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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's what happens when you're not conscious of the appropriate amenities.

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 02/10/2026

The Steelers lack the appropriate amenities. Defense looking like an open floor plan

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

another incredible Murakami champagne celebration interview (via CHSN White Sox)

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just watched the Mike Tomlin Minecraft video and the world sucks a little bit less knowing he has been moving like this since 2014.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It has been tough to write about cricket for the last month or so, and even this piece took a week to get all my thoughts together, but Minor League Cricket is one of my favorite competitions on the planet. It's the USA's only true national championship, and it's accordingly messy.

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My Favorite Cricket Tournament Is Back - and Gone Just as Quickly

Minor League Cricket is a crucial part of the domestic ecosystem notorious for making us wait - and missing it when it's gone

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remember when Disney had imagination?

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 26/09/2026

If there's two things Jennifer Garner thinks about it's business and purchases

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Carter Lowe @whitesoxx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jason Benetti gets roasted by his own production crew with the camera cut after his Austro-Turkish War reference. #DNMW #Tigers

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's giving so much Friday night late model energy and I love it

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Andre "Spiceman" Fletcher, the veteran West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman, is about to bowl spin for the Lone Star Athletics. In his entire 20-year T20 career, Fletcher has bowled 59 balls. I love Minor League Cricket.

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Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"the assessment did not consider the crocodiles" is my new metaphor for people choosing to just ignore the data point that doesn't agree with them

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 16/09/2026

THE DETMER FORMULA - THROUGH WEEK 2. Our Sickos Metric that tells you what QBs are just slinging the ball everywhere without too much care. Full explanation of the math in our newsletter at the bottom of the thread. Here's a quick explainer first.

Graphic titled "THE DETMER FORMULA: Downfield Eventful Throwing Metric Encouraging Rippin' It" by the Sickos Committee. The top half displays a mathematical equation multiplying per-game passing attempts, completions, and yards divided by 3, against per-game touchdowns plus interceptions, all scaled against median values. The bottom left defines the acronym with humorous descriptions like "Eventful – TDs! Picks!" and "Rippin' it – Just sling that ball around out there." The bottom right features a photo of BYU quarterback Ty Detmer along with his stats: 5,188 yards, 41 TDs, and 28 INTs.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Watching college soccer games run over 2 hours because of VAR reviews is really making me want it gone immediately

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the Putin/Ukraine playbook, but louder and less coherent

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Pakistan's performance has nothing to do with the merits of test cricket. It is the product of years of poor governance and an incoherent domestic system that can't reliably develop players and coaches and was firmly driven into the ground by a literal nationalist politician.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 13/09/2026

Mods are asleep post rare kekaulas

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/09/2026

Nashville International Airport is set to be renamed to honor Dolly Parton after a unanimous vote by the local airport authority. Once the effort clears all the hurdles, it will make Nashville one of the few major cities in the U.S. with an airport named after a woman. trib.al/feFqYJV

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This guy can ball, I dread to see how Naqvi's PCB will break him

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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good cricket commentary always seems like it might be describing illegal and/or immoral acts.

tonked! Short and fast, Razaullah tries to get it up his hooter. But Brook is waiting, and hoicks it up and away for a one-bounce four through backward square

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No Escalators @noescalators.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“You’re not gonna catch me like those poor bastards at NBC”

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SaraKateW @sarakatew.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I have no idea what happened in the football game, but why does this look like the back cover of a Dean Koontz novel ©️1983.

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

*wearily* for the thousandth time, MrBeast is the name of the creator not the monster

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm still working on a new newsletter because college football has taken over my life, but ICYMI, here are my thoughts on the Seattle Orcas' women's T20 tournament. There were some rough edges, but it felt like it could be the foundation of something transformational for women's cricket in the US.

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Alpha Build: Orcas' Women's Tournament Presents Foundation for the Future

There were rough edges, but the cricket was solid and the blueprint is clear and repeatable.

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Cricinfo @cricinfo.com · 31/08/2026

If we are really to call this the weakest Pakistan side ever, we must necessarily preface it by saying they are the product of the worst administrative period in Pakistan's history - Osman Samiuddin

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Pakistan's products of toxic dysfunctionality deserve sympathy, not ire

Crushing series loss stems from a system that no longer cares about its players, only its appearance

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How long do I plan on being at the office today? I packed a second set of clothes. Happy football eve!

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This gets at one of the biggest issues with franchise cricket: it doesn't invest back into the talent pool it draws from. Leagues will eventually run out of othet people's players and have no systems to develop the next generation. CPL might feel that first, but it won't be alone.

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Muppet Treasure Island is a perfect movie.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The way I said "oh no" when I read the words "Cocke County"

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Justin Klugh @justinklugh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

ROB MANFRED: What a beautiful night for a product

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C. Bukowski @thishurt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Television used to MEAN something in this country. 🧐

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My mother was still reeling from my parents' divorce when "Reba" premiered, so I think she watched a lot of it because it resonated with her and we watched some to support our mom, but man, that show was BRUTAL

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh we're getting a TON of mileage out of this

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The USA does not currently have a T20I on the schedule before 2028

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The United States and Canada will NOT participate in the North American Cup this September in the Cayman Islands. The men's T20 event will feature just three teams: the hosts plus Bermuda and the Bahamas.

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Jarrod Kimber @jarrodkimber.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

✍️Bangladesh have now won 100% of their Tests in Australia over the last 15 years. And Cricket Australia made that happen. www.goodareas.co/p/bangladesh...

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Cricinfo @cricinfo.com · 16/08/2026

HISTORY FOR BANGLADESH 🇧🇩 They mark their long-awaited return to Test cricket in Australia with their first win in the country 🙌

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Tactically, technically, mentally, Bangladesh kicked Australia's ass for four days and get a well deserved win at the end of it. A fantastic piece of work. #AUSvBAN

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Adam Gilchrist just said Marnus has "a very convincing 9" I'm going to bed

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hazlewood gets his 300th test wicket. He'll remember getting thumped by Bangladesh in Darwin forever.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Smith dropping sitters with his hands six inches apart. Labuschagne appealing a bump ball that clearly hit the ground in his FOV. Cummins bowling 100kph finger spin while Lyon gets like 2 overs a spell. Bangladesh have broken Australia.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

USA U19 women start their World Cup qualification campaign on the front foot with a 10-wicket win over Canada with 76 balls to spare in West Bay, Grand Cayman. Mahek Desai took 5 wickets for 6 runs in her 4 over spell as the USA bowled Canada out for just 46. They play Argentina tomorrow at 2:30 CT.

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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Also today, the USA U19 women begin the Americas regional qualifier where they will be heavy favorites against Canada, Argentina, and a hodgepodge team called Americas NextGen XI. They currently have Canada 31/6 after 14 overs. The squad features 5 members of the senior national team.

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Speedway has taken to hiding just under the landing of the stairs as if he is lying in wait for his quarry. Sometimes his quarry is Shadow, sometimes it's our feet, sometimes it's a particularly ornery speck of dust.

A black and white adolescent cat hiding just beneath the landing of a sstaircase as if awaiting the chance to ambush feet or prey or both

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Keith Brake @brakedown.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

BREAKING: The rezoning ordinance for the Washington Freedom's proposed 10,000-capacity cricket ground in Frederick, Maryland, has passed the Frederick City Council by a 5-1 vote. There are additional procedural hurdles, but this was the big one.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

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