the fact that a Chuck E Cheese wiki exists does not help me personally because I have already built up too much knowledge of this cursed place over time that I have the origin comic bookmarked

whaaaaat do you mean Margo Price is on the new Brandon Flowers track

there's an imperialism joke in this headline somewhere

Don't let bored football fans tell the story of Caitlin Clark's season: defector.com/dont-let-bor...

Went for a trip around the MiLB sites and it did not disappoint.

sorry but I am honestly just fixated on "CANADIAN KETCHUP, MADE WITH CANADIAN TOMATOES" here

I didn't know that the Pope had the power to move Chicago to the high desert

every time the Angels make the news is when I am reminded that there is a real person with the name Molly Jolly

The Angels have dismissed Perry Minasian as general manager. The club hired John Mozeliak as Baseball Operations Consultant and will serve as Interim GM.

The Angels fired Perry Minasian and replaced him with John Mozeliak. Holy cow.

absolute cinema

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AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

protecting my peace means ignoring the main character of the day and instead raising an eyebrow at "Brandon Flowers' new song is exactly what fans expected but maybe not what they want" because the writer doesn't know ball

it's adorable that ticketmaster thinks it needs to send me a notification being like "Brandon Flowers tickets go on sale today!" it must be new here

MLB and the MLBPA met again today with the league proposing new changes to the reserve system and how contracts are structured. the league is also using it as the larger part of its public battle with the union. new Left On Base here ⤵️ leftonbase.beehiiv.com/p/mlb-contin...

but surely a salary cap would help prevent the Mets' runaway spending

MLB also pinned its Instagram post with the same bullet points. but apparently it had to be reposted multiple times, which was pointed out in the comments, where many people commented variations of "eat the rich."

Carly Rae Jepsen the pop god

one thing I will point out about negotiations is that there are still plenty of MLB players who will never make $1m. some of them are up in the big leagues for a cup of coffee. maybe they're just there for a season. a lot of them end up getting non-baseball jobs. all labor means all labor

this is an EXTREMELY important point related to the negotiations. it affects ALL labor, not just on the field

this is not in the story and maybe I should've added it in retrospect, but I had asked Meyer about how even players have noted that a cap limits free markets and if that's a point the union has made to MLB. this was his answer:

MLB and the MLBPA met again today with the league proposing new changes to the reserve system and how contracts are structured. the league is also using it as the larger part of its public battle with the union. new Left On Base here ⤵️ leftonbase.beehiiv.com/p/mlb-contin...

MLB sent out a fact sheet with all the details of its proposal to the MLBPA. this is some of the text of that fact sheet.

Bruce Meyer addressing media right now: "in a cap system, it's a zero sum game."

the MLBPA has released a statement in response to MLB's proposal

Brittany Apgar took to social media to find ways to come up with protective equipment in a journey that was dubbed "protect the nub" ahead of the #WPBL season. I caught up with the centerfielder about this and accessibility. my debut for @theixsports.bsky.social! www.theixsports.com/the-ix-sport...

Brittany Apgar took to social media to find ways to come up with protective equipment in a journey that was dubbed "protect the nub" ahead of the #WPBL season. I caught up with the centerfielder about this and accessibility. my debut for @theixsports.bsky.social! www.theixsports.com/the-ix-sport...

Ahead of the inaugural #WPBL season, @jenramose.online caught up with Brittany Apgar, who found a way to leverage social media and advance the game.

I knew trying to get through for Daisy Chain Fest was gonna be a nightmare but damn

do I want to read the NYT piece on Russini

INBOX: some MLB x #WPBL news

some news coming from the sports gambling partnership side of MLB investors.mgmresorts.com/2026-06-23-M...

I need to start this thread over from the other site, so, here goes: Baseball’s not the fastest sport. It’s not the most athletic sport. But it is, and always will be, the absolute weirdest sport, and you can’t ever take that away from us

this might truly be the most bizarro baseball season

y'know actually for a storied rivalry like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, it makes sense that each team's retired future HOF star have seemed to be trying to one up each other on being absolute morons about pride night

great news y'all turns out the 2026 San Francisco Giants are actually Evil Ted Lasso if it were written and directed by Kirk Cameron

Y'ALL WILL BE SICK OF MY SHIT WHEN THE NEW BRANDON FLOWERS SONG DROPS FRIDAY

I am a labor reporter this is out of my scope

locker room sign that says BELIEFS

great news y'all turns out the 2026 San Francisco Giants are actually Evil Ted Lasso if it were written and directed by Kirk Cameron

ladies gays and theys we've got a chalkboard roster

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okay I am finding out I am not one of the very few SWEU sickos in baseball sky this is honestly fantastic

the Athletics' Shea Langeliers leads AL catchers in All-Star Game voting with 1,414,697, per a press release from MLB

I'm so mad this is "premium members only" I read every damn New Jedi Order book and still have the events of the Yuuzhan Vong War memorized instead using that brain space for something more useful www.hasbropulse.com/product/star...

...Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields is this millennium's Lilith Fair

NEW CARLY RAE JEPSEN ANNOUNCED HAPPY PRIDE DWEEBS

StubHub, called the "Official Direct Issuance Partner of Major League Baseball," and Guggenheim, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...

so I've got some reporting dropping this week on Left On Base and here's a couple new subscription offers, too: - a one time $150/lifetime subscription - a name your price (minimum $7) tier for those who wanna support but can't afford the other tiers (lifetime sub!) leftonbase.beehiiv.com/upgrade