being confronted with things I had not previously thought to imagine. The most recent: A man so toxic and misogynistic even Dave Portnoy finds him offensive

Liam Hendriks, on why he wants to be the Red Sox closer: "Fist-pumping in the seventh, it’s kind of like, ‘This guy’s a knob.' At the end of the game, it’s more electric." I love him.

Yes get this everywhere and get a percentage of us off our phones in the park!

As reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer of October 8, 1893, Harry Wright suggested that umpires keep the ball-strike count secret until the at bat was concluded. The ostensible aim: to increase hitting and reduce growling. Edward Gorey illustrated the idea for Sports Illustrated on July 19, 1893.

Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

Damn, where was this level of pitching analysis when I was getting bombed in JV scrimmages in the early 2000s?

POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.

BREAKING: Pope Francis reported to be in a ‘critical condition’ after some teens made fun of him for being a virgin

I love and trust Danny DeVito but playing Frank Reynolds for 20 years does not make me want to buy a sandwich from you. Every Jersey Mike’s ad feels like it’s a con to sell raccoon meat.

Identifying the best player originally signed by every team since 2000 🤔 Braves: Freddie Freeman Orioles: Manny Machado Red Sox: Mookie Betts Guardians: Francisco Lindor Tigers: Justin Verlander Full list: https://buff.ly/3X3PkUp

I always maintain that Little Big League is the Citizen Kane of "sports movie where the sports parts look good"

Hear me out: a sports bakery. It's a bakery with couches and a bunch of TVs and you hang out and eat warm bread and watch folks do sports.

it's a fair point though, if you are still using IQ unironically you're probably also deeply challenged by, like, The Masked Singer

If you're a prospect hound, or even if you're not, I think that my research into how prospect grades turn into future outcomes provides helpful context for interpreting the slew of prospect data about to come your way with @fangraphs.com Prospect Week:

Vibes in the US right meow

What the fuck is “Outkick?”

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Happy 70th birthday to Rusty Kuntz! After an unremarkable playing career, Kuntz found considerable success in the coach's box, specifically as 1B coach for the Royals. Kuntz was also well-known for wearing a muff during cold night games, as well as feeding his pet beaver between innings.

Dodgers when Jack Flaherty signs with the Tigers

Things could be worse: people could be at the Grammys dancing to a song calling you a pedophile

Someone left Ichiro off the Hall of Fame ballot because they have a small penis. This reasoning was announced on MLB Network

awful framing, and the framing in the linked article is even worse. lots of anecdotal posturing without any real evidence

Hell yea

good morning

<shudders with glee>

amazing things are happening

Admins need to extend the 1-minute max length of Bluesky video for Bryce Harper making coffee videos

Justin Verlander to the Giants

59 Seconds of Eephus Pitches. Let's ring in the New Year by watching the Ball drop. 🎇

It’s the pinned tweet like he got MLB pregnant

Rajai Davis scored 44 of the 58 times he was on 1st base when a double was hit. That's sounds crazy because it is.