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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 1h

#genreroulette
#americanatuesday

We’ll stroll hand in hand again…

youtu.be/JA644rSZX1A

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 1h

#lookandsee
#musicchallenge

youtu.be/pMRUszqMVM8

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 1d

#genreroulette
#bluesmonday
#musicchallenge

But nobody wants to die…

youtu.be/kg5XAZWpLG0

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 1d

Brad Holmes has been an excellent drafter

But he traded up to take Jameson Williams 12th overall in 2022

Pickens’ price was depressed—“character” BS—he went 52nd

Greg Cosell among others liked Pickens > Jamo

Lions still don’t have a true X WR

NFL Daily News @fantasynflnews.bsky.social · 1d

George Pickens NO MATTER WHAT

9 receptions
168 yards
1 TD

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, so this should be solved next year—

Except with a 2 challenge system only instigated by players, they could very easily use them before the 7th or 9th inning

Just make it full abs at least for the playoffs

New York Post @nypost.com · 3d

Cristopher Sanchez says umpire apologized to him for critical missed strike as Phillies’ season ends in heartbreak

Ending a season on a head-scratching error is hard enough, but the Phillies also will have all offseason to think about a blown call that led to the Dodgers tying the game.

nypost.com

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 2d

#lookandsee
#musicchallenge

It’s already as heavy as it can be

youtu.be/o0AOG7ciuJo

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 2d

Me too, we’ve got a bean counting mba gm and cheap owner, maybe they can be the brewers

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 2d

There’s no way and no one else who could’ve possibly ever reached a deal before all this was accomplished—

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 2d

He’s probably too good for this, but I’d be thinking about how one team improved its lineup and my team did nothing

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 2d

The Mariners deserved to win

Seattle had lineup holes and plugged them- Naylor was the game 5 MVP

Harris/Ilitch went cheap and added 7 middling pitchers

- one was DFA’d
- 3 were left off the ALDS roster
- 2 weren’t trusted enough to use
- Finnegan allowed a run in game 2, 4 and 5.

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 3d

#genreroulette
#soulsaturday

Super lo fi super high alt r&b

youtu.be/C8mkh9eUseE

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Adam Amin for calling out Aurelio Lopez as the OG “senior smoke”

(Also it isn’t “lefty,” we shouldn’t be recycling specific nicknames)

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 3d

Why in life was Gleyber — your no 2 hitter with some ownage on Kirby — bunting on 0-1

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 3d

NFL week 6 picks ats

Season, locks
45-33, 6-4

NYJ +7.5 Den
LAR -7 @ Bal
Car +3.5 Dal
AZ +7 @ Ind (check Kyler status)
Sea +1.5 @ Jax
Mia +4.5 LAC (L: o43.5)
Cle +6 @ Pit
NO +3.5 NE (L: u46.5)
TN +4.5 @ LV
SF +4 @ TB
Cin +14.5 @ GB
Det +2.5 @ KC

Atl +4.5 Buf
Chi +4.5 @ Was

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 10d

NFL week 5 picks ats

Season, Locks
37-27, 5-3

We’ve hit 10 & 12 last 2 weeks

*models love, idk

*Cle +4.5 Min
Bal +2.5 Hou
LV +7 @ Ind (L: u48)
Mia -1 @ Car
NYG +2.5 @ NO (L: o41.5)
Dal -1.5 @ NYJ
Den +4.5 @ Phi

TN +8.5 @ AZ
TB +4 @ Sea
*Cin +10.5 Det
Was +3 @ LAC
NE +8.5 @ Buf

KC -3 @ Jax

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 17d

NFL week 4 picks ats

8-8 week 3
25-23 season
4-2 locks (L)

Pit +2.5 Min
Atl -1.5 Was
Det -9.5 Cle
NO +15.5 @ Buf
TN +7.5 @ Hou
Car +5.5 @ NE (L)
LAC -6 @ NYG
Phi -3.5 TB (L: o43.5)
Ind +3.5 @ LAR
Jax +3.5 @ SF
KC +3 Bal
Chi +1.5 @ LV

Dal +7 GB

NYJ +3 @ Mia (Fields?)
Cin +7.5 @ Den

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 4d

#lookandsee
#musicchallenge

A total beauty from an underrated album—

youtu.be/0MZQsNj-AbU

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 4d

Eagles are an abomination

“Oh well why don’t you figure out how to stop it, huh huh??”

You couldn’t beat the shift in baseball either. It sucked to watch. Harden ball in the nba. Etc etc.

Leagues change rules for aesthetic reasons all the time

x.com/NFL/status/1...

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 5d

#genreroulette
#worldthursday

Jamaican reggae/dub with killer horns

youtu.be/YtCen7JQJ-E

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 6d

#genreroulette
#progrock

Gabriel insanity—

youtu.be/fz0yI_kOdL8

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 6d

Skubal threw fewest changeups in a game on Sunday (22%)

This was intentional by DET

Mariners were 3rd in wOBA & wRC+ vs LH CH

They also K’d 3rd most vs LH CH

Polanco HR came on a slider and sinker; the latter is only Skubal pitch with a .208+ BAA

Dance with the pitch that brought ya

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 6d

Shota HR issues this season

FB% up 10%
HR/FB% up 1.4%
Brl% up 3%

More fly balls and more of them went out

FF down 1 mph (91.9 -> 90.8)
FF SLG: .470 -> .578

Splitter location = didn’t drop as much (‘24 v ‘25 heat maps)
SLG up 100 pts
Splitter SwStr%: 26% -> 19%

Watch for spring velo

Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 7d

#lookandsee
#musicchallenge

youtu.be/27nelE9BuHo

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 7d

#genreroulette
#americanatuesday

Billy Joe—

youtu.be/blDyrKRQ10s

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 7d

Ohtani struck out looking on a L v L changeup

We wrote about his susceptibility to this pitch in a (still relevant!) playoff preview:

open.substack.com/pub/michaelc...

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Michael Cecchini @zeitheist.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah, we definitely don’t want to limit opportunities for these petty bullies to make mistakes, influence outcomes, and toss guys for little reason

Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 7d

maybe the thinnest skin of any umpire in baseball history

Reposted by Michael Cecchini

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations, Ohioans! You elected a president who plans to destroy our only national forest! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging

Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals

www.theguardian.com

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