Chris Otto (Papergreat)
@papergreat.bsky.social
Journalist by day. He/him. ALLY.
Blogs about books, ephemera, movies & history at papergreat.blogspot.com
Digs folklore, Ruth Manning-Sanders books, cinema from Japan and lots of other niche stuff
Has 23 indoor cats & takes care of the feral cats & skunks
Blogs about books, ephemera, movies & history at papergreat.blogspot.com
Digs folklore, Ruth Manning-Sanders books, cinema from Japan and lots of other niche stuff
Has 23 indoor cats & takes care of the feral cats & skunks
So, how about guesses where Castellanos ends up after the Phillies waive him. Some of it will depend on what he tells teams regarding his PT, given everything. I'm going to guess Guardians, where it looks like he can play a little platoon RF and a little platoon DH.
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
So, how about guesses where Castellanos ends up after the Phillies waive him. Some of it will depend on what he tells teams regarding his PT, given everything. I'm going to guess Guardians, where it looks like he can play a little platoon RF and a little platoon DH.
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In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
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#TCM kicks off its #31DaysOfOscar festival this Friday with different themes throughout the 31 days. 179 Movies will be featured. Check out the PDF schedule.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#TCM kicks off its #31DaysOfOscar festival this Friday with different themes throughout the 31 days. 179 Movies will be featured. Check out the PDF schedule.
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RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.
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I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
![Wikipedia entry describing the story arc of “99 Luftballons”:
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story:
99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defence ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves.
In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English:
'''Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "Think of you and let it go."[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4dp4culto5csbqs5m6ge22fw/bafkreie4ga5vudhvz4e25t5oducxifde6sf2zgal7wugci2bv5ee2qfcoe@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
Your damn threads are going to make me buy more books.
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Your damn threads are going to make me buy more books.
In essence, the Phillies are spending $30M on right field this year, which is on Nick
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
In essence, the Phillies are spending $30M on right field this year, which is on Nick
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Just got notice that my kid’s school is on lockdown because of this.
Just an hour ago down an incredibly busy commercial street just blocks from our home, ICE went barreling through at 80mph causing a massive three car crash sending the person they abducted to the hospital.
Irredeemable. They’re all monsters.
Irredeemable. They’re all monsters.
Federal agents at scene of multi-car crash in St. Paul
A multi-car crash Wednesday in St. Paul at the intersection of Western Avenue North and Selby Avenue appeared to involve federal agents.
www.mprnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Just got notice that my kid’s school is on lockdown because of this.
Interesting. I'll look at it some more. It just intuitively feels like flexibility is decreased in a detrimental way by having a guy who can't play the field, but I could be wrong.
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Interesting. I'll look at it some more. It just intuitively feels like flexibility is decreased in a detrimental way by having a guy who can't play the field, but I could be wrong.
Arizona was The Kimbrel Story. And they hit fine in Game 5.
Losing at home to Kelly and Pfaadt was Joe Carter level trauma.
Losing at home to Kelly and Pfaadt was Joe Carter level trauma.
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Arizona was The Kimbrel Story. And they hit fine in Game 5.
Losing at home to Kelly and Pfaadt was Joe Carter level trauma.
Losing at home to Kelly and Pfaadt was Joe Carter level trauma.
This is almost entirely unrelated to Castellanos, but it's weird how many MLB contenders (Phillies leading the pack) are completely locked in at DH with no flexibility. I suspect teams will want to move away from that in the future, because it really limits acquisition opportunities.
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is almost entirely unrelated to Castellanos, but it's weird how many MLB contenders (Phillies leading the pack) are completely locked in at DH with no flexibility. I suspect teams will want to move away from that in the future, because it really limits acquisition opportunities.
2023 will forever be maddening because, you're right, Castellanos is the reason we beat the Braves. But if he had merely batted .180 or .200 versus Arizona, we're in the World Series. ... .042 with 11 strikeouts was nightmare level.
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
2023 will forever be maddening because, you're right, Castellanos is the reason we beat the Braves. But if he had merely batted .180 or .200 versus Arizona, we're in the World Series. ... .042 with 11 strikeouts was nightmare level.
I'll go further and say there were some pretty big playoff situations where a single or even a sacrifice freaking fly would have changed the course of history.
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I'll go further and say there were some pretty big playoff situations where a single or even a sacrifice freaking fly would have changed the course of history.
Oof. The Phillies will have injuries, too.
Will be interesting to see how they handle them because their depth is not fantastic.
Will be interesting to see how they handle them because their depth is not fantastic.
Notable injuries to begin spring training:
Corbin Carroll, Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday - hamate
Spencer Schwellenbach - elbow
Josh Hader - bicep inflammation
Shane Bieber - forearm fatigue
Reese Olson - shoulder surgery
Jordan Westburg - oblique
Anthony Santander - labral surgery
Corbin Carroll, Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday - hamate
Spencer Schwellenbach - elbow
Josh Hader - bicep inflammation
Shane Bieber - forearm fatigue
Reese Olson - shoulder surgery
Jordan Westburg - oblique
Anthony Santander - labral surgery
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Oof. The Phillies will have injuries, too.
Will be interesting to see how they handle them because their depth is not fantastic.
Will be interesting to see how they handle them because their depth is not fantastic.
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"Hamate" (2025)
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"Hamate" (2025)
I don't want to see that scenario, at all.
1. Missing the playoffs would mean nightmare-level disasters have unfolded.
2. There's no one to spend money on next winter, anyway. Unless you want to trade for someone's bloated deal.
3. Might not even be a 2027 season.
4. Board might nix spending
1. Missing the playoffs would mean nightmare-level disasters have unfolded.
2. There's no one to spend money on next winter, anyway. Unless you want to trade for someone's bloated deal.
3. Might not even be a 2027 season.
4. Board might nix spending
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I don't want to see that scenario, at all.
1. Missing the playoffs would mean nightmare-level disasters have unfolded.
2. There's no one to spend money on next winter, anyway. Unless you want to trade for someone's bloated deal.
3. Might not even be a 2027 season.
4. Board might nix spending
1. Missing the playoffs would mean nightmare-level disasters have unfolded.
2. There's no one to spend money on next winter, anyway. Unless you want to trade for someone's bloated deal.
3. Might not even be a 2027 season.
4. Board might nix spending
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A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... “If a race has no history... it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, & it stands in danger of being exterminated"
A White Historian Claimed That Black People 'Had No History.' This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise
Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," founded the celebration now known as Black History Month in 1926. A prolific writer and activist, he viewed his efforts to educate the public as a "li...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... “If a race has no history... it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, & it stands in danger of being exterminated"
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such a satisfying read that you should read if you're looking for a read
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
such a satisfying read that you should read if you're looking for a read
What about an Oscar, too, for Charles Grodin for a career of playing the straight man in scenes like this, and with Miss Piggy, and with St. Bernards
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What about an Oscar, too, for Charles Grodin for a career of playing the straight man in scenes like this, and with Miss Piggy, and with St. Bernards
One of the movie's funniest lines might also be its most obscure easter egg bsky.app/profile/pape...
When Bob is trying to figure out what time it is for the password, sensei replies: "8:15"
Just for fun, Romans 8:15 is...
“For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’”
... Freedom from fear.
Just for fun, Romans 8:15 is...
“For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’”
... Freedom from fear.
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One of the movie's funniest lines might also be its most obscure easter egg bsky.app/profile/pape...
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This is great and (from my very different perspective) I agree about Fox. For one thing, his timing remains *chef’s kiss*.
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
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Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This is great and (from my very different perspective) I agree about Fox. For one thing, his timing remains *chef’s kiss*.
I have no idea what's even happening on any of that list .
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I have no idea what's even happening on any of that list .
I mean, if a Phillies player dragged his feet on surgery to the point of hurting the team's in-season chances, we'd be ripping the player not the organization.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I mean, if a Phillies player dragged his feet on surgery to the point of hurting the team's in-season chances, we'd be ripping the player not the organization.
I'm not going to defend the Mets front office but from what I've read they have been urging him to have this surgery for awhile and he resisted, possibly due in part to WBC. If that's the case, I have sympathy for a team being right and player being selfish/stubborn.
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'm not going to defend the Mets front office but from what I've read they have been urging him to have this surgery for awhile and he resisted, possibly due in part to WBC. If that's the case, I have sympathy for a team being right and player being selfish/stubborn.