Melissa Lockard
@melissalockard.bsky.social
Senior Editor, MLB — The Athletic
I don’t know what has changed because I’m a Luddite with cable but live sports on my TV remains at least a play or two behind live and it sucks.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I don’t know what has changed because I’m a Luddite with cable but live sports on my TV remains at least a play or two behind live and it sucks.
Every morning at 7am my son's high school sends out a newsletter. I've actually started using it as a gauge for how late or not I'm running in the morning. But despite the daily updates, I still have no idea if school ends at 3 or 3:30 today. The art of communication! 🙄
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Every morning at 7am my son's high school sends out a newsletter. I've actually started using it as a gauge for how late or not I'm running in the morning. But despite the daily updates, I still have no idea if school ends at 3 or 3:30 today. The art of communication! 🙄
There is a huge rat who either is dying or sleeping next to my garbage cans (I’m too scared to find out, lol) and I think that might be the good news from today. 😞
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
There is a huge rat who either is dying or sleeping next to my garbage cans (I’m too scared to find out, lol) and I think that might be the good news from today. 😞
😞 Garvin Alston should be a big league pitching coach.
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
😞 Garvin Alston should be a big league pitching coach.
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i hate it when people have skin in the game. get that skin out of there!!!! it's gross and it's ruining the game!!!
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
i hate it when people have skin in the game. get that skin out of there!!!! it's gross and it's ruining the game!!!
Well, you can't say that DePodesta isn't familiar with being under 50 feet of crap, though I'd argue the Rockies are probably at at least 100 feet.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678... Rockies to hire Browns’ Paul DePodesta as head of baseball operations: Sources
Rockies to hire Browns' Paul DePodesta as head of baseball operations: Sources
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Well, you can't say that DePodesta isn't familiar with being under 50 feet of crap, though I'd argue the Rockies are probably at at least 100 feet.
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A letter from our Co-Founders Paul and Bryan: "If They Won’t, We Will: Building the Ballers’ Beat" https://dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/building-the-ballers-beat
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A letter from our Co-Founders Paul and Bryan: "If They Won’t, We Will: Building the Ballers’ Beat" https://dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/building-the-ballers-beat
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Are you ready for the ultimate Let's Remember Some Guys?
Every No. 1 Prospect For Every Organization In @baseballamerica.com History
BA began ranking Top 10 Prospects in 1983, so that's more than 40 names for all franchises except the ’90s expansion teams
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ever...
Every No. 1 Prospect For Every Organization In @baseballamerica.com History
BA began ranking Top 10 Prospects in 1983, so that's more than 40 names for all franchises except the ’90s expansion teams
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ever...
Every No. 1 MLB Prospect For All 30 Teams Since 1983
Baseball America has been ranking prospects for over 40 years. Here's every No. 1 for all 30 teams since 1983.
www.baseballamerica.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Are you ready for the ultimate Let's Remember Some Guys?
Every No. 1 Prospect For Every Organization In @baseballamerica.com History
BA began ranking Top 10 Prospects in 1983, so that's more than 40 names for all franchises except the ’90s expansion teams
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ever...
Every No. 1 Prospect For Every Organization In @baseballamerica.com History
BA began ranking Top 10 Prospects in 1983, so that's more than 40 names for all franchises except the ’90s expansion teams
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ever...
I didn’t realize Craig Stammen had retired from pitching.
a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
ALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I didn’t realize Craig Stammen had retired from pitching.
I admit it. I ruined the workplace. Sorry!
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I admit it. I ruined the workplace. Sorry!
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The draft for the 4-team Women's Professional Baseball League is drawing nigh.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The draft for the 4-team Women's Professional Baseball League is drawing nigh.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
But it's not just about the players and coaches. Stay tuned for news about something huge about to happen in the world of women umpires, one of the most exciting and profoundly personal projects I've ever been a part of.
Why does this guy look like young Phil Collins?
The last time a man in his 30s was mayor of New York City was in 1913. Still, John Purroy Mitchel, known as the “Boy Mayor,” was three months older than Zohran Mamdani is now.
New York City Has Not Elected a Mayor This Young in More Than a Century
John Purroy Mitchel, known as the “Boy Mayor,” was three months older than Zohran Mamdani is now when he won office in 1913.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Why does this guy look like young Phil Collins?
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It's Contract Projection Day: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
What will Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Dylan Cease and other MLB free agents make this offseason?
How much will it cost to reel in a big star this offseason? Our analysis uses historical contract data and other trends to make a forecast.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It's Contract Projection Day: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Kind of annoying that we aren't entering the top of the 8th inning in a wildly crazy postseason game right now.
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Kind of annoying that we aren't entering the top of the 8th inning in a wildly crazy postseason game right now.
It's kind of cool that the last two players selected in the first round by the Oakland A's are finalists for the Rookie of the Year award. Feels like this one should count towards the Oakland total (currently seven).
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It's kind of cool that the last two players selected in the first round by the Oakland A's are finalists for the Rookie of the Year award. Feels like this one should count towards the Oakland total (currently seven).
Only current MLB manager I invited to my Bat Mitzvah (he didn't respond). 😂
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Only current MLB manager I invited to my Bat Mitzvah (he didn't respond). 😂
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This is a fun chart!
The green is the main bsky load balancer traffic throughput from Saturday night, and the purple is how much traffic there was 7 days before (the previous Saturday)
The spike is due to the world series - pretty incredible! ⚾
The green is the main bsky load balancer traffic throughput from Saturday night, and the purple is how much traffic there was 7 days before (the previous Saturday)
The spike is due to the world series - pretty incredible! ⚾
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is a fun chart!
The green is the main bsky load balancer traffic throughput from Saturday night, and the purple is how much traffic there was 7 days before (the previous Saturday)
The spike is due to the world series - pretty incredible! ⚾
The green is the main bsky load balancer traffic throughput from Saturday night, and the purple is how much traffic there was 7 days before (the previous Saturday)
The spike is due to the world series - pretty incredible! ⚾
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I'm doing a Q&A to answer your questions on this (and whatever else) at 2 pm ET on @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Live MLB free agency Q&A with Keith Law at 2pm ET
<p>Keith Law released his top 50 free agent ranking earlier today. Chat with him about the top free agents and other potential offseason moves at 2pm ET on Monday, Nov. 3.</p>
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm doing a Q&A to answer your questions on this (and whatever else) at 2 pm ET on @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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Well, that’s not good.
Rockies move on from finalists for top baseball operations job
The Diamondbacks' Amiel Sawdaye and Guardians' Matt Forman were the only finalists as of last week.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Well, that’s not good.
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The Baseball Hall of Fame's candidates for the Contemporary Era ballot are in. Check out SABR bios for the eight players up for election in the class of 2026: sabr.org/latest/baseb...
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Baseball Hall of Fame's candidates for the Contemporary Era ballot are in. Check out SABR bios for the eight players up for election in the class of 2026: sabr.org/latest/baseb...
Taken individually, arguments over these candidates will get very tiresome between now and December. As a collective, though, an incredible summary of MLB from roughly 1985-2008.
The Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot features eight candidates for consideration in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Taken individually, arguments over these candidates will get very tiresome between now and December. As a collective, though, an incredible summary of MLB from roughly 1985-2008.
George Springer and Max Scherzer, as it turns out, are the keys to saving baseball.
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
George Springer and Max Scherzer, as it turns out, are the keys to saving baseball.
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my ranking of the top 50 free agents this winter is now up for subscribers to @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Top MLB free agents for the 2025-26 offseason: Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette lead solid class
This year’s free agent class is just not bad. It might even be good, despite the lack of a single superstar at the top.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
my ranking of the top 50 free agents this winter is now up for subscribers to @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...