Texpat UK
@texpatuk.bsky.social
Displaced Texan, adopted by the UK.
MotoGP, BSB, WSBK, Astros, Cowboys (painfully)
If I had an elephant and a giraffe I could charge admission. 🐶 , 🐈
"I never expected to live this long!"
8647
Gig ‘em 👍
MotoGP, BSB, WSBK, Astros, Cowboys (painfully)
If I had an elephant and a giraffe I could charge admission. 🐶 , 🐈
"I never expected to live this long!"
8647
Gig ‘em 👍
Sadly, with the proliferation of sports betting, I suspect this is far more common than we’d like to dwell upon.
Makes me sad that our sport is being mishandled, even if this is an isolated incident.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
Makes me sad that our sport is being mishandled, even if this is an isolated incident.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
2 Major League Baseball Pitchers Are Charged in Gambling Investigation
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sadly, with the proliferation of sports betting, I suspect this is far more common than we’d like to dwell upon.
Makes me sad that our sport is being mishandled, even if this is an isolated incident.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
Makes me sad that our sport is being mishandled, even if this is an isolated incident.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
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Trump demanding $230 million from his own Justice Dept shows that he sees himself more as an outlaw than head of state, that he doesn't represent the American people but himself, and that he will never ever turn down an opportunity to make money.
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump demanding $230 million from his own Justice Dept shows that he sees himself more as an outlaw than head of state, that he doesn't represent the American people but himself, and that he will never ever turn down an opportunity to make money.
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High pressure is stuck over the UK. So is a large sheet of low cloud. How and when will high pressure - and the low cloud - become unstuck?
Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern: youtu.be/5bEvyKQ8uDU?...
Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern: youtu.be/5bEvyKQ8uDU?...
Deep Dive 14/10/2025 – When will the high shift? – Met Office weekly weather forecast UK
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
High pressure is stuck over the UK. So is a large sheet of low cloud. How and when will high pressure - and the low cloud - become unstuck?
Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern: youtu.be/5bEvyKQ8uDU?...
Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern: youtu.be/5bEvyKQ8uDU?...
Trump again proves that he is a classless baboon. If he had any grace at all he would have congratulated this year’s Peace Prize winner.
Trump’s inflated ego, his lack of intelligence and absence of empathy should keep him from winning that award going forward, or at least we can all hope so.
Trump’s inflated ego, his lack of intelligence and absence of empathy should keep him from winning that award going forward, or at least we can all hope so.
October 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trump again proves that he is a classless baboon. If he had any grace at all he would have congratulated this year’s Peace Prize winner.
Trump’s inflated ego, his lack of intelligence and absence of empathy should keep him from winning that award going forward, or at least we can all hope so.
Trump’s inflated ego, his lack of intelligence and absence of empathy should keep him from winning that award going forward, or at least we can all hope so.
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More and more, I think the model for Trump is Nixon, if Nixon had no scruples at all, no knowledge of American history or law, and a compliant Republican congress.
October 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More and more, I think the model for Trump is Nixon, if Nixon had no scruples at all, no knowledge of American history or law, and a compliant Republican congress.
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Wonderful to have physicist Alberto Vecchio back on the programme to talk about black hole merger #GW250124, the clearest yet, and what it says about Hawking's theories.
I thought it would be tough, but Alberto makes it a joy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
I thought it would be tough, but Alberto makes it a joy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - Science In Action, Stephen Hawking gets it right again
LIGO witnesses two black holes merge just how Hawking predicted.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wonderful to have physicist Alberto Vecchio back on the programme to talk about black hole merger #GW250124, the clearest yet, and what it says about Hawking's theories.
I thought it would be tough, but Alberto makes it a joy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
I thought it would be tough, but Alberto makes it a joy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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Is there any sign of the weather settling down this week, or are we in for more spells of rain? 🌧️
Find out all the details for the week ahead below 👇
Find out all the details for the week ahead below 👇
September 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Is there any sign of the weather settling down this week, or are we in for more spells of rain? 🌧️
Find out all the details for the week ahead below 👇
Find out all the details for the week ahead below 👇
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the 3 slowest pitches in recorded MLB history to get whiffs happened last night on 3 consecutive pitches
September 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
the 3 slowest pitches in recorded MLB history to get whiffs happened last night on 3 consecutive pitches
Since The All-Star Break:
30-15 MIL
26-18 PHI TOR
25-18 BOS
25-19 PIT NYY
24-19 KC
24-20 TEX SD
23-20 ATH
23-21 CHC CLE ARI
22-22 SEA DET
21-22 TB
21-23 CWS
21-24 HOU BAL MIA ATL
20-23 CIN LAD NYM
19-24 SF
19-25 LAA STL
18-25 WSH
17-27 COL
15-29 MIN
30-15 MIL
26-18 PHI TOR
25-18 BOS
25-19 PIT NYY
24-19 KC
24-20 TEX SD
23-20 ATH
23-21 CHC CLE ARI
22-22 SEA DET
21-22 TB
21-23 CWS
21-24 HOU BAL MIA ATL
20-23 CIN LAD NYM
19-24 SF
19-25 LAA STL
18-25 WSH
17-27 COL
15-29 MIN
September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Mariners getting swept by the Rays and Rangers dropping 2 of 3 to the Serpientes is significant.
Winning tonight will certainly cause angst in Gotham but I’d never rub their nose in it.
:-)
#Astros
Winning tonight will certainly cause angst in Gotham but I’d never rub their nose in it.
:-)
#Astros
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mariners getting swept by the Rays and Rangers dropping 2 of 3 to the Serpientes is significant.
Winning tonight will certainly cause angst in Gotham but I’d never rub their nose in it.
:-)
#Astros
Winning tonight will certainly cause angst in Gotham but I’d never rub their nose in it.
:-)
#Astros
Well,
The first load of leaves will be covering the lawn by day’s end.
On the upside, with 50mph gusts the leaves from our trees will end up in the next village.
The first load of leaves will be covering the lawn by day’s end.
On the upside, with 50mph gusts the leaves from our trees will end up in the next village.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Heavy, thundery showers across parts of central, eastern and southeast England and South Wales
Wednesday 1100 – 2000
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
Heavy, thundery showers across parts of central, eastern and southeast England and South Wales
Wednesday 1100 – 2000
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
September 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Well,
The first load of leaves will be covering the lawn by day’s end.
On the upside, with 50mph gusts the leaves from our trees will end up in the next village.
The first load of leaves will be covering the lawn by day’s end.
On the upside, with 50mph gusts the leaves from our trees will end up in the next village.
September 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not once has Cam Smith spiked a helmet, broken a bat or blown up a water cooler, at least in the view of cameras capturing his every move. If Smith is holding it in, outfield coach Dave Clark said, “I feel like he’d have come to talk to me about it.” - www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
August 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Suspect any upbeat article is welcome about now .....
Good article from Brian McTaggart (Good Scots name that) about Correa and the many others that had more than one stint with the #Astros.
links.mlb.mlbemail.com/s/vb/pxhZMsp...
Good article from Brian McTaggart (Good Scots name that) about Correa and the many others that had more than one stint with the #Astros.
links.mlb.mlbemail.com/s/vb/pxhZMsp...
The return of Correa prompted a look at how some other high-profile players who left the Astros performed when they returned to Houston later in their careers:
links.mlb.mlbemail.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Suspect any upbeat article is welcome about now .....
Good article from Brian McTaggart (Good Scots name that) about Correa and the many others that had more than one stint with the #Astros.
links.mlb.mlbemail.com/s/vb/pxhZMsp...
Good article from Brian McTaggart (Good Scots name that) about Correa and the many others that had more than one stint with the #Astros.
links.mlb.mlbemail.com/s/vb/pxhZMsp...
I lost a lot of sleep last night and wouldn’t bitch about an #Astros loss if it came about in any other way.
The pitching on both sides was worth the lost sleep however losing that way is really painful.
Damn.
The pitching on both sides was worth the lost sleep however losing that way is really painful.
Damn.
August 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I lost a lot of sleep last night and wouldn’t bitch about an #Astros loss if it came about in any other way.
The pitching on both sides was worth the lost sleep however losing that way is really painful.
Damn.
The pitching on both sides was worth the lost sleep however losing that way is really painful.
Damn.
Is it possible for someone knowledgeable to create an @chandlerrome.bsky.social bot that will echo his tweets to the #Astros feed here on BSky?
Perhaps others?
I don’t visit that other platform but do miss the baseball content. It feels like we are the red-headed step-children over here at times.
Perhaps others?
I don’t visit that other platform but do miss the baseball content. It feels like we are the red-headed step-children over here at times.
August 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Is it possible for someone knowledgeable to create an @chandlerrome.bsky.social bot that will echo his tweets to the #Astros feed here on BSky?
Perhaps others?
I don’t visit that other platform but do miss the baseball content. It feels like we are the red-headed step-children over here at times.
Perhaps others?
I don’t visit that other platform but do miss the baseball content. It feels like we are the red-headed step-children over here at times.
After the ‘shock’ of a trade, former Orioles infielder Ramón Urías prepares for Astros’ playoff race
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/oriol...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/oriol...
After ‘shock’ of trade, former Oriole Ramón Urías prepares for Astros’ playoff race
“I wasn’t expecting to get traded,” Urías said. “Honestly, I think it worked out well for me. Getting to play a little bit here … and I’m happy for that.”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yordan Alvarez: Advances to facing live pitching
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player/yordan-alvarez-14407
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player/yordan-alvarez-14407
August 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Not sure what kind of ju-ju the #Astros pitching coaches sprinkle on their renovation projects but they need to pull a big can of it out of the cabinet and make Neris take a bath in it.
August 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Not sure what kind of ju-ju the #Astros pitching coaches sprinkle on their renovation projects but they need to pull a big can of it out of the cabinet and make Neris take a bath in it.
How is Carlos Correa learning to play third base? By studying YouTube videos of Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado and Matt Chapman. Here’s the rationale behind it, what Correa sees in each player and what he’s trying to learn from their highlights - www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
How is Carlos Correa learning to play third base? By studying the league’s best
As he transitions from shortstop to the hot corner, Correa is studying how Matt Chapman, Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado play the position.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
After having their asses handed to them by Altuve and the #Astros yesterday, Yankee fans are doing the social media equivalent of seppuku. It makes delicious reading. 🙃
The word of the day is “schadenfreude”.
The word of the day is “schadenfreude”.
August 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
After having their asses handed to them by Altuve and the #Astros yesterday, Yankee fans are doing the social media equivalent of seppuku. It makes delicious reading. 🙃
The word of the day is “schadenfreude”.
The word of the day is “schadenfreude”.
New Crush City Territory episode
- A series win in the Bronx
- Correa and Bregman come home
- Cristian Javier returns
- We sell merchandise now
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/18eR...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5U...
- A series win in the Bronx
- Correa and Bregman come home
- Cristian Javier returns
- We sell merchandise now
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/18eR...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5U...
The Astros win big before Correa and Bregman come home
YouTube video by Crush City Territory
www.youtube.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM