JD Frain

“But you vowed you’d never leave me,” Frain #implores. She reaches for the shovel. And nods. “Right. In sickness and in death.” “Health,” Frain screams. “We said sickness and health.” “No, that was your vow. We each wrote our own.” “Again, I shoulda hired an editor.” #vss365

@LaneHeymont This was fantastic. Thanks, guys.

October AMA With the Tobias Literary Agency: Firsts - Sentences, Pages, Chapters, Etc. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@LindsayGuzzardo Hey hey! Life keeps getting better. Have fun making book connections.

Big news: I’ve officially launched Keystone Literary Agency! I’m so grateful for the relationships built over the past five years and excited for this next chapter. Here’s to connecting great books with the world. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/job_change/peo…

@Matt_Pinner I see Bigfoot. He's right behind--oh, you missed him.

Left brain sees - cat, Right Brain sees - Pig. What do you see?

@EmThePen I've never heard of an agent wanting an alert when you get another full request. Only when you get an offer of rep. But, grain of salt, there's a lot I've never heard of, so I could be off here.

@laurenspieller That was likely me, and I apologize. But I can promise I wasn't trying to subvert anything. I followed one set of directions and then when the next set didn't match up, I thought QM had made a mistake. Turns out, I guess I did, but it was unintentional. No disrespect intended.

Also, I know it's tempting to just pick the wrong category & sub anyway, but I reject those subs automatically. First, because if the genre isn't listed on QM, I'm not looking for it. And second, because I value working with people who follow directions & respect boundaries.

I've seen some confusion re: my wishlist vs what's on QM. I am generally open to a lot of categories/genres, but that doesn't mean I am *always* open to *everything.* For the most up to date wishlist, see Query Manager. If your genre isn't there, I'm not looking for it right now.

@DrGuitar Yeah, don’t think you’re gonna get agreement there.

Can we all agree that Springsteen is overrated?

@cravedcuddle So what you’re saying is, she’s a f—-ing racist.

@stlsportscntrl I’m open to their right to do it. But I wouldn’t pay it.

For years the #STLCards have tossed around the idea of offering a direct-to-consumer subscription model to watch their games That day may be coming soon. Today, it was revealed in court that the Cardinals and Bally Sports will have to renegotiate a deal to continue broadcasting the team in 2025 While a deal may be reached, there is also a real world where the team offers a direct-to-consumer subscription model When the Padres stopped receiving their rights payments, their broadcast was taken over by MLB Network. They currently charge their in-market customers $19.99 a month to watch games If the Cardinals went down a similar route, would you be open to that agreement?

@Jimfrombaseball Thanks for clearing that up, Jim.

Disrespectful & Wrong! Curt Flood Funeral Bob Gibson, front left, Richard Moss, second from left, Lou Brock, third from left, Orlando, Cepeda, right front, Maury Wills, second from right, Sam Bercovich, third from right, Earl Robinson, fourth from right.

@909One @Jimfrombaseball He was referring to the earlier post that claimed (wrongly) that zero players had attended Flood’s funeral. That post was disrespectful in addition to being wrong.

@Jimfrombaseball I don’t get the disrespect. Look at the distinguished pallbearers? Clarify??

@Patrick64953381 @Jimfrombaseball Is that true? I’ve heard contemporaries speak highly of him. Lou Brock and Bob Gibson come to mind, but I’ll have to check if I’m remembering correctly.

@Jimfrombaseball Number of players at his funeral………Zero,

"Curt Flood sued the game. He asked for changes in baseball’s reserve clause & $1.4 million in damages. His lawyers & union chief Marvin Miller warned his chances of winning were slim. “If you go ahead with this, forget any idea of ever being the first black manager. Or even a coach or a scout. Forget it!” Flood responded: “I want to go out like a man instead of a bottle cap.”

@OdinOfFootball @Jimfrombaseball I wonder if you practice what you preach? Letting your employer own and control you is hardly loyalty.

@Jimfrombaseball I respect the game I truly do but Flood was the impetus of the players losing their loyalty to the team and becoming only about "ME!" Im not a fan of free agency.

@notgaetti Defensive first base doesn’t compare with defensive SS. C’mon.

If Ozzie Smith is in the HOF, and if Yadi Molina gets into the HOF, how do you not also put both Andruw Jones and Keith Hernandez into the HOF?

@katieemorann Telephone answering machines. When you’d get home after a weekend away and hope to God there weren’t ZERO messages to confirm your unpopularity.

Just getting over a cold and working on my outline for my next novel. Help me with research for my manuscript: what do you miss about the 90s? Reading all comments. I’ll follow anyone who mentions Blockbuster!

@katieemorann I think the 90s are way too hot, espeyright now cuz I have a cast on my arm. I love the 60s when you can open the windows and— Sorry, what? Oh, well, that’s different. Never mind. I miss Gilda Radner!

@thetwinbill Love these guys. Get your stories in!

Somehow there are only five days left to submit for our World Series issue. Send us your baseball writing! thetwinbill.com/submissions/

@espn "Wish you were here!" Signed, DirecTV

"THAT IS WORLD CLASS TENNIS!" 👏 No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 14 Tommy Paul are putting on a show at the #USOpen 🌟

@AugieNash That's classic!

After outfielder Mike Shannon was switched to third base, Shannon came to the mound on opening day to ask Bob Gibson where to play a certain hitter. Gibby: Don’t worry about it. Shannon: What do you mean? Gibby: I won’t let them hit the ball to you. #STLCards

@InternetH0F Wow. All respect!

That singer has forever earned my respect ❤️

@Jimfrombaseball Neither of them should have lived with any regret, but who am I to say? Memories are both a blessing and a curse.

"You know, I had as much ability as Stan Musial, maybe more. Nobody had more power than me. Nobody could run faster than me. But Stan was a better player because he's a better man than me. Because he got everything out of his life & his ability that he could. And he'll never have to live with all the regret that I have to live with." Mickey Mantle