Today, Matt Olson will tie Dale Murphy’s record of 740 consecutive games played for the Braves 👏
He will do it exactly 40 years to the day since Murphy’s streak ended (July 9, 1986) according to the Braves Broadcast
Freddy's story is a quiet tragedy of modern social media. A German fan road-tripping through America, marveling at everyday life in the South, built a following of 753K almost overnight, purely on good vibes and genuine curiosity.
Then the machine turned.
Old posts resurfaced without context, critics attacked him for the audacity of having a good time, and the fame he never wanted disrupted the simple trip he came for.
And he left.
It's hard not to see it as proof that these platforms often chew up the very authenticity they pretend to celebrate.
I love how far-left baseball Twitter thinks these Dominican Republic kids invented fun. When I was in high school, Ryan Klesko would stay out till 4 am with your mom, then do this on TBS hungover.