October is LGBTQ+ History Month. Learn more about some of my baseball and softball heroes by finding these books in a library near you: search.worldcat.org/lists/0a3b51... #ReadBaseball #LoveYourLibrary #BaseballisforEveryone ⚾🏳️‍🌈🥎

Imagine dominating your opponents the first two weeks of the season…then looking at that and going, “That didn’t work, let’s play to not lose every week.” I usually don’t do this, but I think Matt LaFleuer should’ve fired. The @greenbaypackers.bsky.social are truly embarrassing right now.

@heavyjstudios.bsky.social (Ron Howard voiceover) But in fact, they were done.

You know what…bring on robo-umps. This Brewers v Cubs game is a joke. A very unfunny joke. Like a 12 year old telling The Aristocrats. Like a 5 year old telling you a knock knock joke they just made up.

Pulled out the acrylics for my daughter and she had a bunch of paint left over so I made a Satch portrait. #acrylicpainting #portrait #SatchelPaige #liquitex

Shame on me for believing in the Packers. I knew better, and I fell for it anyway. Two games to lure us in, and now a season of mediocrity and disappointment. Terrible coaching. Terrible QB play. They’re bad. And they should feel bad.

On this day in 1935, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson was born in Ridgeway, SC. The first woman to pitch in the Negro Leagues, she learned her curveball from Satchel Paige. Here’s a color study of her with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1954. Man, I wish there were more images of Mamie out there.

Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.

Am thinking this Topps Project 70 Dusty Baker counts toward my Glenn Burke collection. #CardSky @louolsen.bsky.social @amaraniss.bsky.social

We were going to do another big marketing stunt for THE TOXIC AVENGER UNRATED. Instead, Toxie, whose life was upended by crushing medical bills, has joined forces with Undue Medical Debt to erase at least $5 million in un-payable medical debt for those who need it most. Learn more:

What a great time to remind everyone that @played41.bsky.social and I (with Artistic Integrity Records) have re-released her 1978 debut album "Nancy Faust At The Game" digitally and on CD! It's available here, either autographed or unsigned: artisticintegrityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/air-04...

Happy 815 Day! It's a great day to visit the wbht.org and find your favorite women's baseball sites in Rockford and throughout the 815! #815Day #GoRockford #WBHT

I teamed up with SABR member and 1959 Topps author Phil Coffin on this one. www.si.com/collectibles...

Being a @milwaukeebrewers.bsky.social fan is pointless. A pointless excercise in futility. Can’t wait for that first round playoff exit…again… And for the 56th consecutive season, going home empty handed. I hate this organization. HATE. And I’ve loved them my whole life. But today, pure hatred.

Chuck Mangione and Dock Ellis celebrate opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1977.

I love when my team is the best in baseball, won 11 in a row, but the MLB Network spends 15 minutes at the top telling me which Blue Jays players connect to Canadian cuisine. Baseball media is just troublesome for me…sorry to all of my friends who are apart of it, but Bo Bichette is not sushi pizza

This is gonna be SO rad. Stoked for everyone involved here, including Nancy, Dan and myself (because I get to own one). Pick one up, yo!!! artisticintegrityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/air-04...

My tribute to Dave Parker, an icon who had as much charisma and swagger as any player of his era, and who late in life while battling Parkinson’s frankly addressed the mistakes he made during his career. Sadly, he passed away less than a month before his induction into the Hall of Fame

Congrats to @heavyjstudios.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Doug Pappas Award for the best oral research presentation at #SABR53. Watch our calendar for a chance to see “The ‘Savior’ Does Not Answer Letters: Dave Hoskins and the Uneven, Unheralded, and Unfinished Integration of the Texas League.”

Rest in Peace, Cobra. 🐍

A fun read and follow.

This is just one of (many, many) stories in our new SABR Black Sox Scandal newsletter — out today! — including a "follow the money" analysis by Bill Lamb, an interview with Marcus Giamatti on the commissioner’s decision, and a fixed game in St. Louis by Bruce Allardice. sabr.org/research/bla...

Four. Straight. Years. Your 2025 Heartland Division Champs 🏆 Catch the recap from last night — and let’s close out the regular season together on Saturday 🔥 #BrighterTogether

The IWBC Library fundraiser will be open for another week. All donations received will go toward the continued maintenance of IWBC's collection, including rare books such as Mary Pratt's A Peach of a Game. Donate directly at www.iwbc.org/donate/ Thank you and #ReadBaseball!

I’m a very proud owner this morning. Proud of the organization, proud of the team, and proud of the fan base. Now let’s bring home the ultimate prize!!! @mnaurorafc.bsky.social

Check out some of our favorite reading lists, for today and every day. #ReadBaseball #Juneteenth #WomeninBaseball

APs are out! Licensors are pleased! It’s all happening! Officially going on sale Monday morning, July 7th, for only *one* week, then gone forever. Stay tuned for updates, or sign up for more info! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Gameday. Under the lights. Celebrating women who light the way 💫 ⭐️: Women of Inspiration Night presented by nVent 🆚: Sioux Falls City FC 📍: TCO Stadium 🎟️: mnaurora.com/club/tickets/

It’s June 3rd and Aaron Judge is batting .391 That’s it. That’s the post. Wow, what a hitter.

To our LGBTQIA+ community: We see you. We support you. We celebrate you—today and always. 🏳️‍🌈

Everyday is Pride Day at Aurora. At Aurora, we believe Pride isn’t just a month—it’s a movement we stand behind every single day. Inclusivity means action: We uphold the right for all people to live without hatred, violence, or discrimination by prioritizing equality in every decision we make.

It’s happening!! Wanna get notified when it goes live? Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📸: Martin Czajkowski

Any fellow owners going to the @mnaurorafc.bsky.social game in Racine tonight? @ashleyfitzsimmons.bsky.social and I will be there!!! Pictures of us scarfed up to come!!! Very excited to be going to our first match as owners!!!

May’s Sticker Club is here ⤵️ ⚾️ @baseballbydesign.bsky.social ⚾️ South Austin Parakeets ⚾️ Tulsa City Jesters ⚾️ Sandlot Revolution + a special bonus from our friends at @midwestboxbreaks.bsky.social JOIN ➡️ Oldfortbaseballco.com/stickerclub

King Kong, Redid one of the original movie posters to make the focus more about Fay Wray. She is THE star you associate with this film. Fun to remix Denzel Washington from Training Day. "King Kong ain't got shit on me!" with Game Weird but fun, but so am I, so I guess it's appropriate. #cardsky

The full Midnight Collection is officially live! ❣️ If a jersey isn’t your style, you can get the Midnight design in this complimenting Official League hat and in a scarf or t-shirt. Shop now: shops.mnaurora.com/collections/...

Do what Marq says. Win cool loot! 💥

With THE DIAMOND KING coming THIS Friday, let's celebrate with a giveaway. We created a boxed set of 35 cards featuring Dick Perez's work. It comes in a box signed by Dick and a bonus card signed by narrator John Ortiz. Tag a friend to enter. I'll announce a winner Friday! vimeo.com/1077260499/3...

No matter what any record book or anything says, there will al be a mystique and greatness quality whenever I think about Roger Maris. Maybe it's the era, or the story- but whatever it is, he will always be a cool part of baseball history. #cardsky @sabrbbcards.bsky.social

Eleanor Engle, first woman to sign a contract with an affiliated professional baseball team 6/52. Her contract was voided and commissioners of both minor leagues & major leagues said any other teams that signed a female baseball player would be severely punished. #cardsky @sabrbbcards.bsky.social

In case you’re wondering what the top Glenn Burke collection on TCDB looks like… As a kid, all my friends and I would have killed to be professional baseball players. Here’s someone who got there and realized it was even more important to be himself. A shame he had to choose.

Jean Faut is the only professional pitcher to toss two perfect games – part of an incredible four no-hitters she authored for the South Bend Blue Sox. #WomensHistoryMonth » youtu.be/LAz4D1rq6Ro

In honor of Maybelle Blair's book launch, I've updated my AAGPBL reading list at WorldCat. Find these books in a library near you and be sure to buy All The Way: The Life of Baseball Trailblazer Maybelle Blair! #WomensHistoryMonth #ReadBaseball #SearchWorldCat search.worldcat.org/lists/ffb06d...

A story about Jackie Robinson and Bobby Bragan that Buck O’Neil told me years ago. Free for everybody.

Just made a donation to the @iwbc4me.bsky.social. Anybody wanna join me?

Recently updated, here's another reading list on women in sports for Women's History Month. Find all of these in a library near you: search.worldcat.org/lists/fe72a1... #WomensHistoryMonth #LoveYourLibrary #EveryoneWatchesWomensSports #SearchWorldCat

Check it out @louolsen.bsky.social - I had to find a better shot, but that's definitely a version of the Gabe Kaplan "Fast Break" movie poster on the Bill Simmons podcast!

Power battery: Olive Little hurled the first no-hitter in AAGPBL history. Dottie Green caught through the 1947 season and later became the Peaches' chaperone. #WomensHistoryMonth #ALOTO #RockfordPeaches