Evan Barnes
@evanbarnes.bsky.social
NY Giants beat reporter for Newsday. Previous stops: LA Daily News, The Commercial Appeal + more. We’ve moved on up to a new house in the (blue) sky?
Didn't realize til after college but Saberhagen's one of the best pitchers to emerge from SoCal. 2 Cy Youngs and a World Series MVP before turning 26.
Fascinating career arc
Fascinating career arc
[November 11th, 1985] Bret Saberhagen, 21, became the youngest American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award, posting a 20-6 record with a 2.87 ERA.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Didn't realize til after college but Saberhagen's one of the best pitchers to emerge from SoCal. 2 Cy Youngs and a World Series MVP before turning 26.
Fascinating career arc
Fascinating career arc
So I guess the place to be tonight is the Brooklyn Paramount with today's current news.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
So I guess the place to be tonight is the Brooklyn Paramount with today's current news.
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🚨 RED PANDA IS BACK 🚨
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
🚨 RED PANDA IS BACK 🚨
A second plane banner has flown over MetLife Stadium. The first wished Giants president/CEO John Mara well as he’s battling cancer.
The second?
“Mr Mara Enough is Enough - Clean House”
The second?
“Mr Mara Enough is Enough - Clean House”
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A second plane banner has flown over MetLife Stadium. The first wished Giants president/CEO John Mara well as he’s battling cancer.
The second?
“Mr Mara Enough is Enough - Clean House”
The second?
“Mr Mara Enough is Enough - Clean House”
Old school flow for the Giants today. Week 9 vs the 49ers taking it back to the 80s
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Old school flow for the Giants today. Week 9 vs the 49ers taking it back to the 80s
The Giants' defense has been awful but the run defense - something that had to improve from last year - is on pace to be among the worst in team history.
Too many explosive runs. Too many runs given up at a bad times. It's a regression that's getting worse each game
www.newsday.com/sports/footb...
Too many explosive runs. Too many runs given up at a bad times. It's a regression that's getting worse each game
www.newsday.com/sports/footb...
Giants' defense getting run off the field by opponents
The Eagles' 276 rushing yards on Sunday were the most by a Giants opponent since November 2014.
www.newsday.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Giants' defense has been awful but the run defense - something that had to improve from last year - is on pace to be among the worst in team history.
Too many explosive runs. Too many runs given up at a bad times. It's a regression that's getting worse each game
www.newsday.com/sports/footb...
Too many explosive runs. Too many runs given up at a bad times. It's a regression that's getting worse each game
www.newsday.com/sports/footb...
What is sleep when the World Series says no.
What a wild, wonky, stressful game this is
What a wild, wonky, stressful game this is
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
What is sleep when the World Series says no.
What a wild, wonky, stressful game this is
What a wild, wonky, stressful game this is
There is only one HIM right now. I don't care what sport you love. What great talent you love.
OHTANI IS HIM!!!!! Tonight shows why.
OHTANI IS HIM!!!!! Tonight shows why.
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
There is only one HIM right now. I don't care what sport you love. What great talent you love.
OHTANI IS HIM!!!!! Tonight shows why.
OHTANI IS HIM!!!!! Tonight shows why.
Thankfully I didn’t see it live. all I saw was Jaxson Dart look away with his helmet off, every Giants player on the field kneeling and the cart come out faster than it did for Malik Nabers.
It was brutal for Cam Skattebo. Giants already lost Nabers for the year. Another gruesome injury.
It was brutal for Cam Skattebo. Giants already lost Nabers for the year. Another gruesome injury.
Yeah avoid the Skateboo injury video. 🤮 hate this for him, he’s been fun to watch @evanbarnes.bsky.social now has a big piece of his game story 😭
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thankfully I didn’t see it live. all I saw was Jaxson Dart look away with his helmet off, every Giants player on the field kneeling and the cart come out faster than it did for Malik Nabers.
It was brutal for Cam Skattebo. Giants already lost Nabers for the year. Another gruesome injury.
It was brutal for Cam Skattebo. Giants already lost Nabers for the year. Another gruesome injury.
As a English poet once said. "Gravity always wins"
The end comes for everyone. It'd be sad if I didn't see other great players meet Father Time the same way. It's just a reminder the body breaks. I'm the same age as LeBron so I feel it.
The end comes for everyone. It'd be sad if I didn't see other great players meet Father Time the same way. It's just a reminder the body breaks. I'm the same age as LeBron so I feel it.
October 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As a English poet once said. "Gravity always wins"
The end comes for everyone. It'd be sad if I didn't see other great players meet Father Time the same way. It's just a reminder the body breaks. I'm the same age as LeBron so I feel it.
The end comes for everyone. It'd be sad if I didn't see other great players meet Father Time the same way. It's just a reminder the body breaks. I'm the same age as LeBron so I feel it.
Wow.....that's absurd
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Wow.....that's absurd
We just watched one of the greatest playoff performances ever. Holy crap
What a night by Shohei Ohtani. In a closeout game to win the pennant. That’s HIM.
What a night by Shohei Ohtani. In a closeout game to win the pennant. That’s HIM.
a dodgers baseball player wearing a helmet and a white shirt
ALT: a dodgers baseball player wearing a helmet and a white shirt
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October 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We just watched one of the greatest playoff performances ever. Holy crap
What a night by Shohei Ohtani. In a closeout game to win the pennant. That’s HIM.
What a night by Shohei Ohtani. In a closeout game to win the pennant. That’s HIM.
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Remembering Fela Kuti today on what would have been his 87th birthday (born October 15, 1938) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/FelaKutiHBD
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Remembering Fela Kuti today on what would have been his 87th birthday (born October 15, 1938) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/FelaKutiHBD
I'm glad "Jonz in my Bonz" and "Spanish Joint" are on here. Two really amazing album cuts that show the wealth and breadth of D'Angelo's music. His singles are special but to hear the extra gumbo he cooked with his band are something else.
D’Angelo — the soul singer, songwriter and producer who died on Tuesday at 51 — released three studio albums of genre-crossing music. Here are 14 essential songs that show his extraordinary musical scope.
D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'm glad "Jonz in my Bonz" and "Spanish Joint" are on here. Two really amazing album cuts that show the wealth and breadth of D'Angelo's music. His singles are special but to hear the extra gumbo he cooked with his band are something else.
Still processing this news. But watching D'Angelo in Sly Lives, it was very revealing about himself as much as it was Sly. That was Questlove's goal and I'm grateful we have him explaining himself so clearly.
What a gift....what a gift. What an incredible loss.
What a gift....what a gift. What an incredible loss.
I settled on a clip from the (incredible) doc Sly Lives! (watch it now on Hulu if you haven't.) I think it's the most transparent commentary I ever heard from D'Angelo; it's about Sly, but it's really about him.
My plan was to grab a whole different clip, but this one felt right.
My plan was to grab a whole different clip, but this one felt right.
October 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Still processing this news. But watching D'Angelo in Sly Lives, it was very revealing about himself as much as it was Sly. That was Questlove's goal and I'm grateful we have him explaining himself so clearly.
What a gift....what a gift. What an incredible loss.
What a gift....what a gift. What an incredible loss.
I still have no freaking idea what the heck happened in Milwaukee. That's one of the strangest plays I've ever seen.
October 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I still have no freaking idea what the heck happened in Milwaukee. That's one of the strangest plays I've ever seen.
Man, I still wish this song didn't come out in 2020. It was naaaasty and made for the dance floor. Whew....what a song. What a moment.
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Man, I still wish this song didn't come out in 2020. It was naaaasty and made for the dance floor. Whew....what a song. What a moment.
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Wrote this when Texas A&M paid Jimbo Fisher more than $77 million to go away. Still true!
Jimbo Fisher's exorbitant buyout reminder athletes aren't ones who broke college athletics
Texas A&M will pay Jimbo Fisher more than $77 million to go away. Can't pay those college athletes, though!
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Wrote this when Texas A&M paid Jimbo Fisher more than $77 million to go away. Still true!
Penn State followed the old rule of "what will be done eventually must be done immediately"
Only thing surprising about James Franklin is the timing. Figured his days were numbered but wow....UCLA and Northwestern sent them reeling to this end.
Only thing surprising about James Franklin is the timing. Figured his days were numbered but wow....UCLA and Northwestern sent them reeling to this end.
October 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Penn State followed the old rule of "what will be done eventually must be done immediately"
Only thing surprising about James Franklin is the timing. Figured his days were numbered but wow....UCLA and Northwestern sent them reeling to this end.
Only thing surprising about James Franklin is the timing. Figured his days were numbered but wow....UCLA and Northwestern sent them reeling to this end.
Thursday Night Football. Thursday night Lights. Giants. Eagles. Let’s enjoy.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Thursday Night Football. Thursday night Lights. Giants. Eagles. Let’s enjoy.
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A photo like this is going to inspire an entire generation of girls to hoop even more.
October 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A photo like this is going to inspire an entire generation of girls to hoop even more.
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Some little boys, too.
A photo like this is going to inspire an entire generation of girls to hoop even more.
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Some little boys, too.
Probably got delayed 20 mins but hey, that’s life. I was more fascinated than annoyed but still, it’s wild to be stuck like 2-3 mins away from Penn Station for way longer than the commute usually is.
First for everything. Stuck on a Jersey transit train because of engine failure. Another medal achieved in the NY/NJ bingo, I suppose.
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Probably got delayed 20 mins but hey, that’s life. I was more fascinated than annoyed but still, it’s wild to be stuck like 2-3 mins away from Penn Station for way longer than the commute usually is.
First for everything. Stuck on a Jersey transit train because of engine failure. Another medal achieved in the NY/NJ bingo, I suppose.
October 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
First for everything. Stuck on a Jersey transit train because of engine failure. Another medal achieved in the NY/NJ bingo, I suppose.
It’s hard being a UCLA fan but that game……yeah. Wow. Didn’t see that coming.
Didn’t see Penn State looking like that after Oregon bossed them.
Didn’t see Penn State looking like that after Oregon bossed them.
October 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s hard being a UCLA fan but that game……yeah. Wow. Didn’t see that coming.
Didn’t see Penn State looking like that after Oregon bossed them.
Didn’t see Penn State looking like that after Oregon bossed them.