Un/Necessary Sports Research
@unnecsportsrsch.bsky.social
Applying the concept that "nothing about baseball is trivial" to other sports. Mostly counting sportscasters and posting schedules. By @tmiller2462.bsky.social.
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
Nov. 21 birthdays in the sports world include hockey broadcast pioneer Foster Hewitt and two lefthanded Baseball Hall of Famers from Donora, Pa.: Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Nov. 21 birthdays in the sports world include hockey broadcast pioneer Foster Hewitt and two lefthanded Baseball Hall of Famers from Donora, Pa.: Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr.
TONIGHT: Al Michaels’ 1075th national telecast of the four major pro sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL/US, NHL/Canada) ties Harry Neale for 17th-most.
🏈 @buffalo-bills.bsky.social at @houstontexans.bsky.social
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Michaels
👨🏫 Kirk Herbstreit
🎤 Kaylee Hartung
🏈 @buffalo-bills.bsky.social at @houstontexans.bsky.social
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Michaels
👨🏫 Kirk Herbstreit
🎤 Kaylee Hartung
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
TONIGHT: Al Michaels’ 1075th national telecast of the four major pro sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL/US, NHL/Canada) ties Harry Neale for 17th-most.
🏈 @buffalo-bills.bsky.social at @houstontexans.bsky.social
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Michaels
👨🏫 Kirk Herbstreit
🎤 Kaylee Hartung
🏈 @buffalo-bills.bsky.social at @houstontexans.bsky.social
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Michaels
👨🏫 Kirk Herbstreit
🎤 Kaylee Hartung
Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call, you never seem to be home
On the other hand, you typically have different fingers.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
On the other hand, you typically have different fingers.
Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth, for the suburbs have no chance to soothe the restless dreams of youth.
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth, for the suburbs have no chance to soothe the restless dreams of youth.
Happy ledger-size paper day to those who celebrate, which is probably a North American-centric group both because the 11x17 measurement is in inches and because most of the world would use A3 (11.69 x 16.54 inches).
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Happy ledger-size paper day to those who celebrate, which is probably a North American-centric group both because the 11x17 measurement is in inches and because most of the world would use A3 (11.69 x 16.54 inches).
TONIGHT: Cris Collinsworth becomes the 15th national TV commentator to call 500 NFL telecasts.
🏈 @detroitlions.bsky.social at @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 @detroitlions.bsky.social at @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
TONIGHT: Cris Collinsworth becomes the 15th national TV commentator to call 500 NFL telecasts.
🏈 @detroitlions.bsky.social at @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 @detroitlions.bsky.social at @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
TONIGHT: Scott Oake’s 1309th national NHL telecast passes Jim Hughson for the fourth-most (combining U.S. and Canada).
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
TONIGHT: Scott Oake’s 1309th national NHL telecast passes Jim Hughson for the fourth-most (combining U.S. and Canada).
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
NOW: Louie DeBrusk’s 517th Canadian national NHL telecast ties Glenn Healy for eighth-most by an analyst.
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NOW: Louie DeBrusk’s 517th Canadian national NHL telecast ties Glenn Healy for eighth-most by an analyst.
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
NOW: Craig Simpson becomes the second person to call 1200 national NHL telecasts (combining U.S. and Canada) as the analyst.
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NOW: Craig Simpson becomes the second person to call 1200 national NHL telecasts (combining U.S. and Canada) as the analyst.
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
Here is a version of tonight's primetime schedule that does not feature teams playing in multiple places against different opponents at the same time!
November 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Here is a version of tonight's primetime schedule that does not feature teams playing in multiple places against different opponents at the same time!
Tell me something, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there something else you're searching for?
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tell me something, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there something else you're searching for?
Greetings, Earthlings. Enjoy Friday.
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Greetings, Earthlings. Enjoy Friday.
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
The red highlights indicate national NHL telecasts in Canada. Many of you already know this, but it's one of those things we should probably spell out more often.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The red highlights indicate national NHL telecasts in Canada. Many of you already know this, but it's one of those things we should probably spell out more often.
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 606th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports passes Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a play-by-play announcer.
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 606th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports passes Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a play-by-play announcer.
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
We're now in the second half of the NFL regular season. There are 272 games and the Berlin game this morning was the 137th of them.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We're now in the second half of the NFL regular season. There are 272 games and the Berlin game this morning was the 137th of them.
In the college football listings, CFP rankings are shown first, followed by AP rankings.
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In the college football listings, CFP rankings are shown first, followed by AP rankings.
Mayonnaise is not an instrument. Horseradish is not an instrument either.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mayonnaise is not an instrument. Horseradish is not an instrument either.
There was supposed to be something pithy in this caption. It would work a lot better if I remembered what that was.
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There was supposed to be something pithy in this caption. It would work a lot better if I remembered what that was.
And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming. And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls ... in tenement halls ... and whispered in the sounds of silence.
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming. And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls ... in tenement halls ... and whispered in the sounds of silence.