Andrew Bates

@teambates.bsky.social

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Electric newsman, probably watching soccer or wrestling. I write about New Brunswick for tj.news and have a podcast at www.thatssomls.com. Trying not to post about posting #vwfc #njpw

Hunter Walker‬ @hunterw.bsky.social‬ I don't disagree with the main takeaway of this story but there's a pretty big error for a sportswriter in graf 5. The last time FIFA allowed a red carded competitor to play the next game of the World Cup wasn't 1962. It was Ronaldo in the start of this tournament as has been widely covered. Hunter Walker‬ @hunterw.bsky.social‬ I am going to put this here once since a few people are like debating the circumstances of these cards. I am not doing that here just noting the story had something off. Balogun just isnt the first time in 40 plus years FIFA allowed a red carded player to play their next Cup match. Hunter Walker‬ @hunterw.bsky.social‬ I know Balogun's card was different circumstances than Ronaldo's promise! The sentence is also just wrong since a red carded player was allowed to play their next Cup match.
Serious foul play A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play. Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.
The U.S. erased three deficits in the semifinal, but the game will forever be remembered for a delay-of-game call made by Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen on Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod. Reports surfaced after the game that American forward Abby Wambach was counting out the seconds as McLeod held the ball, thus influencing Pedersen in making the call. “I think I blacked out in that moment (when the call was made),” Wambach told Sportsnet this week as the American team trained in Alliston, Ont. “Did I think the referee was going to make that call? No, I just wanted her to hurry the goalkeeper up, you know what I mean?”
I'm seen with Sam at the Saint John World Cup watch party
In a Simpsons screenshot, two Krustys are seen with the French flag (the "tricolor") and the Paraguay flag. Subtitle reads: "I'm seeing double here. Six couleurs."
Rows of fans in lawn chairs sit at the Area 506 Container Village at Saint John, with more fans lining a banister at a Canada World Cup watch party
2023 Ballon D'Or results: 1st Lionel Messi, 2nd Erling Haaland, 3rd Kylian Mbappé
Fans huddle under umbrellas and canopies Thursday at a Canada vs Qatar watch party
Screenshot with main pane showing Violet, an engineer wearing blue, standing in front of a window from which the shattered moon can be seen, with Rose, an engineer wearing red, visible in a second pane. On-screen text: "Rose: 'They'll be stranded in space forever, so let's make sure they've got a few good books at least?' "
Saint John Shamrocks players in green and white go forward as Fredericton Reds players go on defence. A man in a black jacket holds a camera on the sidelines.
Screenshot of the "Hipheavy" card from the Gundam Card Game, with art of a biplane used to fight mobile suits in the series Turn A Gundam. Stats are Lv. 1, Cost 1, AP 1, HP 2
LADY LOVE DIES: May you always live in the shadow. SAM DAY BREAK: And may you reach the moon.
Weathergirl from the Flavor Foley MV except she is wearing earmuffs and a scarf and mitts and holding a shovel
Director Taylor Olsen speaks on stage for a Q&A following a screening of What We Dreamed Of Then at Saint John's Imperial Theatre Thursday.
washingtonpost.com bluesky post: "Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event. But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English." Link headline: "Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?" Link subhead: "The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials."
Screenshot of a tweet from BC_Bryson on May 11, 2023: There was a tweet a while back about Major League Soccer that was something to the effect of "MLS absolutely bangs because every week some 19-year old named Cayden Brayden Grayden will pull out some world-class shit and then literally Gonzalo Higuaín will miss a sitter"
The new Metroid Prime 4 ally character MacKenzie is seen in a screenshot superfluously reminding you that "it might be a good idea to check the map."
Samus is surrounded by glittering purple psychic energy in a transformation sequence from Metroid Prime 4
Watcher is seen in front of a directional sign in a staircase indicating "Horse Lobby" in a screenshot from 1000xResist
The "Absolute Cinema" meme, but titled "Absolute Fantasy" with the head of More from Metaphor Re:Fantazio, and he's holding a copy of DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ's new album Fantasy
A screenshot of a video game shows papers on the ground with childlike drawings, one of which you are drawing as the player
Quattro is seen in a Gundam Zeta screenshot, with mid-length blonde hair, big sunglasses, a white turtleneck, and an open sleeveless jacket with a high collar
YouTube Music screenshot: "Your top songs of 2025: 1. Static, FLAVOR FOLEY, 69 minutes. 2. Machine Love, Jamie Paige. 3. BIRDBRAIN, Jamie Paige. 4. Radiant Revival, Jamie Paige. 5. ROT FOR CLOUT, Jamie Paige and Visualeyes."
Bates wearing Whitecaps jersey and Southsiders scarf with Caps paraphernalia in the background
Man wearing soccer jersey and baseball jersey watches baseball on big TV and soccer on phone in bar
Onscreen text reads: "UNABLE TO ACCESS It looks like you're outside the USA and therefore unable to participate in this year's MLS Cup Bracket Challenge. There's still plenty of MLS Cup Playoffs action to follow along - learn more to keep up with the latest."
Players for the UNBSJ women's soccer team celebrate in a huddle on the field as referees walk off in the foreground.
St. Thomas University sends in a corner late in the second half.
Immaculate Footy x Defector's Some Players I Remember: Edgar Davids, Rob Friend, Paul Stalteri, Joe Cannon, Sophie Schmidt, Melissa Tancredi, Kei Kamara, Tim Parker, Julian Gressel
Photo of Ruben Amorim with the news headline: "Amorim thinks about quitting Man United: 'Sometimes I hate my players' "
Graph shows the leader at 988 efforts in the last 90 days, with the next runner up in the 250-effort range
Event page titled Stop Garrett, Sunday at 6 PM. Photo of a stop sign and a man's face.
2016 Ubyssey article titled "Another day, another car on the stairs" showing a van stranded on the steps outside of the Totem Park residence at UBC Vancouver
Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon, right, with Coun. Mariah Darling and others in the city's Pride parade float.
Death from Above 1979 play Saturday at Area 506
Fans put their hands in the air for Alexisonfire
Matt Mays, right, Kevin Drew, Hannah Georgas and Andrew Whiteman sing on Broken Social Scene’s “Sweetest Kill”
Matt Mays sings to the crowd while standing on the fence at Area 506
Charles Spearin and Evan Cranley of Broken Social Scene holler before jumping in on horns
We would like to announce our successful ratification vote for a new three year contract between New Brunswick Media Guild CWA Canada Local 30664 and Postmedia. The local includes pressroom staff in Moncton and reporters in the Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John newsrooms. It was a long, tough bargaining cycle. Many thanks to our dedicated and hard-working bargaining team Alan Cochrane Christian Slaunwhite Patrick Legay Steve Llewellyn. This new agreement combines three existing contracts in New Brunswick into one and offers solid gains for both parties. Our membership will receive two per cent annual increases over the three year deal. We are pleased to have reached a deal which will provide some stability for our members and we are proud to continue serving citizens of New Brunswick with quality journalism. David Arsenault President CWA Local 30664 New Brunswick Media Guild
In screenshots from decoyman's short "Birthday," Teto is seen saying to GUMI in a diner: "I said, well, you know what? It's my birthday. Which only happens once a year."
Players greet fans in the tunnel after the match.
Fans are seen at Canada Games Stadium.
A man in a yellow shirt in a wrestling ring outside gestures at two men standing on the stage.
A wrestling ring is set up in the Market Square mall, the Saint John Public Library and the public art piece Balloon Girl-Charlotte by Judi Pennanen can also be seen
An LCD TV is showing the Desert Bus overlay, featuring five people in chat windows and showing 4:07 p.m. in the right corner. Donation total is $4,607 after 7 minutes into the run.
A bus is seen parked at the co-op with the words "MONCTON WILDCATS" and the team logo on the long side, plus a small 2025 championship logo. The back reads "2006 2010 2025 QMJHL CHAMPIONS"
Screenshot of Globe’s Hidden Canada article shows subhead ST. GEORGE STREET, NEW BRUNSWICK with a photo captioned “St. George Street, in the heart of downtown Moncton, as seen from the top of Notre Dame de l’Assomption Cathedral.”
Interviewer: Final moments, sometimes you need a hero. Is Yohei the hero of tonight's game for those final moments? Brian White: I mean that save was crazy. From centre half I looked and I was like, 'fuck-- yeah, explicitive.' So yeah, credit to him for making a hell of a save out there.
Screenshot of pillarcatholic.com article reads as follows: “When Prevost received a cardinal’s red hat a few months into his tenure, he expressed regret that he now had so little spare time. “I consider myself quite the amateur tennis player,” he told an interviewer. “Since leaving Peru I have had few occasions to practice so I am looking forward to getting back on the court.” But it seems unlikely the 69-year-old will have the chance to polish his backhand anytime soon.”
"Did a lot or winnin', lot of scorin'" - Cardi B., "Enough (Miami)"
Javier Mascherano makes a surly face
Conservative candidate Melissa Young speaks to supporters at a bar table with a campaign sign in the background.
An Elections Canada sign is seen outside of the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre, with Conservative and Liberal campaign signs in the background.
Two breakfast plates with bacon, eggs, spinach, oranges and a Caesar are seen with wrestling in the background
Book cover reads "THE BIRD ORACLE" with an illustration of a bird and a home
T-shirt reads "respect people's pronouns"