Evan Altman

Evan Altman

@dealtman.bsky.social

Righteous dude, cat dad, kid dad, EIC of a moderately successful Cubs blog. I appreciate booze, brews, shoes, and tattoos. Just trying to escape the crushing weight of existential dread.

2,861 Followers 120 Following 548 Posts Joined Jul 2023
4 months ago
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Not bad for a wood bat against soft toss.

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4 months ago

Also, the woman who did these, and who’s now done 5 for me, is the daughter of the guy who has done more of mine than anyone else. She is recovering from a terrible broken leg and these were her first tattoos in several weeks as she recovers.

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4 months ago

My latest is a negative of the rods and screws from Addison’s surgeries. Ryne’s is for his mother, though it’s more abstract. She grew up a Bulls fan and they say “beef” to each other as a shorthand salutation, plus she like gerber daisies. I suggested the skull because it’s a cooler tattoo image.

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4 months ago

I see tattoos less as being added as they are revealing what’s supposed to be there. Not everyone will agree with that, and that cool. But I love collecting them from different people in different places like passports or photos. Some are just fun, but most have meaning.

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4 months ago
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Probably from the time I was 14 or so, maybe earlier, I wanted tattoos. I was fascinated by them, both the decorative artistry and the taboo. I mean, this was 30+ years ago. I didn’t start collecting them until I was almost 30, but now I’m taking my kids to get them.

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4 months ago
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My Grandpa Mac was awesome, and damn do I miss him.

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4 months ago

I’m a terrible human, but thanks.

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4 months ago
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Haven’t spent much time here lately, but thought y’all would enjoy this video of our friendly feral cat, Shady. We also see Slim and Marshall on occasion, but this buddy loves to come by often for food and scritchers.

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7 months ago
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Remembering Ryno: A Eulogy for My Hero - Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. I find comfort in the truth of those words even though I remain gutted by the fact that my hero just died. We’ve known for some that this eventuality was ...

A few thoughts…

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7 months ago
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7 months ago
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Volume up. You can hear someone say “Finish him!” right before the delivery.

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8 months ago

Something like that. Feels like he gets taller every day.

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8 months ago
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Wu-Tang and RTJ. I swear I’m not a short king, but 5-11 looks short now I guess.

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8 months ago
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Do you have a hat with an octopus holding a tattoo machine? Because I do.

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8 months ago
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A few strikeouts from one of our tournaments.

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8 months ago
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This is pretty impressive to me.

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8 months ago
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8 months ago

Oh, @mikeflanaganfilm.com, you have done it again. The Life of Chuck was beautiful, and I loved it. My only complaint is that some asshole was chopping onions in the theater the whole time.

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9 months ago
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Hey, the pickoff throw got past the first baseman and got into the grass, get that extra base.

Maybe it would have helped them to know the 1B is also a pitcher. Kid was out by 10 feet on the most perfect throw you’ll ever see.

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9 months ago
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That’s a lot of roses

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9 months ago

Kid just tripled and hit the Wu-Tang celly.

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9 months ago
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Already a great day!

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9 months ago

I think it’s 5b

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9 months ago

Not a thing, just do my best to dead-head and trim back the bad parts. Three of the plants came from our first house, it’s been fun seeing everything come together.

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9 months ago

Indeed

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9 months ago
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Roses looking good.

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9 months ago

So did you just set this up to come here and be an asshole? If so, mission accomplished.

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9 months ago
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Home for the next 3 days.

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9 months ago
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Wrigleyville Nation Ep 376 – Evan Altman, Cubs Sweep Sox, PCA Greatness, & More

New podcast episode 376 is out now! @dealtman.bsky.social from @cubsinsider.bsky.social joins us this week. Cubs sweep Sox, PCA greatness, & more. Listen where podcasts are, or watch on YouTube- www.wrigleyvillenation.com/post/podcast...

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9 months ago
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Matt Shaw Promoted for Miami Series - The Cubs are promoting Matt Shaw, deciding they have seen enough to bring the third baseman back to the big leagues. Craig Counsell was coy about the move during his media availability following the s...

LFG, Matt Shaw is back.

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