Cristopher Sánchez in May: 5 GS 39 IP 25 H 0 R 3 BB 45 K 0.00 ERA

it is nice to Feel again also the opposite of nice

lol Sánchez went full Pete Weber after that last strikeout

Any Phillie who does not land themselves in the hospital at least once in preservation of Christopher Sánchez's scoreless streak is simply not a team player and never has been

finally had to Google "Bryce Harper toothpaste" and accidentally clicked on a Barstool link thanks a lot everyone

“My Boo,” the sole single from Miami bass crew Ghost Town DJ’s, was released 30 years ago today. (Strangely, that was a Sunday, but So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri has claimed May 26 is the release date. It was also Lil Jon’s first project as the label’s A&R director.)

tight how the Phillies' starting staff has just stopped giving up runs (Nola doesn't count)

my take here is that the 'Abbey Road' medley should absolutely count for such countdowns — such medleys/two-fers are half the fun of radio — but stations should commit fully and start from "You Never Give Me Your Money" instead of picking up halfway in w/ "Golden Slumbers" (the weaker half imo)

Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me.

it's gonna be a disco country summer: www.dontrocktheinbox.com/put-a-record...

Always a good time to subscribe to / help out Stereogum, but never more than when they are getting bled by some bullshit!

Stephen Colbert talked about what « Jump Up », the Elvis Costello song he just sang on the Late Show finale, meant to him in a 2012 interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh. It’s an interesting choice!

The greatest trick Radiohead ever pulled was convincing the world they were too good to be considered Britpop

The real question: Is this also the same Maria carrying a rifle and dog on her back in Belly's "Slow Dog"? Is Maria actually the great unifying figure of 1993 alt-rock? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnjP...

After hearing both songs probably a combined 300 times in my life, today it dawned on me for the first time that Maria from Nashville in "Round Here" is also the black-haired flamenco dancer ogled by Adam Duritz in "Mr. Jones."

not shocking but streaming audiences certainly like their Yo La Tengo vibey

Wish I could vote for Janet in this considering how much I've been listening to her and how much I do generally like 'All for You.' 'Bleed American' is the best rock album of 2001.

Daryl Morey made plenty of mistakes during his time with the Sixers. One mistake he didn't make? Deciding to max James Harden in 2023. www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...

People will see this and reflexively QT with “me” or “me at the party” or “the mariners with a lead” etc etc. But that’s not true. This is a machine. It is unfeeling, cold, vacant. We can’t compare our humanity to this device. This toaster will never know what it’s like to be the mariners

Watching this 500 times today

hope the Cavs feel embarrassed for making the ECFs and forcing us to see them like this

reading this in Jarvis Cocker spoken-word breakdown voice

I met Kurt Ralske of this band once through a friend and he could not have been less interested in my attempts to engage him about Ultra Vivid Scene. Not in a humble or even an annoyed way; he was in academia by then and just seemed sorta disgusted with that period of his life/'90s rock in general.

Ultra Vivid Scene's "Blood and Thunder": one of the great rock grooves of the '90s. Locks in halfway between "How Soon Is Now?" and "Love Spreads." Over 10 minutes long and I'd happily listen to it for 3x that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU52...

A much-needed point worth heeding that as excited as we can get about Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson, there won't be anything near equality in country until women get to enjoy phone-it-in No. 1s — like, at all — let alone on the consistent scale of their male not-even-counterparts.

If I was ever under investigation for murder, the one thing I would never do is gloat to the brilliant lead detective about the lack of evidence they have to support their objectively unlikely but ultimately credible-sounding theories about why and how I did it. I just wouldn't do that.

boy she is going through a PHASE

solid prompt tweet tbh

Only BBall Paul can save the Pistons now

not to mention that even without streaming and even with the old gatekeepers in place two of the biggest hits of 1992 were still Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"

In more excellent Phillies news, Cristopher Sanchez's Baseball-Reference page finally updated to include last night's dominant performance so now we can all luxuriate in the eye-popping amount of black in his 2026 stat line

When a team sweeps the P00P series that is officially known as a Flush

Skenes would be a great fifth starter on the Phillies though. Maybe even fourth for the postseason if we end up not wanting to overwhelm Painter too early.

The 2026 Phillies are the greatest 23-23 team in baseball history

layne staley and jerry cantrell were the simon and garfunkel of their time

I made this while waiting for Caroline to go on at Kilby. 😀 Happy 60th Janet Jackson and ‘Pet Sounds.’

20 days ago the Phillies were 10 games under and no one was playing well, now they're back at .500 and would have at least five All Stars (Sanchez, Schwarber, Harper, Marsh, Elmo) if the game was next week

Janet Jackson's 60th today and all five of our Vintage Pop Stardom deep dives into her 1986-2001 peak run are out. Listen to them here! They're very fun and slightly educational I think! open.spotify.com/playlist/5iV...

Amazing that Cavs-Pistons is headed to Game Seven tomorrow night whereas the Knicks finished off the Sixers sometime during Katy Perry's 'Witness' era

y'know based on the look of the board I feel like maybe this game isn't really that serious

Ending with Janet Jackson in 2001: Neptunes and Basement Jaxx what-ifs, goateed Chris Kirkpatrick chess, 'Super Smash Bros.' music videos, dreams of 'Janet.' the movie and wayyyy too many clouds in Carly Simon's coffee. This week was fun! Thanks to anyone who listened. megaphone.link/PMC6193947309

all kendrick’s gotta do is release one song with a good beat and title it “tldr”

It's the big long-anticipated drop everyone's talking about today!!

Janet in 1998: swerving into the Free Xone, inventing crying at the club, blowing minds at 'King' magazine, spending millions on videos, causing UK car crashes (?), covering Rod Stewart (!) and maybe making her best album. w/ the one and only @alinaisyou.bsky.social megaphone.link/PMC4903045683

Janet in 1993! On top of the world, wearing all of the flannel, sampling the Supremes (2x!), maybe predicting neo-soul and the Spice Girls (?), topping the charts and the box office and doing it all with her hands behind her head. w/ the legend @stillnaima.bsky.social megaphone.link/PMC5026184654

Favorite "Escapade" moments! (thanks to @shadowtodd.bsky.social for the video)

Janet Jackson on top of the world in 1990! No to prejudice, ignorance and beef rumors, yes to Sly & the Family Stone breaks, awards presented by Hall of Fame NBA point guards, zoot suits and gigantic white semi-circles megaphone.link/PMC1555580666

Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week kicking off in 1986 with 'Control'-era Janet: Paula Abdul, key earrings, GIMME A BEAT, Joe Cola, LAAAATE-LEEEEEEEE and the greatest laugh in pop music history Really proud of this series! Only gonna get more fun from here megaphone.link/PMC9965617759

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