Eric Stephen
@ericstephen.bsky.social
Baseball punnedit for @sbnation.bsky.social, covering the Dodgers for @truebluela.bsky.social. Podcasting at @threeinningsave.com. Purveyor of old friend alerts. BBWAA member
"Eric has an eye for things that other people can't find." -Joe Davis
"Eric has an eye for things that other people can't find." -Joe Davis
Knew nothing about nirvana the band the show the movie but enjoyed it quite a bit. Bizarre and funny
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Knew nothing about nirvana the band the show the movie but enjoyed it quite a bit. Bizarre and funny
Dodgers announced their non-roster invitees to spring training, including top prospects Josue De Paula & Zyhir Hope, 100-steal man Kendall George, and trade deadline acquisitions James Tibbs III, Zach Ehrhard, and Adam Serwinowski, among others
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Dodgers announced their non-roster invitees to spring training, including top prospects Josue De Paula & Zyhir Hope, 100-steal man Kendall George, and trade deadline acquisitions James Tibbs III, Zach Ehrhard, and Adam Serwinowski, among others
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Decoding Bad Bunny’s triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Decoding Bad Bunny's triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rican journalist Tatiana Tenreyro unpacks the most Puerto Rican moments of Bad Bunny's monumental Super Bowl halftime show — and his urgent calls for Pan-American unity in the face of oppressio...
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Decoding Bad Bunny’s triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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DIETER RUEHLE HAS ARRIVED!
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
DIETER RUEHLE HAS ARRIVED!
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I'm trying to be concise but here's the long version: whatever bullshit gets brought up by agitators that you think requires you to participate means they are still in charge. you're being a mark if you continue their cycle. instead participate in what *you* want and with the people you like
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I'm trying to be concise but here's the long version: whatever bullshit gets brought up by agitators that you think requires you to participate means they are still in charge. you're being a mark if you continue their cycle. instead participate in what *you* want and with the people you like
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I wrote a little something on the odd cutter Roki showed in his quest for a viable third pitch
Roki Sasaki needs a third pitch to start and it might just be this weird cutter - By: Josh Thomas
dodgersdigest.com/2026/02/09/r...
dodgersdigest.com/2026/02/09/r...
Roki Sasaki needs a third pitch to start and it might just be this weird cutter - Dodgers Digest
(Via @Dodgers) Roki Sasaki had a roller coaster of a rookie campaign -- he lost velo, lost command,
dodgersdigest.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I wrote a little something on the odd cutter Roki showed in his quest for a viable third pitch
Dodgers initial list of promotions at Dodger Stadium includes at least three Shohei Ohtani bobbleheads
NLCS G4 batting (April 10)
NLCS G4 pitching (July 8)
Ohtani pitching (Aug 22)
Others:
Will Smith Game 7 homer (March 28)
Miguel Rojas Game 7 homer (May 8)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Game 7 (May 27)
NLCS G4 batting (April 10)
NLCS G4 pitching (July 8)
Ohtani pitching (Aug 22)
Others:
Will Smith Game 7 homer (March 28)
Miguel Rojas Game 7 homer (May 8)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Game 7 (May 27)
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Dodgers initial list of promotions at Dodger Stadium includes at least three Shohei Ohtani bobbleheads
NLCS G4 batting (April 10)
NLCS G4 pitching (July 8)
Ohtani pitching (Aug 22)
Others:
Will Smith Game 7 homer (March 28)
Miguel Rojas Game 7 homer (May 8)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Game 7 (May 27)
NLCS G4 batting (April 10)
NLCS G4 pitching (July 8)
Ohtani pitching (Aug 22)
Others:
Will Smith Game 7 homer (March 28)
Miguel Rojas Game 7 homer (May 8)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Game 7 (May 27)
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Thanks to the listeners who have followed along with Grant and I these past four years. The Roundtable will not be back in 2026, and we won’t be able to do the show elsewhere. A bummer, in part because I just had so much fun talking to Grant and Sam twice a week. I’m going to miss that a great deal.
Our status has regretfully shifted to "it's complicated." The Athletic will not be bringing The Roundtable back, and we are asking for permission to yammer about baseball somewhere else. The three of us still want to do it, but ... well, it's complicated.
Hey grant. What happened to the roundtable podcast? Is it still alive?
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Thanks to the listeners who have followed along with Grant and I these past four years. The Roundtable will not be back in 2026, and we won’t be able to do the show elsewhere. A bummer, in part because I just had so much fun talking to Grant and Sam twice a week. I’m going to miss that a great deal.
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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.
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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.
all news is local news
Beloved L.A. taco stand spotted in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime show
Beloved L.A. taco shop spotted in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show
Among the many Easter eggs and celebrity sightings in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, an iconic taco shop in one of Los Angeles’ favori…
ktla.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
all news is local news
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You’ve probably already seen it, but this thread is amazing art appreciation and cultural education
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 AM
You’ve probably already seen it, but this thread is amazing art appreciation and cultural education
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If the Super Bowl ads were really about the pulse of America we’d have night ham commercials.
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM
If the Super Bowl ads were really about the pulse of America we’d have night ham commercials.
one of the best things about the olympics is seeing the pure elation from the athletes after they have the performance of their life
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
one of the best things about the olympics is seeing the pure elation from the athletes after they have the performance of their life
shout out to my niece for repurposing her old DK Metcalf jersey to a Darnold one
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
shout out to my niece for repurposing her old DK Metcalf jersey to a Darnold one
I can’t remember from previous years… is having the players pose like a sears catalog a new thing?
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I can’t remember from previous years… is having the players pose like a sears catalog a new thing?
Here for the singing toilets
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Here for the singing toilets
The trailer should be the commercial
Commercials saying watch the trailer online should be illegal
Commercials saying watch the trailer online should be illegal
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The trailer should be the commercial
Commercials saying watch the trailer online should be illegal
Commercials saying watch the trailer online should be illegal
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college football needs this
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
college football needs this
today's blank check pod is technically 2:59:44, which led to the add showing before pressing play that it was 2 hours, 60 minutes long
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
today's blank check pod is technically 2:59:44, which led to the add showing before pressing play that it was 2 hours, 60 minutes long
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We’re damned if we do, and we’re damned if we don’t. As the opening ceremonies are underway in Milan, be sure to read this report about the extreme financial risks LA faces in hosting the next Olympic and Paralympic Games
"The decision on whether to try to cancel or renegotiate the terms of Olympic hosting depends on which you prefer to risk: billions of dollars in losses on hosting the Games, or billions in penalties for not hosting them."
A new @saje-la.bsky.social report by @neildemause.bsky.social is a must-read
A new @saje-la.bsky.social report by @neildemause.bsky.social is a must-read
A city that can't win
LA has limited options to get out of hosting in 2028 — but LA does have options
www.torched.la
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
We’re damned if we do, and we’re damned if we don’t. As the opening ceremonies are underway in Milan, be sure to read this report about the extreme financial risks LA faces in hosting the next Olympic and Paralympic Games
[to the tune of Santa Baby]
🎶 Santa Clara
🎶 Santa Clara
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
[to the tune of Santa Baby]
🎶 Santa Clara
🎶 Santa Clara
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60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
happy birthday to all the what time is the super bowl posts
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
happy birthday to all the what time is the super bowl posts
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apart from anything else, let us recognize Bad Bunny for his contributions to the field of walk up music, a genre otherwise full to the brim with praise ballads and whatever the hell that "Up Down" song is
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
apart from anything else, let us recognize Bad Bunny for his contributions to the field of walk up music, a genre otherwise full to the brim with praise ballads and whatever the hell that "Up Down" song is