This One Heinous Act Deprived Hours of Sleep for Tens of Millions of People

I mean what was the home plate umpire doing here last night, come on…

I mean look at where pitch #5 is, actually higher than the pitch right before it…which was called a ball!

Sure yes, it eventually resulted in a walk anyway, but calling that pitch correctly means Bichette is safe at second and having two on, no out, in an inning that would also include a single afterwards – surely that would have been the difference in a one-run game right?

How many different lives did this one single blown call impact? Consider the following…

18-inning game between Blue Jays and Dodgers was the second longest in the World Series history

Clocking in at six hours and 39 minutes, the match at Dodgers Stadium was one of the longest ever World Series games. The Dodgers won 6-5 with a home run just before midnight in Los Angeles to take a 2-1 series lead. According to the MLB, the average game length in the 2025 season was two hours and 38 minutes.

Why Sleep Matters – The Economic Costs of Insufficient Sleep

The findings of this study suggest that insufficient sleep can result in large economic costs in terms of lost GDP and lower labour productivity.

U.S., Canada, Japan drive vast World Series viewership for Games 1 and 2

With a Canadian team in the World Series for the first time in 32 years and two rosters filled with star international players, the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One is reaching large global audiences driven by viewership across the United States, Canada, and Japan.

That one blown call caused like…$570.4 billion to go up in smoke!?! Is that how to interpret these scientific studies and numbers? Listen I’m not here to tell you what to think, I’m just presenting FACTS.

Also, chew on this study on your way out…

Sleep Duration and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Our study shows an unambiguous and consistent pattern of increased risk of dying on either end of the distribution of sleep duration. Pooled analyses indicate that short sleepers (commonly < 7 h per night, often < 5 h per night) have a 12% greater risk, and long sleepers (commonly > 8 or 9 h per night) a 30% greater risk of dying than those sleeping 7 to 8 h per night.

30% increased risk of dying!?! That seems like a really high number, right!?!

Is home plate umpire Mark Wegner an international terrorist!?!

Although the rest of the 18-inning game seemed pretty well called aside from that…

The Toronto Blue Jays bounced back tonight to tie the World Series with a 6-2 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.