John Fredland

Waxahachie Swaps: The Final (?) Word or Pouring One Out for the White Rat

Re-upping this essay from earlier this week...

That’s my congressman!

Ramon Ortiz baseball card.

New from the SABR Games Project: first-time SABR author Larry Rice remembers Ramon Ortiz’s home run and near no-hitter on Labor Day 2006 at RFK Stadium.

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Stacy Bradley voted for President Trump because of his border policies, and she likes that he has restored “law and order.” But she is unsettled by one aspect of his immigration agenda. Last month, the federal government bought a warehouse next to her cheerleading gym in Surprise, Ariz., which the administration plans to convert into a detention center for up to 1,500 immigrants. Ms. Bradley, the co-owner of Woodlands Elite Cheer, said she worried that a detainee could escape, or that protests could break out. The children who train at her gym are as young as 3 and could see “people in shackles” next door, she said.

“my children might see the children I voted to put in shackles, how shall they grow up”

RIP Zach Monroe

New SABR Games jawn🚨:
Two eventful and memorable games, retold in a single story! Such a deal for you, the reader.

(What happened in the games? Well, the tag below pretty much says it all.)

Google’s AI does have the correct answer to whether Mike Easler hit for the cycle, which suggests its ability to answer these questions correctly relies entirely on the existence of pertinent SABR Games Project articles.

@johnfredland.bsky.social we might have some updating to do, if we haven’t already

Every guy who has confronted teens protesting ICE has completely embarrassed themselves. But even I didn’t think pissing your pants in public was possible.

Nothing but the best for those of us here in TX-23…

There are actually *eight* candidates listed in the Republican primary:

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Nobody will ever hear “Annie’s Song” the same way after that episode, for sure. ;-)

Mark Cuban.

Here’s what the Games Project has on the ‘86 Mets, including three of my own articles (April 8, April 21, July 20):

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Next Superbowl halftime should include a recreation of the confederate surrender at Appomattox while Jefferson Davis flees the scene dressed as an old lady.

lol

So even he wasn’t watching Turning Point?

I think you could get Trump to say he killed Epstein if Obama said Donald was not intelligent enough to pull it off.

Here in metro San Antonio, your politicians running really unappealing congressional campaigns might also be MLB veterans.

I have two stories in this one: one on the path to his first batting title, the other involving amicable rivalries, Milo Hamilton, and Roberto Clemente.

lol let ‘em keep goin’.

A polaroid of me, Mickey Lolich, and my brother in 1984

Rest in peace Mickey Lolich.

This is when my brother and I met him at his Lake Orion donut shop in early 1984. He wasn't even at the shop that day but when we showed up they called him and he came in anyway because a couple of kids wanted to meet him. He was a hell of a nice guy.

I’d be surprised if Sportsball Corey could name the starting quarterbacks in the Super Bowl.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Realizing the Mike Tomlin (William and Mary c/o 1994) might have known the members of Seven Mary Three (W&M c/o 1995).

No, no, you misheard me, I’m in the Eckstein Files, a list of people who have succeeded despite lacking the physical attributes because of hard work, intelligence, and grit.

The tl;dr, go listen to Julie Brown, whose been covering this for a lot longer than 5 seconds.

Cc: @1992pirates.bsky.social