Stick to tortes.

For any Mets fans out of there, I can’t recommend Roger‘s newsletter, highly enough.

The nice thing about this excuse is that you can use it 32 times.

I can’t stop thinking about this. The punkest motherfucker I know straight-up abused by a child who uses proper punctuation in his marginal notes. I am dead.

This is a big week at FanGraphs for a bunch of reasons, but just hear me out.

Overlooked part of this story is that Castellanos really wanted to play at home in Miami, but that idea is dispensed with in a single sentence: “The Marlins were not willing to spend.”

What great news.

I wrote some jokes about what these chatbots might actually look like. But I also did some serious digging about this agreement and the company the MLBPA just partnered with.

Cross-country skiing is fun because they just showed a slow-motion replay and it took me a few seconds to even realize that it was in slow motion.

Does anybody out there have screenshots of the Pizza Hut oral history from Twitter? The one where Lloyd Planta objects to the name P'Zone.

all the homies are disconcerted

Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings

Stu is one of the funniest baseball writers. Like ever. Read this and then subscribe. www.twinkietown.com/2013/1/4/383...

Apropos of nothing, it would be a good day to read this.

Heartbroken and angry about the Washington Post.

This is not a drill! Baseball is back!

This was super fun.

Fun to see what I would be working on if I were a hockey writer.

Attention Fans of Cool Baseball Things:

Sounds like they’re ready to add a breakfast nook.

as a drummer,

In case you missed it last week, I wrote about the best wall smushes of 2025.

here's my bit about Dan Snyder in the Prospect article

"Nuance is wonderful, but sometimes you have to kick them in the teeth."

In case anyone needs a respite from all the horrors, I submit that this article about outfielders smushing themselves into the wall is very fun.

Hello! I am looking to talk to moms who have covered/are covering the Super Bowl about their experiences pumping breastmilk at the big game. If that seems niche and random it's probably because you've never had to account for pumping at work. But if that resonates, let's chat: [email protected]

I know that it would be disastrous for my health if I never went to the dentist again for the rest of my life, but it would also mean that I’d never have to hear Hoobastank again, and honestly that might be worth it.

I ask that you please respect my privacy during this difficult time.

I wrote about Minneapolis and why that Orwell quote everyone's been sharing makes me nervous about what comes next

I have two brothers. We’re all 6” on the dot. At one point, they renewed their licenses at the same time. My older brother, thinking he was clever, told the DMV he was 6’1”. Unbeknownst to him, my younger brother had anticipated this gambit. He came home with a license that said he was 6’3”.

At @baseballprospectus.com today, I wrote about what it feels like to have whatever barriers you’ve placed between yourself and the horrors shatter, through the lens of Saturday’s murder overlapping with TwinsFest: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

There's so much to be sad and angry about right now, but watching some pathetic billionaire destroying the Washington Post just for kicks feels very personal. I grew up reading the sports section every day before school. If not for the Post, my life never would've turned out this way.

No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight. Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Proud to be one of @fangraphs.com's four nominees for an award, along with @baumann.bsky.social, rock star @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social, and @michaelrosen.bsky.social. Come vote, if the spirit moves you, but more importantly check out some fantastic articles by a lot of cool people!

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night and helping us raise money for the New York Immigration Coalition!

The Guardians are RUINING baseball.

No new articles or videos at @twinsdaily.com today. If you care to read our statement about it, it’s our home page for the day. twinsdaily.com

Really fun We Tried update here! Special shoutout to @jdkringle.bsky.social and @mulderbatflip.net who have really been carrying this project of late.

This is so funny.

This is a fun one! Florist Waxahatchee Sleater-Kinney Joanna Newsom Wet Leg Pip Blom Kimya Dawson The Wild Reeds Haley Heynderickx Speedy Ortiz Yeah Yeah Yeahs Olivia Is a Ghost

One way to tell how things are going in America is that I have both of my Senators' phone numbers on speed dial and I'm pretty sure those are the numbers I've called the most in the last couple weeks.

NEW YORK: Come see our band, The Subway Ghosts, on Saturday in Brooklyn. I always bake treats for our shows, and I take requests. If you're planning on coming, tell me what you'd like me to bake! Here are some examples from previous shows.

I think this one of the most interesting things I've written in a while. As everyone tries to light up the pitch models, the pitch models are having a tougher time telling everyone apart.

I don't even know what to do with this.

Just saw a man cross himself before opening the New York Post, and buddy, given what’s in that paper I think you’re going going to need some holy water.

Crucial reminder that The Subway Ghosts are playing at 5:00pm on Saturday at Gun Hill Publick House in Brooklyn. We have a new song that rips. I will bake treats. Come out and hear some punk rock from @michaelclair.bsky.social @mikepetriello.bsky.social and @depstein1983.bsky.social

Remember to take a moment this weekend to pass along your stories for Racket's upcoming oral history.

A look at the difference in probability of a called strike in 2024 vs. 2025. The strike zone was tighter, particularly on the inner and outer edge.

NEW YORK FRIENDS: Before you lobotomize yourself for the weekend, please take note. Our band, The Subway Ghosts, has a show next Saturday, the 24th, in Industry City, Brooklyn. Come say hi!