Mr. R

🚨BREAKING: The NFL are in "advanced talks" with YouTube to bring 5 games to the platform. Fans need to use 10 separate streaming platforms to watch every NFL game.

For all the dumbasses, dimwits and fantasy-leaguers who bitched all day about the #Reds getting only cash in the CES deal with the Orioles…

We have sent a notice to cease & desist to the Milwaukee Brewers. Having rain fall inside a stadium with a closed retractable roof is the intellectual property of the Montreal Expos.

This might be true, but if you have watched most or all of Hayes’ PAs, how many batted balls have you seen that were deep in gaps, down the lines, or through infield holes?

@CharlieG__ Dude, it’s less than 3 weeks into the season. Let these guys go through the league once before making such breathless, dumbass, fanboy proclamations.

The new, next wave is here. Sal Stewart, Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder are pillars. “They’re all figuring it out and getting their feet wet and excelling,” Andrew Abbott said. “They’re just having a fun time. It’s all you can really ask for.” charlieschalkboard.substack.com/p/sal-stewart-…

Hinds looks no better at the plate than he did in his prior #Reds stints. He needs a hit today—any kind of hit—to get some momentum. Otherwise, the cascade of doubters will become increasingly wide and loud and justified.

@ObscureExReds I have decided Hayes isn’t just unlucky, but he’s also not strong enough to beat outfielders over their heads, so he gets pinched and his line drives end up in gloves.

Ke'Bryan Hayes is getting insanely unlucky. Have patience.

MLB trying to kick-start hitting for more balance against pitching dominance. Not a new concept one way or the other, but very obvious when these periods happen.

Crazy but true - Ke’Bryan Hayes has a better xwOBA than Pete Alonso - Higher xBA than Jacob Wilson - Higher xSLG than Bobby Witt Jr. - Higher barrel rate than Manny Machado - Higher average exit velocity than Junior Caminero

@cf86713 McHenry. Sheesh. And Hawksworth, too.

@MisterRedlegs It was Sean McVay that was exposed around here ages ago. That she got into a fight with Britt McHenry over him since he was getting with both of them and neither of them knew it.

When Russini was at WRC in Washington, everyone at Redskins Park knew she was having an affair with an assistant coach. She was breaking stories on things that could only come from the inside. This led to her hiring at ESPN. The coach was widely believed to be Sean McVay.

BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is being sold to The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the same nonprofit that owns the Baltimore Banner, sources inside a Post-Gazette meeting tell me. The P-G was set to close May 3 but appears now to be preserved. More details tk

Shame on @DoorDash for participating in Trump’s “no taxes on tips” scam. Aside from their D.C. DoorDash “Grandma” being a GOP operative from Arkansas, it’s mathematically impossible for her to have saved $11,000 in taxes this year as a result of Trump’s bullshit bill.

This is one of the most disappointing rabbit holes we have ever seen with our food… Rao’s was one of the most beloved clean ingredient staples in every health conscious consumers kitchen. Then they were bought out by Campbell’s in 2024… In 2025 Campbell’s also bought 49% of La Regina, who produces Rao’s tomato‑based sauces. The ingredients stayed the same on the back. But customers are now claiming Rao’s is now more watery, tangier, more acidic, less tomato‑forward, and sometimes “cheap store brand” quality. Loyal customers say the sauce tastes worse, look more orange, have more chunks, or taste more heavily spiced and bitter. Then people flipped over the jar… ”Olive Oil” not “Extra Virgin.” This means they’re likely using a more processed, lower‑grade olive oil (or a blend) rather than a cold‑pressed EVOO. It’s also not organic, meaning the inputs are undoubtedly conventionally farmed. Campbell’s says the ingredient list hasn’t changed… Consumers point out the ratios could be different. The sourcing quality could be worse. Whatever it is, many believe something is up. We’ve seen a long-time pattern of healthy brands achieving the velocity to be acquired from a Big Food company and then just not being the same as it used to be. Shop local, buy independent, support your farmers.

@tvhuitger Read the tweet. They were getting nothing for CES once he was DFAed. They likely got $25,000, maybe $50k, because no one was going to give them a usable prospect when they could claim him free. Dumbasses.

@MisterRedlegs They got cash. Business as usual.

Dumbasses, dimwits and fantasy-leaguers who don’t understand these #Reds had only two choices in this transaction since he was DFAed: 1.) Get nothing because he would be a waiver claim; 2.) Take what someone is willing to give them.

A perfect image of the Trump era: A grandmother has to work at DoorDash in order to get by, while the president decorates his office in gold accent pieces.

@vapelawguy @CharlieG__ No serious barbecue eater thinks Boog’s ranks.

@CharlieG__ It was a bad deal unless the Reds got some Boog’s BBQ in return

The Reds have traded Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash considerations

This is interesting. The dumb call by the second base umpire is lifted, McLain is not tagged with an error for obstruction, so the #Reds' errorless streak to start the season reaches 11 games.

WOW!