Michael Shopoff
@mshopoff.bsky.social
Sports data scientist seeking professional/collegiate/consulting opportunities.
I follow most sports but root for Astros, Longhorns, Rockets, Red Wings, USMNT, and USWNT
(he/him)
I follow most sports but root for Astros, Longhorns, Rockets, Red Wings, USMNT, and USWNT
(he/him)
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
Another instance to congratulate the NCAA on every single way they left their sport in the hands of the courts.
BREAKING: Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss gets another year of eligibility, after an injunction ruling by a state court in Mississippi.
Comes after the NCAA denied a waiver three times. Judge said the NCAA acted in bad faith in denying a 2022 tonsil issue with 2025 documentation.
Comes after the NCAA denied a waiver three times. Judge said the NCAA acted in bad faith in denying a 2022 tonsil issue with 2025 documentation.
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Another instance to congratulate the NCAA on every single way they left their sport in the hands of the courts.
Which is worse: the Brewers making the deal, or a 13 year old using banned substances?
Maybe, and this is me going out on a limb perhaps, teams shouldn't be entering into deals with 13-year-olds
February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Which is worse: the Brewers making the deal, or a 13 year old using banned substances?
AND FRANCISCO LINDOR?!?!
What the heck is going on?
What the heck is going on?
Jackson Merrill AND Corbin Carroll with broken hamates?!!!
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
AND FRANCISCO LINDOR?!?!
What the heck is going on?
What the heck is going on?
Jackson Merrill AND Corbin Carroll with broken hamates?!!!
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Jackson Merrill AND Corbin Carroll with broken hamates?!!!
Fuck Discord, I’m going back to nervously having a friend ask her friend if she might be interested
Fuck discord, I'm going back to Trillian
Fuck discord, I’m going back to AIM.
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Fuck Discord, I’m going back to nervously having a friend ask her friend if she might be interested
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
Blessed to live in a country where you get the chance to interact with elected officials.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Blessed to live in a country where you get the chance to interact with elected officials.
Mike Bianco actually said out loud that the first stat he looks at for a hitter is batting average.
He will now be known to me as Unfrozen Caveman Baseball Coach.
He will now be known to me as Unfrozen Caveman Baseball Coach.
College baseball’s best players ever, teams to watch in 2026: The Athletic’s coaches forum
What stat matters most to coaches when evaluating a hitter? What about a pitcher?
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Mike Bianco actually said out loud that the first stat he looks at for a hitter is batting average.
He will now be known to me as Unfrozen Caveman Baseball Coach.
He will now be known to me as Unfrozen Caveman Baseball Coach.
He'd absolutely send an engineer out in duct tape to patch up a shot-up nuclear reactor.
Elon Musk's ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. https://cnn.it/46sbAMm
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
He'd absolutely send an engineer out in duct tape to patch up a shot-up nuclear reactor.
Cash those D/ST TD bets!
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Cash those D/ST TD bets!
Does anyone have any clue where Maye was throwing that?
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Does anyone have any clue where Maye was throwing that?
That was inevitable
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
That was inevitable
It’s gonna be hilarious when this game ends 14-0 after a safety
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
It’s gonna be hilarious when this game ends 14-0 after a safety
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Lay's: Our chips were lovingly grown in small family potato farms throughout the great nation of America
Pringles: Fuck our chips
Pringles: Fuck our chips
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Lay's: Our chips were lovingly grown in small family potato farms throughout the great nation of America
Pringles: Fuck our chips
Pringles: Fuck our chips
I think the dam is about to burst. The Patriots are out of fingers to stick in it.
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I think the dam is about to burst. The Patriots are out of fingers to stick in it.
I understood not one word, but I understood all of it.
That ruled.
That ruled.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I understood not one word, but I understood all of it.
That ruled.
That ruled.
Ok, it’s time for performative outrage at something people are pretending they’re not watching!
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Ok, it’s time for performative outrage at something people are pretending they’re not watching!
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This is a great piece. Loved this anecdote.
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This is a great piece. Loved this anecdote.
I absolutely don’t want to see this for baseball
🚨 Happy Super Bowl weekend!
We analyzed NFL players’ party affiliation, producing the first-ever breakdown by team. 🏈
We analyzed NFL players’ party affiliation, producing the first-ever breakdown by team. 🏈
February 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I absolutely don’t want to see this for baseball
A literal “please clap”
The International Olympic Committee was forced to ask fans not to boo the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
Per The Daily Beast
Per The Daily Beast
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
A literal “please clap”
Presumably the arbitrator could be quoted as saying “fucking duh”
@JeffPassan tweeted
BREAKING: Two-time reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal won his arbitration case and will make $32 million this year, sources tell ESPN. Skubal’s bet to go for the largest salary ever in the arbitration system paid off, as he’ll make $13M more than Tigers argued.
BREAKING: Two-time reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal won his arbitration case and will make $32 million this year, sources tell ESPN. Skubal’s bet to go for the largest salary ever in the arbitration system paid off, as he’ll make $13M more than Tigers argued.
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Presumably the arbitrator could be quoted as saying “fucking duh”
I’m not going to apologize for rooting for these athletes.
First of all, they didn’t ask for (waves at everything) at the point they reach the pinnacle of their dreams.
Second, I still love my country. It’s in the way you love a family member who’s hit rock bottom, but I still love it.
First of all, they didn’t ask for (waves at everything) at the point they reach the pinnacle of their dreams.
Second, I still love my country. It’s in the way you love a family member who’s hit rock bottom, but I still love it.
I really really want these athletes to have a great experience, be competitive and perhaps win a gold medal, but, honestly, the thought of hearing "USA!USA!USA!" during their games kinda makes me cringe. If we were any other country the IOC would ask us to march under the olympic flag.
February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I’m not going to apologize for rooting for these athletes.
First of all, they didn’t ask for (waves at everything) at the point they reach the pinnacle of their dreams.
Second, I still love my country. It’s in the way you love a family member who’s hit rock bottom, but I still love it.
First of all, they didn’t ask for (waves at everything) at the point they reach the pinnacle of their dreams.
Second, I still love my country. It’s in the way you love a family member who’s hit rock bottom, but I still love it.