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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Right. One of those "I was unharmed by the virus so everyone else should stop being a fucking pussy about it" types who hated that some measures to protect vulnerable people inconvenienced him. Those guys are the worst.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've known plenty of people who moved to Alberta and became hardcore Alberta conservatives afterwards. Was this guy one of them or did he move there recently so he can live in a sovereign Alberta?

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Dear producers of "Matchbox: The Movie": Give me a Rob Thomas cameo. Make it real. Or else forget about it.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I would love it if for just once in sports broadcasting history, a commentator would say, "No one enjoys playing the game less than him, I'll tell you what!"

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don't know who Langley is and I haven't heard her supposedly inescapable big hit. However, if I hadn't moved to a multicultural metropolis, I think I would've heard it a thousand times already. 2/2

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From 2019-2025, my work took me to a small town where I came to know who Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, and all the other country Lukes were. I heard their songs plenty. Last summer, I moved to Vancouver, where no one knows who they are and I haven't heard their music since. 1/2

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ed Sheeran, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Lee Greenwood, and Nicki Minaj supergroup incoming!

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

By saying, "probably," I can tells that she's a moderate Republican.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"In conclusion, we must go back to allowing rich old white dudes like me to have sex with girls under the age of 18."

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dude makes a valid point. I mean, when I played past versions of GTA, I became sexually aroused at the thought of me as a criminal, so...

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I agree. However, I think it might be better to leave it standing and turn it into a museum documenting the ICE atrocities and other crimes committed by this admin (like a Holocaust museum or Eastern European communism museum).

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I read this too quickly and then pictured Manny Ramirez making a improbable, triumphant return to MLB as a reliever, and I kind of wish that actually was the case.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I wore a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops to the grocery store today. The young guy working at the check-out line says to me, "Excuse me, sir, you look very professional today. Are in a CEO, sir?"

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Only one of those charges is true but that's because Doug isn't known to speak in a Jamaican accent while he's high as a kite.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yeah, I'm no fan of Doug Ford, but he's more intelligent and overall more impressive than Rob Ford ever was. He'd be more charismatic too, but he isn't known to do late-night Jamaican accents while high as a kite and Rob did, so...

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The environment is a blood thirsty psychopath.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Dan Shulman said it was 442 feet.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

But on the question of who should be2026 MVP, if the season ended today, I'd vote PCA as I think his combination of hitting like Ohtani and playing the best CF since Andruw Jones (or 2015 Kev K.) is more valuable than Ohtani hitting like PCA and being an ace-level pitcher for 14 starts. (2/2)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

On that we can agree. Ace pitchers are extremely valuable. Anyone would be foolish not to want an ace who can hit like an MVP. But I see that as a different question: who would you rather have on your roster? I would take Ohtani in a heart beat. (1/2)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I recognize that nothing I write will convince you of that, and nothing you write will convince me otherwise. But while we disagree, I respect your opinion. (4/4)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

He and PCA are virtually identical hitters (Ohtani 153 wRC+ / PCA 155 wRC+). PCA provides more value on the basepaths and his defense may set Statcast records - it's that good. His half-season of excellent pitching isn't enough to offset what PCA is doing in the field, and fWAR and bWAR agree. (3/4)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

He doesn't have to be the best at hitting and pitching, but his combined efforts have to make him (arguably) better than everyone else to be MVP. The last 2 years, his hitting alone made him better than everyone else. This year, his hitting isn't clearly better than everyone else. (2/4)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

55 HR - 146 R - 102 RBI - 20 SB - .282 AVG - .392 OBP - .622 SLG - .340 ISO - 172 wRC+ - 7.5 WAR (not even counting his pitching WAR). In 2025, that guy was 1st in runs, SLG, ISO, OPS, wRC+, and WAR by wide margins. That guy didn't need to pitch to be MVP. (1/4)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They're almost the same player at the plate. Ohtani did a great job of pitching in 85 IP. But his pitching contributions aren't enough to come close to PCA's WAR totals, and as long as Ohtani isn't pitching and PCA is still fielding, that gap is only going to widen. Voters will take notice. (5/5)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This year, he isn't far and away the best hitter. He leads the league in OPS by 0.19 points. The margin is small. Look at these lines: Ohtani - 29 HR - 81 R - 78 RBI - 7 SB - .295 AVG - .392 OBP - .556 SLG PCA - 30 HR - 89 R - 78 RBI - 31 SB - .281 AVG - .379 OBP - .550 SLG (4/5)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You said WAR doesn't matter, but Ohtani won the last two MVPs because led all NL hitters in WAR and wRC+ by large margins. He had video game stats. He only has 47 IP last year, and those innings wouldn't have mattered. He would've been MVP without them, like when he didn't pitch in 2024. (3/5)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ohtani wouldn't get many votes as a pitcher alone. Sure, his ERA is excellent. But Miz has a better one, and he isn't missing starts. Of NL pitchers with over 80 IP, Ohtani's ERA is 2nd, FIP is 3rd, K/9 is 12th, and BB/9 is 27th. Miz is 1st in ERA, 1st in FIP, 1st in K/9, and BB/9 is 4th. (2/5)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I asked about Miller vs. Miz as an aside. I was curious what you thought. I don't see Miller getting many votes for MVP. Pitchers don't win it often, and only Eckersley and Fingers did it while pitching less than 100.0 in a season. That was from a different era with different voters. (1/5)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Serious somewhat related questions: Mason Miller has a 0.86 ERA and is striking out 16.31 hitters per 9 innings. If he keeps this up over another 20 innings or so, do you think he will be in the MVP conversation? Do you think he could beat Misiorowski for the Cy Young?

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A reliever with Ohtani's numbers would win the MVP in 1992.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ohtani is an incredible singular talent. Everyone would want to sign him. No question. But it's silly to bring that up in a debate about who is this year's NL MVP. What the player does on the field this year is the only thing that should matter, not how desirable he is to all GMs.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm not dismissing it. He was incredible when he pitched. However, I just don't believe that his half a season of pitching is worth more than PCA's full season of fielding.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yes, every GM would pick Ohtani over PCA because everyone wants to make billions off him. But I don't think the most valuable player award is supposed to just go to the guy who sells the most merch and brings in the most sponsorship and endorsement money.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Whereas their slash lines are remarkably similar, including their HR, R, and RBI totals, if the season ended today, I'd have to give PCA the MVP for being the best defender in the game this year and for his superior baserunning (he's already reached the 30/30 club and might join the 40/40). (2 of 2)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Okay, but neither of them are pitching. Ohtani threw 85 innings. He has just under half a season's worth of starts. He probably won't pitch again this year. If you value his limited innings on the mound more than PCA's daily contributions in the field, he's the guy. (1 of 2)

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

But then PCA has the most OAA and FRV of everyone in baseball this year while playing a premium defensive position. He's also in the top 10 according to DRS. PCA's hitting + defense gives him 8.2 fWAR and 7.7 bWAR. Ohtani's hitting + pitching gives him 7.0 fWAR and 6.7 bWAR. It's no contest.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

PCA also leads because Shohei's wonky knee took him out of the rotation. Shohei has 3.0 fWAR from pitching, but he's missed about 10 turns of the rotation now, and PCA stays on the field amassing a ton of value in CF. It's too bad for Shohei, but his hitting alone isn't enough to beat PCA.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Taco Bell is still the worst inexpensive food on the market, only now you know why it gives you diarrhea. That's progress.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Taco Bell is still the worst inexpensive food on the market, only now you know why it gives you diarrhea.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I liked it better 40 days ago when the Red Sox were 32-46.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Don't the Nationals realize they're only 2 games out of a wild card and trading away an infielder who has been mashing this year for a young pitcher with elbow inflammation isn't going to help them this year or next?

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

That moment when you turn on the car and the Bluetooth is on and connected to your wife's phone and the words "warm and damp and unable to stop touching each other" come at you from the speakers.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I think my mother-in-law hit on me this morning. She told me that I have perfect feet.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Front runner to star in the biopic.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'll take your word for it. I don't pay enough attention to her to know. It could also be that she was financially incentivized to support Russia, but those incentives have now ended so she wants to see them punished for the hit she's taken to her pocketbook.

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Are we sanewashing her or just making it blatantly obvious that she supports whichever side seems likeliest to win the war?

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

They would need to dump more salary. Maybe they could trade Bieber if he pitches two more games like he did in his last start. Complicating matters is that Springer has 10-and-5 rights, so he can veto any trade if he wants (and the Jays would probably have to pay some his salary anyway).

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

MLB determines if they get penalized at the end of the year. Right now, Spotrac estimates that the luxury tax payroll number is a hair under $307M. They would need to lower their payroll by $23M to get below the threshold. By my math, trading those guys lowers payroll by $22.76M. 1/2

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R. Dubya Slade @rdubyaslade.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My favourite part of their record is the part that goes WWWWLLWWWW. Why couldn't they have copied and pasted that part all the way to the end of the season?

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