This is so good. Anyone with a New England soul should read it today.

Chad Finn@chadfinn.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Me and Lynchie, we were the luckiest people in the luckiest time at the luckiest place. ...We didn’t realize it at the time. We do now.” For Globe Magazine, caught up with Bob Lobel and Mike Lynch, longtime rivals whose bond has grown with age (and a podcast). www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/03/m...

Ball Three.

Marcas Grant@marcasg.bsky.social · 3d ago

Downplay a book or movie: Undergrads of the Universe

Who led the National League in slogging percentage entering Sunday? I don't think there were enough guesses for me to get this right.

There's a real path to Jake Tonges catching eight touchdown passes this year.

Was doing a David Thompson deep dive the other day and looked at the 1975 ABA Draft on Wikipedia. One sentence is 322 freaking words. Editors matter, man. Economy matters, too.

Curtis Mead hit by pitch, leaves game. I hope he lasts longer than Heather Graham did on Emily's Reasons Why Not.

The older you get, the more you appreciate humility in others. Good listeners. People who are intellectually curious. A balanced, two-way conversation. I love meeting smart people who are over themselves. Very refreshing.

she was too pat to open and too cool to bluff

James Wood just cruising along at a .273-149-44-108-24 pace. As you were.

In the movie Moneyball, they create stakes that don't really exist. They make it sound like the world was after Billy Beane's head. The world really was after Craig Breslow's head. And then this funny, inexplicable thing happened.

Had some fun writing about the Red Sox today. sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/arti...

Fantasy Baseball Rest-of-Season Rankings: Scott Pianowski's updated risers and fallers as of July 20

Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski updates his rankings as of July 20 with the biggest risers and fallers.

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Whatever Bryson DeChambeau is for, just assume I'm against it.

Is it fun to play fantasy sports like an actuary? Not really. But it's so often correct. Kittle is my favorite current player, a HOF walk-in as I see it. But let's use our common sense, like Mike is.

Michael Salfino@michaelsalfino.bsky.social · 2w ago

SALFINO/SHARPENER PLAYER OF THE DAY: George Kittle. My 2026 rankings are published and will be updated and expanded through Labor Day. Here's a free preview of my TE15 and the market's TE10. This one breaks my heart. Click on the link to subscribe. sharpener.me/michael-salf...

I love that the Brewers can be a great team despite being last in home runs (they were 22nd last year). Not that I'm against the homer, but sports are more interesting when there's diversity in style among successful teams.

The Angels should obviously wear those uniforms all the time.

I always love great teams that are more defined by the team than any individual player. Spain, here. The 2004 Pistons.

Bad golf shots should be punished most of the time, especially in a major. That Scheffler ruling on 17 is ridiculous.

A congested leaderboard at a major is a beautiful thing.

How not to run the bases, by Trent Grisham.

So many guys oh so close. Kelce had a seven-year run of 1s and 2s. Sharpe, Graham, Gronk, Gates, Gonzo, Winslow, Coates. Caster and Casper were great in the 70s. A: Todd Christensen. Late bloomer.

scott pianowski@pianow.bsky.social · 3w ago

Using the fantasy scoring on Pro Football Reference, there's only one tight end who's been the No. 1 player at his position four straight seasons. Who is it? He's not in the Hall of Fame.

Using the fantasy scoring on Pro Football Reference, there's only one tight end who's been the No. 1 player at his position four straight seasons. Who is it? He's not in the Hall of Fame.

Writing long isn't the goal. You're probably not Marcel Proust or David Foster Wallace. Writing efficiently is the aim. Nobody cares about a big word count. They just want a good piece. And if it's efficient and easy to digest, that's almost always better.

Usually when you reread something you wrote a long time ago, it makes you want to light yourself on fire. So it's a pleasant surprise when you look at something in the archives and you actually still like it. Here's an RB strategy piece from 2015. sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fantas...

Backfield Blueprints: Zero RB versus Anchors Aweigh

Running back theory has shifted significantly in recent years. Will you pick an early back in 2015?

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QBs who have thrown a touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson: old Aaron Rodgers, Justin Fields, old Joe Flacco, Zach Wilson, Tyrod Taylor, Mike White, Tim Boyle. This year, it's Geno Smith. I wish we could run Wilson's career over and actually give him a fair shot.

Jake Bennett = good.

This was a fun piece, I wrote about some of the first half baseball themes. Washington's offense, The Miz, the Rookies, the injuries, more. sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/arti...

Nationals build best offense in MLB, Jacob Misiorowski breaks the game and more fantasy baseball first-half themes

We're almost done with the first half of the 2026 MLB season. Here are the major themes Scott Pianowski is unpacking.

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If I had to pick a band for its best 40 songs, I'd pick the Stones, in a second. A Dawkins dunk. If I had to pick a band for its best 8-10 songs, I'd pick Belly. Absurdly underrated. Even people who kinda know them think it's Feed The Tree. The King album is *so much better.* My recco to everyone.

Two MLB orgs had Otto Lopez and said nah, we're good. Peace out, brother. I get it, he's improved significantly. Still a cool story.

This is why some people don't like soccer, too high scoring.

I don't know when I would have lifted Eury Perez, but it certainly wasn't at Pitch 92.