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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 16h

I think that scene is on the pantheon of “things I saw on the Simpsons first, before seeing the original years later and realizing the whole thing was an homage”

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 22h

I find it offensive that Vlad Sr was born in 1975.

The fathers of ball players are supposed to have fought in WWII and stuff and be, like, old.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 23h

I can't get over how Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wants to win a World Series ring so he can give it to his dad, a nine-time All-Star, AL MVP and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

That’s because even our sports yahoos love Peace, Order and Good Government

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

I watched both an I think you have Alomar too high and I know you have Stieb too high?

No no was great for Stieb but for the franchise?

a man wearing sunglasses says it 's the playoffs baby !

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses says it 's the playoffs baby !

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

HALFHEARTED RIVALS OF THE KRAKEN

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

Who is Kerry Fraser in this forsaken analogy

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

LOL when the celebration camera briefly lingered on what appeared to be Brendon Little and then quickly cut away…

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Andrea Bellemare @dreabells.bsky.social · 1d

Vladdy MVP.

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

That’s wild

Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

A series-ending strikeout.

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Mike Riverso @mikeriverso.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s go!

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

Results over process!

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

Now do it for Springer who can neither hit nor hold off on a fastball to save his life right now

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

I’m just putting this out there:

Bautista’s bat flip to take the lead coming from behind was in the seventh inning

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 1d

I love the man but has George Springer done anything positive since he hurt his knee in game 5?

There’s no way he can get a 4th AB here in this game right?

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 2d

Defensively too! In under a decade Vladdy has gone from “great bat you need to hide defensively somewhere” to gold glove conversation

And Ernie is somehow well above average with his glove in like… a half dozen positions

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 2d

If vladdy wasn’t having a generational postseason so far clement is making a strong playoff MVP case.

Wild stuff

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 2d

👍 @preetbanerjee.bsky.social

Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 2d

This needed to be said www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0224cd1...

The rapid rise of sports gambling is dangerous to our financial well-being and our societal health

Problem gambling is linked to behaviours that undermine traditional saving and investing

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 3d

“My drinking is very mundane but the most dangerous drinking stories are mundane. The very mundanity of drinking stories like mine is the most dangerous thing about them. We go under the radar, yet most cases of health blighted by heavy drinking are among users like me.”

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Why it's time to change your relationship with alcohol (and how to do it) — BBC Science Focus Magazine

More of us are thinking 'I should probably drink less.' But what is booze really doing to our bodies? Is abstinence as worthwhile as people say? And what's the best way to change, if not end, our rela...

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I Hate My Favourite Teams @carcelmousineau.bsky.social · 3d

A deal is a deal sports gods.

I Hate My Favourite Teams @carcelmousineau.bsky.social · 3d

I will sacrifice a Leafs win against Seattle for 2 Jays wins against Seattle

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t even know if it’s underrated so much as it’s worth a watch’s enjoyable sports movie that boomers and Gen X have put into the zeitgeist without millennials and alphas being aware, much less having seen the movie

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 5d

I mean how often do you really stop and take notice of a man’s shoes

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 5d

The kid from the rookie is too old for these purposes.

Closer is The Natural: 40-yr-old rookie Robert Redford overcomes adversity and reopening gunshot wound (really!) to hit HR to win pennant, get the girl and thwart evil owner, literally exploding stadium in the process

(Fun movie btw)

a young boy wearing a knights baseball jersey is standing with his arms in the air .

ALT: a young boy wearing a knights baseball jersey is standing with his arms in the air .

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Pete Evans @pevans.bsky.social · 5d

Bought some formal shoes for an upcoming event but decided to wear them home to start breaking them in

Result: I feel like Andy Dufresne getting ready to bust out of Shawshank

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