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Michael Baumann

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 16m

Let's clean house

Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 33m

Cubs gotta stop playing with their food

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 1h

The point to first is bleakly hilarious. Like watching someone die gruesomely in a Wes Anderson movie

The Good Phight @thegoodphight.bsky.social · 1h

J.T. Realmuto is pointing to first base. Just a brutal, brutal way for your season to end

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 1h

You know, maybe Sánchez doesn't have his good command, walks a couple guys and hangs a breaking ball to Ohtani. Just a routine, vanilla, Episcopalian 5-2 loss. I think we all could've lived with that.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 1h

I had made my peace with the Phillies losing this series. The Dodgers are a brutal draw and they played it close the whole way. No shame in losing.
I was, however, hoping for that loss to come in a style that wouldn't make Phillies fans act like crazy people all winter.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 2h

Happ *crushed* that, jeeeezus

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 2h

One of the dumb FanGraphs blogs I'm most proud of was this thing about the Royals signing Jordan Lyles. It's about how if you don't get outs, baseball won't let you leave.

I guess we're learning tonight that if you don't score, baseball won't let you leave either.

Royals Seek Liberation Through Jordan Lyles

Will Lyles transform the Royals’ pitching staff into a winner? Most likely not. But this isn’t a team that needs to win. This is a team that needs to put outs into the volcano so they can go home at…

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 2h

Sasaki and Luzardo just trading zeroes into November. I died of a stroke weeks ago but nobody noticed until the flies became an issue

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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 3h

Duran's the right call. If it doesn't work, Thomson will get crushed for it, but I think this is the right move.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 3h

Alex Call hasn't made an out yet all series and Shohei Ohtani has reached base twice in 18 PA

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 3h

it's in the alt text

Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 3h

Nick Castellanos has looked like the worst baseball player I've ever seen this series, apart from two enormously clutch doubles

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 3h

just getting this out of my system

Lawful good: Charlie Morton
Neutral Good: Nick Foles
Chaotic Good: Kiké Hernández
Lawful neutral: Marcus Smart
True Neutral: Dani Carvajal
Chaotic Neutral: Emi Martinez
Lawful Evil: Sam Bennett
Neutral Evil: Claude Lemieux
Chaotic Evil: Draymond Green

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 4h

I guess I never looked at it this way because my team was never on the receiving end until now but Kiké Hernández is, like, a Marcus Smart level of annoying guy to lose to in the playoffs.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 4h

The fact that you'd even think about casting Matthew Macfadyen as Guiteau elevates Tom Wambsgans to a new level of all-time great TV performances

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 5h

Christopher Sánchez vs Tyler Glasnow: The Super Bowl for Inseam Greater Than Waist Size Guys

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 5h

my dude is upset that they don't have Dapper Dan pomade at the general store

Sam Bernero @sambernero.bsky.social · 6h

Fit of the day!
Pic I took of PCA arriving at Wrigley Field today

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John Foley @2008philz.bsky.social · 6h

Japanese coverage of Kyle Schwarber’s 455-foot home run last night

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 7h

The Dodgers are losing relievers to medical problems from the Age of Sail

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 7h

"lower body abscess"
Gross!

fabianardaya.bsky.social @fabianardaya.bsky.social · 8h

Tanner Scott had a lower body abscess procedure, Dave Roberts said. It was unexpected — he started showing signs during the workout day.

Roberts didn’t rule out Scott’s availability for the World Series, should they advance that far.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 10h

Nah they're just getting your hopes up so it hurts more when they lose

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 11h

I know someone who's already on the state payroll who could get that done

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 23h

Walker getting a postseason appearance is a really nice gesture

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 23h

I would not presume to tell Bryce Harper how to play baseball but he thinks he's a 70 runner when at best he's a 45

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 23h

The Phillies made three outs in the top of the 8th:
1) sac bunt
2) ludicrous TOOTBLAN, even for Harper
3) 396-foot flyout

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