Luke Best

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

[Remz @Remzztrades]

Life changing market

Instead of 1 job, you need 2 now

[casey at the bat🏀🏆 CHAMPS @thebenchesclear]

tickets to see a bad baseball team play are like the only reasonably priced thing left in all of america

[YFK 友 @YourFriendKyle_]

Just to be clear, I don't like seeing the New York Mets & their fans go through this.

I absolutely love it.

[Reginald Beanstalk @ReggieHoggedUp]

I’m sorry baseball purists but PNC Park absolutely mogs Fenway or Wrigley

[NFL Fashion Advice @fashion_nfl]

Another absolute banger from the Braves.

Powder blue can do no wrong. And a strong start to MLB City Connect 2026.

[Micah Beutell @Micah_CBC]

Best General Admission spot in college baseball.

I can’t get out of my head how awesome it is that the Green Monster is a GA spot for @AuburnBaseball.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

FOR A $100,000 DONATION 💰💰

JACK HUGHES WITH AN ABSOLUTE SNIPE

#PMSLive

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Every kid in America should understand that this country was built by strong, passionate young men who were willing to fight to the death for their freedom.

That spirit has never disappeared.

It is deep inside all of us.

God. Family. Country. 🇺🇸

[Team USA @TeamUSA]

On top of the world. 🥇🥇

#WinterOlympics

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

The United States made HISTORY in Milan winning 12 gold medals, their most ever in the Winter Olympics 🇺🇸🥇

Team USA's previous record was 10 at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

"Our country loves sports and it brings us together unlike anything else."

Mike Tirico wraps up a HISTORIC #WinterOlympics for Team USA. 🇺🇸

[ESPN @espn]

Jack Hughes with an all-time quote after his all-time moment in the Olympics 🙌🥇

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Figure skater Alysa Liu’s first words following her extraordinary gold medal performance: “That‘s what
I’m f---king talking about. That was so much fun.”

Also: “I love struggling, actually. It makes me feel alive.”

This combination is at the heart of excellence, satisfaction, meaning, and fulfillment in life.

I interviewed over 100 elite performers across diverse fields for "The Way of Excellence."

What I found in all of them was a combination of fierce intensity and deep joy—a willingness to work hard, grind, and sacrifice; and also to have a whole lot of fun.

Too often we think it’s one or the other. But it’s both.

The best performers in the world are focused, determined, a little bit crazy, at times obsessive, and live mundane lifestyles that most people would find boring. That is all true. But the best performers in the world also experience deep joy in their crafts. What makes for greatness is being intense and joyful. It’s the joy that makes the ferocious dedication, drive, and intensity sustainable.

The ability to have fun while working hard is the greatest competitive advantage there is.

[Jordan Patu @Jordan_Patu]

I’ve become fascinated by Alysa Liu’s story from a sports psychology lens. I’m not sure I’ve seen a talented young athlete completely rid themselves of external pressures and attain the level of athletic & artistic freedom she has. This woman is a mental Goliath.

[Luke Best @Luke_Best1]

@Jordan_Patu good take

[Trevor Sikkema @TampaBayTre]

This was so damn filthy. The kind of game-winning, championship-winning goal you dream about as a kid. What a move

[Flappr @flapprdotnet]

Aerin Frankel started 5 games for Team USA

She faced 99 shots.

She gave up 2 goals.

She had 3 shutouts.

Unreal.

[Christopher Powers @CPowers14]

Whoever cued up the Sultans of Swing solo for this send off to commercial deserves a mega raise

[Sean Martin @PGATOURSMartin]

Rare non-golf tweet. It feels like college baseball is “having a moment.” Been seeing a lot of tweets intimating the same after opening weekend.

My fandom has definitely increased over the past ~3 years. Feels like there’s a couple reasons. Curious others’ thoughts.

- Quicker transition for top players to MLB. And MLB’s resurgent popularity.

- ESPN/ESPN+. Can now see a ton of games on streaming.

- College baseball stadiums rock. And it’s a super affordable ticket (as minor league prices seem to have gone through the roof.)

- The regular season is catching up to the popularity that the College World Series has long enjoyed.

- The strength of mid-majors. The big boys still dominate but mid-majors can compete. And, for a lot of those mid-majors, baseball is their top sport (like my alma mater) so you get more alumni interest.

- Non-conference play. Florida State comes to town twice this year to play Jacksonville and North Florida in Tuesday games. Not sure there’s another sport where major schools play so often at mid-majors.

- Three-game series. Gives the underdog even more chances to score the upset. Last year, Cal Poly lost the first two against then-No. 1

What am I missing?