MLB in one of its propaganda videos is referencing a CBS Sports roundtable in which every one of us said, no, MLB does not need a salary cap. I guess that's why they screen-capped the headline instead of, you know, quoting from the actual piece.

NEW: Workers say their bosses are becoming obsessed with AI and essentially turning the entire workplace into an exercise in AI psychosis -- making absurd pivots, communicating only in AI slop, and even asking ChatGPT who to fire futurism.com/artificial-i...

I sound like a madman to my coworkers when I try to explain that how those web summaries and other AI "tools" are going to make our information gathering jobs impossible to do in maybe as little as five years. We are eating the seed corn here.

I just realized MISSION IMPOSSIBLE is 30 years old now, and #MissionImpossible was 30 years old when MISSION IMPOSSIBLE came out. That feels important. Anyways, this retrospective review by @outlawvern.bsky.social is a great read: outlawvern.com/2026/05/26/m...

Blog Post: Statcast: 1B Scoops, and more tangotiger.com/index.php/si...

✍️ The 1990s gave us some of the weirdest college football uniforms in history. Before Nike/Adidas took over, Apex One flew too close to the sun. Here's the backstory. "Those were just hella atrocious." Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

NL RUN DIFFERENTIAL Thru 6/28/26 LAD +152 MIL +120 ATL +88 CHC +40 PIT +28 MIA +10 WSH +5 PHI +2 +-+-+-+- STL -8 SD -13 ARI -31 NYM -45 SF -50 CIN -51 COL -89

For all the talk of "is Luis Arraez's skillset valued in today's game, why does a batting champ get a one-year deal," etc., what was lost was that he simply didn't hit very well the last two years -- a 103 OPS+ is fine, nothing more. This year: .324/.360/.447 130 OPS+ That plays in any era.

Nothing you see online these days is organic. Even when it's something that tickles you -- like all this content about World Cup visiting foreigners loving American french fries or whatever -- you still need to keep this in mind.

updated American League run differentials: NYY (+101) TBR (+24) CHW (+18) BOS (+5) SEA (+4) --- DET (-3) CLE (-8) TEX (-8) BAL (-26) MIN (-30) TOR (-33) LAA (-36) HOU (-42) ATH (-54) KCR (-70)

On the base paths lately, the #STLCards have really shown that attention to detail that Oliver Marmol likes to cite. #Marmolytics #LeaderOfMen

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

Algeria fans with a banner thanking the people of Lawrence, Kansas, for their hospitality while they were based there during the group stage. One of this World Cup's positive stories. Photo by FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City.

So, @denverpost.com, you’re just going to abandon the Rockies after Patrick Saunders retired? Hunter Goodman is having an historic season, and you’re going with wire reports? No original content on a Sunday during baseball season? There’s no point in subscribing for this.

‘PV panels significantly lowered indoor temperatures during daytime…maximum reduction of ~2.3 C (4.1F) during critical afternoon heat stress period (14:00–16:00)…modules installed parallel to roof slope, 0.10 m ventilated air gap between panels & roof surface, covered 60% of south-facing roof area’

Alex Burleson Rolling Launch Angle 10 PAs Thru 6/26/26

Willson Contreras has a fascinating postgame media session. About the benches clearing dance, he called it part of the game - but also good for the game. He said the sport and its rivalries need more “saltiness” to avoid being boring.

Bit of a dust up after Contreras walked and got into it with the Yankees. Just milling around.

Taking care of some old friends 🫶

Paul Goldschmidt looked like he was done last year. This year, he's been absolutely fantastic... but the underlying metrics are more than a little confusing. What's going on here? A deep dive --> www.mlb.com/yankees/news...

You either die recruiting Carl Reiner at a sporting event or you live long enough to become Carl Reiner at a sporting event

“apparently, at the chalk talk, I was expected to simply... know things. From my head. Without prompting anything.”

probably a good time to repost this/bookmark it for reposting over the next nine months www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Fulfilling the purpose for which it was built almost 2000 years ago, football fans packed the Roman Theatre of Amman to watch the Jordan v Algeria World Cup match. What a sight. [kottke.org]

If their opening salvos are any indication, principal #STLCards owner Bill DeWitt Jr. & the other #MLB owners are angling to lock out the players and cancel games in 2027.

SP ERA-FIP Thru 6/24/26 May 4.30 ERA 3.32 FIP -0.98 DIFF Liberatore 5.56 ERA 5.27 FIP -0.29 DIFF Leahy 4.24 ERA 4.27 FIP -0.03 DIFF #MLB 4.20 ERA 4.25 FIP +0.05 DIFF Pallante 3.59 ERA 4.09 FIP +0.50 DIFF McGreevy 3.35 ERA 4.42 FIP +1.07 DIFF

As a West Des Moines native who sees at least 3 Caitlin Clark shirts every time he goes to the grocery store, what the heck is this goofball talking about?

"Defying our true talent level and run differential has been fun. There's still a lot of time for the team's performance to even out and reflect our lack of pitching talent. We're hoping to sell to further strengthen the farm system after it happens during the next month." #ChaimSpeak

A lot of catch up the past few weeks as production on balls in play starts to normalize with full season average.

James Ortiz and his "Rocketeer" puppeteers didn't manually operate Rocky the Eridian engineer so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

Sam Raimi didn't strap a Super 8 camera to a 2x4 so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

Are the #STLCards a good fielding team or do they just get more opportunities to run up counting stats because their pitchers can't miss bats?

It's hard for me to overstate how much I loved the Ghostbusters movies growing up. Yes, plural. And I have no idea why they churning out more Ghostbusters stuff.

Kyle Leahy is 29 years old

i put on the dork glasses and still have a neck www.404media.co/snaps-ai-ar-...

Google's YouTube settles with plaintiff ahead of second California trial over social media harm to children, attorneys say reut.rs/4xQ5yBu

What a great gimmick for a pair of posters. Can't wait

Just where—or rather, when—did it originate? Nice story by @hannah-richter.bsky.social for @science.org

I have been critical of Harry Caray's failgreatgrandson getting a job with Cardinals TV because of nepotism but he's a step as a broadcaster from Harry Caray's failgrandson. I especially enjoy the hint of contempt when Brad Thompson tries some of his insufferable buffoonery.

Three of those 64 were free runners in extras, so today is comfortably in front. (I’m not debating the worst rule in sports tonight, just noting that for the *statistics*, modern extra innings should be separated out.)

Just what you want to see an 18 year old doing 🤢 lol at MLB pushing development to these coaches

NEW POD - 2024 redraft; how would we reshuffle the top 10 of this elite class just two years later? - MIA sweeps SFG; Devers says no thanks to pinch-runner - Tigers sweep White Sox! signs of life!!! - Bryce Harper cycle - Schwarber maxing out his Schwarberness - and much more!

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