Patrick Dubuque
@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com
bbwaa // writer with a thrift store degree // managing editor @ baseball prospectus
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Writing a baseball article and taking shots at the Garfield board game of 1981, feels good. This is what I was meant to do with my life
Had a nightmare that I was Benedict Cumberbatch, and my boat sank in the open ocean. Then I had another nightmare that I got bit by a weird lizard creature that crawled into our bedroom through an opening in the drywall, and had to beat it to death with a novelty miniature baseball bat
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Had a nightmare that I was Benedict Cumberbatch, and my boat sank in the open ocean. Then I had another nightmare that I got bit by a weird lizard creature that crawled into our bedroom through an opening in the drywall, and had to beat it to death with a novelty miniature baseball bat
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Reply to this skeet with the story of why you love baseball and follow me (if you don't already).
I'll pick from random on Friday and give a subscription to the winner.
I'll pick from random on Friday and give a subscription to the winner.
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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December 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Reply to this skeet with the story of why you love baseball and follow me (if you don't already).
I'll pick from random on Friday and give a subscription to the winner.
I'll pick from random on Friday and give a subscription to the winner.
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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:
Premium Gift Subscription
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...
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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:
Today is the last day to get BP360, our annual book/shirt/subscription promotion. It's also the last day to lock in our current rates before our price changes go into effect in 2026. It's a great last-minute gift, and a great way to support independent media.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today is the last day to get BP360, our annual book/shirt/subscription promotion. It's also the last day to lock in our current rates before our price changes go into effect in 2026. It's a great last-minute gift, and a great way to support independent media.
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Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Continuing our survey of the viewing experience of watching three home games for all 30 teams, the team made the playoffs, was outscored in the DS and CS, and still came *this close* to its first World Series
Around the League in 90 Days: The Mariners | Baseball Prospectus
It didn’t rain.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Continuing our survey of the viewing experience of watching three home games for all 30 teams, the team made the playoffs, was outscored in the DS and CS, and still came *this close* to its first World Series
Regretting that when I got sick in early December, I didn't make myself an advent calendar for the rest of the month full of NyQuil gel caps
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Regretting that when I got sick in early December, I didn't make myself an advent calendar for the rest of the month full of NyQuil gel caps
Have to admit I didn’t expect this one to be so timely
The transaction analysis will continue until morale improves. Today: Kelly, Houser, Griffin, May, and Danny Backstop.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Have to admit I didn’t expect this one to be so timely
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You might think this premise is goofy, and it is, but I actually went somewhere with it and think it was pretty good actually.
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
You might think this premise is goofy, and it is, but I actually went somewhere with it and think it was pretty good actually.
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A reminder as you're reading all the great pieces being reshared that today is the nomination deadline for a SABR Analytics Conference Research Award!
Winning this in 2013 was a huge boost for my path in baseball. Please take a moment to submit any community work you think is worthy of recognition.
Winning this in 2013 was a huge boost for my path in baseball. Please take a moment to submit any community work you think is worthy of recognition.
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A reminder as you're reading all the great pieces being reshared that today is the nomination deadline for a SABR Analytics Conference Research Award!
Winning this in 2013 was a huge boost for my path in baseball. Please take a moment to submit any community work you think is worthy of recognition.
Winning this in 2013 was a huge boost for my path in baseball. Please take a moment to submit any community work you think is worthy of recognition.
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Morning, all. @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @ginnysearle.bsky.social and I put together a quick TA for all the recent reliever signings, and I was extremely helpful.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Morning, all. @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @ginnysearle.bsky.social and I put together a quick TA for all the recent reliever signings, and I was extremely helpful.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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today is the last day to make MLB trades in order to get the players by Christmas
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
today is the last day to make MLB trades in order to get the players by Christmas
Hey, so. The world is awful, etc. And because of that, I'd like to ask a favor: Please spend a few minutes between now and New Years sharing the work you were most proud of this year. People might have missed it, but also, it's nice to see people feel good about the work they do
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey, so. The world is awful, etc. And because of that, I'd like to ask a favor: Please spend a few minutes between now and New Years sharing the work you were most proud of this year. People might have missed it, but also, it's nice to see people feel good about the work they do
Morning, all. @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @ginnysearle.bsky.social and I put together a quick TA for all the recent reliever signings, and I was extremely helpful.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Morning, all. @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @ginnysearle.bsky.social and I put together a quick TA for all the recent reliever signings, and I was extremely helpful.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Wrote some really dumb shit for the site tomorrow, hope it helps
December 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Wrote some really dumb shit for the site tomorrow, hope it helps
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we talk about rumors and signings, and then this game...I scream a lot during this game.
Five & Dive Episode 514 is up. Join @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social and myself as we talk rumors, a million free-agent signings, and play a game about guessing the prices of game-used memorabilia at the T-Mobile kiosk during the ALCS.
Five & Dive Episode 514: I'd Rather Look at a Picture of a Dude | Baseball Prospectus
A hundred mid-market signings, and then a game that causes Patrick to lose the ability to breathe.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
we talk about rumors and signings, and then this game...I scream a lot during this game.
Five & Dive Episode 514 is up. Join @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social and myself as we talk rumors, a million free-agent signings, and play a game about guessing the prices of game-used memorabilia at the T-Mobile kiosk during the ALCS.
Five & Dive Episode 514: I'd Rather Look at a Picture of a Dude | Baseball Prospectus
A hundred mid-market signings, and then a game that causes Patrick to lose the ability to breathe.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Five & Dive Episode 514 is up. Join @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com, @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social and myself as we talk rumors, a million free-agent signings, and play a game about guessing the prices of game-used memorabilia at the T-Mobile kiosk during the ALCS.
Good morning. TA06 rolls on, looking at the offseason of 2005-06. We've got all the names: Jose Mesa, Juan Pierre, Lyle Overbay. Elmer Dessens. It's almost too much for one article, because back then offseasons basically took place between the Winter Meetings and Christmas.
TA06: Good Enough for Then | Baseball Prospectus
Time has a way of erasing everything but the extremes, which is unfortunate for the guys who don't have any.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Good morning. TA06 rolls on, looking at the offseason of 2005-06. We've got all the names: Jose Mesa, Juan Pierre, Lyle Overbay. Elmer Dessens. It's almost too much for one article, because back then offseasons basically took place between the Winter Meetings and Christmas.
Today I learned that the guy who wrote the words for "Let's Go, Mets" also wrote the words for Snoopy: The Musical. Do with that what you will
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today I learned that the guy who wrote the words for "Let's Go, Mets" also wrote the words for Snoopy: The Musical. Do with that what you will
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hey if you're wondering "has a baseball website covered whatever the fuck Miller is talking about, for some reason and done it more accurately than he is?" the answer is absolutely, yes:
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December 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
hey if you're wondering "has a baseball website covered whatever the fuck Miller is talking about, for some reason and done it more accurately than he is?" the answer is absolutely, yes:
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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The transaction analysis will continue until morale improves. Today: Kelly, Houser, Griffin, May, and Danny Backstop.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The transaction analysis will continue until morale improves. Today: Kelly, Houser, Griffin, May, and Danny Backstop.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
The Platonic ideal of a free-agent signing is one where the haters and the fans are equally thrilled
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Platonic ideal of a free-agent signing is one where the haters and the fans are equally thrilled
The relievers cry out for their roundups
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The relievers cry out for their roundups
The transaction analysis will continue until morale improves. Today: Kelly, Houser, Griffin, May, and Danny Backstop.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The transaction analysis will continue until morale improves. Today: Kelly, Houser, Griffin, May, and Danny Backstop.
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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I am so insanely excited to share that WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL, about the remarkable run Czechia made in the WBC, is out on April 1. And if you order from @univnebpress.bsky.social with code 6HLW25 you can get 50% off through 12/31!
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December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am so insanely excited to share that WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL, about the remarkable run Czechia made in the WBC, is out on April 1. And if you order from @univnebpress.bsky.social with code 6HLW25 you can get 50% off through 12/31!
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The Angels are trying to make the 2026 baseball season into a Meatballs sequel
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The Angels are trying to make the 2026 baseball season into a Meatballs sequel