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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Technically that photo was taken outside in the regular museums. 😉⚾️

Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My grandmother (a diehard Sox fan) would’ve been ecstatic to know that I was inside the Sistine Chapel when Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Guardians during Game 1 of the ALDS. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Go figure. The day I finally visit St. Peter’s, the pope is from Chicago and the White Sox have a playoff game that evening. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Book number 26 of 2026. Now reading …. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I appreciate the Diamondbacks run down the stretch. Battled until the final day of season. Just need some late help from the Rays. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Guess it’s a baseball Friday. ⚾️⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thank you for the overwhelming amount of birthday wishes on Sunday. They’re all truly appreciated. Since I opted to wait out a 4-hour rain delay at yesterday’s White Sox game, I had to celebrate my traditional birthday lunch at White Castle today. 🤣🤣🤣

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Waiting out the White Sox rain delay. Go Bears! ⚾️🏈

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Much tighter than I’d hoped for at this point in the season. 😒

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Book number 25 of 2026. Now reading …. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to get inside Wrigley Field's iconic manual scoreboard. Today that happened. Susan managed to pull off the best (early) birthday gift ever. And how she managed to keep this a secret for months, I'll never know. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I know @dmalamut.bsky.social will appreciate this. I found an old Kane County Cougars ticket over the weekend. Looks like that was a 3-2 Cougars loss. Even crazier, that was toward the end of the intense July 1995 Chicago heatwave. ⚾

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There's something mildly rewarding about discovering a 31-year-old Sugar Creek Golf Course scorecard and finding a math error. I actually beat my fellow Elmhurst Park District intern by two strokes that afternoon. Make that a 47, not a 48. ⛳

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Book number 24 of 2026. A new twist on a classic film (and book). Now reading …. 🚿🔪

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Made my first visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 26 years ago today. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I meant to post this earlier. Book number 22 of 2026. Now (almost finished) reading …

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Back to our regular seats this evening. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Finally checked a box last night and saw a concert at Metro Chicago (decades overdue). We saw Peter Hook & The Light mine the Joy Division and New Order catalog.

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I love knowing that my mom and aunt saw The Beatles play live (August 20, 1965). Here’s my @ibwaa.bsky.social story from a few years ago. ibwaa.substack.com/p/when-beatl...

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’ve been attending games since the late-1970s. Tonight I finally snagged my first foul ball. (Kane County vs. Milwaukee) ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I love watching games on MLB’s Gameday 3D setting. Players randomly raise from and melt into the ground. Kind of trippy. 🤣⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Early in 2026, the Prairie Creek Public Library District asked me to give a presentation about the Cubs and Sox. I agreed and had no idea that both teams would have solid seasons. Tonight, the Cubs hold the top NL wild card spot, and the White Sox lead the AL Central by 5 1/2 games. Who knew? ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Since today marks the 49th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, it seems appropriate that I picked these up during our pack rip last night. 🎶

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My golf game was slightly off this morning. I missed at least 10 putts by a few blades of grass (seriously). But I did find this ball in the woods. So that’s something. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We had massive wind and rain in the suburbs. Thanks for checking.

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Book number 21 of 2026. Now reading … 🏀

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Eighty-two years ago Tommy Brown, a 16-year-old shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers debuted against the Chicago Cubs. Here’s my story from SABR’s book about great games at Ebbets Field. sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My favorite sculptures have always been gigantic, oversized everyday items out in public.

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I was there for one game over Labor Day weekend in 2003, but after work today, I stopped by. Ten years ago, it was the site of a magical Chicago Cubs moment. ☔️⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How did I spend my All-Star Game break? On Wednesday, I gave a presentation about Chicago's baseball rivalry at the Prairie Creek Public Library District. On Thursday I attended a fantastic session at The Art Institute of Chicago about Norman Rockwell and the Chicago Cubs. ⚾️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Raise the Jolly Roger! 🏴‍☠️ 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’ll keep searching through my closet. 🤣🤣🤣

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Wednesday: company gear day / Thursday: day at the beach (I’ve got nothing for that) / Friday: crazy sock day

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Bill Pearch @billpearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The junior staff at work planned Together Week. It’s just a dress code theme for each day. Tuesday is Alma Mater Day, so yeah, I settled on an Elmhurst University baseball shirt. ⚾️

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