dudes pouring out the woodwork asking if I can manage without AI as though I haven't been cocking up things for myself my whole life without help

This is the more casual version, but yeah. There's also a bit more formal version, where the handshake/high five clasp is held while the hug continues one-armed.

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost@chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d ago

How have I been watching baseball my whole life and did not know there is a standard “baseball hug” and that they all know it

This is intentionally antagonistic framing, that ignores the tilted field in favor of the largest markets, and the Dodgers having additional benefits nobody else has($200 million/year unshared TV revenue, for example). The system is broken, AND a cap is bad. Both are true, they're not opposites.

Jason Fry@jasoncfry.bsky.social · 3d ago

Those of you eager to serve wealthy MLB owners as volunteer Pinkertons won’t like to read this, but as usual Joe Sheehan nails the real problem:

Lemon's cousin's daughter is at a conference at OSU this week, and I'm picking her up so we can take her to dinner. Realization hit me: I no longer look "too old, creepy" to pick up a woman on campus; I now look "dad picking up his daughter".

Fun foods at the Ohio State Fair that I would be interested in trying: Root Beer Cream Puff Hot Blue Taki Fries Churro Korean Corn Dog Catfish on a Stick Blueberry Pie Bingsu Caribbean Jerk Cheesesteak Deep Fried Birria Taco (alert: @guynemer.bsky.social)

This is, frankly, bullshit, he says while watching the Guardians It isn't the spending money that makes the Dodgers the bad guys, it is the "getting $400 million in TV revenue, be sharing as if it is $80 million" that is the issue.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · last wk.

"small market teams" are run like ponzi schemes. they make no effort to get better, pocket $100 millions in revenue-sharing, cry poor for a decade or more then sell their franchise for an insane profit. Dodgers spending money are not the bad guys.

This comes around again, I share it with @timhodgson.bsky.social again

Ste Jormur@stejormur.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'll never get over how the best line in all of noir – "I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon" – doesn't come from Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, but Calvin and Hobbes

Hit the second MLB pitch he saw for a grand slam

Remember Some Guys@remembersomeguys.bsky.social · 2w ago

Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B Debut: 2006 - Retired: 2014 TEX - SDP - COL - OAK - CLE

Replay review just missed an absolutely obvious call in the Twins-Guardians game. I don't know how you don't see that hit his leg.

I remember Tom Hamilton saying that Wickman's offseason training regimen was "going ice fishing and drinking beer," and Wicky was told about it postgame and about died laughing

Remember Some Guys@remembersomeguys.bsky.social · 2w ago

Bob Wickman Pitcher Debut: 1992 - Retired: 2007 MIL - NYY - ARI - CLE - ATL

Jose Ramirez, with no rehab assignment, in his first AB since June 13, lined a single to right. Then, he tagged successfully to move to second on a fly ball to left that didn't get to the warning track. He's back!

Couldn't have happened to a better obnoxious lying little dipshit

MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE @MARLINS TURN A TRIPLE PLAY 🚨

Cleveland failed to score in the bottom of the eighth, flustered by a catcher throwing 35-40 mph eephus pitches. First inning they've failed to score tonight, going to the ninth up 13-4.

Hey @sasscarpone.bsky.social - remember how we talked about it just before the ASB? Well, Cleveland has scored in each of the first seven tonight, and lead Minnesota 13-3 going to the 8th.

Walk-off Didgeridong! BAZZANA, BABY!

No, lawyer advertising on TV, I will not ever hire some asshole wearing sneakers with a suit to represent me.

I know you want me to say that the two processes yield equivalent results, Directory. But, when you run a 2-sample t-test on THE DATA WE'RE SHARING, we get a resulting p-value of 0.00014. And the result is in our favor - we have strong statistical evidence that the value is lower, which we want!

Opening on the road, agaaaaaaain (7th consecutive year, 10th of last 11, 13th of last 15).

Tim Stebbins@timstebbins.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here is the tentative 2027 schedule in full

November 1, 2016; Chicago Cubs. I'll also take November 2, 2016.

Got an email from Kenyon today, about donations and etc. I'm it, there was a fact that was interesting to me- there are about 21,000 living Kenyon alumni

It isn't @zrau.bsky.social's jambalaya, but it tastes pretty darn good

Joe, to England:

Michael from The Good Place: It's Devastating

ALT: Michael from The Good Place: It's Devastating

static.klipy.com

Joe@mjosephlc.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've always wondered how outsiders felt watching Browns games

Short answer: Same reason a shit-ton of people root against the Dodgers and Yankees.

Mike Ensminger Fan Account@laplanck.bsky.social · 3w ago

My wish for Lindsey Graham is that he enjoy a Twilight Zone episode of his very own, but in an Iranian school. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgmen...

Single, single, walk. 4 pitches later, inning over, no runs scored. Cleveland, your offense, we need to have a talk. Gotta be better fundamentally

Now that they've got the team names and logos, they need to get cracking on the fitted caps - they're good hat-logos, but the hat selection for sale is bad.

jen ramos-eisen@jenramose.online · 4w ago

#WPBL team names and logos are out: the Boston Hunters the New York Heights the Los Angeles Queens the San Francisco Firebells the reasonings behind the names are in the press release sent out to media below

The Royals and Mets are playing a slow-pitch, beer league softball game tonight

Hey, @benjgc.bsky.social - Sarah answered the question I posed to you a while back!

Sarah Langs@slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ryan O’Hearn’s 10 RBI are a Pirates record, breaking a mark set in 1939 If they don't score more, he would set this: Most RBI in game, drove in all of team’s runs (RBI official since 1920):   9/2/96 Mike Greenwell: 9 6/12/38 Bob Johnson: 8 6/14/1924 High Pockets Kelly: 8

Yes, change the process at the same time as you change the software, don't bother testing them, separately or together, and then dump all that shit on my lap once you've fucked it up. Thanks. Did they even bother to ask me, since I know about this process? Reader, you know the answer.

Hey @sasscarpone.bsky.social - yesterday's Royals game was the 21st time in an MLB game (since 1901) that a team scored in every inning in which they batted. That's happened less often than perfect games. hattip: @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social for the info