Mark Armour

Walked around my old campus this morning, and would occasionally see someone and think “wow, I wonder if that’s …” before doing some quick math and shutting that thought down.

Yes. Come on by!

I’d prefer “Petrocelli Socks Two Homers”

Today I am flying from Eugene (Pacific Time) through Denver (Mountain Time) and on to Albany (Eastern Time) while trying to monitor/watch four baseball games taking place God knows when and now finally understand Einstein’s “time is an illusion”.

(in the US major leagues)

It would be fun to track when some of them were teammates (especially with 400 in the bank) or faced each other as starters. Same with 4K hit guys. (Not me giving you work!)

Tiant? (Did not know!)

Here’s a game where two of them appeared. Brunet got the loss, Romo the save.

www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CL...

Anyone here planning on being in Cooperstown next weekend? I’ll be there Thursday through Monday and occasionally hungry or thirsty. (Also @heavyjstudios.bsky.social which might be better enticement.)

Just found this photo I took 1990-ish. Main entrance to Baseball Hall which looks nothing like this now.

Anyone here from Williston, ND? Enclosed clip promotes game Satchel Paige to pitch 6/3/63. What’s more, Coach Phil Jackson claims he faced Paige in Williston in 1963 or 1964. Probably this game! Looking for confirmation that game happened.

Jackson story:
www.mlb.com/amp/news/phi...

Also, we might consider caring less about how some mythical “other people” think, especially people who likely don’t exist. He’s great, the end.

Me too, I’ve always had a fascination and discomfort about HoD. Another Satchel ballpark though!

You look at every culture that's ever existed and the running theme is everyone pretty much just wants to play/dance to music, make art, eat stewed meat wrapped in flat bread, and tell stories about the shapes we find in the stars. Somehow we turned that into wars and overtime and profit margins.

My sister Jeanne and I at the ball yard last night watching Rays-Red Sox, and repping our alma maters. Between us, our schools have won 18 basketball championships, built the Brooklyn Bridge, run the Apollo 11 program, and founded Nvidia, not even counting our own accomplishments.

Headed to Tampa this morning to visit family (starring: Mom), starting with short leg to San Francisco. Meanwhile, I will ponder the film “This Property is Condemned.”

Whether it’s Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade advocating killing homeless people by “involuntary lethal injection” or MSNBC’s Matthew Dowd bringing up things that Charlie Kirk said, both networks have crossed the boundaries of decency.

My picks: 57, 59, 63, 64 Giant, 65.

One of these days you will not choose the rookie card. Alas, not today. ❤️

Also, in his cupcake year he had a 171 OPS+ and 10.5 WAR.

Truth.

When was the last time they had a fourth starter this exciting?

I am trying, without much success, to keep some mature, measured perspective about Roman Anthony. @chadfinn.bsky.social

I’ve decided to build the 1960 Topps set. I only have 100 or so (the fact that I don’t know is a bad sign?), but I start with Yaz, Mays, Aaron, Clemente, McCovey, Koufax and several other stars. Anyhow if anyone has any doubles they wish to send my way I will reciprocate with other years. #cardsky

Driving up to Seattle with (son) Drew for Mariners-Padres game tonight. He’s driving (great) and blasting Pitbull (also kinda great).

I am making my T-Mobile debut (and likely "swan song") tomorrow evening.

Counterpoint: they play defense like the 1962 Mets which seems like a newish problem and not easily solvable.

Starting the day the Yankees had the best run differential in the AL, so I’m not sympathetic to the “actually, the Yankees just aren’t good” takes. (The Red Sox passed them in run differential today.)

Ironically, I have every Topps set between 1955 and 1992 except this one, even though it’s my birth year and my hero’s first card. 🤷‍♂️

In honor of my childhood hero’s 86th birthday today, last night I purchased his first card (which I have never owned). @sabrbbcards.bsky.social