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Senior writer at @FanGraphs.com, formerly SI.com and Baseball Prospectus, creator of JAWS, author of The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). Not sticking to sports or paying $8.

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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

theonion.com/this-war-wil...

10.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Expected this to be an Onion article along the lines of the legendary 2003 one about the Iraq war

"Your Salted Caramel Latte is Destroying Society vs. No It Isn't"

but noooooo...

10.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to see the 92-year-old White honored while he's still alive, though I do believe the cumulative impact of his career as a player, broadcaster, and executive merits election to the Hall of Fame (fell two votes short on the 2024 ballot) blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-contemp...

09.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: March 7, 2026 This week, we discuss the future Hall of Famers in the WBC, the Dominican Republic’s chances of winning it all, the best baseball birthdays, and more.

For our @fangraphs.com weekly subscriber mailbag, I took a look at the potential Hall of Famers we’re seeing in action during the World Baseball Classic β€” including some in the dugout blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-we...

08.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo, that looks one made me so happy!

09.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rays at Yankees
Boyle vs Fried

Rays at Yankees Boyle vs Fried

There are two ways to get your pierogi at Veselka

29.07.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 1989 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 27
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: March 7, 2026 This week, we discuss the future Hall of Famers in the WBC, the Dominican Republic’s chances of winning it all, the best baseball birthdays, and more.

For our @fangraphs.com weekly subscriber mailbag, I took a look at the potential Hall of Famers we’re seeing in action during the World Baseball Classic β€” including some in the dugout blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-we...

08.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Off a pitcher named Scrubb, ouch

08.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

He Schwarbed the fuck outta that one

08.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Ozzie Albies honked the shit out of that bal

07.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Like, the Sunday crossword. bsky.app/profile/pira...

07.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Oneil Cruz’s 450-foot moonshot is the farthest-hit ball in the last two World Baseball Classics. The previous longest distance was a 448-foot homer by Shohei Ohtani vs. Australia in 2023.

The 116.8 mph EV makes it the third-hardest-hit ball in the WBC in that time.

Plakata.

07.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Did not have Junior Lake, WBC pinch-runner, on my bingo card

07.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oneil Cruz crushed that, went to the newsstand, bought a paper, did the crossword, watched the ball land, and then circled the bases

07.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

There are few things in baseball that I love more than a Manny Machado backhanded play with an arcing throw to first base from foul territory. That was a beaut

07.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The great Robert Sietsema captured the dynamic here ny.eater.com/2016/4/28/11...

07.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little India in the East Village: a Thumbnail History A look at the brightly lit Bangladeshi restaurants on 1st Avenue

During stretches of unemployment I would hit those places’ buffets for a cheap and filling lunch.

Oh wow check this out ny.eater.com/2016/4/28/11...

07.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Including downstairs, yeah I think so but don’t recall eating at them. Panna II was a regular haunt but I hazily recall that sometimes ordered delivery from the other upstairs one because it was more reliable.

07.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Used to eat here regularly in the late 1990s. You’d come up the stairs and both restaurants β€” similarly packed and colorful β€” would open their doors trying to lure you in, so every time you chose it felt like you were breaking someone’s heart.

07.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Camels at beauty pageant disqualified after using hump-plumping injectables Camel owners had used injections to enhance the camel’s lips, dermal fillers around their noses and silicone wax to enlarge the humps

Can’t believe these camels are cheating like ski jumpers, shooting hyaluronic acid into themselves. Is no humping record sacred?
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...

07.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

most people won't click through the article you promote, either. Yet we persist.

06.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New @fangraphs.com: catching up with the recent developments and early spring optimism regarding a new array of flychasers on Queens

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saving that for the sequel.

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The last thing they should be doing is showing Angels games. Yeesh.

06.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Denzel Washington starring in
20% Approval Rating: The Eric Adams Story

06.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Feel like the home run calls for Team Great Britain should be "Cor blimey, that's a right-old wallop, innit?"

06.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Han Solo Homer was right there

06.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

06.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 4178 πŸ” 1749 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 558

New @fangraphs.com: catching up with the recent developments and early spring optimism regarding a new array of flychasers on Queens

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Statcast Bat Tracking Metrics Are Now on FanGraphs! Everything from bat speed to attack angle is now on the FanGraphs player pages and leaderboards.

InstaGraphs: Statcast Bat Tracking Metrics Are Now on FanGraphs! blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/...

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