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Dr. Meredith Wills

@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social

Astrophysics PhD, Baseball HOF, Baseball Deconstruction Expert, Data Scientist, Official Scorer, Superhero, Knitting Designer. Not necessarily in that order.

6,680 Followers  |  875 Following  |  2,403 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023  |  2.303

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Trump’s gripe about revisions in the jobs report is how he played the 2020 election. Jobs numbers come in after initial report is released. They are added/subtracted from the report. Just like claiming victory on Election Day & complaining when rest of the ballots are counted.

03.08.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1553    πŸ” 322    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 10

It was SO GOOD

03.08.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dolphins in the Potomac River? There are a lot more than you think. Researchers estimate that at least 500-600 dolphins have regularly visited the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay over the past decade.

Sunday morning news that won’t stress you out: dolphins in the Potomac / Chesapeake! 🐬

Want to help science? Contribute dolphin sighting data using the U Maryland app DolphinWatch.

P.S. I want a sticker that says β€œI dream about dorsal fins”

wapo.st/4m1QdHF

03.08.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Members of QAnon claimed that a cabal of pedophiles had infiltrated the highest levels of our government. It turns out they were right.

03.08.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2224    πŸ” 357    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 18
Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright
YouTube video by Timbuk3VEVO Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright

Walk-up music is a different story… 😎

youtu.be/8qrriKcwvlY?...

02.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Closer? Definitely Concrete Blonde.
youtu.be/VbJmWCuMiEM?...

02.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice article!

02.08.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I assume this is a rhetorical question.

02.08.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Moon Mammoths Game #lastweektonight
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Moon Mammoths Game #lastweektonight

I, for one, gladly welcome our new Moon Mammoth overlords… βšΎοΈπŸ¦£πŸŒ™ @lastweektonight.com and @erieseawolves.bsky.social FTW!

youtube.com/shorts/qjafP...

02.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And we're officially at the end of being able to trust the jobs numbers in this country ever again.

01.08.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 20242    πŸ” 5816    πŸ’¬ 2220    πŸ“Œ 621

well this is even funnier now

31.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Cal Raleigh with 42, answering the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, which is apparently "How many dongs can a switch-hitting catcher hit before August?"

01.08.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

and you can add as many links as you want with deck.blue by using the [text](link) syntax without wasting your 300 characters!

31.07.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 531    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6

PSA on links: On Bluesky, there’s no limit to the number of links you can share, and they will receive the same visibility as your other posts πŸ’™

30.07.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 19080    πŸ” 2823    πŸ’¬ 409    πŸ“Œ 304
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A catastrophe economists said might take a while to unfold didn’t happen immediately. Therefore, the economists were wrong.

31.07.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 881    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 8

Burgum still grappling with how cordless telephones work…

31.07.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it too early to call Kamala Harris's non-campaign for governor a resounding failure?

31.07.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

Remote workers are 40% more productive than those same workers in the office. And most of us spend those in-office days on Zoom ANYWAY, talking to people in other offices.

But it makes managers sad that they can't physically see their peasants toiling in the fields, so out you go!

30.07.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 714    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 12
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles WASHINGTONβ€”Despite the president’s sagging approval rating overall, a Gallup Poll released Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump’s support remained overwhelmingly strong among working-class American ped...

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles

29.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8292    πŸ” 1786    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 69

This, but Chinese dumplings.

29.07.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cubs will wear this patch to honor Ryne Sandberg for the rest of the season:

29.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

treating human athletes like racehorses

29.07.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

I’ll admit, it’s a dubious honor being the only(?) person in the world to whom giving baseballs is a fireable offenseβ€¦βšΎοΈβšΎοΈπŸ‘€

(Great 🧡 here from @bwd.bsky.social!) πŸ‘‡

28.07.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

I have a few (only a few!) baseballs from the late 80s. When I’m in a position to finally look at historical data, those are at the top of my list!

28.07.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
from @billshaikin:

Rob Manfred on Sportico Live: "Sports betting is a massive opportunity for fan engagement." 
He said Adam Silver told him to stop talking about pace of game, because baseball's pace of game is perfect for sports betting (meaning wagering between pitches and innings).

from @billshaikin: Rob Manfred on Sportico Live: "Sports betting is a massive opportunity for fan engagement." He said Adam Silver told him to stop talking about pace of game, because baseball's pace of game is perfect for sports betting (meaning wagering between pitches and innings).

back in 2021, Rob Manfred said that Adam Silver discouraged him from discussing pace of play issues because baseball's pace is ideal for the kind of microbets driving the scandals

28.07.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Bryce Harper Opens Negotiations On MLB's Salary Cap Proposal By Telling Rob Manfred To "Get The Fuck Out" | Defector In the current my-truth era everyone is not just permitted but encouraged to pretend they’re right whether or not they actually are. The deranged and deranging downsides of this are obvious and everyw...

Gift link:

28.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

With yet another gambling suspension, I hope MLB (and the rest of us) keep in mind that the motive could very well be more serious than a cash payout…

28.07.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Godammit.

28.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967

It's not quite morbid enough (think: Masochism Tango, Poisoning Pigeons, Irish Ballad, the nuclear trilogy of Wernher von Braun, Who's Next, So Long Mom) or obscure-nerdy enough (Lobachevsky, Alma, Elements) to be *typical* Lehrer, but this is my pick for funniest.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhY...

28.07.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 5

Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

28.07.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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