Reposted by Rod BlunckRobby Kalland @rkalland.bsky.social · 09/10/2026one of my favorite snl jokes ever was on da superfans when they ask who would win in a fight between one giant ditka or 100 miniature ditkas and the answer is "trick question, they get along swimmingly" 736129
Reposted by Rod BlunckRicky O'Donnell @rickyodonn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ben Johnson said he wanted to break the NFL all-time scoring record over the offseason then dropped 45 points through three quarters in Week 1 1243
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Athletic has completely ignored Grichuk's home run as well. 000
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Randal Grichuk of the White Sox hit a 2-run home run with 2 outs and 2 strikes down 1 run in the top of the 9th over the Cardinals to give the Sox a 1.5 game lead in the AL Central division. It's not mentioned on ESPN's baseball tab. 001
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ohio State lost. Oregon lost. Probably time to properly rank the best team in the Big Ten and college football. #Hoosiers 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckTerry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Watching tennis & sharing this cool Kramer guitar ad from 1984. Vitas Gerulaitis provided my all-time favorite sports quote. *in 1980 after finally beating Jimmy Connors (after 16 losses to him) Vitas said: “Let that be a lesson to you all: Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.” 2173
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wish there was a way for the league to take the Clippers' picks away without taking away 5 first round picks from the draft itself. The 30th drafted player gets 2 guaranteed years with 2 club options via the CBA. Now the 30th pick needs to negotiate. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckJoe Sheehan @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Small-market team that hasn’t won a pennant in 28 years: $3.9B Team that hasn’t won a playoff game since Blackberries were a thing: Even more than $3.9B Tell me more about how the people who own baseball teams need to start a labor war and risk a season to keep themselves clothed and fed. 421934
Reposted by Rod BlunckAlex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Willson Contreras had a bat flip unlike any I’ve ever seen following a three-run homer - a forehand flick of his bat that looked almost like a magician issuing a “poof.” Appropriate, since the baseball disappeared. 4707
Reposted by Rod BlunckPeter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Rookie LHP Brandyn Garcia, who is now pitching for Arizona, was born in Newport and went to HS and college (Quinnipiac) in Connecticut. He had a lot of family and friends at this series. This is his first time pitching at Fenway. 0284
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The man on the left’s great grandson will be a first rounder in 2027 010
Reposted by Rod BlunckIan Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The Bears and All-Pro OT Darnell Wright have agreed to terms on a fat new deal to make him one of the NFL’s highest paid, per me and Jeremy Fowler He gets a 4-year, $116M deal with $93M guaranteed done by his agents at Octagon. The former first rounder cashes in. 711113
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Ramon Marquez today is almost equal to the prospect Caleb Kilian was in 2022 after being traded to the Cubs. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckJoe Sheehan @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If you take nothing else from this morning, take this: The owners could not care less about competitive balance. That’s far, far downstream of their actual focus, which is capping labor costs to enhance franchise values. That’s what their entire project is. 2518
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Happy birthday, Leon Durham. My favorite player of all time. 010
Reposted by Rod BlunckEvan Drellich @evandrellich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"Our game is in a great place. ... I have watched over the last few years the owners, the commissioner’s office, try to convince fans, the consumers of their product, that their product is broken. "I think it’s perverse." — Bruce Meyer of the MLBPA in opening remarks this morning to press 37020
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 02/07/2026sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...sports.yahoo.comDid the Celtics give away Jaylen Brown? Why 'analytics' don’t see Philly's new star as elite of eliteAfter the Celtics traded the All-NBA wing to Philadelphia, we're about to find out what Brown looks like outside of Boston. 000
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 27/06/2026@kdonhoops.com the middle of the Venn diagram of your last two posts is Record City on Crawford and Dempster in Skokie. Too much time spent there. 130
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 24/06/2026OKC going with the 1990s Bulls model of a 3-headed monster at center to deal with Wemby. Just throw bodies at him. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckJason Beck @jasonbeck.bsky.social · 23/06/2026That’s the Framber Valdez the Tigers paid big to sign just before Spring Training. That’s the Tigers team that fans in Detroit were looking to see challenge the best of the American League. www.mlb.com/news/framber...mlb.comTigers looking more like a contender -- and Framber's a big reason whyDETROIT – That’s the Framber Valdez the Tigers paid big to sign just before Spring Training. That’s the Tigers team that fans in Detroit were looking forward to seeing challenge the rest of the Americ... 0121
Reposted by Rod BlunckCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I'm guessing that half of all Hall of Famers debuted before they were 23 years old. If you make it so a player can't even hit the *minors* until they're 20, you're absolutely destroying the level of play in the league. Manfred and the owners hate the game of baseball. It's that simple. 1121542
Reposted by Rod BlunckDavid Reid @licklepuma.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Absolute scenes at the fan park in Lisbon when they equalised 32069655
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Fox announcer mispronouncing Kevin De Bruyne's name is upsetting me. It's my favorite futbol name of the 25 or so I know. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Lewis baby 71755
Reposted by Rod BlunckElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016 163123392156
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Amateur baseball players who think they can be Two-Way MLB players should try to be 6'6" from UNC and win 6 NBA titles while winning Finals MVP 6x. Same odds. 010
Reposted by Rod BlunckSteph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The NBA is about to crown its first champion of Filipino heritage, and the moment is being massively undersold by American media. I asked Filipinos why representation in the NBA Finals is so special and learned what it means to be Filipino: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...sportingnews.comDylan Harper, Jordan Clarkson sharing Filipino culture as basketball-crazed nation celebrates | Sporting NewsFilipinos are getting representation in the Finals, and it's a momentous occasion for a country that worships the sport. 810438
Reposted by Rod BlunckKelly Dwyer @kdonhoops.com · 08/06/2026wrote about Stacey King, unlocked and free for everyone:kdonhoops.comStacey King, lovableThe Bulls weren't supposed to be able to draft someone as good as Stacey King in 1989, they were too good, he was too good, everything turned out to be too good. King was never a star or even all that... 1326994
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 08/06/2026RIP Stacey King www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeKS...youtube.comTop 10 Stacey King Calls of Derrick Rose PlaysYouTube video by sappage81 010
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 26/05/2026In the summer of 1997, the Bulls won the McDonald's Championship in Paris then went on to win the 1997-98 NBA Championship. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckLiz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 21/05/2026Last month, after I shared a link to The Chris Gethard Show's dumpster episode here, I realized that the 10th anniversary of that comedy classic was coming up. So I sent some emails. And I got an interview that has never been gotten before. consequence.net/2026/05/chri...consequence.netInside the Dumpster's Secrets: The Chris Gethard Show's "One Man's Trash" Turns 10The behind-the-scenes story of a comedy classic, as told by host Chris Gethard and [SPOILER]. 410337
Reposted by Rod BlunckBen Gellman-Chomsky @benjgc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Sonny Gray just struck out Bobby Witt Jr for his 9th strikeout of the game. It’s the 1,955th strikeout of his career, tying him with… Bobby Witt Sr. 029653
Reposted by Rod BlunckRicky O'Donnell @rickyodonn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Dave Leitao also coached Ausar in OTE so we have three honorary DePaul Blue Demons on the floor in a pivotal Game 5 right now 041
Reposted by Rod BlunckJade Van Kley @backlinenurse.bsky.social · 08/04/2026this the shit I been up to 711486365
Reposted by Rod BlunckBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Happy birthday to the man youtu.be/_ul7X5js1vE?...youtu.beStevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame StreetYouTube video by Ryan's Smashing Life 1942478
Reposted by Rod BlunckJoe Sheehan @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The Joe Sheehan Baseball Newsletter celebrates its 16th birthday this weekend. No, I can't believe it either. You can become a subscriber for 16 months for 16% off the one-year rate. It's a great deal. Well, it's better than the Jurickson Profar signing, at least. Clickity: tinyurl.com/sszefh55 1249
Reposted by Rod BlunckSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Bobby Witt Jr has 2 of the 7 fastest tracked home-to-home times under Statcast (2015): 8/18/17 Byron Buxton: 13.85s 10/2/16 Buxton: 14.05s 8/23/24 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 14.08s 5/9/26 Bobby Witt Jr.: 14.13s 8/27/23 Corbin Carroll: 14.20s 6/30/15 Dee Strange-Gordon: 14.24s 8/14/23 Witt: 14.29s 5476
Reposted by Rod BlunckLiz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 28/04/2026It's my birthday, and as I often do on my birthday, I'd like to share a rec for an episode of TV that's special to me. This time: The @chrisgethard.bsky.social Show Season 2, Episode 9: "One Man's Trash." Watch for the first time, or watch again with someone you love! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwi_...youtube.comS2E9: Paul Scheer & Jason Mantzoukas in "One Man's Trash"YouTube video by Chris Gethard 1319640
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Ryan Ruocco and Jay BIlas passing the Nicola Vucevic pronunciation test. Note to podcasters out there. 020
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The opener on NBC to Game 5 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Championship Series was epic: youtu.be/UxOuHFCzhrw?...youtu.beBulls @ Knicks 1993 ECF Game 5 (NBA On NBC)YouTube video by MDBBall 000
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Cubs got him at the waiver deadline in 1984. He spent all of 85 and part of 86 with the Cubs; his age 39 thru 41 seasons. 539pa 95r 129h 20d 2t 17hr 66rbi 83bb 58k 67sb .287/.398/.454/.852 3.9 rWAR 4.2 fWAR 010
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Happy April 8th to all those who celebrate the best date of the year for Octagon Baseball. On this date in 1986, Felix Hernandez and Carlos Santana were born. Chris Iannetta was born on this date in 1983. What a day for Octagon Baseball. 120
Rod Blunck @rodblunck.bsky.social · 07/04/2026@minakimes.bsky.social Rhoda ended up being Katiana. While I liked Bailey (who beat Katiana in LCK), I hope Rhoda can escape an upset and get back in. 000
Reposted by Rod BlunckRicky O'Donnell @rickyodonn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026absolutely. I'd also say the top three players of this current generation are Jokic, Giannis, and Embiid, and Wemby is going to be ruling everyone soon if he's not already. Really makes you appreciate what a historic outlier Steph is. 011
