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Mostly baseball and 76ers homer stuff here
I write Swings and Takes for BaseballHQ.com, as well as contributing on the minor league side
I write Swings and Takes for BaseballHQ.com, as well as contributing on the minor league side
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Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
The DOGE Damage Elon is Leaving Behind
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
Lewie wrote up what I have been arguing for 10-15 years, hopefully some Hall of Fame voters dig into it more as he gains steam on the ballot.
Chase Utley played in the perfect era for defensive metrics to adulate him...but too early for awards voters to notice.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
Chasing Utley's Missing Gold Gloves
How retconning awards would reshape Chase Utley's Cooperstown case
www.thelewsletter.lewispoll.is
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Lewie wrote up what I have been arguing for 10-15 years, hopefully some Hall of Fame voters dig into it more as he gains steam on the ballot.
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Chase Utley played in the perfect era for defensive metrics to adulate him...but too early for awards voters to notice.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
Chasing Utley's Missing Gold Gloves
How retconning awards would reshape Chase Utley's Cooperstown case
www.thelewsletter.lewispoll.is
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Chase Utley played in the perfect era for defensive metrics to adulate him...but too early for awards voters to notice.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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Justin Edwards' faith in his hard work finally paid off on Tuesday. Nick Nurse, of course, was never concerned. He trusts Edwards implicitly.
A story on sighs of relief and the beautiful, intoxicating randomness of NBA basketball:
onpattison.com/news/2025/no...
A story on sighs of relief and the beautiful, intoxicating randomness of NBA basketball:
onpattison.com/news/2025/no...
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Justin Edwards' faith in his hard work finally paid off on Tuesday. Nick Nurse, of course, was never concerned. He trusts Edwards implicitly.
A story on sighs of relief and the beautiful, intoxicating randomness of NBA basketball:
onpattison.com/news/2025/no...
A story on sighs of relief and the beautiful, intoxicating randomness of NBA basketball:
onpattison.com/news/2025/no...
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WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
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There's a wrong way and a right way to report this
September 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There's a wrong way and a right way to report this
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100% of NFL teams didn't pay tribute to Melissa Hortman
Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal
Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
100% of NFL teams didn't pay tribute to Melissa Hortman
Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal
Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal
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it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these “strategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.
There it is folks. The brilliant Dem strategy, according to the genius pundits with the ear of Dem leadership, is to let Trump keep doing everything he's doing but only if we can also help Republicans avoid paying a political price for hurting people long enough to hold the House and Senate in 2026
September 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these “strategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.
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🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.
Just Trump declaring war on a US city, a normal Saturday
September 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.
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Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
September 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.
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Narciso Barranco's story is a story that echoes in the experience of millions of undocumented immigrants; a hard-working father who raised proud American children who love their country.
The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.
The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.
EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED INTERVIEW: “I see my reflection in their pain, because it’s my own,” Narciso Barranco, the father of three Marines violently detained while landscaping, told me about the men he met in ICE detention for my first assignment as MSNBC senior national and political correspondent.
'Don’t separate families': Soboroff speaks with father of Marines, detained by ICE | MSNBC EXCLUSIVE
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Narciso Barranco's story is a story that echoes in the experience of millions of undocumented immigrants; a hard-working father who raised proud American children who love their country.
The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.
The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.
For Cardinals fans, I think it is worth saying that I wrote a full scouting report for @baseballhq.com on Nate Dohm back in June. My latest for the site for Orioles fans was on Wellington Aracena.
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
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Baseball HQ
www.baseballhq.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For Cardinals fans, I think it is worth saying that I wrote a full scouting report for @baseballhq.com on Nate Dohm back in June. My latest for the site for Orioles fans was on Wellington Aracena.
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...
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As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.
"Despite Trump officially activating FEMA on Sunday, FEMA has just 86 total staff deployed at this point [to Texas], according to figures shared with staff Monday evening...In the past it would normally be in the several hundreds at this point in the disaster recovery process."
My latest:
My latest:
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.
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All love for our Ace
July 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
All love for our Ace
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While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close.
This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.
This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close.
This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.
This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.
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David is right. What JD Vance is saying is nothing is more important than destroying this country’s basic principles and crash the economy to expel a population he doesn’t like.
There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.
There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.
I’ve warned about the nativist mind virus for many years. They’d destroy the economy, bankrupt the government, shred the Constitution, trample our freedoms, and imprison their own people to get what they want: not just mass deportation, but something more like ethnic cleansing
July 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
David is right. What JD Vance is saying is nothing is more important than destroying this country’s basic principles and crash the economy to expel a population he doesn’t like.
There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.
There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.
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one thing that is important to emphasize at that this is just republican governance at work! this is what happens when you give republicans power in washington!
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
one thing that is important to emphasize at that this is just republican governance at work! this is what happens when you give republicans power in washington!
More important story now than ever
Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S. Army. Decades after liberation, the two met and shared their stories.
80 years later, a Holocaust survivor meets an American soldier who helped free him
Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S. Army. Decades after liberation, the two met and shared their stories.
n.pr
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More important story now than ever
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The hardest rule of Beltway journalism is that Republican public officials have no agency and bear no responsibility for choices fully within their discretion
June 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The hardest rule of Beltway journalism is that Republican public officials have no agency and bear no responsibility for choices fully within their discretion