Patrick M. O'Connell

Writer. Book-reading dad, light-hitting softball player, neighborhood walker, outdoor explorer. Is it time for karaoke?

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@lost_ballparks I visited there when reporting this story during the 2016 World Series. Cool place and worth a stop: https://t.co/5qYOC2uQYb

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@CaseyNolen Old Line State also

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@JeffCoen My weakness is lightly kicking the clumpy piles of sidewalk salt so it is more evenly distributed, especially onto existing nearby ice.

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@Graham_Couch Shocker: your Twitter feed complaining about officiating. Here’s an idea: play better

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@brendalougreen @SchittsCreek Seven

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@MikeAArcher Sorry, Mike. I am not. Maybe I should have, though?!

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@AllyMarotti Do it

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@PDPJ I get what you are saying. I’m all for assertive, even aggressive playcalling, esp on these 4th-and-shorts. But I also think sometimes taking the sure 3 is better than gambling for the TD and coming up empty. That kills chances, too

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@PDPJ Clearly the Bills needed more than a “gutsy call”

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@PDPJ Two vastly different scenarios.

[Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine]

Source: Theo Epstein to join MLB commissioner's office https://t.co/uSLnrEgYpm

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@kpowell720 Also, who cares if it’s a game in September or the title game? Rules are rules. And more importantly, the aim is to (try to) prevent guys from getting seriously hurt.

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@kpowell720 And he led with his helmet. He didn’t even make an effort to wrap. Targeting 101.

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@Graham_Couch Uh, both of the teams in next week’s matchup will be ranked in the Top 10.

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@ByScottPowers The Lager Queen of Minnesota

[Lauren Underwood @LaurenUnderwood]

Friends - thousands of votes are still being counted in our race and it is too close to call. So far we’ve seen record-breaking turnout in our community, and we commend our election officials for making sure every vote is counted and every voice is heard.

[Bill Ruthhart @BillRuthhart]

With all of Wisconsin's election precincts reporting, Joe Biden holds a lead of about 20K votes. The state now will begin its canvassing process to double and triple check vote totals, says Megan Wolfe, the state's top elections official. Results remain unofficial.

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Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis separated by less than 1,000 votes with mail-in ballots still to be counted https://t.co/h0sxdLfsX2