Michael Baumann
@baumann.bsky.social
FanGraphs Writer, Piney, Gamecock, Condiment Enthusiast, Connoisseur of Vehicles
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This is my first Christmas as a Trentonian and I'm excited to partake in the local day-after-Christmas tradition of slaughtering German mercenaries
December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is my first Christmas as a Trentonian and I'm excited to partake in the local day-after-Christmas tradition of slaughtering German mercenaries
Got waved off kitchen duty by by brother-in-law so this is my lone culinary contribution to Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Got waved off kitchen duty by by brother-in-law so this is my lone culinary contribution to Christmas.
Falis Navid to everyone who celebrates
Guy Williams tries to spell Feliz Navidad - Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee
YouTube video by Emma
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Falis Navid to everyone who celebrates
She calls Brandon Marsh The Wet Man and finds him genuinely disturbing, so we were kinda drawing dead here
Did she feel the plight of Wet Man a little too much?
December 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
She calls Brandon Marsh The Wet Man and finds him genuinely disturbing, so we were kinda drawing dead here
Yesterday I told my wife I'd found a third Christmas song I like and I played this for her. She got REALLY upset with me.
Big Nick Christmas
YouTube video by Nick Lutsko
youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yesterday I told my wife I'd found a third Christmas song I like and I played this for her. She got REALLY upset with me.
Jasper's Dad, about to come up with the most important bit of parental bullshit in his life: "OK, so..."
curiosity took hold of me and this snippet is making me crazy www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-t...
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Jasper's Dad, about to come up with the most important bit of parental bullshit in his life: "OK, so..."
Well this is awkward
Mets To Sign Mike Baumann
The Mets are in agreement with right-hander Mike Baumann. Read more at MLBTR.
www.mlbtraderumors.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Well this is awkward
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It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the
December 24, 2023 at 6:07 PM
It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the
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recalibrate your bullshit meter if this doesn't set it off at least 3 times
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
recalibrate your bullshit meter if this doesn't set it off at least 3 times
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last effort: I run a baseball site with some of my best, smartest, and most talented friends. we do fun and engaging work all year long, and it's about to get more expensive to read that work as of 1/1. I'd much rather you get in the door as cheap as possible. It also makes for a great gift:
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Fill out the information above to purchase a gift subscription. An email will be sent to the recipient within two weeks letting them know. Complete access to BP’s premium editorial content Dozens of a...
baseball-prospectus.myshopify.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
last effort: I run a baseball site with some of my best, smartest, and most talented friends. we do fun and engaging work all year long, and it's about to get more expensive to read that work as of 1/1. I'd much rather you get in the door as cheap as possible. It also makes for a great gift:
Scientists from Texas A&M gentrified the jalapeno a couple years ago and in addition to the deleterious effects on the jalapeno itself, it's taken up space in the market that should be occupied by the Hatch chile
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Scientists from Texas A&M gentrified the jalapeno a couple years ago and in addition to the deleterious effects on the jalapeno itself, it's taken up space in the market that should be occupied by the Hatch chile
This morning I started typing a text message to my sister-in-law, who's mostly vegan but will settle for normal vegetarian in group settings, to ask if she'd prefer vegan mayo for the deviled eggs I'm making for Christmas.
It's a tire fire in the ol' noggin right now.
It's a tire fire in the ol' noggin right now.
December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This morning I started typing a text message to my sister-in-law, who's mostly vegan but will settle for normal vegetarian in group settings, to ask if she'd prefer vegan mayo for the deviled eggs I'm making for Christmas.
It's a tire fire in the ol' noggin right now.
It's a tire fire in the ol' noggin right now.
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50 years ago today, baseball entered its free agency era when arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled on a landmark MLB Players Association case challenging the reserve clause on Dec. 23, 1975. From the SABR archives: sabr.org/journal/arti...
December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
50 years ago today, baseball entered its free agency era when arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled on a landmark MLB Players Association case challenging the reserve clause on Dec. 23, 1975. From the SABR archives: sabr.org/journal/arti...
This went up last night so you might have missed it but the Mets salary dumped Jeff McNeil to the A's, which feels backwards.
Also the guy the Athletics gave up was born in 2008, in case you'd like to feel old today.
Also the guy the Athletics gave up was born in 2008, in case you'd like to feel old today.
Jeff McNeil Bound for Sacramento as Metsodus Continues
“Meet the Mets” might be more than a song. They’re going to have to spend the first week of camp wearing name tags and doing icebreakers.
blogs.fangraphs.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This went up last night so you might have missed it but the Mets salary dumped Jeff McNeil to the A's, which feels backwards.
Also the guy the Athletics gave up was born in 2008, in case you'd like to feel old today.
Also the guy the Athletics gave up was born in 2008, in case you'd like to feel old today.
TEVYE: You see my daughter cannot possibly marry Lazar Wolf.
CHOTINER: It is...convenient that you had this dream after she pledged herself to Motel Kamzoil. You just sang about it.
TEVYE: That was non-diegetic!
CHOTINER: Yet we're supposed to take your word for the wishes of the late Fruma Sarah
CHOTINER: It is...convenient that you had this dream after she pledged herself to Motel Kamzoil. You just sang about it.
TEVYE: That was non-diegetic!
CHOTINER: Yet we're supposed to take your word for the wishes of the late Fruma Sarah
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
TEVYE: You see my daughter cannot possibly marry Lazar Wolf.
CHOTINER: It is...convenient that you had this dream after she pledged herself to Motel Kamzoil. You just sang about it.
TEVYE: That was non-diegetic!
CHOTINER: Yet we're supposed to take your word for the wishes of the late Fruma Sarah
CHOTINER: It is...convenient that you had this dream after she pledged herself to Motel Kamzoil. You just sang about it.
TEVYE: That was non-diegetic!
CHOTINER: Yet we're supposed to take your word for the wishes of the late Fruma Sarah
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Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
Active players who participated in a College World Series final featuring South Carolina: Christian Walker, Gerrit Cole, Anthony DeSclafani, Rob Refsnyder. (Jordan Montgomery was an unused substitute)
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Active players who participated in a College World Series final featuring South Carolina: Christian Walker, Gerrit Cole, Anthony DeSclafani, Rob Refsnyder. (Jordan Montgomery was an unused substitute)
I was pretty proud of Metsodus but lmk if Metxit would've been better
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I was pretty proud of Metsodus but lmk if Metxit would've been better
My Jeff McNeil trade reaction is going up shortly but I want to share a fun fact: In the past 30 days (notably outside the baseball season) the Mets have had four different active leaders in games played.
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
My Jeff McNeil trade reaction is going up shortly but I want to share a fun fact: In the past 30 days (notably outside the baseball season) the Mets have had four different active leaders in games played.
After 20 years of layoffs, incompetent busybody ownership, right-wing regulatory capture, & execs who try to be on-air talent, there are a couple upsides.
1) Everyone left in reporting is a hardcore true believer and 2) we know exactly what it looks like when journalists don't respect their bosses
1) Everyone left in reporting is a hardcore true believer and 2) we know exactly what it looks like when journalists don't respect their bosses
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
After 20 years of layoffs, incompetent busybody ownership, right-wing regulatory capture, & execs who try to be on-air talent, there are a couple upsides.
1) Everyone left in reporting is a hardcore true believer and 2) we know exactly what it looks like when journalists don't respect their bosses
1) Everyone left in reporting is a hardcore true believer and 2) we know exactly what it looks like when journalists don't respect their bosses
If he blows a save, talk radio is going to be absolutely brutal. All the WIP callers are gonna hop on Pop
Phillies Sign Zach Pop To Major League Deal
The Phillies make another bullpen addition. Find out more about Zach Pop.
www.mlbtraderumors.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If he blows a save, talk radio is going to be absolutely brutal. All the WIP callers are gonna hop on Pop
I'm skeptical that this show will do much to move the needle on homophobia in hockey. But it's hard to overstate its impact on Wolf Parade fans whose spouses 1) Absolutely hate Wolf Parade and 2) Binged all of Heated Rivalry over the weekend
Important news for the Bluesky userbase (37-year-olds who went to the free Prospect Park shows every summer): Wolf Parade has the No. 1 song on Spotify right now because it's in the gay hockey movie.
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm skeptical that this show will do much to move the needle on homophobia in hockey. But it's hard to overstate its impact on Wolf Parade fans whose spouses 1) Absolutely hate Wolf Parade and 2) Binged all of Heated Rivalry over the weekend
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I can't wait to recreate the meme in reverse. every naval engagement from 2043 onwards gonna be like The USS Sword Of The God-Emperor vs. fifteen identical copies of the PLAN '我们昨天建造了它' supplied by a ship that does nothing but make hot pot for the other ships
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I can't wait to recreate the meme in reverse. every naval engagement from 2043 onwards gonna be like The USS Sword Of The God-Emperor vs. fifteen identical copies of the PLAN '我们昨天建造了它' supplied by a ship that does nothing but make hot pot for the other ships
The winner of the Notre Dame-BYU series is whoever goes to Baylor while the game's on and does man-on-the-street interviews asking which of the two schools (or neither, or both) is actually Christian
Notre Dame-BYU series puts USC rivalry on pause
Notre Dame and BYU have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning next season, marking a halt in the Fighting Irish's longtime annual series with rival USC.
www.espn.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The winner of the Notre Dame-BYU series is whoever goes to Baylor while the game's on and does man-on-the-street interviews asking which of the two schools (or neither, or both) is actually Christian
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I will never advocate for violnce but at the same time, folks have clearly forgotten and need to start realizing that you can't just walk up to anybody and say anything crazy like that
frankly if he was being racist and talking shit about his mom DK let him off easy
December 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I will never advocate for violnce but at the same time, folks have clearly forgotten and need to start realizing that you can't just walk up to anybody and say anything crazy like that