Thinking of that Zuckerberg video where he talks about he and his friends barbecuing and the secret was sweet baby Ray's.

Once upon a time it would have been the Bill James New Historical Baseball Abstract. Then twitter happened, I interacted with him and while there are worse people in the world....the glow is off.

Willpower is a capitalist sham Just eat the cookies!

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

This is Ruben Amaro Sr. You likely know his son, Ruben Amaro Jr., played Major League Baseball. You might even know his dad, Santos, was a star and HOFer in Cuba and Mexico. I bet you didn’t know (I didn’t) that his MOM (Josefina Mora) played professional baseball for the Veracruz Women’s Team!

I once worked in the same building that project runway was filmed. One night I was out till 4 before an 8am shift. I showed up in terrible shape and shared an elevator with Tim Gunn. He saw me and asked 'rough night?'. I answered 'rough morning'. He nodded knowingly and got off the elevator.

Massive thanks to those involved. Want to send some specific shout outs to @buckweaver.bsky.social and @bballhist.bsky.social for providing season data and player data for the 1949 Negro League campaign. Having the rosters and stats for these clubs pushed this project into existence.

ATG Post-War: Golden Age 1949 Historical Project Now available in the #mlbtheshow25 roster vault 30 teams (AL, NL, NeL) 30 stadiums rebrands/logos 2000+ players

Even people opposed to widespread AI use keep telling me "well, it can't match human thinking now, but it's going to soon, and we need to be prepared." Given how its supporters talk about thinking and the human mind on here, I don't think that's true. Worse, though, I'm not sure that matters.

Exactly

Here's another way to put it. Of their six best seasons combined, David Wright has 5 of them and Jimmy Rollins has one. www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...

Knives out: the upper middle class are squabbling vicious children who do not deserve their inheritance Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter

This by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social and @cnygren.bsky.social is an excellent diagnosis of the AI attack on education. Still thinking through the recommendations but it gets to the heart of the problem. www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...

I think this would be my ballot. Good job David!

This year’s ballot.

whats the opposite of a rise and grind influencer. i want to be that. rise and rest. good morning, chat! everybody ready to wake up and get under a cozy blanket? who up doing the bare minimum and LOVING IT

Utley ranks 256th in Total Bases, but 19th among 2B. 15 of the 18 ahead of him are HOF/Active/Scandal. Utley ranks 179th in TB from age 24 on, but 12th among 2B. 10 of the 11 ahead of him are HOFAS. Utley ranks 132nd in TB from age 26 on, but 9th among 2B. All 8 ahead of him are HOFAS.

This would mean Eddie Vedser is 61. Obviously that is wrong!

Source: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Did not know the Dodgers were that high! I also hate that the Yankees care about this.

I am sorry, Chuckie Williams played in the 1970s and 80s, not now. I don't care what the evidence says.

Of players with 4500+ Total Bases, only five have fewer than 900 Bases on Balls. Of those five: Four played 19+ seasons Three have fewer than 1500 runs Two have an OPS+ above 125 One debuted before 1950 Who are they? ⚾️💙 Source: @baseball-reference.com

This. My field, which I'm certain is no different than most others, was full of hack-junk well before AI was a thing.

This was a lot of fun to research, and also the most-read sports piece I've published since returning from public-baseball-analysis exile: I found statistical evidence (not just Smoltzesque bellyaching) that MLB teams are going to their bullpens too early, and should leave their starters in longer.

Doong my best @adarowski.bsky.social impression and watching Dortmund. Just in time to see Brandt score!

sharing a mutual aid request! my family's dealing with a trying financial time as my father's retiring and waiting on those payments to begin. they're seeking assistance with some food for the weekend. just sharing my sister's cash app & paypal below: PP: [email protected] $spikelavender92

OMG IT’S HERE! My first issue of the Baseball Research Journal as editor! I LOVE IT

Well, they skipped 2017 which seems fine to me *Ducks*

In the hopes of feeling better I have an announcement: For the second time this year I was laid off indirectly due to administration policies. Feeling quite lost and trying to figure out where to go from here. If I post less (if that is possible) this is why.

discussed this in seminar yesterday, albeit with reference to “race science” generally. If you understand science as a historical phenomenon then the question is what was science then, not whether it would count as science now, and the implication is that what science is now is not forever, either

The replies to this and @jackiantonovich.bsky.social's original post remind us that the most dangerous thing is insisting that something exists in a meaningful way outside of human understanding of it. No matter how "hard" the discipline.

This is a great book!

The boys are live with some ATG Golden Age (1949) release date 12.26.25 AL, NL and NeL teams 30 created stadums logos, rebrands cats dogs www.youtube.com/live/gGAvwVC...

I read a book on making money in ancient Athens recently (by Michael Leese, it's great), and the Greeks absolutely believed that the endless pursuit of wealth was a serious moral defect and personality issue no different than being a drunk or sexual deviant.

Of players with 500+ Doubles, only seven have fewer than 40 SB. Of those seven: Six debuted after WWII Five have 350+ HR Four have a .300+ BA Three have fewer than 8K AB Two have 1800+ RBI One has 11K+ AB Who are they? ⚾️💙 Source: @baseball-reference.com

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity

Quoting this so you all can see that this is the absolute correct answer

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity

Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!” “I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”

Hoping someone can help me: I am looking for history books. Written by historians. I am thinking 17th century European/Atlantic History but it can be broader than that. Any suggestions of releases from the past few years?

Of players with 500+ HR, only five have 600+ doubles. Of those five: Four played 21+ years Three have 3000+ Hits Two have 75+ triples One has 2000+ SO Who are they? ⚾️💙 Source: @baseball-reference.com

I’m sorry but there is no leftist argument in favour of book piracy (even academic books: because in that case honestly a lot of academics will just send you the PDF if you ask, it might even be open access) while libraries exist. And using libraries is the way to keep them existing.

Apparently people working at the FDA were rich. In my day it was bankers club or nothing.

Dylan's beard doesn't look great AND he looks bad shaven. I can totally relate to this.

You have been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you? Good thing I watch a lot of mysteries....

All of the other teams pursuing Cease can now desist.

Man, Dylan Cease! Two quick thoughts: 1) Obviously TOR is better but man, I didn't see that contract for him. Not my money though. 2) when was the last Thanksgiving time major free agent signing? Fun!

Looks like Hegseth's pentagon is cutting ties with Scouts because they are too inclusive. I have ever been more proud to be an Eagle Scout!

One thing that people who do not have kids and/or do not live in large (or even mid-sized) American cities do not realize is how expensive child care is, particularly pre-kindergarten child care.

Yes! We make one from scratch that is awesome. But I also like the one using Campbell's soup and boxed onions.