David Kelly

Personal account. Humbled Mets Fan

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

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[David Kelly @DNKelly]

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[David Kelly @DNKelly]

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[David Kelly @DNKelly]

I guess I won’t be flying @KLM anytime soon. This is apparently ridiculous, consistent behavior.

[Mark Ezzell @MarkEzzell]

A bit more on the discriminatory actions last week by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines:

The KLM Royal Dutch Airlines gate agent gave me the following explanation for refusing me to board my flight last week:

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

My kids are way past their playing days, but THIS!!!! Playing sports is a great way to learn so many crucial life lessons. Let that be what they take from their sporting experience and not some misguided thought into what parents want the experience to be.

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@SpanbergerForVA Does that mean you would have vetoed HB978 if had passed and will veto it next session if it passes? No rush, I’ll wait for your response.

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@MikeJanela Have you ever had another conversation with him since that?

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@CaseyJ_516 Rusty Staub

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

Can’t really argue with this

[nugget chef @jayhaykid]

A+ here from @DSzymborski on Mets (and Yankees) fandom

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@spittinchiclets @grok is this a real video or an ai video?

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@acaseofthegolf1 @BahamasKFTour Now I want him to win

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

Without comment, which is hard for me. At least this isn’t a @Mets thing.

[Colin Dunlap @colin_dunlap]

I have no idea who is right and who is wrong - or what the email form said.
But I just received, perhaps, the most hilarious texts I have ever received in my life …. Go Bucs.

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

Thanks @FlyFrontier for screwing up holiday plans by stranding my wife overnight for 6 hours & having her arrive alone in a foreign country 8 hours before the rest of us. The cherry on top is not being able to answer ANY questions as to why it happened. #frontierairlines #fail

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

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[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@Mike_kim714 And????

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@joshsatin @Jolly_Olive @joshsatin @Jolly_Olive You can’t convince me there isn’t a culture issue here. Nimmo waived a no trade clause to leave. Diaz didn’t return a phone call. Alonso didn’t even get an offer.

[New York Mets @Mets]

Thank you, Brandon 🧡💙

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@Bcrossover15 lol

[David Kelly @DNKelly]

@DougHeye Details