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Mike Ashmore
@mashmore98.bsky.social
I get paid to write words and point my camera at stuff.
Starting to get the bot followers on here now…took a little while.

Isn’t much engagement here, unfortunately, so I’ll take it?
January 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
How are we sending this out at 5:30 PM…
Rangers to scratch captain Jacob Trouba with trade or waivers placement looming: Whether through a trade or waivers, it appears the team’s captain is done as a Ranger, effective immediately.
Rangers to scratch captain Jacob Trouba with trade or waivers placement looming
Whether through a trade or waivers, it appears the team’s captain is done as a Ranger, effective immediately.
dlvr.it
December 6, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Certainly always open to any questions on NYY (or elsewhere) prospects I’ve seen.
December 5, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Feels like 95% who follow on here are here for baseball.

But it’s December.

In New Jersey.

Trying to be conscious of not alienating the folks on here with too much football/hockey while also still feeling out if ol’ Bluesky is going to be worth dedicating more time to.
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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Chat time! Join us as we break down the Yankees farm system.

www.baseballamerica.com/stories/new-...
New York Yankees 2025 MLB Prospects Chat
We're answering your questions about Yankees prospects and the state of the New York farm system today at 2 p.m.
www.baseballamerica.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Something I say privately often, but “Baseball America” being my after the comma when introducing myself for work on stories there still makes me do a double-take. One of those things I never thought I’d get to do in my career. Really grateful for the last four years chipping in with them.
November 30, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Just wrapped those Baseball America stories I told y’all about earlier. You may be able to figure out the “what” on these, but I can’t tell you the “who” until mid-December when the next issue hits in print and online. Stay tuned…
November 30, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Lot of Baseball América stuff for me over the past few days. Can’t tell you much yet, but if you stay tuned in mid-December or so…
November 26, 2024 at 9:22 PM
And yes, that’s @jchaimo.bsky.social specifically on that one. A more narrow focus isn’t always better. Miss my time in a lot of those barns, and really enjoyed getting to see a lot of players before they reached the NHL.
Have long felt like I’ve owed the AHL folks more coverage with how good they’ve always been to me. Know @tonyandrock.bsky.social does great work there, as do others. Became tougher with shrinking budgets. But again, no secret at all I’d be very motivated to get back on that side of things.
November 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Have long felt like I’ve owed the AHL folks more coverage with how good they’ve always been to me. Know @tonyandrock.bsky.social does great work there, as do others. Became tougher with shrinking budgets. But again, no secret at all I’d be very motivated to get back on that side of things.
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Separately, and I don’t think this is a secret, always open to all writing opportunities. Really miss the stuff I was doing on the hockey side covering the E again for a few years. Will never not be annoyed with how that ended. Would love to do more on the minor-league hockey side again.
November 22, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Working on something pretty fun on the Baseball America side of the gig that I’d expect you’ll see in mid-December. Stay tuned.
November 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Lovely, rainy Newark. Hockey will be played here soon.
November 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
This was good. More this, less talking heads yelling at each other with arguments they don’t actually believe in.
November 20, 2024 at 4:50 AM
The way content seems to get squashed over at the other place obviously sucks, but I don’t think we’re quite there yet over here on a lot of people who need to have a presence here making the jump/trying it out. Trending well, but so was Threads.
In the pod, I go into the practical reasons why I think sports media should de-emphasize X (I don't focus on the political aspect), what execs should be thinking about and why this site makes more sense.

Sign-up and listen: AndrewMarchand.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Overlooked, for whatever reason, on the Ichiro HOF stuff? This isn’t the MLB HOF. Overlooking what he did in Japan for nine years when making your case — and holy hell, that man doesn’t need one, he should be unanimous — is silly.
November 18, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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Young JB.
November 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
November 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Not going to grenade the follower count I somehow do have on here with live tweeting football, but…you can find my Colts-Jets gamer later today in The Trentonian.
November 17, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I haven’t seen anything that disappointing since Threads tried to gain steam.
November 16, 2024 at 5:35 AM
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A Baseball America & Friends starter pack, featuring BA writers and correspondents to give you a comprehensive view of the game.

go.bsky.app/35KT29t
November 14, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Just in case we need this, here’s my account. If we don’t…throw it in the rest of the junk social apps. Looking at you, Threads.
November 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM