Austin
@ajbloomberg.bsky.social
#Sobriety & religious trauma inform a lot about me.
#Cubs specifically, baseball generally.
I also enjoy that football sport.
Twin dad with a partner I adore.
Trying each day to be a better human, even if my progress isn’t linear.
#Cubs specifically, baseball generally.
I also enjoy that football sport.
Twin dad with a partner I adore.
Trying each day to be a better human, even if my progress isn’t linear.
A 7th inning, two out walk with a runner on second and a 5-0 lead. Before that, a sac bunt that led directly to an insurance run.
PCA is maturing at the plate in real time. #Cubs might have something special here.
PCA is maturing at the plate in real time. #Cubs might have something special here.
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A 7th inning, two out walk with a runner on second and a 5-0 lead. Before that, a sac bunt that led directly to an insurance run.
PCA is maturing at the plate in real time. #Cubs might have something special here.
PCA is maturing at the plate in real time. #Cubs might have something special here.
I hope CC hands Horton the ball tomorrow and lets him go 100+ if necessary. Treat it like a playoff game, let’s see what the kid can do in the 7th on.
Not every start rest of regular season. Just tomorrow. #Cubs need an Ace caliber power righty and there’s a very real chance he’s that.
Not every start rest of regular season. Just tomorrow. #Cubs need an Ace caliber power righty and there’s a very real chance he’s that.
September 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I hope CC hands Horton the ball tomorrow and lets him go 100+ if necessary. Treat it like a playoff game, let’s see what the kid can do in the 7th on.
Not every start rest of regular season. Just tomorrow. #Cubs need an Ace caliber power righty and there’s a very real chance he’s that.
Not every start rest of regular season. Just tomorrow. #Cubs need an Ace caliber power righty and there’s a very real chance he’s that.
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Immaculate inning with all same pitch type, pitch-tracking era (2008):
Today Mason Miller, slider
6/15/22 Phil Maton, 4sm
3/30/19 Josh Hader, sinker
Today Mason Miller, slider
6/15/22 Phil Maton, 4sm
3/30/19 Josh Hader, sinker
September 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Immaculate inning with all same pitch type, pitch-tracking era (2008):
Today Mason Miller, slider
6/15/22 Phil Maton, 4sm
3/30/19 Josh Hader, sinker
Today Mason Miller, slider
6/15/22 Phil Maton, 4sm
3/30/19 Josh Hader, sinker
I always thought that, best case scenario, Horton would be #Cubs Ace by 2027. At this rate it’s not impossible to see him as the most important piece of their playoff rotation this fall.
August 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I always thought that, best case scenario, Horton would be #Cubs Ace by 2027. At this rate it’s not impossible to see him as the most important piece of their playoff rotation this fall.
What if #Cubs resign Tucker & work out Ian Happ at 1B? He’d still play LF but also be the de facto backup/short-side platoon for Busch. Seiya continues to DH, and hopefully they resign Castro to be everyone’s backup.
Trade Kevin Alcantara+ for Sandy and immediately extend him.
Am I crazy?
Trade Kevin Alcantara+ for Sandy and immediately extend him.
Am I crazy?
August 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What if #Cubs resign Tucker & work out Ian Happ at 1B? He’d still play LF but also be the de facto backup/short-side platoon for Busch. Seiya continues to DH, and hopefully they resign Castro to be everyone’s backup.
Trade Kevin Alcantara+ for Sandy and immediately extend him.
Am I crazy?
Trade Kevin Alcantara+ for Sandy and immediately extend him.
Am I crazy?
Willi Castro has shown his value today!
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Willi Castro has shown his value today!
I will own up: I was wrong about Caissie. I know it’s impossibly early, but he clearly belongs in the bigs already. I was too impatient and wanted an Ace at the deadline. I would’ve traded him for Sandy Alcantara.
#Cubs *could* have both in 2026, and they don’t need to be desperate for Tucker.
#Cubs *could* have both in 2026, and they don’t need to be desperate for Tucker.
August 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I will own up: I was wrong about Caissie. I know it’s impossibly early, but he clearly belongs in the bigs already. I was too impatient and wanted an Ace at the deadline. I would’ve traded him for Sandy Alcantara.
#Cubs *could* have both in 2026, and they don’t need to be desperate for Tucker.
#Cubs *could* have both in 2026, and they don’t need to be desperate for Tucker.
I’m actually coming around, re: inactivity at deadline for SP. #Cubs are making the playoffs + ‘25 was never considered an all-in season.
If they sign Tucker this offseason they can center a deal for an Ace around ONKC.
This team has a chance to make a run. But the future is brighter.
If they sign Tucker this offseason they can center a deal for an Ace around ONKC.
This team has a chance to make a run. But the future is brighter.
August 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I’m actually coming around, re: inactivity at deadline for SP. #Cubs are making the playoffs + ‘25 was never considered an all-in season.
If they sign Tucker this offseason they can center a deal for an Ace around ONKC.
This team has a chance to make a run. But the future is brighter.
If they sign Tucker this offseason they can center a deal for an Ace around ONKC.
This team has a chance to make a run. But the future is brighter.
Ryne Sandberg was my childhood hero. My love for baseball was inspired by watching him play.
Rest well, Ryno. And fuck cancer.
Rest well, Ryno. And fuck cancer.
July 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ryne Sandberg was my childhood hero. My love for baseball was inspired by watching him play.
Rest well, Ryno. And fuck cancer.
Rest well, Ryno. And fuck cancer.
Boyd walks the first two batters he faces and not only escapes the inning scoreless, he does so in just 15 pitches?!
July 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Boyd walks the first two batters he faces and not only escapes the inning scoreless, he does so in just 15 pitches?!
#Cubs / #Brewers three game set could be a helluva pitching fan’s dream:
- Miz debuting at home vs Cubs — against Boyd, who is having a Cy Young vote-getting campaign.
- Priester (quite underrated to date) vs former Brewer, Colin Rae.
- Peralta vs Shota, both angry after a bad outing.
- Miz debuting at home vs Cubs — against Boyd, who is having a Cy Young vote-getting campaign.
- Priester (quite underrated to date) vs former Brewer, Colin Rae.
- Peralta vs Shota, both angry after a bad outing.
July 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What if Jed/Carter were so bold as to go get Sandy Alcantara *and* Mackenzie Gore?
#Cubs would be getting elite rotation additions for ‘25 and well beyond. If you know you can resign Tucker you can risk the prospect capital.
#Cubs would be getting elite rotation additions for ‘25 and well beyond. If you know you can resign Tucker you can risk the prospect capital.
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What if Jed/Carter were so bold as to go get Sandy Alcantara *and* Mackenzie Gore?
#Cubs would be getting elite rotation additions for ‘25 and well beyond. If you know you can resign Tucker you can risk the prospect capital.
#Cubs would be getting elite rotation additions for ‘25 and well beyond. If you know you can resign Tucker you can risk the prospect capital.
Caught in the moment, I’m fine with #Cubs hoping this Shaw turn is real. Get a capable, versatile piece for the bench that can serve as 3B insurance.
That said they need to be as aggressive as possible to land a true Ace — with control beyond this fall.
That said they need to be as aggressive as possible to land a true Ace — with control beyond this fall.
July 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Caught in the moment, I’m fine with #Cubs hoping this Shaw turn is real. Get a capable, versatile piece for the bench that can serve as 3B insurance.
That said they need to be as aggressive as possible to land a true Ace — with control beyond this fall.
That said they need to be as aggressive as possible to land a true Ace — with control beyond this fall.
Joe Ryan and Mackenzie Gore rumors are intriguing. But I truly believe #Cubs should do everything they can to get Sandy Alcantara.
Dude just threw 7 innings of one run ball against #Padres — in what could be his last start with the #Marlins. He looks ready to be an Ace again.
Dude just threw 7 innings of one run ball against #Padres — in what could be his last start with the #Marlins. He looks ready to be an Ace again.
July 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Matthew Boyd is having a legitimate Cy Young campaign. I’m not saying he should (or will) win, but at the rate he’s going he could get several top five votes.
I still want #Cubs to get Sandy, and I bet he’d be their Ace by September.
Alcantara, Shota, Boyd, Taillon (or Horton?)
I still want #Cubs to get Sandy, and I bet he’d be their Ace by September.
Alcantara, Shota, Boyd, Taillon (or Horton?)
July 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Matthew Boyd is having a legitimate Cy Young campaign. I’m not saying he should (or will) win, but at the rate he’s going he could get several top five votes.
I still want #Cubs to get Sandy, and I bet he’d be their Ace by September.
Alcantara, Shota, Boyd, Taillon (or Horton?)
I still want #Cubs to get Sandy, and I bet he’d be their Ace by September.
Alcantara, Shota, Boyd, Taillon (or Horton?)
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Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
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Any politician who has never flown on the world’s most famous pedophile’s jet should call for a bipartisan committee to investigate — and then release — the Epstein files.
What a way to reach across the aisle.
What a way to reach across the aisle.
July 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Any politician who has never flown on the world’s most famous pedophile’s jet should call for a bipartisan committee to investigate — and then release — the Epstein files.
What a way to reach across the aisle.
What a way to reach across the aisle.
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Most consecutive starts with a Game Score of 40+ to begin an MLB career?
The previous record was 26 (Aaron Sele and Brandon Webb).
Paul Skenes is at 43...and counting. 😮
(no one's ever had a streak of 70 such starts at any point in their respective MLB careers)
The previous record was 26 (Aaron Sele and Brandon Webb).
Paul Skenes is at 43...and counting. 😮
(no one's ever had a streak of 70 such starts at any point in their respective MLB careers)
July 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Most consecutive starts with a Game Score of 40+ to begin an MLB career?
The previous record was 26 (Aaron Sele and Brandon Webb).
Paul Skenes is at 43...and counting. 😮
(no one's ever had a streak of 70 such starts at any point in their respective MLB careers)
The previous record was 26 (Aaron Sele and Brandon Webb).
Paul Skenes is at 43...and counting. 😮
(no one's ever had a streak of 70 such starts at any point in their respective MLB careers)
Dude is an absolute stud and deserves the Paul Skenes treatment.
July 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Dude is an absolute stud and deserves the Paul Skenes treatment.