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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 10h

He looks like Jack Black when he’s hopping around on the baseline

Talkin’ Baseball (Bot) @talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social · 10h

The second slowest player in MLB continues to wreak havoc on the base paths!

Josh Naylor swipes third then Mitch Garver drives him in with a sac fly

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ALEJANDROKNOWS @jimboknows.bsky.social · 14h

Fixing the legs on thr piano that's been in my family since forever required me to temporarily remove all the very old (like, 40s/50s/60s) songbooks and uh, man, didn't know these lyrics to "La Cucaracha"

Some uh, problematic lyrics to "la cucaracha" from. An old songbook

When a fellow loves a maiden and that maiden doesn't love him
It's the same as when a bald man finds a comb upon the highway
All the maidens are of pure gold, allke girls of silver, all the widows are of copper, and the old women merely tin.
La cucaracha, LA cucaracha, doesn't want to travel on,
Because she hasn't, because she hasn't
Marihuana for to smoke

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of the Phillies being eliminated, but also the Jays all year long, I revisited an old pan flute classic.

A flow chart asking if you should sac bunt, and the answer always being no

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

Tagging @pugganoche.bsky.social who has so many strong brands

dr. Sybren @drsybren.bsky.social · Mar 23

I do wonder what #Flow would have looked like if the main character was a little goat, @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social 😻

a small goat balancing on the head of a capybara that seems content in a park

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

Tweets from the future: that may end up not being as good as you’d think.

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

The Cubs ARE in a tight spot.

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

* Kirky turning to say thanks to the home plate ump after the last out after pumping his first and grinning, but before jogging out to celebrate

* The Jays taking a full 2nd team photo post-game because Ernie missed the first one

* Sharing it all with my friends in the GC, pitch after pitch.

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

* Barger being informally barred from catching pop-ups drifting towards the 3B line

* Schneider and Walker, two guys I've disliked for varying reasons, perfectly managing EIGHT DIFFERENT PITCHERS in a bullpen elimination game, which still feels like something that shouldn't exist

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

* Vladdy maturely walking back to the dugout after being rung up after being rung-up on a borderline (at best) strike 3, and then appealing for calm from the dugout when Ernie clement got (almost certainly accidentally) drilled

* Ernie Clement hitting .643 this series, somehow

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

* Career minor leaguer Nathan Lukes with a massive, clutch 2-run single

* Season-long pitching MVP Eric Lauer doing whatever they needed, AGAIN, and going 1.2 IP with 2ks

* Vladdy turning a gorgeous 3-6-3 double play

* Schneider's triumphant "Start spreading the news, bitches!"

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 1d

In no particular order, things I want to remember from last night's game:

* Varland asking for the start to 'redeem' himself after he gave up a very excusable home run to Judge the night before, and then striking out 2 in 1.1 IP while only giving up a single

* Vladdy and Papi: Daaa Yankees Lose

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Piri Piri Pie @piripiripie.bsky.social · 1d

Lol

Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

please enjoy Papi, living his best life, pulling out sombreros and inviting Jeter and A-Rod to join him in Cancun

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rudy.ca @rudydotca.bsky.social · 1d

“I actually cried when I heard about it and when I heard of the care that the machine operators took. In other projects, everything is just scraped away. But the people working on the machines were so very kind,” said Charles.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 2d

Taijuan Walker is 100x the man of Kershaw, btw.

screenshot of Taijuan Walker pitching on Pride Night at CBP, in front of a rainbow Liberty Bell. He tagged it “Love Wins 🌈 Phillies Win🔔 “

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

Fix your heart, fix your game, IMO.

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

This rocks so hard

James G @orth.ca · 2d

The ACC got to tune in, they stuck around for 45 mins

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

Brb booking a tattoo appointment

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

Good.

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

10/10, no notes.

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Danny @middaughsome.bsky.social · 2d

Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and da Yankees lose

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Dave @pugganoche.bsky.social · 2d

Inhaling seagull

The Toronto blue jays
Have advanced
To the
ALCS

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

I have zero idea how this team has made this all happen but I love it

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simon @trillymopena.bsky.social · 2d

Both Myles Straw and Davis Schneider have talked about getting to a point where they thought about quitting baseball and it’s so great to see them here now.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Vladdy Jr. with his best Big Papi impression DAAAAA YANKEES LOSE

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Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

First place team material

Erik @erikgt.bsky.social · 2d

Yankees had a -15 run differential in the ALDS

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