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Great tweet today that I read. Ted Turner spent 20 years making it easy for a kid in Montana could watch the Braves. MLB has spent 20 years making it harder for a kid in Atlanta to watch the Braves.

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” —Frank Wilhoit

But failed to campaign aggressively in some key states.

Which is why for at at least the past 50 years the winner take all distribution of the Electoral College needs to change. I’m all for proportional splits. TBH I haven’t done the math, but I think it’s more fair

Similar optimism on Skubal in Will Carroll's paywalled newsletter this morning. Still a lot to know going forward, and he gives a lot more detail why, but his conclusion was similar to Boras's. Could start throwing soon... And yes, if it is paywalled, I don't copy and paste. Just giving the highlights.

He is thisclose to dropping an n-bomb in public, after which there will be a pearl-clutching debate about it on mainstream news networks, jokes will be made about it on late night shows, and while everyone's paying all their attention to that, more cabinet departments will be further decimated and underreported on. Rinse and repeat.

I think this makes following the game as a sort of athletic ballet more enjoyable, since every play is a move that makes up the entire dance, and whether your team or the other team is making that great play, you can appreciate and enjoy it either way as part of the greater performance. That doesn't mean you can't be disappointed if your team loses—after all, you do have an established preference—but it's better if it's just a momentary bummer you're over as soon as you leave the ballpark than if you're stewing on the injustice of it all for the whole next day or even longer.

Maybe this is wrong but the comfort I take in the team not playing great is that most of my baseball fan experience is at the games themselves. I don't like empty stadiums but packed stadiums annoy me. I enjoy being at the ballpark. My seats are easy to get to. The bathroom is 30 feet away. I can see the entire field. I'm outside. It's great. When the team is in contention the stress level goes up because I actually care if they win or lose.

Indeed it is! I saw an article in which Ernie Harrell was asked how he as a broadcaster can stay engaged while calling games when not only a team’s chances to win the division was loooooong gone, but they were mired firmly in last place, and he replied that you simply have to look at each game as a discrete event, one that’s the most important thing in the world right now, and you treat it as that in the moment. That makes so much sense to me, and remembering that helps keep me engaged with the team when things are going rough overall.

LOL dumbasses. Reminds me of borrowing money from China to pay soybean farmers to not sell to China, per slumps first reign Imagine bragging about voting for this garbage juice

He looks old and creaky, plus that beard must smell terrible. Not a good combo

That aged well, actually. He's probably the most overrated player in NBA history.

After Trump and MAGA, Bernie Sanders is the worst thing to happen to this country. He corrupted a whole generation.

Might as well right the ship.

Well, yeah, it's not as though they're interested in freedom and liberty for literally everyone, right? That has never been how conservatism works. That's always been a liberal idea.

Hillary lost while getting 3 million more votes than Trump. The reason she lost is because of razor thin margins in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Prior to the election, bitter Bernie bros were all over the internet telling us how they were going to vote third party and that's exactly what they did. Take a few minutes to look at the historic rise in third party votes along with the margin of victory in those states and it becomes clear exactly who is to blame for Trump getting elected.

Oh god, please let this be true. 1 big thing: Gen Z leads social media exodus Some Gen Zers — ages 14 to 29 — are ditching social media in pursuit of better mental health, Axios' Rebecca Falconer reports. It's part of a wider digital detox movement away from screens and toward analog options. Research suggests that social media use is waning — and that more people are embracing app-blocking products and "dumbphones" that lack social media apps. 📵 Chris Wells, a self-described former "Twitter and Instagram junkie," tells Axios that he's "99% off" social media after doing a "Month Offline" challenge. The 26-year-old says: "I didn't know who I was without my social media accounts, and when I quit, it was pretty miraculous." "The one thing that really came back to me was a sense of privacy. I hadn't really felt that since I was a kid." 🗑️ 17-year-old Aditi Ediga deleted her phone's social media apps last fall. Ediga says: "One reason why teenagers don't want to delete apps and stop using them is that they're scared they're going to miss out on stuff, and then I realized I wasn't really missing out on anything." 🤝 NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of a bestselling book on the effects of childhood tech use, tells Axios: "What you're seeing now, especially among Gen Z, is a self-correction back toward real-world connection." "They've felt the costs of isolation and are rediscovering what actually leads to flourishing." 🤳 Yes, but: Plenty of young Americans are still spending countless hours on social media, with platforms facing calls to ban or restrict teen access. Go deeper.

Trump definitely would have won, because he definitely would have run again and Hillary would have taken the blame for the virus.

Get over it. She lost an election which should have been an easy victory. She campaigned poorly. Her fault.

I think they could have won it all. The went 15 innings in the deciding game. The team that beat them went 7-games in the next series losing the final game by one-run. The team that beat that team went 7 games in the WS losing the final game in 11 innings. But I do agree that most of us don't get as worked up about about games as we get older. We realize that these games are just entertainment and that the experience of enjoying the games is more important than the result.

I agree that getting older has a lot to do with it. The closer you get to the 18th hole, the less stupid **** matters.

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I think for me it's also part of growing older... I don't know. I just don't get worked up anymore. The 2013 ALCS might have burned me out. Last year's ALDS and the year before was fun, but when they lost that game, I went right to bed. It'll be what it'll be is what I told myself. Maybe its because I figured they couldn't win it all anyway so just get it over with?

Stroke incoming in 3..2..1..

Doesn't mean it's wrong. I also don't see the business advantage of outrageously lying about it. What's in it for Boras to do so? Skubal gets back when he gets back whether it's four weeks, eight weeks, twelve weeks, or 2027.

It’s surprising there is a fertilizer shortage with all the bull **** this regime produces

It's not necessarily required that you follow in that way every game of a bad team's season, but only that, when you do commit to watching a game, treat it as an important discrete event in that moment, versus ruing that it means nothing in the big picture. Keeping that in mind helps me enjoy the game in those circumstances.

this is perfect picture from 1962 (except is was yesterday)

this is now fully baked into just about every level of government and also into most people's personal morality: Democrats must always follow the rules (of law, of decorum, of tradition, of stare decisis) MAGA cannot be held to any standard (we will do what we want, whenever we want, don't even question us)

He hates America and thinks African Americans are not real citizens

Today is a new start...Win this game... I'm glad we have our current ACE pitching today.

Night of the Dull Knives coming soon?

Yes, there are multiple offenses that should get him fired by the Patriots, but he should also be reviewed by the NFL. This is as bad as betting on the league.

He scored as many points in the 4th quarter as you did.

Harden has looked old, tired and worn out in these two games. He looks like a 50 year old.

Turns out they did. 7-32 from three. 0-11 in the 4th quarter.

I think they split in Cleveland and wrap it up in game 5.

Other than that 8 block game, Stewart has had a bad playoffs so far.

Soft defense on Harden for that last shot

They’re really making up for the free throws last game, huh?

Appeals Court rules against Trumps 10% replacement tariff. Admin is conflicted because if it appeals to Scotus for expedited hearing and loses there it has to start paying them back along with the others that were already ruled illegal. 🎻🎻🎻 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/us/trump-news

Russini is now un hireable as a journalist. The real issue that the NFL needs to address is how Vrabel may have been using his relationship with her to manipulate the free agent market. If this is proven to have happened, he may be terminated andnever coach in the NFL again.

"Christian" Conservatives are only concerned with those in the womb. Anything after birth is not their issue.

Gives new meaning to NFL insider….