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Sparky

@plunkettboy.bsky.social
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Husband, father, software developer, baseball geek, author, and sometimes stand-up comic. Proud member of www.iww.org. Checkout my hobby site the Baseball Nickname Project: baseballnicknames.org.

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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
So it was.
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cc: @plunkettboy.bsky.social 👇
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
When he wasn't punching people in the jaw that is.
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Baseball Nickname Project @baseballnicknames.com · 05/09/2026
Today's Baseball Nickname · September 5, 2026 “Jack The Giant Killer” Jack Pfiester · Chicago Cubs · 1903–1911 baseballnicknames.com/player/pfiesj… #baseball #mlb #baseballhistory #sabr #mlbhistory #vintagebaseball #Cubs
Jack Pfiester, nicknamed Jack The Giant Killer
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Cc: @plunkettboy.bsky.social 👇⚾️
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Cc: @plunkettboy.bsky.social 👇
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
WRESTLING TOMORROW AT THE OAKDALE LIBRARY, @plunkettboy.bsky.social! This is NOT a drill! washcolib.libcal.com/calendar/eve...
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(RESCHEDULED) F1RST Wrestling: LIVE!
Rescheduled from its original Saturday, August 15, 2026 date. Get ready to make some noise - F1RST Wrestling is making their triumphant return to Oakdale Library! Join us for an...
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
cc: @plunkettboy.bsky.social 👇
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I never knew he had so much hair!
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Mpls Music History @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Some sources list September 1, 1985, as the release day for Hüsker Dü’s “Flip Your Wig” LP. Bob Mould has called it his favorite album by the band. SST Records publicity photo from that time, from Hüsker Dü Database:
Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Bob Mould looking up toward camera.
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Follow @baseballnicknames.com to get the Baseball Nickname of the Day! 👇
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So here's the takeaway: 1- @marymoriarty.bsky.social is good at her job 2- We do NOT need more Cops with bigger budgets & more fancy war machines.
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@mclauchlin.bsky.social Cornjerkers!
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SPOART @spoart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
1968 Topps Action All Stars. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Frank Robinson. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social #cardsky
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Jim Piddock @jimpiddock.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Not quite sure what all the fuss is about with Lake Ontario being renamed. 🤷‍♂️
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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 31/08/2026
Four years ago today, Brandon Nimmo made the catch of his life.
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today In 1993: Chicago #WhiteSox outfielder Bo Jackson throws a laser from RF to nail New York #Yankees baserunner Mike Gallego at third base! #BoKnows #MLB #Baseball #BoJackson #History
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
baseballnicknames.com/player/maddo...
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Garry Maddox — “The Minister of Defense” — Baseball Nickname Project
Garry Maddox was known as “The Minister of Defense” and “The Secretary of Defense”. Played 1972–1986. Born 1949 in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
baseballnicknames.com/player/staub...
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Rusty Staub — “Le Grand Orange” — Baseball Nickname Project
Rusty Staub was known as “Le Grand Orange” and “Rusty”. Played 1963–1985. Born 1944 in New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Le Grand Orange! 👇⚾️🍊
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hiding in plain sight #bugsky 🌱
Dragonfly with green tones perched on a green garden stake amongst pepper plants
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Cc: @philhester.bsky.social 👇
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You can’t prove he’s hung over, and also, you don’t have to! 👇
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
BEAUTIFUL Lake Ontario U.S.A. AND CANADA

If someone calls it Lake America, tell them you don't speak pedophile.
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The bombastic Baseball Nickname Project is now on Bluesky! Please follow it at bsky.app/profile/base... you'll get the "Baseball Nickname of the Day!" #baseball #mlb #baseballhistory #sabr #mlbhistory #vintagebaseball
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Baseball Nickname Project is chock full of new features! Like "Scorecard" that automatically fills out live scorecards for any in-progress MLB or Minor League game! Plus you can search historical scorecards for a veritable plethora of leagues as far back as 1901! baseballnicknames.com/scorecard
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Scorecard — Baseball Nickname Project
A scoresheet that fills itself in. Any live game across many leagues including the minors, or history back to 1901. Best on iPad, with Apple Pencil.
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just 11 days out! The mighty Mark Waid will be coming to the Ottawa Comic Con Sep. 11-12-13! That means you should do similar! Get you there! Tix and info: ottawacomiccon.com
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I completely agree. However, consider January 6th; those at the bottom faced consequences while those at the top evaded accountability, only to be pardoned later by the man that started the whole thing.
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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/08/2026
Christ Does Soft Return To Gauge Interest theonion.com/christ-does-soft-retur…
Christ Does Soft Return To Gauge Interest
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Happy #SocialistSunday comrades ✊🏻
Four-panel political cartoon. An older white man in a suit warns two workers, one Black, one white, "Careful. That foreigner wants your cookie." While he distracts them, the workers wrestle the plate of cookies away from him and ultimately share them peacefully together.
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Amy Klobuchar tells people to have a "corn dog" - so she's anti Pronto Pup? That's the strongest stance she's taken. #MNStateFair
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Aaron Gleeman @aarongleeman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Andrew Benintendi has the highest career OPS at Target Field by any opponent with at least 150 plate appearances. Benintendi is a career .265 hitter with a .417 slugging percentage overall. He's hit .354 with 14 homers and a .635 slugging percentage in 46 games at Target Field.
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Sparky @plunkettboy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Bull!
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Jim McLauchlin @mclauchlin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
FINALLY! Can we please get back to boring, @plunkettboy.bsky.social? 👇
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Bill Maher is undefeated at being the worst.
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Don't forget that #Texas is also besieged by #Fraud but you won't hear about it on Fox. The cases are numerous for hundreds of millions: www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr... www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa... Everything is bigger in Texas $3 BILLION in Medicare Fraud: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/m...
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How a Texas-linked network fueled an alleged $3 billion Medicare fraud scheme
An alleged leader of the operation was arrested in Europe and returned to the United States last week​.
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Greg Todd @1gregtodd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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pink jimi photon @pinkjimiphoton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/08/2026
MS NOW: "The Talarico campaign is filing a legal motion to unseal two depositions Ken Paxton gave in 2019 and 2022. A source tells MS NOW the Talarico campaign has reason to believe Paxton admitted to crimes in those depositions."
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RFK Jr.’s new drive to get us off anti-depressants brings home the vast number of death’s he’s already been personally responsible for, and the sheer amount of suffering. I believe that he alone, even among the crew he’s a part of, will be remembered as something other than, worse than, a villain.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 26/08/2026
Here's Lindor's catch that was too hot for TV.
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