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Aaron Cameron @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social · 7h

Attendance-shaming home teams for weird start times and expensive tickets during the MLB postseason is silly

Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 7h

It's because his nickname is Donny Baseball. If people dubbed him Donny Poor Decision Maker or Donny Sinecure, you'd never hear from the guy.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 8h

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 10h

How many people does Peacock cram into a booth for these goddamn broadcasts? It's like a Hollywood Squares set in there.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 11h

"Hold up... there's a FOOTBALL Giants as well?"

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 12h

My cat scratched me maybe an hour or so before bed, and I didn't think much of it, because scratching me is his signature move. Anyhow, I must have reopened the scratch in my sleep, because this morning I woke up, and it's like Woltz's bed in The Godfather only without the superfluous horse head.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 23h

I don’t think I’m overreacting when I say that it’s high time to nuke the site from orbit.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Legend of Bagger Vance, All-Kelce version

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

East Bay Regional Park District has closed its lakes & lagoons for the season, right in time for the usual October heat to settle in. We need to reconfigure budgets to accommodate a few more weeks of lifeguarding every fall:

A screen capture of Weather Underground's projected temperatures for the next week or so; it's gonna be hot, but good luck if you want to swim at a park.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Los Angeles Angels, Orange County lose 100 games for the first time ever, and it’s still only the 2nd most embarrassing thing Kurt Suzuki’s done in public.

Kurt Suzuki, wearing a MAGA hat and getting groped by Donald Trump

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Let Max Scherzer go out as he came in — in a frothing, murderous rage aimed indiscriminately at friend and foe alike.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Astros learning what so many 21st century teams have already established: the route to a longer postseason stay runs through the Athletics.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am an old man whose music tastes ossified in the mid-90s. If you are preparing music discourse think pieces, please do not mistake my unfamiliarity with any tunes released since then to be a cultural signifier of anything other than my oncoming descent into the grave.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

<frowns> No, no, Billy Jack McCool is not the sort of name a Lutheran university should be promoting. Luther's Large Catechism warns us about such blandishments.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If they sent my daughter out to the mound when I was lifted from my final game, she would totally roast me. "Not your day today, meat," she'd sneer, demanding the ball.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just be sure to seal off Ben Verlander in Justin Verlander's tomb, like the pharaohs of old.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I wonder if Justin Verlander will leave his job like I do by walking away with as many office supplies as he can carry.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

But I brought enough scotch for everyone <waves around handle of J&B impishly>

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking forward to Leyton Orient welcoming Manchester City to Brisbane Road for a League One clash to decide who finishes mid-table in England's third tier.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Big Beatle doesn't want you to know that John was the funny one.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Personally, I miss the days when the Milwaukee Brewers had an Official Team Mustache.

Jaime Navarro, Dale Sveum and Ricky Bones of the Milwaukee Brewers. They all have the same mustache, essentially.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There is much talk about Nic Cage's decision to eat — but not swallow — a large chunk of ham before speaking or John Mulaney performing his part as "Me, but with a different name." I'm focused on Neil Young's Rockin' In the Free World, a song not at all about how fun it is to rock in the free world.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How I would decide the AL West Champ: Angels vs. A's in a one-game playoff. Immediately after the last out, the Mariners run on the field and play the winner. Halfway through that game, we bring on the Astros, who just start beating the other players. Whoever remains on the field plays the Rangers.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jim Henson was born 90 years ago today.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Jim Henson

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Why should Gerald Ford have a theater named just after him?"

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’ve Got a Sad Feeling About This: Undiagnosed Depression as a Driving Force for the Rebel Alliance

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sad news to report. You may not know the name, Jeff Scott. But you should. He's the man who once wrote the script for 450 consecutive episodes of the legendary This Week in Baseball. He passed away over the weekend. Read more about his memorable baseball life here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sc...

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Once I was dispatched to Stanford Stadium to write about the stadium's tech setup during a Stanford/Notre Dame game. Rode the elevator up to the press box with Kirk Herbstreit, and my handler insisted that I take a photo of the two of them. I bet this remains the more terrifying elevator ordeal.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Governor, if you like independent news, you are going to _flip_ when I tell you who now owns CNN and CBS

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You and your children and your children's children are banished from this newspaper. For 12 hours.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Please meet our new editorial director for CNN, Nellie Bowles."

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That during any interaction with any person, whether personal or professional, whoever I'm talking to is secretly thinking "Get a load of this asshole."

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've said before and I'll say it again, if Oracle wants me to call the San Francisco Giants ballpark by their corporate moniker, they need to cut me in on the check. No reason Phil shouldn't get to wet his beak.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The statue immediately outscored Sophie Cunningham.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

the water tower is committing to Fresno State. Good for them.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Taking in the Mary Blair exhibit, as one does on a Sunday

Entrance to the Mary Blair Exhibit at the Napa Valley Museum

Mary Blair ceramic tile from the Stein Eye Institute

Mary Blair concept drawing of the Mad Tea Party for Alice in Wonderland

Las Posadas sequence from Three Caballeros by Mary Blair

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This only serves to draw attention to Santa Clara County's dearth of quality bordellos.

49ers owner Jed York, who was in Australia but did not attend his team's regular season opener, also will miss Sunday's home opener in San Francisco against the Miami Dolphins, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If I were building a gaudy triumphal arch as a monument to my vanity, I would have it filled with chocolate. You and I are not alike, Donald Trump.

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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cal won comfortably while I was at the candidate forum, so I must now attend voter information events for the remainder of the season to keep the mojo going.

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