Senior Editor, MLB — The Athletichttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mmar3ullgk26The Raiders are likely to be far more interesting off the field than on it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmar3ullgk26https://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mm436cg7ac2xNot that I ever harbored any illusions otherwise, but as much as I love shows like LOST, Fallout and Yellowjackets, it takes one power outage to reaffirm that I’d be the first to die in a wilderness situation.18 May 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm436cg7ac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mm3fttazi22kApparently there’s an Anthony Rendon running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in California and boy I would have gone with Tony or a middle name on the ballot. https://static.klipy.com/ii/84b4c0b02782dda9051003f9e36484ec/c6/14/QhOH9boL.gif?hh=178&ww=204&mp4=pUYUZChJOm2tsBx&webm=5hBXIRJfWLXx17 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3fttazi22khttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mlufcb243c25Life is hard enough for everyone without having to remember that there is a Spencer Pratt [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlufcb243c25https://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mlu3brlaes22I’m at a middle school track meet where there are no bleachers, is no shade, it’s 80 degrees with no cloud cover and there’s no microphone so I have no idea when my kid is running his events. I think I’ve discovered why people are under-babied.15 May 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu3brlaes22https://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mltfq5gl4s2bFor folks looking to chat about the MLB Draft and MLB prospects, @keithlaw.bsky.social will be answering questions here for the next hour: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7277801/2026/05/14/mlb-draft-prospects-live-chat-keith-law-may-14 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7277801/2026/05/14/mlb-draft-prospects-live-chat-keith-law-may-14/14 May 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfq5gl4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mlqs74vuos2uAs someone who took French in high school, I read his name as Dick Lawyer, and the look isn't changing my interpretation of him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqs74vuos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mlqoarybmc2sOne of my favorite childhood baseball memories was getting to a weekend game early enough to watch TWiB on the Jumbotron while players took BP. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqoarybmc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mloudc2qgk2pOh no. So incredibly sad. Glioblastoma is the devil. RIP [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloudc2qgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mloqn4nmek2uDid a little throwback writing on a flurry of A's moves today, including the promotion of South Bay native Henry Bolte for his MLB debut: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7274068/2026/05/12/athletics-jacob-wilson-injured-list-henry-bolte-debut/?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.YNhQ.m1BIG41t7Apl&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_bluesky&smid=bsky-share-ta12 May 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloqn4nmek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissalockard.bsky.social/post/3mlmv3bo2k22jAs a Warriors fan in the 1980s, I rode the high of that Sleepy Floyd game for years [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:j2rkrmdbrt2thfqtc6vz4ckm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmv3bo2k22j