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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 1h

WWF tag team The Nasty Boys with Mean Gene in between, trying to conduct an interview

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 13h

That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error.

What a crushing way for any team to end a season.

Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 13h

I'm gonna have a depressive episode on behalf of Kerkering and I'm not even a fucking Phillies fan dude that HURT

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 13h

Pitchers. Are they athletes? We will never know

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 13h

CHRISTTTTT

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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 11d

a remix of a yoda meme:

after Sending out Treinen 37 times in a row while standing in front of the bullpen at 1:34 am

[picture of Dave Roberts looking dazed and confused]

2:12am... going back for more Treinen

[picture of Dave Roberts walking with a weird facial expression]

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 1d

I dont appreciate this

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 1d

See leftism you can choose to be normal about.

Sports fandom? Some people are just born in the Philadelphia area, can't be helped

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 1d

I agree in theory, but I have found the reality of rooting for a playoff team may be as stress inducing as the concerns of being sent to Guantanamo for public fruityness or whatever

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 1d

Kathryn is at her best here-

I think maybe the Mariners stinking for so long was a blessing in disguise, M's fans seem concerningly anxious about these games, even by playoff baseball fan standards...

Defector @defector.com · 1d

What Mariners Magic looks like now: defector.com/what-mariner...

What Mariners Magic Looks Like Now | Defector

It felt impossible, after fine margins decided the first two games of their ALDS series, that the Seattle Mariners would be capable of winning a game comfortably, and yet here we are. They weathered…

defector.com

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

Shockingly good pitching advice from this home trend magazine

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 2d

"If you give him enough chances, his luck will start turning," John Smoltz says about the player hitting over .500 with a 1.300 OPS in the postseason.

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 2d

I tabbed over and Judge was literally mid-trot

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 2d

The guy with the 62 home run shirt under the 61 home runs is literally the “take off my guy fawkes mask to reveal my joker makeup” gag

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Lucy Bloom @groan.bsky.social · 2d

Says here in my media guide Kerry Carpenter's defensive position is "Nick Castellanos"

Adjust your expectations folks

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old uncle BATface @catfacejoe.bsky.social · 3d

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Lady behind me at the thing screening last night to her partner "why are they shooting at the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? you watch and information is revealed"

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 3d

You got it! Here's my crack at a translation

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Where’s Taco Wallace? @cheeziebreezie.bsky.social · 3d

This picture of Cal made me laugh out loud

He looks like a 2nd grade line leader going to lunch

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KD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · 4d

happy high-wire act/trebuchet day to all who celebrate

KD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · Jul 12

as someone largely out of the pitching analysis game, I can say watching fried is like watching someone perform a very careful high-wire act and watching skubal is like watching someone bombard a city with a trebuchet

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 5d

Reports indicate there has been a week-long gas leak at Bluesky HQ

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 5d

The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,