Matt Kitzi

So good. “It used to be a very normal way to make a living. People accepted it. They made movies about it,” killed me.

The SB trailer for the Cliff Booth-focused sequel to Once Upon A Time was so cool. Didn’t even have to name the movie!

Top 10 Favorite for 2025:

10. MobLand
9. Eastern Gate
8. Slow Horses
7. The Studio

6. The White Lotus
5. Task
4. The Chair Company

3. A Thousand Blows
2. The Diplomat

1. Shoresy (S4)

Honorable Mention/First Out:
Death By Lightning
Pluribus
Righteous Gemstones
Running Point

Shows not on the list for 2025:
Too embarrassing: Hunting Wives
Too unbelievable: Mayor of Kingstown
Wait til next season (again): The Bear
Just didn’t watch: The Pitt, Adolescence

For posterity and consistency, and because I watched at least 30 tv series this year, I’m ranking my favorite shows of 2025. These are my favorites, and probably (definitely) not really the “best.” As is tradition, no T. Sheridan show is eligible for my list, but Landman wins that division.

This was so well done (and funny). Bravo!

“Success Eggs.” Pretty funny

Last day of Royals’ season is the worst day. Pretty excited for next year already, though, especially when GMJJP puts together an actual major league OF for 2026.Time to check flights to AZ for Fall Ball.

Including those photos on Seth Lugo with his boys at the press conference table was fantastic! Humanizes the player so well. Great job

His swinging at 2 worse pitches further outside the strike zone than the called strike 3 doesn’t help, though. Kind of asking for it

Or setting up on the bench when facing righties - does Melendez have a reverse split against lefties? Why not use the platoon?

You might consider Shoresy, next. Crass and maybe even initially your kind of stupid, but turns out to be hilarious and to have a lot of heart. Better, more subversive, and more sincere than Ted Lasso (but, also, much more vulgar). Also better sports action scenes.

My 16 yo son was just saying he misses Surprise, even though outside the Royals it’s pretty sparse. We stayed at the Surprise RI for 2 days one ST - dining got old real fast but we did run into Sal Perez in an elevator. And Franmil Reyes made fun of our basketball skills on the hotel court.

Seeing and hearing that 8 second video just made my day

Finally! This baseball season couldn't arrive soon enough, but it's here. I'm so glad I'd even take these old unis that somehow incorporated about 75 different hues of blue.

Welp . . . Go Royals!

Free date/family outing idea for bsky Columbia, MO: upstairs bar at The Kitchen, looking over the ice skating rink, is can’t miss entertainment. The entire operation should be sponsored by Columbia Orthopedic Group. The most common statement overheard tonight “Oooh, are they okay?”

I mean, c’mon, what’s better than Mizzou Basketball when it’s going good?! These guys have some swagger.

+1
Marky Marky style 3:30 am wake up calls with serial side hustling and grinding all-day, every day is also the best path toward a few divorces and kids who are scared of you.

Rest easy, Ueck. From Miller Lite commercials to becoming the best PBP guy around, he meant a lot to this lifelong baseball fanatic.

I agree - but would also trade 5 road wins over Florida for another win over Kansas. Beating KU is just the best.

I know which one means more to the fans (and me), but was the win over KU at home or beating Florida on the road more important for tournament chances?

I really like it when Mizzou basketball is beating top 5 teams all the time!

13-21 on the road against a top 5 team isn’t gonna work too often. Good thing FL has missed 10

Now I have to add “longtime falconer” to my bsky bio, along with “DJ and bumfight promoter” (h/t to your pal @davidjroth.bsky.social)

Changing my bsky profile to "DJ and bumfight promoter"

Frosted Flakes must really speak to an old Ad Agency Man like yourself. “They’re Great!” is an all-time just-mailed-it-in slogan.

My fantasy football team just advanced to the championship by 0.06 points after white-knuckling it while my opponent had Bucky Irving playing. I feel like this is information the bsky world really needs to know.

Heh, I forgot about what a jerk Ron is. Not like Wes “The Bomb” Baumgartner.