Benjamin Pope

not the Blackhawks beat reporter of the same name. UCSD Alum. Grad student at Arizona. Fervent designated hitter opponent

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@RaisinBranin @J_Dizzle_Yall @thestevenwoods He looked overmatched against Duran

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@Blue_In_MO @skramer00 Why not just call it Arrowhead Stadium (without the GEHA)?

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@GianniNJD The Canes' owner is a real piece of work

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@seantpendergast Congrats to Charlie on getting cast on the new season of White Lotus!

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@rhs76 @brianbeckner @travisrodgers Corvette guy is into the exotics:

[Ted Leitner @TedLeitner]

You get these headlines in a dictatorship-never before in America. IRS can put YOU in jail but the trump crime family is protected. VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT for this ongoing treason

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@rhs76 @travisrodgers @BrianBeckner Last night I was watching an old episode of Bones whose plot centers on diplomatic immunity, and I couldn't help but think of Oscar Pistorius and "Diplomatic immunity! You could not give me a parking teek-et"

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@MattNorlander Something in the Pacific or Mountain time zone wosuld make a lot of sense to be able to stagger the start times, as a complement to Dayton being in the Eastern time zone

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@jrhubersxm @czabe Every time I hear him call a game that's my thought, that he's trying to out-Gus Gus Johnson

[Quentin Jammer @JAM_I_AM_23]

I’m not being political at all, but why tf is Donald Trump still in office?

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@MarcelAndRogie The Golden Knights should send the Kraken a nice bottle of bubbly for showing that it wasn't just the expansion rules that led to their success

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

Thank you Quickie for being an instrumental part of two Stanley Cups and a third trip to the WCF

[Alec Martinez @amartinez_27]

Congratulations to one of the biggest competitors I’ve ever been able to share the ice with! It was an honor to play with him, win with him, and appreciate all the times (there were a lot) when he bailed me out with a huge save no one had any business making. Sometimes hockey can be poetic and passing him the @StanleyCup will go down as one of the most special moments of my life. Congratulations to him on such an incredible career, but more importantly, to him and his family for being some of the most generous and special people Emily and I have ever had the chance to be around!!

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@czabe @scottlinn_ @stevesolomon Family Guy had a brilliant take down of Dane Cook, with a cutaway to someone in the crowd at one of his shows, "He was on the internet and I'm in college"

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@travisrodgers @brianbeckner @rhs76 #QuicklyYugeQuickly https://t.co/zNG5kEfmlz

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

Tiger Woods crashing his car while under the influence of something, then immediately calling Donald Trump to weasel his way out of it, is the perfect metaphor for Trump’s second term.

[Shane Dale @ShaneDaleAZ]

I did my best to choose my words carefully.

I won't pretend that the voice of a part-time podcaster who doesn't live in Tucson will matter much, but I wanted to get this out there nonetheless.

CC @SVGarimella

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

Final four for Arizona! #BearDown

[Wester Rod @djromito]

@MLB @Adobe MLB’s 2026 Opening Week schedule is a nightmare for the average fan. Requiring a Netflix subscription for Opening Night, Peacock for the Mets/Pirates, and Apple TV+ for Friday doubleheaders is predatory fragmentation.

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@Swolletariat It really is the best. weekend morning and weekday evening games start at 10a and 5p generally, respectively, better than the 9a and 4 p in Pacific time, but without the jacking up of your sleep schedule like in Eastern and to a lesser extent Central time

[Benjamin Pope @StatsMan2886]

@DanWolken Schools like Butler, Creighton, and Xavier are perfect examples. Rather than winning the A-10/Horizon League/MVC and winning a game or two in the tournament, they're now middling teams in the Big east.