For the record, my home run model has Cal Raleigh at an 18% chance of hitting 62 or more homers, and a 7% chance of 63 or more.

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Take care of your back. Stretch, walk, get up from the desk.

New @fangraphs.com: on the career and pending departure of perhaps the best pitcher of his generation — but one who has made it harder to fully embrace the entirety of his legacy

We discuss 2025’s record number of 25-25 players, first and second half Julio, and MLB’s new amateur scouting rules. Plus, Kershaw’s retirement announcement and what it means to grapple with legacy.

Here's a (very positive) Fisher update: www.gofundme.com/f/fisher-rec...

The Olivia Nuzzi news (and just, as an aside, not the most important thing, but your last name is Nuzzi and you become a journalist? what is this, a Richard Scarry book?) on the heels of the Kimmel stuff is breaking what remains of my brain!

Come join our staff! We're hiring a Full-Time Prospect Writer. We've extended our application deadline to Monday, September 22. You can find more info on the job and how to apply at the link below:

Grim shit everywhere, man.

what ezra doesn't seem willing to accept is that charlie kirk was part of a political movement that does not think that "we are going to have to live here with each other" and is fact very interested in the elimination and/or subjugation of many, many people

If Cal Raleigh Does It, When Will It Be? blogs.fangraphs.com/if-cal-ralei...

Well, it happened. I was laid off from my job yesterday. If anyone has any leads on open marketing, content, or ecommerce roles, I would be so grateful. And if anyone wants to hire me to write about baseball full-time, I wouldn't be opposed to that either. www.linkedin.com/in/jakemailh...

probably tired of @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com’s Conforto posting

This is fantastic, is what it is.

This dumper is a historic dumper

many brothers in Christ, a surplus of physicians in need of healing themselves

I think this is one of the better things I've written. When you compare two pitchers on the same team, you can get a really clear look at the million different things that go into team defense.

If you're able, please help out Fisher (and our buddy Lindsey) as he recovers from a bad fall! 💞

“Going by this description, Bananas Foster—the official non-profit of Banana Ball, the corporate parent of the Savannah Bananas—uses donor funds to purchase tickets and merchandise from the Savannah Bananas, in order to invite guests to Savannah Bananas baseball games” defector.com/the-official...

There's still time to apply to join our staff as a full-time prospect writer. Doesn't that sound like fun, rewarding work?

Sometimes people say that sabermetrics can't be fun. Well, they aren't reading @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social.

This big dumper sure is some dumper

wouldn’t dare speculate which fanbases could use this the most, but I do love the idea of a YTTV quad box option where one corner is always playing hearts of space music and spa visuals

Resetting the "Seahawks play a normal game" counter back to zero!

me: magic isn’t real also me, after the Mariners win eight in a row: the Etsy witch is real, and she is my president

I find the people who are only now canceling their EW patreon subs because of politics to be so baffling. Buddy, there were signs. (tbc, it’s not that many, though if you want to support the show, you can do so here: patreon.com/effectivelyw...)

I think this was a good one. I think? It was. I think? I think.

babes, are we doing a good job of guarding our own sanity reading literally Thomas Chatterton Williams writing on literally Chris Rufo on literally this, a Saturday morning, or are we driving an ice pick into our own ear?

This is worth your time - @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social did a really terrific job with it!

"I’m sure everyone is shocked and invigorated by this revelation, that the pitching gets tougher in high-leverage playoff situations, but at least I got to make up a new stat with an off-putting name. Go Brewers."

Danced through some raindrops on this one!

Juan Soto with his 31st stolen base of the season, read @jayjaffe.bsky.social on the subject here

if that news is true, don't say anything you wouldn't want to see screenshotted and spread all over right wing media

It's so much, you guys

this is such a small thing compared to the other allegations in the piece (and the lack of paid maternity leave!), but come on guys, you don't have tampons in the work bathrooms? www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

At least eight men employed by the Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four VPs and two other high-ranking employees, an investigation by The Athletic found. ✍️ @brittghiroli.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

Happy birthday, good blog!

That Randy Arozarena home run cured my back pain! (No, but it was still good.)

I know this isn't an original thought, but truly, what do these people understand the purpose of art or being alive to be? www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

I like the editorial decision not to link to any of Dave Portnoy's "controversies," bet those are pretty benign.

Thought Michael did a really nice job with this!

the maga constitution doesn’t allow any institution, public or private, to explicitly work to ameliorate racial inequality but allows the government to racially profile

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new @fangraphs.com: Davey Johnson isn't in the Hall of Fame, but his managerial career in particular stacks up well against far less innovative skippers

for @fangraphs.com, i wrote about trail runners. how often do trail runners advance? which teams do it best? and how much of an impact do they make?

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the thing about the Niners is [redacted]

Wait, I was at a show, the Dodgers *lost*?!

Well, which is it?

once again, we simply must say: Ladd McConkey, real person's name!