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Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy

For the benefit of the majority of Tumblrites who look on sportsball with disdain and derision, a little extra detail not touched on in the article:

--This year's New York Mets team has the second highest payroll in MLB.

--This year's New York Mets team currently has the fourth worst record in MLB.

And suddenly, much becomes clear.

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I like that in the lb we can all have different opinions on what Shaner's designation is but that we all agree it's not whatever is going on in that article

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"And that's significant because he is an Alpha male who is assertive and confident."

The alpha male:

#😭😭😭

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home and away jerseys for the inaugural wpbl teams

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2026 WPBL Inaugural Season Schedule

NOTE: The inaugural season to be played at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. Times listed in Central Time. Info taken directly from the graphics posted 4/30/26 to the WPBL Instagram, subject to change.

The teams are: The Boston Hunters, the Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, and the San Francisco Firebells.

Streaming will be available on the league's YouTube channel

OPENING WEEKEND

8/01 - 5:00pm - LA @ NY

8/02 - 6:30pm - SF @ BOS

WEEK TWO

8/05 - 6:30pm - BOS @ LA

8/06 - 6:30pm - NY @ SF

8/07 - 6:30pm - SF @ LA

8/08 - 1:00pm - BOS @ NY

8/08 - 6:30pm - LA @ SF

8/09 - 6:30pm - NY @ BOS

WEEK THREE

8/12 - 6:30pm - LA @ SF

8/13 - 6:30pm - BOS @ NY

8/14 - 6:30pm - LA @ SF

8/15 - 1:00pm - SF @ NY

8/15 - 6:30pm - LA @ BOS

8/16 - 6:30pm - BOS @ NY

WEEK FOUR

8/19 - 6:30pm - NY @ SF

8/20 - 6:30pm - NY @ BOS

8/21 - 6:30pm - SF @ LA

8/22 - 1:00pm - SF @ BOS

8/22 - 6:30pm - NY @ LA

8/23 - 6:30pm - LA @ BOS

WEEK FIVE

8/26 - 6:30pm - BOS @ LA

8/27 - 6:30pm - LA @ NY

8/28 - 6:30pm - BOS @ SF

8/29 - 6:30pm - NY @ LA

8/30 - 6:30pm - NY @ SF

WEEK SIX

9/02 - 6:30pm - SF @ BOS

9/03 - 6:30pm - NY @ LA

9/04 - 6:30pm - SF @ NY

9/05 - 6:30pm - LA @ BOS

9/06 - 6:30pm - BOS @ SF

PLAYOFFS

* - If needed

9/09 - Semifinal A, Game 1

9/10 - Semifinal B, Game 1

9/11 - Semifinal A, Game 2

9/12 - Semifinal B, Game 2

9/13 - Semifinal A, Game 3*

9/14 - Semifinal B, Game 3*

9/16 - Championship, Game 1

9/17 - Championship, Game 2

9/19 - Championship, Game 3

9/20 - Championship, Game 4*

9/22 - Championship, Game 5*

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every person who reblogs one of my wpbl posts with any variation of [i dont go here] or [i dont know anything about baseball] i'm happy to inform you youve been drafted. please pick a team that is either geographically closest to where you currently live, have lived previously, or have loved ones, or by color scheme if none apply, and i'll see you in that youtube live stream on august 1st champ 🫡

#was thinking... boston perhaps?

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“Can [the Charge] even sell 20k tickets a game? 🙄”

BRO CAN THE SENS??

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Painted some Seattle Mariners history, one of my favorite guys of all time, Ken Griffey Jr.

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YOUR INAUGURAL WPBL TEAMS!!!!!

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We are the Boston Hunters.

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the inaugural women's professional baseball league teams

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just making sure we all heard chase reid on sound of hockey podcast saying he eats 20 honey dipped timbits 40 minutes before warmups every game

his coach got mad and said he was going to crash out but he insists he never has "I feel great ... if I didn't have to play I could probably do a solid 50 pack ... no man it's not gross they're so dialed"