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Mr. King

@sleepbaseball.bsky.social
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WSLP Intern. Fake baseball, for sleeping. www.sleepbaseball.com

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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am prepared to root for the Chicago White Sox for maybe the first time in my life. I don't want to get too deep into it, but I distinctly remember holding my head in my hands, saying it was a nightmare when they won the WS. This feels like hope for the future of humanity. Thank you.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It seems strange how much of 70s and 80s popular culture "rebels" were obsessed with breaking the speed limit on US Highways. Thank you. (Full disclosure - I can't drive 55, either - might be ticketed for going too slow! I'll be at the Big Rapids Airport later in the week...)
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm doing a Reddit AMA today at 4pm EST in r/baseball: Feel free to stop by with any burning fake baseball questions! www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s...
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From the baseball community on Reddit: I'm the producer of the "Northwoods Baseball Sleep Radio: Fake Base for Sleeping" podcast - AMA.
Explore this post and more from the baseball community
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dudes, what is going on over at LinkedIn these days? I keep getting automated emails about folks challenging me to some kind of "Wordle"-like puzzle game. (The last time I was on LinkedIn, I got into a fight with a retired judge from Tennesee in the comment section of the New Yorker. Thank you.)
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
LET'S GOOOOO! Tonight's contest is sponsored by our friends at Glaciers End - makers of Berryboo Bomber hot sauce - the Official Hot Sauce of the Northwoods Baseball Radio Network. (glaciersend.com)
A handsome bottle of Berryboo Bomber hot sauce on a baseball field.
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There are more pressing issues afoot, but I feel like we should fund the USPS to the hilt. Walking into a post office should be like walking into a futuristic Busby Berkeley fever dream of efficiency and class.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This dude (Phillies auction winner to call an inning - Lewis Kalb) is outstanding. Give him a contract! youtu.be/fx-Q-SuF8cI?...
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Phillies fan Lewis Kalb calls an inning on the radio and fans across social media were loving it! 🎙️
YouTube video by MLB
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Been on a Pawn Stars highlights jawn lately. I'm a mess. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
EP 052 - TONIGHT!
The handsome logos of the Baraboo Bombers and the South Haven ravens, announcing Episode 052 of Sleep Baseball.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I went to see the movie "Weiner-Dog" with Mrs. King a few years ago. She dumped a half-empty tub of popcorn over my head when I laughed at a terrible thing that happened near the end of that movie. No spoilers!
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Steve Tanner @tannerman.tannerworld.com · 18/07/2026
Spreading my love of #SleepBaseball while hanging out with Rooty the Great Root Bear at A&W. Northwoods Baseball Radio Network fan on duty. www.sleepbaseball.com @sleepbaseball.bsky.social
A man in a green t-shirt poses beside a large bear mascot wearing an orange sweatshirt with an A&W logo. They are inside a restaurant, with a view of the outside through a window in the background.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I always love Milwaukee. It's like the "Canada of Chicago"! It's right up the road, it rules, the Milwaukee Art Museum is great, etc.! Finally tried The Vanguard, and good lord those are some great sausages. Hats off to the great city of Milwaukee, USA!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Friends, the 1998 masterpiece called "Hurlyburly" is now streaming for free on Tubi. tubitv.com/movies/10001...
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Hurlyburly (1998)
Four Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their chaotic personal lives during a bender fueled by drugs and sex in this take on David Rabe’s play.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If you watch the PMRC hearings with John Denver, Zappa, and Dee Snider, it might occur to you that Al Gore is a world-class dummy! Still would have been better than GWB! #itsmytwocents #oldguytakes
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Is there a baseball stat that takes into account hits (etc.) against a position player pitching for the opposing team because of a blow-out? I'm sure there is. (Totally unrelated to today's Cubs game)
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tomorrow Night! (This is neither here nor there, but good lord am I getting back into doing hilarious Bad Art)
This is a terrible piece of art that I did trying to encode what us going to happpen in the 51st Episode of Sleep Baseball.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I think the 6 "rock" records from Jim O'Rourke are the best music committed to tape over the last 30-something years. You can buy the whole bunch from him on Bandcamp - I did this a few years ago. I don't know what this genre is called.... Here's "The Visitor": www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xoZ...
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Jim O'Rourke "The Visitor" HQ
YouTube video by Alexander Lavin
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It's at least 80%!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I am not immune to the charms of the band Rush. They are not my favorite band, but I have enjoyed their thing over the years. The near universal approval and praise of Anika Nilles replacing N.P. on that ridiculous drum kit fills me with hope! She's killing it! The takes seem mostly good!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This rules! Yes. More of this.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This record has ruined my life. Sometimes my wife will ask me why I blasting "Circus Music" in the middle of the night. This is the most psychedelic record of all time. It is. I'm not sure why the real "heads" never hipped me to it. Please help...
The cover art of the Van Dyke Parks record "Song Cycle". Dude looks like a moneyed, smug asshole. This record still rules! Ok...
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
EP 050 - now heading to the blower of your choice!
A dramatic photograph of "Buddy the Basset Hound", the "bat dog" of the South Haven Ravens. Sleep Baseball podcast, Episode 050.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I am currently obsessed with the Van Dyke Parks' album "Song Cycle". This is a deeply strange record. I love you. ok.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Why does "Larry Bird" seem like the perfect name for that dude? #itsmytwocents
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
EP 049, now making its way to the blower of your choice. Wally McCarthy is painting again...
A painting of the hideous "Mr. Baseball" mascot.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
That new Azealia Banks record is a banger.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Not your grandpa's WSLP.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Tonight! EP 048!
A ham-fisted painting of a vintage radio having a picnic in the grass with a couple of cozy hotdogs.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Tonight! Farmers' Night at Evermor Park!
A photo of a tiny little pig, in honor of Farmers' Night at Evermor Park - Sleep Baseball, Episode 047!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I am going to listen to a baseball game today. We're back, baby! We're going to MAKE IT! Thank you.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Do any of you beautiful people have a good alternative to Substack for using as a newsletter / email platform? I switched to them from MailChimp, as it's currently free. I've got about 2000 newsletter subscribers. Looking for something either free or inexpensive (this is a low-budget operation).
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New shirt day (from @harebrained.bsky.social )! Was it worth the 2 folks who cancelled their Sleep Baseball Patreon support when they saw it on the 'Gram? Yes.
A T-shirt featuring the vintage Minnesota "Twins" design with "Abolish ICE!" at the top. From Harebrained Design in Chicago.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Wally McCarthy and Producer Phil broadcast from the end of the world on this bonus episode of the Incoming Podcast (YouTube link here, but you can find it wherever you find stuff). Thanks for having us, @davidsinger.bsky.social !
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Incoming Bonus Episode Twenty-two "Sleep Baseball"
YouTube video by Past Tense Future Perfect
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Why do I find this so relaxing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=we8R...
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MLB bunt doubles going back to 1985
YouTube video by MLB Vault
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Mark Borchardt's "Coven" is better than "Clerks". I realize that's damning with faint praise... (I just re-watched "American Movie", and am now watching "Coven" in its entirety for the first time.)
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
PARTY TIME.
A ham-fisted painting announcing Episode 46 of Northwoods Baseball Sleep Radio - Manistee Eagles vs. South Haven Ravens. Fake baseball for sleeping!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I am watching the black and white version of "Basquiat". I'm a sucker for this kind of movie, and for the record, it looks great in black and white! (A Googler AI tried to tell me the history of why there's a b/w version, but I have not yet gone down that rabbit hole)
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New jam from the excellent Wyatt Waddell (Chicago folks - highly recommend going to see this guy live ASAP): youtu.be/dj4Pz2gik6M?...
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Wyatt Waddell - Should've Stayed Home (Official Video)
YouTube video by Wyatt Waddell
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Just tried to make a list of every domain name I have ever owned (rented?). Was able to remember 7 of them, but I'm sure there are a few more bought on some kind of idiot whim. #itsmytwocents
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Learning that nearly every Prince vocal that exists on tape happened with him in a chair hovered over a board, maybe with a guitar or something in his lap - well, this maybe changed a few things about how I viewed the world. Thank you.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In my head, I have a soft spot for Las Vegas. I learned to embrace the horror, I thought! It occurs to me that I have only been to Vegas on a company dime. It was free, and I don't like gambling, generally. There are a lot of great restaurants there! The quail egg dumplings at China Pablano! ok.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I once did the "which-way-are-you-gonna-go?" shuffle with Jose Canseco at a restroom at The Venetian.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
"post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains" With apologies:
The album cover - Trip Shakespeare / "Lulu"
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
That GEESE album is great, after all.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
TONIGHT! (In case you were looking for something to take your mind off of ... other things) Wherever you get your episodic audio content, probably! (Sleep Baseball)
Episode 045 of the delightful show "Northwoods Baseball Sleep Radio" will be on the podcast blower of your choice tonight, if it's not already. There's a line drawing of Evergreen Field and a Beans Sorenson baseball card.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
How many bands have taken a 20+ year hiatus and returned with an undeniable banger? I think the band Hum did this with 2020's "Inlet", which is maybe their best record. Leave your submissions in the comments! #itsmytwocents
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Mother of god.
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
2025 was a weird year, YouTube Music!
A screenshot of my YouTube Music year in review thing. Somehow the top song was "Not a Drill" by Veeze. Top 5 artists were Bob Dylan, The Meters, Rush (!), Trip Shakespeare, and Jimmy Gourley. It's a heady mix!
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Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Music Nerds! Please help me out: WTF genre is Jim O'Rourke's "The Visitor"? I love that record so much. It's not really all that weird, but it occurs to me I wouldn't know how to explain it! Wait, maybe it is super weird...
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