Grant Alden
@shocko606.bsky.social
Recovering music critic, grunge survivor, No Depression co-founder, book seller, writer of unpublished speculative fiction. Also, goats.
Seems as if Woolen/Walker are two sides of the same coin, toolsy guys whose production rarely matches fan expectations. JSN is going to need two Brinks trucks for his next contract. RBs rarely get second contracts, Woolen...would be harder to replace. Any chance we keep/can afford him?
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Seems as if Woolen/Walker are two sides of the same coin, toolsy guys whose production rarely matches fan expectations. JSN is going to need two Brinks trucks for his next contract. RBs rarely get second contracts, Woolen...would be harder to replace. Any chance we keep/can afford him?
A certain amount of it is going to be forced upon us, yes. I have no interest in using AI as a creative shortcut, as a substitute for human interaction. I have no interest in using AI. It is the devil, and I'm not a religious guy. (I am a Luddite with a computer, so...)
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A certain amount of it is going to be forced upon us, yes. I have no interest in using AI as a creative shortcut, as a substitute for human interaction. I have no interest in using AI. It is the devil, and I'm not a religious guy. (I am a Luddite with a computer, so...)
We're all going to be using AI going forward?
Hell no.
Hell no.
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We're all going to be using AI going forward?
Hell no.
Hell no.
Indie bookstore here: yes.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Indie bookstore here: yes.
Gee. Buncha right leaning biz orgs want to deregulate. No parking, third party permitting…
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Gee. Buncha right leaning biz orgs want to deregulate. No parking, third party permitting…
Well, if Trump were linked to that…
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Well, if Trump were linked to that…
If this is the price of my Mariners missing the World Series...again...I'm willing to pay it. We are all Blue Jays now.
October 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If this is the price of my Mariners missing the World Series...again...I'm willing to pay it. We are all Blue Jays now.
Most media is owned by oligarchs. Or cowed by lawyers.
October 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Most media is owned by oligarchs. Or cowed by lawyers.
Just like it will obey the rulings of judges with whom it disagrees. Right.
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just like it will obey the rulings of judges with whom it disagrees. Right.
Dropping a question here before I forget to ask: Sundell...is learning a new position, right? So that's gotta be part of it. But how much of his failure is related to trying to cover for Bradford? My expectation is that he and Zabel can be a potent duo.
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Dropping a question here before I forget to ask: Sundell...is learning a new position, right? So that's gotta be part of it. But how much of his failure is related to trying to cover for Bradford? My expectation is that he and Zabel can be a potent duo.
Well, I got one of those text opinion polls that listed him as a candidate for Senate…
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Well, I got one of those text opinion polls that listed him as a candidate for Senate…
There's only one Ohtani...
One injury costs you two starters.
And it's a 17-game season. Not sure how you keep a pitch count on that kind of usage.
One injury costs you two starters.
And it's a 17-game season. Not sure how you keep a pitch count on that kind of usage.
October 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There's only one Ohtani...
One injury costs you two starters.
And it's a 17-game season. Not sure how you keep a pitch count on that kind of usage.
One injury costs you two starters.
And it's a 17-game season. Not sure how you keep a pitch count on that kind of usage.