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@BornOnThirdCubs Why on Earth was Chapman still out there?

The things I felt when I saw that ball leave the bat....

@JStreble82 The complete lack of urgency surrounding this program is surreal.

He had two years to do it and didn’t going into the most important offseason in his career. He doesn’t deserve another chance to hire a GM. Too little, too late. The damage is done. What would hiring a GM now matter? Portal is dried up and no recruits. This is nonsensical.

@KatieM606 Interesting. I’ll have to mull that over. No doubt on #2 (SEC! Wooooo!) but the other two need some contemplation on my end.

@KyJoeCox See, my humble opine is that Derby Louisville (specifically), UK Football tailgates, and Bardstown are the only “traditionally” southern things we can claim.

As a lifelong Kentuckian: Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi. Louisiana. South Carolina. Tennessee. Honestly even Texas in a tertiary way (Texas is its own brand). Kentucky has like two cities and one whole county that strike me (again, a KYian) that strike me as “southern”.

@rayfp I can only hope that as the quantity of beers increases, the quality of bootleg decreases. A fall-down pass through ‘91 Stuttgart?

Jackson! Tomorrow! Come out before the show

@SethDavisHoops I have noted that in most sports disputes, somebody starts losing money which forces a reckoning. If everybody makes money, there’s no incentive for reckoning.

The reason we have unlimited free agency is because in 2023 the NCAA denied a waiver to a basketball player at West Virginia. With the school's encouragement and support, the state AG recruited a dozen other states plus the US Dept of Justice to mount a legal assault on the transfer rule. That forced the NCAA to pass a new rule allowing players to transfer as often as they want without having to sit out. The reason we have zero salary cap is because despite many years of expensive legal wrangling to produce the House settlement, schools and coaches are basically operating as if it never happened. The CSC and NIL Go might as well be canasta clubs. It's a money laundering shell game with no enforcement and no proper scrutiny. The very same people who complain the loudest about the system are the ones who created it. As for a union and collective bargaining, not only is that legally improbable and logistically unfeasible, but the players have no incentive to create a CBA which would limit their freedom of movement and/or compensation. Players are making a killing off the current setup, which simply requires the NCAA to follow the law as it is currently written. Why would they want a CBA? And why is it a problem for so many people that players are finally benefiting from the exponential growth and profitability of this sport? Meanwhile, within the last few days at least three players, including two projected lottery picks, turned down the NBA to come back to college. Dozens of quality Euros are also playing in college. Rick Pitino and many others say the quality of play is better than it has been in decades. Coaches salaries are going up, players are finally making what they're worth, and TV ratings are through the roof. And now college hoops has legit free agency, which means many people are paying close attention to the sport at a time when they otherwise wouldn't. To call this "a great plan" is to suggest that all of this was planned. It was not. This is a full-scale disruption, and it was long overdue. Messy, chaotic, confusing and dizzying, yes, but on balance a much better system than the one it replaced IMHO.

@Matt_Stike That tour was fun, with the crazy long encore. I saw him on that run in Knoxville.

25 years ago today I saw an incredible Bob Dylan concert in Kearney, Nebraska

@Matt_Stike Who put Ruth Brown cover for the opener? Totally other song, it’s a Stanley Brothers cover.

@MatthewSitman Loved those days and in fact, I go back to cassette tapes. Woodstock was one of the first ones I got. Took me a couple listens to really dig in, but once I did, it was an early favorite for me.

To explain: back in the days when I was in high school and you couldn't stream or download any Bob show ever, you had to trade bootlegs by mailing each other CDs (swapping x from your list for y from theirs); I vaguely recall Woodstock 1994 not being highly regarded then

Is there a consensus take on Bob's set at Woodstock 1994? I'm a long time defender/lover of it, which for a while felt like a somewhat contrarian take. But pondering such matters once again this evening I realized I don't actually know its reputation among fellow Dylanologists

@tsmolz @NBA2KMyTEAM I got Fournier almost immediately

Let me know if see any players in the vault ⬇️ (I need that Manu!!)

@mlynch5396 @PollTracker2024 @EJR_Paleo_MSc My daughter’s favorite was always yangchuanosuarus, which if my minimal dino knowledge is retained, is very similar. But alas, just one person.

@PollTracker2024 @EJR_Paleo_MSc No love for Allosaurus?

YouGov poll | 4/2-4/5 Which of the following is your favorite dinosaur? 🦕 Tyrannosaurus Rex 24% Brontosaurus 7% Triceratops 6% Pterodactyl 5% Velociraptor 5% Stegosaurus 4% Brachiosaurus 2% Other 6% I don’t have a favorite 39%

@prewarcards That would be Hoover, but cool card.

US President Woodrow Wilson 1934-35 Eckstein-Halpaus tobacco card. Nicer shape. $10 shipped

@nut_history I wonder about some scoring changes. If a pitcher goes 5+ and leaves with a lead and his team wins, he gets a win? Something like that could make it possible again.

Do you think will see another starting pitcher reach 300 career wins in the next 40 seasons?

As a guy who reads a fair number of Bob Dylan books, this is the best one I've read in a while. Coming on the heels of the disappointing second volume of Clinton Heylin's massive biography, this is exactly the book I needed to read. Interesting and enjoyable!

@Super70sSports Jay Thomas says Nashville is the one to buy.

@KYHuangs Could not agree more. Feel conflicted every time I think about that duo, because he is a class act.

Is it possible to cheer like heck for Rick Barnes but still hate Rocky Top with a passion?

@Royals417 @CardsCtb @JPosnanski Concur 100%. That’s my favorite Posnanski book, which is saying something. Have re-read it three or four more times by now.

@CardsCtb I would suggest following that with The Soul of Baseball by @JPosnanski

If anyone is looking for a GREAT read, look no further than this gem. On a side note, it was an absolute shame this man was NOT induced into the HOF before he past.....missed by 1 vote a few months before he died.

@KySportsRadio @matti99661 “Hang Matt Jones” must have been unavailable. I do eagerly await the discussion of how you are somehow responsible for all of this.

@matti99661 Isn’t your screen name “Fire Mark Pope”?

Ksr is the worst thing that ever happened to Kentucky sports. my opinion but I do believe a lot other have the same

@CWrightSDS @Detective51 @Cubs @SetupManKyle @realcubsinsider Kind of jehri curl, yes. Could not hit. At all. But it happens. Terry Mulholland was always my favorite semi-obscure Philly.

@KyJoeCox @Detective51 @Cubs @SetupManKyle @realcubsinsider I probably have 1 of those. Kid had solid hair.

I’ve finally completed my goal of collecting card autos from all 25 players that were on the 2016 Chicago Cubs Championship World Series roster This was not an easy collection to complete Now I just need to build a custom display for them @Cubs @SetupManKyle @realcubsinsider

@CWrightSDS @Detective51 @Cubs @SetupManKyle @realcubsinsider Hey, better than 25 Steve Jeltz autos.

@KyJoeCox @Detective51 @Cubs @SetupManKyle @realcubsinsider I'm much closer to having 25 Schmidt autographs than any complete Phillies team...