David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 3hThis reminds of how younger me was blown away that the 1987 Cardinals used a total of 8 pitchers in a 7-game NLCS. They didn't do an Andrew Miller-esque relief ace pitching every game, and no pitcher started more than twice. For a 3-game series, OF COURSE you should only have 8-10 pitchers! 000
Reposted by David 29 SunsetMichael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 3hI'm delighted by the Yankees' 16-hitter wild card roster. If you have enough position players with even one big league quality skill you have to be nuts to take more than 10 or 11 pitchers to a best-of-three seriesblogs.fangraphs.comEverybody Except the Yankees Is Doing Wild Card Roster Construction WrongOnly Cashman and Boone are bold enough to design a roster fit for a best-of-three series, rather than a best-of-162. 47516
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 4hOut of everything I've read, this has the most straightforward explanation of Manchester City's cheating. On one level, I get the rules are in place to prevent important local institutions from going bankrupt, but also my American brain struggles with "they have the money why can't they spend it".defector.comManchester City's Financial Breaches Totaled Over £900 Million Over Nine SeasonsAfter Friday’s unofficial reports that Manchester City had been found guilty on almost all of the 115 charges of financial rule breaching, it was only a matter of time before the true breadth of those... 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 5hYes, I started playing and just like everyone says it's delightful. Felt really bad for the groundskeeper. 030
Reposted by David 29 SunsetJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 6hOne of the most underappreciated unforeseen consequences of the smartphone/streaming/social media era is the elimination of boredom as a key driver of creativity. Without boredom, there just isn't enough impetus for most people do go out and learn and do things. 319259
Reposted by David 29 SunsetJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 8hThey quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 9886822145
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 17hRealizing, with horror, that there's a non-zero chance Musk has an opinion on Untitled Goose Game. 020
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 18hI'm old enough to see this incident as another in a long line of "Please proceed, Governor" moments in which Republicans addled by the right wing media bubble get their shit wrecked trying to play their usual hits in a reality-based environment. 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 18hKershaw is totally pointless with this booth, which is actually working really well?! 020
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 19hNot for nothing, but Curry scored 60 in that game, and the Hawks still won. That would be a pretty memorable game to attend! 150
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 19hAlso, I think pop culture presents them largely as the leadership wishes them to be seen, but the proper framing for the white frats and sororities at least is as sanctioned enforcement of socioeconomic strata.annehelen.substack.comHow Greek Life Stayed Segregated at Bama.....Until 2013Part Three: "Not a Good Fit" 030
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 19hFrom 2023: 7% of men and 6% of women report being in a fraternity or sorority. I assume the ones I interacted with at NYU were different from most other places given that the closest they had to a frat house was getting a floor in a dorm building and the culture didn't venerate Greek life.yougov.comAmericans are divided on the impact of college fraternities and sororitiesMajorities of Americans believe that fraternities and sororities exclude potential members very or somewhat often based on candidates' popularity, physical appearance, and class background. 110
Reposted by David 29 Sunsetlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 19hwhat percentage of americans are ever in a frat? I never went to a college with them and I've never heard "there are a few bad ones but the institution is important" from a politician, which is an impressive level of untouchability given every time they make news it's something stupid or monstrous 87103440
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 20hWon't somebody think of poor Suzy Weiss? How's she supposed to benefit from obvious nepotism if her sister can't keep failing upward? 020
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 23hObi Wan That's A Name dot gif The thing about this guy getting Hegseth's ear is it's yet another sign that every competent person has either been excommunicated or is steering clear. 070
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 23hI wrote another post about catchers starting at DH. Come for the table showing which teams did it most and least, stay for the tidbit about Tom Pagnozzi and Tom Lampkin.blog.29sunset.com29 Sunset missives: Catchers Starting at DH in the 2026 MLB SeasonAbout mid-season, I noticed that the trend of MLB catchers starting games at designated hitter was increasing compared to recent seasons . N... 001
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Is this like an even more esoteric "scrum master" thing? 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Unfortunately, I would probably watch a HOU-LAD World Series because I like baseball too much :( 110
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026MLB playoffs rooting interests, highest to lowest: CHW MIL CLE TBR CHC SDP PHI big gap BOS NYY LAD big gap ATL HOU 010
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026They make it so much harder for themselves than they have to. 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Mountain Dew and the baby monkey thing also gets dishonorable mention 010
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026In comparison, MLB teams gave about 4% of DH starts to players who also played shortstop this year. That's inflated by Casey Schmitt's 23 DH starts even though he's barely a SS, starting only 3 games there in 2026. NYM was next-highest team with 17 starts to Baty, Bichette, Lindor, and Mauricio. 100
Reposted by David 29 Sunsetautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1143422675
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Feel like I read somewhere it was the first major American show to depict a 69. Might not be true, but it was certainly a character-driven choice! 120
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Also, it's worth noting that Thiel's comment is in response to an incredibly bad prompt. 020
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026I'm no subject matter expert in any of this, but isn't the theory that all of the big "retail" AI companies are racing to be the Amazon of the space? And just like Amazon their leadership is fine with losses now in order to win customers and ultimately box out competitors? 100
Reposted by David 29 SunsetSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21074582431
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026My spouse, a career educator, sees 10 seconds of documentary footage showing a 7-year-old and says, "Oh, that kid is showing signs of ADHD." The very next shot is of the kid in his desk at school and the teacher is telling him, exasperatedly, to face forward. 🎯 010
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Update: In our playoff game I hit like crap and made the last out with the tying run in scoring position, so, uh... not good times. 110
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026Important corollary that might be easier with uncrustables 010
Reposted by David 29 SunsetWill Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Looking at league wide trends the 7.39 XBH/100 PA is the third lowest in the last 30 years behind 2013/2014 League wide wOBA was still up because players have gotten better at getting on base but it's a low point for two three and four baggers 272
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 29/09/2026If the person who wrote that is who I think, they're retired! They don't commute for work! They're just don't want the city to do the fundamental things that would actually relieve traffic, which might include having a lot more housing and places for people to work in the Richmond and Sunset 🙃 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026People who say Jets don't realize that Vinny Testaverde would be arguably a top-2 QB for the Bears in the past 75 years. 120
Reposted by David 29 SunsetDavid Evans @dkevans2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Chris Hansen (interrogation voice): “it’s 2:30 in the morning, what am I supposed to make of this?” The Grinch (eyes to floor): “I shwear I’m only here for the Chrishmas preshents” Chris Hansen (narration voice): “with the Whoville PD waiting outside, our green suspect has been caught red handed.” 832632
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026This is terrible news, because it says that trans kids are being systematically pushed into hiding and/or prohibited from participating in athletics. 032
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026STL and KCR led with 123 and 122 such starts, respectively. NYY, PHI, and SFG were the only teams with 0; TBR, CHW, WSN, and PIT each had 1. 000
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026Now that the regular season is over, I compiled the numbers. MLB teams used catchers for 18.3% of their DH starts, the highest percentage for a season that I've found. 16 teams gave more than 10% of their DH starts to C, a rate that would've led the league in many past seasons. 201
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026The one thing I will hand it to Pearl Jam for was when Given to Fly was a single some people started saying it was a ripoff of Going to California and they went on MTV and said if Led Zep wanted to make an issue of it they had three words for them: Muddy Fucking Waters. 120
Reposted by David 29 Sunsettaber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026This map from 1951 shows how iron ore moved then along the Great Lakes, and almost nothing about this has changed in 75 years. To make steel, you need iron ore. To move iron ore significant distances, you need deep draft waterways. You simply can not get the stuff to fucking *Iowa* 1221946
Reposted by David 29 Sunsetjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026i don’t care how much fancy math you can do, if you take open racism as a sign that someone is epistemologically sound then you are a fucking idiot 774572
David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 28/09/2026Mind immediately went to this piecehermit-tech.comAI Mania Is Eviscerating Global DecisionmakingThe reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively. 040