Andy Linden

@andrewdlinden.bsky.social

Sport studies @ csunorthridge he/him/his

If you're a cis person insisting that the prospect of trans children playing youth sports is not only "a problem" but in fact one of the biggest problems we currently face as a nation, I'd be happy to introduce you to literally a million other things that should be worrying you more.

I don’t mind that the Dodgers got Skubal. Paid a decent price, but other teams could have matched and taken on his deal. It’s a choice not to do it. Dodgers are good on-field villains, but the real villains in baseball are owners who rake in cash but cry “small market!” when it’s time to spend.

I am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap. They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.

Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?

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Niche question for #skystorians, but can anyone point me to a history of swimming, and the ability to swim, in colonial America? I know that Franklin was an excellent swimmer. There are so many drownings in the Boston Coroner's Inquests, and it makes me wonder how common the skill of swimming was 🗃️