Chrismi6
@chrisgrenda.bsky.social
United States Marine, Gulf War Combat vet. Long time Security Supervisor at a large resort in Northern Michigan. I Love baseball, Star Wars, trivia, history, hockey & living in the pinky of Michigan, Traverse City.
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My last post of 2025 is a look at four interesting people throughout history. Give it a look, it’s a great way to send 2025 off into history.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My last post of 2025 is a look at four interesting people throughout history. Give it a look, it’s a great way to send 2025 off into history.
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Check out my new post! The one where I finish looking a great Major League Baseball nicknames.
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The Best Baseball Nicknames of All-Time Part II
Some of the greatest and strangest players in baseball history.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out my new post! The one where I finish looking a great Major League Baseball nicknames.
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Stop doom scrolling and read my latest post is about four remarkable women; The Hero, The Survivor, The Daredevil and The Tongue twister. It beats reading about the downfall of the West all day.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Stop doom scrolling and read my latest post is about four remarkable women; The Hero, The Survivor, The Daredevil and The Tongue twister. It beats reading about the downfall of the West all day.
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Happy 250th Marine Corps Birthday to all Marines out there. To misquote Marie Antoinette “let us eat cake”. If you don’t know about the cake thing, ask a Marine.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy 250th Marine Corps Birthday to all Marines out there. To misquote Marie Antoinette “let us eat cake”. If you don’t know about the cake thing, ask a Marine.
Check out my new post! I look at my prediction for the 2025 MLB season and see how good of a job I did. Plus I look at one of the more exciting World Series in recent memory. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Check out my new post! I look at my prediction for the 2025 MLB season and see how good of a job I did. Plus I look at one of the more exciting World Series in recent memory. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
This time I look at what is quickly becoming the biggest threat to safety in large American cities, the domestic terrorist group Antifa.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This time I look at what is quickly becoming the biggest threat to safety in large American cities, the domestic terrorist group Antifa.
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Here is my latest post. I look at the disappointing 2025 Detroit Tigers season.
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2025 Detroit Tigers Season Review
This was the season from hell. I think I enjoyed them more when they were bad.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here is my latest post. I look at the disappointing 2025 Detroit Tigers season.
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Here is my latest post. I look at Reason #1 why Marines hate General Douglas MacArthur.
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Why Marines Hate General Douglas MacArthur Part I
Why Marines hate the pompous, egotistical, and vain MacArthur.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here is my latest post. I look at Reason #1 why Marines hate General Douglas MacArthur.
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Here is my long-awaited post on the lives of two occultists; Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons. I apologize in advance for the length of this post. It was too hard to edit down the lives of these two strange people.
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Interesting People Throughout History Part IV
The Antichrist and the rocket scientist
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August 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here is my long-awaited post on the lives of two occultists; Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons. I apologize in advance for the length of this post. It was too hard to edit down the lives of these two strange people.
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Check out my latest post. Part two of my look at the best eleven years ever. All the movies, music, TV shows and new products that made 1976 to 1986 the coolest time to be alive.
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1976 To 1986 Was The Best Eleven Years Ever Part II
It's still a hill I will die on!
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August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Check out my latest post. Part two of my look at the best eleven years ever. All the movies, music, TV shows and new products that made 1976 to 1986 the coolest time to be alive.
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Check out my latest post. Part I of a post about the greatest eleven years ever; 1976 to 1986.
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1976 To 1986 Was The Best Eleven Years Ever Part I
This is a hill I will die on, so don't come at me.
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July 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Check out my latest post. Part I of a post about the greatest eleven years ever; 1976 to 1986.
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Check out Part II of my look at the transgender sports controversy. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
"Transwomen" Athletes May Be Athletes But They're Not Women Part II
Is this blown out of preportion or are there facts behind the oposition to men playing against women?
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July 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Check out Part II of my look at the transgender sports controversy. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
Check out my new post, I weigh in on the transgender athlete debate.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Check out my new post, I weigh in on the transgender athlete debate.
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Check out my new post! More “Interesting People Throughout History”. Today I look at some “interesting” rulers, without going to the Roman well. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Check out my new post! More “Interesting People Throughout History”. Today I look at some “interesting” rulers, without going to the Roman well. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgre...
Here is my 3rd annual tribute to Memorial Day and my personal connection to it. Please give it a read.
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What Memorial Day Means to Me
It is not the start of summer or a day to honor all veterans.
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May 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here is my 3rd annual tribute to Memorial Day and my personal connection to it. Please give it a read.
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My new post is my Second Annual MLB Season Standings and Playoff Predictions. Last year I was the only one who predicted the Tigers would make the playoffs. What nuggets of my wisdom will be proven true at the end of the season?
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My Predictions for the 2025 MLB Season
I'm going to try it again. Let's see if I can do better in the postseason bracket.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My new post is my Second Annual MLB Season Standings and Playoff Predictions. Last year I was the only one who predicted the Tigers would make the playoffs. What nuggets of my wisdom will be proven true at the end of the season?
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Here is Part II of my look at the Detroit Tigers 2025 season. I really let a player or two have it in here. You should check it out.
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2025 Detroit Tigers Season Preview Part II
How will all the injuries and uncertainty affect the Tigers in 2025?
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March 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Here is Part II of my look at the Detroit Tigers 2025 season. I really let a player or two have it in here. You should check it out.
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Here is Part I of my look at the 2025 Detroit Tigers and their season outlook. There are a lot of hot takes in here.
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2025 Detroit Tigers Season Preview
Can the Tigers build on their unforeseen playoff appearance in 2024?
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March 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Here is Part I of my look at the 2025 Detroit Tigers and their season outlook. There are a lot of hot takes in here.
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Check out my newest post on three interesting people in history with a nautical theme!
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March 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Check out my newest post on three interesting people in history with a nautical theme!
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Check out my second post wrapping up my look at the Baseball Writers Association of America and their “interesting” decisions regarding postseason awards and Hall of Fame inductions.
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The Baseball Writers Association of America Needs To Go Part II
Still more strange decisions from the "esteemed" body of baseball minds
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February 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Check out my second post wrapping up my look at the Baseball Writers Association of America and their “interesting” decisions regarding postseason awards and Hall of Fame inductions.
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Check out my new post. The first of two parts where I look at the horrible votes the Baseball Writers Association of America have made regarding MVP and Cy Young awards and their inability to get the Hall of Fame voting right.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Check out my new post. The first of two parts where I look at the horrible votes the Baseball Writers Association of America have made regarding MVP and Cy Young awards and their inability to get the Hall of Fame voting right.
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My latest post on Substack is everything you did know you wanted to know about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the man who's death started World War I. There is much more to this man than that.
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My latest post on Substack is everything you did know you wanted to know about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the man who's death started World War I. There is much more to this man than that.
Here is my latest Substack post. I look back on the 2024 Detroit Tigers season and my predictions for the league as a whole. Sneak peak: I did much better than a paid analyst at Fox Sports.
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Better Late than Never: A 2024 Detroit Tigers Season Wrap-up
How did I do?
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January 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Here is my latest Substack post. I look back on the 2024 Detroit Tigers season and my predictions for the league as a whole. Sneak peak: I did much better than a paid analyst at Fox Sports.
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It's two weeks late but better late than never. Here is the last post in my series about my time in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. I hope you enjoy it.
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Operation Restore Hope Part V
A tale of two operations. Or, the one where I get to have all kinds of fun.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:53 PM
It's two weeks late but better late than never. Here is the last post in my series about my time in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. I hope you enjoy it.
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Check out my fourth post in a series about my time during Operation Restore Hope.
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Operation Restore Hope Part IV
The one where I meet interesting people from around the world.
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December 24, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Check out my fourth post in a series about my time during Operation Restore Hope.
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