James (Bucky) Dent

Full-time freelance sportswriter, covering mostly SIU sports. Umpire, jack of some trades and awesomely sarcastic according to a friend.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

This is how cartoonishly out of touch FIFA is with reality.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

One of my favorite anecdotes from the build-up to this World Cup, which reveals so much about the collision between FIFA and U.S. cities.

The day a FIFA exec told Los Angeles that LA needed to be “put on the map.”

@TheAthleticFC

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@JerryBeach73 Could they work Saturday in the Valley?

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@JPerrotto That puts hammer to nail.

[shelby @thetrueshelby]

Imagine being in the MAGA cult and trying to defend this shit 🤡

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@johnkretz99 @CoachSteveErnst We'll see many more of these with the shot clock.

[Mike Mutnansky @MikeMutnansky]

History!

2026 Red Sox become the first team since 1901 to have the first three hitters in their order all strike out in their first three at bats of a game.

125 years!

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@johnkretz99 @VinnysCorner1 Get serious.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

How much money would he make in today's game?

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Not enough people talk about Ken Singleton

• .282/.388/.436 (.824 OPS), 132 OPS+
• 3x ASG, 1983 WS Champ with BAL
• Won the Clemente Award in 1982
• 41.8 WAR, 2029 hits, 3134 TB
• 317 2B, 246 HR, 1065 RBI
• Switch-hitter with pop
• Born in New York City
• 1st round pick by NYM
• Had 20 HR 5x, 100 RBI 3x
• Played at least 151 games 8x
• Finished top10 in MVP voting 4x
• Had more BB (1263) than K (1246)
• Member of the Orioles Hall of Fame
• .333 BA & .812 OPS in the postseason
• A terrific Yankees broadcaster for years
• Had outstanding seasons for MON and BAL
• At 6-foot-4, Ken Singleton is tied with HOF’er Chipper Jones for the distinction of tallest switch-hitter with at least 200 HR and 1000 RBI

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

In 1977, the Kansas City Royals got their uniforms stolen right before the game started so they had to wear the Brewers jerseys to get the game in

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@JPerrotto @Travis1 Phil Villapiano

[Covie @covie_93]

A FIFA referee has spent more time in federal custody for being Somali than anybody on epstein's list who raped kids.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

The Knicks lost last night after Donald Trump attended the game. So why does it feel like Joe Biden is the one who jinxed them?

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

As I was paying $8 for a pound of ground beef today, I thought to myself, “Thank god we spent millions of dollars so Donald Trump could take a nap at the NBA Finals”

[Exposing Clay Travis @ExposingClay]

Clay Travis, who was watching the game at home, tells @Rachel__Nichols, who was IN THE BUILDING, that what she heard at MSG was not true.

Remarkable.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

When I fell asleep at the Garden, the Knicks were Winning. Then when I wake up, I see the Spurs have "won." It seems that in the 4th Quarter, the so-called referees kept "finding" Points for the Spurs. Rigged! Fake Game!

by Donald J. Trump

[shelby @thetrueshelby]

They act like the biggest threat to society is a single mom buying soda with food stamps instead of a billionaire buying his 13th senator.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

@JPerrotto @TheSports_Shift Sammy Khalifa

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

This one goes into the history books at 10:17 p.m. as a 13-0 Freeburg win over Pinckneyville.
The Midgets (28-9) advance to the 2A semifinals Friday in Champaign. Panthers finish 24-11.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

Four more runs for Freeburg in the 6th, including a 2-run double from pitcher Cohen Merrill, to make it 13-0. Merrill back to the mound in an attempt to end this game an inning early.
Pinckneyville needs 4 more runs just to play the 7th inning.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

9-0 Freeburg after 4 1/2 innings. No. 9 batter Trey Tampow laces an RBI double into the left field corner, further advertising the depth of the Midgets' lineup. They have 9 hits on the night.