Brandon Cline

@ChinookObserver reporter | @EWUEagles & @_TheEasterner alum | Seattle sports | tennis enthusiast | mustard enjoyer | eternal Torrens truther

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Some Personal News™: this is my last week with The Ritzville Journal. I’ve accepted a position with the @chinookobserver & begin there next week.

I’m incredibly excited to be living and working on the Long Beach Peninsula, a place that’s been like a second home for me.

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@DrewSav Lincoln is excellent, and The Post is also quite good.

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@TalkinJake Jake do you know what they do to the frogs?

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@Mikehoncho_2 @TyDaneGonzalez I wouldn’t call a 3-run lead in the 7th inning particularly high leverage. Criswell’s come through in much bigger spots before, though.

He’d earned the chance to show what he can do in a high(er) leverage opportunity, and he fell flat on his face. It happens, unfortunately.

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@TyDaneGonzalez I’d probably just rather take my chances with Brash, but that’s a different conversation.

If they’re gonna ride with Munoz, then give him the ball & let him go. If they’re not, then maybe it’s time they give him some lower leverage work & use a committee in the 9th temporarily.

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@Mikehoncho_2 @TyDaneGonzalez In hindsight that’s the right call, but it’s no guarantee they’d all pitch scoreless innings. They were trying to avoid using both their lefties back-to-back in the first series of a three-city, no-days-off road trip.

The guys on the field need to perform, at some point.

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@TyDaneGonzalez (derogatory)

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@jr_avella @VanLathan He got 46% in his 2nd year on the ballot and more than doubled his support from his 1st year. History suggests he’s a virtual lock to get in before his 10 years of eligibility are up.

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@JoezMcfLy chemmmmmmmm

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@Jomboy_ I dunno, the home plate ump handled that situation well within reason imo. Could’ve rung up the first check swing without the appeal I guess, but I’m sure those aren’t easy judgements in live time.

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@FoolishBB *George Kirby liked this tweet*

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@WaxMetrix The only thing that's missing from Graphite -- and it's the same problem with most of Topps' other tennis sets -- is an enticing auto checklist. No Alcaraz, no Sinner, no Federer, extremely sparse Djokovic and Nadal. Those are the 5 biggest names in (men's) tennis this century.

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@hawkblogger FYI: https://t.co/sB5rRkZGqe

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This isn't true. Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are not considering bids for the Seattle Seahawks, per sources close to both men. Period, full stop.

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@RyanDivish Except build roofs for their large entertainment complexes, apparently.

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@LSscribe @azcsports How I imagine you looked having to type “fading dynasty” lol

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@JoezMcfLy Aaron Sorkin is a gifted writer

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ESPN Sources: Offensive Player of the Year and Super-Bowl champion Jaxon Smith-Njigba reached agreement with the Seattle Seahawks on a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that now makes him the highest-paid WR in NFL history. 

The deal averages $42.15 million per year, and includes over $120 million guaranteed, both setting records for any wide receiver.

The deal was confirmed by @WINSportsGroup.

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@baseballot

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@RealShelfy @TheRedStripesSG @Don_MannyOG Feels like only a few fanbases are capable of (partially) overcoming the corporate/neutral vibes at the Super Bowl -- when you can actually hear it come through on the broadcast. Eagles, Seahawks, prolly the Bills and Lions if they could ever make it.