Category: inspiration
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Rays $/fWAR Championship Parade Draws 0.000012 Million Fans
An estimated (fractional) million fans jammed downtown Tampa (or St Pete, it’s not actually Tampa; we’re not sure) on Tuesday for a parade celebrating the Tampa Bay Rays sixth $/fWAR title, clamoring for more with cheers of “We want seven!”, “Pivot This, Oakland!” and “Next year, right here, or Montreal, I guess!” A fiscally responsible […]
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So I Begin With the End in Mind
The Seattle Mariners, as they have found themselves many times in the last 26 years, are standing on the edge of something. Depending on who you ask and when you ask them, it could be a beginning, or an ending. A beginning of success. An end of futility. A beginning of new pain. An end […]
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Donations and Dingers: A Recap of the Trident Deck Charity Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby
On Saturday September 18th, 16 brave souls and a smattering of familial onlookers gathered on a sloppy baseball field in the city of Kent, WA to experience the thrill of plastic-on-plastic power surges and friendly competition. An event two months in the making was finally actualized, and even the disgusting weather took a break out […]
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First Annual Trident Deck Charity Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby
WHEN: A Saturday in August or September, most likely September, specifics TBA WHERE: A baseball field in the King/Pierce County area, specifics TBA WHAT: A wiffle ball home run derby. All ages and skill levels welcome. Someone tosses you wiffle balls and you obliterate them with a plastic bat WHY: To have fun and contribute […]
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YACHT ROCK: RUMINATIONS ON 80 ODD BASEBALL GAMES
Hi Deckies! The erstwhite Blog Governor has glued himelf to himself in the name of Science, so it’s time to give you the textual equivalent of “rolling out the tv and playing October Sky”. To the fan of The Auto ReOrder, pipe down my piglet(s), you’ll get your Overcaffinated Helicopter Tour Of The Mariner in […]
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An Ode to the 2003 Detroit Tigers Starting Rotation
Sometimes, when I feel alone Or tired, or hungry or sad Or happy, or healthy, or sassy But mostly when I feel alone I like to look at you. The first time I saw you, it was like my eyes Crossed a line. I can never go back. But I don’t want to. I can’t […]
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INTENTIONAL ACTS OF TRIDENT(ness): Let’s have some fun.
Howdy Deckies! TL;DR Let’s have some baseball adjacent fun. Trident Deck will be running two fantasy baseball leagues (one traditional, one WeirdAss) for you, the Deckies, the Deckie-curious, and any merry pranksters you may know. Having made the term “deckie” (Tridentor? Deckhand? Idk we’ll make it up as we go) up seconds ago and seeing […]
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Introducing The Trident Deck Podcast: A Podcast by Trident Deck
Much like that large purple fella from the Tony Stark movies, this was inevitable. Did you really think Trident Deck was going to be born on the internet and simply be content to be consumed as written word and nothing more? No. No, Sailor. This here blog was always destined for more. Not “more” as […]
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A Year at Sea
Mornin’, Sailor. Join me on the Deck. Water’s calm today. Then again, it is most days now. Even so, a lot has happened since we set sail 12 months ago. Can ye believe it? A whole year out on these waves. I’m proud of ye, Sailor. I wasn’t sure ye’d keep it together, but ye […]
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