Folks might make fun of this, but for years I've said my "Bottom of the 9th, called on to shut the door on a 1-run lead" song was "Cochise" by Audioslave (the first 45-ish seconds). This feels of a piece with that.

NBC is testing my patience with using "New York Groove" going into ad breaks. Let's get something straight: I don't wanna hear that until the final out of a Mets win is recorded at Citi Field.

Can we get 10,000 RTs for this

Man, it sure is nice to know the Mets did something about the weird clubhouse vibes from last year. Good to know we won't be repeating the mistakes of prior years! *touches earpiece* Are you fucking serious?

Well, now I know how to greet everyone tomorrow

Go ahead and mark me down as a misunderstood masterpiece

I'm trying not to read too much into a late Mets spring training game, but right now we've got something pretty close to our Opening Day defensive alignment out there and...yikes...

Really disrespectful for them to continue awarding Best Animated Short after Kobe won

Macneth Sen2mental Value F1 2 Furious [James Cameron abruptly steals my phone] Sinner$...is this anything...?

I Am Once Again Asking Fox MLB Broadcasts To Stop Cutting To Ump Cam During A Live At Bat

I would like to replace our Secretary of Defense please 🇺🇸

Taking the prompt literally (excluding streaming-only titles I would have been pissed at had they been in theaters): Star Trek Into Darkness A Good Day To Die Hard Vice Space Wizard Movie Volume [Redacted]

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS - Saw it about a week or so before its theatrical release (such as it was) with Fran Kranz doing a Q&A pleading with the crowd not to give anything away

60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider

DeMarsico made watching (and I cannot stress this enough) THE 2025 NEW YORK METS entertaining and exciting with a creative broadcast. Losing him legitimately sucks. It is insane to me that anyone would want a "different creative direction" when so few sports broadcasts have any creativity whatsoever

OK hear me out: What if this is Deflategate 2.0 but even dumber because no one will even pretend there will be consequences for it?

Can't wait for the next David Stearns press conference where he sells this "Meaningful Games in September"-ass team as better than last year's squad.

Slightly diminish a band. Foo Scufflers

Just spitballing here, but being part of The Ringer, which is in turn owned by Spotify, probably had something to do with it.

January 6, 2021: *is overcome with existential dread* January 7, 2026: *existential dread resumes/intensifies* January 8, 2031: Preemptively setting a reminder to just not get out of bed.

This new look would be a lot easier to stomach if I felt like there was a coherent plan behind it. Right now it's a lot of talk about emphasizing run prevention backed up by trading for an aging 2B and a closer coming off his worst season while quality players leave or sign elsewhere.

Can I get a wellness check on David Stearns? Not in a "how are you holding up?" way but in a "Do you have a fucking pulse and are you aware of your fucking surroundings?" way

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

Poster makes it look like a One Tree Hill spinoff that a Klingon wandered into.

Basically The New York Post these days in New Yorker cartoon form but without joking.

Though human beings require oxygen to breathe, grow plants and generally avoid death, there's a bigger downside to having it around. Experts warn it also lets wildfires spread.

Re: The Philadelphia Eagles

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to* Foo Fighters Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake Paramore Brian Fallon & Craig Finn *Limited myself to non-festival shows, since while I could have cobbled together a more eclectic list that way, it felt a bit like cheating

Federal subsidies for @rianjohnson.bsky.social to make as many Benoit Blanc films as he wants, with mandates for a theatrical release of 1500+ screens.

there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof. (I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)

I rarely encourage flags for unsportsmanlike conduct, but that Giants lineman kicking Goff in the head mid-celly seemed like a pretty obvious case for one.

Miller as soon as Zohran leaves the WH

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? (I was moments away from posting the soundtrack to SPIDER-MAN 2, but then I remembered track 9 from that album and...yeah...)

Rangers, Astros ruled out as landing spots for Diaz and Alonzo

A Philadelphia legend left us today. 40 years on the premier rock station in the city, an absolutely wonderful person. Have the opportunity to be in multiple times during my internship, and he was a truly great soul. Damn. radioink.com/2025/10/29/p...

Me, an Eagles fan after that last drive:

Fox's MLB pregame show background looks like an artist's rendering of an NYC subway station (right down to the signage). Did...did anyone tell them what happened in the ALDS, or did we all just drop the ball there?

Congratulations to A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE on its induction to the Uncut Gems Memorial "Excellent Film I Can't Imagine Watching Again" Hall of Fame

I get that meta-posting about Bluesky is A Whole Thing, but I've found an unanticipated joy in having a chance to hear from/engage with journalists and folks who are familiar with my immediate geographical vicinity. Makes it feel less like a giant room full of shouters and more like a local bar

No more #Mets baseball is not something to be happy about, no matter how crappy this team is—WAS. It’s the best sport and we love our team, even if we don’t—DIDN’T love this particular team. This hurts. More on “National League Town” tonight. #LGM #MetsSky

For the record: Fuck anyone (including Mets fans) invoking LOLMets or anything approximating "I knew this would happen". You're not cool or special or a smarter fan. This fucking hurts and you're just being a dick.

You can tell its a bad sign when even SNY has given up naming the correct reliever on the scorebug.

On one hand, Mendoza has made me look stupid in consecutive innings for questioning his bullpen usage. On the other...

An idea for all the folks proudly declaring they'll keep boycotting Disney even after Kimmel's return: Watch Kimmel tomorrow. Your negative reinforcement holds and Kimmel gets a ratings boost (which you know will piss off That Fucking Guy). A small bit of positive reinforcement, if that makes sense

Gonna buy some stock in moving companies this month whatwith all the goalposts I see in transit

This Week In Mets:

Saying this now because its getting to that point: I would, without hesitation trade an Eagles comeback for, like, 8 Mets runs. (Eagles fan followers need not reply)

Hmm, a nice relaxing Sunday. Let's see about the current goings-on with my favorite sports teams...