John Wright
@jfwiii.net
Professional counter of things. Look for me at a baseball stadium or on a roller coaster near you.
I don’t post here that much, but I used to be pretty active over at the bad place (Twitter/X). I locked down my account there a while back and finally deactivated my account and deleted the app today.
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I don’t post here that much, but I used to be pretty active over at the bad place (Twitter/X). I locked down my account there a while back and finally deactivated my account and deleted the app today.
Reposted by John Wright
This was the most frustrating thing to me about the Braves this past season. They have money and have simply chosen to operate this way. It’s inexcusable and made it very hard to justify attending a game or even just watching the team down the stretch.
Please, construct a roster that isn’t 2-3 injuries away from a disastrous season
October 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This was the most frustrating thing to me about the Braves this past season. They have money and have simply chosen to operate this way. It’s inexcusable and made it very hard to justify attending a game or even just watching the team down the stretch.
RIP NotGraphs
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
RIP NotGraphs
Reposted by John Wright
An American story. Gift link.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
Afa Ah Loo, a Samoan-American Fashion Designer, Dies at 39
Deemed an innocent bystander by police, he was killed by a volunteer “peacekeeper” during the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City.
www.wsj.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
An American story. Gift link.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
I double-checked that spontaneous dental hydroplosion made the list.
delighted that there is an overly long "list of fictional diseases" and that this is the first example
![cooties. A term used by children in the United States, with varied meaning. Cooties generally refers to an invisible germ, bug, or microscopic monster, transferred by skin to skin contact, usually with a member of the opposite sex.[1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiermn36xvuyrdowllbkztu2cvu3iuetftssyk7zeyw3eucd2hudk4@jpeg)
May 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I double-checked that spontaneous dental hydroplosion made the list.
My relationships with baseball, fandom, and media have evolved over 20 years, but FanGraphs has been an absolute treasure the whole time.
April 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My relationships with baseball, fandom, and media have evolved over 20 years, but FanGraphs has been an absolute treasure the whole time.
While the season isn’t over or anything, the margin of error is now gone, and the Braves are no longer favored in the division @fangraphs.com.
This is a team with the resources to spend their way out of such tight margins. They chose not to do so & are already “finding out.”
This is a team with the resources to spend their way out of such tight margins. They chose not to do so & are already “finding out.”
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
While the season isn’t over or anything, the margin of error is now gone, and the Braves are no longer favored in the division @fangraphs.com.
This is a team with the resources to spend their way out of such tight margins. They chose not to do so & are already “finding out.”
This is a team with the resources to spend their way out of such tight margins. They chose not to do so & are already “finding out.”
It’s almost April, finally time for baseball season. Can’t wait to see how the Braves reinvested all the money from the Battery into the team this offseason. Should be fun to watch ace Max Fried mow down the Marlins on Opening Day later this week. Let’s go!
April 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It’s almost April, finally time for baseball season. Can’t wait to see how the Braves reinvested all the money from the Battery into the team this offseason. Should be fun to watch ace Max Fried mow down the Marlins on Opening Day later this week. Let’s go!
Choreography and Merriment!
March 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Choreography and Merriment!
MLB team valuations have really gotten out of control. Who knew the Nationals were worth so much?
NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion.
March 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
MLB team valuations have really gotten out of control. Who knew the Nationals were worth so much?
Reposted by John Wright
Arsenal 5 (2.2)-(0.6) 1 Manchester City
Blew them away
Blew them away
February 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Arsenal 5 (2.2)-(0.6) 1 Manchester City
Blew them away
Blew them away
What a fun game, a welcome distraction. Stay humble, Man City!
February 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a fun game, a welcome distraction. Stay humble, Man City!
“There’s more noise at the Boston Public Library!”
Hawks fought hard and won a tough one.
Hawks fought hard and won a tough one.
The Hawks are on a 3-game winning streak.
The Hawks are 2-0 (!) in Boston this season.
Huge games from Trae Young (28 points, 12 assists) and Onyeka Okongwu (19 points, 13 rebounds) to lead the way.
Absolutely wild one tonight and a ton to get to on the Locked On Hawks podcast.
The Hawks are 2-0 (!) in Boston this season.
Huge games from Trae Young (28 points, 12 assists) and Onyeka Okongwu (19 points, 13 rebounds) to lead the way.
Absolutely wild one tonight and a ton to get to on the Locked On Hawks podcast.
Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Hawks
Basketball Podcast · 2,000 Episodes · Updated Daily
podcasts.apple.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“There’s more noise at the Boston Public Library!”
Hawks fought hard and won a tough one.
Hawks fought hard and won a tough one.
Might have to break my “no player kits” rule for Miggy if this works out
🔴⚫️ Sources: Atlanta United's potential deal to sign Miguel Almiron from Newcastle is advanced and getting closer.
Potential deal around $10m + add-ons. Clubs optimistic of complete agreement in next couple days.
w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social
Potential deal around $10m + add-ons. Clubs optimistic of complete agreement in next couple days.
w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Might have to break my “no player kits” rule for Miggy if this works out
Lewis-Skelly was so much fun to watch tonight
Declan Rice just compared Myles Lewis-Skelly to Mousa Dembele and it didn’t seem ludicrously premature?
On the teen who defined Arsenal’s refusal to give in to tired legs.
On the teen who defined Arsenal’s refusal to give in to tired legs.
Myles Lewis-Skelly leads Arsenal's fight through tired legs in win over Tottenham as Gunners climb into second
Arsenal are back in the Premier League title race after a win over Tottenham where the 18-year-old put forth quite the effort
www.cbssports.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Lewis-Skelly was so much fun to watch tonight
I’m so ready for this
🔴⚫️ BREAKING: Atlanta United in talks with Newcastle over potential deal for Miguel Almiron sources say
Talks not advanced but real possibility. Charlotte had MLS rights to negotiate but gave ATL permission
Almiron one of several targets.w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social www.givemesport.com/atlanta-unit...
Talks not advanced but real possibility. Charlotte had MLS rights to negotiate but gave ATL permission
Almiron one of several targets.w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social www.givemesport.com/atlanta-unit...
Atlanta United in talks for Newcastle's Miguel Almiron: Sources
Atlanta United are in talks with Newcastle over a potential deal for Miguel Almiron, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.
www.givemesport.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m so ready for this
Favorite things about eve6:
1. The Horrorscope album
2. Remembering a totally real thing that happened on that old social media site, 7 years later
3. One of my two favorite musical references to origami (the other being the Courtney Barnett song)
1. The Horrorscope album
2. Remembering a totally real thing that happened on that old social media site, 7 years later
3. One of my two favorite musical references to origami (the other being the Courtney Barnett song)
January 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Favorite things about eve6:
1. The Horrorscope album
2. Remembering a totally real thing that happened on that old social media site, 7 years later
3. One of my two favorite musical references to origami (the other being the Courtney Barnett song)
1. The Horrorscope album
2. Remembering a totally real thing that happened on that old social media site, 7 years later
3. One of my two favorite musical references to origami (the other being the Courtney Barnett song)
Wild ending aside, last night’s Hawks game was a fun example of two teams arriving at an evenly matched game in very different ways.
Nearly identical 122 efficiency ratings. Hawks shot well from 3 and long mid-range & didn’t turn it over. Jazz controlled the offensive glass and got to the FT line.
Nearly identical 122 efficiency ratings. Hawks shot well from 3 and long mid-range & didn’t turn it over. Jazz controlled the offensive glass and got to the FT line.
January 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Wild ending aside, last night’s Hawks game was a fun example of two teams arriving at an evenly matched game in very different ways.
Nearly identical 122 efficiency ratings. Hawks shot well from 3 and long mid-range & didn’t turn it over. Jazz controlled the offensive glass and got to the FT line.
Nearly identical 122 efficiency ratings. Hawks shot well from 3 and long mid-range & didn’t turn it over. Jazz controlled the offensive glass and got to the FT line.
Trae Young’s game-winning three from beyond half court made it worth staying up tonight. What a shot.
January 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Trae Young’s game-winning three from beyond half court made it worth staying up tonight. What a shot.
Unable to quack?
Bill issue
Bill issue
Unable to breathe underwater?
Gill issue
Gill issue
January 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by John Wright
Americans are ~2.5x more likely to die in a crash than a Canadian, ~3.5x more likely than a Spaniard, and ~5x more likely than a Japanese person.
Here are a few of the articles I wrote in 2024 trying to understand why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety.
🧵
Here are a few of the articles I wrote in 2024 trying to understand why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety.
🧵
December 31, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Americans are ~2.5x more likely to die in a crash than a Canadian, ~3.5x more likely than a Spaniard, and ~5x more likely than a Japanese person.
Here are a few of the articles I wrote in 2024 trying to understand why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety.
🧵
Here are a few of the articles I wrote in 2024 trying to understand why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety.
🧵
These are my year-end coaster rankings. I’m over 150 credits now, and these graphics should explain the rest. This year I’m also ranking my 15 favorite coaster enthusiast theme parks, with Kings Island coming out on top.
December 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM
These are my year-end coaster rankings. I’m over 150 credits now, and these graphics should explain the rest. This year I’m also ranking my 15 favorite coaster enthusiast theme parks, with Kings Island coming out on top.