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Mookie Alexander

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Field Gulls Managing Editor, covering the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Occasional Track and Field columnist for SB Nation. I watch a lot of sports.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 15h

Mariners bullpen with a chance to go to the ALCS:

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 21h

Sometimes I think about how John Rocker said this and got suspended 28 games (reduced to 14) by Bud Selig, but in today's world he'd quite conceivably be facing even less of a suspension and he'd have a wildly popular podcast.

In a story published in the December 27, 1999, issue of Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answering a question about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets:

I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-wracking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?

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Jorge Escalante @escalante.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely dying at this tiny ass Po-Boy from the revived Emeril’s in The NY Times www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 2d

Bills-Falcons could actually be good.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

The only team with more multi-turnover games in the Mike Macdonald era are the Cleveland Browns.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

He cleared it, only after tackling Ernest Jones.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Good god man Pritchett was Tharold Simon in XLIX levels of bad mixed in with a normal Tre Flowers game.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

As in, if he keeps improving, he's out of the hospital next week and in the next step of recovery before returning home.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Not too pissed about the loss with the way the offense played. But that should shut the "trade Riq" crowd up for a bit.

And, look, I've had a horrible last month but things are looking up for my dad even though it's still a very slow process. That's a much more important win for me.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Myers hasn't had to fight him, to my knowledge.

Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 3d

How is Brady Quinn doing calling this Indy game on short notice?

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Which, for the time being, means this is not the heaviest loss of Pete Carroll's entire head coaching career.

Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 3d

Hey, Raiders fans, there's hope. You kicked a field goal to go down 40-6.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

I think he's fired, too. Can't give him a second year when they look this inept everywhere.

Matty F. Brown @mattyfbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Can even Pete Carroll get out of this?

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Also the Raiders have very little upper-end talent.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah that INT isn't really on him. Tipped at the line and I don't know what the read is.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

The Steelers might be a non-threatening 9-8 or 10-7 team yet again but the rest of their division rivals have collapsed so they could get the division by default.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

This version of the Raiders legit could be competing for No. 1 overall pick. I don't see where the wins are coming.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Eh I wouldn't hold that one against him.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Once upon a time Pete could elevated a not talented team but that trait is gone.

Didn't think LV had a particularly aggressive offseason.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

It's not a talented team.

Tim @dattimmytim.bsky.social · 3d

The real dick punch is a Pete lead team being mediocre

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

Post-Divorce Darren Waller looking like his old self again.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 3d

I want everyone who voiced legitimate concern over Jeanty through two weeks locked up for life.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 4d

Nope. But look at the other games.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 4d

Can't rank Penn State after that. They should actually be ineligible for the top 25 for at least five years.

Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 4d

You could genuinely fire James Franklin tonight off of this game.

They've played an absolute piss easy schedule and just gave up 42 to an 0-4 team.

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Mookie Alexander @mookiealexander.bsky.social · 4d

I don't want to hear anything about "James Franklin" ever again.

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