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Centre-left politics. Fan of AS Roma and the New York Mets, for my sins. Nerd stuff

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · Jan 1

🚨 IMPORTANT: If you begin playing Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace at exactly 11:38:48 PM then Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray will say “Ah, Victory” at exactly midnight. Start the new year off right.

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah that was unforgivable regardless. And surprising - Duran has literally never walked in a run in his career and barely walks anyone

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 5h

Shedding a little light on the mystery: apparently Ohtani has hit two homers off Duran in 6 ABs. Still seems like too small a sample size to me though

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 5h

One thing I am only truly realising right now is how many people on our side have this quasi religious view that it is righteous and good for Americans to suffer as punishment for their sins, only loosely dressed up as ‘strategy’

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 5h

It is less than twenty years since a Dem president swept to power with huge majorities during an economic crisis, and within two years everyone got mad and blamed the crisis on him and his party was massacred in the midterms. But I’m sure an *even bigger crisis* would have been fine

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 5h

Three of the division series started 2-0, one is going to a game five and I’m so glad it’s the one I am least invested in

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 11h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

People more focused on trying to win the argument they were having on the internet two years ago than understanding anything happening now, a continuing series

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you for your services in eliminating the Phillies

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

3 for 4 on the Wild Card

2 for 2 on the Division Series so far!

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 9d

Playoff Predictions:

Padres over Cubs
Dodgers over Reds
Brewers over Padres
Dodgers over Phillies
Brewers over Dodgers

Tigers over Guardians
Yankees over Red Sox
Mariners over Tigers
Blue Jays over Yankees
Mariners over Blue Jays

WS: Mariners over Brewers

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

Rationally you’re right, I just can’t believe anyone in 2025 bunted in the ninth inning of what was essentially a must win game while down one run

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

I mean it’s the best player on the planet: he always has the capacity to hurt you at any possible moment. Would any of us be THAT shocked if he had homered?

(But yeah, when *Mookie Betts* is behind him….)

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

(The worst managerial decision in the series was still the bunt though IMO)

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6h

I will say that quite frankly, based on what we saw then even if he had thrown to first, I am not confident it’s online

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

…positively impacted

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

He probably did, right? It would actually make the throw home more understandable

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

I still can’t believe Duran literally never impacted the result of a single game

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

The Cubs absolutely don’t count, especially when the two notable moments of their rivalry are the Mets kicking their ass

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

The Phillies offensive core which is meant to power that team has basically gone AWOL for three consecutive years in big games now. The last two years it only made an appearance in a single game each time!

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

But an accurate throw would still not have changed the result… well I guess you could argue it was a *very* wild throw, like 90 degrees

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

Kerkering will get all the hate but the ice cold offence deserve it far more

(Also I will fill my side of the deal and be all in for the NLC team in the NLCS!)

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

Ok but that didn’t matter; he needed to throw to first. An accurate throw wouldn’t have done it either!

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

For the first time since 2018, not a single one of the three Mets nemeses has made a Championship Series

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

Wait, 3-2, they are incapable of winning games at Citi Field (0-6 this year)

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

They would have steamrollered us 3-0 tbh

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 7h

Tbh the Phillies losing on a defensive error *was* among my preferred ways for them to go out but I really wanted it to be like Turner or Harper or Castellanos