I think it was physically impossible for anyone to write an article about him during his playing days without calling him "Hard Hittin' Mark Whiten" at least once.

What a damn move by a defensewoman!

"So, you work with mathematicians and engineers" story: At lunch today, I mentioned to work friends that I've given up desserts for Lent. It immediately dissolved into what qualified as desserts- Pop Tarts and muffins were the foci. So, are all, none, or some flavors desserts? If some, which?

"Every other day is the Feast of St. Somebody, today is the Fast of 'You Got a Little Schmutz There'"

Columbus, trying to become more ACC?

This is great for women's hockey. I remember the noise about how baseball and softball were "noncompetitive" as part of the rain they were dropped, though... #grudgeheld

Lemon's friend texted her a picture from their Galentine's Day 2011 party. Lemon showed it to me and said, "look how hot I was." Woman, I am aware of how hot you've always been, believe me

Our first date was dinner at Kool Beanz Cafe. We met at a party we were both dragged to by other friends, in a garage, watching one of the house's residents failing to get with a freshman at the beer pong table. Neither of us was particularly looking for anything serious, naturally.

Local pizza spot is taunting @actioncookbook.com.

As a manager, I would ban my others from challenging a pitch. Catchers or hitters only. Pitchers, while on the mound, are (within a rounding error) all dumbasses

Hey @actioncookbook.com - you sure you're not involved with this account?

Not at all related to the story and incredibly minor in the scheme of things, but holy shit will I be glad when these fucknuts are finally out of power, simply for name reasons.

PFP (either "Pitchers Fielding Practice" or "Pitchers Fielding Positions," depending on who you ask) AKA, the thing I'm most likely to bitch about in July, when some idiot pitcher looks like a dog stuck in a T-shirt after fielding a two-hopper.

Every team that has played in the AL Central has finished last at least once, except for Cleveland. Last Place finishes: Milwaukee 1 (of 4) Chicago 3 (of 32) Detroit 8 (of 28) Minnesota 8 (of 32) Kansas City 12 (of 32)

I mean, this guy couldn't do enough to get a shot at FG with ND the last two years(23/39 on FG). I don't think he's likely to beat out the other two guys coming in, and I would suggest that he's made a poor decision about his post-college future, unless there's a particular degree he's looking at.

He got the nickname "Pronk" because Bill Selby kept hearing people call him both "The Project" and "The Donkey" in spring training in 2003, and started calling him "Pronkey," "Pronk," etc. For a while, Cleveland named the RF 2nd deck "Pronkville"

I appreciate the words, certainly. But I grew up with and still believe "facta non verba"

Yeah, the last time my team won the World Series was almost 8 years before my father was born (he's a summer birthday). Or, to put it another way for NYY fans:

This is singling out @notarizona.bsky.social unfairly, and I will not stand for it. (image, not comment)

Found an artist whose work I like, and who I'd want to commission to work on something for the wall in our house I've been trying to fill. Gonna have to show her work to Lemon. And maybe convince DocNemer to road trip with me to pick it up, as her studio is in Ann Arbor.

MLB does not need a salary cap. That said, this is an incomplete comparison, because MLB's postseason is widely acknowledged to be more random than others. MLB teams have an average playoff drought of 2.17 years, with 2 teams >10 years and 4 teams >5 years. NFL is 1.96, 1 >10 yrs, and 2 >5 yrs.

Me, a week ago: "I don't know any Bad Bunny songs, this should be fun." Me, tonight: "Holy shit, I've actually heard 10-15 seconds of all these songs as walk-up music"

Went to a celebration of life for the dad of one of my oldest friends today. Ran into a guy I play softball with that I met two years ago. Turns out, the guy and my buddy's dad worked together in Nashville more than thirty years ago. Funny how the world spins close sometimes

Story time, from the "Boy, BSP really is THAT nerdy" category. Setting: Indistinguishable Work Cubicle, mid-afternoon, Friday 2/6/25 One of our New Product Development engineers stops by with some math questions, notices my newest tattoo(visible in profile pic), and asks if it is new. (1/4)

Nobody has said Rizzo the Rat as Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, and I think that's a shame

Yes, friends, I have already been made aware of this! He is a beautiful, friendly-looking pieróg

Ahhhh, yes, that's the stuff. Responding to an email of "is this a hard no?" with several paragraphs. P1: "Being intellectually honest, we can't because...." P2: "Systematically, we can't because..." P3: "Financially, we can't because..." If the easy answer doesn't work for you, you get it all.

The moment they do this, they're automatically excommunicated, the Pope doesn't have to say anything. It won't be a schism in any real sense, because these (borderline) sedevacantists are a tiny minority. They'll end up like the Palmarian Catholic Church, who none of you have heard of.

When Your Sun Shines in My Eyes, I Make an Ugly Face (by Red Wanting Blue)

Physical labor can be mentally cleansing. And now my really good friend's father's house is empty.

Picking no more than one per department: HIST 230: History of the Reformation, 1500-1648 MATH 230: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry RLST 225: Jesus and the Gospels PHIL 105: Introduction to Logic PHSD 170: Sports Medicine and Wellness

I had an interview with Chris Correa in 2011/2012, when I was closest to getting into working in baseball. At that time, an analytics entry role paid less than a first-year HS math teacher.

One knife, period. Jelly first, lick it clean, then the peanut butter. (My wife and I have different tastes in PB, so we each have our own jar)

So, he'll probably catch Averill in Total Bases in 2026, Thome in HR and Averill R and RBI in two seasons, and Speaker in 2B in 2 or 3 seasons. 165 stolen bases to catch Lofton is an average of 23.6 per year over the next seven seasons, which is not out of the realm of possibility.

If he wins, Elliot Forhan would likely join the "Noted Kenyon Alumni" list in my brain (he was a year behind me)

Hey @nikolaidenmark.bsky.social and @andrew.mcguiregis.com - Twins trading AWAY a bullpen guy in the offseason? Hoo boy are they uninterested in winning this year at all.

This man literally(1) has the Dayton logo tattooed on his body. If you can't get him to watch, hooo boy

To pull this into a different thread, as it is only tangentially related - the local German hunting/singing club claims the oldest Oktoberfest in the US germaniacolumbus.org/oktoberfest

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Hillbilly Deluxe Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room

A Billy Birthday? Huzzah! @billygomila.bsky.social

Older pup: (Not named for this character, but her nickname matches his name; his namesake is not really in a gif)

Speaking of disingenuous phrasing, holy crap this. The Brewers didn't trade him away because they want to save $8 million in 2026; they traded him away because they want to try to continue to compete/win for 2026-2031, and they weren't going to be able to re-sign him after the season.

Got a response from a comms person. I disagreed with what they shared, but did so respectfully. Included in that disagreement was tying together quotes from Pearl S. Buck and Mobb Deep. I resisted gilding the lily by pointing out that AI couldn't connect those quotes.

I do not blame the Dodgers for utilizing their advantages to the full extent of the system. I do make mention, however, that they're playing "Minors" difficulty, while other teams are on "Legend." The other teams should force an even playing field. (Also, the revenue difference is like $500 mill)

Congratulations, Indiana and Indiana fans. I hope you've all taken tomorrow off of work- when the Guardians finally manage a World Series title, I'll be taking several days to celebrate. I only hope my dad is still alive to see it.

No salary cap. 100% of all broadcast, ticket, merch, and concessions revenue split evenly among the teams; salary floor. But when one team has $650 million more come in than another playoff team, don't bitch at me for the team I root for "not spending" - they're trying to win the only way they can

Lemon went to friends to watch all three LoTR movies, extended cut, in a marathon this morning. I cleaned out the fridge and pantry; cleaned up the dining room and TV room; bought a portable tire inflater and filled up my car's tires. Hard to say who had more fun today.

Bill Selby. m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOdL... July 14, 2002

The entire movie: Napoleon Dynamite. "It is so funny!" "Oh, you gotta be drinking/drunk/high" None of those are true. The first 45 minutes: The Sound of Music. Thanks, grade school music teacher on the last day of class every year