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Writer, raconteur, person of interest.

Detroit, MI
Joined March 2012
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I first heard the incredible story of former #Atlanta @Braves outfielder Gary Cooper from @sabr scouts guru Rod Nelson in 2022. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. A THREAD👇
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𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥? Fake memes are all the rage on social media these days, and it’s getting harder and harder to discern fact from fiction. But the truth still matters, right? @NewEraCap @RedSox ⚾️🧢🤷🏻‍♂️ #CubanMissile #AroldisChapman isthisshitforreal.substack.c…
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Did I just tweet something?
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I do believe I did. Looks like I'm back from Twitter exile. (Told you I didn't do nothin' wrong, Elon.)
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Now you can bet 365 24/7! youtu.be/N57SxyxUhTQ?si=oqVC…
Tigers baseball is on the air with Detroit SportsNet, presented by @bet365_us!   DSN today confirmed distribution agreements with major cable and satellite providers across Michigan, ensuring nearly all fans can watch Tigers Opening Day on the same providers and packages they’ve relied on in past seasons.   📺 tigers.com/watch
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @ZDRoberts after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
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Former Detroit @Tigers outfielder Ron LeFlore was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals. Watch Ron’s heartfelt acceptance speech at the link below. youtu.be/K1kg5wUGWZk?si=X9Z-…
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“By the time we got to Detroit, there was just something, like, our adrenaline just picked up. It was like makin’ love — once you start, you just didn’t wanna stop.”
That bad boy from Boston, the funkiest man in the land, the former late-night radio DJ known as “the Woofa Goofa,” and arguably the greatest frontman in rock ’n’ roll history recently took time out to talk about his new book. metrotimes.com/music/former-…
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“Detroit is the jazz fucking epicenter, man — and it has been, goin’ back five or six decades to @bluenoterecords in the ’50s. I mean, everybody on the label is from #Detroit … and Dave McMurray’s a huge part of that.” —Tino Gross
Tino Gross’s acclaimed music documentary series ‘Tales From the D’ is coming back, with the latest episode scheduled to premiere at the Detroit Historical Museum. metrotimes.com/arts/tino-gs-…
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“Are you ready? Are you ready for this? Are you sitting on the edge of your seat? Come and watch the Detroit Lions that no one seems to beat!” 🦁🏈 #SpidermanAllen #OnePride #AnotherOneBitesTheDust
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O Captain! My Captain! Don River was the saltiest of seamen. Long may he sail.
The Downriver native, affectionately known as Don River, was the local music scene’s clown prince of off-color comedy. metrotimes.com/music/beloved…
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It all comes down to this.
Game 272. @Vikings vs. @Lions for the NFC North and the No. 1 seed. Sunday Night Football.
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youtu.be/wMUqsSc5Bvc?si=TYHH… see Michigan Central train station at its worst. #trainstation glaserproductions.com/docume… – at Detroit, MI
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Have you ever seen a center fielder tag someone out at home plate? Well here you go!
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You can read an enhanced version on my Substack here: davemesreysbackstreets.subst…
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Set in the summer of 1976, my new work of historical fiction, “The Year of the Bird,” is on #Detroit newsstands now! Honored to be included in this year’s fiction issue. 🙏🏼🐦⚾️🚎 @KresgeArtsDet
In this year’s Fiction Issue, our contributors explore the theme of “Resistance Across Borders.” metrotimes.com/detroit-guide…
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MLB MLBPA pension reform sadly is not a new challenge. The late Early Wynn (1920-1999), MLBPA pension reform advocate: “Modern ballplayers tell us, ‘Too bad, you should have invested better. But on salaries of 10 to 15 thousand dollars a year, how many in­vestments could you make?” @sportingnews, May 16, 1985 p.16
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