I will forever be able to say I was there at the stadium for George Lombard Jr.'s debut. And that I was walking back from the bathroom when he hit his first home run.
Daniel R. Epstein
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Teacher, union president, writer, and drummer. Contributor @baseballpro. Music @TheSubwayGhosts. he/him
I didn't Monkee around with this roundup of Mets reliever trades. @baseballprospectus.com Five terms you will find herein: -amorphous bullpen of anarchy -Ghost of Christmas Future -Mansa Musa-esque -chip stack of sadness -"...but it might work for us." www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
TA: Daydream Relievers and a Sad Bumming Queens | Baseball Prospectus
Our good time starts and ends, with a few trades to contend...ers.
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Believe it or not, this has nothing to do with GOP Senators.
Marc Normandin@marcnormandin.bsky.social · 2d agoAnother party member just died, Jesus Christ. And unceremoniously, too.
My summary of the Yankees trade deadline: Knicks in five
BRIAN CASHMAN TRIED, OKAY??!;? HE TRIED. IT'S HARD. Cashman: Yankees tried for Rutschman, Skubal thescore.com/mlb/news/357...
Cashman: Yankees tried for Rutschman, Skubal | theScore
NEW YORK (AP) — General manager Brian Cashman said the Yankees had conversations with the Detroit Tigers about Tarik Skubal and the Baltimore Orioles abou…
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I love the Cubs acquisition of Zeferjahn. He's high up on the list of names I'd like to hear pronounced with a thick Chicago accent.
If you gave me 100 guesses to name the current NL leader in SLG, I still wouldn't have picked Luis Garcia Jr.
You know sucks about the Skubal trade? MLB is going to intentionally learn all the wrong lessons. Instead of forcing small clubs to use revenue sharing on payroll and player dev, they're going to push for expanded playoffs and a salary cap, which will make them richer and fix nothing.
I'm busy today so I'm not able to watch the WPBL, but go Heights.
Just a reminder for folks tuning into the WPBL this weekend:
Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · 5d agoSome expectation setting:
In case you were unaware of this like I was: ESPN Select (where the WPBL is airing) is what was formerly known as ESPN+. So if you subscribed to ESPN+ either on its own, as part of ESPN Unlimited (the higher tier), or as part of a bundle with Hulu/Disney+, you get the games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a .500 team. They are 55-55 in 2026 and 10,965-10,965 all-time.
Damn. Ali Sanchez with the kind of error that gets you DFA'd.
Out of nowhere, I just thought of the greatest/dumbest article idea
Hoy en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com: El FIPtástico Mason Miller, por @depstein1983.bsky.social, traducción de Pepe Latorre. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol!
El FIPtástico Mason Miller | Baseball Prospectus
La temporada ya se acerca a su último tercio, y el cerrador de los Padres sigue manteniendo un ritmo de récord.
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The FIPtastic Mason Miller by Daniel R. Epstein (@depstein1983.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
The FIPtastic Mason Miller | Baseball Prospectus
For most purposes, FIP works as an ERA estimator. It tells you how many runs per nine innings a pitcher is responsible for if you ignore balls in play. An ERA can never be a negative number, because…
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Speaking of records, just shipped one of the last copies of UNDERGROUND MUTANTS we have left. Hear the musical stylings of me, @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social, @mikepetriello.bsky.social, and @depstein1983.bsky.social and grab a copy for yourself. thesubwayghosts.bandcamp.com StreamIng everywhere
AI generated prospect lists require human-generated prospect list as inputs but are also very obviously going to kill off many of the jobs for the creatives who generate them, thus guaranteeing that in a few years all you’ll have is *bad* AI slop prospect lists
I wrote about Mason Miller, who 1) could get traded this week, and 2) could break a FIP record. @baseballprospectus.com Five terms you will find herein: -negative FIP -Satchel Paige -2012 Craig Kimbrel -George Lombard Jr. -cheese www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
The FIPtastic Mason Miller | Baseball Prospectus
For most purposes, FIP works as an ERA estimator. It tells you how many runs per nine innings a pitcher is responsible for if you ignore balls in play. An ERA can never be a negative number, because i...
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The 20-strikeout game is no longer Kerry Wood's greatest accomplishment.
Codify Baseball@codifybaseball.bsky.social · 2w agoKerry Wood, Behind-The-Back Eephus 😮
Yes, we're all aware that MLB owners are famously at the mercy of players and their agents. 1989, you say? Certainly, nothing happened around that time to indicate otherwise. Nope nope nope...
Jay Jaffe@jayjaffe.bsky.social · 2w agoLook at this pro-owner/anti-player bullshit cartoon hanging in the Hall (Bill Gallo, 1989)
It's true, I did join the show. Wanna know what single-season record Mason Miller could break this year? Gotta listen.
Javier Reyes🍭@javiipeno.bsky.social · 2w agoToday's Locked On #Padres 💛 @depstein1983.bsky.social joins the show to discuss a Mason Miller trade! 🤎Are the Yankees a good partner? What could the return look like? 💛Other trade storylines we're keeping an eye on www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Iw...
Why would you try to bunt for a hit against Max Fried
Hoy en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com: Reporte bursátil de los participantes en el Juego de las Estrellas 2026—segunda parte, por @depstein1983.bsky.social, traducción de @camarcano.bsky.social. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol!
Reporte bursátil de los participantes en el Juego de las Estrellas 2026—segunda parte | Baseball Prospectus
Es una temporada larga y el béisbol tiene la costumbre de celebrar a sus protagonistas justo a la mitad del camino.
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Hoy en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com: Reporte bursátil de los participantes en el Juego de las Estrellas 2026—segunda parte, por @depstein1983.bsky.social, traducción de @camarcano.bsky.social. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol!
Reporte bursátil de los participantes en el Juego de las Estrellas 2026—segunda parte | Baseball Prospectus
Es una temporada larga y el béisbol tiene la costumbre de celebrar a sus protagonistas justo a la mitad del camino.
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Share someone who looks stylish in a hat
devin mcintyre@devinmcintyre.bsky.social · 2w agoshare someone who looks stylish wearing a hat
Women's rugby players are pretty high up on the list of people I would be afraid to piss off
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2w agoEarlier this year, USA Rugby banned trans women and intersex athletes from playing. Multiple women's rugby teams are fighting back and openly defying the ban by refusing to kick out their trans teammates. www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
