Bill Thompson

Father (human/cat/dog), husband, Paramedic, Socialist, writer @OTB_Baseball; writer/owner Words Above Replacement. Member @IBWAA @sabr

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

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[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Twitter's an unorganized mess without a third party app to show Tweets chronologically, block out ads, & let me resume where I left off scrolling. I'm done here for the most part. I won't be posting much to Mastodon, but if I do you can find me at,

@[email protected]

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Seems like good ole Elon took away the functionality of the third party app I used to read Twitter. I'll likely be around way less as I really can't handle the non-chronological layout of Twitter on the app or web.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Colonizers gonna colonize.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not “ask forgiveness” from Algeria for France’s colonial occupation https://t.co/jETYgGOzQz

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

@yakyucosmo If the Giants take the restrictions off I'd slot Walker higher. He had the speed to be a 20/20 guy, but it seems the Giants don't want him to run.

[Brisbane Bandits @BrisbaneBandits]

TJ BENNETT WALK OFF HOME RUN AND THE BANDITS WINNNN!!!

INCREDIBLE 🤩TJ ties the modern ABL’s single-season record of 16.

This game highlight brought to you by Phoenix Law

[Edwin Hernández Jr. @MOP_KNOWS]

Mayagüez takes a 2-1 lead in #LBPRC⚾️🇵🇷 Semifinal Series A over Caguas with a score of 6-1, behind a superb performance from veteran Daryl Thompson.

He's been a beast in this league, since coming late last season:

7.0 IP
1 BB
7 K
3 H
0 ER

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

The only thing that makes sense is the Bears becoming publicly owned, just like their stadium.

[Johnathan Wood @Johnathan_Wood1]

That's cool and all, but the Bears aren't staying (and they shouldn't) unless you give them the stadium so they can monetize it for non-NFL games and let them develop the land around the stadium as well.

Doesn't make sense for Chicago or Bears.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Thinking affiliated ball is the end all be all is problematic, especially when it results in a lesser product and experience for the fans.

[Nathan Ruiz @NathanSRuiz]

The goal remains to bring affiliated baseball back to Frederick. City believes having teams in the Atlantic League and Dream League will help that process.

“Everything takes longer than I wish it did, but you just have to go through each step,” mayor Michael O’Connor said.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

He really needs to learn to act like he's been there before and play the game the right way.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Babe Ruth’s reaction to getting hit by a pitch is priceless

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Absolute joke of an organization.

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

New from me: MLB has quietly reinstated former Braves GM John Coppolella, 5 years after banning him for "life."
https://t.co/S2bd10wIfy

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

My old partner on the ambulance ended up staying in the room next to Xander Bogaerts while on vacation. What a small world.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

@Crewsett Oh, it's totally a cultural thing, I get that.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

Love Tanaka, but this is dumb. Don't ever cede ground to your employer like this, because they sure as heck will fight you tooth and nail to cede any ground in the other direction.

[Japan Times: Sports @jt_sports]

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka called his past two seasons "undignified" after it was announced he would take a large pay cut for 2023. https://t.co/7ugo701Mzs

[Yakyu Cosmopolitan @yakyucosmo]

It appears the Lotte Marines are losing RHP Tayron Guerrero. In addition to RHP Roberto Osuna joining SoftBank, the back end of Lotte’s bullpen has gotten significantly weaker this off-season.

[Thomas Carrieri @Thomas_Carrieri]

Chris Sale riding his bike on his way to grab some lunch during Spring Training. (March, 2023)

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

@thetweethaver The best guy.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

@IndyBallNation Get it on Google Podcasts, coward.

[Bill Thompson @BillCubbieBlue]

It's a majority of dudes in general I've found. I commented on a FB post from a dude I know that he shouldn't play ever again and was net with double digit dudes giving me the "innocent until proven guilty" spiel.

[Tyrone @TheTyroneP]

Imma need the white dudes with blue checkmarks to stop doing Trevor Bauer hypotheticals. He’s been credibly accused by multiple women and has shown no remorse/growth. No one should be talking about him as a baseball player right now.

[Aaron Carr @aaronAcarr]

"Research shows it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person experiencing homelessness while the yearly cost for providing supportive housing is $10,051."
https://t.co/26b85LFTNL