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@ahandleforian.bsky.social

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Occasional soccer writer and frequent poster. Roldan apologist. The least essential voice in American soccer. The world’s foremost idiot.

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 15h

Well it only took 24 years to get to this point so

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 15h

ok I guess imploding is the late inning strategy today. Not what I would have gone with but ok

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 16h

The Seattle Mariners scoring baseball runs by not hitting the ball over the fence is a very bizarre development.

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 16h

There should be a gold glove but just for weird ass situations and Josh Naylor should get it

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 16h

I've read this a few times! Do not recommend the ending!

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly unlike soccer without real time tracking data most baseball analytics is just guessing anyway

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Even the tigers fans enduring a terrible evening had to give this man his flowers. It transcends

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

You get the one shirt. You’re thinking ok that’s funny. It would be especially funny if he did hit it to me. But if he did that to really cap the bit a second shirt would be very funny but the chances of tha

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Think this is the person who hired the Etsy witch

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

ok proceed

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Please hold

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

The the Mariners just set a world record for best baseball team

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Victor Robles is just a wild card personified. You have to play him. You have to do it. You can't not play him it's way too interesting.

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

JP is one of those baseball players that you can’t help but like if you’re a fan of his team

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

I’m pretty sure that’s against the constitution

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

There we go Gene

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Fox Sports 2???? You’re moving the Big Dumper to Fox Sports TWO?? Fascism is the new norm I guess

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of baseball fans don’t know this but a walk is as good as a hit unless it’s one of the many times it is not

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Ners ners ners ners

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

I hope he finds the right job someday

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

nerd league: where you don't have to be good you just need to be BUSY

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 1d

Brad Stuver is an excellent GK to be clear, but the credit for this particular piece of "history" should be to Austin's perennially awful defensive structure for allowing the second most shots in the league during this time.

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ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 3d

Never doubted even for an instant

ian @ahandleforian.bsky.social · 3d

Polanco is what happens when you least expect it

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