Revisiting some bad Ohtani takes of the past

Is Ohtani having the greatest game anyone has ever played? I can’t imagine a better one.

Jake Rogers had more WAR as a pitcher this year than Tommy Kahnle did.

AJ Pierzynski must be the only person in the world who thinks this game hasn’t had enough bunting.

Dillon Dingler is the best thing to come from Ohio since Guided by Voices

Lots of people here talking about leaving for Mastadon or Threads and I realized that if everyone cool leaves this place I’ll probably end up on reddit and that is so depressing

The way the ESPN broadcast framed Emanuel Clase being on the restricted list as a positive thing that brought the team together (without mentioning the reason he’s on the restricted list, of course) was fucking wild

The real tip off that MLB isn’t real is the names of some of the players are so obviously just made up. Richard Lovelady? Janson Junk? Chadwick Tromp? Come the fuck on

When you’re in the Northwoods

Whoever labelled the mute button at this gas pump is a hero

Wow I wasn’t expecting the highway rest stop historical marker to bum me out

Haven’t watched much wrestling in months and don’t really know what’s happening currently but I made a dispensary run this morning and have nothing to do all afternoon so may as well 🤼

“God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch on Labor Day is an abomination. Should be “Solidarity Forever”

In some ways Zeke Emmanuel might just be the most ghoulish of the Emmanuel brothers. But at least if he keeps to his word we should be hearing the last from him within the next 8 years 🙌

When I was 14 I saw Johnny Cash. I was also at the Blanche show where Jack White beat up Jason Stollsteimer.

whirlingRoad was an Ann Arbor that I saw play in suburban Detroit a few times when I was in 8th/9th grade. That’s when I fell in love with live music, especially in small venues. “Alright” was the opener on their only full-length album and has been rattling around in my head for more than 30 years.

… a content creator who runs an American Girl Doll-themed pro-DNC meme account

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Getting yelled at by some asshole that lost a bet has become a regular thing for professional athletes. I don’t know why anyone would want to bring that upon children.

Cannot be said enough

The song of the summer is “By the Water” by Rip Van Winkle

when your fantasy baseball team sucks but is also cool

Finishing up #JulydedByVoices with a tune from the GBV-related album I’ve listened to the most this month, which is the one that actually came out this month.

STONE COLD MORON! GET OUT OF MY WAY! #JulydedByVoices

In the aughts, Guided by Voices had so many great songs that this one was relegated to a b-side despite kicking all sorts of ass #JulydedByVoices

Until Please Be Honest came out this was the best Teenage Guitar song #JulydedByVoices

On top of all his other accomplishments, Ichiro is the only actually funny professional baseball player ever

Ichiro is so charming

A song that delivers on the big promise of its title. #JulydedByVoices

Has anyone posted any Cash Rivers and the Sinners for #JulydedByVoices yet?

This song somehow fits perfectly in it’s place on the album despite not really sounding like anything else in GBV’s extensive catalogue #JulydedByVoices

Yes 🤼

The proggiest prog that Bob can prog. #JulydedByVoices

I think a couple other people have posted this one this month but it’s just too good. Anyone who hasn’t listened to the current lineup should check this one out. A top 5 all time Bob song IMO. #JulydedByVoices

A morning radio show I listened to in high school used to interview Ozzy before he did a concert in town and then have a contest where people could win tickets to the concert by listening to an incoherent clip from the interview and just telling them what Ozzy said in the clip. It was so hard.

In which Robert Pollard confronts the frustrations of his chosen field #JulydedByVoices He could change a couple things, he could do it all again It could have been good, the fuck it could have been It's about commerce, baby, not art, my friend You can't even spell the word "business"

What do you mean is this seat taken? Can’t you see I’m riding with a banana and two cigarettes?

This is from when Robert Pollard was channeling R.E.M. before he really discovered his sound but it is a hell of an ear worm #JulydedByVoices

In college some friends and I used to annoy our rich friend by demanding he fund our stupid invention ideas. One of those ideas was a helicopter that teleports that we called a telecopter. Several years later this song came out. I have no idea if Bob had something similar in mind. #JulydedByVoices

Please Be Honest is kind of a controversial album among GBV fans but I love it and this song is great. #JulydedByVoices Flies open They stand apart in clusters Staking the future With histrionic bore

Mirrored Aztec is an underrated GBV album and one of my favorites for sentimental reasons. Today’s #JulydedByVoices track is a classic from that album.

This is probably objectively the best Boston Spaceships song #JulydedByVoices

Oh fuck they’re in this hotel

I’m visiting Boston for a few days so today’s #JulydedByVoices tune is one of my favorite Boston Spaceships songs

I don’t have much to say about today’s #JulydedByVoices pick other than that it kicks fucking ass

Looking for somewhere to stop for dinner while traveling and found a restaurant that could be a Guided by Voices song title

This might be my favorite song from GBV’s classic lineup reunion era. Bob is always great when he’s writing about his love of music. I remember this one being great live at the Wicker Park Green Music Festival in 2014. #JulydedByVoices