it’s me. surprise!
11.03.2026 16:45
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it’s me. surprise!
today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason
don’t give me hope, GA-14…
Everyone seems to have voiced their opinion on the Hawks' Magic City Night. Nobody bothered to invite the women in the industry into the discussion.
Here's my Q&A with NatsHoney, the president of Strippers United, who shared a much-needed perspective:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/atlan...
Eugenio Suárez had his U.S. citizenship application canceled The Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story yesterday about Latin American ballplayers who are concerned about Trump's authoritarian crackdown on immigrants. A lot of the story is stuff you've read before, with players and team officials talking about "being careful," and making sure they carry their work permits and other documentation with them, as if there is some level of reasonable precaution someone can take to stave off an arbitrary and capricious secret police force. I mean, they're arresting and imprisoning citizens, so I don't know what makes anyone think that a ballplayer, even one carrying their visa, is immune from Trumpist brutality. But honestly, what else can they say? To speak up more loudly likely puts a target on their back. I mean, it's not crazy to think that someone like Stephen Miller or whichever sadists are calling the shots at ICE and Border Patrol these days might want to make a special point of going after a high-profile critic of the Regime, especially if they are a Mexican, Dominican, or Venezuelan ballplayer. Meanwhile this from Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez is truly screwed up. After talking about how one of his family members had their TPS status revoked, he said this:
Suárez said he himself was scheduled to go through his U.S. citizenship processing in December until he was informed his application was canceled. His wife, who also is from Venezuela, had already completed hers, he said. “They shut down everything, so I couldn’t have it. Because of the Venezuela thing,” he said. “It is what it is. I respect the decision.” I'm not sure how anyone can "respect" that decision but, again, what the hell else can someone in Suárez's position say to the press? That's especially when the players are being hung out to dry by Major League Baseball, which seems more concerned about upsetting Donald Trump than it is about its players being subjected to brutal and lawless federal agents. Get a load of Rob Manfred here:
“Look, obviously I worry about anything that could be disruptive to the very best players in the world being out on the field," Manfred said in response to a question from The Enquirer. "But the prospect of that disruption, given that our players all had visas, it’s speculation at this point.” The Enquirer has reached out to the commissioner's office twice in recent weeks to see whether anything has changed but has not received a response. I'm not sure how anyone could read the news over the past two or three months and think that the brutalization of Latin Americans in this country is the stuff of "speculation" or that if someone has their paperwork in order they're all safe, but that's Rob Manfred for ya. In contrast, an anonymous MLB employee is quoted in the story saying that MLB is not doing enough and that he fears that it will take a high-profile incident involving a player – “something bad” he said – before the league gets more proactive in protecting its personnel. Unfortunately, history has shown us over and over again that this person is correct. MLB only reacts to problems. It's never proactive when it comes to anything negative or controversial. The league, led by Ostrich-in-Chief Rob Manfred, loves to bury its head in the sand. I too hope nothing bad happens. But I am nowhere near as optimistic – or is it deluded? – as Rob Manfred is on this score.
In today's newsletter: MLB seems content to tell Latin players "if you follow the rules you'll be OK." I'm not sure how you can say that when an arbitrary, and capricious authoritarian government is unleashing its secret police force.
Also: fuck Rob Manfred. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
Ronald Acuña Jr. is the second player with a homer and a SB in a World Baseball Classic game for Venezuela, joining:
3/10/13 Miguel Cabrera
absolutely sickened by this
ronald is doing it ALL tonight, my god
not w this lack of whimsy, wtf
atlanta can’t have ANYTHING
stop stop, I can’t like everyone’s skeets about magic city night fast enough
why must WE pay the price for someone bunting in spring training????
bro what the actual fuck
wasian braves legend stuart fairchild
first ever walk off HR in WBC history… ozzie, you did that!!!
honkbal !!!
the netherlands should get ozzie a new fish
brave on brave violence 🥺
hashtag wbc posting
cozy on a friday night while it thunderstorms outside, ready to cheer on the continued american century of humiliation 😌
designated dumbass 😒
The Braves player I want to hear from? Ozzie Albies.
Profar screwed him (and Chadwick Tromp) in the WBC and with the Braves.
Albies has always been an upbeat guy. That’s why I want to hear what he has to say.
snit-era braves way found dead in a ditch. let’s see some QUOTES
get his ass, boys!!!
absolute bozo behavior. my god
spent so much time bitching and moaning about playing more DH than LF only to do this shit has my blood b o i l i n g
what is your goddamn problem @JuricksonProfar
There's gotta be a way to void these contracts going forward - this is absurd to get popped twice for the same thing in two seasons
are you fucking for REAL
