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)
I am told that this guy once had good ideas.
Cuban: NBA should 'embrace tanking' to improve fan experience
Mark Cuban, the former majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, says the fan experience is chief among the reasons the NBA should "embrace tanking," and that affordability is key in the formula.
www.espn.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I am told that this guy once had good ideas.
Only Yakety Sax would match my performance
What song would you skate to at the Olympics?
February 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Only Yakety Sax would match my performance
Me: “A lockout is all but certain and the MLBPA just lost their union head it scandal. This can’t get worse, right?”
Universe:
Universe:
An MLB labor war is coming. Will President Trump try to step in?
If President Trump wanted to exert influence over MLB, what avenues could he take?
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Me: “A lockout is all but certain and the MLBPA just lost their union head it scandal. This can’t get worse, right?”
Universe:
Universe:
It’s interesting that Spencer brings up wanting a video he can’t find of an event, because I would pay much cash to see a bicycle getting the Tombstone.
Let’s talk about the completely justified urge to walk into the woods channel-6.ghost.io/on-the-freed...
ON THE FREEDOM OF SKIING & THE FREEDOM FROM SKIING
This is a newsletter about a skier who walked into the woods
channel-6.ghost.io
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
It’s interesting that Spencer brings up wanting a video he can’t find of an event, because I would pay much cash to see a bicycle getting the Tombstone.
Allow me to introduce myself:
The Astros were sacrificial lambs.
The Astros were sacrificial lambs.
X is down it’s our time to shine, get on your best behavior don’t be weird
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Allow me to introduce myself:
The Astros were sacrificial lambs.
The Astros were sacrificial lambs.
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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
Reposted by Michael Shopoff
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.