Nick Bowman

Seattle / Auburn / Bellevue

@BigMeanInternet @Richard__Beck @erikmbaker The "lines" are the legal strikezone that has existed for as long as there's been an MLB rulebook, broadcasts just started showing us those lines. Yes, the lines technically expanded with ABS since all you have to do is graze the zone now but they've always been there.

@Richard__Beck @erikmbaker This is what I'm talking about: there are no lines in baseball! They just invented them for the robots!!!

I don't think people understand that they changed the strike zone for the robots. This is a new strike zone. The TV box is real now but it was not real before.

@timkawakami Thoughts on the Niners kicking the tires on a trade for Brian Thomas Jr? Seems like a great way to bring in a talented cost-controlled stud at WR...

The 49ers' addition of Mike Evans was evidence of a practical and reasoned free-agency Day 1 -- but with one crisis pending sfstandard.com/2026/03/09/tre…

@akashanav Waiting a year or two means trying to build a Super Bowl contender without CMC, Trent Williams, or George Kittle playing anywhere near their peak (or at all?), with Fred Warner and Nick Bosa both in their 30s. Makes no sense to let the core age out while you wait to rebuild.

49ers on the other hand are back in the business of trying to add force multipliers to their roster, replenish depth, get younger, faster and set themselves up to truly compete in a year or two. Just important they nail draft picks

I understand the Rams trading for Trent McDuffie is frustrating from a 49ers' perspective, but I think the two teams are in different timelines. Rams are trying to maximize Stafford's last few years, have a home Super Bowl and a roster ready to compete with a hole at DB.

@AdamSchefter @ProFootballTalk It's almost like hand-timing has been scientifically proven to produce faster, inaccurate times. Crazy. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20072055/

@ProFootballTalk Just to prove you’re wrong, again.

A curious question emerges about WR Carnell Tate's official Scouting Combine 40-yard dash time of 4.52 seconds. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

@fimbres_paul @TealComet @deathbybadger True Polymorph is equal to *or less* than the creature’s CR, so this absolutely would work.

@TealComet @deathbybadger It literally doesn’t work. This story is fake. In D&D, both Polymorph and True Polymorph require you to transform the target into a target of equal Challenge Rating. The BBG of an extended campaign isn’t going to have a challenge rating of 3.

I've been running this D&D campaign for two and a half years. today we FINALLY get to the end boss, evil magic crackling from his fingertips, and they turn him into a killer whale and cast power word kill, I am sat there checking the rulebook like god fucking damn it he's dead

@Coach_Yac @7points Feels like we say this every year and each time the Niners sit on their hands for most of the offseason before drafting an O-lineman in the 3rd round and filling out the rest of the line with random castoffs.

@7points It’ll be interesting to see how long it takes them to address the OL in the draft this year

Donte Whitner on the biggest reason the 49ers lost to the Seahawks last weekend: “In the trenches the Seahawks are bigger, stronger, and meaner than the 49ers. Whenever you hear people talk about football, what do they say? The game is won in the trenches… Until the 49ers revitalize their offensive and defensive lines, they’re going to continue to be looking up at the Rams and the Seahawks. This offseason, that’s where John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan need to focus on, in the trenches.” via: @thegritcode | @DonteWhitner

@gggiants I think all fans can agree that their main priority is responsible corporate governance! Did the Giants sign exciting players that will help the team compete? Who cares, as long as the team's private equity partners are happy and profitable!

Ha ha ha

@SleeperMLB Giants legend Damon Minor (bonus points for the wild batting stance)

Reply with an MLB player that was a “one-hit wonder” and I’ll decide if you can come in 👇

@LombardiHimself At the time the Niners acquired Willis he was a former 3rd round pick on his 3rd team in 3 years with 3 career sacks. Davis was also a former 6th rounder, also on his 3rd team in 3 years, and Omenihu was a 4th year 5th rounder.

The track record as a whole is aggressive. The fact that you can't process that is not a good look. (Side note: Willis was directly responsible for road playoff win over a #1 seed in the snow)

@TheBGustafson And the one time they did bust him inside was when Brash struck him out with a heater in on the hands in Game 5, need way more of that.

T-Mobile absolutely lighting up for Geno’s slam. #SeizeTheMoment

@TheBGustafson ABS can’t come soon enough, M’s have been treated to some abysmal strikezones this postseason.

Just feels right having Ichiro back in right field at T-Mobile.

@BrandiKruse Not to split hairs here, but…

When a mainstream journalist is accosted by a right-wing militant here's how legacy media covers it:

@DubsBetterr They wanted to force the switch to GPII like they did on an earlier possession where Sengun was able to bully his way to the rim. Payton was just ready for it this time and boxed out the switch so that Draymond stayed on Sengun.

@timkawakami Genuinely would love to see a discussion between you and @LombardiHimself about the Niners offseason for @sfstandard, as two Niners guys at the same outlet with completely opposing views on the team's approach

Thank God I'm writing a 49ers column soon You guys prefer draft picks over players. They'll all be stars, I know. Some of 49ers' recent top-160 picks: Trey Lance, Drake Jackson, Ty Davis-Price, Spencer Burford, Danny Gray, Cam Latu, Jake Moody, Ambry Thomas Drafting is hard.

@GeeScottSr Easily the best nachos in any city.

Had a taste for some Carne Asado nachos on Sunday and pulled up to Matador in Tacoma.

@NerdSalmon @KrakenIceplex cc @robeeaquino

#oopsallgoalies Happening this Saturday at @KrakenIceplex ! 630-830pm. 2 sheets of ice. 70 goalies. Free for fans! #seakraken

Name a better cinematic version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ than Patrick Stewart’s 1999 version. I’ll not wait as this is social media and ima cuddle with my spouse as we rewatch A Christmas Carol.