Michael Salfino
@michaelsalfino.bsky.social
Senior fantasy writer @theathletic. Writes the back of the cards for Topps. Collectibles scribe for @theathletic. Alumnus The Wall Street Journal Sports. Sharpener 2025 Fantasy Football Ranks: https://tinyurl.com/2jxsh4dv
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This dude is the Regarding Henry of the senate only he turned into a right-wing jerk. politicalwire.com/2025/11/10/i...
'I Should Have Quit'
John Fetterman: "My stroke almost killed me. Depression almost drove me to suicide. I made it through only after a stranger reminded me what I still had to live for."
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November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This dude is the Regarding Henry of the senate only he turned into a right-wing jerk. politicalwire.com/2025/11/10/i...
Frankenstein is on a whole different level than Sinners. Frankenstein is old school art where Sinners is over-indulgent. Art is removing everything that is unnecessary so that only the essence remains. Frankenstein is just flawlessly executed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Frankenstein is on a whole different level than Sinners. Frankenstein is old school art where Sinners is over-indulgent. Art is removing everything that is unnecessary so that only the essence remains. Frankenstein is just flawlessly executed.
Horrible for poor kids but this exposes what a monster Trump is and that SCOTUS is no better. politicalwire.com/2025/11/07/t...
Justices Allow Trump to Block Food Aid Payments
“The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown,” the AP reports. ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Horrible for poor kids but this exposes what a monster Trump is and that SCOTUS is no better. politicalwire.com/2025/11/07/t...
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Posting this for no reason.
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Posting this for no reason.
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
What nonsense is this? If my son said this I'd give him the death stare for being an idiot.
Alito: What if the government reissued all of these tariffs tomorrow using [a different law]
Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
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Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
el oh el
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What nonsense is this? If my son said this I'd give him the death stare for being an idiot.
At card shows, ONLY USE AUCTION COMPS. No Buy It Nows or even Best Offers. Pay the centering premium if the recent comps are not centered relative to the one you’re buying. 30-50% but hold firm at 30%. There is always another card!
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
At card shows, ONLY USE AUCTION COMPS. No Buy It Nows or even Best Offers. Pay the centering premium if the recent comps are not centered relative to the one you’re buying. 30-50% but hold firm at 30%. There is always another card!
The problem with SGC is that it's a vintage brand and there aren't many vintage cards to grade. Most are just regrades and many -- who knows how many but a ton -- of vintage cards in pop counts are ghost slabs that have been regraded.
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The problem with SGC is that it's a vintage brand and there aren't many vintage cards to grade. Most are just regrades and many -- who knows how many but a ton -- of vintage cards in pop counts are ghost slabs that have been regraded.
Tired of the "It" universe. It's boring. We get it by now. The remake was okay but also kind of pointless. I couldn't even make it through the first HBO EP. Who cares what year it is when the creature or whatever is doing the same shit?
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tired of the "It" universe. It's boring. We get it by now. The remake was okay but also kind of pointless. I couldn't even make it through the first HBO EP. Who cares what year it is when the creature or whatever is doing the same shit?
By me. Halloween Horror themed…. Fantasy football Week 8 takeaways: Lots of tricks, and a few treats — like Jonathan Taylor - The Athletic
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Fantasy football Week 8 takeaways: Lots of tricks, and a few treats — like Jonathan Taylor
Michael Salfino shares his observations for a Week 8 laden with blowouts and injuries, but also some notable running back performances.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
By me. Halloween Horror themed…. Fantasy football Week 8 takeaways: Lots of tricks, and a few treats — like Jonathan Taylor - The Athletic
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
When his cabinet blows Trump they are really blowing themselves because everyone knows Grandpa dementia doesn’t do shit.
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When his cabinet blows Trump they are really blowing themselves because everyone knows Grandpa dementia doesn’t do shit.
By me on the economics of card breaks. www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
The math behind sports card repacks: Who makes money, who doesn’t and when it becomes a problem
Repacks and breaks have become major forces in the sports card hobby, but who benefits?
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October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
By me on the economics of card breaks. www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
By me with an appearance by @cathsalfino.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
Fantasy football Week 7 takeaways: Swift is a league winner, Gadsden is a garbage-time all star
Michael Salfino shares his observations for Week 7, including hot takes on D'Andre Swift, Quinshon Judkins, Travis Hunter and more.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I think Dracula could defeat Frankenstein but I don’t think Count Chocula could defeat Frankenberry and that speaks to the richness of the characters
October 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think Dracula could defeat Frankenstein but I don’t think Count Chocula could defeat Frankenberry and that speaks to the richness of the characters
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I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.
Shallow Hal is the perfect metaphor for the Packers assessment of their WR room. Doubs? Really? Link to full Week 7 preview in next tweet.
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Shallow Hal is the perfect metaphor for the Packers assessment of their WR room. Doubs? Really? Link to full Week 7 preview in next tweet.
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Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years
Spinal Tap did it first....
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Spinal Tap did it first....
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More evidence (piled onto the already existing mountain of evidence) that the GOP-appointed members continuously violate their oaths as lawyers and as justices and simply make things up to suit their political and crank religious viewpoints. This isn't a court, it's a poorly written and acted play.
October 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
More evidence (piled onto the already existing mountain of evidence) that the GOP-appointed members continuously violate their oaths as lawyers and as justices and simply make things up to suit their political and crank religious viewpoints. This isn't a court, it's a poorly written and acted play.
Bonus #Rush coverage on the Pod! @pianow.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bonus #Rush coverage on the Pod! @pianow.bsky.social
We are the worst people. politicalwire.com/2025/10/13/m...
Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 43 Years Taken by ICE
Miami Herald: "On the morning of Oct. 3, 2025, Subramanyam 'Subu' Vedam walked out of Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, the Pennsylvania prison that had confined him for more than four decade...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We are the worst people. politicalwire.com/2025/10/13/m...
My Week 6 Fantasy Football notebook: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Fantasy football Week 6 takeaways: Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold continue to shine
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October 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My Week 6 Fantasy Football notebook: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...