Kelly Gallagher

Arte Moreno’s legacy: – A decade-plus of meaningless baseball, 12 straight losing seasons – Turned Mike Trout’s career into baseball’s biggest “what if” – Managed to lose Shohei Ohtani after years of empty “all-in” moves – Lit hundreds of millions on fire with the Rendon, Pujols, Hamilton, and Wells disasters – Made Angel Stadium the final stop for washed contracts – Consistently ranked at the bottom in player development – Took 20 pitchers in one draft and somehow built nothing out of it – Built an organization whose negligence during the Tyler Skaggs era will forever define his ownership – Dropped the Kurt Suzuki announcement THE SAME DAY Trout testified in the Skaggs case to bury attention – Played a central role in the Anaheim stadium mess that ended with Mayor Harry Sidhu in prison – Let the stadium become infamous for filthy conditions and rat complaints – Repeatedly gambled on broken pitchers instead of building actual depth – Created a franchise permanently stuck between rebuilding and competing – Teased a sale of the team, then pulled the plug and left fans stuck in ownership purgatory – Took two once-in-a-generation talents and produced irrelevance – Prioritized land deals and marketing over sustainable baseball operations – Haven’t won a playoff game since 2009 – Turned one of baseball’s most promising franchises into a national punchline #FuckYouArte

ICYMI

As the last day of the year, this will be my final post on X. Two reminders before I go: 1) join me for an upcoming webinar series on building deeper readers: web.cvent.com/event/7ea8a257…. Also, my audiobook is out: heinemann.com/products/18796…. Happy new year to all.

ICYMI

I am leaving X and moving to Bluesky. You can now follow me here: @kellygallagher.bsky.social. I will post a few periodic reminders here that I have moved. All new posts will be there.

Thank you to @ncte and all the volunteers in Boston for putting on such a great conference. Well done.

A day I will not forget: presenting with Penny Kittle and notable YA authors A.S. King @AS_King and Kwame Alexander @kwamealexander. Brilliance.

It is a pleasure and an honor to be able to attend a session honoring the career and legacy of one of my mentors, Sheridan Blau. @ncte

This first session listed below is going to be a fun one. If you are at NCTE, join us! @ncte

I also recommend the new second edition of Well Spoken, my favorite book on teaching speaking to students. @erik_palmer @stenhousepub

Sometimes a book is released at just the right time. @stenhousepub

@NAEmmanuele @ncte @ncte_cel Thank you, Nicholas

@KellyGToGo @ncte Kelly, I’m excited to see you at #CEL24 as well when you receive the @ncte_cel Kent Williamson Exemplary Leader Award on Sunday, November 24. ncte.org/awards/cel-exe…

It is NCTE week! @ncte Hope to see you in Boston. My schedule below:

Food for thought: "What We Truly Know about the Teaching of Reading": ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

@BrandeeJMorris @lifeschools Hope you like it!

When you finally get your hands on @KellyGToGo ‘s new book! 🤩 #faveauthor #LIFEela @lifeschools

@lauren22248918 heinemann.com/products/e1614…

@KellyGToGo What is your new book? I would love to order it. Thanks in advance ☺️

Here is an excerpt from my new book.

@Elizabe48961583 @edutopia Hard disagree. May I suggest you read Peter Johnston and Gay Ivey's Teens Choosing to Read: Fostering Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Growth Through Books. tcpress.com/teens-choosing…

@edutopia @KellyGToGo That's a bold statement and one that cannot be supported by evidence!!

“Reading fiction deepens our knowledge of the world, but doing so creates an added bonus: it deepens our understanding of what it means to be a good human being.” 📖 In his latest book, author @KellyGToGo shares how to support students in reading novels: edut.to/4hHIMni

Join me and Tom Newkirk on Wednesday (4:00 PST/7:00EST) as we discuss how to help readers build important prior knowledge. This 45-minute discussion is FREE: heinemann.cventevents.com/event/d85f8528…

Happy book birthday to 4 Essential Studies! @HeinemannPub