You know one of those games where the Rockies are down seven runs before the end of the first inning, and you’ve still got eight to go? Yeah, that’s what this meeting feels like.

Safe to say, we are all tired of ice

The Kyle Farnsworth-Iowa mystery might have been just been solved 🕵️‍♂️

The #Rockies are reported to have come to terms with OF Mickey Moniak ($4M), OF Brenton Doyle ($3.1M) and RHP Ryan Feltner ($2.45M), avoiding arbitration.

This is great.

The Pitt returns today, and with it, the question of whether weekly streaming releases are better for TV and for viewers. As someone who binge-watched nine episodes of the season, I have some thoughts. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...

We’re hiring! www.purplerow.com/purple-row-c...

Amid the turmoil, The Athletic conducted an exclusive interview with Venezuelan catcher Jesús Rodríguez, one of the San Francisco Giants’ top prospects. Full story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

That is all.

“120 Minutes,” I have missed you. (This is amazing.)

Spencer Jones: Mr. LinkedIn

Not sure how to summarize this one. Wrote about the podcaster-occupied government invading for content, how the algorithmic internet is governed by the logic of reaction videos, and how it has contributed to a very nihilistic illiterate politics and culture of performance for imagined audiences

And here’s what’s next. Like a lot of red states, we’re going to see what the voters (not just the Freedom Caucus) think about this. (It’s been a while since there was polling on the issue.)

This right here is what happened.

Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

Blucifer for the win.

The Rockies are hiring.

Finally, some good news.

There’s a lot here from @hardingmlb.bsky.social

What’s your favorite MLB stadium? From @alyssastclaire.bsky.social www.thegoodphight.com/philadelphia...

That would be wild.

Art will find you when you need it if you are open to it. A friend gave this to me several years ago, and I felt guilty about not reading it. Turns out, I need it now, not then. I have seen this happen so many times.

No, truly, Zeke Nnaji. I am so sorry for ever doubting you.

Okay, I just spent way too much time on something this simple, but it needed to be done.

A special night for the group

After that game, Altitude, we deserve a specialist-game show.

Spencer Jones' LinkedIn post about that game is gonna be phenomenal

That was terrific. Well done, Nuggets.

Young Nuggets, forgive me for ever doubting you.

It’s been a busy day, so I missed this article, which, I’m sure, will be a relaxing read during the Nuggets-76ers halftime.

Gotta finish my *Mad Men* rewatch.

Okay, this is really interesting.

I’m continuing my *Mad Men* rewatch, and tonight I watched Burt Cooper’s “The Best Things in Life Are Free.” Reader, I cried.

I'm just a fan, standing in front of a No. 1 seed, asking them to make the throwbacks their every week uniform.

Serious fan of these Broncos retro uniforms.

*Brokeback Mountain* identified a building as the Riverton, Wyoming, post office, which was not at all the post office in Riverton (a lovely building much older than the time at which the story is set).

YES!

The Rockies would sign this deal in a minute.

Can Denver sports score a Sunday hat trick? (That would be great.)

I have questions.

Still struggling to come up with a New Year's resolution? Maybe you should resolve to use Becky's annotated spreadsheet/syllabus to get to know Bad Bunny in six weeks!

What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?

So many possibilities. . . .

Zeke Nnaji, forgive me for ever doubting you.

This rules.

Okay, Nuggets, good luck!

Met these two on my walk today.

Since 2026 is here, this is a good time to share the one starter pack I created. It is the official accounts of every #MLB team that is on Bluesky, which is 28 of 30 teams plus the league account. Only the Astros and Cubs have not joined Bluesky and many are not posting here. go.bsky.app/EPuUUoT

Hello, new Bluesky followers. I write for Baseball Prospectus, usually publishing an article every Monday morning. Here's one of the best ones I wrote in 2025: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Hi, BlueSky converts. Probably deserves some updating, but here's a list of baseball analytics nerds if that's up your alley. go.bsky.app/GZjLuxK