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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I find the Savannah Bananas fun and more power to them for doing the schedule announcement as an event. But calling it a DRAFT, as if teams are selecting cities, rather than a REVEAL is just weird, even for Banana Ball.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It COULD work and I realize a lot of Dodgers hitters have been struggling. But hitting Kyle Tucker cleanup at home, where he’s struggled all year, against a LHP feels like managerial malpractice. Or else you’re saying your 5-9 hitters really suck.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I wonder if teams would have better playoff success if they managed more like the regular season. I know you don’t want a game to get out of hand, but if you pull your ace starter in the 3rd or 4th, you’re committing to using your 6th, 7th, or 8th best guy out of the bullpen and that’s risky too.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The White Sox and Guardians play today to decide who advances to the AL Championship. I’ve been a baseball fan for 50 years and don’t think I’ve ever cared less about a playoff elimination game. I don’t even know what time the game is. This feels like one of those early December bowl games.

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Teams to face each other in consecutive LCS: 2025-26 NLCS LAD MIL 2020-21 NLCS ATL LAD 2016-17 NLCS CHC LAD 2008-09 NLCS LAD PHI 2004-05 NLCS HOU STL 2003-04 ALCS BOS NYY 2000-01 ALCS NYY SEA 1991-92 NLCS ATL PIT 1977-78 NLCS LAD PHI 1976-78 ALCS KC NYY 1973-74 ALCS BAL OAK 1969-70 ALCS BAL MIN

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s less than useless that the MLB app/website chooses to show post season averages in their live box scores. Can you imagine them showing “previous week” during the regular season? Either show regular season stats, combine playoffs into those, or don’t show anything at all.

Screen capture of MLB app’s box score of Atlanta in today’s game showing AVG and OBP.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have not followed Atlanta closely, but it’s mind boggling that they are a playoff team and have a cleanup hitter in Albies who is a below average hitter. And it’s not just like he had a bad year; he’s been so-so for three seasons in a row.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We don’t talk nearly enough about how in his 30s, Mookie Betts switched from being a career OF to an everyday SS (not just a fill in) and how ridiculous that is. Can’t remember anyone doing that in my lifetime. Players move FROM SS to OF not vice versa.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I get bring Mason Miller is for two innings and it might be the right move, but it backfired. Walked the bases loaded; that’s all on him.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

With Sale not available for game 1 or Game 2 this is already back firing. Yes, he’s only going to start one game in the series and they SAY he can start game 3 and relieve in game 5. But not being avaialable today on two days rest after 4 outs suggests that isn’t true.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is the most ridiculous rule/ruling I’ve ever seen. He literally hit a ball so far it hit the roof.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It will probably work fine because Atlanta has a 4-run lead just four outd to go. But using Sale here is stupid and too cute whether for one out of 4. They push him back a couple days for the NLDS and they have a closer.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I knew the turn around was huge but to see the data is stunning. 8/1/25 -> 4/27/26: 207/263/303, 43% BELOW average as a hitter, second worst among qualified hitters for 3 months 4/28/26 -> 9/27/26: 288/386/624, literally the best hitter in baseball for five months #MVPete

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Colson Montgomery has struck out 222 times this season. The record is 223. There are 4 games left. Why aren’t people talking about this? Schwarber could break the record too, though technically it wouldn’t be the record anymore.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When did Zoom meetings become airports? Everyone feels the need to announce their departure. We get it, you’re double booked or something came up. In person you’d quietly exit out the back. It’s OK to do so online.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...

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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s really mind boggling that in 2026, we don’t have 99.9% accuracy on package delivery dates. Got a notice Friday that an order would be delivered on Saturday. Got a notice yesterday it was coming “today”. No package, tracking doesn’t show anything since EOD Friday.

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Meghan Montemurro @mmontemurro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman are the first MLB teammate duo to combine for 25+ home runs, 25+ walks, 50+ RBIs and 50+ runs scored in a calendar month since the Yankees' Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in July 1961, per OptaSTATS.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is amazing in more than one way.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Buster Posey announcing that Vitello will return as manager with SIX WEEKS left in the season is reason to fire both of them. Sorry Giants fans, there’s always 2028 and a chance that the 2027 season is so short you don’t miss it.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

As we’ve been traveling a lot, I’ve noticed a curious trend with hotels. It used to be that US lodging reservations were universally cancelable, generally until the day before arrival and often on the day of. Some BnBs and boutique hotels would have strict policies because they need to be full.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/08/2026

The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

With Alex Bregman and Dansby Swanson, the Cubs are the 3rd team to have 2 players with a game with 3 HR & 7+ RBI in a season (RBI official since 1920), joining: 2025 NYY Aaron Judge, Jasson Dominguez 1995 NYY Mike Stanley, Paul O’Neill

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’m staying in a place that has Spectrum for internet. Spectrum has an outage locally that started 7 hours ago and they don’t expect to be fixed for another 5 hours. That puts them below 99.9% annual uptime, which isn’t that great, just from today’s outage. That’s really unacceptable.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Defensive metrics are weird and possibly broken. Someone mentioned Trea Turner had become a bad SS, so I looked into the data. Whether you check @fangraphs.com or @baseball-reference.com , his defense has been on a steady decline with a noticeable drop in 2023. But last year he was good.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Smog/emissions tests in California are so weird. In Washington state, the testing was done by the DMV though they contracted the station operation to a third party. There was a nominal fee of about $30. YIL, they got rid of the program 6 years ago and emissions tests are not required.

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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As Megan Rapinoe writes, I-638 "will drive thousands of girls out of sports because their parents cannot afford the necessary testing or refuse to submit their daughters to genital inspections." We must vote NO on WA's harmful initiative, I-638, this November. #NoHateWAState

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Anti-Trans Legislation Isn't About "Protecting Girls"—It's About Distracting Us From What Matters

"If we really cared about safety and fairness in sports, we’d be breaking down barriers facing girls at every level," writes Megan Rapinoe.

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A.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Yet another reason to ditch Twitter: It makes this stuff look bigger than it ever really is, instead of just the latest meltdown of a terminally online and ultimately rather niche movement of crybabies.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What is this crap ChatGPT? When people laugh at or dislike AI it’s stupid stuff like this? Not only is your suggestion useless, you actually know it’s useless.

Screenshot of chatGPT results suggest pizza as a gluten free option while noting it’s not gluten free.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/07/2026

The best way to get to the bottom of the McConnell question is for the governor to appoint a replacement. The GOP legislature passed a law stripping him of that power, but it goes against the state constitution. If they refuse to seat the replacement, take them to court. There’s zero downside.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The MLB Home Run Derby has been going for more than an hour (45 minutes of hitting time) and we’re still in the first round. This is unwatchable at 2.5-3 hours.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

kick misogyny in the dick with a paid subscription to the handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As a sports and tournament fan, the round of 16 is when the tournament really begins. The pretenders have (mostly) been eliminated and we’re looking at the best teams. I believe 12 of the top 16 FIFA teams are in. Every match should be competitive from here on out, even if the final score isn’t.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I don’t know the rules of futbol, but it seems like grabbing the jersey of a player with the ball or about to receive the ball should be a yellow card. Otherwise why not do it all the time a top player touches the ball? It’s like hack-a-Shaq but he never gets to shoot free throws.

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Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I revived the Hangingsliders newsletter and went long on the @sfgiants.com's embarrassing and homophobic Pride Night. hangingsliders.beehiiv.com/p/the-giants...

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The Giants Are Destroying A San Francisco Franchise

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

There's a certain art to pricing a home for sale. Price too low, you might not sell for enough; price high you might scare off interested buyers. Most the time people get it close enough. But every so often there's a listing like this one -- www.zillow.com/homedetails/....

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I can’t believe they’re calling it New York-New Jersey stadium not MetLife Stadium. On the other hand, they didn’t pay me or the announcers anything for the sponsorship, so 🤷‍♂️.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is a wild trip into stocks and the legal system. I got a notice that I was part of a class action settlement on a stock I owned. Basically there’s a claim that the company made false representations which inflated the stock price and shareholders get a payout. I get 2-4 of these annually.

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Amanda Rykoff @amandarykoff.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NOTE: If you’re planning on voting by mail in California, it’s too late to use the postal service. You must either drop your ballot at a ballot drop box or drop it at a vote center. DO NOT MAIL IT.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/05/2026

Uber’s COO has said that it’s getting “harder to justify” its AI costs because there was no way to show a link between AI spend and any meaningful increase in useful features. This is the first time I’ve seen a company say this directly. www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-and...

"That link is not there yet, right?" he said. think maybe implicitly there is more that is getting shipped, but it's very hard to draw a line between one of those stats and, 'Okay, now we're actually producing 25% more useful consumer features."
He said that the trade-off costs from Al are harder to justify because he can't draw a direct link. Earlier this month, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an earnings call that Uber was slowing hiring to counter its investments in AI.

The comment led to what he described as a
"head-exploding moment," sparking discussions about AI token consumption within the company and the trade-offs it creates, such as on head count.
He said that, based on talks with Uber's senior engineering leaders, he realized higher token usage did not translate into a proportional increase in useful consumer features.

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Alice💔& Rayon🌵 @splitxheart.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

It most uncool aspect of pro-AI folks is that they don't even know what they are talking about. Nothing about these days' AI really stands out as cutting edge either, it just assissts you in becoming less capable as a human. They brag about being useless without a computer holding their hands.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Things will only get better when we realize that just because someone has a lot of money doesn’t mean they’re not a stupid asshole with nothing worthwhile to say.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Giants are tied for the worst record in baseball. Pretty sure I could have managed a team to a 14-23 start.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

An otherwise reasonable individual told me today that “vaccines cause autism, 100%” and I lost it and just walked away (OK maybe bolted from lunch) as she tried to provide me “evidence” to support her case. This isn’t an opinion, this is a lie that actively harms people.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It’s really this simple. Either Swalwell did most/all of the things CNN reports he did, which makes him unfit for office. Or he did some something really crappy to make multiple women fabricate stories to confuse CNN and defame him. The lack of “proof” means he doesn’t go to prison due to CNN.

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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

If we would stop voting for politicians who don’t drive or are super rich and thus don’t care about gas prices, it would make a bigger difference than trying to cut usage or improve fuel efficiency by 10%.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

There are multiple allegations in the Epstein files that Donald Trump raped children. Weird how quiet she’s been about that.

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