Thomas Spriggs

Husband and father | Meteorologist and IT guy | @Penn_State alumnus | Fan of @Pirates / @Penguins / @Steelers / @Packers

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Today at noon thousands of red rose petals will flutter down through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. This spectacular tradition is held each year on the feast of Pentecost.

[MLB @MLB]

Every player in the @Pirates lineup has driven in a run today.

It's the 4th inning 🤯

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

One of the greatest and oldest special effects in history can be witnessed in Rome today

And it has been playing out, on cue, for nearly 2000 years...

Each year on April 21, the traditional birthday of Rome — the legendary date Romulus founded the city in 753 BC — the midday sun pierces the oculus at the crown of the Pantheon's dome and casts a perfect disk of light that settles squarely on the temple's entrance.

For roughly two minutes and fifty seconds, the bronze doors blaze gold...

At that exact moment, the Emperor would step across the threshold, his body swallowed in sunlight, as though the heavens themselves were handing him the city.

Hadrian's engineers designed the entire building as a cosmos in miniature: the interior is exactly 43.3 metres wide and 43.3 metres tall, meaning a perfect sphere fits inside it.

The Roman senator Cassius Dio wrote that the vaulted roof was meant to resemble the heavens themselves...

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Couldn’t make it to the game today?

RT for your chance to win this autographed Paul Skenes Cy Young bobblehead!

[DraftKings Sports @DKSports]

We haven't seen a 9-5 Pirates team in 24 years 👀

Last 3 times it happened:
• 2002: 72-89
• 1991: 98-64 (NLCS)
• 1980: 83-79

Here’s what the logos looked like back then 👀

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Griffin Giveaway: If Konnor Griffin gets 2 hits and Buccos win the home opener. I’m giving away 5 brand new Konnor Griffin jerseys. All you gotta do is 1) follow me. And 2) retweet this post. Good luck. LETS GO BUCS!

[DraftKings @DraftKings]

12 MLB franchises will enter the 2026 season as a part of the exclusive .500 club 👀

(Data via Baseball Reference)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Danish foreign minister went to Egypt and gifted a LEGO set of the Great Pyramids to the Egyptian foreign minister.

The look of pure joy on the Egyptian minister's face.

[Extra @extrastats]

OTD 150 years ago: The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (a.k.a. National League) was formed in New York.

The teams were located in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, & St. Louis.

The foundation of modern baseball was born.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Illinois split into 3 regions of equal population

[Chris Ferland 🐝 @chris_ferland]

Officially can’t jinx it anymore but I haven’t seen anybody mention this: Mike Tomlin never once let the Steelers get shut out during his tenure. 19 years and 0 shut outs.

[Lev Akabas @LevAkabas]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have only had 3 head coaches since 1969

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

REPOST THIS for a chance to win FOUR tickets to Opening Day 2026! 

Reminder: Single Game tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 14!

[Penn State Athletics @GoPSUsports]

Matt Campbell named 17th head football coach at Penn State, pending board approval Monday. #WeAre

https://t.co/BkWP7JhsJj

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Never a doubt.

Paul Skenes is your 2025 NL Cy Young Award Winner!

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Two kids in Colorado were kicking around a soccer ball when an unexpected teammate showed up

[MLB @MLB]

187.2 IP, 1.97 ERA, 216 K, 0.95 WHIP

What an unbelievable sophomore campaign from Paul Skenes!

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

A 1.97 ERA.

Seriously.

[Illinois State Climatologist @ILClimatologist]

Drought and thunderstorm frequency aren't always at odds, but these two maps line up fairly well in the central US this year.

We've had the driest first 8 months of the year since 2012 here in east-central IL, about 5.5" below the 1991-2020 normal.

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Dodgers payroll is $349 million.

Pirates payroll is $83 million.

And the Pirates to go for a series sweep tomorrow.

With Paul Skenes on the mound.