ryan fagan
@ryanfagan.bsky.social
dad to the world’s best kiddo. storyteller. baseball writer. card collector. outdoors enthusiast. ex-SN.
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ryan fagan
@ryanfagan.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Mornin' all. So, I had some hats made.
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
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It's a weird feeling, measuring time in decades.
My ballot for the @baseballhall.org Class of 2026 marks a full decade of having the honor/privilege of voting for the Hall. Never, ever something I'll take for granted. My ballot column, on @optaanalyst.optajoe.com
theanalyst.com/articles/bas...
My ballot for the @baseballhall.org Class of 2026 marks a full decade of having the honor/privilege of voting for the Hall. Never, ever something I'll take for granted. My ballot column, on @optaanalyst.optajoe.com
theanalyst.com/articles/bas...
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
It's a weird feeling, measuring time in decades.
My ballot for the @baseballhall.org Class of 2026 marks a full decade of having the honor/privilege of voting for the Hall. Never, ever something I'll take for granted. My ballot column, on @optaanalyst.optajoe.com
theanalyst.com/articles/bas...
My ballot for the @baseballhall.org Class of 2026 marks a full decade of having the honor/privilege of voting for the Hall. Never, ever something I'll take for granted. My ballot column, on @optaanalyst.optajoe.com
theanalyst.com/articles/bas...
Hey all. I'm building a database of local card/comic/TCG shops around the country that I can use as sources for future PSA Magazine stories.
So, what are your favorite local card shops? Shoot me a reply/DM.
If you're an LCS owner and want to be added, same thing. Thanks!
So, what are your favorite local card shops? Shoot me a reply/DM.
If you're an LCS owner and want to be added, same thing. Thanks!
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Hey all. I'm building a database of local card/comic/TCG shops around the country that I can use as sources for future PSA Magazine stories.
So, what are your favorite local card shops? Shoot me a reply/DM.
If you're an LCS owner and want to be added, same thing. Thanks!
So, what are your favorite local card shops? Shoot me a reply/DM.
If you're an LCS owner and want to be added, same thing. Thanks!
cross-platform questions ...
who's on IG? and, who are your favorite baseball card accounts on IG? send me whatever you got. or just give me a follow and i'll return the favor. thanks!
www.instagram.com/ryanfagan_psa/
who's on IG? and, who are your favorite baseball card accounts on IG? send me whatever you got. or just give me a follow and i'll return the favor. thanks!
www.instagram.com/ryanfagan_psa/
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
cross-platform questions ...
who's on IG? and, who are your favorite baseball card accounts on IG? send me whatever you got. or just give me a follow and i'll return the favor. thanks!
www.instagram.com/ryanfagan_psa/
who's on IG? and, who are your favorite baseball card accounts on IG? send me whatever you got. or just give me a follow and i'll return the favor. thanks!
www.instagram.com/ryanfagan_psa/
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I have a newsletter. It's about journalism, not sports.
I recap the weekly interviews I do with journalists.
I've interviewed more than 250 - a diverse group in so many ways.
You can find it at journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
All issues are free to read - and it's free to subscribe.
Try us!
I recap the weekly interviews I do with journalists.
I've interviewed more than 250 - a diverse group in so many ways.
You can find it at journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
All issues are free to read - and it's free to subscribe.
Try us!
The Journalism Salute Newsletter
A newsletter providing updates on The Journalism Salute podcast
journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I have a newsletter. It's about journalism, not sports.
I recap the weekly interviews I do with journalists.
I've interviewed more than 250 - a diverse group in so many ways.
You can find it at journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
All issues are free to read - and it's free to subscribe.
Try us!
I recap the weekly interviews I do with journalists.
I've interviewed more than 250 - a diverse group in so many ways.
You can find it at journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
All issues are free to read - and it's free to subscribe.
Try us!
the Hoth cold front that’s arriving soon is gonna be a doozy …
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
the Hoth cold front that’s arriving soon is gonna be a doozy …
Career update: I started with Collectors this week as a writer on the PSA editorial team.
I've loved freelancing for PSA Magazine the past year-plus, and I'm absolutely thrilled to tell stories about the hobby and folks who love collecting on a full-time basis.
Ideas? Hit me up!
I've loved freelancing for PSA Magazine the past year-plus, and I'm absolutely thrilled to tell stories about the hobby and folks who love collecting on a full-time basis.
Ideas? Hit me up!
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Career update: I started with Collectors this week as a writer on the PSA editorial team.
I've loved freelancing for PSA Magazine the past year-plus, and I'm absolutely thrilled to tell stories about the hobby and folks who love collecting on a full-time basis.
Ideas? Hit me up!
I've loved freelancing for PSA Magazine the past year-plus, and I'm absolutely thrilled to tell stories about the hobby and folks who love collecting on a full-time basis.
Ideas? Hit me up!
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Looking for a Christmas gift?
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
Mornin' all. So, I had some hats made.
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Looking for a Christmas gift?
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
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I can vouch for this being my favorite trucker hat. It got me through my “can’t do my hair” period post surgery!
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I can vouch for this being my favorite trucker hat. It got me through my “can’t do my hair” period post surgery!
Looking for a Christmas gift?
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
Mornin' all. So, I had some hats made.
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
Mostly because I wanted a junk wax hat, but also thought others might, too. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapback hats are the best. Great quality/fit/etc.
$35 shipped. Bonus 1987 Topps pack! Shoot me a DM. Very limited quantity for now.
(Font look familiar?)
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Looking for a Christmas gift?
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
I have eight Junk Wax hats (with the 1987 Topps font!) remaining — 3 green, 5 red. Legacy Old Favorite Trucker snapbacks. The best fit anywhere.
$35 shipped, plus I’ll throw in a few bonus packs of junk wax cards. Shoot me a DM.
It’s almost kind of amazing how NBC can produce a broadcast of the Thanksgiving Day parade without actually showing the parade itself. sheesh
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s almost kind of amazing how NBC can produce a broadcast of the Thanksgiving Day parade without actually showing the parade itself. sheesh
checked off an item on the ol’ bucket list last week, spending 3 days backpacking in the grand canyon. a completely exhausting but thoroughly fulfilling adventure, as promised.
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
checked off an item on the ol’ bucket list last week, spending 3 days backpacking in the grand canyon. a completely exhausting but thoroughly fulfilling adventure, as promised.
Opened a couple hobby boxes of 2025 Topps Update just now. Enjoyed it.
See if you can pick up on the very subtle distribution pattern I noticed with the 1990 retro foil cards in the two boxes …
See if you can pick up on the very subtle distribution pattern I noticed with the 1990 retro foil cards in the two boxes …
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Opened a couple hobby boxes of 2025 Topps Update just now. Enjoyed it.
See if you can pick up on the very subtle distribution pattern I noticed with the 1990 retro foil cards in the two boxes …
See if you can pick up on the very subtle distribution pattern I noticed with the 1990 retro foil cards in the two boxes …
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It’s LA’s throwback rotation vs. Vlady, Springer and Co. It's Ohtani vs. the record books. It's the Dodgers vs. the Blue Jays.
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social break down some of the important keys and reveal their World Series picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/worl...
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social break down some of the important keys and reveal their World Series picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/worl...
World Series Predictions: Stats, Insights and Picks for the Blue Jays-Dodgers Fall Classic | Opta Analyst
Our MLB writers break down some of the things they'd think are important, before revealing their World Series picks.
theanalyst.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s LA’s throwback rotation vs. Vlady, Springer and Co. It's Ohtani vs. the record books. It's the Dodgers vs. the Blue Jays.
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social break down some of the important keys and reveal their World Series picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/worl...
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social break down some of the important keys and reveal their World Series picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/worl...
October 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Zach nailed this one, didn’t he?
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Zach nailed this one, didn’t he?
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The Dodgers have struggled in the bullpen and won “only” 93 games, but the key pieces are healthy and they’ve been productive at the right time of the year.
@ryanfagan.bsky.social picks LA to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000.
@ryanfagan.bsky.social picks LA to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000.
September 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Dodgers have struggled in the bullpen and won “only” 93 games, but the key pieces are healthy and they’ve been productive at the right time of the year.
@ryanfagan.bsky.social picks LA to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000.
@ryanfagan.bsky.social picks LA to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000.
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Among this year’s playoff field, every team has its elite strengths. But every team also has its Achilles heel – a weakness that led to a slump during the season.
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social identify those and make their postseason picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/mlb-...
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social identify those and make their postseason picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/mlb-...
MLB Playoff Predictions: Why Each Team Will and Won’t Win the World Series | Opta Analyst
Our baseball writers break down each team's strengths and weaknesses while also making their MLB playoff predictions.
theanalyst.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Among this year’s playoff field, every team has its elite strengths. But every team also has its Achilles heel – a weakness that led to a slump during the season.
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social identify those and make their postseason picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/mlb-...
@zcrizer.bsky.social and @ryanfagan.bsky.social identify those and make their postseason picks.
theanalyst.com/articles/mlb-...
Not to pile on the Tigers but the contrast is pretty stark.
The Tigers had the AL’s best record through August 31.
They have the AL’s worst record in September.
The Tigers had the AL’s best record through August 31.
They have the AL’s worst record in September.
September 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Not to pile on the Tigers but the contrast is pretty stark.
The Tigers had the AL’s best record through August 31.
They have the AL’s worst record in September.
The Tigers had the AL’s best record through August 31.
They have the AL’s worst record in September.
First screenshot is the AL overall standings on the morning of August 24. Second one is the AL wild-card standings right now.
The Tigers and Astros owned 2 of the 3 best records in the AL in late August. Now, it's probable that one of them will miss the playoffs entirely.
The Tigers and Astros owned 2 of the 3 best records in the AL in late August. Now, it's probable that one of them will miss the playoffs entirely.
September 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
First screenshot is the AL overall standings on the morning of August 24. Second one is the AL wild-card standings right now.
The Tigers and Astros owned 2 of the 3 best records in the AL in late August. Now, it's probable that one of them will miss the playoffs entirely.
The Tigers and Astros owned 2 of the 3 best records in the AL in late August. Now, it's probable that one of them will miss the playoffs entirely.
that L10 column tells one heck of a story, eh?
September 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
that L10 column tells one heck of a story, eh?
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Jonah Tong had one of the best MiLB pitching seasons we've seen in years...But is he the MiLB ERA champ?
It's REALLY hard to say because the rule book needs an update.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/did-...
It's REALLY hard to say because the rule book needs an update.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/did-...
Did Jonah Tong Win The MiLB ERA Title? Officially, It's Unclear
No one can say for certain whether Tong qualifies as the minors' ERA champion. J.J. Cooper explains why.
www.baseballamerica.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Jonah Tong had one of the best MiLB pitching seasons we've seen in years...But is he the MiLB ERA champ?
It's REALLY hard to say because the rule book needs an update.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/did-...
It's REALLY hard to say because the rule book needs an update.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/did-...
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Today's #MiLBCoD is Pacific 1990 St. Lucie Legends Jim Nettles. World's second most famous bat knob error.
Sundays will feature Senior Professional Baseball Association cards.
Tell me your favorite story about the player, team, ballpark, etc. Especially if it SPBA.
RPs are appreciated.
Sundays will feature Senior Professional Baseball Association cards.
Tell me your favorite story about the player, team, ballpark, etc. Especially if it SPBA.
RPs are appreciated.
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today's #MiLBCoD is Pacific 1990 St. Lucie Legends Jim Nettles. World's second most famous bat knob error.
Sundays will feature Senior Professional Baseball Association cards.
Tell me your favorite story about the player, team, ballpark, etc. Especially if it SPBA.
RPs are appreciated.
Sundays will feature Senior Professional Baseball Association cards.
Tell me your favorite story about the player, team, ballpark, etc. Especially if it SPBA.
RPs are appreciated.
This summer, I hiked back into the Linville Gorge in the North Carolina mountains, one of my favorite spots in the world, for the first time since Hurricane Helene.
Wrote about my quest to see if "my rock" had moved, for Charlotte Magazine.
www.charlottemagazine.com/after-helene...
Wrote about my quest to see if "my rock" had moved, for Charlotte Magazine.
www.charlottemagazine.com/after-helene...
After Helene, What Remains Of The Linville Gorge? - Charlotte Magazine
The Linville Gorge is one of the most spectacular and challenging wilderness areas in the eastern U.S. What did Hurricane Helene wash away?
www.charlottemagazine.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This summer, I hiked back into the Linville Gorge in the North Carolina mountains, one of my favorite spots in the world, for the first time since Hurricane Helene.
Wrote about my quest to see if "my rock" had moved, for Charlotte Magazine.
www.charlottemagazine.com/after-helene...
Wrote about my quest to see if "my rock" had moved, for Charlotte Magazine.
www.charlottemagazine.com/after-helene...
had to give the Junk Wax hat a view of Chicago …
August 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
had to give the Junk Wax hat a view of Chicago …