A low-key pleasure for me is the Geico ad where the guy says "I think I like sports now" in this very sweet way, only to get cut off -- and it's clear he'll never speak of that topic again.

You’ve never seen cleaner dirt.

Clayton Kershaw threw 43,216 pitches in his 18 regular seasons. Stretched end to end, he threw 495 miles of baseball.

This story just about made me cry. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Ever since I saw Butch and Sundance for the first of about 20 times, Robert Redford has been one of my all-time actors. But for my mom, who went to junior high with him, and my father, who was Chairman of the Board of the Sundance Institute, he was a close friend for decades. This is a painful loss.

This new story on the old Kerserzer rookie matchup is so good. www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

I rewatched Normal People this week, and good lord was that show amazing.

There have been 1,313 players who have appeared in an MLB game this year, from Andrew Abbott to Yosver Zulueta. Alphabetically, All-Star Game starting pitchers Paul Skenes (1,073) and Tarik Skubal (1,074) are next to each other. stathead.com/tiny/3nsc7 (Also, Abbott and Zulueta are both Reds.)

Ah, sweet irony. @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social

Fifty years ago, thanks to family friend Roy Neal (NBC aerospace correspondent), I was lucky enough to be at Johnson Space Center Mission Control to witness the end of the Apolloe-Soyuz mission. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

The incredible life and tragic death of the ‘Queen of Volleyball’

Squid Game Baby is like no other baby.

From the Los Angeles Times - June 28, 1965. Just who are the Beach Boys? Don’t ask the teenagers around your domicile or you’ll rate a contemptuous look. It would be like inquiring of the average adult, “Who’s Bing Crosby, Perry Como or Frank Sinatra?” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

My childhood loses another hero. www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

With the help of family, I have determined the first Dodger game I can *remember* going to. Accoring to two sources, I called for Davey Lopes to hit a leadoff home run - and he did! www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LA...

This is an excellent and low-key important story.

TCM is bringing it today.

Summing up Margaret Houlihan as "libido-driven" utterly misses who the character was.

There have been 14 NBA playoff games this year decided by 25 points or more. That's about one of every five games. Ten playoff games have been decided by 30 points or more.

Harrison Tyler, the grandson of 10th President John Tyler, has died, 163 years after his grandfather died and 235 years after his grandfather was born. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

I’m watching a Mission Impossible movie and they killed a nice person in the first 10 minutes and it made me sad.

Games of 13+ innings since 2020 for the Dodgers: Dodgers 4, Astros 2 (13) 7/29/20 Dodgers 5, Padres 3 (16)* 8/25/21 Dodgers 7, Mets 5 (13) 5/23/25 *The game where the Dodgers issued eight intentional walks.

George Wendt :( :( :( :( :(

Man, I wish I could see this. variety.com/2025/music/n...

Most literal song lyric ever: The Motels' "Take the L out of 'lover' and it's over." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooi8...

What happens after 9ZZZ999? The secret's out. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Does being called "scrappy" have a height limit?

“This game is not over,” Exhibit A. (Also, this game is not over.)

Life in the ACC for Stanford softball stanforddaily.com/2025/04/17/s...

I totally want to see this, but it feels like it has reappropriated like half the Kevin Kline story in Soapdish. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Trivia (no cheating): Who threw the final pitch in Brooklyn Dodgers history?

On the season premiere of The Last of Us, I did not like that so much of the plot hinged on some people doing something very stupid for a very long period of time.

Great story. It has really bothered me how much this era has been ignored.

California! (And Tampa.)

Or, you could just do two 45-minute episodes. deadline.com/2025/04/the-...

If you're on time, you're late! #dodgers

Today is the day we fondly remember the gem that was NBC’s Bent: March 21, 2012-April 4, 2012. Six episodes, 15 days of glory.

Great piece on Andrew Luck. wapo.st/4ilEZv9

Shortly before my fifth birthday in 1972, my parents bought the house that I would grow up in from Gene Hackman. At first, of course, I had no idea who he was, but soon enough it felt super cool to me. What a legend.

As the most casual of NBA observers, all I feel I see these days when I check in are the conference standings. It's interesting to look at the Pacific Division standings and see 1) the Lakers in first place and 2) every team at .500 or better.

Maybe if the rumored Joe DiMaggio for Ted Williams trade ever went through? That’s probably bigger, maybe, but same ballpark

What is the baseball equivalent of Doncic for Davis?

Los Angeles Times, 4/14/58. The more things change ...

It’s been years since I have had to care about such things, but Kieran Culkin and Ariana Grande competing in the supporting races is such an abuse of the Oscar system.

“Shambolic rube.”

Would you rather have second-and-1 or first-and-10?

At least until ths week, the 1961 Bel-Air Fire might have been the most destructive ever within the Los Angeles city limits. William Conrad narrarated this 30-minute melodramentary about it.

If you lost your home or business in the wildfires, here’s what to do next. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

No, I'm not old. I'm just reeling at Danica McKellar turning 50 today.