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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 5h

those hurricanes jerseys border on worst regular NHL jerseys i've ever seen

jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 13h

the spurs teams with duncan and kawhi for sure

as an aside the team i most wish i could have seen was the 90-91 nuggets who averaged almost 120 points a game and went 20-62

Patrick Fenelon @patrickfenelon.bsky.social · 13h

Here's a fun NBA question: not including past teams of the franchise you're a fan of, what was your favorite team to watch of all time?

For me, my favorite non-Timberwolves team to watch were the Adelman Kings. No team has ever had a prettier half court offense

jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 16h

i'm going to the islander game thursday who am i seeing

jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

i think a lot about the scene in wes craven's deadly friend when kristy swanson throws a basketball at a woman's head and kills her

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 1d

CALEB WILLIAMS HAS BEEN SET FREE

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

there are more great left-handed basketball players who shoot righty than there are who shoot lefty (lebron, bird, westbrook, bill walton, gary payton, lisa leslie)

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 1d

CONGRATS, FALCONS

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

i watch the whole 10,000 maniacs unplugged set on youtube at least once a year

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

10,000 maniacs unplugged cover of because the night

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Bryan Knowles @brykno.bsky.social · 1d

Random facts brought to you by the DVOA Discord and Mike McCoy becoming Titans interim coach:

The year with the most Mikes at head coach was 2005 (Holmgren, Martz, Mularkey, Nolan, Shanahan, Sherman, Tice).

The last gap without a Mike was 1977-79, unless you count Walt ~Michaels~.

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

*U2 voice* iafallo

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 1d

i distrusted alexander romanov before it was cool

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

just learned this guy punted for his high school team

jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

out there looking like our 21st president

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

this cat got the chester arthur

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 2d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 2d

THE CHIEFS HAVE WON

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

love brandon gaudin from the braves for many but not all of the same reasons, i just wish he worked with a better color man

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

every box checks off: great in the big moments, knows the sport, knows history, good analyst he works well with, and most importantly that very few younger announcers have: just a little bit snarky at his own team sometimes

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

i'll say that you should seek out an angels broadcast at some time next year. preferably one where the o's aren't playing. randazzo/gubicza are appointment viewing to me though randazzo has a national job that affects his schedule

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

buffalo curse of the teams are no longer (never?) allowed to be good at the same time

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

the yelly guy i enjoy today is brian anderson. except it's not yelling as much as "says a lot of words when he's excited". same goes for wayne randazzo who is probably the gold standard of local TV baseball broadcasting to me right now

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

i remember reading a book, might have been the glory of their times, an ex-player lamented "players don't catch the ball anymore. the glove catches it."

if that is the book i'm referencing, well, it was published when brooks robinson and willie mays were in the league

Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode @cptowers.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve noticed a few catchers using these oversized mitts you used to see when knuckleballers were on the mound more often. Anyone written about it?

jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

i don't like how he works with smoltz, i don't like that every moment has to have a deeper personal meaning, i don't like the
"seeking" of signature calls (a generational thing probably), i don't like the things he's said about broadcasting itself even though they don't translate to how he operates

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jake @savepercentage.bsky.social · 2d

oh i have plenty to criticize about him. i just see the "boring" line enough to make me wonder what i'm even hearing

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