Michael

And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Stupid time change. I should be an hour deep into WiP.

A multi-tiered fountain in an urban park features water jets and sculptures of various dog breeds around its base and upper levels. The fountain is surrounded by paved walkways, benches with people sitting, and green trees. Tall modern glass skyscrapers and older brick buildings rise in the background under a clear blue sky.

During one visit to Toronto in 2024, I stumbled upon arguably one of my favourite fountains ever.
It features 27 dog sculptures each spraying water from its mouth, along with one cat.
This is the story of the dog fountain and the good puppers who surround it.

🧵 1/6

If this remains a tie who gets home-field for the next world series?

Hell yeah!

Feels like it's too late to make cornbread.

I appreciate your white man confidence.

If the game hits 2am Eastern the score is reset to an hour before and everyone has to repeat exactly what they did to preserve the space time continuum, thems the rules

This should be the new Live, Laugh, Love.

Talking to my dog. Laughing like a mad man.

I had my drinking calibrated for 9 innings. I cannot be held responsible for anything I post after the 9th.

If they'd followed me plan we wouldn't be here right now.

I'm hoping walk, walk, triple-play. I need the juice.

Am I really 2 innings behind?

Ten years ago I somewhat famously said the following -

“Canadians are polite but they are not nice. They drink. And they will cut your throat. My God, how do you think they survive on the prairie?”

A-Rod prepares to slap the ball out of Bronson Arroyo’s glove

obviously he didn’t try the same shit there but Bassitt tagging out Rojas on his way to first base gave me flashbacks to one of the great fuckface plays in baseball history

go to hell, A-Rod

I can help here. "And" is a conjunction.

To the men who are still explaining Wonder Woman to me in replies… you don’t quite get us, and that’s OK. We love you anyway.

Both benches return to their respective dugouts, slightly annoyed, but no worse for wear.

"Hey, where's Shohei?", the manager asks. Nobody responds.

Five minutes later, Jack Ryan's phone rings. It's the President. Of Baseball.

I've had 2 labs one ate the leather couch. The other ate a leather recliner. Both destroyed multiple TV remotes. Best dogs ever.

What a cutie! I predict that in 2 years you will need new furniture.

Blue State SNAP Webpages Are Giving The GOP A Taste Of Its Own Medicine These states are telling it like it is.

This is pretty good
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-w...

The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.

Burger Barn. Close but no cigar.

Dammit. Wrong movie. I was thinking of What's Eating Gilbert Grape. My Own Private Idaho is
a completely different movie.

Is that the same chain that was in My Own Private Idaho?

That UNT touchdown run was beautiful.

I mean, they all look alike...

Might as well shut 60 Minutes down. Nobody watching this government propaganda bullshit.

What are we looking at there?