Michael Clair
@michaelclair.bsky.social
I like baseball and I write about it for MLB.com. Special focus on the World Baseball Classic, culture, and freaky little oddities. My book, WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL, is out April 1!
Be like the cool kids! All the cool kids are doing this! Can’t be cool if you don’t do this!
T.J. Lauerman aka ThatSportsGamer@thatsportsgamer.com · 23h ago@michaelclair.bsky.social I set up a goodreads account, and the first thing I did was give We Sacrifice Everything To Baseball ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
There should be a sock trophy awarded to each year’s Red Sox - White Sox winner. They also get to either dye or bleach — depending — the other team’s socks that must be worn in the next game to the series’ loser.
Miles Mikolas has a 4.58 K/9. Should he qualify for the ERA title, he'll have the 11th lowest K/9 for a qualified starter since 2010. Notice how NONE of these pitchers threw in this decade.
You can see the very obvious throughline from “men could transition and easily dominate women’s sports” to “women’s sports are lesser and shouldn’t be taken seriously” to “women shouldn’t play sports” to “here are the acceptable life choices for women”
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2d ago"It's about protecting women's sports which, by the way, I hate more than anything in the world."
In his newsletter this am, @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social answered his fave tv shows . That got me thinking of mine. This is hard. Not in order. 1 X-Files 2 30 Rock 3 Arrested Development 4 Simpsons 5 Review 6 Welcome Back Kotter 7 ITYSL 8 Kids in the Hall 9 Detroiters 10 MST3K
I wrote about the launch of the WPBL and the #SABR54 watch party of the opening game. whyilikebaseball.com/wpbl-opening...
For all the people upset at their team's prospects being traded for MLB talent, let's look five years back. Only the PCA deal stands out as a clear win for the prospect side, with Joe Ryan for Nelson Cruz a push. Prospects are lotto tickets and most don't pan out! www.mlb.com/news/2021-ml...
Five years later, let's revisit the blockbuster 2021 Trade Deadline
It’s often said that you can’t truly judge a trade at the time it’s made. In fact, some deals take years to assess, especially when prospects are significant parts of the transaction. Sure, we can see...
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oh, man. he almost does a full despaigne. beautiful.
SF Giants Bot@giantbot.bsky.social · 2d ago🤖 Tobey Schulman 🔁 by Susan Slusser Giants just got a demon in Joniel Hernandez. Remember the name.
Peyton Tolle, Adley Rutschmann -- an ITYSL super fan -- and Jake Rogers all together? Red Sox vibes are gonna be incredible.
It's a big week for Slovakian baseball! First, the national team earned a spot in next year's European Championship for just the second time ever. And now, Adam Macko -- who was born in Slovakia -- is traded to the Rangers. Lots of news for Czechia's bordering nation!
A couple recent five-star reviews for WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL were posted recently. If you've been thinking about the book, maybe these kind people will lead the way? 40% off from @univnebpress.bsky.social with code 6AS26! www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
The Phillies were shopping for a RH outfield bat. They wound up with a LH bat who will force them to rearrange their whole infield. But he's so different from the rest of their lineup. Arraez: 21 strikeouts all season Kyle Schwarber: 22 strikeouts in his last 14 games
25 years from now, books and documentaries will be made about the Dodgers dynasty. People will talk about them like the Yankees’ dynasties and misremember that everyone was always rooting for them
The remarkable purchase I made at the Buckland museum of witchcraft in Cleveland
Great job leading this amazing project! Here’s the announcement about this year’s winners: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...
SABR 54: Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legends project concludes with final selections – Society for American Baseball Research
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If you’re at #SABR54 in Cleveland today, stop by the @univnebpress.bsky.social booth this afternoon! I’ll be signing copies of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL. Copies are 40% off for convention attendees.
Amazing poster presentation from @adarowski.bsky.social on the pitchers who have won 400 games all around the world at #SABR54
Hey bitches, buy @michaelclair.bsky.social’s book, it’s great www.amazon.com/Sacrifice-Ev...
We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes: Clair, Michael: 9781496242662: Amazon.com: Books
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How does one even recreate a pope’s mitre, let alone find a company to manufacture more than 40,000 of them?
The story behind the White Sox pope hat
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The inning marker is incorrect, but Slovakia has the bases loaded with no outs right now against the hosts Poland and are down by just two. A big moment for two teams fighting for a chance to play in the A Pool Euros next year.
I read this book recently and give it a ringing endorsement
Michael Clair@michaelclair.bsky.social · last wk.I wouldn’t usually recommend Amazon but with just one copy of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL left, it’s an insane 68% off. This is close to half what it costs me to order books with my author’s discount!
I wouldn’t usually recommend Amazon but with just one copy of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL left, it’s an insane 68% off. This is close to half what it costs me to order books with my author’s discount!
