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No one would ever honored someone by naming someone after them with an absurd spelling, would they? I would not be happy if someone named a kid Aydehm after me. But you have a point.

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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.

Strong disagree. You could be named for someone but spell it differently.

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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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He didn’t. It’s a manager being too cute in the playoffs.

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What you’d really want is to start Sale today and have him available for 2-3 innings in game 5 on 3 days rest. Maybe even as the starter. They threw that out the window by using him with a 4-run lead.

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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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So while it may have looked impressive, it’s really a mile high fly out.

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

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

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 · 29/09/2026

The major downside of the analytics era is teams finding ways to exploit the rules and take advantage of strategies that are unaesthetic. Allowing a team to roster 10 relief pitchers just asks for something like this.

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

Maybe you have more updated data but the Astros with Blubaugh is the only one I see with a couple TBA. 5 teams going with starters though Tolle seems like a curious choice. The reality is unless you have an elite #1 starter available, a bullpen game might be the best strategy.

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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.

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

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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

I don’t mind if the item doesn’t show up until Tuesday, which I hope it does. I mind that I’m expecting it, it doesn’t show, and there’s no update. How do you not understand how long it takes to transport from point A to point B within a couple hours?

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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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Adam Stein @adamstein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I know they don’t have the authority to do it, but MLB should just fire Eddings not suspend him. Hasn’t Fernando Rodney worn his cap crooked for years? There’s not a rule against it.

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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 · 01/09/2026

Don’t really think that was the Red Sox problem but at least they were willing to say that level of play was not acceptable.

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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 · 23/08/2026

Thanks for sharing. I find I’m in the same boat. I’m a WNBA fan but a decade removed from having Storm season tickets I don’t watch the games much and even having gone to a Valkyries game a few weeks ago would have trouble naming 5 players.

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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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So do you think this is legitimately what they did — fake polling reports? Or is this spin for a new approach to polling that failed horribly?

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I wonder if competing with AirBnB and other short-term rentals that usually are NOT cancelable except right after you book, has lowered the bar for hotel lodging, allowing them to remove flexibility by default. Anyone else seeing this or know why it happened?

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This isn’t even a one off, seeing it on major chains like Radisson and Marriott and many listings on Expedia. To some degree it’s marketing — rooms are now $30 MORE if you want the option to cancel rather than $30 less if you’ll guarantee your stay, but it feels way more widespread.

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And occasionally you’d see a special DEAL to save if you book a non-cancelable room well in advance. But now it seems the default listing is a reservation that can’t be cancelled and the option to cancel is an à la carte feature like parking, late checkout, or breakfast.

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