krebs bicycle
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so old that i used to write blogs about baseball for america online
1x jeopardy runner up
chemistry person
tar heel
1x jeopardy runner up
chemistry person
tar heel
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Also keep in mind all the revenue sharing that came from luxury tax that the Pirates and the A's got is now gone
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Also keep in mind all the revenue sharing that came from luxury tax that the Pirates and the A's got is now gone
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Using the 2025 payroll numbers, if you set the first tax threshold, 241 million, as the hard cap, you're taking 502 million dollars from the players. If you want to give that back, it takes a floor of 167 million to get there
“Well there would obviously be a floor”
Either:
-The floor is so high a team like the Pirates would never agree
-The cap is so high that it wouldn’t matter at all in terms of competitive balance
Not going to happen
Either:
-The floor is so high a team like the Pirates would never agree
-The cap is so high that it wouldn’t matter at all in terms of competitive balance
Not going to happen
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Using the 2025 payroll numbers, if you set the first tax threshold, 241 million, as the hard cap, you're taking 502 million dollars from the players. If you want to give that back, it takes a floor of 167 million to get there
as always the rubric for "what side should i be on" with regards to *anything* is:
1. Find the side Bob Nutting is on.
2. Take the opposite position.
Consider this rubric while discussing a salary cap in baseball.
1. Find the side Bob Nutting is on.
2. Take the opposite position.
Consider this rubric while discussing a salary cap in baseball.
Major League Baseball is determined to rain on its own parade:
Major League Baseball Is Determined To Rain On Its Own Parade | Defector
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones are not in and of themselves exemplary Hall of Famers, but as of Tuesday evening they are duly elected Hall of Famers and are being celebrated as such. They may also…
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January 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
as always the rubric for "what side should i be on" with regards to *anything* is:
1. Find the side Bob Nutting is on.
2. Take the opposite position.
Consider this rubric while discussing a salary cap in baseball.
1. Find the side Bob Nutting is on.
2. Take the opposite position.
Consider this rubric while discussing a salary cap in baseball.
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this is the good shit from Ratto
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
this is the good shit from Ratto
during the practice games when i was there i learned (as this article concludes) that jeopardy contestants, amy in particular, are NOT bad at sports, and i was screwed.
Are ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants really that bad at questions about sports? An investigation: defector.com/are-jeopardy...
Are 'Jeopardy!' Contestants Really That Bad At Questions About Sports? | Defector
There’s a stereotype about Jeopardy! contestants: They can name the stars of 18th-century operas, but not the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. It comes up again and again and again and agai...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
during the practice games when i was there i learned (as this article concludes) that jeopardy contestants, amy in particular, are NOT bad at sports, and i was screwed.
i mostly try to stay away from heated hall of fame discourse, but i really do not think you can put beltran in and leave the steroid guys out and consider yourself a legitimate operation
January 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
i mostly try to stay away from heated hall of fame discourse, but i really do not think you can put beltran in and leave the steroid guys out and consider yourself a legitimate operation
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
there are not many sports events that you could witness and say, "that's more improbable than the pirates winning another world series," but indiana football national championship is certainly on the list
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 AM
there are not many sports events that you could witness and say, "that's more improbable than the pirates winning another world series," but indiana football national championship is certainly on the list
IF YOU KEEP YOUR NOSE DAHN IN LIFE AND YOU KEEP WORKIN ANYTHIN IS PAWSSIBLE
January 20, 2026 at 4:35 AM
IF YOU KEEP YOUR NOSE DAHN IN LIFE AND YOU KEEP WORKIN ANYTHIN IS PAWSSIBLE
this makes indiana's inability to put a basketball team together even funnier
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
this makes indiana's inability to put a basketball team together even funnier
the end of this game (frederica ending) is insane (both complimentary and not complimentary)
i might be the only person playing triangle strategy in 2026 but roland is a true all-time video game dipshit, incredible run for that character.
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 AM
the end of this game (frederica ending) is insane (both complimentary and not complimentary)
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
they only have to talk themselves out of mr. fumble on the other sideline, i think
Broncos fans have six days to talk themselves into Jarrett Stidham: defector.com/broncos-fans...
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Jarrett Stidham and I have thrown the same number of passes in the NFL over the last two years. With that lived experience in common, I feel comfortable assuming that we shared the same thought as we…
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January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
they only have to talk themselves out of mr. fumble on the other sideline, i think
update: dan orlovsky is wondering if any coaches are going to quite their current jobs to coach the bills or ravens while adam shefter is forcefully shaking his head and texting live on television
watching the dumb mike greenburg morning yakfest is pointless almost 90% of the time but watching these doofuses react in real time to mcdermott being fired with zero prep is incredible television.
January 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
update: dan orlovsky is wondering if any coaches are going to quite their current jobs to coach the bills or ravens while adam shefter is forcefully shaking his head and texting live on television
john harbaugh preparing his "i resign as hc giants" note
January 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
john harbaugh preparing his "i resign as hc giants" note
watching the dumb mike greenburg morning yakfest is pointless almost 90% of the time but watching these doofuses react in real time to mcdermott being fired with zero prep is incredible television.
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
watching the dumb mike greenburg morning yakfest is pointless almost 90% of the time but watching these doofuses react in real time to mcdermott being fired with zero prep is incredible television.
gotta imagine the broncos are feeling at least a little better at this point
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
gotta imagine the broncos are feeling at least a little better at this point
i know the final score was what it was last week, but cj stroud legitimately almost played badly enough to lose to THAT steeler team, i dunno what else anyone was expecting this week
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
i know the final score was what it was last week, but cj stroud legitimately almost played badly enough to lose to THAT steeler team, i dunno what else anyone was expecting this week
I didn't know you were allowed to gain eight yards at once on the Texans
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I didn't know you were allowed to gain eight yards at once on the Texans
beyond the obvious here, one thing that i can never shake from the last steeler coaching search was the absolute certainty that everyone had that russ grimm was a slam dunk future head coach. i'm not sure he ever even got interviewed by anyone else for a head coaching gig.
Found this article from the Steelers HC coach search in 2007. This was under “Missed opportunities in the hunt for a coach”
The “pretty good” coaches at ND and NYJ were Charlie Weis and Eric Mangini, respectively.
The “two minorities” were Mike Tomlin and Ron Rivera.
The “pretty good” coaches at ND and NYJ were Charlie Weis and Eric Mangini, respectively.
The “two minorities” were Mike Tomlin and Ron Rivera.
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
beyond the obvious here, one thing that i can never shake from the last steeler coaching search was the absolute certainty that everyone had that russ grimm was a slam dunk future head coach. i'm not sure he ever even got interviewed by anyone else for a head coaching gig.
the only games scheduled on the same day as army-navy last year were the Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk and the Celebration Bowl (HBCUs). wonder which one he's mad about.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
the only games scheduled on the same day as army-navy last year were the Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk and the Celebration Bowl (HBCUs). wonder which one he's mad about.
i might be the only person playing triangle strategy in 2026 but roland is a true all-time video game dipshit, incredible run for that character.
January 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
i might be the only person playing triangle strategy in 2026 but roland is a true all-time video game dipshit, incredible run for that character.
i have lots of questions about art II and the rooneys in general as owners in the modern NFL, but the one thing that i really don't expect them to do is to do something significantly different than they've done in the past in hiring a head coach. art II was team president when they hired tomlin!
anyway, i legitimately think the most shocking thing the steelers could do is hire arthur smith as head coach.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
January 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have lots of questions about art II and the rooneys in general as owners in the modern NFL, but the one thing that i really don't expect them to do is to do something significantly different than they've done in the past in hiring a head coach. art II was team president when they hired tomlin!
anyway, i legitimately think the most shocking thing the steelers could do is hire arthur smith as head coach.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
January 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
anyway, i legitimately think the most shocking thing the steelers could do is hire arthur smith as head coach.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
it's also not *completely* apparent to me that khan sucks as a GM. he's clearly better than end-stage colbert and inherited a bit of a mess from colbert.
why do people say things like this? everyone was 100% convinced of this last time, too, to the point that russ grimm assumed he was hired and leaked it to the trib, who ran with it.
I’m keeping an eye on the Steelers because that organization has basically never brought in outside voices. Not in front office or on the coaching staff. So if they keep Omar Kahn and hire like Arthur fucking Smith, that’s bad.
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
why do people say things like this? everyone was 100% convinced of this last time, too, to the point that russ grimm assumed he was hired and leaked it to the trib, who ran with it.