Gopherballs
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“Critical Spirit” — Dayton Moore, former Kansas City Royals General Manager
“Critical Spirit” — Dayton Moore, former Kansas City Royals General Manager
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Gopherballs
@gopherballs.bsky.social
· Jul 25
An open letter from Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman
Turned over just in time to see UCLA do the dumbest botched fake FG returned for a TD ever.
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Turned over just in time to see UCLA do the dumbest botched fake FG returned for a TD ever.
How come no one talks about Dinosaur Train anymore?
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How come no one talks about Dinosaur Train anymore?
Seeing the score from Chapel Hill
a man in a blue shirt is smiling with a max logo in the background
Alt: a man in a blue shirt is smiling with a max logo in the background
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Seeing the score from Chapel Hill
Today might be the only time I’ve ever asked what channel is the UAB game on.
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today might be the only time I’ve ever asked what channel is the UAB game on.
I sincerely hope Zoe Saldana and Jeff Bridges are getting all the money.
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I sincerely hope Zoe Saldana and Jeff Bridges are getting all the money.
We're wasting a Hawaii game on a Friday night? At least it's After Dark.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
We're wasting a Hawaii game on a Friday night? At least it's After Dark.
Tauchman could be a decent alternative if the Royals cannot re-sign Yaz.
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Tauchman could be a decent alternative if the Royals cannot re-sign Yaz.
Poster boy for the difference between hitting in the minors and MLB. The bat looked like it could play at first but went the wrong direction. Positional change didn't help.
At least there's always the memory of the first time watching him make a play in RF and literally muttering "WTF was that?"
At least there's always the memory of the first time watching him make a play in RF and literally muttering "WTF was that?"
Royals non-tender MJ Melendez, Taylor Clarke
Royals non-tender MJ Melendez, Taylor Clarke
The Royals appear set to retain 11 of the 14 arbitration eligible players they ended the season with.
www.royalsreview.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Poster boy for the difference between hitting in the minors and MLB. The bat looked like it could play at first but went the wrong direction. Positional change didn't help.
At least there's always the memory of the first time watching him make a play in RF and literally muttering "WTF was that?"
At least there's always the memory of the first time watching him make a play in RF and literally muttering "WTF was that?"
It's funny how seemingly every British movie includes at least a passing reference to the fact that the lead character was (or is still) in love with their best friend's partner, if not the best friend themself.
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's funny how seemingly every British movie includes at least a passing reference to the fact that the lead character was (or is still) in love with their best friend's partner, if not the best friend themself.
I was in middle school the first time a dude tried to sell me weed on the street. He kept using increasingly silly sounding slang terms I didn't recognize. After my fifth "huh?" he exasperatingly sighs "pot, you know, marijuana" before giving up. He must have had the dealer version of this poster.
I just found this old picture of a poster that was on the wall at the school my friend taught at and there’s some incredible stuff in there
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I was in middle school the first time a dude tried to sell me weed on the street. He kept using increasingly silly sounding slang terms I didn't recognize. After my fifth "huh?" he exasperatingly sighs "pot, you know, marijuana" before giving up. He must have had the dealer version of this poster.
That was fast. But I had them pegged for Jason Foley.
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
That was fast. But I had them pegged for Jason Foley.
HBO also picked up a second season of Mare of Easttown with Peter Dinklage taking over the lead role from Kate Winslet.
HBO is going back to Pennsylvania for a second season of #Task. The drama starring Mark Ruffalo has become a word-of-mouth hit: bit.ly/484ZZmu
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
HBO also picked up a second season of Mare of Easttown with Peter Dinklage taking over the lead role from Kate Winslet.
Finishing Stranger Things feels more like a chore or obligation. And the way the show has played fast and loose with its rules, nothing will seem definitive even if someone dies. The show can always bring them back for the revival in 5-10 years.
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Finishing Stranger Things feels more like a chore or obligation. And the way the show has played fast and loose with its rules, nothing will seem definitive even if someone dies. The show can always bring them back for the revival in 5-10 years.
Not sure if still ubiquitous, but every diner in MSP at one point had a variation on the Uptowner’s Cajun Breakfast, a platter of hash browns, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and andouille sausage, topped with cheddar cheese, over-easy eggs, hollandaise, and “Cajun” spices — no hangover required.
I want everyone to post their hometown slop (if you don't have a cuisine that qualifies then your town has zero culture).
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Not sure if still ubiquitous, but every diner in MSP at one point had a variation on the Uptowner’s Cajun Breakfast, a platter of hash browns, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and andouille sausage, topped with cheddar cheese, over-easy eggs, hollandaise, and “Cajun” spices — no hangover required.
Future Royal
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Future Royal
It was funny when all of the football and basketball writers became apoplectic when they lost their baseball hall of fame vote even though it had been 25+ years since their first job as nominally the A's beat writer for the Modesto Bee or some such.
One thing I think people haven't quite realized yet about the HOF is how different the electorate could be, not just the players. Guessing a few dozen new voters come online this year, and some are aging out. That alone changes perspectives and voting totals considerably.
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It was funny when all of the football and basketball writers became apoplectic when they lost their baseball hall of fame vote even though it had been 25+ years since their first job as nominally the A's beat writer for the Modesto Bee or some such.
There's still work to be done (especially with retooling Wendi McLendon-Covey's character), but St. Denis has improved. Less mockumentary, less off-putting characters, and a much better handle on their traits and relationships, with Allison Tolman and David Alan Grier stabilizing the core.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There's still work to be done (especially with retooling Wendi McLendon-Covey's character), but St. Denis has improved. Less mockumentary, less off-putting characters, and a much better handle on their traits and relationships, with Allison Tolman and David Alan Grier stabilizing the core.
Now I'm remembering all the cool vending machines from my childhood.
My dad's office had the coffee vending machine with hot cocoa and chicken noodle soup options.
My dad's office had the coffee vending machine with hot cocoa and chicken noodle soup options.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Now I'm remembering all the cool vending machines from my childhood.
My dad's office had the coffee vending machine with hot cocoa and chicken noodle soup options.
My dad's office had the coffee vending machine with hot cocoa and chicken noodle soup options.
This unlocked a core memory of becoming mesmerized seeing a water cooler in person for the first time in our teachers' lounge.
huge exposé from elementary school: a kid in 3rd grade says she has been to the teachers lounge and the teachers get *filtered water*
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This unlocked a core memory of becoming mesmerized seeing a water cooler in person for the first time in our teachers' lounge.
Shin-Soo Choo is a first ballot hall of famer for anyone who played fantasy baseball with an OBP category in the late 2000s and early 2010s. He was always available 40-50 picks after he should have been taken.
The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot as announced moments ago by @baseballhall.org (baseballhall.org/news/2026-bb...). Results will be announced Jan. 20th. Game on!
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Shin-Soo Choo is a first ballot hall of famer for anyone who played fantasy baseball with an OBP category in the late 2000s and early 2010s. He was always available 40-50 picks after he should have been taken.
Is anyone out there good at business? My new company doing Austin Powers-themed ATV quad tours of London has run into a wee bit of trouble. Please help.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Is anyone out there good at business? My new company doing Austin Powers-themed ATV quad tours of London has run into a wee bit of trouble. Please help.
My only takeaway from Georgia-Texas is Sark always looks like he has just been informed the FBI is downstairs.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
My only takeaway from Georgia-Texas is Sark always looks like he has just been informed the FBI is downstairs.
Wake Forest running up the score with a touchdown up 9 with 22 seconds left after Bill Belichick called a timeout might be the funniest “fuck you” to a 6-time Super Bowl-winning coach ever.
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wake Forest running up the score with a touchdown up 9 with 22 seconds left after Bill Belichick called a timeout might be the funniest “fuck you” to a 6-time Super Bowl-winning coach ever.
Penn State is making a lot of coaches a lot of money.
SOURCE: Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is finalizing a new deal that will make him a top-five paid coach in the sport and keep him in Aggieland, @theathletic.com has learned.
Elko is 17-5 at A&M, including 9-0 this year, their best start since 1992. Yahoo first reported.
Elko is 17-5 at A&M, including 9-0 this year, their best start since 1992. Yahoo first reported.
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Penn State is making a lot of coaches a lot of money.