John Connors
@johnmconnors.bsky.social
IT/Cloud infra, travel ball, Pittsburgh Pirates and what are we even doing…
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John Connors
@johnmconnors.bsky.social
· Mar 18
16-5-1. #2 in the state, #6 in the nation (USSSA). Team slash line of .376/.503/1.017. Team pitching 3.62era /1.50 whip /.230 BAA. Dominant. Let’s go!
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Cinema will find a way. 💕
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cinema will find a way. 💕
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Cutch passed another important milestone in a Pirates' jersey on Sunday, and he did it because he loves this team and this city a lot more than the men running this franchise do
Game 60: Pirates 4 Padres 6
Most of the talk concerning Sunday's game will be about Don Kelly's bullpen management and Tanner Rainey giving up the game (and the series) in the 7th inning, but that's not what I'll remember from it. The Pirates are too far back in the playoff chase to really get worked up about a manager's late-inning pitching decisions, and anyway it's not like the Bucs are a smart skipper away from being a competitive ballclub.
buccoball.wordpress.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Cutch passed another important milestone in a Pirates' jersey on Sunday, and he did it because he loves this team and this city a lot more than the men running this franchise do
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The 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates are a miserable experience. I don't have much to say beyond that.
Game 48: Reds 7 Pirates 1
This is so miserable. I don't have anything else to say, or any real analysis beyond that. Watching the offense struggle is miserable. Seeing once-solid relievers like David Bednar and Colin Holderman get crushed is miserable. Knowing that the starting pitcher's fabulous outing will be wasted — as the Bucs did once again with Mitch Keller on Monday — is miserable.
buccoball.wordpress.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates are a miserable experience. I don't have much to say beyond that.
Today would be a good day to fire Ben Cherrington and Travis Williams.
May 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today would be a good day to fire Ben Cherrington and Travis Williams.
I need to know who these experts are.
President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.
Trump calls the U.S.-Canada border an 'artificial line.' That's not entirely true
President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I need to know who these experts are.
Needs to be reassessed
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Needs to be reassessed
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Best sign I saw all day.
April 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Best sign I saw all day.
Zero margin for error planning inevitably leads to failure. Hoping this is a non issue, but losing him for the bulk of two seasons will be devastating and only reinforce Nutting’s myopic view of player investments.
Jared Jones experienced elbow discomfort after his last bullpen, per Derek Shelton. He will miss his final scheduled Spring Training start
March 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Zero margin for error planning inevitably leads to failure. Hoping this is a non issue, but losing him for the bulk of two seasons will be devastating and only reinforce Nutting’s myopic view of player investments.
16-5-1. #2 in the state, #6 in the nation (USSSA). Team slash line of .376/.503/1.017. Team pitching 3.62era /1.50 whip /.230 BAA. Dominant. Let’s go!
March 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
16-5-1. #2 in the state, #6 in the nation (USSSA). Team slash line of .376/.503/1.017. Team pitching 3.62era /1.50 whip /.230 BAA. Dominant. Let’s go!
4-0, +40 run diff, 1.29 WHIP, .206 BAA en route to another tournament win. Let’s go!
March 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
4-0, +40 run diff, 1.29 WHIP, .206 BAA en route to another tournament win. Let’s go!
Heckuva job building and developing through the draft…
March 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Heckuva job building and developing through the draft…
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
11-2-1 to start the season with a pair of second place finishes in U trip tournaments. Team ERA of 2.49, WHIP of 1.13 and BAA of .181 so far…let’s keep it rolling…
March 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
11-2-1 to start the season with a pair of second place finishes in U trip tournaments. Team ERA of 2.49, WHIP of 1.13 and BAA of .181 so far…let’s keep it rolling…
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Salut Salon "Wettstreit zu viert" | "Competitive Foursome"
YouTube video by Salut Salon
www.youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Are the Pirates Wasting Their Incredible Young Starters? If So, How Much?
Are the Pirates Wasting Their Incredible Young Starters? If So, How Much?
And Paul Skenes went to LSU, so he’s probably seen a lot of people get wasted.
blogs.fangraphs.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Are the Pirates Wasting Their Incredible Young Starters? If So, How Much?
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The Brilliance of Paul Skenes.
Skenes' Last AB of the Season vs Jazz Chisholm (annotated).
Just beautiful. 😍
Skenes' Last AB of the Season vs Jazz Chisholm (annotated).
Just beautiful. 😍
January 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Brilliance of Paul Skenes.
Skenes' Last AB of the Season vs Jazz Chisholm (annotated).
Just beautiful. 😍
Skenes' Last AB of the Season vs Jazz Chisholm (annotated).
Just beautiful. 😍
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Looking good in red, LewisHamilton!
January 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Looking good in red, LewisHamilton!
2-0 to start the season. Some good things. Some bad things. All fixable. Let’s go!
January 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2-0 to start the season. Some good things. Some bad things. All fixable. Let’s go!
Make the change - go with Fields.
January 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Make the change - go with Fields.
I’m sorry, where? Was Mordor involved?
Thirty people are dead after a truck and passenger bus collide on a highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
30 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil | CNN
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 30 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
I’m sorry, where? Was Mordor involved?
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Well, I’m sure American men losing tens of billions of dollars in a way that barely existed prior to 2020 didn’t influence their opinion on the economy or anything.
December 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Well, I’m sure American men losing tens of billions of dollars in a way that barely existed prior to 2020 didn’t influence their opinion on the economy or anything.
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December 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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A lot of people used to follow my lists on Twitter. I've recreated a few of them here. Still not as robust as the Twitter versions were. But pretty good. Here's one I follow for Ukraine war stuff, but it covers nat sec ground generally. bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 PM
A lot of people used to follow my lists on Twitter. I've recreated a few of them here. Still not as robust as the Twitter versions were. But pretty good. Here's one I follow for Ukraine war stuff, but it covers nat sec ground generally. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.