Joe @JoeR42

Economics geek. Left-of-center politics. Yankees & Manchester United fan. Jets sufferer. joer42 on bsky. New York Joined January 2010

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J.C. Bradbury @jc_bradbury

23 hours ago

Back-to-back World Cup games held at 40 and 50-year-old stadiums, one of which was privately built. Remember that the next time a politician tells you they need a new taxpayer-funded stadium to attract world-class mega-events. It's bullshit.

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Joe @JoeR42

a day ago

@jim_again @frank_smith1111 An NYC park concession kiosk wound up becoming a major publicly traded chain! (Shake Shack) One of the few American cities that does this well.

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a day ago

@iJordanMoore That's it, I'm adopting France as my favorite (American) football team. I don't care if they've never picked up a football in their life, they can go up to New England and win. Criteria met ✅

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3 days ago

@nikicaga College sports are effectively a way for the NFL and NBA to offload their player development costs onto colleges. Increasingly true in MLB and NHL too. Let them develop in college, see who is good at 21 or 22, then draft them and pay them peanuts the first few years.

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3 days ago

@nikicaga The only sport where it's even remotely a waste is basketball, and players only need to spend one year in college. 18 year olds are straight up not competing in the NFL, NHL, or MLB. NFL and NHL are way too physical, and MLB requires years of honing skills to succeed.

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6 days ago

@HalToHell This would require Volpe to be an elite defender, which he is not.

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a week ago

@MLBPA I'm not a big fan of the escrow system either (think it's robbery by the owners), but in fairness to the NBPA: don't NBA players currently receive a higher percentage of league revenue than MLB players?

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2 weeks ago

All I want for Christmas is to never see Anthony Volpe play another baseball game again.

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2 weeks ago

@nicolegelinas What happened to "vote blue no matter who?" Also, Reynoso isn't even an incumbent. He still has his seat as Brooklyn BP.

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Lauren Hitt @LaurenHitt

3 weeks ago

An important section from Brad Lander’s speech last night…

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Joe @JoeR42

3 weeks ago

@shannonrwatts There is absolutely nothing contradictory between those things and wanting a free Palestine.

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3 weeks ago

@flaminhottweets @LinkofSunshine NY-17 used to kinda be this back in the day! Went from Riverdale through a tiny sliver of Yonkers up to Monsey and New Square.

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Tipping Pitches @tipping_pitches

3 weeks ago

If you want a salary cap, you are saying — in defense of billionaires’ pockets — you want to spend every offseason discussing the incredibly Byzantine and fucking boring details of salary cap management. Less than a week from the Knicks’ title and this is already a concern!

James L. Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII

3 weeks ago

Wrote about the Dolan, Knicks not wanting to go into the second apron and what it means for the roster: nytimes.com/athletic/73725…

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Joe @JoeR42

4 weeks ago

@Lex_Tric @SiriusStonks @DragonflyJonez Jay-Z hasn't had an ownership stake in the Nets in 13 years. Zero affiliation with them at this point.

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4 weeks ago

@ESPNNewYork It's got to be Mariano.

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4 weeks ago

New York deserves this so much.

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4 weeks ago

THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE NBA IT'S REALLY HAPPENING

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4 weeks ago

Somebody ban Jazz Chisholm Jr. from ever challenging another pitch again.

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Joe @JoeR42

a month ago

@mdotbrown One thing of note -- KAT was right there ready to make the rebound and layup if OG's tip didn't go in. Was clearly jumping for the ball and held back his hands once it went in the net. And with 1.2 left, I think he had enough time to rebound and layup if needed.