Joachim Steinberg
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Joachim Steinberg
@sfjoachim.bsky.social
Lawyer & writer in SF, from NYC. Language and soccer nerd. ✡️ COYG.
I also like my current place better than the spot on the south side where we watched the last time this happened
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
That’s tough but fair
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Look, being a Mets fan is cheaper than a serious Jewish education and has the same net impact on general optimism
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I might be misunderstanding but isn’t Jesus coming back the thing you all have been on about for centuries?
September 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Different types of vinegar. I’m honestly about to declare them all the same on ideological grounds
September 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I honestly believe that trying to create an English-language consensus on what to call other countries using their native languages has the substantial risk of starting wars
July 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yes, a South American autocrat went what the British call full-kit wanker. I wish I could make things like this up.

www.si.com/extra-mustar...
That Time Hugo Chávez Threw Out The First Pitch At Shea Stadium
Hugo Chávez, the polarizing president of Venezuela who died Tuesday at 58, had cast himself as a foe of the United States over much of the past decade. But it
www.si.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The weirder thing is the ceremonial first pitch. Which was thrown out by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. In a full uniform including baseball pants and mitt.
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Here’s more on the disguise, which, like I said, was the second weirdest thing that night.

tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/500...
5,000 days since Bobby Valentine’s fake mustache
000 days ago, one of the greatest stunts any manager ever pulled occurred. It was Fake Mustache Night in the Mets dugout—at least it was for manager Bobby Valentine. It was June 9…
tht.fangraphs.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It doesn’t mention the really fun part which is that Mets manager Bobby V got tossed and then came back. Like this:
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
www.baseball-reference.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM