Jason B.
@jdb820.bsky.social
Cat Dad, Sports Fan, Professional Cynic, Transit Advocate, Xennial, anti-Republican. Nothing to write home about.
CT born, NY raised, Currently NC via DC/Boston.
CT born, NY raised, Currently NC via DC/Boston.
I've spent too much time in the rabbit holes of Zoilo Versalles and Denny McLain to not have takes on this.
Put Cal Raleigh in the 60s and he would've won MVP.
Put those two in the 2020s and they perhaps play into the 1980s.
Put Cal Raleigh in the 60s and he would've won MVP.
Put those two in the 2020s and they perhaps play into the 1980s.
They would’ve invented incredible new forms of racism if Shohei was around in the 1960s, but also LA’s bookies would’ve thrown him a parade down Sunset Blvd so you take the good with the bad.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I've spent too much time in the rabbit holes of Zoilo Versalles and Denny McLain to not have takes on this.
Put Cal Raleigh in the 60s and he would've won MVP.
Put those two in the 2020s and they perhaps play into the 1980s.
Put Cal Raleigh in the 60s and he would've won MVP.
Put those two in the 2020s and they perhaps play into the 1980s.
Cal Raleigh got robbed. He had a season better than a good number of historical MVP's and he got robbed.
He had a good season for nothing. Can't we give the BBWAA members the same drugs they were on in the 60s when a scrub like Zoilo Versalles was able to actually win?
#MLB #baseball
He had a good season for nothing. Can't we give the BBWAA members the same drugs they were on in the 60s when a scrub like Zoilo Versalles was able to actually win?
#MLB #baseball
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reposted by Jason B.
Today’s mood.
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife.”
Happy “Odd Couple” Day!
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife.”
Happy “Odd Couple” Day!
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Today’s mood.
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife.”
Happy “Odd Couple” Day!
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife.”
Happy “Odd Couple” Day!
Last weekend, I heard "The First Night" by Monica for the first time in years and the intro by Jermaine Dupri is flat out skeevy with 27 years of hindsight.
Social media would also be crazy when TLC dropped "No Scrubs" and Destiny's Child dropped "Bills, Bills, Bills." I know the kids were going crazy. LOL
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Last weekend, I heard "The First Night" by Monica for the first time in years and the intro by Jermaine Dupri is flat out skeevy with 27 years of hindsight.
Has New Hampshire become the new joke of New England here too, rightfully replacing Connecticut? Or is that just a thing on Threads?
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Has New Hampshire become the new joke of New England here too, rightfully replacing Connecticut? Or is that just a thing on Threads?
New gym I'm looking it has Yogalates and my mind went straight to that it was invented by Don Yesso, Shorty La Roux from "Frank's Place" and the running joke about it from @itwasathingontv.bsky.social. Help!
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New gym I'm looking it has Yogalates and my mind went straight to that it was invented by Don Yesso, Shorty La Roux from "Frank's Place" and the running joke about it from @itwasathingontv.bsky.social. Help!
I saw the trailer with the message thanking the military too many times and I feel ancient now.
2012 feels like two weeks ago and 30 years ago at the same time.
2012 feels like two weeks ago and 30 years ago at the same time.
Smart people in Hollywood made a film based on the board game Battleship in 2012, and you would not believe the cast if I listed it here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I saw the trailer with the message thanking the military too many times and I feel ancient now.
2012 feels like two weeks ago and 30 years ago at the same time.
2012 feels like two weeks ago and 30 years ago at the same time.
Why did I remember Ronald Reagan trying to take Vin Scully's gig at the 1989 MLB All-Star Game the other day?
And why did the universe want a reboot? Reagan was a bad politician but at least had some charm.
And why did the universe want a reboot? Reagan was a bad politician but at least had some charm.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Why did I remember Ronald Reagan trying to take Vin Scully's gig at the 1989 MLB All-Star Game the other day?
And why did the universe want a reboot? Reagan was a bad politician but at least had some charm.
And why did the universe want a reboot? Reagan was a bad politician but at least had some charm.
If Connecticut is such a utopia, why did the Whalers leave? Why are they constantly trolling New York on pizza and Massachusetts on basketball?
Heck, if Connecticut is a utopia, why haven't we seen a parade of people move there? I love Connecticut but it is it's own worst enemy.
Heck, if Connecticut is a utopia, why haven't we seen a parade of people move there? I love Connecticut but it is it's own worst enemy.
![@rhondamh on Threads, posted 2000 UTC 8 Nov 2025:
"Why does everyone bother the most unbothered place of New England? Connecticut is quiet, dark, and boring to some but to others? We don’t need to be constantly entertained by bright lights and the big city. If we want that, we can go to NYC or Boston via train. But in CT? We are going to the dispensary, getting our adult beverages, have legal ‘protection’ from intruders, peacefully blue [cap emoji] and minding our business. That is called utopia. [Blushing emoji]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2yquzuzoklasyvqw3wm4yivf/bafkreidopebzwz43ozrzhvhxas6iyw4s5hbq77a2acexnverjh6xljrjnu@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If Connecticut is such a utopia, why did the Whalers leave? Why are they constantly trolling New York on pizza and Massachusetts on basketball?
Heck, if Connecticut is a utopia, why haven't we seen a parade of people move there? I love Connecticut but it is it's own worst enemy.
Heck, if Connecticut is a utopia, why haven't we seen a parade of people move there? I love Connecticut but it is it's own worst enemy.
I just remembered when BioSteel was a thing and the #NHL went hard on it only to bail after 2 regular seasons.
Am I the only person who misses BioSteel? #Hockey #HockeyBluesky
Am I the only person who misses BioSteel? #Hockey #HockeyBluesky
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I just remembered when BioSteel was a thing and the #NHL went hard on it only to bail after 2 regular seasons.
Am I the only person who misses BioSteel? #Hockey #HockeyBluesky
Am I the only person who misses BioSteel? #Hockey #HockeyBluesky
Wait. Did Threads break itself?
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Wait. Did Threads break itself?
This is 2010 NC in reverse.
Emporia, Bracey/South Hill, Danville, Martinsville/Ridgeway, Galaxy, et. AL, don't mess this up.
Emporia, Bracey/South Hill, Danville, Martinsville/Ridgeway, Galaxy, et. AL, don't mess this up.
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is 2010 NC in reverse.
Emporia, Bracey/South Hill, Danville, Martinsville/Ridgeway, Galaxy, et. AL, don't mess this up.
Emporia, Bracey/South Hill, Danville, Martinsville/Ridgeway, Galaxy, et. AL, don't mess this up.
Congratulations @dustinforwendell.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Congratulations @dustinforwendell.bsky.social!
Twice I've missed voting in an election due to a move. The 2010 midterms going from MD to DC and today going from Raleigh to Wake Forest.
Good to see I wasn't let down!
Good to see I wasn't let down!
Good guys win in Wake Forest (Vivian Jones canceled Pride, Pam James is a January 6'er)
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Twice I've missed voting in an election due to a move. The 2010 midterms going from MD to DC and today going from Raleigh to Wake Forest.
Good to see I wasn't let down!
Good to see I wasn't let down!
Toss in some acknowledgement of the clearing out of Chavez Ravine when lionizing Fernando like Vin and you're on.
Also, interpreters. Especially since Dodger Stadium is now akin to Graceland for Asian tourists to LA.
(Yes. I am aware of where my PFP was taken. Was the only non-Asian of 20).
Also, interpreters. Especially since Dodger Stadium is now akin to Graceland for Asian tourists to LA.
(Yes. I am aware of where my PFP was taken. Was the only non-Asian of 20).
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Toss in some acknowledgement of the clearing out of Chavez Ravine when lionizing Fernando like Vin and you're on.
Also, interpreters. Especially since Dodger Stadium is now akin to Graceland for Asian tourists to LA.
(Yes. I am aware of where my PFP was taken. Was the only non-Asian of 20).
Also, interpreters. Especially since Dodger Stadium is now akin to Graceland for Asian tourists to LA.
(Yes. I am aware of where my PFP was taken. Was the only non-Asian of 20).
The GenZ movers I hired this weekend has no idea who Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, or Jim Varney* are but know their Toy Story roles.
* I'll grant Blake Clark from Toy Story 3 on a pass. He survived "Women in Prison" and a week of The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
* I'll grant Blake Clark from Toy Story 3 on a pass. He survived "Women in Prison" and a week of The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
Imagine being Rex from Toy Story and it’s almost an afterthought on your resume.
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The GenZ movers I hired this weekend has no idea who Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, or Jim Varney* are but know their Toy Story roles.
* I'll grant Blake Clark from Toy Story 3 on a pass. He survived "Women in Prison" and a week of The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
* I'll grant Blake Clark from Toy Story 3 on a pass. He survived "Women in Prison" and a week of The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
God,
We know you wanted a backup to Summerall and Madden and that Dick Enberg is lonely in heaven, but we weren't calling on you to take Bob Trumpy!
Maybe God got bored of the 1990s NFC too. /s
We know you wanted a backup to Summerall and Madden and that Dick Enberg is lonely in heaven, but we weren't calling on you to take Bob Trumpy!
Maybe God got bored of the 1990s NFC too. /s
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
God,
We know you wanted a backup to Summerall and Madden and that Dick Enberg is lonely in heaven, but we weren't calling on you to take Bob Trumpy!
Maybe God got bored of the 1990s NFC too. /s
We know you wanted a backup to Summerall and Madden and that Dick Enberg is lonely in heaven, but we weren't calling on you to take Bob Trumpy!
Maybe God got bored of the 1990s NFC too. /s
Unlike places like New York, Los Angeles cares about its sportsmen.
Remember how Southern California went into an extended state of mourning for Kobe, Vin, and Fernando? You've never seen that in New York.
Remember how Southern California went into an extended state of mourning for Kobe, Vin, and Fernando? You've never seen that in New York.
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Unlike places like New York, Los Angeles cares about its sportsmen.
Remember how Southern California went into an extended state of mourning for Kobe, Vin, and Fernando? You've never seen that in New York.
Remember how Southern California went into an extended state of mourning for Kobe, Vin, and Fernando? You've never seen that in New York.
Another relic found!
The 2022 NCBE Judicial Voter Guide. Not a peep from the Dem candidates for SCONC to vote for them in order to keep a Dem majority. You wouldn't see that today. #NorthCarolina #NCpol
The 2022 NCBE Judicial Voter Guide. Not a peep from the Dem candidates for SCONC to vote for them in order to keep a Dem majority. You wouldn't see that today. #NorthCarolina #NCpol
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Another relic found!
The 2022 NCBE Judicial Voter Guide. Not a peep from the Dem candidates for SCONC to vote for them in order to keep a Dem majority. You wouldn't see that today. #NorthCarolina #NCpol
The 2022 NCBE Judicial Voter Guide. Not a peep from the Dem candidates for SCONC to vote for them in order to keep a Dem majority. You wouldn't see that today. #NorthCarolina #NCpol
This trade popped up in a dream last night:
LAD Gets:
Francisco Lindor
Juan Soto
NYM Gets:
About 7-8 current OKC/Tulsa/Mid Michigan guys.
Lindor/Soto deserve better & right now the first 162 for the Dodgers are a borderline Bananaball tour. The same is not true of the Mets. Do you make this deal?
LAD Gets:
Francisco Lindor
Juan Soto
NYM Gets:
About 7-8 current OKC/Tulsa/Mid Michigan guys.
Lindor/Soto deserve better & right now the first 162 for the Dodgers are a borderline Bananaball tour. The same is not true of the Mets. Do you make this deal?
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This trade popped up in a dream last night:
LAD Gets:
Francisco Lindor
Juan Soto
NYM Gets:
About 7-8 current OKC/Tulsa/Mid Michigan guys.
Lindor/Soto deserve better & right now the first 162 for the Dodgers are a borderline Bananaball tour. The same is not true of the Mets. Do you make this deal?
LAD Gets:
Francisco Lindor
Juan Soto
NYM Gets:
About 7-8 current OKC/Tulsa/Mid Michigan guys.
Lindor/Soto deserve better & right now the first 162 for the Dodgers are a borderline Bananaball tour. The same is not true of the Mets. Do you make this deal?
I bought a pair of Adirondack chairs several years ago which upon trying to clean them up for the move found a large bee nest under one of them?
Would you disrupt the bees and bring the chair with you or write off the chairs and leave them?
Would you disrupt the bees and bring the chair with you or write off the chairs and leave them?
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I bought a pair of Adirondack chairs several years ago which upon trying to clean them up for the move found a large bee nest under one of them?
Would you disrupt the bees and bring the chair with you or write off the chairs and leave them?
Would you disrupt the bees and bring the chair with you or write off the chairs and leave them?
MTV is dead dead for real.
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
MTV is dead dead for real.
Definition!
aespa's favorite Toronto Blue Jay.
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Who has a guess?
aespa's favorite Toronto Blue Jay.
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Who has a guess?
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Definition!
aespa's favorite Toronto Blue Jay.
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Who has a guess?
aespa's favorite Toronto Blue Jay.
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Who has a guess?
I remembered this being an @abreezeclayton.bsky.social factoid a while back, but on the @ place someone mentioned how much the Durham rolloff was: 2400 votes. 6 times the margin of error.
The rolloff in a place like Greenville or Hickory would've probably covered. Amazing. #NCpol
The rolloff in a place like Greenville or Hickory would've probably covered. Amazing. #NCpol
The ballot rolloff in Durham, let alone Charlotte/Raleigh/Durham, in which otherwise Democratic voters left the bubble for Cheri Beasley blank, was greater than the 401 votes Newby won by.
The pre-2023 North Carolina Dems handed this race on a silver platter to the Rs. Thanks Wayne & Bobbie. #NCPol
The pre-2023 North Carolina Dems handed this race on a silver platter to the Rs. Thanks Wayne & Bobbie. #NCPol
Few people outside North Carolina have heard of Paul Newby, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court.
But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.”
THREAD 👇
But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.”
THREAD 👇
October 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I remembered this being an @abreezeclayton.bsky.social factoid a while back, but on the @ place someone mentioned how much the Durham rolloff was: 2400 votes. 6 times the margin of error.
The rolloff in a place like Greenville or Hickory would've probably covered. Amazing. #NCpol
The rolloff in a place like Greenville or Hickory would've probably covered. Amazing. #NCpol
Newby never gets anywhere if the NC Dems of 2020 made a big deal about ballot rolloff or if they didn't fall asleep at the wheel regarding the courts.
The total leadership vacuum of an overextended Wayne Goodwin & a clueless Bobbie Richardson didn't help. #NorthCarolina #NCPol
The total leadership vacuum of an overextended Wayne Goodwin & a clueless Bobbie Richardson didn't help. #NorthCarolina #NCPol
Such deep reporting on a political figure that few people INSIDE North Carolina know about. #ncpol
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Newby never gets anywhere if the NC Dems of 2020 made a big deal about ballot rolloff or if they didn't fall asleep at the wheel regarding the courts.
The total leadership vacuum of an overextended Wayne Goodwin & a clueless Bobbie Richardson didn't help. #NorthCarolina #NCPol
The total leadership vacuum of an overextended Wayne Goodwin & a clueless Bobbie Richardson didn't help. #NorthCarolina #NCPol