My take on Dedan Thomas…he is MORE than good enough to be a top PG on a great team. Led SEC assists before injury and LSU was good when he played
The risk is the injury. And after Butler/Lowe, it’s a real risk.
Would be a GREAT get if he stays healthy. But it’s a risk
@25YearsAgoLive First off, some people are just d-bags, and there’s nothing you can do to change that. Secondly, I’d include language in sponsored posts that clearly explains what it is, so folks don’t think you’ve been hacked or have a personal agenda.
Keep up the good work.
[Fourth-Wall Break]
I want to sit down with you all and seriously address something that happened today: I posted a piece of sponsored content and the backlash was overwhelmingly severe and extreme. I lost hundreds of followers and my replies and DMs were filled with accusations of being a “sellout,” a “grifter,” a “scammer,” and a “Jew.”
I want to introduce myself and my case a little bit. I have worked on this project for several years, and each and every week I put 20-30 hours of work into this project. I make almost nothing - from X revenue sharing, I can usually expect less than $100/month, and from Patreon, another $75. I’m really passionate about this project and I want to continue it as a hobby while balancing my real job and my real life, but that’s difficult when I’m bringing in almost nothing from it, so that’s why I decided to run ads.
Many creators on YouTube thank their sponsors. They spend many minutes of video time doing so. Many Instagram posts are devoted wholly to sponsored content. But when a post of mine on X featured sponsored content, many of you felt that was intolerable and lashed out in extreme ways.
A concern some of you expressed in DMs was that posting sponsored content is a “slippery slope” that inevitably leads to “selling the account” or “making every post sponsored.” I want to reassure you all that this account is my life’s passion and I will continue doing it until the day I die. But I have to make a living as well. I have run sponsored content in the past; I am running sponsored content in the present. I am not sure why that act merits anger, if it’s only one post a day and it’s one reply that you can disregard easily.
I make sure that the companies with whom I partner are ethical, and are doing it for the right reasons. I will never ever push a scam, crypto product, or meme coin on you. And today’s sponsor was none of those things, as much as many of you aggressively claimed that it was.
Anyway, I welcome your feedback.
Talking about the Braves playing 13 straight days to start the season, Walt Weiss said, "We need to find ways to try to protect our bullpen and keep bodies here." This seems to favor Jose Suarez, who allowed one run over his final nine innings, and Martin Perez. Suarez is out of options and Perez can opt out of his Minor League deal if he's not guaranteed an Opening Day spot by noon tomorrow. Fuentes is the best pitcher, but final decisions may have more to do with protecting depth by "keeping bodies here."
@JDawgSicEm@mlbbowman Yeah that’s what I meant. It was a sarcastic response since he was going to burn a roster spot regardless of how he did in Spring Training. Same strategy last year for not adding SP depth, because AA was afraid to lose Anderson and others who were also out of options
The Braves needed to add a starting pitcher when it was known they'd be counting on two SPs (Holmes and Lopez) with injury concerns. Now that they know they'll spend time without both Waldrep and Schwellenbach, that need has become a dire necessity.
@BarrettSallee 1. Injury risk
2. A mess after his last injury
3. Coin flip if he’s healthy
4. Gambling that his elbow is intact
5. Half-season of MLB experience
No, not fine.
So, with Schwelly out, this is the Braves potential starting rotation for Opening Day is ...
1. Chris Sale
2. Spencer Strider
3. Reynaldo Lopez
4. Grant Holmes
5. Hurston Waldrep
That's still fine.
Spencer Schwellenbach is dealing with right elbow inflammation. The Braves are hoping he’s just dealing with bone spurs. But he’ll miss significant time. He’ll begin the year on the 60-day IL
Your calendar called... it needs an update. 📆✍️
The updated 2026 Legion schedule is here.
🎟️ Single game tickets go on sale 2/9.
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@MattVerderame@DMRussini HOF voters are prohibited from discussing who they vote for in the final phase, aren’t they? So if he’s talking about his vote, does he run the risk of losing it in the future?
I just spoke on the phone with Bill Polian and asked whether he was an influence on Bill Belichick being snubbed by the Hall of Fame. His quote:
“That’s totally and categorically untrue. I voted for him."
@mattschneidman The issues in the secondary lay at the feet of Gutey to not sign more depth or talent, or to effectively draft for it this past year. What needs to happen in that position group (mainly at CB) to fix the issues for next season?
@KySportsRadio It’s because he’s trying to not throw his players under the bus. No good coach would do that publicly. If he’s not owning it for the coaching staff, then it’s clear by what he *doesn’t* say that it’s a player/personnel issue.
I really don’t understand how Mark Pope, who is normally such a good communicator, is so awful in these postgame press situations after games. Being rude (or at least short) to Tom Leach of all people is just odd to me