I made some, too. The batters eye needs to be adjusted a bit.

The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ... 1/7 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

It's absurd that local (and even Congressional) candidates don't have robust email newsletters. They're so easy to build and you're WHOLE JOB is to create meaningful connections with your constituents. And yet, so few exist. I don't get it.

Is Radcliffe a Mets fan or does he think this is a Knicks hat?

@electproject.bsky.social You're spreading disinfo by sharing that post by Jen Taub. It's a confidential source report, and the source is believed to be en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles..., a serial liar.

Neil Allen once threw a non-CG shutout

My newsletter helping communicators make sense of AI launched less than three weeks ago -- just hit 500 subscribers. 🎉🎉🎉

My guess is that the Mets start the season with a 6-man rotation, using Myers as a multi-inning RP twice a week to help spare the rest of the pen -- they'll likely not have Holmes, Peterson, Senga, or even Manaea and McLean go 6+ often. The rest of the pen is deep. Could be a very good staff.

The Mets lost Edwin Diaz and somehow have a potentially fantastic bullpen.

No Puerto Rico either

I honestly do not understand how the military could "conquer" Greenland. It's mostly uninhabited -- 56,000 people over an area the size of Mexico -- and those people could be airlifted out to Denmark easily. It's not like Risk where if you have armies there, it's "yours."

The Mets front office is incredibly good at keeping leaks from happening. There were no rumors around any of their four signings this offseason to date.

Now playing 3B

The perfect hat for the moment

I really don't get the Bichette signing even though I really like Bichette. It's effectively a one-year deal, doesn't address LF, and takes a lot of upside out from Baty. Were they just trying to prevent the Phillies from getting him?

Boba Fett? Bo Bichette? Where?

Not really excited for the Mets outfield of Juan Soto, Tyrone Taylor, and Tyrone Taylor tbh

Congrats to Cody Bellinger and his forthcoming 10-year, $6 billion contract.

$240mm/4 years and Tucker can opt out after two years, which he probably will because nothing matters

I never really thought the Mets would end up with Ranger Suarez (and thought he should have gone to Texas obviously) but I'm surprisingly disappointed.

Ok Alexa

Animal Planet needs to give Ozzie Albies his own show

@caitfornewyork.bsky.social Would love to help your campaign with comms -- reach out if interested? (I sent a note to the gen info mailbox w/no reply.)

I'm starting a new newsletter, focused on helping Communications professionals become AI-first. I shared that news on LinkedIn on Monday... and I'm already at 70 subscribers. Haven't even sent an email out yet. I'm shocked at how quick the uptake is. www.thecommsstack.com if you're interested!

Pro-tip: When you're testing an AI prompt and you need an 800 word essay to test against, make sure you ask the AI for an 800 word essay, not an 800 *page* essay.

Trump should offer NY and CA to Denmark for Greenland

This would end NATO and fracture peace throughout the world. Write to our Representative -- today -- asking them to commit to impeaching anyone in the Trump administration who carries forward this action.

"The demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law, you will pay."

The captain of the Sixers should have to wear #76

"We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home while, at the same time, stumbling into a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad." Who said it, and when?

Bobby Bonilla Will Return in Mets: Doomsday

Who do I know here that works in Communications? Reach out if you're willing to help me pressure test an idea.

Yancy Diaz need to be a Met.

If you work in Comms, I could use your help. I'm working on a new email newsletter, helping Comms pros become AI-first. Would love your feedback. I'm not spamming for subscribers, though, so reply/DM if you'd like the link and the background!

Yankee SS Roger Peckinpaugh couldn't hit -- 87 career OPS+, only one season above 105 OPS+ -- but could field beautifully, putting up a career bWAR of 45.5. He even won the 1925 AL MVP despite a 91 OPS+! He never received more than 1.5% in Hall of Fame voting. 👆 This is about Omar Vizquel.

Holy *** the Knicks!

Reupping my once-a-year Picardukah moment

There are four lights! (Plus a shamash.)

Swastikas and nooses aren’t “potentially divisive” - they are symbols of racist and antisemitic hate, violence, and genocide. By no longer classifying them as hate symbols, the federal government is further normalizing violent extremism rather than preventing it.

The Mets: * Traded Brandon Nimmo * Signed Devin Williams * Signed Jorge Polanco * Signed Luke Weaver without a *single* leak or rumor suggesting that was in the works. It's incredibly different than the Wilpon era.

The NBA Cup was fun. I'm biased because the Knicks were in it (and because the won) but it was fun. And Wemby is amazing -- I audibly gasped a few times at his play last night.

The Knicks are the champions of something!

I wrote this yesterday. I'm reposting it for this morning's crowd.

Fun fact: I've written three books about fun facts, also known as "bathroom books" because people tend to read them while on the toilet. www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZSV84S

Every time a leader puts out a statement in reaction to awful news, I look for a phrase like "therefore, I am ____." And it's almost never there.

Every time a leader puts out a statement in reaction to awful news, I look for a phrase like "therefore, I am ____." And it's almost never there.

The New York Knicks are going to the NBA (cup) Finals!

Jorge Polanco playing 1B has Todd Zeile replacing Olerud vibes and I’m okay with that

The Athletic's Top 50 Free Agents so far: * 35 are still unsigned * 8 are staying with their old team * 4 were Mets, signed with a new team. (Rogers isn't top 50, or this would be higher.) * 2 weren't Mets last year and signed with a new non-Mets team * 1 is a new Met That's bonkers!

This is BS, obviouslby. But: if the DOJ decides to pivot to potential *criminal* penalties, Trump's November 7, 2025 pardon probably eliminates any threat of prosecution.