If the Richard Fitts, you must acquit.

A movie that takes place where you're from, but its actually a TV show whose opening credits included your sophomore year dorm.

More details in the trade. But both Semien and Nimmo are under water contracts.

I am begging someone to re-share this or help. I don’t know how to say this any more, but I’m scared and I need to get through this weekend. That includes the tram trip. When I move on and when I get to work, I will make sure everyone sees every single good thing. I’m fighting for everyone here.

The Astros tender, among others, Jesus Sanchez. I had always thought the Astros would tender Sanchez, writing in my offseason preview "I expect Sanchez—despite his poor play with the Astros last season—to start in left field on Opening Day" in 2026.

MIssed this yesterday. Here's the Pitching Lab's newest project. There's a lot of raw material here. Maldonado has struck out 32% of batters that's he's faced across 160 IPs in AAA. But a high walk rate and a poor track record in his cups of coffee in the majors.

Initial thoughts. Allen is a better fielder, but an even worse hitter than Dubon.

Curous trade from Baltimore's standpoint, as Rodriguez should have more future value (4 years before free agency; promising prospect) than Ward (1 year to FA). But Rodriguez has been hurt a ton. Did the Angels buy a lemon?

The FO chooses Dubon over Urias as utility infielder. Which makes sense because 1) Dubon can play SS and Urias can't and that keeps Correa from having to be a long term solution at SS, and 2) he's more popular in the clubhouse.

Need Dylan Cease to announce he's signing with the Astros by blasting himself into orbit.

Big sigh

Angry at this. My Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens won 12-0 today and didn't throw a completed pass in the second half. And we get out shitty win'ed by our rivals from down the street. Anyway, go Hens. #Chirp

A four foot tall, 200 pound, serrated blade of 24 karat gold. It has injured 17 and killed 2. The rivers carved upon it must run red with the blood of the innocent.

Encouraging

Calendar alert set. stereogum.com/2479566/driv...

It's definitely just posturing. Which is what a GM should do.

don't Boras, get to the chorus

People have been jailed for puns far less egregious than these.

$58.5 Million.

Never in doubt

Punditry from my real job (political science professor). Huge Democratic turnout drove Mikie Sherrill's massive in the NJ governor's race. Anger at the current Administration drove these turnout numbers, just as it has in almost every election since 2009. medium.com/3streams/gar...

This is how I’m gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button on one of my posts.

Never change, Rockies. Never change.

I use them for poll archives but Fifty Plus One is the superior option going forward fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls

I wrote this piece of punditry In June. It held up pretty well. medium.com/3streams/dem...

Goodbye, Chas. We'll always have that catch.

Yeah I dunno I still think teams like the Cubs not acting like the big market behemoths they are is worse for MLB than the Dodgers.

How?????

Toronto needed a run (and need more). The Dodgers will score again.

Neither manager should have have had faith in their pitcher in the 4th. Toronto got away with it thanks to their gloves. Los Angeles, not so much.

I don't have much faith in either pitcher right now. We'll see how long their managers do #WorldSeries

Hard agree. Im convinced that baseball players today, especially pitchers, are better than they have ever been.

The breakout star of the 2025 World Series is the breakout star of the 1965 World Series.

Tension point in the game approaching. With the bullpen taxes from last night, both managers need length from their starters. But the third time though the order is here in the 5th.

I keep seeing all this talk about how that was Kershaw's final outing last night, and I'm sure the Dodgers would like that to be true, but he's one of the more rested arms available right now

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Kelly fired.

Goodness. Every at bat this inning from the Blue Jays has been excellent...Until that one.

Bring back Cavan Biggio.

Even if you accept the premise of the political class that the fact that Donald Trump is a racist authoritarian attacking our democracy is not important and should not be discussed, since Jan 20: Trump's approval rating is down 9.1 points Dem candidates are running 8.1% ahead of Harris in 2024

Every single veteran baseball writers knows the position of the owners is the same as it has been for decades: 1) We prefer profits to paying players, and 2) We prefer a salary cap because it achieves 1) In order to achieve these goals, owners are willing to take away baseball from us.

Springer's homer yesterday was the 2nd greatest in Jays history. Where does he rank on the Astros list. My submission 1. Marwin. WS G2 off Kenley 2. Altuve. ALCS G6 off Chapman. 3. Springer. WS G5. 4. Yordan. ALDS G1 off Ray 5. Yuli. WS G5. 6. Yordan. WS G6 7. Chris Burke 8. Jeff Kent 9. Hatcher

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