Ian Casselberry

Congratulations, Chris. A good run that's still going and getting better. Has it really been eight years? Wow.

Welp. Phillies thought Manning was worth a shot.

Got a copy! Excited to read a deep dive into THE CROW

I'm at 20, and I thought I'd be lower. Have not traveled much at all the past couple of years...

Wow, never thought I’d see “DFA” and “Matt Manning” in the same sentence, even if he hasn’t pitched well this year…

Poster for Superman (2025) showing David Corenswet with arms folded

Yep, second time. I’m not messing around. I’m doing important stuff. #Superman

Andre Dawson pulled out of the Wrigley Field ivy by Kerry Wood in a State Farm commercial.

Andre Dawson definitely had the better commercial

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ feels fresh, but takes too big a first step toward the MCU The Fantastic Four: First Steps appears to be the film that the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs right now. It doesn’t depend on other movies to establish its world and story. Watching the dozens of…

I liked The #FantasticFour: First Steps more than expected, but wish these characters and actors had gotten a longer introduction.

Longtime Cubs star, Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg dies after cancer battle Ryne Sandberg was diagnosed with cancer twice in 2024.

With the Cubs on WGN, I probably watched Ryne Sandberg more* than most Detroit Tigers until we subscribed to PASS (1987?).

Another sad reminder of how time is just merciless...

* Although before I became a sports fan, I was always mad when Cubs games pre-empted Super Friends after school...

It just seems like such a shame-based way to engage with our culture. How much more liberating to admit what art you haven't encountered yet.

Life is busy; life is short; nobody can get to everything.

Just stay curious, don't be afraid to be critical, and remain willing to change your mind. (3/3)

YouTube video by Seattle Mariners FULL SPEECH: Ichiro Suzuki Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame

The full speech, in which he also references the one writer who did not give him a Hall of Fame vote:

YouTube video by Pitching Ninja Ichiro is hilarious 😂 #baseball #mlb

A Hall of Fame Hall of Fame acceptance speech by Ichiro 👏

YouTube video by MLB Ichiro's iconic throw to 3rd base | イチローハイライト

Feeling a pang of regret that I didn’t try harder to attend Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown.

If I didn’t do it for Alan Trammell and Jack Morris, I should’ve done it for my favorite non-Tigers player.

We’ve gone this far already…

Just had to hear "Whoomp! (There It Is)," eh?

Yep, probably the main factor

Great point. Not just about the actual temperature, but where the sun is and how it's beating on the ballpark

That's probably it. I was also thinking it was like consumer preference. Like people can get their Saturday errands out of the way, then go to a ballgame.

That's probably a factor. Although depending on which part of the country you're in, that 4:40 pm start time might be hotter than 1:05, right?

What is MLB doing with its Saturday schedule? Only one 1 p.m. ET game today. I don't think there were any last week.

Do those games not draw? I get that they probably don't do big TV numbers. But there's like this gaping hole in the Saturday sports schedule with no football or basketball...

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71: Sources Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea died on Thursday, sources confirmed to Uncrowned. He was 71 years old.

The end of Hulk Hogan's career and public profile certainly didn't go well.

I have to remember how big a part of my childhood he was and how much of an EVENT it was when I saw him perform in Detroit, including at WrestleMania III. But he certainly provided a lesson in persona vs. reality...

Emails from "Hubert Davis" and "Allen Houston," who share the names of former NBA players.

These have to be fake names to get me to open up PR emails, right? If I get something from a "John Starks" or "Derek Harper" tomorrow, it's official.

Reminiscing about magazine dreams I’ve always loved magazines. The way they look, the way they feel. How they capture a moment and immortalize an image. The content can be fun or serious. Short or long. And many of them have contai…

A recent episode of The Press Box got me thinking about my love of and relationship to magazines:

The WNBA salary discourse is a fantastic example of how little people (including media) understand about accounting principles and practices.

"The league doesn't make money!"

My friend, take a single 200-level accounting course and you'll learn very quickly how fungible all those numbers are.

Jason Alexander and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the 2004 CBS sitcom, "Listen Up"

Also, it's probably wrong to chuckle, but not included in this obituary is "Listen Up" from 2004. Warner played "Bernie Widmer" as Michael WIlbon to Jason Alexander's Tony Kornheiser stand-in "Tony Kleinman"

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on “The Cosby Show”, Dies at 54 After Drowning on Family Trip The actor died while on a family trip, a source confirms to PEOPLE

Wow, this one stopped me. Malcolm-Jamal Warner was part of our childhoods...

Indeed! 1990

My Fantastic Four

Litlle Niece currently loves cherry plums.