The baseball pod I miss most, by far, is The Baseball Show with @jazayerli.bsky.social and @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social. Especially in September and October. @ewpod.bsky.social is a special treat today.

Behind sterling middle relief work from Anthony Gose and Craig Kimbrel, and a home run and 4 RBIs off the bench from Josh Rojas, the Royals beat the Guardians again in Cleveland, their 12th win in 13 games. For the love of God, somebody please make this make sense.

Appearing on a video game podcast was a bucket list item I didn't even know was on my bucket list. I've podcasted with Ben regarding our shared love for baseball, for Foundation (books and show), and now video games. If we weren't born 11 years apart, I'd wonder if we were separated at birth.

Ben Lindbergh@benlindbergh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Button Mash! • @matt-james.bsky.social on The Duskbloods, GTA leaks, Sony live-service losers, Kratos recasting, Kingdom Hearts • @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on game cloning and vibecoded copycats • @jazayerli.bsky.social on giving up and getting back into games open.spotify.com/episode/1NTX...

I love most everybody here, but let's face facts: on most topics, Bluesky is an echo chamber. And I don't see the point in talking into, or listening in on, an echo chamber. Our voting process is biased against the left, but we still turn out to vote, because we have to fight anyway. Same with X.

Susan loves democracy🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇪🇺@smschwa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thank you for this information. Why are you not posting on BlueSky? This is a sincere question. Thank you.

Breaking my Bluesky silence to point out that Abdul El-Sayed absolutely *is* a physician, he has always been very up front about the fact that he chose public health over residency, and this is a hit piece nothingburger from a news outlet terrified of a politician who is unabashedly pro-Palestinian.

Team McMorrow@teammcmorrow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Turns out Abdul El-Sayed misrepresented, over and over, being a physician. He’s not. The truth? He’s never held a medical license, never did a residency, and never passed his boards.

And if you just can't go that long without hearing my voice, here is some more content for you.

Last Call Baseball@lastcallbaseball.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ep. 209! @jazayerli.bsky.social, Dermatologist in Chicagoland, talks Co-Founding Baseball Prospectus, Little League Baseball in Saudi Arabia, Ramadan, and Skin Care Apple: apple.co/2INFKC8 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3kOJ...

In case you are wondering what happened to me...I will still be on the podcast occasionally, just trying to simplify my life a little bit.

David Lesky@dblesky.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If you didn’t listen to Monday’s Kauffman Corner with @sorenpetro.bsky.social and @jazayerli.bsky.social, you may have missed why there’s no show today. Rany is taking a step back, and I’m moving to Sundays to try to fill his big shoes. So Soren & I will be with you on Sundays going forward.

The AL MVP race includes three players, not just two. My case for Bobby Witt Jr. as part of the conversation is posted FREE. Read, love, subscribe. www.joesheehan.com

In some ways that was the most impressive win of the season. Tied after 6, with Harvey, Erceg, and Estevez unavailable, Quatraro pushed the right buttons and Bobby's speed spooked the Twins into a 3-base error on a comebacker. The Twins are kicking themselves for losing this one. Those are the best.

Ok, they just put up the video...like his 464-footer, this one also came on an 0-2 count LOL. And this one was off a lefty. We may not be hyping him up enough.

Rany Jazayerli@jazayerli.bsky.social · 2y ago

This one went 468 feet. Only longer homers by a Royal at Kauffman Stadium in the Statcast Era: 474 feet by Brandon Moss in 2017 469 feet by Kendrys Morales in 2015

This one went 468 feet. Only longer homers by a Royal at Kauffman Stadium in the Statcast Era: 474 feet by Brandon Moss in 2017 469 feet by Kendrys Morales in 2015

@kdogle.bsky.social · 2y ago

@jazayerli.bsky.social Jac-smash in his second AB at home.

I'm so old that I hear "Kamehameha" and I think of the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and the name of the high school in Honolulu that guys get drafted from occasionally. But I'm glad the Royals have young people on their social media team. This is cool.

Kansas City Royals@royals.com · 2y ago

His power level, it's over 9,000!!!

464 feet. In the entire Statcast era, you can count the number of times a Royal has hit a longer home run at Kauffman Stadium on one hand. The punchline: it was ON AN 0-2 PITCH.

Cody Tapp@codybtapp.bsky.social · 2y ago

Jac Caglianone just hit it out of the entire ballpark

Someone tell my podcast partner that Lucas Erceg seems to be handling the transition from "closer" to "fireman" rather nicely.

I, for one, definitely did NOT spend the entire off-season advocating for the Royals to sign Jurickson Profar. <deletes all back episodes of Kauffman Corner>

It's possible the Milwaukee Brewers are just bad. But man, it's hard not to get a little excited about the Royals after what they've done this afternoon. Kris Bubic looked like he did in San Francisco 2 years ago. Maikel Garcia is slugging 1.000. I'll take "Things You Love To See" for $1,000, Ken.

Eid Mubarak, everyone! David Lesky is ably filling in for me on Kauffman Corner tonight, but I should be back next week to wildly overreact to the first ten days of the season.

Between Maikel tying the game with a home run and Daniel Lynch getting the win by retiring all six batters he faced, it was a good day for the two post-hype sleepers I am hoping will earn big roles for the team this year.

Kansas City Royals@royals.com · 2y ago

FINAL: Royals 4, Guardians 3 #HEYHEYHEYHEY

Hunter Renfroe went 0-for-4 on Opening Day, but if he had just performed the bare minimum on defense-not turning Kyle Manzardo's 2B into a 3B in the 4th-the Royals would have won. He should be a platoon player. So this lineup is heartening. The Royals are better with Garcia at 3B than Renfroe in RF.

Kansas City Royals@royals.com · 2y ago

Back in action.

I can't say I expected when spring training opened that Cavan Biggio would start at 1B today, but that's a temporary glitch. The roster got through ST with no major injuries. Bubic is in the rotation. The hard throwers in the bullpen appear healthy. The vibes are good. 88-74 is the prediction. LFG.

I have reservations about the liberal echo chamber that Bluesky is currently - and I say that as a professed liberal. (I might have more on that later.) But for now, it's Opening Day, and try as I might, I can't shut up forever. So let me try this place out.

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2y ago

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and he was then detained by the Israeli military, activists on the scene said.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Jewish settlers and detained, activists say

Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military.

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Kauffman Corner streaming in 15 minutes. @Jazayerli and I are discussing the Royals Opening Day Roster, plus... - What Mark Canha brings to KC? - Vinnie Pasquantino's hurt. - Gone... Carlos Hernandez! - Looking closely at KC's schedule. - 2025 Bold & Daring Predictions!

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

The latest Kauffman Corner Pod. @Jazayerli and I make our predictions for the Royals '25 season and more... - BWJ avoids serious injury. - Gordon to Royals HOF! - Breakout Player/Pitcher. - Biggest Impact Rookie! Apple tinyurl.com/5n74wxb6 YouTube tinyurl.com/4mkc486n

No matter where you stand on Israel and Gaza, it is flatly unAmerican to deport a law-abiding green card holder whose U.S. citizen wife is 8 months pregnant simply because he voiced a political opinion you dislike. apnews.com/article/colu...

Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

apnews.com

I'm taking a little social media break, but I'm still talking about the Royals every week with Soren. At this rate Jac Caglianone will have me breaking my silence sooner rather than later.

Soren Petro @sorenpetro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Click below for the latest Kauffman Corner Pod. @Jazayerli and I discuss Jac Caglianone's monster Spring and lay out our top 5 KC candidates to win baseball's biggest awards... MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year. Apple tinyurl.com/35m82tfd YouTube tinyurl.com/nhjp9z3p

“No Other Land” won the Oscar for best documentary. The movie, directed by two Israelis and two Palestinians, chronicles the Israeli military’s efforts to demolish Palestinian homes in an area of the southern West Bank known as Masafer Yatta.

‘No Other Land,’ whose politics deterred distributors, wins best documentary.

nytimes.com

Click below for the latest Kauffman Corner with @Jazayerli and myself. We discuss... - Who could KC still add? - Biggest takeaways from AZ. - How's the bench look? - Who plays where? - Biggest threat in AL Central? Apple tinyurl.com/3v37u3yr YouTube tinyurl.com/6kt4ejm8