Not that it should be some big concern, as I tweet like four times a year at this point, but I'm happy (and kinda sad because of what this place has become) to say that I'm out of here. You can find me where skies are blue at @kevingoldstein.bsky.social

This was so much fun. Think After Hours meets Desperately Seeking Season but a crime caper.

Estamos buscando un Coordinador de Información Internacional en la República Dominicana. Esta posición trabajará con data, video y otras tecnologías para ayudarnos con las evaluaciones de los peloteros internacionales. Más información aquí:

Sure, I’m spending a hot Saturday afternoon playing Balatro, the best video game of 2024. Sure, nobody should care about my video game achievements. But I just had the best run of my life and it made me giddy. (h/t @LocalThunk).

Only “absolutely fantastic”? Must have been off his game (Josh is amazing).

DSL Baseball: Come for the bombs, stay for the walk-off celebration with bat slams and dog piles! (Seriously though, this is a fun team to watch and Beltre has been en fuego) - Follow our PD channel for more highlights, as there should be plenty more coming.

There are few people I've ever known who have done things for themselves and others exactly as they saw fit, without a hint of compromise, than Steve Albini. We can all strive to be more like that. Requiscat, you absolute king of a human.

He really knew the game well, and we (him, myself and @timmidyett) would talk about it multiple days a week. He'd be amazed about Duran's velocity, or a play someone made, or just the amazing names of players I was seeing in the DR. I'll miss those talks immensely.

But he was much more than just music legend Steve Albini. He was a two-time braclet winner in the World Series of Poker. He was a unbelievable cook. He was one of those most interesting people in the world types. And my god did he love baseball.

He did an incredible amount of charitable work, cared about his friends so deeply and openly showed it, and he cared about every musician he worked with, be it Nirvana or the thousands of bands (literally thousands) that he recorded that you never heard of.

He had a reputation for being confrontational and there were many that disliked him, but he was absolutely one of the nicest human beings I've every spent time with. He simply didn't suffer fools gladly on a level that I've never seen with anyone else, so simply don't be a fool.

This might get long . . . Steve was an incredibly important figure in the music industry, and is obviously most well-known for his work and . . . . let's just say opinions on that matter, but my God he was so much more.

So, I guess it's out there now, so I'm going to talk about it, as I really don't know what else to do here. But last night I got a text at about 2:30am and learned that Steve Albini had passed away. My life is better because he was a part of mine.

Before going back to the shadows with the Twins, I had a fantastic stint at @fangraphs. There I had a podcast and some famous (in my world) musicians did theme music for it. Now it's available as a limited edition 7" single with proceeds going to a friend in need. Details below.

Woot.

I just spent three hours combing the greater Campton Hills area for this idiot. I’m physically and emotionally drained. Turns out …. She locked herself in a closet.

Woot.

Our PD group has a blast with this account and does a fantastic job of keeping Twins fans updated on all of our prospects, all the way down to the DSL. Come for the prospects, stay for the videos and occasional bad jokes.

Last month I finally played Dragon’s Dogma. I named my pawn Hoshoryu. Then Hoshoryu wins the July tournament and earns a promotion to Ozeki. Coincidence? Doubtful. This is a video games and sumo tweet.

Stay safe Chicagoland peeps. We just lost power for a bit here in Campton Hills and the skies are wacky.