@WCLBaseball Commissioner; author of Casey Award-winning POWER BALL and other things
Cascadia, Usonia
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what. no. miracle doesn't mean that.
President Trump, referring to first responders: "What happened in Las Vegas, is in many ways a miracle" snpy.tv/2xRo9iU
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With Willie Mays’s passing, his godson is now the Greatest Living Player.
Think about the odds.
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Sally Yates is so much smarter and better-prepared than these idiots, it's practically comical.
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One of #OregonStandoff charges was "possession of firearms in a federal facility." There are hundreds of photos, videos of this. Acquitted.
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Heart’s racing. Just called out bigot at DMV for telling anyone in earshot that Sharia law is coming soon, Notre Dame is going to be a mosque. First time I’ve done anything like that.
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Let's be frank: The elections of Jack Morris, Lee Smith, and (especially) Harold Baines are fully intended by voters to troll everyone who believes in objective analysis. They've lost power everywhere but here, but by God they're gonna use it. Embarrassing to Hall (or should be).
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I think OK BUT I DON’T CARE will be fine title for book about moral collapse of GOP.
Orrin Hatch 2018: I don't care if the President's own DOJ has implicated him in felonies. What is a "crime" anyway?
Orrin Hatch 1999: "crimes of moral turpitude such as perjury and obstruction of justice go to the heart of qualification for public office"
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Not so long ago the @Royals played in two straight World Series. I still maintain that’s one of the weirdest things ever. I mean, objectively.
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Every time I walk by this death trap, still going strong in Deep Blue Portland, I think of @Super70sSports.
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The first version of this was published way back in 1949, in the most mainstream of publications. And yet somehow still necessary...
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Just found some chats I did back in 1999. One fine nugget, on K.C. rookies: "I think Jeremy Giambi's going to be the best hitter among the three prospects, but Carlos Febles will be the best player. Still not sold on Carlos Beltran."
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Here's the problem with capping games at 12 innings. No, not because of "tradition". That's a bullshit reason. It's because extra innings means uncertainty, even chaos. Which are good things, in sport. Everybody wants to make the games LESS uncertain, which seems to me foolish.
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So, here's some news that I offer with great humility (as anyone who knows me will attest, I hope):
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/or, in norm macdonald voice:
Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" arrested for allegedly MURDERING HER HUSBAND.
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Hey, we've got a cover for my new book (out next fall) and I'm pretty damned pleased. Please don't harsh my buzz!
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This triggered a memory of something I'd completely forgotten: After I wrote a run-of-the-mill David Wright is a great player column, years and years ago, he tracked down my phone number and left a message of gratitude on answering machine. First and only time anyone's done that.
I offer a personal anecdote because it's revealing of Wright's classy and genuine nature: when I was let go as part of the Daily News layoffs in July, Wright called to wish me well. Not like he had my number. Had to ask Jay Horwitz for it. Hard to explain how rare that is.
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“Sandy Hook was a hoax” is not a point of view. It’s poison. Alex Jones should rot in hell and Tucker should join him.
Tucker defends Alex Jones: "I know we're supposed to think Alex Jones is way more radical than Bill Maher or Michelle Wolf or Rosie O'Donnell but he's got a point of view and CNN is trying to squelch that point of view."
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I’m beginning to think that Americans are simply incapable of collective action in support of the common good.
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Something's becoming quite clear: NFL people find peaceful protest far, far more terrible than domestic violence. For what that's worth.
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This is it. This is the card.
(oh, and extra credit to whoever knows what you're seeing here - aside from this matchup - that you'll never see on a Topps card from an actual MLB game)
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I think my favorite thing about baseball cards is you don’t gotta be rich. This is my favorite card from one of my favorite sets and it cost me a dollar. @SABRbbcards
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Like the show, don't like the show. Think Seth McFarlane's a genius, don't think Seth McFarlane's a genius. But this is EXACTLY what satire is supposed to do, and we need a LOT more of it now.
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I'm not a good enough person to feel sorry for this person. I do feel sorry for his family, which I guess is something in my favor?
Hunter trampled to death by elephant he was trying to kill nyp.st/2uWAaR0
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But what would happen to Rex Tillerson's kids' inheritance?
Huge new Finnish study finds planet could run on 100% renewable energy by 2050 and for less money than we pay now.
Or, we could burn up the earth
ecowatch.com/100-renewable-e…
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I'm not crying. You're crying.
This is Maggie. Playing in the snow was her favorite thing in the world, and she got to do it one final time thanks to @SLCOParksandRec. Their staff shaved extra ice, loaded it into bins, and gave it to her family, making Maggie’s last day very very special. 14/10 for all ❤️
ALT screenshot of a FB post from maggie’s human’s asking if anyone has a spare shaved ice machine. it says maggie is dying of cancer and they want her to roll around in the snow one more time before she passes
ALT a big pile of snow outside the parks and rec office with a sign that says “maggie’s snow”
ALT maggie lying in the snow in her backyard with her humans
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Has anyone recently talked to the @SInow editor who ordered up this cover three years ago? If not, stat!
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I was just thinking about this today. Most of us can get along just fine, when not told by our “leaders” to hate each other.
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I don't actually have any interest in costing MLB any money. Nothing I might do will affect their bottom line even one tiny iota. But I do think it's fair to call out hypocrisy like this. I mean, how DO you celebrate Jackie Robinson Day AND materially support such candidates?
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Tomorrow I am canceling my MLB.tv subscription.
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Most bands/singer-songwriters, you get a new record and it's 36-42 minutes and you're thrilled if half the songs are bangers. @JasonIsbell's new one is 60 minutes and IT'S ALL FANTASTIC. This is what separates him from essentially everyone else out there right now.
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One of the ugliest things Major League Baseball has done in recent decades is turn Memorial Day into a celebration of war.
All 30 #MLB teams will be wearing green & camouflage today, tomorrow, and Monday.
Details & pics here: news.sportslogos.net/2017/05…
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For anyone who doesn't know, heaven is a summer baseball game in the Pacific Northwest.
We are thrilled to introduce @robneyer as the new commissioner of the West Coast League. See the full release about the former ESPN and Fox Sports journalist joining the WCL. westcoastleague.com/news/?ar…
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This kid turned 6 the other day. I am tremendously lucky to be her father. At the moment, the absolute paragon of achievement for me is when I try to say something clever and she says, "Good one."
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Construction of the Empire State Building lasted for 14 months.
Renovation and expansion of the (small) library near my home is scheduled for 18 months, with library closed for all 18 months.
I think maybe we’ve lost our way a little. As a civil society.
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I used to respect you. Often disagreed but respected and admired your ability to make rational arguments. Even patterned my blogging after yours.
No more. No serious person with a good heart could possibly use this terminology.
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As I try to create a reasonably uncluttered work space, I am faced with things like this (and this is hardly all of them)
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One of the signature failures of our culture (and yes there are many) is that someone has to actually point this out:
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Jokes fail me, so I’ll let you guys handle that. I’m just flabbergasted and (of course) honored. Never expected this. All thanks to SABR.
#SABR Henry Chadwick Award honors baseball’s great researchers, historians, statisticians, annalists, and archivists. Here are the 2019 recipients: sabr.org/latest/sabr-announc…
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There is no better story. Baseball should probably retire now.
Carl Yastrzemski threw the first pitch tonight at Fenway Park to his grandson, Mike Yastrzemski ❤️
(via @MLB)
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My hero
When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!
I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And - given the right circumstances- being different is a superpower.
#aspiepower
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God’s work:
Harold Reynolds is pushing for a “Field of Dreams”-style game at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ, per @FOS
Hinchliffe is one of the last remaining Negro League ballparks & is undergoing a $94M renovation project.
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The other day I posted pic of all my giant old baseball encyclopedias. Here are the old annual guides and some of the Registers. Obviously @baseball_ref has left huge swathes of this pointless. But I love them!
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We took that turn when 63 million Americans voted for someone with zero demonstrated integrity. nitter.app/JasperAvi/status/86206…
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This is actually a good thing. Ingraham is speaking for many millions of Americans, and it's actually quite heartening that Dr. Fauci is allowed on the network.
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It's very clear that some folks recently got some strongly worded memos.
SEAN HANNITY: "Please take Covid seriously. I can't say it enough. Enough people have died. We don't need any more death. Research like crazy. Talk to your doctor... I believe in science. I believe in the science of vaccination."
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For a long time I've wanted to collaborate with a fascinating baseball person on a book. For a long time I've also wanted to publish with @UnivNebPress, who consistently do incredible work. Well, now I'm doing both those things! With longtime MLB umpire Dale Scott! April 2022!
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What’s wrong with old one?
A visit to Kansas City from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred didn't really make a lot of news, but he did reiterate his support for a new Royals ballpark--no matter where it is located. #MLB #sportsbiz #baseballbiz ballparkdigest.com/2023/08/1…
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But seriously, I am thrilled and honored and all the rest. So lucky to be associated with such a wonderful enterprise. Gonna be a great summer!
We are thrilled to introduce @robneyer as the new commissioner of the West Coast League. See the full release about the former ESPN and Fox Sports journalist joining the WCL. westcoastleague.com/news/?ar…
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Can we agree that Chris Young vs. Bartolo Colon is why baseball is BY FAR the greatest of all sports? Seriously. #Royals #Mets #WorldSeries
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Sir, may I humbly offer this link for those interested in supporting indie bookstores? indiebound.org/book/97800623…
So...
Copies of #IllBeGoneInTheDark are TEMPORARILY out of stock at @amazon. They are re-stocking NOW. In the meantime, copies are at @BNBuzz or your local indie bookstore! Thank you all for supporting this extraordinary book!
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Such stupid framing. How much money did highways make last year? What about airports?
The U.S. Postal Service is in the midst of a 10-year plan aimed at erasing losses and eventually turning a profit. But in its last fiscal year, the agency reported a loss of $6.5 billion, a major step backward. cbsn.ws/3sxTat0
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If I might be so bold ... Wouldn't it be appropriate to rename Yawkey Way after first black Red Sox player? Green Way? Pumpsie Place?
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This showed up yesterday, and just a minute ago I sent off the very last batch of corrections for the real book. Feels good.
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just remembered all those Jill Stein voters who said there's no difference between the big political parties
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I’ve been fascinated by the Negro Leagus for as long as I can remember, and I treasure the time I spent with Buck O’Neil. Hat’s off for 💯 #TipYourCap2020
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Oddly, by some measures the Houston Astros had the #1 offense ever, just last year. What's in the swamp water down there...
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"I should not have said that I hate Democrats and will rule against them every single time. Even though I do hate them, and will rule against them every single time."
Kavanaugh: “I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been. I might have been too emotional at times. I know that my tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said,” saying he was there as a husband, son and dad wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-ind…
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This sequence is incredible.
Ted Simmons did not mess around at the plate… or behind the plate. Congrats, Hall of Famer! #stlcards
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imagine what you have to do to get pulled off the air by fox news
Fox News pulls Judge Napolitano off the air indefinitely over his Trump wiretap claims lat.ms/2nXH0Cy
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Banning/limiting shifts is what you do when you're afraid/powerless to do anything that really matters. nitter.app/martinonyc/status/1006…
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Hey that was fun. I didn't think at all about the fascist totalitarian oligarch running for LEADER OF FREE WORLD for at least 30 minutes.
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It’s a better song.
“Tulsa Athletic [soccer club] announced today that the club would no longer play the National Anthem before matches, and instead play Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land is Your Land’ at all home matches.” protagonistsoccer.com/featur…
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You wanna see the banal face of Evil? It’s right here.
Matt Gaetz derails #HR8 hearing claiming the real problem is illegal immigrants and a border wall will fix it. Parents of killed Parkland students become understandably upset. @RepMattGaetz then wags his finger and demands they be removed. DISGRACEFUL.
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It was never about: protecting Americans. It was always about: pandering to Americans' worst impulses, prejudices.
Ouch. Trump's own DHS shot down his #MuslimBan. This should be good evidence when they end up back in court. apnews.com/39f1f8e4ceed4a30a…
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We're an immensely wealthy nation and could easily provide good care for our most vulnerable citizens. We choose not to. Which is shameful.
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There are refrigerators that make your shopping list for you. Also, we can't "afford" to take care of poor children. Happy 4th!
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