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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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D.C.: Meet Defector At The Ballpark

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Defector at the Ballpark

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<p>Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.09</p>


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Chris Thompson

Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, in his trademark yellow suit and top-hat.

Jesse Cole

Life's Rich Pageant

The Official Charity Of The Savannah Bananas Has A Hard Time Explaining How Its Money Is Spent

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Samer Kalaf

Samer Kalaf in a Hell Gate hat at the Mets game

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TNT Sports Airs Guerrilla Marketing For Worker-Owned Website That Isn’t Defector

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Josina Anderson Advises Independent Noun-Inclusion Vis-À-Vis Chemtrails

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Tom Ley

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Heckler Achieves Impossible Task Of Making Shohei Ohtani Even Cooler Than He Already Was

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Never Attempt To Bribe Me With Snacks Unless They Are The Good Snacks


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

A brown leather couch covered, almost completely on the seats and up the seatbacks, with Greg Briley Topps baseball cards

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Here’s How A Man Accidentally Bought 10,400 Greg Briley Rookie Cards

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 01: Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears fumbles the ball as he is sacked by DeMarcus Ware #94 of the Dallas Cowboys in the third quarter at Cowboys Stadium on October 1, 2012 in Arlington, Texas.

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Bears Fan Who Spent $12,107 On A Jay Cutler Card: “I Don’t Want To Spend $12,107 On A Jay Cutler Card”


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a 3D-printed crab named Wavy Dave is waving his claw at a fiddler crab in the distance

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The Brief Adventures Of Wavy Dave

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A screengrab of Alan Dershowitz on his Dershow podcast's mailbag segment. He is literally saying the words "Jeffrey Epstein" at this moment.

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Are You Aware Of The Alan Dershowitz Martha’s Vineyard Pierogi Situation?

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Barry Petchesky

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I Can’t Stop Thinking About The Underwater Waterslide Of Horror

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Patrick Redford

A float for the Cochonou brand in the Tour de France caravan, with spectators reaching out to it as it passes.

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There Is No Tour de France Without The Tour de Brands

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Bills Week

Just What You Wanted: A Bill Belichick TV Show

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An illustration of Wild Bill Hickock shooting a guy with the last name Williams in the Old West.

Hickok Kills Coe And Williams

Will A Will Ever Become A Bill?

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An Interview With A Guy Who Hosts A Podcast About ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’

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The Anti-Fascist Power Of Trans Women Wrestling In Nacho Cheese

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance shows off his shamrock themed socks as he delivers remarks at a St. Patrick's Day breakfast for Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the vice president's residence on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Martin is visiting the United States for the Irish leader's annual St. Patrick's Day visit where he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and attend a St. Patrick's Day lunch with congressional leaders.

Vice President Vance Hosts Irish Taoiseach Martin For St Patrick’s Day Breakfast

Is JD Vance Irish? Be Careful Who You Ask

Chris Robinson of the United States stands at the finish line after competing in the Men's 400 Meters Hurdles during the third leg of the Grand Slam Track series at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)

Grand Slam Track In Philadelphia – Day One

Hurdler Wins 400-Meter Race Despite His Dick And Balls Falling Out Several Times

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A woman buying a packet of cigarettes in a tobacconist shopin London, leaves a spare one in a cigarette collection box,

A Weak Night In La Crosse

Pope Leo XIV (C) reacts wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball team cap as he meets newly wedded couples during the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

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Chicago Man Wears White Sox Cap To Work

<div>Jen Kinney is a journalist and audio producer with a troubling fixation on debris, detritus, and discard.</div>


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Jen Kinney

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Seven Days At The Bin Store

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<p>Sebastian Stockman is a Teaching Professor in English at Northeastern University, a writer whose work has appeared in the <em>Washington Post </em>and the <em>Boston Globe</em> among many other places, and a guy who publishes <a href="https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748539688609000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eIUYaj1h-eA1-XIa8i0L7">A Saturday Letter,</a> a very occasional free thing. Follow him on Bluesky @<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social">substockman.bsky.social</a>.</p>
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An overview of contestants at The Miami Herald Spelling Bee.

Confessions Of A Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Tracy Morgan, Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller attend Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

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Congratulations, You Are Officially Having A Better Day Than Several Celebrities

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Paul Pierce Turns Grim Men’s Wager Into Pleasant Men’s March

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Ray Ratto

Cardinal Robert Prevost, newly elected as Pope Leo XIV is seen on the Saint Peter's Basilica balcony, at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican on April 8, 2025.