New Beverly showing two documentaries about these World Series bullpens.

A single tear falls down Mike Trout’s face with every playoff Ohtani home run.

With the Mariners and Brewers heading to the AL/NL Championship Series, there’s going to be endless Seattle Pilots nostalgia. I just wanted to be first.

[Lurch from The Addams Family voice] Turang?

Which Bad News Bear is for you? Find out: open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Happy Opening Day! Here’s a great “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” by the Ink Spots from 1959. open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Now I’m ready for baseball season.

There's a new baseball movie in theaters! Let's talk about feelings, time, and how we choose to spend those things. open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Arthur Lee Maye is maybe the greatest singer to ever play Major League Baseball. Certainly the most prolific. Read and listen on substack. open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Thirty years ago, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast confused and confounded. The writers would write and rewrite. The editors would edit and re-edit. Working with the smart and funny folks at Cartoon was tons of work but also tons of joy. Thanks, Atlanta Magazine. Honored to be a part of it all.

Happy 50th Anniversary to Catfish Hunter becoming baseball’s first free agent. He had two songs written about him, one by BOB DYLAN! Listen and read about ‘em on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Two pics, exactly one year apart. On the Astral Plane Drifter set in Joshua Tree and at the film’s East Coast premiere in NYC. With writer/ star Mike Caravella. Drifter screens Friday 12/6/24 at 10:30 pm. @danceswithfilms.bsky.social

Hello new followers. I’m Jay. I love to write about how #baseball worms its way into #popculture. Like the confluence between Halloween and baseball: MONSTER BASEBALL CARDS! open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

A's vs. Rays is the catastrophe MLB deserves: defector.com/as-vs-rays-i...

Whenever I’ve visited someone’s home in Italy, there were always these shoes by the door— ragged and beat-up, but looking so so comfortable. After years of searching, I finally found my own pair (this pic) and I will probably/definitely talk about them at length the next time you see me.

The Effectively Wild Podcast has accompanied me on dog walks and work commutes for the last 6 years. This week, I got to be a guest and present my baseball cemetery research! I’m a statblast! Put it on my tombstone!

Braves rookie pitcher Pascual Perez took a wrong turn 40 years ago. He’s still being found. #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio on Substack

When you’re chopping carrots and celery for Super Bowl dips, you HAVE to let people know, generally, when they’ll be ready. Give them a crude ETA.

History of monstrous baseball cards on #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

This is happening now and it’s pretty awesome. 24 hour Louie Louie marathon. Saturday 6 pm to Sunday 6 pm. Streaming live on YouTube.

Oakland Athletics: elephant mascots, nepo-baby ownership, and a couple rock songs. #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio on Substack open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Introducing Bouton. It never cease to amazing me that I live with another species in the house. And I devise treat puzzles to entertain us. #BoutonLA

David Letterman introduces “Fat tub of goo” to comedy lexicon at expense of Braves pitcher Terry Forster. I use this story to make an inordinate number of puns. open.substack.com/pub/tinkerta...

Inspired by Joe Posnanski’s new book WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL, I wrote about the exact moment I fell for baseball. #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio

The official convention of baseball dorks is happening thanks to @joeposnanski.bsky.social’s new book, Why We Love Baseball! @mollyknight.bsky.social @kentremendous.bsky.social @goodklown.bsky.social

“Braves go from Hand to Johnson…” My inner 12 year old is snickering. Sniggering. Snitkering. All those.

Whenever someone asks about Florida Bigfoots, Floridians have to correct them, “IT’S CALLED A SKUNK APE!”

Your Sunday night TV options circa 1984. Liberace in “Special People” is tempting but Roy Scheider as aging baseballer in “Tiger Town” wins. #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio

I’m decorating bathroom with only baseball-themed items. Freshly framed and installed: Patron Saint Eddie Stanky. “I’ve always been the Gashouse type.”

“A classic figurative expression like this transcends modern sexuality with its middle school mindset version of inclusivity.” That’s a decent sentence. Sexy baseball rock songs on the Substack —>

Super rare misprinted Bobblehead of Freddie Freeman. Or Chris Taylor. Either way, collector’s item.

Baseball euphemisms in rock songs on my Substack newsletter. https://open.substack.com/pub/tinkertaylorsolerspiezio/p/baseball-songs-on-vinyl-vol-5-is?r=fjz4v&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio

I went to the Angels game on Thurs. 8/3. Classic Ohtani /Angels/ Tungsten Arm ODoyle game: 4 scoreless innings pitched, manufactured a run (IBB, stolen base, scored in a single), and hit a late HR. Angels lose anyway. That HR was his 40th of the season. And it was THIS CLOSE.

Hi- I write a baseball & pop culture newsletter on Substack. New post: BABIP, Bobo, Mungo, The Skeeters of Arkansas, and the callous nature of luck. #tinkertaylorsolerspiezio https://open.substack.com/tinkertaylorsolerspiezio/