Shaker Samman
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This is unfortunate. Best American Sports Writing 2022, Duke ’17, other things in-between, before, and after.
There’s water in the basement and the pilot light is out
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
There’s water in the basement and the pilot light is out
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Julie Kliegman in Defector on swimming, inclusion, and the "fairness" wedge. defector.com/what-does-a-...
What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector
Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...
defector.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Julie Kliegman in Defector on swimming, inclusion, and the "fairness" wedge. defector.com/what-does-a-...
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You can do it here, as a gift:
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November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You can do it here, as a gift:
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buy a baseball fan a subscription to @baseballprospectus.com why don't ya
What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
buy a baseball fan a subscription to @baseballprospectus.com why don't ya
Look how they massacred my boy
I missed it at the time but did a laudable job chronicling my mental illness/vendetta against Michael Conforto this season:
Craig Goldstein vs. Michael Conforto
a.k.a. Hydrogen Bomb vs. Coughing Baby
rememberthatguy.beehiiv.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Look how they massacred my boy
Got to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of THE END OF THE TOUR, a movie that means a whole lot to me, at Vidiots last night. Some other folks were there, too.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Got to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of THE END OF THE TOUR, a movie that means a whole lot to me, at Vidiots last night. Some other folks were there, too.
Another reminder that the folks supposed to be fighting for us are cowards and losers!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Another reminder that the folks supposed to be fighting for us are cowards and losers!
Never forget what the Jaguars took from us
WE ARE IN RANGE FOR A 72-YARDER
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Never forget what the Jaguars took from us
That’s one of the best catches I’ve ever seen what in the hell
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
That’s one of the best catches I’ve ever seen what in the hell
The Beths rule and you should all go listen to them immediately
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Beths rule and you should all go listen to them immediately
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Here’s the first review for my upcoming book, American Men. Kirkus calls it “captivating,” and “well-written, full of narrative tension, and often deeply poignant.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
AMERICAN MEN | Kirkus Reviews
Four intimate portraits of American men navigating their lives and traumas.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Here’s the first review for my upcoming book, American Men. Kirkus calls it “captivating,” and “well-written, full of narrative tension, and often deeply poignant.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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On the pilot episode of Plot Hole or Not Hole, Vince Gilligan told me how figuring out what to do with Walt's machine gun on Breaking Bad made him (literally) bang his head against the wall. More on plot predicaments in Breaking Bad and beyond in the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On the pilot episode of Plot Hole or Not Hole, Vince Gilligan told me how figuring out what to do with Walt's machine gun on Breaking Bad made him (literally) bang his head against the wall. More on plot predicaments in Breaking Bad and beyond in the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
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look, when you can hire the guy who helped trade for and pay Deshaun Watson, you simply have to do it
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
look, when you can hire the guy who helped trade for and pay Deshaun Watson, you simply have to do it
A hearty lmao to everyone who tried to tell us people wanted things like Cuomo or Ciattarelli
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
A hearty lmao to everyone who tried to tell us people wanted things like Cuomo or Ciattarelli
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we do this all year and it's unfathomably cheap to subscribe ($3.83/month for an annual subscription) for now. I suggest you get in while the gettin is good:
Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus
Access to premium articles, fantasy tools, prospect lists and more.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
we do this all year and it's unfathomably cheap to subscribe ($3.83/month for an annual subscription) for now. I suggest you get in while the gettin is good:
Brian Cox, from the McDonald’s commercials
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Brian Cox, from the McDonald’s commercials
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If you're still up, and want to read about the game, here's a piece I wrote about the game (free to read with basic sub)
Dodgers Outlast Blue Jays in Instant Classic | Baseball Prospectus
It was the perfect series, full of imperfections.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If you're still up, and want to read about the game, here's a piece I wrote about the game (free to read with basic sub)
See y’all next year
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
See y’all next year
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Yamamoto pitched a complete game over 28 hours.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Yamamoto pitched a complete game over 28 hours.
There are so many fireworks outside
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
There are so many fireworks outside
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WHATS UP GEORGE SPRINGER. WHATS UP CANADA
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
WHATS UP GEORGE SPRINGER. WHATS UP CANADA
THEY STOLE THE WORLD SERIES
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
THEY STOLE THE WORLD SERIES