Dizzy Gillespie

Europe baseball, leader development, left-handed catcher and knuckleballer (in development)

[MLB Draft @MLBDraft]

With their 14th-round pick (No. 402 overall), the @BlueJays select @KUBaseball right-handed pitcher Mathis Nayral, who is looking to become the first player born and raised in France to reach the Majors.

Watch live: https://t.co/h080jbn5Dp

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”

Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”

Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”

Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”

[baseballstatcz @baseballstatcz]

Marek Chlup is coming back to Extraliga after 2 years playing professionaly in US, Japan and Mexico

[NPB on reddit @NPB_Reddit]

Asian leagues are becoming a career springboard for pitchers. Here’s why https://t.co/NzLFs7gWL6 #npb #kbo #cpbl

[citykush @citykush1]

FIFA: “We’re not involved in visas”
Also FIFA’s bid guarantees: “Host will ensure entry for accredited persons”

The US signed guarantees to admit accredited WC personnel...
...then denied CAF’s Ref of the Year 2 days before the tournament for “vetting concerns” with no details, no appeal, no backup plan.

[Martin Cernak | Slovak Baseball Federation @Martin76514799]

The Adam Macko dream is alive! 🇸🇰
Born in Slovakia, Adam’s week vs. NYY:
Tue: 1st MLB start
Wed: 1st K (Chisholm)
Thu: 1st Win!
The Slovak big league dream stays alive! 😍 (Photo: https://t.co/y4lBlzZXDI)

[Jon Morosi @jonmorosi]

Moment of appreciation for Randal Grichuk.

Grichuk homered in the 9th inning today for the @WhiteSox; he has an .815 OPS this year.

Among all position players from the first round of the 2009 @MLB Draft, @RGrich15 ranks 2nd (to Mike Trout) in games played and home runs.

Eddie Bane, then the @Angels scouting director, selected Grichuk & Trout with back to back picks.

I’d say Bane did well. So have Trout and Grichuk.

@MLBNetwork @MLBPipeline

[Young Bucs @YoungBucsPIT]

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[MLB's Arizona Fall League @MLBazFallLeague]

Welcome to the show, Brandan Bidois (2024 Scottsdale Scorpions).

Bidois made his debut tonight for the Pirates becoming their first Australian-born pitcher in Pirates history. In seven games (7.2 IP) with Scottsdale, Bidois had 14 strikeouts

[Daniel Kim 대니얼 김 @DanielKimW]

Here is a pic of Sung-mun Song, Hyeseong Kim and Jung-hoo Lee getting ready for a game back in ‘19. If you had told me that this trio would be competing against each other in NL West, I’d tell that you are crazy. Pretty amazing that they’ve made it this far. #MLB #Dodgers #Padres #SFGiants #KBO #KiwoomHeroes

[Boston Bruins @NHLBruins]

Czeching in for Game 6 🇨🇿

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

In 1960, a quiet woman at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was handed a routine file. It was for a drug already sold in nearly 50 countries—a sedative called thalidomide, widely marketed as safe for pregnant women.

Most people would have signed off. Frances Oldham Kelsey didn’t.

New to the FDA, she noticed something others had overlooked—or ignored. The data was thin. Reports of nerve damage were buried. The safety claims felt… too clean. While the pharmaceutical company pushed aggressively for approval, sending repeated requests and mounting pressure, Kelsey held her ground. She asked for more studies. Then more. And more.

Behind the scenes, the pressure wasn’t subtle. Drug companies expected quick approvals. Delays meant lost profit. For a young female reviewer in a male-dominated system, saying “no” wasn’t just professional resistance—it was personal risk. She was challenging an industry that wasn’t used to being challenged, especially not by a woman.

Then the truth surfaced.

Across Europe, thousands of babies were being born with devastating deformities—missing limbs, malformed organs—traced back to thalidomide taken during pregnancy. It became one of the worst medical disasters of the 20th century.

Because Kelsey refused to approve it, the United States was largely spared.

Her skepticism saved countless lives.

In 1962, she was awarded the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by John F. Kennedy—one of the highest honors a civilian could receive. But her impact didn’t stop there. Her stand forced sweeping changes in drug regulation, leading to stricter testing requirements and proof of efficacy before approval. The system became safer because she refused to bend.

She didn’t shout. She didn’t grandstand. She simply refused to compromise when it mattered most.

And that’s what made her dangerous—in the best possible way.

© Women In World History

#archaeohistories

[Minor League Baseball @MiLB]

🚨 CYCLE ALERT 🚨

@RedSox infielder Tsung-Che Cheng lays down the bunt to complete the first cycle in @WooSox history!

[Pittsburgh Pirates Player Development Report @PGHplayerDev]

David Matoma RHP
@The_Marauders

1 IP
2 H
0 BB
3 K
0 ER

#LetsGoBucs

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

The Army Chief of Staff, a combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, asked Pete Hegseth why he was blocking the promotions of two Black officers and two female officers who had earned them.

Hegseth refused to answer. Then he fired him.

Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military.

Hegseth has now fired or sidelined more than a dozen generals and admirals.

He is an out-of-control, unqualified former TV host and nobody in the Republican Party will say a word about it because they don’t want to make Trump angry.

https://t.co/WgdehtOAC3

[Jason Mackey @JMackey_PGH]

We're through 1 of 81 at home, 7 of 162 overall. We have a welder's hood & orange traffic cones. Pirates fans are already going bonkers with excitement.

Yesterday was something else, huh? https://t.co/JIFTngKZmv

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The biggest military operation since Iraq was planned by five people...

Only a handful of officials were reportedly looped into the planning for Operation Epic Fury: Vance, Rubio, Hegseth, and Gen. Caine.

That's it.

Senior diplomats who manage Middle East affairs were told nothing.

They found out the bombing had started from social media and news reports.

The State Department didn't urge Americans to leave the region until after the war began, by which point commercial airspace was already closed and tens of thousands of Americans were stranded.

Nobody planned how to evacuate U.S. citizens.

Nobody solved for who would lead Iran after the strikes.

Nobody had a strategy for reopening Hormuz if Iran closed it.

And the officials who could have raised those questions were deliberately kept out of the room.

The administration says the small circle was "by design" to allow fast decisions and prevent leaks.

But speed and secrecy aren't the same as planning.

The Iraq War had months of deliberation across dozens of agencies and it still went sideways.

This operation just had a group chat and a gut feeling.

Source: WSJ

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

We don't always have to wait for an election to see results.

Last week I met Granite Staters raising their voice against this proposed ICE detention facility.

Today, they won: the Trump administration gave up. Never underestimate your own power in moments like these.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

2/20 🤔’s from an AA meeting

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I will develop the courage necessary to meet life. I cannot possibly meet the challenges of my life without courage. Today I understand that courage is something I develop. Each time I go through an experience that stretches me, each time I hold my own feet to the fire, each time I discipline myself and hold myself to a slightly higher standard than before, I grow inside, I get a little bit stronger, I strengthen my own courage to meet the next challenge.

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Often the difference between a bad attitude and a good one is simply what you call it. You can be lonely or enjoy blessed solitude. You can be burdened or building strength. People can use you or you can be of use to others.
~Pocket Sponsor

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Rockbottom: When things got worse faster than I could lower my standards.
~Alkiespeak

[Ballengee Group @BallengeeGroup]

#Pirates prospect Alessandro Ercolani will play for Team Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic @WBCBaseball #SanMarino