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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"From College Park, Georgia to College Park, Maryland" -Ludacris, Tomb of the Boom

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The problem is baseball players walking through corn already peaked in 1987. You want to really impress me? Have Burt Lancaster walk through that cornfield and take an at bat against Aaron Nola.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

To expand upon number 2, only one team has won three World Series in a row since free agency began in 1975. Also related, with the exception of the Twins, those damn Yankee teams of the late 90s prevented Atlanta from winning more than one ring in the 90s.

Aaron Cameron @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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"The owners claim they can't afford to pay the players fair market value, so the players should agree to cap THEIR earnings to fix this "problem" that the owners won't PROVE actually is a problem by opening up their books, as there is apparently a divine right for these 30 guys to own their teams?"

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Three things: This article is awesome and you will be too if you read it. It got me thinking about Eric Karros, who I haven't thought about in years and was always a great baseball card score growing up. Michael Harris II is also a strong bowler and should promote a local Atlanta bowling tourney.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Whoa, I've been moderated. Eh, the joke only lands with folks who are fans of late 70s sports comedy films anyways.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

With the World Cup starting this month, I remembered that since jerseys are expensive (regardless of the sport) I made my own the last time around in 2022. Also happy to wear it as a Pride Month shirt. Unfortunately I was limited with my sharpie colors. Trans and queer PoC, I see and support yall.

US Men's National Team hand drawn jersey

Back of hand drawn US mens National Team jersey

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Just went down the Andre Dawson rabbit hole and he has one of the smoothest autograph signatures of all time.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Getting a huge baseball fix today with the start of College World Series regional games

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This right here. The current CBA negotiations aren't the last. Every agreement creates a new starting point for the next round and giving the owners this much just means another labor suppressing arrow in their diamond encrusted quiver when this fight resumes in a few years. It will never stop.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"I get to reminisce on how Mark McGwire’s skin-tight pants brought me early appreciation of the male form." Besides attending a first game, a less appreciated, but equally important live sports core memory is realizing the size of pro athletes. For me, that was seeing Andres Galarraga's calves.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The sports team I've been a fan of the longest in my life is the Atlanta Hawks. They always finds a way to keep me grounded that it is entirely unreasonable to expect teams you root for to win a championship in your lifetime.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Morning random thought: Bonita Applebum (B.A.) Baracus

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I've been casually content to let the bulk of MLB info pass by me without much care... but these new Braves city connect jerseys cannot be ignored. They're so good. Fuuuuucckk.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

85 by YoungBloodz instantly comes to my mind

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

My dad delivered a care package of some of my old things from growing up. Here are some highlights of the hats I received.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Super Bowl wager this year was to do a shot for a pick six

A millennial dad perplexed that his sure thing of a bet that a pick six in the Super Bowl wouldn't happen, did in fact happen and now he's drinking a shot a bourbon to make good on the wager.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Come for the headline and advanced stats. Stay for the photoshopping. I'm going to spend the afternoon imagining the conversations Mark Canha had at the plate but with Rick Ross's voice.

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Oh hey. @sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Another year of successfully being the parent who dodges the lionshare of kids music requests. On the other hand, my spouses year end wrapped looks like it was curated by Pixar.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I need a 24 x 36 print of this yesterday

Aaron Cameron @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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The amiga @felina510.bsky.social is back with a love letter to the Negro League Museum. I went in 2023 and cannot recommend it enough. Kansas City is an absolute American gem. Get your ass there. open.substack.com/pub/felina51...

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Honoring Buck; A Long-Awaited Trip to the NLBM

Another tale from Felina's 2025 baseball travels

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Channeling my inner @mayorofoakland.bsky.social with this haul for a Tahoe trip of sports enjoyment

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Thank you again to @felina510.bsky.social for getting me up to speed with the latest comings and goings in MLB. Another dynamite piece, this time involving the cast and characters of Canadaball, the Trolleydodgers and plenty of pop culture that doesn't dive into the Chuck Klosterman deep end.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Today's Kindergarten fun run playlist included club remixes of: T-Pain Empire of the Sun Rick Ross Bastille However, there was a glaring omission during the walking laps where the MC was telling the kids to walk it out but did not play DJ Unk (RIP).

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I’m so excited to finally share this: I’m writing a book! It’s about Oakland—its rise as a great American sports town, its fall to the billionaires who abandoned it, and, most of all, the fans and activists and founders who fought to hold onto this aspect of the city’s identity and soul.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

A close friend of mine got my a cameo from Fabo and he was so kind and genuine. An incredible gift.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I can't find the Oakland Athletics, the Atlanta Thrashers or the Pac-12. Does this mean I'm exempt from misery? Did I break the game?

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I had a chicken burrito for dinner last week that I knew ahead of time was too large to eat in one sitting. I had been to the establishment before. I had ordered the same thing before. Just like the scorpion and the frog however, 20 minutes later I had nothing but an empty foil wrapper.

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Felina510 @felina510.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

felina510.substack.com/p/mlbs-youth... Reading about Service Time Manipulation is sexy. You're welcome. Is it pro-labor and long-winded? Yes. Do I rightfully argue on behalf of Elvis Andrus? Yes. Do I sound washed for a lot of it? Probably. Enjoy, mes élèves.

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MLB's Youth Movement & Forced Retirement Schemes: A Conspiracy

Put on your tinfoil hat and let's talk about the recent trend of MLB teams choosing to date-down.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It's mid July. The All Star Game is over but games haven't resumed yet. Triple digit temps span California. And somewhere Aaron is unbothered by this because he has a spare hour read the newest Jeff Passan bombshell and a reaction cocktail to mimic Rachel Phelps when the Indians give up another run.

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Rolled up to the little league fields this evening to hear C.R.E.A.M. as a kid's walk up song. @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social would approve

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Began the journey as a baseball parent last month when we signed our son up for Tee Ball. First game this week was predictably chaotic. Son still wants to play so taking it as a win.

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Good to be back at the Coliseum

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Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Scene from the local donut shop

Grant! @grantwithag.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Needed a new ball cap in post Oakland A's world