Ben Gellman-Chomsky

Cried the humbug

I have a journalism degree and therefore will decline to reveal my source.

Why, what does the word “crop” have to do with anything?

Whoa whoa whoa, let’s not discount 2 Become 1 or Too Much

Certified banger, was just listening to it earlier today

Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds The results of a large study in France are consistent with previous research indicating that Covid vaccination is safe and effective in pregnancy.

A study of hundreds of thousands of infants in France did not find any increased risk of birth defects among those whose mothers received a Covid vaccine in the first trimester, building on previous evidence for the vaccines’ safety.

Well I’m mortified, yup, his first appearance was Skyfall. Egg on my face.

This is a fantastic list, and I’d add that two elements that make Casino Royale so good are Ben Whishaw as Q and Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre. First time I’d ever seen either, and they became instant faves.

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Just looked up the Animal Collective cover art for Merriweather Post Pavilion as I tried to write a joke and I'm gonna need several minutes for my eyes to crawl back into my skull

If Aguilas can pitch even a little bit that lineup will carry them, holy smokes

True when Matrix Reloaded dropped, true when Spectre came out. The woman is timeless, a Sophia Loren for our times.

Top of my list are @hulcricket.bsky.social and @briesmith.xyz, both kickass women.

a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a sign that says get it ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a sign that says get it

GIT IT

They don’t tell you this when you’re preparing to become a parent, but it’s a lot of fun dancing around with your 14-month-old daughter to Tame Impala and The Darkness (related: Permission To Land still whips more than 20 years later)

In a world where there was no Shohei Ohtani, Jackson Chourio would win an NL MVP in the next 5 years.

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Where you going?

imagine that

This is part of your plan to get Jose Ramirez to stop tormenting Los Beisbolcats, isn’t it

Totally agree. Turn into the pitch and be an eternal hero in Milwaukee. For a guy who had incredibly low K rates in the minors, he sold out for power this year, and that one was above eye level

Good god, what an anxiety-inducing finish for me, a neutral. As @slangsonsports.bsky.social constantly reminds us, baseball is the best.

Pitchers to face the minimum through 8 innings of a postseason game:

2025 NLCS G1 Blake Snell
1956 WS G5 Don Larsen, perfect game
1914 WS G2 Bill James
1910 WS G1 Chief Bender

Get to TBS RIGHT NOW

Get to TBS right now

My search in Retrosheet's extensive and invaluable Play By Play file has failed to find a single example of an 862GDP logged in Retrosheet (which isn't every game, but is most MLB games all-time).

1,266 8-6-2 plays.
0 of those 8-6-2 plays that are GIDP.

from MLB rule book, Rule 5.09(a)(1): "Catch Comment: A catch is legal if the ball is finally held by any fielder, even though juggled, or held by another fielder before it touches the ground. Runners may leave their bases the instant the first fielder touches the ball. A fielder may reach over a fence, railing, rope or other line of demarcation to make a catch. He may jump on top of a railing, or canvas that may be in foul ground. No interference should be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. If a fielder, attempting a catch at the edge of the dugout, is “held up” and kept from an apparent fall by a player or players of either team and the catch is made, it shall be allowed."

it's in the MLB rule book under Rule 5.09(a)(1):

Amen, friend