This calls for a return trip to the Art Institute. It's been awhile since my last visit anyway.

BASEBALL IMMORTALS. One of the greatest baseball card sets ever? Yup. But it stopped with the class of 1987. Do you want an updated set? This survey has been created to gauge interest of a 1988-to-present day update set. Please fill it out and share with others. #CardSky forms.gle/wExvUeSawFUH...

She's hiding in plain sight, front and center at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony!

"The Dodgers have global appeal, and their impact has the potential to be bigger than baseball — bigger than America — but they chose just the opposite." blackbaseballmixtape.substack.com/p/shunning-l...

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers announced their 2026 coaching staff today. New manager Nick Stanley was the 2024 Carolina League Manager of the Year when he skippered the Carolina Mudcats. www.milb.com/wisconsin/ne... #Brewers

West Michigan Whitecaps welcome former big-league catcher Rene Rivera as new manager www.milb.com/west-michiga...

Lake County Captains announce 2026 coaching staff www.milb.com/lake-county/...

A Ferris wheel inside a ballpark? Minor league owner Dave Heller explains how rides, logos, and trust turned Quad Cities into a destination. Hear the wild “mascot check” story and the rebrand that won fans back. Listen now—what makes a park unforgettable? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The wrong person from Home Alone 2 died.

Looks like my Rumble Ponies package is taking the long way from Binghamton, NY, to Madison, WI. It's currently on the West Coast leg of its nationwide tour.

Has "Alan Smithee" ever won a Razzie Award? If not, I think this might be his year! #Melania

Tucker calls her "Larry," but her friends call her "Chipper."

2017-18 Peoria Chiefs outfielder

Check out this sale! Lots of good, really cheap stuff still available. Woo! 🙂⚾

The NBA has postponed the game between the Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors tonight at Target Center, after federal agents fatally shot a man in south Minneapolis, the league announced.

BERLIN (AP) — A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mail day! Shout out to @spoart.bsky.social for posting a peek of this set earlier this week. I previously didn't know it existed, but knew I needed to make an impulse purchase if I could find it for a decent price.

Someone check on Donald Trump. I think he may have hypothermia. (Graphic from Ch. 3 WISC-TV)

Carlos Beltran played 11 games in the Midwest League (1996 Lansing Lugnuts).

RIP, Wilbur Wood

Wilbur Wood pitched in four Midwest League games (1960 Waterloo Hawks) when he was a Red Sox farmhand.

Wilbur Wood, who became a Chicago White Sox legend thanks to his rubber-armed durability and a baffling knuckleball, died Saturday in Burlington, Mass., the New York Times reported. He was 84.

That's Brisker, baby! #Bears

Before I turned up the volume to listen to this clip (brief singing starts @ 38 sec.), I watched on mute with @played41.bsky.social's version playing in my head.

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers have purchased the Tampa Bay Rays and traded the entire organization to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RHP Paul Skenes

I like to think Ueck is in that great broadcast booth in the sky, cracking jokes about why they won't let him play on the Field of Dreams. #Brewers

Bo Bichette for Mets, no Bichette for Phillies

Leon Day

I'd love to get my hands on a hot pink Ty Cobb card. Mainly because you know that sonuvabitch would be pissed that it even exists.

Thanks to @nightowlcardz.bsky.social for this card of Walt "No Neck" Williams - I've been wanting to add one of his cards to my collection for awhile! Also thank you to @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social for his weekly Sunday cards giveaway thread!

Yahara. Its watershed encompasses five lakes, which are arguably more famous than the river.

Bregman played 29 games in the Midwest League, for the 2015 Quad Cities River Bandits.

How about that!

Pitched in the Midwest League for the 1973 Quincy Cubs

Vogelbach last played in the majors in 2024, for Toronto. In the Midwest League, he was Kane County's first baseman in 2013.

Wife and I watched Sunset Boulevard last night. Neither of us had seen it before, and we didn't know going into it that a key part of the movie is set on New Year's Eve. We enjoyed it. 🎬

First Wordle of 2026 (3/6) 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,656 2/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My second 2/6 in 3 days!

Wordle 1,654 2/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Joe Kelly pitched in the Midwest League in 2010 (Quad Cities River Bandits)

The Savannah Bananas of Chicago? With a familiar face at the helm, the Snowballs will give it a shot www.therecordnorthshore.org/2025/12/18/t... #baseball

Not only did Toronto lose this year's World Series, they apparently lost their 1993 championship, too. Bad year to be the Blue'ns, I guess.

Heater Jim Leyland managed the Clinton Pilots of the Midwest League in 1972, 1973 & 1975. He's probably celebrating his birthday with a smoke somewhere. 🚬🐯

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited about this.

The @wmwhitecaps in 2025: ⚾ 92-39 ⚾ Never lost more than three games in a row ⚾ Best winning percentage (.702) in the minors leagues since 1994. The Whitecaps are our MiLB Team of the Year: buff.ly/rhIftUx

From Elmhurst, IL! @billpearch.bsky.social

Fun fact: Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider, who managed Waterloo in 1967 & 1968, turns 92 on Dec. 23.

Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.

Happy 75th birthday to former big-league slugger Gorman Thomas! In 206 games in the Midwest League, he batted .232 with 39 HR and 122 RBI (split between the 1970 Clinton Pilots and the 1971 Danville Warriors).

Rule 4 is we don't talk about Rules 1-4.