Just a year ago, we heard reducing the deficit was so important Elon Musk had to fire as many scientists, forest rangers and Black women on the government’s payroll that he could find. Now? 🤷🏾‍♂️

Really love this research from @jrodrigues39.bsky.social on catcher knee placement. I was asked to dig into this years ago with the Marlins, just as knees were starting to go down. It's crazy to see how much it's evolved since then! www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I've got to say, the production value from #FOX this whole series left a lot to be desired. I love the fact every game had a broadcast, but multiple pitches were missed by late cuts to the CF camera. There were wild, jerky, jumps between replays and incorrect camera angles. Really a mess.

men showing genuine affection for each other, celebrating something they did together, as a collective. let this be a model for masculinity, not the fake hardo military bullshit

Ronald Acuña Jr. weeping while hugging Salvador Perez. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

V for Venezuela V for victory

I'm so happy for the USA team getting their, I guess, participation trophy? Maybe almost won trophy? I was told that's a bad thing to give kids who play baseball. But fortunate for them, I disagree with that sentiment.

So happy for Team #Venezuela tonight! They deserve this win! Such an excellent baseball country, home to so many legends and superstars. It was crazy they hadn't even made the championship, much less won it, until this year. Only bummer is that Miggy Ro couldn't be on the team. #WBC

Anyone else watch today's Practical Engineering? All I can see now is a jawbone siphon. youtu.be/PhW2BjFQCZM?...

What it's like to be watching the World Baseball Classic and then be subjected to ads for Fox's original programming

Vinnie Pasquantino asked me if I'm gonna hit a home run. he also said the espresso tastes like a home run.

In an era of increasingly captured journalism, where platforms have incestuous relationships with the actors the are ostensibly in place to criticize, credit @fangraphs.com with righteousness. They are speaking truth to power today.

What's the Italian equivalent of "OMG! It's happening?!"

If Mexico scores five runs tonight, no matter whether they win or lose the game, that would ensure the U.S. will advance out of pool play in the World Baseball Classic. But it cannot be announced that way at the moment if Mexico scored 5 runs, because it's not a 100% certainty. (continued).

Oh man, the Italian Baseball Federation just posted both Italian language calls of the out last night, and they are outstanding. www.instagram.com/reel/DVv11RJ...

There are few poets better than Donne.

Please support political candidates who support investments in scientific RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. Scientific research spurs incredible advances- our imagination couldn’t even have imagined possible

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

Maybe it's just a side effect of big rosters and the impact of WBC, but so far this spring, the league has attempted 454 steals over 167 matchups = 2.72 attempts per game. Last spring, the league attempted 1057 steals throughout 2025 Cactus & Grapefruit League play over 458 matchups = 2.31 APG

Brendon Little really did some work this off-season. Four-seamer has much more ride, and the cutter has much more drop and cut, separating it from the four-seamer. Should help him vs righties, especially (7 BB/9 last year.) via tjstats.ca/apps/basebal...

The greatest thing on the internet today

Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside Norway comes for the #TechBros www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Atlanta Braves Holdings, the publicly-traded company that owns the Braves, reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Questions have arisen as to whether they make money. Here's the answer.

I'm pretty sure his ulnar collateral ligament would pulverize into a red mist. But only on the first pitch. Subsequent pitches would be freebies.

It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/

Sweeper dotted down and away. No problem of Okamoto-san. He blapped it 103 mph over the CF wall. Wow!

ABS Challenge report so far: - Fielders challenging 113 to 56 for batters (or only 33% challenges are by batters) - Fielders got 61-113 overturned (54%), earning 0.15 runs per overturn, 0.08 per challenge - Batters 27-56 (48%), earning 0.20 runs per overturn, 0.10 per challenge

The middle finger thumbs down? Has science gone too far?!

Reading this story—about how the Pentagon has been given so much extra money it's struggling to spend it all—while thinking about the formerly homeless tenants I've spoken with in recent weeks whose housing vouchers are being discontinued for "lack of funds."

This aggression will not stand, man.

Man, how fun would it be to have an amazing #Orioles season for Pete Alonso? He's a fun player to watch.

I'm so delighted to be watching baseball right now. How lucky am I?!

I find it unbelievably cruel that they're making us wait ANOTHER 48 hours before we can watch meaningless baseball. What the *heck* am I supposed to do until then?!

One of my all time favorite voices in the baseball community, R.J.'s work finished what Moneyball started for me back in undergrad. If I had known then he was younger than me, I might have worked even harder! 😂 The #Nats got a good one!

I think this is, once again, a very promising, exciting #BlueJays team.

we kicked off our 2026 Previews with last year's World Series participant Toronto Blue Jays! We're keeping the same format as last year, and @bradleywoodrum.bsky.social included some additional excellent charts that are worth checking out, too! www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

While Rube Foster was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame as an executive, he easily could have been inducted as a player and a manager as well. Foster was successful in all aspects of the game.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It's very much like when your kid is too full to finish their vegetables, but insistent they've saved *juuust enough* space for dessert.

A lot of 1990s photos of Oasis look like this to me.

A very fascinating case study. And one that made me want to go read with my 5-year-old immediately!

I love Vesia so much. I had the privilege of working with and for him in the #Marlins player dev system, and he is such a thoughtful, earnest good dude.

Please do, I need them to continue to pay me to do this dumb shit

I know for a fact the #Rockies employ some really smart folks. I'm excited to see how things could change if/when they get more creative freedom.

PECOTA 2026: Dreaming on the 99th Percentile by Bradley Woodrum (@bradleywoodrum.bsky.social)) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

really fun article from @bradleywoodrum.bsky.social digging into the 99th percentile projections:

My favorite "what if" game is going through the 99th percentile PECOTA outcomes and imagining how the league can -- and will -- get rocked by some unexpected breakouts this year. My personal favorite is the #ChiSox possibilities. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I love these deep dives from @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social! www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/02/t-r-...