The Light Bat broke down the MVP to determine which cities have the most hate in their heart (SPOILER: It's the Texan ones). open.substack.com/pub/thelight...

The current era of the Mariners is, genuinely, pretty fun for the most part. But I will always wonder what path the franchise would have gone down from 2016-2020 or so had No Moves won out earlier and Jerry hadn't been allowed to transact.

RIP to everyone killed by the gods for their hubris but im different. and better. maybe even better than the gods dot edu

trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app

Oh well time to drown my sorrows in New York Jets football

While you while away your time waiting to get mad at those in the pocket of (literally) BIG YANKEE here's today's Light Bat on some of the challenges facing the Seattle Mariners' offseason. thelightbat.substack.com/p/11325-mari...

The Mariners face some significant challenges headed into the offseason, and The Light Bat Newsletter contained herein lists a collection of them. open.substack.com/pub/thelight...

The Mariners offseason is so weirdly set up. It's almost impossible for them to do so poorly they don't come into 2026 a strong favorite to return to the playoffs. They're also a few bold/successful signings from building the prohibitive AL favorite.

Sometimes you run across an old quote that stops you cold. From a Jayson Stark article in January 2000:

Insanely jealous take me back plz

"Perhaps our identities are just sunk costs, and we’re bound by pride to keep being more ourselves with each passing day." --Patrick Dubuque

this is an easy way to tell seattle voters made the right call

Boltman solemnly reflects on his place within the cosmos.

Not giving Dan Wilson - a man utterly unqualified for his job who is quite bad at it - an award feels very counter to the entire American ethos of the moment.

Rest easy now, Andy. We have the watch. And we’ll see you in Valhalla

Jage spends thousands of words and countless hours contorting and flaying his body and mind to enter the Dipoto Dimension, the least you can do is give him a click.

You, a simpleton: this is the greatest football game ever

Dude @30acrefortress.bsky.social happy birthday my man I hope you have the best day xoxo

Thrilled for Brendan and thrilled for us that we get to read Brendan. It's time for the public sphere to take all the great writers back, pillage MLB until there's nothing left but empty suits

Well if it isn’t just the best news. @bgawlowski.bsky.social is a gem, Fangraphs is better for having him, and now I can mock him in public again.

None of this is my fault, don’t doom in my mentions, don’t be a bitch, kick the shit out of everyone in our way until you see daylight, hope this helps

I think the Seahawks are the best team in the NFL, which is odd.

Some are referring to leading Wisconsin passer Sean West as their kicker, as he's listed. But he's been playing punter, only recently joining their two-punter rotation while also running for 20 yards against Ohio State. One of Wisconsin's two punters is their entire offense. Best team in the world

Anytime you can run 4,675 consecutive pass plays inside your own 20 you simply have to do it.

Weekend plug for The Light Bat’s return. The Mariners have a big opportunity ahead of them. After 2022 they squandered an even bigger one. It’s on them to read the room and avoid repeating history. thelightbat.substack.com/p/11625-we-a...

Great thread from my guy who is simply the best there is

Me, looking a Munetaka Murakami running ~30% K-rate in the NPB: "Well that should go down in MLB I suppose"

For consideration: 1B - Dom Canzone 2B - Leo Rivas SS - JP Crawford 3B - Jorge Polanco

ICYMI The Light Bat returned from hiatus with a simple, direct statement regarding this offseason: Don’t screw it up this time. thelightbat.substack.com/p/11625-we-a...

OK, look. Some folks think I write for a "salary." That I do it to "feed my children." But that's a lie. The real reason I write is for you. Why else would I look at pictures of knee surgery, or compare line items on the Cincinnati Reds' budget, or think about Leody Taveras at all? It's FOR YOU.

he was just going to get the car to pull it around and pop the tailgate out of habit

The 2025 Light Bat Free Agency Purview (proudly brought to you by Woke 2) is now available. open.substack.com/pub/thelight...

After a brief hiatus, The Light Bat will resume operation later this AM.

All my memes are @samueljoseph51.bsky.social giving the poison in my mind terrible form but here you go

A winning message with broad populist appeal, surely

𝓝𝓸𝓻𝓶 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓷

dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods

Last night’s election results were the first public evidence that Trump’s political standing is a lot weaker than folks want you to believe. It’s important to note that it was not Democratic politicians but voters who delivered the first big blow. This feels like when Drago got cut in Rocky IV.

This video confirms my reporting from my Monday newsletter: While NFL players seem to believe the NFL's sexual celebration rules are highly specific (a la Key and Peele's 2 pumps vs. 3 pumps), the actual rule asks each ref to determine what is illegally sexy based on their personal preferences

It’ll be fine

it is the marshawn lynch approach to politics

We are going to win

I appreciate the Jets acquiring all these picks to find the next Seahawks QB after Sam Darnold

The über-wealthy Mariners owners are making their voice heard in today's election. Are you? Get your ballot in for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social. New post up on The View Level. www.theviewlevel.com/p/mariners-o...

"You can’t salary cap a team into caring; it can only punish the teams that do." On the Dodgers, and the exhausting conversation ahead:

Enthusiasm level update: the woman handing out Cuomo flyers on the corner said “you can just throw it away if you want”

Sauce to the one city in America where sauce is illegal. Curious.