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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 3h

Hey, but at least the players and coaches and umpires are still real humans…. aren’t they?

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 6h

Will he still be on the MLBPA negotiating team as a player rep, since he’s not on a MLB contract anymore?

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 6h

Shoulda stayed in Seattle. (and the Braves never shoulda left M’waukee)

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I agree, it’s fine! It’s safe and easily possible to co-exist on the sidewalk, especially if bikes move at the same pace as pedestrians.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As a dog walker, I find cyclists riding fast on the sidewalk to be scary (especially without communicating, and double especially when coming from behind) If the cyclist is moving the speed of walking, it’s not annoying at all!

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It doesn’t really matter

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The centerfield fence could drop straight down from the old scoreboard, and be 45 feet high. But… this rule would more likely lead to a new “dead ball era,” because owners are rich and powerful men who would rather manipulate outcomes than spend any of their wealth on something that benefits others

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Owners have a lot of money, they can figure out how to make it work logistically

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’d love this. One of my “commissioner for a day” rule change suggestions has always been that every ballpark’s fence needs to have a spot be at least as far from homeplate as last year’s longest home run. So in 2027 every fence would need to extend to 474 ft.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah, that would be more exciting. Probably the only way to make that happen would be to make a rule that balls hit over the outfield wall are an out.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gotta figure out how to remind everyone that the thing that makes sports enjoyable to watch are natural human characteristics like variation, individuality, impulse, creativity. imperfection, failure, and surprising inexplainable actions and outcomes.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

MLB wants teams’ bullpens to get enough rest so all are available for the next bullpen game. and/or MLB marketing dept. wants fans to become complacent on the off-days, so they’ll switch over to watch football, hockey, WNBA playoffs, etc, and forget all about how boring MLB playoff games are.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think he meant to say “gilded age,” but he’s not very bright.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This guy seems like he’s playing a comedic parody, based on a coach he saw in a 1960s or 70s comic strip like Tank McNamara.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Dodgers of Los Angeles

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You forgot to use quotation marks around the word “correct”

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

G even though I’m mostly just out in the park with my dog this afternoon, enjoying the early October sunshine

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thank you for your excellent reporting! And for posting here, helping make this the best social app for baseball

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They’re covering him exactly as a home-team newspaper would cover the final season of a great athlete who is still playing but declined rapidly, and has been the paper’s lead story every day for over 10 years. It’s reverence with a sprinkling of nostalgia, and an occasional brief mention of decline

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks for the reminder!

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In these situations, I just tell people I left my phone at home. This creates immediate shock, total confusion, and a lot of chaos.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is my favorite bit of “analytical data” for the entire 2026 MLB season. It’s awesome: clear, accurate, indisputable in its statistical significance.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

although I haven’t heard “motion” used in over 6 months, so it might be old-fashioned already

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s a “chase,” significantly increasing his post-season chase rate.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Newt Fucking Gingrich. Fuckin a. Newt Fucking Gingrich.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have no idea. I’m not an expert in statistical sampling or variability. The historical overall winning % for the home playoff team is approximately 54%, so there should be some advantage to having 3 home games.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That’s true. Fans who had expectations for the team to win the division could be disappointed that they didn’t, and could think the team failed to meet their expectations.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A 3-game series at home is better for players (they don’t have to travel & can sleep at home), better for the city & neighborhood, better for home field staff & vendors, better because the home team gets to bat one more time, and much MUCH better for the fans! But it hasn’t been better for winning %

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This year was not a failure, Cubs won 89 games & made playoffs. In terms of win-loss possibility, there is no historical advantage to playing at home in 3-game WC series. But yes, winning the division to get a bye creates more opportunity for winning a playoff series. Win the division, Cubs! 😊

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If they don’t, we will very likely have Secretary of State Kushner and/or President Kushner within the next 15 years.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Republicans attack him because of his appearance and his first name (and perhaps some of his language, but mostly his appearance and name)

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

2026 was a good year: 89 wins and a playoff appearance, despite major injuries to more than half the pitching staff, and a month-long injury to starting shortstop. The team faltered in September, maybe they ran out of gas because many players (Hoerner, PCA, Busch) played almost every game?

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes! I can save a little money!

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Or White Sox playoff tickets!

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

He looks too tall in this pic.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With MLB and WNBA playoffs in full chaotic swing, it’s a great time to remind people that every playoff team, except one, will lose its last game and its last series of the year. Losing is inevitable for nearly all playoff teams.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Recommend everyone take a quick little math refresher on how circumference is measured.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I thought The Dads were on the field and in the dugout during Padres games? 😂

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This “blame the manager & coaches” thing is ridiculous. The team won 89 games! Cubs have the best offense in MLB. Four of the best starting pitchers and a couple good relievers missed significant % of the season. And the pitchers who did pitch, pitched poorly, giving up the most HRs in MLB.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nevermind, I found it! bsky.app/profile/bsky...

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

especially from a writer who wrote 100s of thousands of words remarking on the 2026 Chicago Cubs

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

unremarkable? really? that’s an incredibly inaccurate description of the 2026 Chicago Cubs; and surprising, coming from someone who writes for a living.

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

an update: “si” is Chinese pinyin for “death” So, every time you see or hear “SI” replace it with the word “death”

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

bsky.app/profile/chic...

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johno_5 @johno5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Only 12 pitchers on the roster, so one less pitcher than regular season. But some starters (Imanaga, Holmes, Gausman?) likely will be used out of bullpen, adding more flexibility.

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