Russ Oates
@roates33.bsky.social
You probably know me from Purple Row or SB Nation, maybe vaguely seeing me at a particular history conference over the years.
The dog winning the non-sporting group is named Neal. Just Neal. Sure.
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The dog winning the non-sporting group is named Neal. Just Neal. Sure.
Why is the Pokemon float looking like a pokeball that is the length of a foot-long hot dog in a too small bun with Pikachu and Eevee sitting on it? Are Pikachu and Eevee condiments?
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is the Pokemon float looking like a pokeball that is the length of a foot-long hot dog in a too small bun with Pikachu and Eevee sitting on it? Are Pikachu and Eevee condiments?
That Goku float in the parade is a nightmare. It's like he's trying to inhale the people holding him.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
That Goku float in the parade is a nightmare. It's like he's trying to inhale the people holding him.
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Time for the best Thanksgiving tradition: watching the series finale of Babylon 5, which first aired Thanksgiving Eve 1998.
November 28, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Time for the best Thanksgiving tradition: watching the series finale of Babylon 5, which first aired Thanksgiving Eve 1998.
Rather than trying to figure out where to rank Revenge of the Sith on a list of best Star Wars movies, people should just read Matthew Stover's novelization of it.
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rather than trying to figure out where to rank Revenge of the Sith on a list of best Star Wars movies, people should just read Matthew Stover's novelization of it.
Alright, time for Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Alright, time for Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
I can't believe "One of those Christmas Days" by Third Eye Blind is an actual song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKS...
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I can't believe "One of those Christmas Days" by Third Eye Blind is an actual song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKS...
This Montana Mavericks movie on the CW really told the male lead to sound like Cole Hauser's Rip in Yellowstone.
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This Montana Mavericks movie on the CW really told the male lead to sound like Cole Hauser's Rip in Yellowstone.
The worst parts of Death By Lightning are most of the scenes with Guitea.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The worst parts of Death By Lightning are most of the scenes with Guitea.
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Oh, the Cleveland Browns guy who traded for the bad QB is going to lead the Rockies after being out of baseball for nearly a decade?
Today's Rockies news is (probably) just another reminder of this:
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh, the Cleveland Browns guy who traded for the bad QB is going to lead the Rockies after being out of baseball for nearly a decade?
The Rockies claim an Acton, but only because they can't get any action.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Rockies claim an Acton, but only because they can't get any action.
900 career goals for Ovechkin now. Impressive, most impressive.
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
900 career goals for Ovechkin now. Impressive, most impressive.
Better things ARE possible.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Better things ARE possible.
Oh, the Rockies are still looking to fill that FO position? Dick Monfort continues to not beat the rap that he thinks he's Sinatra singing "My Way."
Gorbachev he isn’t: Dick Monfort’s ‘Sinatra Doctrine’
Rockies owner Dick Monfort is doing things his way, for better or worse. (HINT: Worse)
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November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Oh, the Rockies are still looking to fill that FO position? Dick Monfort continues to not beat the rap that he thinks he's Sinatra singing "My Way."
The Islanders broadcast using AI to put its broadcast team into costumes is something else, and it's not good.
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Islanders broadcast using AI to put its broadcast team into costumes is something else, and it's not good.
Vernon Davis doing a legal commercial telling people to call to see if they have a case, any case, and not saying, “Yams. Sweet potato yams,” is a real L.
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Vernon Davis doing a legal commercial telling people to call to see if they have a case, any case, and not saying, “Yams. Sweet potato yams,” is a real L.
Good for Jeff Hoffman.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Good for Jeff Hoffman.
Wow! Baseball: good
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wow! Baseball: good
What a way to end a ball game
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What a way to end a ball game
Goal for this new NHL season: never learn the names of any of the studio guys and just go, "Well, yeah, that's Gretzky (TNT) and Messier (ESPN) and *shrug*"
I simply refuse to learn who the guy sitting next to Perkins on the NBA pregame set is.
October 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Goal for this new NHL season: never learn the names of any of the studio guys and just go, "Well, yeah, that's Gretzky (TNT) and Messier (ESPN) and *shrug*"
Huh, so that's what "BBMak" stood for.
October 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Huh, so that's what "BBMak" stood for.
Just finished the ARC of Books & Bewitchment by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social that's written under the pen name Isla Jewell. If you're looking for a comfy, cozy story with a bit of magic, this is the story for you when it comes out next year. Plus. there's a whole opening-a-bookstore story!
October 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just finished the ARC of Books & Bewitchment by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social that's written under the pen name Isla Jewell. If you're looking for a comfy, cozy story with a bit of magic, this is the story for you when it comes out next year. Plus. there's a whole opening-a-bookstore story!