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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · Jul 17

hello, Not Bird App

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 4h

Jamie Moyer's got the ball for Seattle in ALCS Game 1, I hear

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Holly @holls.bsky.social · 4h

This is the sleepiest celebration I've ever seen, bring them blankets instead of hats and shirts. They've earned it!

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

god I love it

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Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 7h

It all comes down to this. Or maybe something else, later

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

(well, the "get it within one" slam by Berkman, excuse me)

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

Bobby Cox left Kyle Farnsworth in long enough to give up both the game-tying slam to Berkman in the 8th and the game-tying bomb by Ausmus (!) in the 9th, peak old man napping on the bench time

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

good ol' Dingle Dangle Donger just sent this to the 15th, wow

Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 8h

Tigers got a guy named Durgle Dangler or something, hey whatever floats your boat

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

Yusmeiro Petit, baby

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

John Halama

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

awesome, just 56 innings until The Big Break

David Ortiz Convinced There's Something Like The 7th-Inning Stretch But For The 70th Inning

BOSTON—Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz told reporters Monday that he believes an intermission similar to the seventh-inning stretch—but even better—happens midway through the 70th inning of a ba...

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

Russell Branyan

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Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 5h

ADAM AMIN: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
ADAM AMIN: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
ADAM AMIN: oh god yes
AJ PIERZYNSKI: shoulda bunted

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 5h

Finger is bat
bat is finger
Finger is arm
Arms make the man
Man = bat
BATMAN

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 5h

I hope A.J. Pierzynski took notes on how much bunting didn't work out for the Mariners in that entire inning, no matter how many bunts there were
(he did not)

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 6h

They did have a victorious Game 163 for the AL Central in 2008, so kinda close?

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Adrian Garro @adriangarro.bsky.social · 6h

A country singer I’ve never heard if but plays sold-out arenas on the regular

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 6h

Troy ain't Melton

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 7h

I think this has now replaced "Hail to the Victors" as Michigan's fight song

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 7h

All I can think of when I see the current Tigers reliever is “See Will Vest, see Will Vest, made of real gorilla chest…”

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 7h

shiiiit, I thought Javy had that one

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 7h

by the way, I think that was the hardest I'd laughed at a baseball podcast since @benlindbergh.bsky.social found a recording of someone doing the "Nice & Easy" version of your Effectively Wild theme

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 7h

everyone not named Aaron Judge just wanted us to relax lil' bit, take it easy

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 8h

If you think that Kerry Carpenter is in Speier's head, let me tell you about another carpenter who "inspires heads."

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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 9h

lmao Josh Naylor