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Neal

@jayfan.bsky.social

‘It breaks your heart, it is designed to break your heart.’ - A. Bartlett Giamatti

created August 19, 2023

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Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Fucking Costanza, man.

11/9/2025, 12:58:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

The only way to continue Trumpism after he croaks is gonna be for him to be a martyr, so not saying they’re putting him in a vulnerable spot on purpose but also not not saying that.

10/9/2025, 3:08:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture andy™ (@andylevy.net) reposted

his father was unavailable for comment

9/9/2025, 9:28:09 PM | 11624 2317 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Phew

10/9/2025, 2:22:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Nice job Vlad!

10/9/2025, 2:10:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

IKF! IKF!

10/9/2025, 2:02:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

A broken clock is correct more often than pinch hitting with Straw is. lol

10/9/2025, 1:47:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

I think it’s more than time to end the “Myles Straw: Pinch Hitter” experiment

10/9/2025, 1:41:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.

10/9/2025, 12:58:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

The boys needed that Springer Dinger!

10/9/2025, 12:53:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Second is weird but both people are annoying.

9/9/2025, 7:11:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Wonder which page of the logs that Dem or their biggest backer is on.

9/9/2025, 3:57:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Literally #SquadGoals

9/9/2025, 3:34:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure if was actually meant as a dig since shows wound up with a beef but the many times Mr Plow pops in my head I always remember this bit.

9/9/2025, 1:30:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Do you guys have an official style guide for how to minimize Trumps words and actions?

9/9/2025, 11:41:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Slightly diminish a book Third Foundation

9/9/2025, 1:56:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey, these guys would love the idea of having a milk commercial riffing on them 170 years from now.

8/9/2025, 12:25:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Can’t decide if it’s intentional or not but all I can think of is the Cowboy Bebop opening credits. (Complimentary)

8/9/2025, 5:47:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Rewatching Brother Dude impale Oscar?

8/9/2025, 3:06:13 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Sure, but Wagon Wheels and Twinkies were so much better in the 80’s and 90’s.

7/9/2025, 10:23:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Let myself get curious and found this on Reddit. 2000 Jays were second with 7 after 96 Orioles. They also were the 5th with 7 in 2010 and 11th in 2021, however the Twins set the Record Yanks are trying to tie with 8 guys doing it in 2019.

Teams with most 20+ HR hitters 1 MIN 2019 8 C.J. Cron, Nelson Cruz, Mitch Garver, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Eddie Rosario, Miguel Sanó, Jonathan Schoop 2 BALI 1996 7 Roberto Alomar, Brady Anderson, Bobby Bonilla, Chris Hoiles, Rafael Palmeiro, Cal Ripken Jr., B.J. Surhoff 3 TOR 2000 7 Tony Batista, José Cruz, Carlos Delgado, Darrin Fletcher, Brad Fullmer, Raúl Mondesi, Shannon Stewart 4 TEX 2005 7 Rod Barajas, Hank Blalock, David Dellucci, Kevin Mench, Alfonso Soriano, Mark Teixeira, Michael Young 5 NYY 2009 7 Robinson Canó, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada, Álex Rodríguez, Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira 6 TOR 2010 7 José Bautista, John Buck, Edwin Encarnación, Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, Lyle Overbay, Vernon Wells 7 BAL 2017 7 Welington Castillo, Chris Davis, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Trey Mancini, Jonathan Schoor, Mark Trumbo 8 LAD 2018 7 Cody Bellinger, Yasmani Grandal, Kiké Hernández, Matt Kemp, Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig 9 NYY 2019 7 Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Gary_Sánchez, Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela, Luke Voit 10 OAK 2019 7 Mark Canha, Matt Chapman, Khris Davis, Ramón Laureano, Matt Olson, Jurickson Profar, Marcus Semien 11 HOU 2019 7 Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Michael Brantley, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, Yuli Gurriel, George Springer 12 TOR 2021 7 Bo Bichette, Randal Grichuk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien, George Springer
7/9/2025, 6:21:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

To Buck and Dans question, recall the Jays setting a MLB record for most 20 HR hitters with 7 back in the Carlos days. Yankees getting 8 would pass that, just don’t know if anybody else did it in between.

7/9/2025, 6:14:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Only time I caught it was during short period summer of 2022 when they hadn’t approved second boosters for those under 50 and my previous booster had expired. Knocked crap out of me. Kept up with shots every 5-6 months and never caught while covered despite multiple exposures in and out of home.

7/9/2025, 5:00:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Very fair, definitely something you gotta feel like trying when you do it.

7/9/2025, 2:25:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Did…did you try it?

7/9/2025, 1:37:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Most countries have ended EV subsidies so time to find another way to suck off the public teat.

6/9/2025, 10:21:09 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Didn’t realize Monica Seles was a pitcher now.

6/9/2025, 9:18:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Every Liberal plan requires some form of means testing. It’s a kink at this point.

6/9/2025, 7:34:18 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Once you have the ball you can fully block.

6/9/2025, 6:54:56 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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WhyNotBoth.gif

6/9/2025, 5:49:27 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pavel🐀 (@spavel.bsky.social) reposted

Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results: 1) Does UBI work? (yes) 2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)

6/9/2025, 1:02:47 PM | 6374 2681 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

You may just not have wanted a Foundation adaptation (totally fine!) as it’s gotten closer to a faithful adaptation as the series has progressed. In most of the text, more thought is given to how a nuclear powered trash can works than the characterization of any Emperor. Clones are a show thing.

6/9/2025, 4:27:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Start spreading the news!

6/9/2025, 2:03:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

No doubt others already said this, but only way Donnie was an FBI informant is if he’d been busted and they made him turn evidence in exchange for no charges. So no matter what, he is guilty and implicated in the files if they ever finally see the light of day.

6/9/2025, 12:18:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s going to drop a nuke by the end of the year, isn’t he.

5/9/2025, 10:03:21 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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5/9/2025, 4:02:36 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A.R. Moxon (@juliusgoat.bsky.social) reposted

Look at it all trickle down.

5/9/2025, 11:51:40 AM | 449 91 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

White people always dragging down them property values. ;-)

4/9/2025, 7:02:00 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Setting aside his entire argument, he makes good points. What even are these people?

4/9/2025, 6:11:03 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

John Larroquette, best known for his role as Maltz in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

3/9/2025, 10:27:44 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Seeing this thing constantly and from how they talk I can only think their target market is people who are dead inside.

3/9/2025, 9:22:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Never been more glad to be allergic to poultry.

3/9/2025, 11:47:44 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Always with the weasel words to not describe what’s actually happening, eh?

3/9/2025, 10:04:06 AM | 87 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Jeebelus cripes boys.

2/9/2025, 11:38:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

I’m not sure being compared to the manager that was good in the regular season but pretty much always outmatched in the postseason is what we really want.

2/9/2025, 10:56:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

White House right now

Man at a TV camera drunk out of his gourd with the text: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES PLEASE STAND BY
2/9/2025, 6:35:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Softest people on the damn planet.

2/9/2025, 6:19:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

He’ll definitely get something between 3/60 and 9/250.

2/9/2025, 4:56:17 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

So two things I have to turn off every time I buy a new TV from now on? Fun!

2/9/2025, 4:48:26 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

11 is the perfected form of an already perfect flavour.

2/9/2025, 3:21:55 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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2/9/2025, 3:10:57 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Keep getting ads for an energy drink called Celsius on MLB.TV that has the same vibe as this classic and I can’t decide if it’s on purpose or not.

2/9/2025, 1:04:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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2/9/2025, 12:27:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.

2/9/2025, 12:23:28 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bruce Arthur (@brucearthur.bsky.social) reposted

Aw, man. A great Canadian: his presence was so strong, no matter what he did. Rest in peace.

1/9/2025, 11:01:28 PM | 311 46 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Well, that sucked. They might need to get one more good reliever at the deadline…what’s that I hear?!

1/9/2025, 8:06:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Bo!!!!!!

1/9/2025, 7:40:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

“If those people had just voted the other way, they’d still be getting bombed but we’d let them get their prosthetics in America” doesn’t seem like a great counter argument.

1/9/2025, 7:02:36 PM | 10 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture pork, cheese, broccoli rabe (@garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz) reposted

happy labor day

1/9/2025, 11:19:09 AM | 3897 1814 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Today was finally the day! Wordle 1,535 1/6* 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

1/9/2025, 5:33:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

💯

31/8/2025, 8:17:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

This is dorky as hell, but head canon I’ve developed for why there is no popular culture in Star Trek beyond the 20th century is because AI rendered mass consumption products meaningless, making live performance and self expression the only meaningful art people are interested in.

31/8/2025, 7:50:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

A five out scoreless inning!

31/8/2025, 7:07:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Always easier when you don’t have time to think about it, lol.

31/8/2025, 7:01:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Well, after losing a homer yesterday I guess Chourio deserved a freebie.

31/8/2025, 6:19:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

I know nothing about this story but would immediately greenlight a movie starring Aubrey Plaza.

31/8/2025, 6:09:14 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mike Gianella (@mikegianella.bsky.social) reposted

for all the tough talk these losers do about crime you’d think they’d at least pretend to have their cops fight it instead of doing nonsense like this

31/8/2025, 2:48:07 AM | 14 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Tomorrow always knows Raspberry fields for a little bit

31/8/2025, 2:36:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Balanced against not letting fine get in the way of better.

31/8/2025, 1:21:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

The Deacon Batista was definitely a dick.

31/8/2025, 1:05:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Finally got to watch it today, not as fussed but can see the criticism for sure. Had more of a problem with their immediate emotional control. At least one of them should have been Tuvixed as well!

31/8/2025, 12:22:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Like JP II’s last few months.

30/8/2025, 10:09:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Not really but right now I’d like…

30/8/2025, 9:28:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Ba weep grah na weep mini bon.

30/8/2025, 8:54:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Not the home of L’il Sebastian, the home of Bonnie and Clyde, the runaway Capybara.

30/8/2025, 7:30:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

All I’m hearing is New Yorkers are soft. ;-) All jokes of course, I live in a city run by raccoons.

30/8/2025, 12:56:35 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

I dunno, the fact that New York is known for having a lot of rats would seem to indicate they’re not that good at fighting them.

30/8/2025, 10:54:25 AM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kath Barbadoro (@kathbarbadoro.bsky.social) reposted

Remember how if a kid choked on a little plastic toy they used to stop selling the toy

29/8/2025, 5:09:51 PM | 8009 2489 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Heather Antos (@heatherantos.bsky.social) reposted

Life in 2025:

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29/8/2025, 1:17:27 PM | 1070 314 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh you mean a group in the ep, like I said, haven’t seen it yet. Gotcha.

29/8/2025, 12:28:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Infinite diversity goes all ways. lol

29/8/2025, 12:21:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Haven’t seen the latest episode yet but a society holding conflicting views in words and actions amongst orgs and individuals is pretty normal unfortunately.

29/8/2025, 12:13:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

Probably for the best Schwarber didn’t get it, folks wanting to give asterisk for it being against position player would have been exhausting.

29/8/2025, 1:30:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

North of Steeles is an easy one.

Shaun Marcum Blue Jays Card Shaun Marcum Brewers Card
28/8/2025, 11:21:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Assuming he said this before m theory was developed (and I’m pretty sure it was after his death) you can argue he was right.

28/8/2025, 10:56:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Gotta love how he keeps saying gang bangers to be clear he means black people will be the slaves.

27/8/2025, 6:36:49 PM | 56 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shawn Micallef (@shawnmicallef.bsky.social) reposted

Every big project has so much secrecy with this gov't. Ontario Place. Metrolinx everything. Highway building. A regular Ontario person might ask....why. Maybe one day.

27/8/2025, 6:28:51 PM | 154 51 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s like 24 in Celsius! I don’t even switch from shorts to jeans till it’s consistently below about 13-14 which is 55-57, lol.

27/8/2025, 1:15:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) reposted

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

26/8/2025, 11:41:55 PM | 46067 11627 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

I do not understand why, with a Canada specific holiday the first Monday or every August, the Jays are never home that day. Like so much so it isn’t even a random 50/50, they are pretty much if not never home for the Holiday.

26/8/2025, 6:41:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Not my intention to ruin anybody’s day.

26/8/2025, 4:48:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey, I remember when one of my home 9 went on the DL just from dreaming about spiders. lol Fun pranks are no problem, stairs are always a dumb spot to do a jump scare even if it turns out fine.

26/8/2025, 4:37:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

At the very least I’m going to have to say for pro athletes the top of a set of stairs is not the smartest place to set up that prank.

26/8/2025, 4:25:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/8/2025, 4:17:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait, is that the ‘I’m giving $10,000 to a random follow’ guy? Much more important things but remains crazy that being a weird grifter is the only qualification required by this admin.

26/8/2025, 1:28:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

I meant more as a collective whole but yeah, it becomes a churn either way and most pitchers will certainly rather millions of dollars with the occasional year off than journeyman style careers.

24/8/2025, 12:52:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social)

I wonder why pitchers get hurt so much more than they used to. Of course, if starters still did the 90% effort thing of yesteryear half of all ballgames would have the scores of low scoring football games.

24/8/2025, 4:04:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Sad that in this day and age people are triggered by inclusive language in legal documentation but reactionaries gotta reactionary I guess.

24/8/2025, 2:58:03 AM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Neal (@jayfan.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait. Could that also have something to do with why it’s called a V-neck?! lol

22/8/2025, 1:42:16 PM | 16 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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22/8/2025, 12:40:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view