Stephen Nesbitt
@stephenjnesbitt.bsky.social
I write about baseball for The Athletic, but this is my Formula 1 and Homestar Runner account.
Roy Oswalt was on a bulldozer in central Mississippi when he found out about a viral "MVP Baseball 2005" challenge: throwing a perfect game with Roy Oswalt. 12 days. 1,993 attempts. This is the story of a Sisyphean pursuit of perfection. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
David Samson's daughter died this week, at 28, nine months after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. This afternoon, I asked David to tell me about Kyra. It was as heartwarming as it was heavy: "The magic of Kyra." Here's a link to read for free: www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
Podcaster, former MLB exec David Samson mourns loss of daughter: ‘The magic of Kyra’ (Gift Article)
The former Expos and Marlins executive recalled Kyra's dynamic personality: “She didn’t get cheated for those 28 years. Not for a day.”
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Banning the extreme infield shift did not bring back the base hit. AVG and BABIP remain at or near record lows. But if the game *looks* more normal, does anyone care? Story with @codystavenhagen.bsky.social. Here's a link to read for free: nytimes.com/athletic/725...
What road trips to players love/hate? How common are clubhouse fights? How much free gear do players get? Answering your questions about the lives of MLB players. www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
What is life really like for MLB players on the road? We answer your questions
What are the best and worst road cities? How do hotel bookings work? How much swag do players get? Our mailbag gets into it all.
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What is big-league life actually like? Leave your questions for The Athletic’s MLB mailbag www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...
What is big-league life actually like? Leave your questions for The Athletic’s MLB mailbag
Which players have the strangest superstition? Can everyone tell when a manager loses the clubhouse?
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If you're not willing to talk about why it's there, it probably shouldn't be there. www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
This statue was too controversial for a Dallas airport. Why did the Texas Rangers give it a home?
The One Riot, One Ranger statue features a lawman with a complicated past. The Rangers decided to embrace that.
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It's Tax Day. There's a thing or two you might be interested to learn about MLB players' taxes. Like how Spencer Torkelson's dad had a realization that saved Torkelson three-quarters of a million dollars. Taxes pile up, so here's a link to read for free: www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
Hate doing your taxes? Be thankful you don’t have to do an MLB player’s books (Gift Article)
Pitcher Jared Hughes tried his taxes his rookie season. “After that,” he later recalled, “I realized it was time to get an accountant.”
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my name nemesis is in the wall street journal today. brutal for my seo. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
He Brought Private Credit to the Masses. Now the Masses Are Fleeing.
Stephen Nesbitt’s Cliffwater is racing to calm investors after steep withdrawals.
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🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ Bases loaded edition! @iamtrevormay.bsky.social, @stephenjnesbitt.bsky.social, @enosarris.bsky.social & I reset for the knockout stage with quarterfinal matchup previews and predictions for the rest of the WBC.... Audio: pod.fo/e/3a7aea YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
The mobile check-in process for doctor’s appointments has gotten out of hand.
Feel for the Hyundai Elantras who grow up dreaming of being anything other than the quintessential rental car.
“Imagine there was a curved line in the outfield." New from me: The gapper is dead. Doubles hit their lowest rate in 3 decades. Triples are at their lowest rate ever. So who killed the double & triple? And what can MLB do about it? www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and triple — and what can MLB do about it?
Armed with analytics, teams are playing outfielders deeper than ever, and doubles and triples are vanishing. Can a rule change fix this?
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At just 23 years old, Paul Skenes captured the 2025 NL Cy Young Award by unanimous vote. To understand how Skenes reached the peak of the profession, The Athletic spoke with nine of his current and former catchers, covering every level from youth ball to the big leagues.
Great question. To your point, I think, yes, admitting that my son is no longer 4T and putting those clothes in the attic *has* been more emotional for me than any previous size. It's all happening so fast, and he's perfect, and the Ts are piling up.
the script writers are nailing this season of world series baseball
I'd like to set a jinx in motion by saying the Blue Jays winning tonight would make for a maximally fun series. The Jays would have two shots to clinch on home turf, while the Death Star Dodgers would have Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 6, and all hands on deck in Game 7.
according to Statcast, most games are over by now
is john smoltz advocating for ... more home-plate collisions?
⚾️ World Series reader poll results ⚾️ More than 20,000 readers weighed in on their World Series rooting interest, the Death Star Dodgers and whether what they've built is "ruining" baseball. www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Within are exclusive comments from Max Scherzer, who has been close with Tony Vitello since they were at Mizzou. Plus reaction from U of Arizona coach/former DBacks manager Chip Hale, former UT player Ben Joyce, and what Pat Murphy said when asked about Vitello yesterday (via the NY Post podcast).
Andrew Baggarly@andrewbaggarly.bsky.social · last yr.Breaking news story on the Giants being in agreement with Tony Vitello, making him the first head coach with no pro baseball experience to leap directly to a major league managerial position: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
