Mike DeKalb

Tall. Bald. Bespectacled. Film history podcaster (@outoftouchstone). Old-school rap, Kansas City Royals, Edmonton Oilers, LA Sparks.

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My newest blog post details how I came to love professional women's basketball! #WNBA #WNBAFreeAgency https://t.co/4kTrTM9fVL

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@kendallbaker No worries. Love the newsletter - keep up the great work! 🙂

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@kendallbaker Did you accidentally leave the Sixers’ two championships out of your list of Philly titles in the newsletter today?

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@RoyalsWeekly If you both like Ben Schwartz, you should check out the DuckTales reboot. It’s amazing and he’s fantastic as the voice of Dewey.

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@IsaacAzout And then he can replace Bochy after his contract ends next season. I’m surprised Venable didn’t stick around to replace Bochy honestly.

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@LockedOnAngels @SuperHaloBros Lowe is a primary 2B and I’d love to see the Angels trade for him.

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@adrian_TYBG @mikestockton @Jared_Tims And the Giants are paying $3M of Soler’s salary as a signing bonus in both 2025 and 2026.

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@updawg77 Thank you for this! It’s a very thoughtful analysis of what I considered an unnecessary trade at first and now I think I’m more accepting of the deal. 🙂

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@OCHalosFan @TaylorBlakeWard He was a defensive liability in the OF and only played there because ATL already had Ozuna at DH. I really don’t understand this move as it’s going to take away the option of Trout at DH like you said.

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@Nick_GGTB @GoodGuysTB https://t.co/cmz1iBuIyM

You and @pathester21 should listen to this podcast for the interview concerning CHSN (though it might make your skin crawl)

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@anne__rogers My guess:

Game 3: Lugo (6 days rest)
Game 4: Wacha (4 days rest)
Game 5: Ragans (4 days rest)

That extra off day between Games 1 and 2 really helps line up the Royals rotation perfectly.

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@cmittens1 @petecoh @JeffPassan I still think Victory+ would be the way to go. Stream the games for free in the local market, then simulcast the games on free local TV for the older folks that don’t stream. I’m going to be very curious how it plays out for the Ducks this season.

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@cmittens1 @petecoh @JeffPassan As an Angels fan who’s blacked out in SoCal, my hope is that they either copy the Padres/Dbacks model OR move to Victory+ (the new free streaming platform that will be showing the Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars this season).

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@SheaSerrano This better be in your VHS collection!

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@ATLien14 @SheaSerrano Yeah I was gonna suggest that too: put your collection on that site so that everyone can see what you’ve got and won’t have to keep asking.

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@MarkZuckerman I’m convinced they heard @AlGaldi when he referred to them as the NY “Mess”.

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For comparison:

- MLB: 10 different champs from 1978-1987
- NHL: 9 different champs from 2003-2012 (2005 cancelled)
- NFL: 8 different champs from 2008-2015

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The winner of the 2024 @NBA championship will be the 6th different team to win a title over the past 6 seasons. It ties the longest such streak in league history.

1975-80 - Warriors, Celtics, Blazers, Bullets, SuperSonics, and Lakers
2019-24 - Raptors, Lakers, Bucks, Warriors, Nuggets, and Celtics/Mavericks
1954-58 - Lakers, Nationals, Warriors, Celtics, and Hawks
1971-75 - Bucks, Lakers, Knicks, Celtics, and Warriors
1977-81 - Blazers, Bullets, SuperSonics, Lakers, and Celtics

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@MirjamSwanson Big game from @katestarbird 🙂

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@dotsonc Picked this up at the Ohio History Center in Columbus!

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@realbenmcdonald My buddy and I are longtime fans of yours and we’ll be at the game tonight. Any chance we can do a quick meetup and grab a photo with you?

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@LockedOnAngels Have we figured out why this week’s episodes aren’t showing up on Amazon Music? Seems like it’s happening to a lot of the Locked On shows. @SuperHaloBros