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John Manuel

@johnmanuelnc

Greek-American. Baseball person. Views expressed here are mine & mine alone.

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You rose to the moment … kudos!

08.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If Auburn makes the tournament just stop having it. You play … to win … the game!

08.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This seems like a bad move. Hard to find more dedicated fans than Japan’s baseball junkies who stay up to watch Ohtani at 3 am

04.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hans, the previous guy was like 89!

04.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The real story is that foreign govts try to "interfere" all the time. In 2020 and 2024 we had mechanisms to catch them, call them out, & mitigate damage. Now, those mechanims are gone & the Trump admin would prefer to exploit "foreign interference" to justify a federal take-over of elections.

28.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 2528 πŸ” 728 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9

What, no Foppert?

01.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with long hair and a beard is standing in front of a sign that says " you got this " ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is standing in front of a sign that says " you got this "
25.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since this will likely come up in the SOTU: Yes, US stock markets are up since Trump took office (14%).
But in the rest of the world, markets are up WAY more. Cumulative market gains are more than triple ours (43%)

24.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 2015 πŸ” 786 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 57

Really glad to hear Jay Williams talking Darryn Peterson during a 1-point game between two very good teams right before halftime. The ESPN podcast-during-a-game approach has gotten super old.

24.02.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

23.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 9117 πŸ” 4209 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 518

Great game, Canada!

It was an honor/honour to
play against such fantastic neighbors/ neighbours.

22.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 2795 πŸ” 372 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 22

So you’re saying that a corrupt former president who abused the powers of his office can face charges, be convicted, and be held accountable?

Tell me more.

19.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 589 πŸ” 147 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2
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While Rube Foster was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame as an executive, he easily could have been inducted as a player and a manager as well. Foster was successful in all aspects of the game.

17.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Yes.

10.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That wouldn’t be enough for you? Being good enough to play 20 years is freaking hard man. More than one way to have a great career. And the voters have evolved a lot since the Juan Gone days, as you know.

26.01.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Writer throwing shade at the writers … I don’t know man. I would vote for Bonds but he isn’t out because of pettiness. Surprised you think so little of your fellow scribes.

21.01.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not always clear cut but I would put the team that drafted him on the cap. The Royals had the guts to draft Beltran and developed him, they should be recognized IMO.

21.01.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard agree. Feels like @matteddyba.bsky.social and I had that discussion on a BA podcast long ago but maybe it was just on the phone? Playoffs put him over the hump IMO.

20.01.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWhatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.”

~Daniel Webster.

Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.

Image: Public domain.

18.01.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 418 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Disappointing Hubert performance. They got Trimble back and fell apart defensively.

15.01.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I would prefer a different outcome. I would prefer a smidge of defense. Alas.

15.01.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Public libraries are awesome with a Capital A

02.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No cheating… repost with the most recent picture of your pet

02.01.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tell me I'm wrong, but the Post Office isn't supposed to turn a profit.
Firefighters and Police aren't meant to generate revenue. Not everything in society needs to be about making money.

Stop the #Privatization of America!

14.12.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 1624 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 14
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Sure but it is literally his job. Here are my son’s pics from
End of game, tells the whole story.

14.12.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And … not close.
Not much of a play design there from Wade.

14.12.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s amazing

14.12.2025 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning Victor Wembanyama

11.12.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 13

Extremely true, having spent time around my parents’ home, it has escalated significantly post-pandemic. Everything is a grift now, it’s infuriating

05.12.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp

A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.

This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives

05.12.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 2476 πŸ” 1211 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 128