Daniel R. Epstein

@depstein1983.bsky.social

Teacher, union president, baseball writer, and drummer. Contributor @baseballprospectus.com. Music @TheSubwayGhosts. he/him

We have a six-way battle to break TWO all-time MLB records in 2027! Hanser Alberto holds the records for pitching appearances (14) and innings (14) by a true position player. Six players could surpass both records next season:

Can we all calm down about MLB's schedule "proposal?" If it was a real proposal, it would be 400 pages and cover a lot more than a reporter could fit in a tweet. This is a PR stunt, nothing more. It's meaningless.

The Yankees are fixable. 1)They have 8 SP who belong in a rotation, + Lagrange makes 9. Trade 2 of Warren, Weathers, Schmidt, & Elmer for 2B, 3B, and RHH C. 2)Get a manager who is less accepting of failure and doesn't let players FA without FO. That's working pretty well across the river for NYG.

The Yankees were scared of the moment and mentally unprepared to face a Rays team that looked professional in every way. I can only describe their performance as "soft." I know that's not analytical, but everyone in the field looked like they were hoping the batter wouldn't hit it to them.

Pinstripe Alley@pinstripealley.bsky.social · 5d ago

It is funny that Boone had postgame quotes about like showing resiliency and rallying when your back is against the wall, but his entire tenure as Yankees manager had been defined by ultimately coming up short in the biggest moments. His teams have the resiliency of a wet newspaper.

4+ inning saves in postseason since saves official (1969): Grant Taylor (CHW), 2026 ALDS G1 Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU), 2017 ALCS G7 Madison Bumgarner (SF), 2014 WS G7 Sammy Stewart (BAL), 1983 ALCS G3 Pedro Borbon (CIN), 1976 NLCS G2 Vida Blue (OAK), 1972 ALCS G5

No baseball today, so I'd recommend this outstanding series at @baseballprospectus.com by @seidler.bsky.social ranking the 30 MLB front offices. There correlation between the top-ranked teams and the ones playing tomorrow is not an accident. Here's Part 1. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

2026 MLB Front Office Rankings: An Introduction | Baseball Prospectus

The introduction of a project that will entail everyone's two favorite things: arguing and lists.

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SCEA Presents, Canvass for CD 7 and County Commissioners! · New Jersey Education Association

Join your fellow NJEA members as we get boots on the ground for Rebecca Bennett and our endorsed Somerset County Commissioners! This November we have an opportunity to flip CD 7 and potentially The Ho...

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