"alt, gay, and from new jersey" is actually the rejected tagline from Breakout Year

Part of the writing residency i'm doing asks us to make a zine on any topic to leave behind - so obviously mine is about what to read next after watching Heated Rivalry. @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social

all reporting about juan soto moving to left field should cite him properly as "gold glove finalist juan soto"

we need to treat the wapo the same way as vichy deadspin at this point

this book is gorgeous (the words and the pictures) and makes for an incredible opening day/wbc/pitchers & catchers report gift

They saw the Seahawks win the superbowl and decided Seattle was getting too powerful for a winning mariners season

Carefully watching all the football boys to see if anyone is whispering a room number to their rival

... it's baseball season

drake maye is going to write his college admissions essay about this, I bet

This is a football game for baseball fans

this is what a guardians/brewers world series would be like

Gonna tell my kids this is Heated Rivalry

Yes we're called Orioles fans

A propos of nothing #GoHawks

the thing i'm waiting for with the ai romance novel lady is for another scammer to figure out that purely ai-generated material w no human authorship is generally not considered to be protected by copyright in the US rn, and saving themselves the 45 mins per book by reselling hers

$0.99 ✦ Fire Season by KD Casey Charlie is known for his wicked curveball but he's struggling with social anxiety. Reid is the relief pitcher on the team and is struggling with sobriety. amzn.to/4r0hGfb Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978... Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...

Friday Romance Deals (02/06): A reclusive and grumpy billionaire, baseball players falling in love, a musically talented wallflower & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2026/02/frid...

If your last name ends in a vowel, congrats on being named to Team Italy for the world baseball classic

Guy who doesn’t understand how money works: What if we cut the sports page?

Murray says the Post will be closing the sports department “in its current form.” The paper plans to retain several reporters to join features and cover sports as a “cultural and societal phenomenon,” and will have a few employees on its print sports section.

In case you missed it last week, I wrote about the best wall smushes of 2025.

Had occasion to hype my very favorite company again today so gonna drop a link here too: This is DEAFMETAL. They make hearing aid accessories. Loss prevention AND extreme swag. At this point my hearing aid chain is load-bearing for body euphoria. deafmetalusa.com

Unwritten Rules 🤝 Suárez agreeing to a deal with the Reds Eugenio, do not get back with your sorta toxic ex in Cincinnati

I said I was gonna get myself together enough to make the print version of this and guess what

new: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby's provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out. we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.

Romance for Minnesota: Donate to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund to help the people fighting the horrors right now in Minnesota. You'll win one of the bookish prizes. I'm giving away free audiobooks & a gift card to Tropes & Trifles in Minneapolis. Full details: janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/

🤷 (source: apnews.com/braves-strip...)

My "apologized fir being involved in human trafficking" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

Heated Rivalry spin off

“I’m really mad so thank you for letting me vent. Abolish ICE. We keep us safe.” @seandoolittle.bsky.social and other athletes opened up to us about the DHS murders and the campaign of state terror being waged in Minneapolis and beyond. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

August Lane by Regina Black The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister (just finished)

just saw "enjoys using spreadsheets" in a player bio (not strider).

for every time I think "please read a history book" today I'm gonna donate five bucks somewhere we're at $35 and the day is young

If you work for - MLB - a team front office - a sports data or tech company affected by MLB's new policy I want to hear from you and will be as discreet as you need. DM me or text/call using the Signal app: (646) 481-0859.

just a reminder of the official Baseball Prospectus position on this stuff

(can I make a cringe baseball joke)

one of my favorite reads of the year!!! Go grab this one

pretends to be shocked*

mlb owners seeing everyone getting into heated rivalry and thinking that the reason people love hockey romance is because it features a league with a salary cap

let's play my favorite game (seeing if the book snippet I wrote in my notes app way too late at night makes any kind of sense) (it does)

hello i’m doing an AMA on the mm romance books subreddit 1/25 at 6-8pm est please don’t leave me hanging with no questions www.reddit.com/r/MM_Romance...

gary bettman, watching season 2 of heated rivalry and getting to the commissioner character

just realized that I can, in fact, make tuna melts for dinner

real talk: who's the audience for this? the people who this is intended for aren't reading, are reading inspies, or want books "without politics" not...whatever's going on here *there are no books without politics tbc

Every year, I make my reading goal to read books. Last year I... read books. I was a touch more specific about what I wanted to read (I set a number of small goals for myself in terms of genre, etc.) but here are some books I liked that that I think other people will like too:

hello, we have shipped the 2026 BP Annual to the printer. You can order it from our distributor directly, Bookshop, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble, links to all of which can be found at here:

everyone say, "stop scrolling and write, kd"