Lines in the Dirt

Lines in the Dirt

@linesindirt.bsky.social

Come for the baseball, stay for the social commentary and occasional wit.

468 Followers 131 Following 77 Posts Joined Sep 2023
2 weeks ago

He certainly looks like a guy weighing his divided loyalties

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3 weeks ago

My parents' first car was a 1979 Pontiac Acadian, which is the same thing. The front axle rusted and snapped in a Miracle Mart parking lot in 1992.

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1 month ago
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two blue jays players are hugging each other with the words let 's go blue jays behind them ALT: two blue jays players are hugging each other with the words let 's go blue jays behind them

I'm pretty sure it's mandatory

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1 month ago

I was at the the first regular season Canada Day matchup between the Blue Jays and the Expos

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1 month ago
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says police had visited the shooter’s residence at various points over recent years. Officers had responded to mental-health related calls, and firearms had been seized.

“At a later point in time, the lawful owner of those firearms petitioned for those firearms to be returned, and they were.”

So the concessions built into the law by gun advocates restored the shooter's access to firearms.

It's really frustrating to see already that this glaring and completely predictable failure of the system will be lost in the coming discourse.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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1 month ago

Trying to let the Tumbler Ridge news sink in.

I used to work in the area. I was charmed by the town, the dinosaur museum, and people every time.

Prayers are with families of the victims and the wonderful community in the Peace.

I just want to hit those trying to make this tragedy fit their agenda

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1 month ago

It will be interesting to see how teams handle this for minor leaguers, who will be living (some for the first time with limited English) in and around towns across rural, deeply Republican America.

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1 month ago

Massive increases to jackboots on the ground and no additional capacity to handle the legal backend just lays bare that this exercise is entirely about terror.

DHS had no actual plan to do what they told their supporters they were doing.

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1 month ago

That's why we dress up athletes in the colors of their geopolitical entities and make them compete against each other for national glory... To forget about politics

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1 month ago

They're going to harass people and say they're looking for any undocumented immigrants who may have snuck on to the US Olympic Team.

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1 month ago

To be honest, Newfoundland really needs to be it's own trip. There's lots to see and do.

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1 month ago

If you're renting a car, PEI is feasible. I've done it before on vacation, flying in and out of Halifax. We did PEI, NS and NB in 10 days.

Newfoundland is a bit too far. When I moved, it took me 8 hours to drive from St. John's to Port-aux-Basques and another 8 hours on the ferry to the mainland.

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1 month ago

Theory: Under the rules of the FIFA Peace Prize, Trump can only invade countries that have not qualified for the World Cup.

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4 months ago
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Drove hundreds of miles just to watch TV. Still, having a great time!

#WantItAll
#WorldSeries
#BlueJays

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4 months ago

Got the code... Almost got a ticket, but Ticketmaster conspired against me

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4 months ago

Funny story about
@ticketmaster.com

I get in queue for WS tickets, tickets are available!

Error: "Cannot complete transaction on this device"

I go to my phone.

Back of the queue.

Miracle! Tickets are available!

Another error, so I refresh.

Ticketmaster blacklists my IP address

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5 months ago
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No Quit! Let's Go Blue Jays @lesleynope.bsky.social

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5 months ago

Headed to today's game too! See you on the Flight Deck?

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6 months ago

I found Nichijou because I dozed off in front of the TV one day and it was on when I woke up (thanks to it's garbage timeslot). I love Arawi's balance of over-the-top and charming

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6 months ago

Jays are in New York for Victoria Day

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7 months ago

Just another denaturing of history into marketable pablum, no different from the 42-washing the color line into a blameless state of nature instead of an active choice by MLB bosses.

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7 months ago

Me and the missus were originally discussing going to NYC and San Diego this fall...

But thanks to the Donnybrook down south, we've booked London, Paris, and hiking in the French Alps.

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8 months ago

One for the front, one for the back - Sherlock Holmes style?

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8 months ago

Juneteenth is important because it reminds us that our rights mean very little on paper unless there is the willingness to stand against those who don't believe in those rights.

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9 months ago

If Andrew Yang is so rich, how come he can't afford a tie?

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9 months ago

This is why I feel so weird when I see chains like Osmow's and Shelby's setting up shop here

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9 months ago

Passion 2: Acts of Passion

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10 months ago

Yep. Since the fuel is volatile as well, they need a machine to siphon it and expert operator so it doesn't explode or burn/melt everyone.

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10 months ago

He's addicted to the fumes of a caustic space fuel and it's melting his brain

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10 months ago

We finally got rid of our Pigeon problem

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