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Andre getting choked up and like 6 dudes putting their hands on his shoulders to encourage him is the example of non-toxic masculinity everyone has been looking for.
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Andre getting choked up and like 6 dudes putting their hands on his shoulders to encourage him is the example of non-toxic masculinity everyone has been looking for.
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an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
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Live footage of me forgetting Dean Kremer had a bunch of first half wins during FPAZ Family Feud because I can only associate him with disappointment
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Live footage of me forgetting Dean Kremer had a bunch of first half wins during FPAZ Family Feud because I can only associate him with disappointment
This is my favorite example.
“Enjoy The Iliad the way it was meant to be presented: In 1.25x speed audiobook format.”
(The idea that you will get something more like the original experience by listening to it in English as opposed to reading it in English is very funny, too)
“Enjoy The Iliad the way it was meant to be presented: In 1.25x speed audiobook format.”
(The idea that you will get something more like the original experience by listening to it in English as opposed to reading it in English is very funny, too)
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is my favorite example.
“Enjoy The Iliad the way it was meant to be presented: In 1.25x speed audiobook format.”
(The idea that you will get something more like the original experience by listening to it in English as opposed to reading it in English is very funny, too)
“Enjoy The Iliad the way it was meant to be presented: In 1.25x speed audiobook format.”
(The idea that you will get something more like the original experience by listening to it in English as opposed to reading it in English is very funny, too)
Hey y’all: Our live episode from First Pitch Arizona is here. We talked about some of the biggest questions for 2026, why I think Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the wrong choice for SP4, and more. Plus we cold-called Scott White to talk Ben Rice: www.youtube.com/live/Uc-jeG7...
Toughest Questions for 2026 - LIVE from First Pitch Arizona | Fantasy Baseball Today
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November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Hey y’all: Our live episode from First Pitch Arizona is here. We talked about some of the biggest questions for 2026, why I think Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the wrong choice for SP4, and more. Plus we cold-called Scott White to talk Ben Rice: www.youtube.com/live/Uc-jeG7...
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most.
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most.
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He seemed a little over his head on the “soft” parts of coaching like dealing with the media, and clearly the results on the field haven’t been good enough. Best thing you can say about his tenure is he did a pretty good job covering Daniel Jones’ limitations for exactly one year.
BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He seemed a little over his head on the “soft” parts of coaching like dealing with the media, and clearly the results on the field haven’t been good enough. Best thing you can say about his tenure is he did a pretty good job covering Daniel Jones’ limitations for exactly one year.
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I wrote about a system so thin I started making Dr. Seuss jokes instead of trying to ordinally rank the 5th round sixth year college senior closer against the 4th round up and down bench outfielder in the teens www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...
2026 Prospects: Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus
Top-heavy is a common descriptor for farm systems, but it's truer here than in most places.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I wrote about a system so thin I started making Dr. Seuss jokes instead of trying to ordinally rank the 5th round sixth year college senior closer against the 4th round up and down bench outfielder in the teens www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...
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Until next time we meet. ❤️🙏🏻
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
These guys always make #FPAZ better by their presence. Thank you for the knowledge and the love!
@blandalytics.pitcherlist.com
@josh-sperry.pitcherlist.com
@pitcherlist.com
@nschwartz.bsky.social
Until next time we meet. ❤️🙏🏻
@blandalytics.pitcherlist.com
@josh-sperry.pitcherlist.com
@pitcherlist.com
@nschwartz.bsky.social
Until next time we meet. ❤️🙏🏻
A sentence I just wrote that I cannot figure out how I actually feel about: "I think deGrom might be more of a floor play than a ceiling player for Fantasy."
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A sentence I just wrote that I cannot figure out how I actually feel about: "I think deGrom might be more of a floor play than a ceiling player for Fantasy."
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I am not sure I have ever seen a wider divergence of opinions from people I think know ball on a player more than on Tatsuya Imai
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am not sure I have ever seen a wider divergence of opinions from people I think know ball on a player more than on Tatsuya Imai
One interesting result from early fantasy baseball drafts is Mason Miller sitting as No. 4 RP (No. 15 P) with a 51.2 ADP despite real uncertainty around his role.
If he's the Padres' closer, I think he should be the No. 1 RP. But if they actually try him as an SP, I'd move him down significantly.
If he's the Padres' closer, I think he should be the No. 1 RP. But if they actually try him as an SP, I'd move him down significantly.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One interesting result from early fantasy baseball drafts is Mason Miller sitting as No. 4 RP (No. 15 P) with a 51.2 ADP despite real uncertainty around his role.
If he's the Padres' closer, I think he should be the No. 1 RP. But if they actually try him as an SP, I'd move him down significantly.
If he's the Padres' closer, I think he should be the No. 1 RP. But if they actually try him as an SP, I'd move him down significantly.
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man you just got voted a pay package that will make you the richest human being who ever lived and you're spending all your time obsessing over getting owned real bad on the internet
elon really is the face of the billionaire brainworms crisis that is Online
elon really is the face of the billionaire brainworms crisis that is Online
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
man you just got voted a pay package that will make you the richest human being who ever lived and you're spending all your time obsessing over getting owned real bad on the internet
elon really is the face of the billionaire brainworms crisis that is Online
elon really is the face of the billionaire brainworms crisis that is Online
Nobody is feasting like a Katie Crutchfield fan right now. We are blessed. Incredible five-year run.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Nobody is feasting like a Katie Crutchfield fan right now. We are blessed. Incredible five-year run.
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In our first mock draft for 2026, I went with Garrett Crochet and Paul Skenes with my first two picks just to see if it's a viable approach (not ideal, but viable). I wrote about that and 14 other interesting picks from that draft here: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In our first mock draft for 2026, I went with Garrett Crochet and Paul Skenes with my first two picks just to see if it's a viable approach (not ideal, but viable). I wrote about that and 14 other interesting picks from that draft here: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
are people ready for Jesus Made to debut as a 19-year-old? Cuz he got to Double-A last season and he doesn't even turn 19 until May of 2026. No guarantees, but pretty decent chance this guy is up before May of 2027 at this point.
Every year I say I am gonna spend less time mucking around with the order of guys outside of the top ten and then I never do. Doesn’t help when you have a glut of good but samey prospects like the Brewers. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...
2026 Prospects: Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus
Three WARP is hidden in unexpected places, at least for this organization.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
are people ready for Jesus Made to debut as a 19-year-old? Cuz he got to Double-A last season and he doesn't even turn 19 until May of 2026. No guarantees, but pretty decent chance this guy is up before May of 2027 at this point.
The Andrew Painter write-up will not make you feel good
I wrote about a system so thin I started making Dr. Seuss jokes instead of trying to ordinally rank the 5th round sixth year college senior closer against the 4th round up and down bench outfielder in the teens www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...
2026 Prospects: Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus
Top-heavy is a common descriptor for farm systems, but it's truer here than in most places.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Andrew Painter write-up will not make you feel good
The thing about "lineup protection" is most people have it exactly backwards. Hitters hit better with runners on base than with the bases empty. If you want to "protect" your best hitters, get guys on ahead of them. That's the more important thing.
I feel like this "Harper needs better protection to see better pitches" thing has become canon & stats just don't match.
Look at it this way.. 3 guys hit behind him >100 times. Harper's zone%, by next-batter:
Schwarber: 48.6%
JTReal: 49.7%
Bohm: 55.1% (!)
Was Bohm protecting more than Schwarbs?!
Look at it this way.. 3 guys hit behind him >100 times. Harper's zone%, by next-batter:
Schwarber: 48.6%
JTReal: 49.7%
Bohm: 55.1% (!)
Was Bohm protecting more than Schwarbs?!
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The thing about "lineup protection" is most people have it exactly backwards. Hitters hit better with runners on base than with the bases empty. If you want to "protect" your best hitters, get guys on ahead of them. That's the more important thing.
I really don't think gender segregating reading is a good idea.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I really don't think gender segregating reading is a good idea.
This rocks. Jack White rocks.
In his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech, Jack White shouted out over 30 acts that inspired the White Stripes – none of whom have been inducted
www.stereogum.com/2329132/whit...
www.stereogum.com/2329132/whit...
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This rocks. Jack White rocks.
If the kids don't like The National then I don't like the kids.
There’s a lot of like. Millennial signifiers under attack that I’m willing to let go of (ankle socks, Eminem, skinny jeans) but the thing I’m gonna hang onto is that this album still makes me cry a little, and the kids can’t shame me for that! I know it’s mom rock slop fuck you
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
If the kids don't like The National then I don't like the kids.
It always goes this way for the all-timers who hang on a few seasons too long
Rodgers looking old as hell. Pressure to sack ratio is sky high, turning away from pressure, dirting balls
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It always goes this way for the all-timers who hang on a few seasons too long