He got it from his mama.
Bear 89, aka Backpack, is the 2026 Fat Bear Week champ. Turns out hefty runs in the family.
His mom, Holly the Duchess of Density, won in 2019. She carried him on her back as a cub and helped him survive a serious leg injury. Now her little Backpack has a crown of his own. 👑
There are only two historically acceptable send-offs for legendary pitchers.
One is having his wife and kid run out to the mound.
The other is letting him shout his coach off the mound.
We have had the distinct privilege of witnessing both.
one of the most devastating parts of seeing the bayeux tapestry irl was clocking that for 90% of it, the borders are these decorative animals, then the battle comes & they gawk in horror as the fighting spills over and the margin becomes this jumble of dismembered looted corpses
I asked the Amtrak employee in DC if I’m on the right acela cause I’m going to New York, but it says “Boston? He looked at me like I was the child George Bush personally left behind and said “What do you think is on the way to Boston?”