Was Orwellian, now we all are. BASEBALL! SABR member! Ohtani enthusiast/baseball generalist. +History/philosophy of science (esp quantum), museum exhibit dev, global postpunk obscurities, HAMSTER PIX too 🐹🧡 Massachusetts | Elder Millennial AF | she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mtxfhx3rnk2bBaseball really used to be like, ok, 40-year-old Frank Tanana has to bat now that he's in the NL, with only 1 Major League Baseball PA prior to that... and he had a .155 BA that year, his retirement year In those 9 hits in 1993, he had one double, one triple, 5 RBIs and also managed to get 2 BBs!26 Aug 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxfhx3rnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mtupxs5qxk2qHaven’t been posting much on here, have been trying to find work/gigs since most recent round of layoffs. Things are not the best. I don’t want to cause anyone any additional anxiety, but it is BAD out there. Tons of scams and bait and switches. If you lose your job, you need to start applying FAST25 Aug 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtupxs5qxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3ms2lcmqsis23I’m CHEWsing to believe his maw looks like that due to a centripetal force from his wind-up [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2lcmqsis23https://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3ms264w3r7c26Dr. Charlie……. thank u [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms264w3r7c26https://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mrxlcvjynk2bDespite appearances, I don't love posting doom and gloom that might make other people worry, but if you haven't applied for a job in the past year or so, it's probably about 700-3000x worse than you're expecting with all the AI garbage and systems now. It's awful out here. 😫😩31 Jul 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxlcvjynk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mrvs7glmcs2cLet's say Skubal goes to the Dodgers. Is this significantly worse for MLB 2027 than if he went to the Yankees or Mets? I'm kinda sick of the Dodgers, always against the Yankees, and perma-bemused by the Mets. I don't really have any preference here but curious if there are Reasons he shouldn't go.31 Jul 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvs7glmcs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mqut6nqm722qEverything about the Falkland Islands War, when you look closely at it, sounds like it was made up for a Master's thesis in International Affairs at the Tufts Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy17 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqut6nqm722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mquofdaamk25Few bands more fascinating to me than Drab Majesty [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquofdaamk25https://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mqriiu6wlk2yRoland Kippers … amazing “Wild caught and sustainable” == when your third man in the rotation has some control issues but proper mechanics [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqriiu6wlk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mqrhtf6zac2yThese are way better than they should be [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhtf6zac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mqglzesups2ngood riddance-- I don't really care to play the game where we need to be nice.12 Jul 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqglzesups2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mozaum4e6s2zlol. Mark, you're a smart guy supposedly (idk), but how do you reconcile that no socialists consider them real socialists? We all know this IS the moderate, diluted version that America probably won't accept but we gotta try anyway. You're far more of a problem by trying to make this one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozaum4e6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3moyxxi5uhc2mWell no [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyxxi5uhc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3moyrcqeuic2uNow here’s an account [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyrcqeuic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3moy7gnez7c2jI know we don't like him to put it mildly, but I can't tell you how sick I am, after over 10 years now, of people trying to say he has dementia. Don't think anyone with direct experience with dementia would say this. Yes he's aged obviously, but he's the same person he's always been. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy7gnez7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3moy6g5iil22wWho has seen K-Pop Demon Hunters?? I'm quite charmed by it lol... laughed out loud a lot! Wasn't expecting that at all An underrated trait I appreciate from films is when they don't overreach, too.23 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy6g5iil22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mowvk3ilpc2vThere’s a type of Russian & Belarusian post-punk track that, while seemingly simplistic, do something magical with a drum machine, jangly guitars & great basslines… they’re like a Platonic Ideal of this genre. Great example is Навсегда by Дурной Вкус (Forever by Bad Taste) https://youtu.be/pJz5zLJTbFM?is=GWpKy0kI2u5Xpfc523 Jun 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowvk3ilpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cira.bsky.social/post/3mowtpyudhs2aJfc.23 Jun 2026 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:3lixvnppbzungdbrkmfjwaep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowtpyudhs2a