Mark

Probably at work, listening to @wolfalicemusic, or thinking baseball, beach, or history.

[Red Sox @RedSox]

On the anniversary of our ‘04 World Series victory, watch “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox” – streaming now on Netflix.

[gherkin rowsell @gherkinrowsell]

Three Years of Blue Weekend by Wolf Alice

[Mark @DoverMark]

@RedSox, will there be on-field bp before tonight’s game? thanks!

[best of wolf alice @wolfalicedaily]

happy mother's day to HER specifically

[Craig Caudill @CraigCaudill19]

Who else thinks it’s time for ⁦@FurmanU⁩ to bring back ⁦⁦@FurmanBaseball⁩ ? I’d love to show the boys a beautiful afternoon game at Latham Stadium.

[Mike OBrien @mikeob59]

The @RedSox just gave up a 2 run homer to go down 3-2, and this happens one out later. Make it stop @scottzolak @ZoandBertrand @bostonradio

[Mark @DoverMark]

9 @lavedamusic shows in 5 days is exactly why i’m going to @sxsw next week ☑️😎

[Mark @DoverMark]

if @wolfalicemusic is in LA right now working on album 4, pls hop a flight to austin next week for some secret sets at @sxsw. i miss u. @elliecrowsell @joeldilla @Joffoddie1 @SteadyTheo @ryanmalcs 📷: denver 22.10.10

[Mark @DoverMark]

Stoked to FINALLY find a copy of this gem! @lavedamusic

[Laveda @lavedamusic]

Laveda March 2024 Tour. excited get back on the road. tell your friends. tell your enemies. we can’t wait to see you 🖤

more info/tickets at https://t.co/L4Nu8B6PYx

[gherkin rowsell @gherkinrowsell]

Wolf Alice Advent Calendar 2023, Day Four ❄️ Wolf Alice covering ‘Sense’ by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

63 MLB players were "non-tendered" yesterday by their teams.

1st-round picks, All-Stars, and Playoff heroes among them.

The brutal reality of getting to MLB free agency:

Getting to the big leagues is one thing, staying long enough to cash in via the free agent market is an entirely different thing.

In baseball, the rules work like this:

·     Years 1-3 players make league minimum salaries.
·     Years 3-6 players get yearly raises via arbitration.
·     Years 6+ players get to test the free agent market.

Let me say this another way, in order to get to the free agency we all see on ESPN you have to get to the big leagues and perform every year for six consecutive years.

That means you have to be good enough in those first three years to stay and be valuable enough each year of arbitration for the team to keep you.

Arbitration is a year-to-year process where your career contributions are added up and compared to former players who look like you.

·     Similar positions
·     Similar performance
·     Similar amount of MLB time

The team then decides if the amount they are going to have to pay you is worth it. If not, they "non-tender" you. Said more simply, they fire you if you aren't worth the raise.

That is what just happened to 63 MLB players this week, they got fired.

Players with 3 to 5 years of MLB service time, left to find a new home.

Many of those players will be fighting for a job next spring.

Many of those players will sign contracts with no guarantees.

In a business that is "What have you done for me lately" this is the reality.

Loyalty is reserved for those buying tickets, not those in the dugout.

It is not personal, it is just the business of pro sports.

[Mark @DoverMark]

Nothing else going on in Boston this weekend can parallel the challenge of getting rocked by @LettersToCleo here and now at @ParadiseRockClb. Night 1 ✅. Night 2, let’s go…

[Mark @DoverMark]

This is the sign of a very good weekend!

[Mark @DoverMark]

@letters_to_cleo weekend at @paradiserockclub is so perfectly Boston #legends 🙌🏻

[Robby Bowers DO, PhD @TheDrROBO]

Sometimes I go back and look at this post and still 3.5 years later, I can’t believe it is real. Will never forgive @FurmanU and it’s leadership for doing this. It’s a shame to feel forever fractured from your alma mater.

[Variety @Variety]

Slow Pulp Went to a Cabin in Wisconsin and Came Out With One of 2023's Best Rock Records https://t.co/z0u8RYwLyj

[Mark @DoverMark]

@lavedamusic

[Mark @DoverMark]

@lavedamusic was amazing in Boston tonight. This band is very special!

[Mark @DoverMark]

can’t wait! @lavedamusic @OBriensPub02134