Ben

Economist, retiree-in-training.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

Texas people are suddenly screaming, so I'm guessing A) The Cowboys are playing, and B) they were subject to a highly disagreeable decision by the referees

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@Evan_P_Grant I'm not, Evan. It really happened.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@fblinthicum People forgot it existed before anyone had a reason to make fun of it. Kind of like UNO WHO is a real thing (sort of) not just a joke.

[Tony Hernández @TonyHdezUSN]

@Ken_Rosenthal

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@Ken_Rosenthal right now:

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@FaulknerHank @The_Uchihoe @JeffPassan

[Fierce PC @FiercePC]

Tap to reveal what you're getting this Christmas! 👀🎁

[BuckyThreadkiller @buckysportsguy]

You have to think if the Astros best player had been eligible for the postseason, this would have been a whole different Series.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

What's funny is, NOBODY believes the Astros didn't cheat this time, either. I feel bad for Dusty Baker, because I honestly believe he just sits there and the team is run by other people.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

https://t.co/C5lfC7HOA3

[Levi Weaver @ThreeTwoEephus]

Devoid of context, the Rangers’ tweet seemed like a benign statement against bullying, no?

But by removing all mention of LGBTQ+ youth from an initiative specifically aimed at helping that group, they doubled down on a persistent and outdated message. https://t.co/gVt0tKs9Xb

[Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal]

The team is the Rangers. And MLB should not stand for this.

[Levi Weaver @ThreeTwoEephus]

Time for a game of “spot the difference,” wherein one team conveniently leaves out one little part of the message.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@BaseballBrit Diverseappeal-o-meter is detecting nothing, sir.

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@Evan_P_Grant

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

The pearl-clutching and dick-waving in the responses (along with all the "wellaktually") makes me lose hope for humanity:

[WFAA @wfaa]

The survey also found that those who say they will "definitely not" get the vaccine are more likely to identify as at least one of these: uninsured and under 65 years old, Republican and/or white Evangelical Christian. https://t.co/9xNuQksvtP

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

"The study did not include data from people who were fully vaccinated", yet WFAA says the headline is true?

[WFAA @wfaa]

The study found fully vaccinated individuals were at greater risk for COVID-19-related hospitalizations compared to those who were unvaccinated and previously infected. https://t.co/1xIejR181G

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

3 people arrested for allegedly assaulting an NYC restaurant hostess after she asked a group of diners visiting from Texas to show proof they had been vaccinated before seating them. https://t.co/EQV1QFS2le

[Ben @Magic8Baseball]

@BottomOfDeOrder You just have to get the angle (of the home run) right...