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Holy shit.

Schilling even told his listeners that he was being "a fucking bag of shit":

... “This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share,” Schilling said. “And I don’t even know if he wants it shared, but as a Christian and as a man of faith I have seen prayer work so I’m going to talk about it.” ...

Then, he also revealed personal details about Tim’s wife Stacy's pancreatic cancer while throwing his own wife under the bus by making her a co-conspirator.

Schilling is trending on Twitter and it's justifiably not kind.

https://twitter.com/search?q=Schilling& ... cal=trends

That's only visible to tweeters. Got a couple of favorites?



Schilling has long been an asshole:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schi ... nvolvement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schilling#38_Studios
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schi ... sonal_life

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GoCubsGo

Cubs lost 3-5.
Marlins comeback, 2-1 @Mets, Top 9th, runners on 1st & 2nd, 2 outs, Rain Delay. Seriously?

Marlins game finally showing "Suspended" on ESPN at 1am, nearly 3 hours after the rain delay began . Cubs will have to linger at a half game out for awhile.

"Set to resume at 1:10 p.m. ET on 10/2"

Turn that frown upside down . GOCubsGO, GoCubsGo!

[GoCubsGo]

I like David Ross.

But he's just not a major league manager.

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I like David Ross.

But he's just not a major league manager.

At worst he got them to the brink, but overall 261-283 .480 and 0-2 postseason (2020) ain't very good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ros ... ial_record

Cubs 3, @Brewers 4 in 10
Miami Marlins 4, @Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cubs are now tied with the Reds at 1.5 games out of WC #3. Ut-oh.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

[GoCubsGo]

I like David Ross.

But he's just not a major league manager.

At worst he got them to the brink, but overall 261-283 .480 and 0-2 postseason (2020) ain't very good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ros ... ial_record

Miami Marlins 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cubs are now tied with the Reds at 1.5 games out of WC #3. Ut-oh.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

Marlins magic number is 1 with two to go. At best, the Cubs have a 25% shot (but not really).

Turn out the lights Gracie.

It was a fun season until September.

It's not the Cubs most epic collapse, but it'll be remembered.

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Marlins magic number is 1 with two to go. At best, the Cubs have a 25% shot (but not really).

Turn out the lights Gracie.

It was a fun season until September.

It's not the Cubs most epic collapse, but it'll be remembered.

I edited in the Cubs game just before you posted. I assumed that they had today off. Squeaker.

[GoCubsGo]

I've always liked Wainwright.

That's a lot of fans for two teams out of the playoffs on the last weekend.

[GoCubsGo]

Not like I didn't know it was coming but....

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I never knew Steinbrenner had a sense of humor.

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=JmMGh-aNL8PBR6Ei

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I never knew Steinbrenner had a sense of humor.

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=JmMGh-aNL8PBR6Ei

Flubbed YT embed again. Here's what you were aiming for:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA

Steinbrenner sort of allowed himself to be parodied on Seinfeld, too. Then:

... He filmed three scenes for the Seinfeld season 7 finale, "The Invitations", but they were edited out when the time of the episode ran longer than allowed....

Maybe they weren't funny.

[GoCubsGo]

Flubbed YT embed again. Here's what you were aiming for:

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=VD96zrVvm9Jy8hGY

It's weird, when I copy the link from the app, even the one you posted it comes up https://youtu.be/.....

That's not what you linked.

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It's weird, when I copy the link from the app, even the one you posted it comes up https://youtu.be/.....

That's not what you linked.

Now you flubbed both the attribution and your link. So, I'm not sure what you're saying. Here's what I posted:

Flubbed YT embed again. Here's what you were aiming for:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA

Works for me.

[GoCubsGo]

It's weird, when I copy the link from the app, even the one you posted it comes up https://youtu.be/.....

That's not what you linked.

Now you flubbed both the attribution and your link. So, I'm not sure what you're saying. Here's what I posted:

Flubbed YT embed again. Here's what you were aiming for:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA

Works for me.

And I click your link and hit share, copy url in the YouTube app and get this.

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=M9CpUx2sAuPeMLHU

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA


Works for me.

And I click your link and hit share, copy url in the YouTube app and get this.

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=M9CpUx2sAuPeMLHU

I never "hit share, copy url in the YouTube app". I just copy the url and use that in the embed. I didn't even have to search the title to remove excess code. When I click on your original link this is what YT turns it into without my doing a thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA

[GoCubsGo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA


Works for me.

And I click your link and hit share, copy url in the YouTube app and get this.

https://youtu.be/qi7qAUokKFA?si=M9CpUx2sAuPeMLHU

I never "hit share, copy url in the YouTube app". I just copy the url and use that in the embed. I didn't even have to search the title to remove excess code. When I click on your original link this is what YT turns it into without my doing a thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7qAUokKFA

Maybe if I used the browser.

[GoCubsGo]

Schilling has long been an asshole:

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

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Schilling has long been an asshole:

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

Outed by Schilling, decided to immediately hang up his cleats . Heckuva job, KKKurt. RIP.

[GoCubsGo]

[GoCubsGo]

As I don't have a vested interest or even a secondary team I root for it comes down to "don't mind" rooting to help keep me engaged.

I don't mind the Phillies, Twinkies and O's. Go baseball!

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I definitely did not have hunting Italian truffles on my Adam Wainwright retirement bingo card.

As I don't have a vested interest or even a secondary team I root for it comes down to "don't mind" rooting to help keep me engaged.

I don't mind the Phillies, Twinkies and O's. Go baseball!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7co7kdX0A4 ... me=900x900

For me*:
(World Series odds per ESPN's Bradford Doolittle's computer)

AL
Orioles (11.5%) > Rays (8.3%) > Rangers (5.2%), and all others
Blue Jays (3.7%, jingoism!) > Twins (5.8%) > Cheatin' Astros (12.0%, ick)

NL
Diamondbacks (1.5%, yuck) or Brewers (4.7%), equally > Dodgers (18.6%)
Phillies (5.2%) > Marlins (1.2%, ouch) > Atlanta (22.4% )
Phillies, Diamondbacks and Brewers, a combined 11.4% , all pretty equally for the Pennant.

* = subject to change on a whim as the playoffs progress and/or teams get knocked out