NPB evangelist (wrote a travel guide!) and occasional voiceover guy, Mario fancomic writer, implementation consultant at Clariti. He/him. Profile pic by prawnlegs on Tumblr. http://www.linktr.ee/gabelerman
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The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
That's my Ace of Aces! (reads box score) ... Who is apparently the only competent pitcher on the Dodgers...
Unusually scathing from Brian.
It's up now for your viewing enjoyment. The dub cast continues to excel and I can't thank them (especially Hyper himself!) enough for their top quality work. youtu.be/5VEiFFTD3qo?...
Coming into this season, the question for Dong-ju Moon was whether he could harness his control. With nine Ks and one walk today, he now has a 4.5 K/BB in 114 ip, while regularly hitting 98-100 mph.
Fantastic read, Bradley.
Carve some time out to read this today, it’s fantastic
Hey, Paisanos! Read today's page before we call security. https://bit.ly/SMACnoRestfromtheWickedpage5 #smac #mario #luigi #Supermarioadventurescontinued #comic #webcomic #fanart #peach #daisy #norestfromthewicked #norestfromthewicked
a wacky idea i unironically believe is that dead suburban shopping malls should all be turned into small public commuter colleges. most non-anchor stores are a decent size to be a classroom, parking/road access is already there, you even have a food court
More like Mizuho PainPain Dome. Oof ouchy my bones.
Old Friend Alert for Fighters fans. Between this and his no hitter a few seasons ago, Ponce has become quite the Asian baseball folk hero!
Old Friend Alert, Rakuten Eagles fans.
We need more baseball players with kitties (and puppies) 🥹🥹
"Oops, All Orix Buffaloes!" edition. And this excludes the Guys currently on the team like Andres Machado, Anderson Espinoza, and Edward Olivares!
The only one of these guys I haven't seen play in person was Koch. Great trip down memory lane!
I love the thing that Immaculate Grid built for this. Messing around and making a grid of Extremely 2000s Brewers Guys was like giving my brain a cool drink of water. We'll be goofing around with it all week in various venues, and streaming later today: defector.com/defector-and...
youtu.be/jkYTpYxQGLc?...
Washington's speculation about Trump's health is at a fever pitch. We've seen multiple reasons this summer to ask questions — and the media doesn't seem to care. What's really going on? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
That's my guy!!
I am all for annoying him so much with death rumors that he finds it necessary to keep saying he's not dead every few days. Because that's real strength baby. bsky.app/profile/cono...
This weekend is reminiscent of Ohtani on a plane
Ask your boss to compensate you! Otherwise it's effectively a pay cut! (Happy Labour Day)
Lots of people out on the eastern Belt Line Trail between Brick Works and Heath. Beautiful day for it!
And the only statue in front of the stadium that witnessed sports heroes and memorable players is of the businessman who brought the team. Only in Toronto. (And I’ve been to or by a lot of MLB venues elsewhere)
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Rogers buying the Toronto Blue Jays, changing ownership from a Belgian brewing consortium to a soulless telecom empire who only bought the team to get a foothold in broadcasting rights and potentially lure an NFL team to Canada.
Make way for King 'arry!!
So many transparency layers...
I used to have a T-shirt with the exact box art on it, right down to the maize yellow colour. I miss it. SMB3 was my first Mario game, and I bet Dad still regrets buying me the NES in the first place.
Games preservation is just as valuable as anthropology and other historical artefacts. A Herculean effort.
Watching Fighters vs Eagles with THE MOST obvious replay overturn I've ever seen. 2B ump must've blinked on the play.
I highly recommend all U.S. citizens with the resources to travel give themselves culture shock for U.S. culture on a routine basis.
What if the Second Civil War already started and everyone just went about their regular business? Look at which states sent troops to DC.
My sister introduced me to it and I was wowed. You're in for a ride!
Network status info screens for all regional rail, subway, and light rail lines is great to see! As transit continues to improve in our region, people will take more complex trips across multiple modes, so an information hub like this is important
I’m with The Weeknd: bring back the SkyDome
Blaze as Raven is absolutely PERFECT.
Rinko Kikuchi (Mako from Pacific Rim)
Would love to see your take on Charlie Nozawa's style from Super Mario Adventures (biased).
Tune in on Sept 6 at 1pm ET when the official comic dub of It's a WAAAH-nderful Life premieres on @hypervoiceacting.bsky.social 's YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEi... #SuperMarioAdventuresContinued #SMAC cc @soveryunofficial.bsky.social
Joining the SMAC-Back list is this new entry in the comic dubs. Good work, Robert & Co! Hope you continue with the rest of the series.
Please put your garbage take into the correct receptacle. Trans rights are human rights, and no one should submit to a Genital Inspector.
Yes, please, and more.
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
Thursday consolation match: fall behind early, couldn't quite catch up, lost 11-19. 3-4, 2 RBI, mostly from my teammates running like madmen. CF (?!), two good catches and exposed a couple other times. And thus ends the season. Need to actually invest in swing training again.
Baseball Could Use a Booster Shot by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
In 1990 the Hanshin Tigers had a .400 W/L record. Somehow I still keep picking them as my team when I play Japanese baseball games...
“I don't blame any trans person that refuses to vote for Newsom because he's showing people he will throw them under the bus. As a democracy we can't be willing to sacrifice other people. Like if you're willing to sacrifice another group, no matter how small that group is, you're not a democracy.”
Next, @bradleywoodrum.bsky.social said he wanted to write about Japanese baseball, and I said sure. Instead he built an entire model around predicting how NPB hitters deal with velocity, and used it to supply a guess at who the next promising import might be.
Hey, Paisanos! Peach is debating whether we should read today's page. I say we should! https://bit.ly/SMACnoRestFromTheWickedPg4 #smac #mario #luigi #Supermarioadventurescontinued #comic #webcomic #fanart #peach #daisy #norestfromthewicked #norestfromthewicked
Butlerian Jihad now: defector.com/butlerian-ji...
My dude, if both options are bad for trans people, then there is no "lesser evil" here. They aren't obligated to vote for Newsom (who isn't even the candidate!) because he'd be better for *you*; he's just as bad as Trump for *them.* Alternatively, don't make Newsom the candidate!
I never got into Nichijou, but this has my wrapt attention. May have to loop back once City is finished.
Many happy returns of the day! Hope this lap around the sun is a good one.
Jugemu comedy routine from Japan but in real life.
That is a massive seatback TV. Was the game decent?
Monday finals: go ahead 6-0, fall behind 11-18, put up 8 in bottom 6th and held on to take it 19-18. CHAMPIONS!! 3-4, RBI, R, 2B (yaaah). Finally outfield touches. 2B/3B/RF, a few good throws from right, and caught the game ending double off 2B (hee hee hee) Proud of this bunch.
There’s a Cold (Civil) War playing out now in the US.
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear, Steve. My condolences.
If you're looking for a tipping point to conclude "OK, the U.S. is now authoritarian," this seems like it.
Happy birthday, Lesley!
The account that made this viral post uses a AI-generated stock photo as their profile picture, and the main claim that Big Balls "was harassing and trying to pick up the 15-year-old girl" is not in the article. We are not immune from disinformation.
Also I literally do not care if people block me for posting about sports but don’t you fucking dare be condescending about it. You aren’t better than me because you ~don’t like sports~
When I was doing a Draw Something Every Day project in 2013, this was what Lawrie inspired me to put to paper. His love for the *toro rosso* was well-documented on his Twitter feed. Hope he's enjoying his post-playing days.
Today's stray thought from the subway: I hope Beezow Doo Doo Zopitty-bop-bop-bop is in a better place mentally.
Yesssss. Roh, Roh, fight the powah!!
reposted this today because the inverse is also true: if you abandon trans people right now, you are abandoning civil rights period. if you can't stand up for trans people when it matters, no one should, or will, ever trust you when the bullseye moves to the next target.
Just want to give all our SMAC fans here a reminder that the next episode, "It's a WAAAH-nderful Life" will be premiering on September 6th, at 12pm CST Hope to see you all there! #SuperMarioAdventuresContinued #SMAC #SuperMarioBros #Waluigi #Nintendo #comicdub #voiceacting
You mean the digital services tax that Carney also caved on to try and restart negotiations? www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
If Mark Carney had told voters he planned to drop retaliatory tariffs in order to stay in Trump’s good books (as he just did today), Carney simply would not be prime minister right now This is another incredible flip-flop from a guy who appropriated “Elbows Up” as his campaign slogan
I follow all my SMAC voice actors.
I feel sick to my stomach making this post, but at this point I don't have a choice docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Happy to chip in and help you get through.
📣 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Carney did the things Poilievre said he would do, like removing the carbon tax, and some we feared he would do, like caving to Trump. Is having a dullard instead of a dillweed that big of a difference?
I mentioned to a couple of people that I had a surprise waiting to be shared when Moderna got approval for its updated COVID-19 vaccine. It’s approved, and the big news??? Completely produced domestically!!!!! 🥳🤩 Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!
You're not the group Newsom is threatening to throw under the bus, so perhaps shut your mouth and do some listening.
If he wins a championship with the Fighters, they may never let him leave. He's making a case for the next jersey I get, it's been him and Mannami.
Hey, you're in my neck of the woods! What brings you to the Big Smoke?
If you love baseball, you love this. Absolutely THRILLING. #sportsky #WPBL
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is." —Vonnegut Tonight is one of those of those moments.
I'm the narrator in this! Go support the original works from Hype, and keep an eye out for the next SMAC dub on his channel on September 6!
They're calling @groan.bsky.social one of the great interns of all time, and I have to say I agree. defector.com/you-cant-be-...
* Izakaya Tomo * RGE RD * Meat * Next Act * Pizzeria Rosso Those are the five I miss the most.
I have food recommendations if you want 'em! I spent 2.5 years in Edmonton for work.
Then each division winner gets a bye, and you could either do 2 v 3 in each division or four wild cards per subleague. I like this! (also I insist a Montreal team makes money if they play against the Yankees, Red Sox, and TORONTO)
If it looks like martial law It deploys like martial law It puts the fear of violence and oppression into the local population like martial law At some point we have to call it that! (Also I am not going back to the US for a long time)
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Unlike most other international sports orgs, MLB hasn’t captured new fans via a successful docudrama-style show. They could learn from the wildly popular baseball show that has contributed to the explosion of interest amongst young people in Korea.
(previous post was Monday semis) Actual Thursday semifinals: blew a 7-3 lead to lose 12-19. Got mercied twice. 2-4, one squibber one good line drive. Still AVG=SLG. 2B/RF, more plays made than missed at second too.
I think Canadians are gonna remember this Air Canada strike. The workers successfully grounded the whole fleet, didn't buckle to threats (including bluffs from the government to arrest them), got the pay raise they asked for, and the Liberal government ended up looking like absolute chumps.
How much seed capital did his businesses get from his parents?
And the fact that no Canadian wants a free trip to El Salvador!
We are all still mighty pissed off about the 51st state BS, not to mention the tariffs. The Canada-USA relationship has been damaged, perhaps permanently.
Woohoo! That's my sister!!
Not even a VB Wario Land remaster for the 3DS which would've been PERFECT.
Enders Lame
@lukeoneil47.bsky.social called it a month ago bsky.app/profile/luke...
"You can't strike, you're too important" from a judge or government should instantly make you side with the people striking. They're *that* important but they get treated like shit? Nah. Naaaah. Let the government force better conditions.