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This is unfortunate. Best American Sports Writing 2022, Duke ’17, other things in-between, before, and after.

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Except for Grimer. He’s an abomination.

31.01.2026 06:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

two weeks till pitchers and catchers

31.01.2026 00:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I appreciate that you can hold a wrong take in your heart for this long. I do love consistency.

31.01.2026 00:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Why does he falsely believe Queens of the Stone Age to be superior to the Strokes? We had this fight more than a decade ago and I have not forgotten

31.01.2026 00:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Bonus joy from Zverev being upset

30.01.2026 06:28 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That’s so awesome, man! and I thought my 15 since Christmas was a lot haha

30.01.2026 01:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Anything on Letterboxd counts, brother

30.01.2026 01:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

the REP open trap bar rules.

29.01.2026 22:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Scared of the Pistons. Classic.

29.01.2026 17:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Please stop publicizing my inner thoughts @theonion.com

29.01.2026 04:11 — 👍 108    🔁 13    💬 4    📌 1
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

29.01.2026 00:57 — 👍 2030    🔁 417    💬 134    📌 243

oh god, I’m so sorry Albert. This is awful

29.01.2026 01:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sir if you could just stop tear gassing me for one second while I scan the code on your chest I’d really appreciate it

29.01.2026 00:24 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

SURELY this paramilitary force that has flagrantly ignored all laws will follow the rules because we asked them nicely to. That is all we must do, says I, the leader of the opposition.

28.01.2026 20:53 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Think of the norms™️

28.01.2026 20:51 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have always enjoyed letting people down. Disappointing them. Becoming so detached with reality that I can upset millions by just sharing my thoughts. This is why I became the Democratic Senate Minority Leader.

28.01.2026 20:51 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Banners fly forever

28.01.2026 19:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I will see Mario Cristobal in hell.

28.01.2026 18:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Oh dude it’s an elite “take an edible” game. You end up riding your horse for hours

28.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Asked about Minneapolis, Victor Wembanyama says, “PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and be politically correct.”

Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”

27.01.2026 18:53 — 👍 2653    🔁 474    💬 31    📌 102

We’re doing slop in 2026, boys. Never AI slop. Just meat/veggies slop.

27.01.2026 20:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you were wondering how long sticking to workouts + diets devolves into “boy meal” which is just ground chicken, shaved Brussels and low-fat dressing in a bowl: it’s 27 days. And I’m loving it.

27.01.2026 19:59 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Lotta folks responding to this saying remove Noem from office. And that’s a start! But also this is more than just some officials. Get rid of the organization. Get rid of the department. Ensure this sort of thing can’t happen again by dismantling it.

27.01.2026 01:15 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

They’re gonna use him as a scapegoat, claim bad apple at the helm, and keep doing this with a point person who’s in front of the camera less. Don’t let them get away with anything less than a full dismantling of ICE and DHS.

27.01.2026 00:46 — 👍 536    🔁 127    💬 6    📌 3
COMMENT: Can we just stick to baseball in this space? I'm paying for scouting reports and entertainment, not politics.

Craig Goldstein: No.

COMMENT: Can we just stick to baseball in this space? I'm paying for scouting reports and entertainment, not politics. Craig Goldstein: No.

just a reminder of the official Baseball Prospectus position on this stuff

27.01.2026 00:31 — 👍 518    🔁 58    💬 13    📌 9
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It turns out @paolouggetti.bsky.social could see the future

26.01.2026 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Pick Heard Round the World Ten years ago, the Super Bowl ended in the most unlikely of ways thanks to the most unlikely of players. For Malcolm Butler, that was just the beginning of a roller-coaster career.

If you're a sportswriter seeking Malcolm Butler this week, you should know that Ringer H'wood Bureau Chief @alansiegella.bsky.social already found him. www.theringer.com/2025/02/05/n...

26.01.2026 15:21 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

Puka went to his stylist and said “give me the Klobuchar”

25.01.2026 23:57 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Photo by me

25.01.2026 20:02 — 👍 1943    🔁 553    💬 7    📌 9

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