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ππ½ππ½ππ½ TGITh! It's your friendly neighbourhood combatdavey comin' at you on a Thursday because I didn't know yesterday was Wednesday. I'm being serious, I legit thought yesterday was Tuesday. Don't worry, though ββ I will beat myself with the hose after I publish this post.
Some little housekeeping-y stuff before I start:
π§ π§ If you haven't read Tuesday's trivia questions and want to, go there now. This week's trivia post was special because it was the first time that I ever "[put] the answers inside the questions post so readers don't have to wait two days (or spend time Googling)."
ππ I'm on a hell of a roll blogging over at my personal site and I would love it if you took a look.
Announcements done. Time to get at 'er. Below you will find some sports-concerned bits and bobs to fill the moments in your day you would otherwise spend lowballing and/or getting lowballed on Facebook Marketplace.
NB: New Twitter is a dumpster fire but a lot of media organizations (legacy and indie) and professional teams share things there. As such, I will hold my nose and link to the hellsite when appropriate.
ππ£οΈ Angel Reese is back and she was sure to let Dominique Malonga know about it. (Twitter/TimeoutSPORTS3)
βΎπ€ Phillies ace Zack Wheeler had surgery for a blood clot and his availability for the rest of the season is unclear. This would be bad new for the Phils, obviously, and this helps you see just how bad. (Twitter/jasonst)
βΎβ€οΈ He's been uneven this season but JosΓ© BerrΓos is a great dude and I'm glad he's on my team. (MLB)
βΎπ Speaking of my Blue Jays, they did this cool thing vs. Texas before laying several eggs vs. Pittsburgh. (Twitter/BlueJays)
ππ± This stupid thread made me laugh despite myself so I'm sharing it with you in the hopes that you too will like it and then be embarrassed after the fact. (Twitter/playmaker)
ππ΄πΎ Last but not least, John Wall retired. An extremely talented but somewhat vexing player, Wall leaves behind a legacy you can't help but think could have been more impressive. He likely won't make the Hall of Fame (Basketball Reference suggests he has a 32.4% chance) but as he's joining the Prime team as an analyst, maybe his second act as a talking head will get him there. Stranger things have happened... (NBA; Twitter/NBAonPrime)
That's it, that's all, it's over (for now). Feel free to stick around and check out our other posts. If not, no stress. Just come back sometime soon, okay? I get so lonely this time of year...
π«‘π«‘ I'm out.
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