Croatian Tony
@anthonyrescan.bsky.social
Baseball Prospectus R&D. Borussia Dortmund fan.
The real disaster from the last round of elections.
BREAKING: Chicago police officers will be allowed to file felony gun charges without first getting approval from a prosecutor throughout the city, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Friday. @wttw.bsky.social
Program Allowing CPD Officers to Directly File Felony Gun Charges to Expand Citywide, Top Prosecutor Announces
The Felony Review Bypass Pilot Program was “an unqualified success,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said.
news.wttw.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The real disaster from the last round of elections.
This is a reasonable quote from someone invested in the state of public NFL analytics. Having lived through the world of the late aughts and early teens baseball analytics, it feels like dejavu watching it all over again.
I know Bears folks think I have some kind of personal issue with Caleb Williams. I really don’t. I don’t care if he succeeds or fails.
It drives me kinda crazy when the spreadsheets raise major questions about a QB and very few people acknowledge it.
It drives me kinda crazy when the spreadsheets raise major questions about a QB and very few people acknowledge it.
Thank you for being one of the few people to recognize that Caleb Williams still sucks, actually. He might not always, but he does right now!
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is a reasonable quote from someone invested in the state of public NFL analytics. Having lived through the world of the late aughts and early teens baseball analytics, it feels like dejavu watching it all over again.
Jeff Liefer, Herbert Perry, Kelly Wunsch
Oh you’re celebrating International Men’s Day? Name three guys then
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Jeff Liefer, Herbert Perry, Kelly Wunsch
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His entire wealth is supported by a self-driving fraud that has killed tens of Americans, on top of countless other crimes.
He is the face of the elite impunity that is destroying this country.
His freedom is one of the most important political issues of our time.
He is the face of the elite impunity that is destroying this country.
His freedom is one of the most important political issues of our time.
Again, it is unbelievable that this man is permitted to walk free after causing the deaths of potentially millions of people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Musk Is Back in Politics. Does He Want to Stay a While?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
His entire wealth is supported by a self-driving fraud that has killed tens of Americans, on top of countless other crimes.
He is the face of the elite impunity that is destroying this country.
His freedom is one of the most important political issues of our time.
He is the face of the elite impunity that is destroying this country.
His freedom is one of the most important political issues of our time.
Ok, I really like Taylor Ward, but come on, man.
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Ok, I really like Taylor Ward, but come on, man.
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Looks like the city needs some new revenue sources. May I recommend...
Using IL SOS data and public curb weight data, if Chicago changed its residential permit charge from $25 to a weight-based system, it could bring in an additional $151-167MM/year when
>2500lbs = $25
2.5k-2.99k = $40
3k-3.49k = $62.5
3.5k-3.99k = $75
4k-4.49k = $105
4.5-4.99k = $160
5k+ = $200
>2500lbs = $25
2.5k-2.99k = $40
3k-3.49k = $62.5
3.5k-3.99k = $75
4k-4.49k = $105
4.5-4.99k = $160
5k+ = $200
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looks like the city needs some new revenue sources. May I recommend...
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The Miami Dolphins logo used to be a DOLPHIN wearing a FOOTBALL HELMET and they said, no, that’s too cool, we need to Panara Breadify it by like 90%
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Miami Dolphins logo used to be a DOLPHIN wearing a FOOTBALL HELMET and they said, no, that’s too cool, we need to Panara Breadify it by like 90%
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CHOTINER: So you had reasons for visiting the island?
SUMMERS: Is butiful plce
CHOTINER: Is that buttiful or beautiful?
SUMMERS: 51 % of 1. Wmen or seenery, nt shr wich.
SUMMERS: Is butiful plce
CHOTINER: Is that buttiful or beautiful?
SUMMERS: 51 % of 1. Wmen or seenery, nt shr wich.
I am putting my bets on Summers being the first Epstein correspondent to be interviewed by Chotiner: he has exactly the right mix of arrogance and self-righteousness
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
CHOTINER: So you had reasons for visiting the island?
SUMMERS: Is butiful plce
CHOTINER: Is that buttiful or beautiful?
SUMMERS: 51 % of 1. Wmen or seenery, nt shr wich.
SUMMERS: Is butiful plce
CHOTINER: Is that buttiful or beautiful?
SUMMERS: 51 % of 1. Wmen or seenery, nt shr wich.
If you want another night, Tuesday Night Football makes infinitely more sense.
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you want another night, Tuesday Night Football makes infinitely more sense.
It's thermal network time, baby.
new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's thermal network time, baby.
These are absolutely amazing.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
These are absolutely amazing.
I love subscribing to The Athletic because, when I log in, it's like a little gamble if it's gonna work or not. All my other subscriptions work when I log in. Boring! This one? Nope!
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I love subscribing to The Athletic because, when I log in, it's like a little gamble if it's gonna work or not. All my other subscriptions work when I log in. Boring! This one? Nope!
Living through the 2008 baseball analytics era again where people are sanctimonious about bad statistics.
Caleb Williams' completion rate over expectation right now is -18.5%
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Living through the 2008 baseball analytics era again where people are sanctimonious about bad statistics.
Did they photoshop this on Michael Pittman or is he in his Prussian general era?
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Did they photoshop this on Michael Pittman or is he in his Prussian general era?
I like reading Illinois P*licy articles, finding out what they're mad about, and then advocating for that.
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I like reading Illinois P*licy articles, finding out what they're mad about, and then advocating for that.
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A lot of people probably won't get how finely crafted this joke is and how many layers it has, applause to Jane
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A lot of people probably won't get how finely crafted this joke is and how many layers it has, applause to Jane
This got shared in my Discord this morning. This team wins 75 games, maybe. I love the rationalization of prospect hugging, especially when it's two guys who aren't even sniffing the top quarter of the list.
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This got shared in my Discord this morning. This team wins 75 games, maybe. I love the rationalization of prospect hugging, especially when it's two guys who aren't even sniffing the top quarter of the list.
Me after the Bears won
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Me after the Bears won
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I don't know how to share a civil society with people who don't see this as a moral atrocity
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I don't know how to share a civil society with people who don't see this as a moral atrocity
Oh come on wtf with these draws
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oh come on wtf with these draws
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the real winner is diversified equity partnership ownership groups with low borrowing costs and a forward-looking approach to valuation
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
the real winner is diversified equity partnership ownership groups with low borrowing costs and a forward-looking approach to valuation
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Starting with a link here for an overview of what the Arsenal Metrics are, how they work, and why we implemented them:
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Introducing BP's New Arsenal Metrics | Baseball Prospectus
A new way at quantifying not just individual pitches, but how they work together.
www.baseballprospectus.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Starting with a link here for an overview of what the Arsenal Metrics are, how they work, and why we implemented them:
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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These can accessed from the Arsenal tab of the Pitching Leaderboard and Player Pages. Leaderboards: Each metric averaged by pitcher along with StuffPro and PitchPro. Like our other leaderboards these can be split and filtered to your heart's desire.
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These can accessed from the Arsenal tab of the Pitching Leaderboard and Player Pages. Leaderboards: Each metric averaged by pitcher along with StuffPro and PitchPro. Like our other leaderboards these can be split and filtered to your heart's desire.
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On Player Pages we split by pitch type and include some additional, high-level metrics for each pitch.
Pitch Type Probability is expressed as a %, w/ lower being harder for batters to detect. Others are indexed such that 100 is average & larger values are better for the pitcher.
Pitch Type Probability is expressed as a %, w/ lower being harder for batters to detect. Others are indexed such that 100 is average & larger values are better for the pitcher.
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On Player Pages we split by pitch type and include some additional, high-level metrics for each pitch.
Pitch Type Probability is expressed as a %, w/ lower being harder for batters to detect. Others are indexed such that 100 is average & larger values are better for the pitcher.
Pitch Type Probability is expressed as a %, w/ lower being harder for batters to detect. Others are indexed such that 100 is average & larger values are better for the pitcher.