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This is going to crush a lot of small artists. Go read the requirements for obtaining the badge. Also, this will be rolled out gradually, which means those same small artist will definitely be gotten to last. By the time they get a badge (assuming they can get one in the first place) the damage will have already happened.

W But should just delete every AI artist from your platform instead

Folks might want to go read the actual requirements to obtain this badge. There are going to be a ton of small artists that get lumped into the "not real" artists bucket. It's clear that this is designed to partition the royalty pots, thus giving more to the large, well-established acts. Not necessarily a bad thing, but will absolutely crush some smaller artists.

Spotify is now adding a 'verified' badge to human artists amid a surge in AI music • More than 99% of the artists Spotify listeners actively search for will be verified • AI music will still be allowed on their platform

@bbatphone Logistically and financially it makes more sense to crush 3 nights to 60k fans a night in NYC, then it does to play 3 separate cities to undoubtly less fans.

the average "north american" tour now: - boston - nyc - nyc - nyc - los angeles - los angeles - los angeles - bumfuck nowhere, ohio - 1 (one) randomly selected southern city - the only city in mexico - the only city in canada

@MatthewLeeRosen The only, THE ONLY, thing that matters is consistency in calls. That’s it. A batter can adjust assuming the zone is the same all the time. The current standard is perfectly fine.

In this instance, less than 0.5% of the ball has actually touched zone. It does't seem justifiable to reverse the umpire's call. The ABS system calculates inches & surface data. I think the rules should be adjusted, so that 25% of the ball must be in the zone for a strike.

@staplestodda @braves2928 I'll let you figure out which is Acuna/Riley. Fact is Riley has a .280 OBP, and Acuna has a .350. These two are not the same. Acuna has been quite unlucky thus far, and Riley has been nonexistent. Hope this helps.

@braves2928 Austin’s avg is around .197. Acuna’s is .241 approximately. A .04 difference. Both are terrible but we only see static about Riley. Not Acuna just as bad AND in the leadoff. Why doesn’t anyone want to talk out loud about Acuna’s performance…or lack of it.

What else is there to say about Austin. Saying that’s one of the worst at bats you can possibly have is not an exaggeration. He needs a day off. That won’t fix anything, but the lineup might genuinely be better with Dubon and Mateo.

@BaseballWRLD_ I'm not sure with 550 he would have a great case for the HOF. Zero defensive value. Zero baserunning value. A DH only player with an .847 OPS (will certainly be lower by the end of his career) is a tough sell for HOF.

Is Kyle Schwarber now only 150 HR away from the Hall of Fame?

@BBGreatMoments John Smoltz had TJ and came back to be the best closer in baseball for 3 seasons before returning to starting with a couple of 5 WAR seasons.

Tommy John in '76. Buster Posey in '12. Verlander's '22 Cy Young at 39. The 10 best post-injury comebacks in MLB history.

@podoffame Even with 550 HR, it would be hard to justify Schwarder getting in and guys like Murphy, Lofton, or Whitaker not.

The Schwarber HOF bandwagon continues to pick up new members. Every day, with every home run.

"PCA is the best overall center fielder in the game." Platinum Glover Kevin Kiermaier details what makes Pete Crow-Armstrong such an elite defender.

@weaver_cards 112 XBH would be an insane season!! Go get it.

Matt Olson 162 game pace per Fangraphs: 45 HR 67(!!!) 2B 140 R 140 RBI 8.5 fWAR The “every other year” allegations are being put to rest EARLY🔥

@FiredUpCoug This stems from a change in how teachers get evaluated now. There is so much extra work needed, phone calls/emails/paperwork, to fail a student that most reachers would rather pass them over actually having them master the material.

“Why do you have an F in science!?” “Don’t worry, Dad. It’ll be an A by the end of the term. My teacher lets us turn in assignments whenever we want with no penalty.” Is this a familiar conversation for other parents on X? I hate this policy. I’m sure teachers see it as compassionate, and I understand the instinct. But “do it whenever you feel like it and turn it in late with no consequence” is not kindness. It is reaching our kids that deadlines are suggestions, procrastination has no cost, and urgency is optional. That is not how the world works after graduation. A little flexibility is good. Grace matters. But grace without any expectations does NOT prepare kids for adulthood.

@StoolBaseball Still doubting ATL... interesting.

Another edition of Barstool Baseball Power Rankings is out

@BBGreatMoments Pretty sure the narrative that year was Rocket carried his team to the playoffs and Arizona was complete garbage. I could be forgetting it though.

This is one of the cleanest examples of pitcher wins hijacking an award vote. Clemens went 18-4, so voters had their answer. Randy had the better ERA, more innings, way more strikeouts, fewer walks, and almost 3 more WAR. Who should’ve won the 2004 NL Cy Young?

@JmC1321 @Braves ATL has the best record in baseball without typical Acuna production… if it aint broke, don’t fix it.

@Braves Can someone please explain to me why they're still starting acuna 1st in the lineup?

Updated lineup:

@CheffBoiiRDee It's Griffey honestly. The back half of his career was not even good, never mind great.

Damn, probably Hank Aaron

@BaseballWRLD_ Harris?

Trivia; Since the 2025 MLB All-Star Break, who leads all position players in fWAR?

@liamgfansclub @liamgallagher @NoelGallagher 7 Be Here Now era tracks... not likely.

Thoughts on this setlist?

@itslinklauren No one in music today is very culturally significant due to the fragmentation of the business. You can get a billion streams of a song and still easily find people who have never heard it or even know the artist. We left the mono-culture in the early 2000's.

I’m not a Taylor Swift hater, but when you hear these classic songs you question whether or not her discography will stand the test of time. She’s very commercially successful and has broken records. But I don’t think her music will have the same cultural impact as legends like ABBA, Michael Jackson and others who we still listen to 50 years later.

@castrovince It's not solely this rule that has people questioning things. That said, the rule is kind of ludicrous on the surface. The idea that Ohtani is not counted as a pitcher when he's pitching in the game is weird.

Don't have a dog in this fight, but it has been absolutely wild watching a rule announced in [checks notes] March 2019(!) generate this much discussion in April 2026.

@Sox_Savant I'd go with Miller today. He has pitched in nearly 50% of SD games this year. Starters have not pitched enough yet to overcome the absolute dominance of Miller.

Would Shohei Ohtani win the NL Cy Young if the season ended today?