Eephus Tosser
@eephustosser.bsky.social
West coast MLB Draft prospect analyst. Views are my own and almost exclusively bad. ✡️
Big West Conference musings at https://bigwestdugout.com/
Donate to my Movember: https://us.movember.com/mospace/14670988
Big West Conference musings at https://bigwestdugout.com/
Donate to my Movember: https://us.movember.com/mospace/14670988
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Eephus Tosser
@eephustosser.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Draft Day’s Hidden Trap: How the Winner’s Curse Skews Teams’ Best Laid Plans
When the Orioles drafted high-school flamethrower Grayson Rodriguez with the 11th pick in 2018, they were buying a future they could only imagine. Last night, that distant bet finally came to a hea…
bigwestdugout.com
In a departure from writing about the Big West, I used the Grayson Rodriguez trade to look at the winner's curse, and how it affects MLB draft rooms.
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Los Angeles has largest IU alumni association chapter in the world and Alabamans are afraid of immigrants.
There is probably a 12-1 Indiana-Alabama fan ratio, and that might be generous.
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Los Angeles has largest IU alumni association chapter in the world and Alabamans are afraid of immigrants.
leave it to the most despicable team in the history of organized sports to sign someone literally named "i'm ai"
Tatsuya Imai, a right-hander, went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 163⅔ innings in 2025 in Japan. bit.ly/3YkFTjG
January 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
leave it to the most despicable team in the history of organized sports to sign someone literally named "i'm ai"
R.I.P. MetroCard
alright it’s 2026 who’s the first big name celebrity to die
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
R.I.P. MetroCard
Fireworks in the rain. That's commitment.
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Fireworks in the rain. That's commitment.
If you start watching Game 5 of the 2024 World Series at 10:26:37, you can watch the ball drop in New York at midnight.
January 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
If you start watching Game 5 of the 2024 World Series at 10:26:37, you can watch the ball drop in New York at midnight.
Emmanuel Clase cannot compete with
A Man Who Will Chase
A Man Who Will Chase
Andy Pages unknowingly screwing up Emmanuel Clase’s bet
Favorite sports moment of 2025? 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Emmanuel Clase cannot compete with
A Man Who Will Chase
A Man Who Will Chase
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old Zack Greinke stuff
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
old Zack Greinke stuff
Last photo of 2026 is a self-portrait.
This was a year of tremendous struggle and of tremendous growth.
Next year I'm just going to take the extended warranty and see if that changes anything.
This was a year of tremendous struggle and of tremendous growth.
Next year I'm just going to take the extended warranty and see if that changes anything.
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Last photo of 2026 is a self-portrait.
This was a year of tremendous struggle and of tremendous growth.
Next year I'm just going to take the extended warranty and see if that changes anything.
This was a year of tremendous struggle and of tremendous growth.
Next year I'm just going to take the extended warranty and see if that changes anything.
I don't think some of you were bullied enough this year.
December 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I don't think some of you were bullied enough this year.
I missed the announcement that World Series champion Max Stassi is the Angels' new catching coach.
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I missed the announcement that World Series champion Max Stassi is the Angels' new catching coach.
In a week and a half, it will have been a year since Matt lost his home in the Altadena wildfire. Can I get ten people to give $76 each to help him rebuild and get back to work?
Sharing is the next-best thing to donating.
Sharing is the next-best thing to donating.
So close to New Year, just 10 days until 1 year anniversary of the fire, $760 to go. Any sharing and giving greatly appreciated. Sharing helps so much! I want to move into this new year strong & building things for my town. Let’s blow this out, I want to move forward and build!
gofund.me/d67ab3c4e
gofund.me/d67ab3c4e
Donate to Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire., organized by Matt O'Brien
As a member of the Altadena community for over a decade, I’m absolutely dev… Matt O'Brien needs your support for Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire.
gofund.me
December 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In a week and a half, it will have been a year since Matt lost his home in the Altadena wildfire. Can I get ten people to give $76 each to help him rebuild and get back to work?
Sharing is the next-best thing to donating.
Sharing is the next-best thing to donating.
In The 12 Days of Christmas, the singer receives a partridge in a pear tree 12 times, not 1. It is mentioned on all 12 days.
As a result, the most copious gifts are 6 geese-a-laying and 7 swans-a-swimming (42 each), after which returns diminish.
Thus, the optimal days are, yes that's right: 6–7.
As a result, the most copious gifts are 6 geese-a-laying and 7 swans-a-swimming (42 each), after which returns diminish.
Thus, the optimal days are, yes that's right: 6–7.
December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
In The 12 Days of Christmas, the singer receives a partridge in a pear tree 12 times, not 1. It is mentioned on all 12 days.
As a result, the most copious gifts are 6 geese-a-laying and 7 swans-a-swimming (42 each), after which returns diminish.
Thus, the optimal days are, yes that's right: 6–7.
As a result, the most copious gifts are 6 geese-a-laying and 7 swans-a-swimming (42 each), after which returns diminish.
Thus, the optimal days are, yes that's right: 6–7.
Caught a pretty bitchin' sunrise this morning in Venice.
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Caught a pretty bitchin' sunrise this morning in Venice.
Whittingham only follows five women on Instagram and he's related to all of them. This is a W.
Michigan has officially announced Kyle Whittingham as the new head football coach.
December 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Whittingham only follows five women on Instagram and he's related to all of them. This is a W.
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This guy right here thinks we didn't notice that he sank them in the contest and then encouraged them to get together so he could secure a house band. Forget it, Eephus. It's Waterville.
December 25, 2024 at 2:55 AM
This guy right here thinks we didn't notice that he sank them in the contest and then encouraged them to get together so he could secure a house band. Forget it, Eephus. It's Waterville.
UCLA plays their home baseball games at Jackie Robinson Stadium, which sits on part of the ten acres they've leased from the VA.
They open their season at home against UCSD on Feb 13. A.D. Martin Jarmond has said he is "confident" that UCLA will play its 2026 season at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
They open their season at home against UCSD on Feb 13. A.D. Martin Jarmond has said he is "confident" that UCLA will play its 2026 season at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Disabled vets have been fighting the U.S. government over the use of the West LA VA property for decades. Though the 388-acre property was donated in the 1800s to house disabled vets, parts of the land have been chipped away as leases for UCLA, the Brentwood School, oil drilling on campus, and more.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UCLA plays their home baseball games at Jackie Robinson Stadium, which sits on part of the ten acres they've leased from the VA.
They open their season at home against UCSD on Feb 13. A.D. Martin Jarmond has said he is "confident" that UCLA will play its 2026 season at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
They open their season at home against UCSD on Feb 13. A.D. Martin Jarmond has said he is "confident" that UCLA will play its 2026 season at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
stinks
The Houston Astros are giving up prospects Jacob Melton and Anderson Brito for the 25-year-old Mike Burrows, who can't be a free agent until 2032. bit.ly/4s5Isnr
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
stinks
Alex Bregman to the Seattle Mariners is going to be the funniest fucking thing.
December 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Alex Bregman to the Seattle Mariners is going to be the funniest fucking thing.
The Astros have such a strong tradition of second basemen. Jeff Kent, Craig Biggio, Joe Morgan, Jose Altuve, and probably the best of the bunch, Kaz Matsui.
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Astros have such a strong tradition of second basemen. Jeff Kent, Craig Biggio, Joe Morgan, Jose Altuve, and probably the best of the bunch, Kaz Matsui.
Dusk at the Happiest Place on Earth.
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Dusk at the Happiest Place on Earth.
I really did not appreciate Hanukkah enough as a kid because right now, as a 48-year-old man, few ideas are as thrilling as receiving eight days' worth of free socks.
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I really did not appreciate Hanukkah enough as a kid because right now, as a 48-year-old man, few ideas are as thrilling as receiving eight days' worth of free socks.
This has reminded me that Ryan Weiss has the best Baseball Reference 'pronunciation' in the game.
The #Astros have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Ryan Weiss, per Brian McTaggart
Weiss, 28, spent the last 2 years pitching for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO—where he pitched to a 3.16 ERA over 270 1/3 IP with 305 Ks.
Weiss, 28, spent the last 2 years pitching for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO—where he pitched to a 3.16 ERA over 270 1/3 IP with 305 Ks.
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This has reminded me that Ryan Weiss has the best Baseball Reference 'pronunciation' in the game.
Spent the weekend working on my backlog of photos to edit.
Taking things in a new direction in 2026.
Taking things in a new direction in 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Spent the weekend working on my backlog of photos to edit.
Taking things in a new direction in 2026.
Taking things in a new direction in 2026.
Am I just doomed to deleting ten to twelve 3-second voicemails every day for the rest of my life, then?
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Am I just doomed to deleting ten to twelve 3-second voicemails every day for the rest of my life, then?
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