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my thoughts on the Cubs’ signing of Alex Bregman, their infield surplus, and what the Red Sox should do next are now up for subscribers to @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Cubs bolster infield with Alex Bregman. Will Boston turn to Bo Bichette?
For the short term, Alex Bregman is comfortable upgrade for the Cubs, but now the team has one infielder too many.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
my thoughts on the Cubs’ signing of Alex Bregman, their infield surplus, and what the Red Sox should do next are now up for subscribers to @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
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Hey guys!
I have an idea: why don’t we just leave Warner Bros alone and let them recover from the crippling debt that the last pointless corporate acquisition saddled them with.
I don’t know… we could just let them make great entertainment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
I have an idea: why don’t we just leave Warner Bros alone and let them recover from the crippling debt that the last pointless corporate acquisition saddled them with.
I don’t know… we could just let them make great entertainment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Kevin Mayer Thinks the Battle for Warners Is Just Beginning: “We’re In For More Fireworks”
Mayer, who was one of the architects of Disney's $71 billion deal for Fox, which also saw a bidding war, said the Warner Bros. fight reminds him of that process.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hey guys!
I have an idea: why don’t we just leave Warner Bros alone and let them recover from the crippling debt that the last pointless corporate acquisition saddled them with.
I don’t know… we could just let them make great entertainment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
I have an idea: why don’t we just leave Warner Bros alone and let them recover from the crippling debt that the last pointless corporate acquisition saddled them with.
I don’t know… we could just let them make great entertainment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Wrote about the long history of baseball’s salary cap fight, which dates back to the 1800s:
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
What MLB's salary cap history can tell us about the upcoming CBA negotiations
For almost as long as baseball has existed as an organized sport, team owners have been trying to suppress payrolls
www.cbssports.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wrote about the long history of baseball’s salary cap fight, which dates back to the 1800s:
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
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New Press Box Chronicles delves into the first-year expansion Miami Heat—losers of 17 straight, winners of 15 total games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHW0...
The Most Insane NBA Expansion Team Ever - The 1988 Miami Heat
YouTube video by Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New Press Box Chronicles delves into the first-year expansion Miami Heat—losers of 17 straight, winners of 15 total games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHW0...
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“It’s like when the point guard’s dribbling and gets a little ankle-breaker on the defender and cuts and gets you the rock,” Allen said afterward. “It’s only right that you knock down that 3 in the corner.”
@theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
@theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
The first-place Chargers have a plan to take over the AFC West
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“It’s like when the point guard’s dribbling and gets a little ankle-breaker on the defender and cuts and gets you the rock,” Allen said afterward. “It’s only right that you knock down that 3 in the corner.”
@theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
@theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
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So "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur," is my 11th book. It drops 10.21, but is available for pre-order everywhere now. And for those who are interested, if you pre-order and send a screen shot to [email protected], I'll send you stickers, bookmarks and a signed book plate.
September 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
So "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur," is my 11th book. It drops 10.21, but is available for pre-order everywhere now. And for those who are interested, if you pre-order and send a screen shot to [email protected], I'll send you stickers, bookmarks and a signed book plate.
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These guys are so full of shit and none of them will suffer any consequences for burning through billions of other people’s money to never deliver anything close to what they’re promising.
When they crash the economy it’s going to become else’s fault.
When they crash the economy it’s going to become else’s fault.
Technologist Victor Riparbelli sees a future where students interact with AI avatars rather than read and write. We ask teachers and kids what they think and how they're using AI right now.
Will AI avatars eventually teach our kids?
Technologist Victor Riparbelli sees a future where students interact with AI avatars rather than read and write. We ask teachers and kids what they think and how they're using AI right now.
n.pr
September 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
These guys are so full of shit and none of them will suffer any consequences for burning through billions of other people’s money to never deliver anything close to what they’re promising.
When they crash the economy it’s going to become else’s fault.
When they crash the economy it’s going to become else’s fault.
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🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾
@keithlaw.bsky.social joined me to talk draft including the Nats' decision to take Eli Willits at 1.1, Tyler Bremner over Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, and Jamie Arnold, intriguing risk/reward picks + more....
Audio: pod.fo/e/2fd3fa
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
@keithlaw.bsky.social joined me to talk draft including the Nats' decision to take Eli Willits at 1.1, Tyler Bremner over Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, and Jamie Arnold, intriguing risk/reward picks + more....
Audio: pod.fo/e/2fd3fa
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
July 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾
@keithlaw.bsky.social joined me to talk draft including the Nats' decision to take Eli Willits at 1.1, Tyler Bremner over Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, and Jamie Arnold, intriguing risk/reward picks + more....
Audio: pod.fo/e/2fd3fa
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
@keithlaw.bsky.social joined me to talk draft including the Nats' decision to take Eli Willits at 1.1, Tyler Bremner over Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, and Jamie Arnold, intriguing risk/reward picks + more....
Audio: pod.fo/e/2fd3fa
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
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my immediate thoughts on the Rafael Devers trade for both teams, for subscribers to @theathletic.bsky.social: nyti.ms/3G15AQD
Trade analysis: In Rafael Devers, Giants get the big bat they need from Red Sox
The Giants addressed a clear need (offense), but while the Red Sox got back some value, the return doesn't make them immediately better.
nyti.ms
June 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
my immediate thoughts on the Rafael Devers trade for both teams, for subscribers to @theathletic.bsky.social: nyti.ms/3G15AQD
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Must read by @katzish.bsky.social on a very boneheaded AI effort by the Washington Post. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Will The Washington Post Embrace the AI Slush Pile?
Reducing the role of human editorial judgment is the last thing opinion journalism needs.
www.theatlantic.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Must read by @katzish.bsky.social on a very boneheaded AI effort by the Washington Post. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Washington Post journalists are plugging Will Lewis’s latest memo — about returning to the office — into an A.I. writing detector. Screenshots:
May 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Washington Post journalists are plugging Will Lewis’s latest memo — about returning to the office — into an A.I. writing detector. Screenshots:
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Why is it so hard for Gregg Popovich to walk away? For some NBA coaches, it isn’t just a passion. “It’s addictive,” says Steve Kerr. “It’s exhilarating, it’s incredible, the highs and the lows. … You can’t match it.”
New from me, at the Ringer:
www.theringer.com/2025/05/07/n...
New from me, at the Ringer:
www.theringer.com/2025/05/07/n...
For Some Coaches, the NBA Isn’t a Passion—It’s an Addiction
Why is it so hard for Gregg Popovich to walk away from coaching? Just ask one of his peers. “It’s addictive,” says Steve Kerr. “It’s exhilarating, it’s incredible, the highs and the lows. … You can’t ...
www.theringer.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Why is it so hard for Gregg Popovich to walk away? For some NBA coaches, it isn’t just a passion. “It’s addictive,” says Steve Kerr. “It’s exhilarating, it’s incredible, the highs and the lows. … You can’t match it.”
New from me, at the Ringer:
www.theringer.com/2025/05/07/n...
New from me, at the Ringer:
www.theringer.com/2025/05/07/n...
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Gregg Popovich's legacy is best understood by studying his incredible coaching tree.
Look no further than Sunday night's Game 7 and his influence on both Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka.
http://dlvr.it/TKYJbD
Look no further than Sunday night's Game 7 and his influence on both Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka.
http://dlvr.it/TKYJbD
May 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gregg Popovich's legacy is best understood by studying his incredible coaching tree.
Look no further than Sunday night's Game 7 and his influence on both Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka.
http://dlvr.it/TKYJbD
Look no further than Sunday night's Game 7 and his influence on both Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka.
http://dlvr.it/TKYJbD
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For @espn.com, wrote about the craziness of those last five seconds of last night, which overshadowed a key fact: The Knicks had fantastic balance, and looked in rhythm again in a Game 3 victory www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
April 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For @espn.com, wrote about the craziness of those last five seconds of last night, which overshadowed a key fact: The Knicks had fantastic balance, and looked in rhythm again in a Game 3 victory www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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one of the most important moments in television
December 17, 2024 at 12:18 AM
one of the most important moments in television
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This is part of a piece from 2023, still holds. The idea that small-city baseball teams always lose their homegrown players is a fiction.
April 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is part of a piece from 2023, still holds. The idea that small-city baseball teams always lose their homegrown players is a fiction.
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New pod!
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I paid tribute to the publications that died, or attained zombie status, this century.
Gawker
538
Grantland
NYT sports
Talk
MTV News
Gourmet
Sports on Earth
Play
+ many more
open.spotify.com/episode/76t9...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I paid tribute to the publications that died, or attained zombie status, this century.
Gawker
538
Grantland
NYT sports
Talk
MTV News
Gourmet
Sports on Earth
Play
+ many more
open.spotify.com/episode/76t9...
25 for 25 Industry in Memoriam: Remembering the Publications Lost in the 21st Century
The Press Box · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New pod!
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I paid tribute to the publications that died, or attained zombie status, this century.
Gawker
538
Grantland
NYT sports
Talk
MTV News
Gourmet
Sports on Earth
Play
+ many more
open.spotify.com/episode/76t9...
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I paid tribute to the publications that died, or attained zombie status, this century.
Gawker
538
Grantland
NYT sports
Talk
MTV News
Gourmet
Sports on Earth
Play
+ many more
open.spotify.com/episode/76t9...
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The U.S. has generally kept tariffs low, but a few domestic industries have long been protected by import taxes and other trade barriers. They offer clues about how Trump's new tariffs might work out.
The U.S. already has tariffs on a few sectors. It hasn't gone that great
The U.S. has generally kept tariffs low, but a few domestic industries have long been protected by import taxes and other trade barriers. They offer clues about how Trump's new tariffs might work out.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The U.S. has generally kept tariffs low, but a few domestic industries have long been protected by import taxes and other trade barriers. They offer clues about how Trump's new tariffs might work out.
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Saw this today from Forbes. Not sure how accurate info is but they know better than I do;
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Saw this today from Forbes. Not sure how accurate info is but they know better than I do;
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Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles
Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles
Plus Ben Shulman on Elly De La Cruz, Chaim Bloom’s Boston legacy, Jameson Taillon on the ABS, Jung Hoo Lee on Do Yeong Kim, Whammy Douglas, facts and stats galore, and more.
blogs.fangraphs.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles
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Who’s this year’s Elly de la Cruz? Who’s this year’s Robin Yount? Which bottom five rotation will actually be top five? Bold Predictions SZN www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
Sarris: 10 bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season
After getting half of the bold predictions correct last season, it's time to get bolder and spicier this time around.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Who’s this year’s Elly de la Cruz? Who’s this year’s Robin Yount? Which bottom five rotation will actually be top five? Bold Predictions SZN www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
@herringnba.bsky.social loved your book so much! Any chance you’ll be doing a new book anytime soon? Would def preorder that!
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@herringnba.bsky.social loved your book so much! Any chance you’ll be doing a new book anytime soon? Would def preorder that!
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There is no bigger topic in football today than QB development: An inexact science basically forever.
Jordan Palmer believes he's changed that. Kyle McCord, and many others, can prove it.
On QBX, AIQ, a guru and his QB revolution. New on
@theathletic.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Jordan Palmer believes he's changed that. Kyle McCord, and many others, can prove it.
On QBX, AIQ, a guru and his QB revolution. New on
@theathletic.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Is Kyle McCord an NFL Draft sleeper? QB guru Jordan Palmer thinks so — and he can prove it
Palmer is arguably the most respected voice on QBs in the game today, and he believes McCord is going to prove a lot of people wrong.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There is no bigger topic in football today than QB development: An inexact science basically forever.
Jordan Palmer believes he's changed that. Kyle McCord, and many others, can prove it.
On QBX, AIQ, a guru and his QB revolution. New on
@theathletic.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Jordan Palmer believes he's changed that. Kyle McCord, and many others, can prove it.
On QBX, AIQ, a guru and his QB revolution. New on
@theathletic.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
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“He was loved at the highest level and hated at the highest level,” Mike Krzyzewski said by phone yesterday, stopping and starting. “He knew that, too, and he was OK with it."
That's a life too large to fit into any simple sketch, but here we remember John Feinstein
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
That's a life too large to fit into any simple sketch, but here we remember John Feinstein
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Remembering John Feinstein, renowned American sportswriter who was ‘larger than life’
Feinstein was 30 when he penned 'A Season on the Brink,' a 1986 portrait of Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“He was loved at the highest level and hated at the highest level,” Mike Krzyzewski said by phone yesterday, stopping and starting. “He knew that, too, and he was OK with it."
That's a life too large to fit into any simple sketch, but here we remember John Feinstein
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
That's a life too large to fit into any simple sketch, but here we remember John Feinstein
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
@lindaholmes.bsky.social new book is awesome!
March 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
@lindaholmes.bsky.social new book is awesome!