Max Muncy. From sitting on his couch in Texas out of baseball to the most home runs all-time at Dodger Stadium. How can you not be romantic about baseball???
Amanda Rykoff
@amandarykoff.bsky.social
Pro-democracy, anti-fascist rescue dog mom, baseball fan, pizza lover, and baker. Los Angeles. IG: same handle. She/her.
I did not realize Apple only dropped the first episode of Ted Lasso last night so having seen the first two episodes I can only say APPLE DID YOU ALL DIRTY.
Ben Rortvedt went from being held hostage in the Mets minor league system to catching Skubal in his Dodgers debut. Talk about from the outhouse to the penthouse.
Catching up on the trades with my dad. Dad: “Well I hope this Skubal guy is as good as they say he is.” Me: “Seriously?” Friends: he was not being sarcastic.
The way the group chat is more excited about Rortvedt than Skubal.
There are many reasons to hate Amazon but the fact that they do not spell WHOA correctly is at the top of the list.
I’m at La La Land in concert for the 10th anniversary and my Dodgers spidey-senses were tingling so I checked my phone and had multiple messages about Skubal.
This day in history: 12 years ago today I was nearly decapitated in the Astros press box by a foul ball off the bat of Marc Krauss.
Cheapest tickets for both games tonight: $105 for Mariners at Dodgers $7 for Astros at Angels
I’ve never been more proud. Message from a college friend who is NOT A SPORTS FAN who took her son to his first baseball game yesterday - Dodgers at Mets. And yes, it is possible to exist in this world without knowing who Shohei Ohtani is.
Leaving the 11 am 70MM IMAX screening of The Odyssey at the TCL Chinese theater: Employee: “Thank you all for joining us! We ask that you all gather your belongings and make your way to the exits.” Woman walking out: “Wow. So much for Zeus’s Law!”
Now *that* was a TOOTBLAN. THE TOOTBLANIEST TOOTBLAN OF ALL TOOTBLANS.
Seeing The Odyssey this morning. I really hope he makes it back. No spoilers.
I can’t be the only one who immediately called this match THE BATTLE FOR THE FALKLANDS.
T/F: I won an Alex Vesia bobblehead during the pre-game trivia contest for knowing that the Astros originally drafted Kiké Hernandez. 10 years later and it finally pays off!
Live your life so that people don’t have to think twice about whether they have anything appropriate to post when you die.
Thank you as always to Soccer Computer for making the cool thing not happen retroactively
Watching the England-Norway match with my dad. Me: “I’m rooting for Norway.” Dad: “Me too! Harry Kane played golf with Trump so forget him.”
Obsessed with Kyle Hurt’s walkout song being What Is Love? by Haddaway.
At a great book event for Big Fan. “The only word to describe every second of every minute of every soccer game ever played is excruciating.” @kentremendous.bsky.social
Sitting at the bar with new friends who are not sports or soccer fans. I explained that sports is basically just heartbreak for every single team except one across the board. Why do we do this to ourselves?
Here I was finally reluctantly rooting for this USMNT and then the worst person in the world intervened and ruined it. He really does ruin everything.
I am a football purist I have no idea who any of these guys play for outside the World Cup and I do not care! It’s delightful!
Found a spot on the street near Dodger Stadium. I knew it would be tight but I have confidence in my parallel parking skills. I parked without any issues and when I got out of the car I heard applause.