Chris Towers is in Offseason Mode
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this is what I mean about some voters seeming to lack internal consistency on their ballots.
Ballot #3 is from Lynn Henning. He checks his two holdovers, with no adds or first-timers. His column: www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
this is what I mean about some voters seeming to lack internal consistency on their ballots.
He’s right, you know
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He’s right, you know
I supposed I can understand giving a player extra credit for playing their whole career with one team if you care about that kind of thing, but it’s kinda silly to do that with a player who effectively played their entire career during the time of the Reserve Clause. He had no say in the matter!
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I supposed I can understand giving a player extra credit for playing their whole career with one team if you care about that kind of thing, but it’s kinda silly to do that with a player who effectively played their entire career during the time of the Reserve Clause. He had no say in the matter!
I do not need to “save space” for dessert because I am not a child and I can just make myself sick by eating too much pie
i only have one true pie take: 99% of the time i'd rather eat more dinner than save space for dessert because i am not a child
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I do not need to “save space” for dessert because I am not a child and I can just make myself sick by eating too much pie
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Lost in all the hype about the catcher position was something Fantasy players should be very excited about: Francisco Alvarez maybe started putting it together last year.
He's just one of 10 picks for my WAY-TOO-EARLY sleepers for 2026: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
He's just one of 10 picks for my WAY-TOO-EARLY sleepers for 2026: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Lost in all the hype about the catcher position was something Fantasy players should be very excited about: Francisco Alvarez maybe started putting it together last year.
He's just one of 10 picks for my WAY-TOO-EARLY sleepers for 2026: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
He's just one of 10 picks for my WAY-TOO-EARLY sleepers for 2026: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
ICYMI, I published my first round of sleepers for 2026, *mostly* focusing on players outside the top 250 in early ADP.
Nick Kurtz should be ranked well ahead of Bryce Eldridge in 2026 Fantasy Baseball drafts.
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
ICYMI, I published my first round of sleepers for 2026, *mostly* focusing on players outside the top 250 in early ADP.
Counterpoint: It is extremely funny and maybe they should have simply not lost to SMU and Louisville.
The idea that the highest-ranked team in a Power 4 conference (Miami) can miss the ACC title game and the CFP is embarrassing for the sport.
Conference realignment messed up everything by making these leagues way too big.
Conference realignment messed up everything by making these leagues way too big.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Counterpoint: It is extremely funny and maybe they should have simply not lost to SMU and Louisville.
There’s no amount of money you could ever possibly pay me to get into one of these. I like being alive, and “lightly tested electric helicopter prototype” is an easy way to end that
Why an unproven air taxi company is spending $126 million to take over an L.A. airport
Why an unproven air taxi company is spending $126 million to take over an L.A. airport
Archer Aviation, a San José-based company developing an electric air taxi, plans to take over control of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport near LAX.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
There’s no amount of money you could ever possibly pay me to get into one of these. I like being alive, and “lightly tested electric helicopter prototype” is an easy way to end that
Just heard a fantasy baseball analyst refer to Ronald “Ah-Koon-Uh” and come on that’s like one of the easiest ones to get right! You can’t get the “ñ” wrong as a baseball fan in 2025!
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Just heard a fantasy baseball analyst refer to Ronald “Ah-Koon-Uh” and come on that’s like one of the easiest ones to get right! You can’t get the “ñ” wrong as a baseball fan in 2025!
I will always be at least a little bit resentful of people who got to be at the boygenius show at Brooklyn Steel www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJS...
boygenius - Live From Brooklyn Steel
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I will always be at least a little bit resentful of people who got to be at the boygenius show at Brooklyn Steel www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJS...
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The No. 1 reason football fans care so much less than baseball fans about their Hall of Fame is bc baseball puts its best players in immediately (save for 💉 guys obviously), so the ballot always features debatable players.
Meanwhile football's semifinalists are just 25 obvious Hall of Famers
Meanwhile football's semifinalists are just 25 obvious Hall of Famers
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The No. 1 reason football fans care so much less than baseball fans about their Hall of Fame is bc baseball puts its best players in immediately (save for 💉 guys obviously), so the ballot always features debatable players.
Meanwhile football's semifinalists are just 25 obvious Hall of Famers
Meanwhile football's semifinalists are just 25 obvious Hall of Famers
I love beer. I LOVE a fruity cocktail. I like a nice red wine. I'm good on most other methods of getting to that specific destination.
I love how being drunk feels but I basically never do it because there's not a Scotch in the world that tastes better than Coke zero
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I love beer. I LOVE a fruity cocktail. I like a nice red wine. I'm good on most other methods of getting to that specific destination.
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The only bad pie was Félix Pié with the Orioles
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The only bad pie was Félix Pié with the Orioles
Honestly?
Most of them.
As I've grown older, I've realized I just don't like liquor very much.
Most of them.
As I've grown older, I've realized I just don't like liquor very much.
Enough about food. What liquor do you hate
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Honestly?
Most of them.
As I've grown older, I've realized I just don't like liquor very much.
Most of them.
As I've grown older, I've realized I just don't like liquor very much.
"Michael mentioned that he had never had soup in his entire life ... He then told me he had never had any fish or seafood of any type, either
... he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type, jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee."
... he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type, jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee."
Hold on to your Al Michaelses and your Jim Nantzes... For me, no one's really approaching Michael Kay
Michael Kay is one odd fella
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November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Michael mentioned that he had never had soup in his entire life ... He then told me he had never had any fish or seafood of any type, either
... he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type, jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee."
... he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type, jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee."
YES an all-time sports media weird dude anecdote
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
YES an all-time sports media weird dude anecdote
Does anyone remember this story? It was a guy who used to work in media and then went to become a scout for a team or something? Am I making this up?
who was that guy who used to sneak away from his family to chug gallons of milk at a time? We need that freak here
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Does anyone remember this story? It was a guy who used to work in media and then went to become a scout for a team or something? Am I making this up?
Are we really doing "RICO DOWDLE ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH WORK" discourse? Rico Dowdle????
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Are we really doing "RICO DOWDLE ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH WORK" discourse? Rico Dowdle????
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Updated the Offseason Tracker with the Sonny Gray trade, which seems ... fine? For everyone? Red Sox got a solid (though declining) pitcher and still have room for another upgrade; Cards get a couple of moderately interesting arms: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Fantasy Baseball Offseason Tracker: Top Moves
Fantasy Baseball offseason moves and analysis to guide your draft prep.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Updated the Offseason Tracker with the Sonny Gray trade, which seems ... fine? For everyone? Red Sox got a solid (though declining) pitcher and still have room for another upgrade; Cards get a couple of moderately interesting arms: www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Saw someone say Minnesota was a "bad landing spot" for JJ McCarthy and man you can just say you messed up your pre-draft evaluation of him, it happens to all of us
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Saw someone say Minnesota was a "bad landing spot" for JJ McCarthy and man you can just say you messed up your pre-draft evaluation of him, it happens to all of us
Woof.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Woof.
TFW you definitely understand the point of the show you are a fan of.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
TFW you definitely understand the point of the show you are a fan of.
We're getting the Lord/Miller version of SOLO and the Edgar Wright version of ANT-MAN when I am president.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We're getting the Lord/Miller version of SOLO and the Edgar Wright version of ANT-MAN when I am president.
Nick Kurtz should be ranked well ahead of Bryce Eldridge in 2026 Fantasy Baseball drafts.
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Nick Kurtz should be ranked well ahead of Bryce Eldridge in 2026 Fantasy Baseball drafts.
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...
Obviously.
But if you want a taste of some of that big power upside without paying a SECOND-ROUND price, Eldridge is a very nice (very cheap!) pivot.
2026 Sleepers! www.cbssports.com/fantasy/base...