Yesterday was my last day as editor of Seattle Met. I'm very grateful for the talented people I got to work with and very proud of the magazines we made. Hoping the publication can thrive under its new ownership. Looking forward to writing more again soon. Hit me up: enusbaum at gmail dot com.

somebody get this man to the super bowl www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

literally the same technology to see the epstein files that ticketmaster uses for mlb playoff games

Here is a baseball take: Fernando Valenzuela belongs in the Hall of Fame and the veterans committee should put him in. Amazing pitcher. Global phenomenon. Cool screwball. Kept going for decades even after his arm practically fell off. And you can't tell the story of the sport without him.

I wrote a story for the magazine about what's going on www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

The Dodgers are in the World Series, McCarthyism is back, and there isn't nearly enough housing to go around—all of which makes this a good time to read Stealing Home. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...

Wrote a little about the Mariners and Adam made some cards. www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

honestly living the dream

New from me at BP: An essay about the ecology of baseball stadiums, which stand as beautiful lifeless monuments to an era of urban command over nature, one that is quickly dying out. On ballparks, parks, and the growing divide between the two:

Hey LA folks, drop everything and register to come hear me and @gustavoarellano.bsky.social talk about Stealing Home (and other stuff) at the Braille Institute on May 14. Event also includes a reading from the book in braille! www.brailleinstitute.org/find-service...

a good nickname for randy johnson would have been the space needle

Stealing Home is not a new book anymore, but this excerpt on Jackie Robinson being hauled to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee feels relevant today: time.com/5808543/jack...

This piece I wrote for the @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy about the love story behind a 16-foot Space Needle in Macon, Georgia just went live: www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

Good article! Seattle’s low park factor is a kitchen sink of issues, to which I’ll add one more fun fact not mentioned herein: Seattle has MLB’s strongest gravity. A fly ball in Miami will travel about a foot farther than the same ball in Seattle, just from the difference in earth’s gravity alone.

Turns out I can track my entire adult life through Ichiro memories. Wrote about a few of my favorites here. www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

HOLLYWOODSKI by Lou Mathews will be published by Tiger Van Books on January 21st!! Fuck yeah!! This dark and hilarious gem completes Lou's masterful trifecta of novels about his hometown of Los Angeles. For the love all that is holy and merciful, order this book! Use @bookshop-org.bsky.social

RIP to Lenny Randle, who recorded easily the funkiest song any MLB player has ever even attempted. It was about the Kingdome. Admittedly I don't know who is even in second place here. (It's pretty good, but the way it's mixed is insane.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GZ...

Some good reads for the quiet days. www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

this song is too powerful for streaming services to handle www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW1K...

Folks should really read this one by Haley Shapley. www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

Our snowfall outlook for the winter is live! Check it out on @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy! www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

I'm gonna be ambitious. I'm 201 subscribers away from 2,000. I think I can get there before 2025. I would love to get there before 2025. If you haven't subscribed, I'd really appreciate it. If you have subscribed, I do appreciate it. Either way, appreciation. www.youtube.com/@ChrisVCrawf...

If you haven’t previously read it, cannot recommend highly enough Eric Nusbaum’s “Stealing Home” on the backstory of how a whole community was razed to build Dodger Stadium. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...

Leaving my old life behind to become a pro wrestler under the name Bulk Portugal.

Ciscoe Morris: "sometimes I think Seattle’s kind of mean to bicycles" and "not enough people ride light-rail. Light-rail is really good. You know, they could make it a little better, I have to admit that. But still, it’s a great way to get around." www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

Unearthing buried treasures from the mid 90s.

This is a cool library. www.seattlemet.com/news-and-cit...

A lot of people know Baseball Prospectus because of the stats stuff, and that's fine. But it's also been the best destination for weirdo essays, commentary, and historical baseball writing for years. That's why I subscribe, and why I think other people should too.

Signing up for yet another social media platform.