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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10h

We’ll never just get this crap automated and moving along because T Mobile has $ to spend

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10h

They’d be loudly calling you shit-heads and worse is the thing

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10h

Dave Flemming is much better when he does national / non Giants games He gets so damn nervous, worried, over critical calling SF games

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ 29- place you’ve been -Chicago / Chess Records More famous as Waters’ harmonica man, Rogers cut a pretty great r&b hit solo— youtu.be/Mu44TfgLlbo

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Walking By Myself

YouTube video by Jimmy Rogers - Topic

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Congrats, Guards fans But @mlb.bsky.social needs to reseed by league standings Cle get a bye then play the CWS-AL west winner in ALDS Mw Tampa gets NYY vs Bos winner? Yanks: 7+ gm > Cle Bos: 6+ gm > Hou/Tex, 3+ > CWS Great you diluted playoffs but this is nuts on top of it

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#NFL week 3 picks ats * = Model ❤️ Buf -7 LAC KC -10 @ *Mia *NE +3 @ Jax NYJ +6.5 @ *Det (L: o48) Cin -3 @ *Pit Car -2 @ Cle Hou -1.5 @ Ind TN +2.5 @ NYG Sea -7.5 @ Was Min -1 @ TB AZ +9 @ SF (L: o47.5) *Dal +3.5 Bal LV +3.5 @ NO Den +2.5 LAR Phi -3 @ Chi

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That’s deGrom’s second 8 ER disaster in a month Velocity & data looks fine as usual K-BB, SwStr% will say bad luck But he’s hanging shit Bot command: Worst FF in 3 yrs, worse ever CU worst career BotOvr

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We all know the early rounds were littered with landmines. Ran some numbers to compare ADP and preseason projections to actual value. + more PE $ as owners prep for lockout Comparing 15-Team Actual Value To Preseason Projections and Main Event ADP michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/comparing-...

michaelcecchini.substack.com

Comparing 15-Team Actual Value To Preseason Projections and Main Event ADP

Plus: More Private Equity in Baseball

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I find Bendix so tiresome Ooo we’re gonna call pitches from the dugout Ooo what if we used starters to close on bullpen days

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Added Maikel and O’Hearn to teams needing BA help. One of those teams has Y Diaz L14 days:

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#NFL week 2 picks ats 9-7 last week Car -2.5 @ Atl Hou -2.5 Cin Bucs -8 Cle NYJ +3.5 GB Min +4.5 @ Chi NO +8.5 @ Bal Phi -7 @ TN Pit +5.5 @ NE Jax +3 @ Den *LV +7 @ LAC (L: o43.5) Sea -3.5 @ AZ Was +4.5 @ Dal SF -13 Mia KC -6.5 Ind NYG +7.5 @ LAR

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ 19- P Perhaps unfairly regarded as “Arthur Russell’s new wave band,” as here, Ed Tomney wrote and sang most of their songs. youtu.be/JMJQWoQ8-3w

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The Necessaries - Paceways

YouTube video by Andy G.

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Cristopher Sanchez is my most-rostered top 5 SP by adp. WHIP is my worst category in those leagues. Broke down his high hit rate and value for ‘27. + FAAB rec and why do we repeat full player names so much in sports discourse? WHIP It Bad — michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/whip-it-ba...

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WHIP It Bad — Analyzing Cristopher Sanchez for 2027 Drafts

Plus a FAAB Rec & the GSG Takes On Repetitive Use of Full Names in Sports Commentary

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Edwin Diaz Sunday in aaa They can’t use him to close and neither can we fantasy nerdles

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#NFL Week 1 spreads Last 3 seasons: 58.5%, 61.8%, 58.2% NO +7 @ Det Atl +6 Pit < Bal -3.5 @ Ind Hou +1.5 Buf Chi -3 @ Car Jax -8.5 Cle < NYJ +1.5 @ TN TB +3.5 @ Cin AZ +9.5 @ LAC GB +1.5 @ Min - L: u46.5 Mia +3 @ LV Phi -5.5 Was Dal -3 @ NYG Den +2.5 @ KC < = lower confidence

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Last season we had McLean, Mis, Schlittler, Burns, et al. - youths with pedigree profiling as ‘26 breakouts I examine the field this season for ‘27 DCs and wonder if there’s… Anyone? We Have SP Breakout Issues for 2027 michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/anyone-we-ha…

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

McVay called that game like he didn’t have an mvp qb, a top 3 WR and a top 20 WR Or he thought SF had zero D line

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nepo Eagle is literally like 30, skipped the line because of his dad, yet somehow is already calling every event and has more exposure than Ian (who is legit great) It’s pbp by numbers

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why were the pats / Maye heaving these deep shots while leading / tied vs a Seattle offense that could barely move the ball Just asinine decision making

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wrote about the recent Rays and Royals stadium deals, the disconnect between governments and the governed, and Angels sale. Plus two lowkey FAAB adds Leaned heavily on the great @fieldofschemes.bsky.social account— The Rich Get Richer michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/the-rich-g...

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The Rich Get Richer

Checking On New Stadium Deals, Moreno Out in Anaheim, and Two Waiver Names

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Have heard some version of this take, including from the great @benlindbergh.bsky.social. And yes, I’d have left it. But maybe his wife also reminded Skubal the team that just traded him took him to arb after b2b CY wins And Chris Ilitch can also certainly afford an espresso machine

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One of the important - and difficult - bits of infrastructure to rebuild “The Justice Department, for example, abandoned plaintiffs in voting rights cases and then filed briefs against them.”

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Broke down the first fantasy baseball draft for 2027, shout out Rob DiPietro Plus a blurb re fantasy footballers’ terminal optimism Premature Edraftularion: Reviewing the Meatball + A Note On Fantasy Football Optimism michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/premature-...

michaelcecchini.substack.com

Premature Edraftularion: Reviewing the Meatball + A Note On Fantasy Football Optimism

We Have the First NFBC ADP for 2027

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Broke down the first fantasy baseball draft for 2027, shout out @deadpullhitter Plus a blurb re fantasy footballers’ terminal optimism Premature Edraftularion: Reviewing the Meatball + A Note On Fantasy Football Optimism michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/premature-...

michaelcecchini.substack.com

Premature Edraftularion: Reviewing the Meatball + A Note On Fantasy Football Optimism

We Have the First NFBC ADP for 2027

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#AZSongsAugust #MusicChallenge 27- Y You can say a lot about YT but he’s never boring… youtu.be/ksSrRRthRZ8

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God Is a Circle

YouTube video by Yves Tumor - Topic

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Stop paying for the NYT. Stop playing their games. Stop paying for The Athletic. This is not what happened. Your money is enabling lies.

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Idk why @moreperfectunion.bsky.social didn’t post here, but good video on mlb economics that have made cheapskate owners rich Which I happened to write about last year! MLB’s Cynical Spreadsheets michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/mlbs-cynical…x.com/zeitheist1/s...UA

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mc (@Zeitheist1) on X

Great video. Love the point about the co-opting of Moneyball. Don’t forget the billions in cap ex subsidies from communities for stadiums etc. I wrote about all of this 18 months ago. MLB’s Cynical...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A city in Kansas is suing residents who tried to ban data centers. Edgerton, Kansas, is suing multiple women and an organization in an effort to void a citizen petition that would have banned AI data centers. /1

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Edgerton calls citizen petition ‘void and invalid,’ files suit to block data center ban

The City of Edgerton has filed a lawsuit to block a potential data center ban, calling the petition surrounding it "void and invalid."

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#AZSongsAugust #MusicChallenge 21-22: S & T Television - Foxhole youtu.be/NXfzcUXSKbw & Rod S - I’m Losing You (live) youtu.be/lqeTIpjv6kE

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Television - Foxhole

YouTube video by martin venator

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Five weeks left of fantasy baseball. I took ROS batter projections, boiled them down to per-PA level and analyzed potential HR & SB boosters / fallers Sheet included— Mining Per-PA Projections for the Fantasy Home Stretch michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/mining-per...

michaelcecchini.substack.com

Mining Per-PA Projections for the Fantasy Home Stretch

Surprise HR & SB Standouts & Disappointments, Plus We Share Our Sheets

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Everyone: Coors is the moon on earth, you can’t learn anything from a pitcher’s outing there Dave Roberts: wanna bet? Diaz- 4 h, 3 er, movement and spin down

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#AZSongsAugust #MusicChallenge 16- O Has all the usual ridiculous, clever melancholy but guitarist James Kirk wrote/sang lead here— youtu.be/iZ8J9PBqwfM

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Wan Light

YouTube video by Orange Juice - Topic

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You tube is another hellscape, between the insane pop up ads for some mystical gut worm that will cause you to shit toxins for 12 months to, of course, the slop There are apparently 10000 accounts with ai images of supposedly actual TV show clips

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Wrote through some Musgrove thoughts for FAAB where he’s available:

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Re Mark Walter, any tie to items 1 & 2? 6/19/25: Dodgers deny ICE access to p. lot 6/30/25: S. Miller’s law firm files CR suit v LAD, Gugg. *9/25: FBI seize Walter’s phone etc 2/26: GJ subpoenas Gugg. 7-8/26: Walter-> Trump WS💍 & LAL to Kush @benlindbergh.bsky.social @megrowler.fangraphs.com

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Almost dropped Grish in a 15t league last weekend 3 HR this week

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Are the Bregman and Riley rejuvenations real? + two pitchers surging in new locales, Scherzer worth an add?, high-end hitters struggling with heaters, and taking issue with “first basemens”— Not Dead Yet? Bregman and Riley, Rising michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/not-dead-y...

michaelcecchini.substack.com

Not Dead Yet? Bregman and Riley, Rising

Plus Two Veteran SP Benefit from New Environs, Three Expensive Busts, and Return of the GSG

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#AZSongsAugust #MusicChallenge 12-13: L & M Little Feat - Easy To Slip youtu.be/4SeRCtv-NBU & youtu.be/Nd3yDoOyvbY

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Cissy Strut

YouTube video by The Meters - Topic

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Can’t even remember what I was looking for but it wasn’t this

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#AZSongsAugust #MusicChallenge 10- J Technically he’s a “C” but I’ll use that rule for Judee Sill or Jack White youtu.be/Clixdtd1yxk

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Rock And Roll Records

YouTube video by J.J. Cale - Topic

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m not pissed at the Tigers for trading Skubal I’m pissed they low balled him I’m pissed they took him to arb I’m pissed they didn’t buy the last two years I’m pissed they went to war with this bullpen They aren’t good enough. It’s ok

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MC @zeitheist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Broke down the keys to Walbert Urena’s success, Carroll’s recent struggles + Two AL Central 2B breakouts facing platoons And the A’s may have a usable fantasy SP Rulers, Ravens and Slaves michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/rulers-rav...

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Rulers, Ravens and Slaves

Unraveling Mysteries Around Walbert Urena and Corbin Carroll

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