i am so happy this piece is finally out. one thing about it, i can always count on writing and thinking with @DaShaunLH to clarify the point at the heart of the matter.
There’s no excuse for Imam Jamil nor any other captive to rot in prison with movements are this robust
this is the 9th time ronald acuña jr. has been hit by the miami marlins in his career (94th career game).
the rest of the NL East has hit him 9 times (249 career games).
he’s been hit by the marlins the same amount of times as the next 2 teams combined. this is an outlier.
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Michael Harris II among center fielders in the 2nd half:
AVG: .366 (1st)
SLG: .693 (1st)
wOBA: .454 (1st)
OPS: 1.078 (1st)
ISO: .327 (1st)
Hits: 37 (1st)
Triples: 3 (1st)
wRC+: 197 (1st)
fWAR: 1.6 (1st)
His 93.2 MPH AVG EV is only behind Oneil Cruz. Adjustments I've noticed:
I’m a BIG Michael Harris II fan
To see the turnaround he has had this season is awesome.
Baseball can be a LONELY game. When you are lost you are really lost. When you find it, it can be the best feeling in the world.
MHII has gone through it this year but he’s BACK baby.
Early season (left side): 1st 87 G:
348 PA / .210AVG / .552OPS / 14XBH (6HR) / 43RBI / 21.0K% /48 wRC+
Now (right side): Last 31 G:
128 PA / .355AVG / 1.015OPS / 19XBH (7HR) / 17RBI / 16.4K% / 180 wRC+
So pumped for him! @MoneyyyMikeee
and by “only revolution can destroy it” i mean this. these are the stakes of “no cop city, no cop world.” it is the only thing that is actually to be done.
anything less than that is ofc a (fascist) reform, or rather, a renegotiation of the terms of slavery.
The time for a renewed political prisoner defense movement is HERE. Folks have been doing the work for decades and decades. Time to generalize this. IT IS TIME and this is the beautiful legacy of militant abolitionism