John Fredland
@johnfredland.bsky.social
Pittsburgh native, lawyer, USAF retired, living in San Antonio. Chair of SABR Games Project. He/Him.
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John Fredland
@johnfredland.bsky.social
· Oct 15
“It might have been Armistice Day, 1918, the way the paper flew from the upper tiers.”
My latest for SABR remembers Game Two of the 1925 World Series at Forbes Field.
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My latest for SABR remembers Game Two of the 1925 World Series at Forbes Field.
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truly honored that @marissarmoss.bsky.social and @natalieweiner.bsky.social let me be the first guest writer for Don’t Rock The Inbox and that they trusted me to memorialize Raul Malo, who i tried to find the words to describe www.dontrocktheinbox.com/remembering-...
Remembering Raul Malo
An homage to a legend of country and beyond.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
truly honored that @marissarmoss.bsky.social and @natalieweiner.bsky.social let me be the first guest writer for Don’t Rock The Inbox and that they trusted me to memorialize Raul Malo, who i tried to find the words to describe www.dontrocktheinbox.com/remembering-...
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Two people on this site talk about the Democrats winning a lot of races lately. TWO. Just today, a whole Senator talking about the "status quo" when Democrats are winning or eroding Trump's support, district by district and city by city. Yet, Dems get trashed on here daily.
Eileen Higgins just became the first Democrat elected mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years.
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Two people on this site talk about the Democrats winning a lot of races lately. TWO. Just today, a whole Senator talking about the "status quo" when Democrats are winning or eroding Trump's support, district by district and city by city. Yet, Dems get trashed on here daily.
I did a Games Project article on the night in 1999 when Kent hit for the cycle at Three Rivers Stadium (although it’s really more of an article about Brian Giles):
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December 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I did a Games Project article on the night in 1999 when Kent hit for the cycle at Three Rivers Stadium (although it’s really more of an article about Brian Giles):
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Congrats to Jeff Kent, baseball’s newest Hall of Famer! Kent hit 377 home runs as a slugging second baseman for 17 seasons and won the 2000 NL MVP Award with the SF Giants. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Congrats to Jeff Kent, baseball’s newest Hall of Famer! Kent hit 377 home runs as a slugging second baseman for 17 seasons and won the 2000 NL MVP Award with the SF Giants. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
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Just to get this out of the way, if they move to 16 teams, assuming it stays at 5 autobids, USC and Arizona are still furious they’re left out. Go to 20 and Duke is incensed they aren’t in the field as a P4 champ.
There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.
There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just to get this out of the way, if they move to 16 teams, assuming it stays at 5 autobids, USC and Arizona are still furious they’re left out. Go to 20 and Duke is incensed they aren’t in the field as a P4 champ.
There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.
There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.
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I for one need more lectures on dressing up for the airplane from a guy who tucks his suit pants into his shoe
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I for one need more lectures on dressing up for the airplane from a guy who tucks his suit pants into his shoe
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Bryan Reynolds and Cole Tucker, too.
Todd Helton is the most notable player whose debut I’ve attended. A few others: Paul Goldschmidt, Butch Huskey, Tommy Gregg, Stan Fansler, Dennis Konuszewski.
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August 2, 1997: Todd Helton homers in major-league debut, but Pirates edge Rockies – Society for American Baseball Research
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December 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bryan Reynolds and Cole Tucker, too.
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Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
The Peleus War Crimes Trial
After sinking the Greek steamer Peleus in 1944, the captain ordered his crew to attack the survivors, three sailors survived and faced their attackers in a war crime trial.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
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It's a little thing, but I'm pleased the bipartisan statements call it the Department of Defense, and not Trump's bullshit.
UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It's a little thing, but I'm pleased the bipartisan statements call it the Department of Defense, and not Trump's bullshit.
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Dismembering this criminal regime one agent of tyranny at a time, creating & expanding fissures between these degenerate morons and turning them against each other, this is an agenda tantamount to removal even if we take impeachment as impossible
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dismembering this criminal regime one agent of tyranny at a time, creating & expanding fissures between these degenerate morons and turning them against each other, this is an agenda tantamount to removal even if we take impeachment as impossible
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The latest 500 Songs bonus is now up for paid backers! Terry Gilliam! Vampirism! Brian Eno! Emperor Haile Selassie! Pete Waterman! Linda McCartney! It's the story of Lee "Scratch" Perry "Return of Django" (and not "The Return" as I typoed in the post and so the preview says, even after fixing)
500 Songs Bonus: "The Return of Django" by The Upsetters | Andrew Hickey
Get more from Andrew Hickey on Patreon
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November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The latest 500 Songs bonus is now up for paid backers! Terry Gilliam! Vampirism! Brian Eno! Emperor Haile Selassie! Pete Waterman! Linda McCartney! It's the story of Lee "Scratch" Perry "Return of Django" (and not "The Return" as I typoed in the post and so the preview says, even after fixing)
HAGUESETH
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
HAGUESETH
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On a new #HitParadePod –The Bridge, now live on
@slate.com, my guest, Nashville journalist @brianmansfield.bsky.social, says Mutt Lange & Shania Twain reinvented ’90s country music twice—pumping it up, then crossing it over. Plus…trivia—and a next-episode preview that’s hooked to the silver screen.
@slate.com, my guest, Nashville journalist @brianmansfield.bsky.social, says Mutt Lange & Shania Twain reinvented ’90s country music twice—pumping it up, then crossing it over. Plus…trivia—and a next-episode preview that’s hooked to the silver screen.
How Shania Twain and Mutt Lange Redefined Country Music (Twice!)
Music journalist Brian Mansfield explains how a Nashville superstar and an arena-rock superproducer reinvented ’90s country radio.
slate.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
On a new #HitParadePod –The Bridge, now live on
@slate.com, my guest, Nashville journalist @brianmansfield.bsky.social, says Mutt Lange & Shania Twain reinvented ’90s country music twice—pumping it up, then crossing it over. Plus…trivia—and a next-episode preview that’s hooked to the silver screen.
@slate.com, my guest, Nashville journalist @brianmansfield.bsky.social, says Mutt Lange & Shania Twain reinvented ’90s country music twice—pumping it up, then crossing it over. Plus…trivia—and a next-episode preview that’s hooked to the silver screen.
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Democrats, say it loud: Matt Van Eppstein Files
Trump and Mike Johnson plan to hold a Monday evening tele-rally to boost Matt Van Epps in the #TN07 special election. www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Democrats, say it loud: Matt Van Eppstein Files
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
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oh that's definitely not some guilty conscience behavior
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
oh that's definitely not some guilty conscience behavior
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Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
Fall 2025 Release
www.retrosheet.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
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This is Diomedes “Guayubín” Olivo. He made his major league debut with the Pirates at age 41 years and 277 days. He pitched three seasons with a 3.10 ERA (126 ERA+).
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is Diomedes “Guayubín” Olivo. He made his major league debut with the Pirates at age 41 years and 277 days. He pitched three seasons with a 3.10 ERA (126 ERA+).
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
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By framing what should be a reputation and legacy destroying (and likely criminal investigation in inciting) revelation an obstacle to overcome, it allows people who would like to ignore the whole thing do so, not as part of a grotesque moral failure, but as a part of a grand redemptive triumph.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
By framing what should be a reputation and legacy destroying (and likely criminal investigation in inciting) revelation an obstacle to overcome, it allows people who would like to ignore the whole thing do so, not as part of a grotesque moral failure, but as a part of a grand redemptive triumph.
Sounds like a common tale of organized crime.
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Sounds like a common tale of organized crime.
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Guided by Voices main guy Robert Pollard threw a no-hitter in college
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May 11, 1978: Rocker Robert Pollard pitches first no-hitter in Wright State history – Society for American Baseball Research
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November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Guided by Voices main guy Robert Pollard threw a no-hitter in college
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.