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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh, just Jose Ramirez casually turning around 100 mph at the top of the zone.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the history of charging the mound, episode 9: ROBIN VENTURA vs. NOLAN RYAN youtu.be/p6gXBCvf8q0?...

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ROBIN VENTURA vs. NOLAN RYAN

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

First thing I thought of. 100% sure he proposed this for the NBA

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

did the Brewers third baseman not know how many outs there were?

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"you don't see that too often:" announcer on Albies swinging at a pitch that hit him. Yeah, well, one of my son's teammates did that twice in the same at-bat!

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My 2025 World Series PTSD has internalized this VERY well, thank you very much

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

3 run lead for Yamamoto...good luck

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Twelve outs in this game so far...10 of them strikeouts. Yikes

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

hearing the Brewers play "Jump Around" after watching the most recent episode of Ted Lasso and wondering whose doom just got sealed

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

happy anniversary to my first introduction to the Gilgamesh epic

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm only aware of this song because of the bardcore cover of it: "Choosin' Wessex"

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Having successfully taken down a multibillionaire, Pablo Torre sets his sights on God

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How'd I miss Ka wa sa ki (clap, clap...clapclapclap)?

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Been fun to see Bateman enter the Toronto pantheon of scrappy hustlers alongside guys like Ernie Clement, John McDonald, Darcy Tucker, and Jerome (JYD) Williams

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Fibonacci Sequins @brentwaggoner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking at him, Jesus said “One thing you lack: go and unfriend all your followers and delete your account, and you will go viral in heaven; come, follow Me.” But the man was deeply dismayed by these words, and he went away grieving; for he was one who had many posts.

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Is it part of the Jonas Brothers' mission to be awkwardly jammed into as many sporting events as possible? Still reeling from their random World Series appearance last year.

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nice to see that Kuechly got some time away from his onerous job of coaching middle school football with Greg Olsen

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

with Max Scherzer on the mound, just to see what would happen between innings

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

can we get the TV mics away from that idiot fan in Sacramento? #bluejays

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I hope you saw Elle's "rough draft vs final draft" one from today

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

OK - what are your favourite AI sucks stories and anecdotes? I'm realizing that I need to start collecting these to drop on my students, friends, and family. This one making the Bluesky rounds today is an excellent example. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

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Hikers stranded on Mount Shasta after 'heavily' relying on AI for planning

A trio of Roseville hikers needed rescue after relying too heavily on artificial intelligence to navigate Mount Shasta. The three men left their campsite at 3:00 a.m. Sunday with daypacks on the Clea...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Students who nod and smile during lecture when we try to make a point? Heroes

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

an actual "everybody clapped" story

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Brett Bateman is the new Ernie Clement

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lots of Ern-dawgs out there for Ernie Clement. How about an Ern-cat? Named by my baseball obsessed 13 year old, her arrival corresponded perfectly with the end of the rep baseball season #bluejays

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Been waiting for him to appear for longer than Godot

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

absolutely infuriated (okay, not really) by how Canada played that 1st and 3rd situation in the LLWS. Japan absolutely will trade a run for an out and clear base paths there

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

just started watching this season's Hard Knocks and Mike MacDonald is such an earnest dork (complimentary)

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just read your article and found it very helpful. It will be making its way into one or two my lectures this year.

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

seemed like that ump was missing more pitches than usual

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think it was supposed to be a safety squeeze, but yeah, too cute there

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We've essentially said we're willing to work with lots of accommodation plans, but full lecture recording is not one of them.

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

yeah, my pop culture references are becoming increasingly dated, but I can usually manage to get polite chuckles at my ever-growing lameness

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I've had a "no recording my class" policy for a few years. That's now our institution standard. This was pre-Meta glasses. I tend to riff and banter a lot in lectures, and the last thing I need is someone clipping a joke that didn't land, or posting a sentence out of context

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

be vewy quiet, we're hunting wabbits

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

a lovely couple from India wandered by my son's 13U game a month ago and had so many questions I would have never considered. Most memorable was, if they don't hit it well, why do they run? Why not wait and try again? Unfortunately baseball hasn't stolen that one from cricket yet.

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

let's never give Tyler Rogers the 9th inning again, k? #bluejays

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is remarkable

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Joel Barker @joelbarker08.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

weak arms are heavy, Arrighetti

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