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A stark reminder that even as homicides drop in D.C., the proportion of killings that are related to domestic disputes has been rising: https://t.co/mq91nHSx5G
Two articles on what happened on Pride Night in San Francisco that we highly recommend you read.
1.) @McCoveyChron https://t.co/3KoVwYoThy
2.) @GrantBrisbee at @TheAthleticMLB https://t.co/bMm88AFiHQ
OG Anunoby reveals he grew up collecting baseball cards and is a big New York Mets fan 🔥
"He listed Carlos Delgado as one of his favorites to watch... He also liked José Reyes, Pedro Martínez and, essentially, the entire Mets roster of the late 2000s."
(via @TheAthletic)
Episode 277: The Mets won’t see the West Coast again this season, but will they see Jorge Polanco?
Apple🍎: https://t.co/2TFTOwB6xb
Spotify🍏: https://t.co/pYeSTNwbyn
Whiplash on the timeline. The juxtaposition really is quite funny.
Francisco Alvarez: I have returned from tearing a ligament in 4 weeks.
Kodai Senga and Jorge Polanco: We may never be seen again.
If we can't get excited about a young player that's possibly part of the future having a five-hit game, please illuminate us on what fans are allowed to get excited about exactly.
Yesterday could prove to be the best game that Carson Benge will ever have. Before that, he had a .682 OPS and he has a negative defensive rating on FanGraphs.
Mets fans going bananas about a literal 4th OF.
Episode 276: The Mets are no longer in last place! Can Juan Soto and the incoming reinforcements provide life for the Mets’ offense in the month of June?
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Spotify🍏: https://t.co/KM8ECJdG5A
For those interested, which we all will be in December but can justify ignoring while everyone happily plays baseball here in May, the MLBPA made a proposal to the owners today. The owners did not accept it. I would expect this pattern to continue.
Very grateful. @apodoftheirown interviewed me about my probe into MLB's Department of Investigations--the secretive group that handles player scandals from Wander Franco to Shohei Ohtani--and the DOI's apparently lax effort on domestic violence.
https://t.co/77dZaJYsc2
Particularly impactful are the audio recordings that are a part of Bradford’s reporting, which he goes through in the thread below. (CW: violent and threatening language)
https://t.co/NmTi0FMjOJ
as many of you know, for [eyeblack] I've been examining how sports leagues handle allegations of violence against women.
I want to share a recording I obtained that, if true, is I believe very rare and very revealing
This an alleged call between MLB's EVP of Investigations Moira Weinberg—one of the highest ranked executives in Rob Manfred's commissioner's office—and a woman who accused a veteran baseball player she said choked her, slapped her, and locked her and their child out of their home.
I'll post the whole thing, then in a thread, walk through a few portions.
CW: intense and emotional discussion of domestic abuse
Episode 275: This week, we take a much-needed break from the Mets to talk to @BWDBWDBWD about his series on MLB’s domestic violence investigation process.
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We highly recommend you read Bradford’s reporting on eyeblack.
Part 1: https://t.co/w1YmdczdZD
Part 2: https://t.co/6gIgIXtRg0
Part 3: https://t.co/XJQ6lFZTg6