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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 04/10/2026

For some reason, I decided to do my home-bound chores first, meaning I accidentally caught most of the Braves-Dodgers and missed most of the Rays game 😞

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 03/10/2026

The upside of the Dodgers-Braves NLDS is that it at least guarantees we won't have a Dodgers-Braves NLCS. I'm glad this is the series confined to the Buck-Smoltz shadow realm, at least

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 02/10/2026

I have a pretty good backlog of playlist articles at this point, always happy to give recs www.hchoutofleftfield.com/search/label...

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Out of Left Field

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 02/10/2026

It’s Bandcamp Friday, which is a good way to show support to your favorite artists! And if you need any recommendations, a lot of what I put on my playlists is stuff I found on Bandcamp! Here’s my most recent one, from a few weeks ago: www.hchoutofleftfield.com/2026/09/musi...

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Music Monday: Summer 2026 Playlist

Editing Update: This was already going to be a week late, and then I hit some surprise last-minute delays, pushing it even further back. I’m...

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 30/09/2026

Flipped over to Astros radio broadcast as soon as the Phillies-Braves ended. Was kind of dreading leaving such an exciting game for The Horrors, and it seems like that was justified

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The Launch Angle @launchanglehou.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Batting Around – White Sox vs Astros ALWC Series Preview and Predictions The Launch Angle Staff weighs in on how they anticipate the AL Wild Card Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros will unfold.

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Batting Around – White Sox vs Astros ALWC Series Preview and Predictions

The Launch Angle Staff weighs in on how they anticipate the AL Wild Card Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros will unfold.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 29/09/2026

Since he’s in the news, bringing this up again

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

Going to have a busy week, but I managed to finish my annual playoff trivia column to mark the end of the MLB regular season! www.hotcornerharbor.com/2026/09/2026...

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The Annual 2026 MLB Playoff Trivia Round-Up and Preview!

I’m a little busy this year (not entirely due to my Summer Playlist article that just went up over at Out of Left Field , but it was another...

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The @Astros had just a 6.9% chance to make the postseason on May 20th 😮 Their #Postseason journey begins Tuesday!

A screenshot of the FanGraphs Playoff Odds graph for the Houston Astros, with their lowest odds falling on May 20th at 6.9%. Pictured: Yordan Alvarez high-fives teammates in the dugout wearing an orange Astros uniform with a dark blue batting helmet.

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Eephus Tosser @eephustosser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Forget the lottery. This is how we should determine the top ten draft slots.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

We do have a chance for the Yankees to face one of the three NL teams they're still missing, though, for whatever that's worth.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

Also, getting a new World Series match-up will be tricky. The Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox are first, tied-for-second, and third in most unique World Series opponents. And the Phillies, Cubs, Braves, Astros have each faced a lot of their potential opponents, despite much fewer pennants

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

It's kind of funny, because this actually wound up being a pretty straightforward year for my column. We have the three longest active droughts in the Brewers, Padres, & Guardians, but the median drought among this year's set is actually the Phillies & Yankees. Getting it that low is kinda tough!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

Also, so much of hitting is pattern recognition. Adding even more extra marginal arms doesn't help hitters much if they only see each of them for ~1-2 PAs each in a season. I think that's at least part of why we aren't seeing more offense now even as teams call up more and more guys.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026

Kinda wild how much psychic angst I apparently saved myself by realizing as a teen “the stuff I like is apparently more niche than I realize, no matter how popular it seems in my circles”

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Your American League Worst Champion Houston Astros

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

SCHN broadcast basically confirming this lol

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

can't believe we're getting a World Series rematch this October

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

The idea of having a clinching celebration in Sacramento is just very funny. I can't imagine that's a particularly nice away clubhouse

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

Y'know, I hadn't really kept up with Dean Kremer after the Orioles traded him. Glad to see he's turned it around in Minnesota (especially today!), but also a little frustrating to see, feels like that happens to ex-O's pitchers a lot...

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

Intentionally Walking Walker to get to Lucas Spence is a hilarious bit, love to see that blow up!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

Yainer Diaz asking the good questions, like "why do a bunch of ground outs for a run when we can just hit doubles in the corner?"

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

every Athletics ground ball is making me catch my breath after that first inning. Twins, please score a few more here so I can breathe a little more easily...

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 27/09/2026

If you get too into pop discussion spaces, that type of thing will crop up. Lorde and Billie Eilish are pretty similar, and they'll get hit with it too sometimes. (I remember one fun discussion of "But Lorde's mom is a poet!"/"Okay, so how much exactly do you think a poet makes?")

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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 26/09/2026

From the Orioles' broadcast: what a weird collection of events in Game 1 in the Bronx

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 25/09/2026

"Appears to think that Major Sports League Commissioners are cabinet members and *will* base my vote off of it, but doesn't want to say that in case I'm wrong, and also not totally clear on what their roles actually entail"

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 22/09/2026

Bumping my new article over the weekend, where I wrote about what I listened to over the summer and collected a lot of it into a playlist!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 23/09/2026

I think about it every time I see the word "scree" lol

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 22/09/2026

I also feel like this about the "this stops being an issue if we just make college free" argument. Like, it would be nice & "parents overrate the chance of going pro/a scholarship" is definitely some of the issue. But a lot is just irrational, post hoc justification for what they already want to do!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 22/09/2026

Bumping my new article over the weekend, where I wrote about what I listened to over the summer and collected a lot of it into a playlist!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/09/2026

As a change-up from my usual baseball posting, my Summer 2026 Playlist and article is now up, for anyone interested in checking it out! www.hchoutofleftfield.com/2026/09/musi...

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Music Monday: Summer 2026 Playlist

Editing Update: This was already going to be a week late, and then I hit some surprise last-minute delays, pushing it even further back. I’m...

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/09/2026

Okay, the Yainer homer was nice, but maybe the Astros can try for one with runners on base this time

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/09/2026

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/09/2026

As a change-up from my usual baseball posting, my Summer 2026 Playlist and article is now up, for anyone interested in checking it out! www.hchoutofleftfield.com/2026/09/musi...

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Music Monday: Summer 2026 Playlist

Editing Update: This was already going to be a week late, and then I hit some surprise last-minute delays, pushing it even further back. I’m...

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/09/2026

well, the bright side of the game going south is its making it easier to work on finally publishing this playlist article

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 19/09/2026

trying to finish my playlist article so I can publish it ASAP. Writing my blurbs in a more modular style has generally been a plus, but it does lead to some issues where I'll reference something in consecutive paragraphs, then realize I don't actually want them side by side in the playlist itself

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 16/09/2026

And I'm excluding the White Sox, because their year is still a surprise, just the positive "wait, we're good this year? what?" kind. Which is extra funny, because "the bad team is surprisingly good" just made the "everybody else underperforms" logjam bigger

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 16/09/2026

The Red Sox have recovered nicely from their disaster start of course, but are still behind where they wanted opening the year.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 16/09/2026

It really is wild how basically every AL team except the Yankees and Rays saw their plans for 2026 go belly-up, in a way that basically all cancelled each other out.

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 16/09/2026

...or later, as more stuff comes up. Hopefully later this week though!

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/09/2026

"I Want To Know What Love Is" from Pacific Rim: Uprising. Not sure which one it is, but I definitely burst out laughing in the theater & still think about it years later www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIDT...

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Charlie Day Talks To A Kaiju Brain | Pacific Rim: Uprising | Science Fiction Station

YouTube video by Science Fiction Station

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/09/2026

Underrated reason I love Avatar (not SF but definitely nerdy). The Korra timeskip showed that the big challenges from Aang’s time *did* get resolved, but it just led to new problems down the road as a consequence, plus old problems becoming more unavoidable now that more pressing things were handled

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/09/2026

Okay so, before I said this, I did not know that my fridge would spend most of today causing me problems. Might be pushed to Tuesday now...

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