LetTeddyWin

LetTeddyWin

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Washington Nationals Baseball ⚾ Nats Park, Presidents Race, facts and sunlight too, when appropriate. Xitter is dead to me. Blog.letteddywin.com stopped in 2020 but still fun (Scott Ableman)

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Nice perspective piece by @jessedougherty.bsky.social in The Sun, about the connections between the Rays and current Nats, and what it means for culture and decision making. And FWIW that's the part of Rays culture we should want.

Jesse Dougherty@jessedougherty.bsky.social

I started riffing on the Nats' many Rays connections, then couldn't stop thinking about The Blake Snell Decision — yes, the one from 2020 — in the context of how cutting-edge teams aspire to operate. Humor me? For @washingtonsun.com: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/natio...

In 2019, Nationals players got superstitious after the NLDS and choose to keep wearing alternate blue road jerseys. I was bothered that they abandoned the color red and the Curly W. But at least it wasn't an ugly retro uniform like the one these Tampa Bay players got superstitious over. Yeesh.

I'm not saying that Trump is a Russian asset. I'm just asking at this point: If we DID have a Russian asset as president, what exactly would that person do differently?

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to exempt Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Baseball is doing just fine, thank you. (and if your team isn't trying to win, it's not the Dodgers' fault)

Mark Zuckerman@markzuckerman.bsky.social

The Brewers are the 19th MLB franchise to reach the World Series in the last 15 years. (Teams to reach the finals in other leagues: NHL-18, NBA-14, NFL-13) Whoever wins now will be the 11th different champion in 15 years. (Other leagues: NBA-12, NHL-10, NFL-9)

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Freddie Freeman earlier today talking about the back end of the Brewers bullpen: “Ashby -- I don't understand that. It's 98 to 100 from up here and sinking and curving.” Ashby got Freeman to fly out to left to open the 8th

I know he only looks at every AB from a pitcher's perspective, but after that Ohtani HR, maybe read the room Smoltz and STFU instead of talking about May's cutter.

Must read!

Jesse Dougherty@jessedougherty.bsky.social

It’s been almost a year since the Nationals made Blake Butera the youngest manager since 1972. A few weeks ago, I sat down with him about his first season in the job. The blown saves came up a lot. So did his feelings. For @washingtonsun.com: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/blake...

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Brewers made a questionable choice of going to the bullpen earlier, loses lead. Dodgers made a questionable choice of leaving Blake Snell on the mound too long, loses lead. baseball

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I was close

Mike Petriello@mikepetriello.bsky.social

I am now realizing there is a path to the absolute funniest World Series moment in all of history: Dave Roberts leaving Blake Snell in too long against the Rays in Game 6 and blowing the series entirely

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Sarah Langs@slangsonsports.bsky.social

Most 100+ mph pitches in postseason series under tracking (2008): 2026 NLDS MIL SD: 94 2016 NLDS CHC SF: 56 2025 NLDS CHC MIL: 55 2016 WS CHC CLE: 54 2025 NLWCS CIN LAD: 49 2026 NLCS LAD MIL: 47 (1 gm) h/t the wizard @jasonbernard.bsky.social

Everywhere I walk in London the last 2 days I see people wearing Commanders gear, which is funny because you don't even see that in DC. (I just took these in a couple of minutes walking down the street in Soho) I'll say this: Haven't seen any Colts gear at all.

Dear @nytimes.com, let me fix the headline for you: Supreme Court Again Uses Shadow Docket to Allow Trump to Imprison and Deport Lawful U.S. Taxpayers to Dangerous Foreign Prisons Without Explanation, in Violation of Several Laws, for Another Year www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for NowThe court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.

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Here’s what I saw, heard and learned while spending this past weekend with the Nats. Within: a customized bobblehead, the consensus most intriguing relievers + a key caveat to the team calling pitches from the dugout. And more for @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/natio...

washingtonsun.comLessons From the Final Days of the Nationals’ SeasonA customized bobblehead, pitchers showing promise, and a star player benched before owning his mistake.