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[Nick Bateman @nickbateman33]

I need to know what Keldric Faulk got on the wonderlic

[Pitch Profiler @pitchprofiler]

Joe Pohlad and the Pohlad family aren’t just a disgrace to baseball, they’re a stain on the entire state of Minnesota.

Their story starts in the Great Depression, not as scrappy underdogs, but as profiteers who made their fortune foreclosing on homes of desperate families who had lost everything. From day one, they were taking from the poor to enrich the rich, and that ethos has never left them.

For decades, the Pohlads have been infamously cheap, demanding that Minnesota’s taxpayers and fans foot the bill for their every whim. They’re not savvy businesspeople, they’re parasites.

In the early 2000s, they nearly let the Twins die. Attendance was down, they refused to invest, and the team was on the chopping block to be contracted alongside the Expos. The only thing that saved the franchise was a court injunction forcing them to honor their Metrodome lease.

By 2006, they convinced Minnesota to cover seventy-five percent of Target Field’s cost. A billion-dollar family, holding out its hand to working-class Minnesotans and demanding payment.

Fast forward to 2016, Jim Pohlad hires Derek Falvey to modernize the organization. For a moment, there was hope. Player development technology, advanced analytics, and a revamped coaching staff started to pay off. By 2019, the Twins won 100 games. By 2023, they broke their playoff curse. The arrow was pointing up.

Then Joe Pohlad took over, and steered the ship straight into the iceberg. He “right-sized” the team, gutted investments in talent and infrastructure, and erased the analytical and developmental edge the Twins had built.

By July 31, 2025, the gut punch landed: an all-time pathetic trade deadline where they dumped eleven players in a payroll purge disguised as a “fresh start.” It wasn’t a reset, it was a surrender.

The final hope Twins fans clung to was the idea that the Pohlads might finally sell. Now we know they won’t.

Joe Pohlad, and the rest of your dynasty of leeches, you are nothing more than generational thieves. You take from people who make less than you, give back nothing, and expect them to be grateful. Minnesota doesn’t owe you thanks. Minnesota owes you the door.

Fuck you, Pohlad family.

[bruuuuuce @DayNorthern]

@ByeongHunAn Scottie
Akshay

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: Millionaire cyclist who went viral for harassing a man for "driving too close," nearly has a panic attack after police tell him *he* will be receiving a citation.

73-year-old cyclist Gary Peacock harassed and detained a young man for driving "too close" to him.

Dashcam footage however shows that the young man, 22-year-old Pierce Kempton, actually moved his car to the left to avoid Peacock.

The incident happened in Park City, Utah.

When the police arrived, Peacock was adamant on having the police cite Kempton but tried backtracking after they told him that *he* would also be getting a citation for disorderly conduct.

The police officer told him it was too late.

"He doesn’t have to get out of his car for you, he doesn’t have to identify for you, you are not law enforcement."

"You were adamant that you asked for a ticket, and now, because you’re getting one, you want him to get out of it."

Kempton's charge was dismissed after he presented his dashcam footage.

Peacock was charged with disorderly conduct.

FAFO.

[Driveline Baseball @DrivelineBB]

What is this athlete's biggest mechanical deficiency?

[Lindsay Rhodes @lindsay_rhodes]

Week 3 WR sleeper- Greg Dortch, AZ

Slot receivers are eating against the Lions.

Cooper Kupp, Wk 1: 110 yds, 1 TD, 32 fantasy pts (35 of 50 routes from slot)

Chris Godwin, Wk 2: 117 yds, 1 TD, 24.7 fantasy pts (16 of 19 routes from slot)

*No Dortch isn't the same. Matchup is +

[Ian Hartitz @Ihartitz]

PPR fantasy points per game allowed ranks by position via @pfref (32 is a bad defense, 1 is a good defense)

[bruuuuuce @DayNorthern]

@LantzWheeler Would love to see the research suggesting the correlation between this move and injury if you have it on hand

[bruuuuuce @DayNorthern]

@jmthrivept Just curious, Why would his return be 7.5-8 months when waiting 9 months significantly decreases chance of graft re tear??

[Pitching Coach "U" @PitchingCoachU]

A good throwing schedule revolves around 3 types of days:

1. Low

These are low intensity and volume days.

Effort level should be at 50-60% RPE.

The main objective is to move the arm and to make 20-30 light throws.

When?

Day after high intensity throwing (bullpens, games, velo work).

2. Medium

These are moderate intensity with a little higher volume.

Effort level should be between 70-80% RPE.

These are great days to work on the delivery through:

- Plyo drills on the mound
- Movement based drills

These can also be good days to experiment with grips in catch play.

When?

Day before bullpens/games or 2 days after and before a high day depending on the schedule.

3. High

These are high intensity and volume days.

Effort level is at 90%+ RPE.

These can be:

- Game days
- Bullpens
- Long toss
- Velo based work

Week long cycle example (in-season):

Monday - Medium
Tuesday - High (bullpen)
Wednesday - Low
Thursday - Medium
Friday - High (game)
Saturday - Low
Sunday - OFF

2 Week long cycle example (off-season):

Monday - High
Tuesday - Low
Wednesday - Medium
Thursday - Low
Friday - High
Saturday - Low
Sunday - OFF
Monday - Medium
Tuesday - Low
Wednesday - High
Thursday - Low
Friday - Medium
Saturday - Low
Sunday - OFF

Exceptions to these schedules is in season at higher levels where you might have to pitch back to back days or 2 times in 3 days.

Recovery becomes that much more important.

It still boils down to these 3 types of days no matter what your schedule is.

RECAP

3 day cycle:

- Low
- Medium
- High

A good throwing program involves all three of these days to maximize recovery and performance.

@FlatgroundApp

[Ben Brewster @TreadAthletics]

The Problem with Interval Throwing Programs 🚨

Most pitchers will at some point in their careers progress through a return to throw program.

However, the standard protocols leave much to be desired.

A thread exploring this industry-wide problem.

[🧵]

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

🆙 Ultimate plyometric guide

Broken into the following 12 phases

1. Extensive prep

- Low intensity
- Tissue prep/rhythm

2. Extensive landings

- Build base handling of ground forces
- Accumulation

3. Extensive jumps

- Remove sharp loading
- Groove mechanics

⬇️ Continued

[bruuuuuce @DayNorthern]

@DK__DFS Let’s go DK!

[Alex Korff - PeakedInHighSkool @PeakedInHS_FF]

The #Dynasty Superflex Trade Value Chart is back for March!

I use aggregate expert ranks to feed my model and generate trade values for players. I then use an algorithm to calculate pick values as a function of prospects and ROS values.

@MyFantasyLeague #NFLfantasy

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

Nine of the last 11 Masters winners were at 1.7 SG tee to green or better in the 3 months leading into Masters month (Reed in 2018 and Hideki in 2021 were not).

Current qualifiers ..

Scheffler
Rory
Rahm
Morikawa
Cantlay
Homa
Finau

Just on the outside ..

Day
JT
Hatton
Hov

[Jax Falcone (scott) @DynoGameTheory]

I’m a mess.

I have absolutely loved Sean Tucker as a prospect for a long time. This past year was a slight disappointment, but it doesn’t erase what he’s done in the past.

Also, the season thats a ‘disappointment’ is a 1314 yard, 13 TD, 36 reception junior season.

5’9” 207

[Tom Broback @TomBroback]

Knee pain? Copy paste. Works great for patellar tendon pain. Works great for other knee pain as well. Progress as able. DM with questions.

[Marvin Elequin @FF_MarvinE]

If you're hesitant to draft another TCU Wide Receiver for your dynasty team, don't overthink it

Quentin Johnston >>> Doctson & Reagor

Johnston has a much better production profile & is one of only 3 WRs in this class projected in the +90th percentile in my model (~70% hit rate)

[Mick Hughes @mickwhughes]

See below to see my "bare minimums" to start a running program

Like everything, there's plenty more return to running criteria that could be used depending on your clinical practice and equipment availability - do you have any criteria that you set?

[Dr. Gerard McMahon @MuscleMechsLab]

So this is awkward 👀... looks like the banded side step, often used as a 'glute activation' exercise in sports... is actually least effective for glute activation in this study, with relatively low levels of EMG amplitude ⬇️

as per my article on @SportsmithHQ a few months ago