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Comments by Mike Schilling

On “Opening Day at the Church of Baseball

But the rule against the shift is awful. There's a non-fiat solution: go the other way. That hitters were unwilling or unable to do that is part of the problem.

On “Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens

3. Sharing this with a group of people who, even excluding Goldberg have no need-to-know was a mistake.

But Hegseth is a child who thinks it makes him look like a badass.

On “On Jethro Tull

The best place to listen to Aqualung is sitting on a park bench.

On “The Subversive and Revolutionary Act of Not Setting Things on Fire

Setting Teslas is so dumb and counterproductive I could almost believe it's a false flag operation. But I look at people hailing the murder of an insurance executive and just shake my head.

On “Series! Recap of World Series of the 1920s

If there are cameras capable of calling balls and strikes more accurately than the umpires, why not use then all the time?

On “Bull-DOGEing Government

It was clear after the election that Trump with a trifecta was like a chimp with a machine gun. And it hasn't been even a month now. Just be glad you don't live in Ukraine or Taiwan.

On “Induction!

It's like a recursive program. You don't seem to have done enough, but it works.

On “Trump Sentenced to Unconditional Discharge in NY Criminal Case

Formatting issue with the second blockquote.

On “The Piketon Massacre Tragedy, Continued

This must have hurt to write, but it's good to have you back.

On “A Man on the Inside

It's fun to see the Michael Schur repertory cast. Rosa as the assisted care home administrator, and Pilboi as Ted Danson's son-in-law. Janet has a small part too.

On “A Note from Em

Whatever it is will pass, and we all look forward to that.

On “Droning On In New Jersey

Freddie Widgeon and Oofy Prosser.

On “Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024

Sarah had great success getting money out of the oil companies for everyday Alaskans. But as a Republican, she couldn't talk about that.

On “Panic! The Kind That Came From New Jersey

And which bathroom do space aliens use?

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What is it about New Jersey?

Orson Welles's War of the Worlds radio broadcast:

The first few bulletins interrupt a program of live music and are relatively calm reports of unusual explosions on Mars followed by a seemingly unrelated report of an unknown object falling on a farm in Grovers Mill, New Jersey.

On “Joe Biden Pardons Local Man

Biden should pardon everyone at Dominion.

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Oh no! Republicans don't respect Biden any more.

On “Welcome to the Idiocracy

I always feel compelled to point out that the inspiration for Idiocracy was C.M. Kornbluth's short story The Marching Morons (read or download it at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51233/51233-h/51233-h.htm)

On “Series! Recap of World Series of the 2020s

I seem to be alone in this, but I think the important number is winning percentage, not number of losses, and by that measure the White Sox were only the fifth worst in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worst_Major_League_Baseball_season_win%E2%80%93loss_records#Modern_era_(1901%E2%80%93present)

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I had to root for the Yankees (considering the alternative) and then they put me through that?

On “Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds

I still miss our late, very sweet (but dumb as a post) Shih Tzu.

On “Trump’s Ace in the Hole

Vance might know the word "semiquincentennial". No way Trump does.

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