Jacob Pomrenke
@buckweaver.bsky.social
Curling, cats, and crimes. And occasional baseball. (Also, baseball crimes.) Living in Chicago with @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social. Never quite sure which century I’m in. https://jacobpomrenke.com
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Well, this escalated quickly. Welcome to Bluesky, y’all. Here’s a starter pack of SABR members I could find who appear to be active here: go.bsky.app/4oQpXLh
And if I accidentally missed somebody and you want to be added (or removed), please let me know.
And if I accidentally missed somebody and you want to be added (or removed), please let me know.
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The contents of this case represent one of my teenage passions- interviewing pre-1958 Pacific Coast League ballplayers. All tapes have been digitized and transcribed. Now, it’s time for the difficult part- figuring out how to tell my story of befriending dozens of ballplayers 50-70 years my senior.
January 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The contents of this case represent one of my teenage passions- interviewing pre-1958 Pacific Coast League ballplayers. All tapes have been digitized and transcribed. Now, it’s time for the difficult part- figuring out how to tell my story of befriending dozens of ballplayers 50-70 years my senior.
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New from the SABR Games Project: the late Barry Sears remembers the first-ever major-league game to feature three players with 500 or more career home runs, in Cincinnati in 2005.
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
New from the SABR Games Project: the late Barry Sears remembers the first-ever major-league game to feature three players with 500 or more career home runs, in Cincinnati in 2005.
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
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ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
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a “will we ever get a $50 million per season player” article published in 2011
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
Baseball’s Major Salary Milestones – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
a “will we ever get a $50 million per season player” article published in 2011
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
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Oh, that’s an easy one. Best single taco I have ever tasted in my life was from a campground shack at San Elijo State Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean — the original Bull Taco stand, before its crazy rise and fall years later.
Here’s a topic outside the news.
What’s the most unlikely place you’ve ever had the best particular food or drink you’ve ever had?
Like, not the best steak at the world’s top steakhouse. Something weirder.
Best burger I’ve ever had? Fresno airport.
Best cup of coffee? Crater Lake Lodge.
What’s the most unlikely place you’ve ever had the best particular food or drink you’ve ever had?
Like, not the best steak at the world’s top steakhouse. Something weirder.
Best burger I’ve ever had? Fresno airport.
Best cup of coffee? Crater Lake Lodge.
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Oh, that’s an easy one. Best single taco I have ever tasted in my life was from a campground shack at San Elijo State Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean — the original Bull Taco stand, before its crazy rise and fall years later.
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i told a friend about the chicago public library's fire insurance map subscription and he's been excitedly sending me stuff he's found for the past hour, so a reminder that your CPL login gives you access to this awesome historic map tool
chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=ht...
chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=ht...
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chipublib.idm.oclc.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
i told a friend about the chicago public library's fire insurance map subscription and he's been excitedly sending me stuff he's found for the past hour, so a reminder that your CPL login gives you access to this awesome historic map tool
chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=ht...
chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=ht...
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Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
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As the United States expanded westward in the 19th century, so did the National Pastime.
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
As the United States expanded westward in the 19th century, so did the National Pastime.
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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“DePaul University is deeply disappointed that former student-athletes were named in the indictment for alleged gambling activities during the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season,” a university spokesperson wrote in a statement.
Ex-DePaul Players Among Several Charged With Rigging College Basketball Games
“DePaul University is deeply disappointed that former student-athletes were named in the indictment for alleged gambling activities during the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season,” a university spokespe...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“DePaul University is deeply disappointed that former student-athletes were named in the indictment for alleged gambling activities during the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season,” a university spokesperson wrote in a statement.
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Episode 0504 is live!
Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win:
Who was the subject of the very first card in Gary Cieradkowski's Infinite Baseball Card Set?
www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/04
Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win:
Who was the subject of the very first card in Gary Cieradkowski's Infinite Baseball Card Set?
www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/04
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Episode 0504 is live!
Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win:
Who was the subject of the very first card in Gary Cieradkowski's Infinite Baseball Card Set?
www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/04
Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win:
Who was the subject of the very first card in Gary Cieradkowski's Infinite Baseball Card Set?
www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/04
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Starting today, you can also find some of my pieces on the SABR Asian Baseball Research blog. Incredibly honored to be part of it.
SABR Asian Baseball Research Committee Blog
sabrasianbaseball.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Starting today, you can also find some of my pieces on the SABR Asian Baseball Research blog. Incredibly honored to be part of it.
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I think I may have to revisit my 45-year-old list of baseball's ten greatest games to include not only the 2016 finale (I was there), but also Game 7 last year (I wish I had been present). ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-greatest...
The Greatest Game Ever Played?
No, not Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, though in the heat of battle and the immediate glow of victory, some were quick to call it that…
ourgame.mlblogs.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I think I may have to revisit my 45-year-old list of baseball's ten greatest games to include not only the 2016 finale (I was there), but also Game 7 last year (I wish I had been present). ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-greatest...
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Yet another gambling scandal in sports—an alleged, widespread scheme among college basketball players to manipulate outcomes for profit. According to federal prosecutors, it involved 16 different schools. Makes you ask a simple—and alarming—question: what’s happening right now that we don’t know?
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Yet another gambling scandal in sports—an alleged, widespread scheme among college basketball players to manipulate outcomes for profit. According to federal prosecutors, it involved 16 different schools. Makes you ask a simple—and alarming—question: what’s happening right now that we don’t know?
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
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Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
My weather app says “feels like -2” and the only ice around here is on the ground … but we still had a full roster of school patrollers show up here in my neighborhood today. And we’ll be back again tomorrow, too. Sending good thoughts to everyone in Minnesota right now.
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
My weather app says “feels like -2” and the only ice around here is on the ground … but we still had a full roster of school patrollers show up here in my neighborhood today. And we’ll be back again tomorrow, too. Sending good thoughts to everyone in Minnesota right now.
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Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing resistance to ICE terror in Minneapolis.
“With each passing day, networks widen, tactics crystallize, and previously unconnected people find their bravery. […] Yes, we are on our own. But…we are not alone. Take heart, friends. Don't let them see you sweat.”
“With each passing day, networks widen, tactics crystallize, and previously unconnected people find their bravery. […] Yes, we are on our own. But…we are not alone. Take heart, friends. Don't let them see you sweat.”
The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone.
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
Blessed are the whistle blowers
Resistance to the ongoing brutality is everywhere. One need only step outside to find it.
www.wordsaboutwork.news
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing resistance to ICE terror in Minneapolis.
“With each passing day, networks widen, tactics crystallize, and previously unconnected people find their bravery. […] Yes, we are on our own. But…we are not alone. Take heart, friends. Don't let them see you sweat.”
“With each passing day, networks widen, tactics crystallize, and previously unconnected people find their bravery. […] Yes, we are on our own. But…we are not alone. Take heart, friends. Don't let them see you sweat.”
The newest course in the SABR Analytics Certification on-demand program is now available, "Applied Statistics for Baseball", led by instructor @robarthur.bsky.social. SABR members get registration discounts and your work will be reviewed by @baseballprospectus.com staff: sabr.org/analytics/ce...
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The newest course in the SABR Analytics Certification on-demand program is now available, "Applied Statistics for Baseball", led by instructor @robarthur.bsky.social. SABR members get registration discounts and your work will be reviewed by @baseballprospectus.com staff: sabr.org/analytics/ce...
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1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
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Yeah man all my friends in Minnesota are buying high viz vests and forming human chains at class dismissals because ICE is targeting and tear gassing schools. I wonder why parents would want information about that.
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Yeah man all my friends in Minnesota are buying high viz vests and forming human chains at class dismissals because ICE is targeting and tear gassing schools. I wonder why parents would want information about that.
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SABR peeps??
January 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
SABR peeps??
RIP Dave Giusti, 86, a pioneering relief ace on the Pirates' 1971 World Series championship team and longtime team ambassador. Here's his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
January 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
RIP Dave Giusti, 86, a pioneering relief ace on the Pirates' 1971 World Series championship team and longtime team ambassador. Here's his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...