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Chris H

@themanekin.bsky.social

Tech/finance guy by day, gamer/card collector/music appreciator/sports viewer by night. Small town Canadian. Coffee addict, rye lover. I was @the_manekin on Twitter, now I'm here.

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Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 14h ago

My hot take? The Salary Cap is the problem. Kawhi wanted a number to play for the Clippers. Ballmer was happy to pay that amount. But it exceeded the cap, so they both had to play stupid games to get there. Now it's a problem and lives are affected. www.si.com/nba/raptors/... #Kawhi #Raptors #NBA

Every Possible Outcome for Raptors in Kawhi Leonard Investigation

The Toronto Raptors are waiting for a definitive answer on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers' fate in the league's investigation.

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Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Is MLB actually going to give the Red Sox a run on this play? The runner never even tagged third base. This would be an embarrassment for the league and an injustice for Toronto, who didn't even have an opportunity to appeal. #BlueJays #RedSox

Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · last wk.

Yordan Alvarez with a huge hit in the 10th, but no urgency as he lollygags into second base. A very close tag is called Out, and New York doesn't change the call on the field. Shocking misplay by the superstar; fans and players are frustrated but it's a big self-own. #BlueJays

Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · last wk.

Top 10 things, July 2026 Patricia (Widow's Bay) Inferno (Boards of Canada) Count The Rice (Game Changer) The Potato Museum (PEI) Erling Haaland (Football man) Northern Flicker (Wingspan card) Dylan Cease (Blue Jay) The Brickhouse (Charlottetown) 570 NewsRadio (Kitchener, rip) JBL Boombox 4 (audio)

Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 3w ago

We need to fix the offense. JOE CARTER STATUE! Starting pitchers aren't giving us length. LOONIE DOG NIGHT! The defense is making constant errors. TRANSFORMERS HAT! Vlad isn't hitting at all. STRANGER THINGS BOBBLEHEAD! We need to solve the 2026 season ENDLESS 92-93 DOCUMENTARIES! #BlueJays

Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 4w ago

1) Canada holds a huge percentage of the world's carbon sinks in the form of forests 2) America burns through the world's carbon sinks to the tune of 6.2 billion tons of CO2 emissions, driving substantial climate change 3) Climate change drives wildfires, burning forests 4) USA... blames Canada?

Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Blue Jays 2026 player Hall of Fame: players who have at least given you *some* value in the form of WAR (Wins Above Replacement) greater than zero. Four of their top 10 players earn the MLB minimum wage or close to it. #BlueJays

Screenshot of a Google Sheets document showing players who have played for the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays, in descending order of WAR, as of July 17th. The values are as follows: Player Salary (AAV) WAR Dylan Cease $30,000,000 3.7 Kazuma Okamoto $15,000,000 2.3 Kevin Gausman $22,000,000 2.2 Louie Varland $821,500 2.2 Brandon Valenzuela $780,000 1.6 Andres Gimenez $15,214,286 1.4 Ernie Clement $4,600,000 1.2 Daulton Varsho $10,750,000 1.1 Nathan Lukes $808,500 1.1 Trey Yesavage $788,800 1.1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. $35,714,286 1.0 Tyler Rogers $12,333,333 0.9 Jeff Hoffman $11,000,000 0.9 Spencer Miles $780,000 0.9 Patrick Corbin $1,000,000 0.5 Mason Fluharty $797,000 0.4 Jonatan Clase $780,000 0.4 Alejandro Kirk $11,600,000 0.3 Luis Urias $850,000 0.3 Myles Straw $5,000,000 0.2 Joe Mantiply $1,000,000 0.2 Cody Ponce $10,000,000 0.1 Jesus Sanchez $6,800,000 0.1 Braydon Fisher $796,600 0.1 Adam Macko $780,000 0.1 Chad Dallas $780,000 0.1
Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Blue Jays 2026 Hall of Shame: players who are giving you no value, or worse, negative value for money. For low-cost players, this is no big deal. For high-cost players, consider that the Blue Jays front office has to explain to ownership why these decisions were made. #BlueJays

Screenshot of a Google Sheets file showing 2026 Blue Jays players in increasing order of WAR, starting with the worst performing player. The cells are as follows: Player Salary (AAV) WAR Max Scherzer $3,000,000 -0.7 Eric Lauer $4,400,000 -0.6 Shane Bieber $13,000,000 -0.5 Brendon Little $811,900 -0.5 Lenyn Sosa $803,550 -0.5 Austin Voth $780,000 -0.5 Davis Schneider $813,500 -0.4 Yariel Rodriguez $6,400,000 -0.2 Chase Lee $780,000 -0.2 Sean Keys $780,000 -0.2 Charles McAdoo $780,000 -0.2 Tyler Heineman $1,237,500 -0.1 Eloy Jimenez $1,000,000 -0.1 Josh Fleming $850,000 -0.1 Lazaro Estrada $780,000 -0.1 George Springer $25,000,000 0.0 Jose Berrios $18,714,286 0.0 Anthony Santander $18,500,000 0.0 Yimi Garcia $7,500,000 0.0 Addison Barger $811,900 0.0 Tommy Nance $810,000 0.0 Bowden Francis $809,800 0.0 Simeon Woods-Richardson $796,250 0.0 Yohendrick Pinango $780,000 0.0 CJ Van Eyk $780,000 0.0 Tanner Andrews $780,000 0.0 Hayden Juenger $780,000 0.0
Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Evaluating Toronto Blue Jays players who are paid at least $1 Million this year, and how they're performing. A WAR of 0 means they could be replaced with an average AAA player with no impact to team performance. A negative WAR means they have actively harmed the team. #BlueJays

Screenshot of a Google Sheets table showing players who have played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2026 ranked in descending order of salary AAV, along with their corresponding WAR. The fields are as follows: Player Salary (AAV) WAR Vladimir Guerrero Jr. $35,714,286 1.0 Dylan Cease $30,000,000 3.7 George Springer $25,000,000 0.0 Kevin Gausman $22,000,000 2.2 Jose Berrios $18,714,286 0.0 Anthony Santander $18,500,000 0.0 Andres Gimenez $15,214,286 1.4 Kazuma Okamoto $15,000,000 2.3 Shane Bieber $13,000,000 -0.5 Tyler Rogers $12,333,333 0.9 Alejandro Kirk $11,600,000 0.3 Jeff Hoffman $11,000,000 0.9 Daulton Varsho $10,750,000 1.1 Cody Ponce $10,000,000 0.1 Yimi Garcia $7,500,000 0.0 Jesus Sanchez $6,800,000 0.1 Yariel Rodriguez $6,400,000 -0.2 Myles Straw $5,000,000 0.2 Ernie Clement $4,600,000 1.2 Eric Lauer $4,400,000 -0.6 Max Scherzer $3,000,000 -0.7 Tyler Heineman $1,237,500 -0.1 Patrick Corbin $1,000,000 0.5 Joe Mantiply $1,000,000 0.2 Eloy Jimenez $1,000,000 -0.1
Chris H@themanekin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Blue Jays entered the game with a 19.2% chance of making the playoffs, and a 1% chance of winning the World Series. Those numbers will decline after a third straight loss. Is this the point of no return? Will the front office now position this team as sellers at the deadline? #BlueJays