Lou Spirito
@thirty81press.bsky.social
Information graphics designer and cartographer with a Heidelberg press. Designing, printing, assembling mostly baseball things.
Shop: thirty81press.com
Shop: thirty81press.com
A special “one-off” set of scorecards for Emily from New York, learning to score at age 84.
It’s never too late!
Photo of Emily courtesy of her son P.J.
It’s never too late!
Photo of Emily courtesy of her son P.J.
July 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A special “one-off” set of scorecards for Emily from New York, learning to score at age 84.
It’s never too late!
Photo of Emily courtesy of her son P.J.
It’s never too late!
Photo of Emily courtesy of her son P.J.
That thing were Actor/Writer/Director/Producer/Typewriter and Baseball geek Tom Hanks uses a custom scoresheet you designed then drops your handle on IG. 🤯
March 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
That thing were Actor/Writer/Director/Producer/Typewriter and Baseball geek Tom Hanks uses a custom scoresheet you designed then drops your handle on IG. 🤯
“I’m somebody!” — Navin Johnson
Scorecard Week rolls on! Today we're highlighting the work @thirty81press.bsky.social is doing to keep the Scorekeeping tradition alive. #MetsSky #NewYorkMets #NYM #LGM #LFGM
Scorecard Spotlight: THIRTY81 Press
Scorecard Week 2025
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February 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“I’m somebody!” — Navin Johnson
New for the 2025 season, the Scorekeeper Survival Kit.
👉 THIRTY81Press.com
👉 THIRTY81Press.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New for the 2025 season, the Scorekeeper Survival Kit.
👉 THIRTY81Press.com
👉 THIRTY81Press.com
Saul Bass. Legend.
February 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Saul Bass. Legend.
I once made a 20-foot infographic that displayed the outcome of every plate appearance vs. Sandy Koufax. Would not have been possible without @baseball-reference.com
25 years ago today, Baseball Reference was created.
We've had a few different looks over the years, but our mission has stayed the same—to make baseball stats accessible for everyone. ⚾
We've had a few different looks over the years, but our mission has stayed the same—to make baseball stats accessible for everyone. ⚾
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I once made a 20-foot infographic that displayed the outcome of every plate appearance vs. Sandy Koufax. Would not have been possible without @baseball-reference.com
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February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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My post on how the newly-formed Philadelphia Eagles attached themselves to “America’s best known symbol.”
www.toddradom.com/blog/2023/2/...
www.toddradom.com/blog/2023/2/...
"That's It." Connecting the Philadelphia Eagles and “America’s best known symbol.” — Todd Radom Design
Eagles . It’s kind of the perfect nickname for a football team based in Philadelphia. The story behind how the Eagles came to be called the Eagles is well known, but as the team gets ready to compete...
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January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My post on how the newly-formed Philadelphia Eagles attached themselves to “America’s best known symbol.”
www.toddradom.com/blog/2023/2/...
www.toddradom.com/blog/2023/2/...
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Here is what a frozen Allegheny River looks like. Zero degrees at PNC Park today. Might have been colder crossing the Roberto Clemente Bridge but I was too woosie to try.
January 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Here is what a frozen Allegheny River looks like. Zero degrees at PNC Park today. Might have been colder crossing the Roberto Clemente Bridge but I was too woosie to try.
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is hosting an auction with proceeds benefiting wildfire relief. I’ve contributed four editions of an original World Series Mash-Up print — one for auction, three buy now (one has sold).
👉 Dodgers.com/auction
👉 Dodgers.com/auction
January 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is hosting an auction with proceeds benefiting wildfire relief. I’ve contributed four editions of an original World Series Mash-Up print — one for auction, three buy now (one has sold).
👉 Dodgers.com/auction
👉 Dodgers.com/auction
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Well that was a fun conversation ! Now i miss the Astrodome! www.mlb.com/news/basebal...
That time San Diego nearly had a floating ballpark
Famous Irish designer and architect Eileen Gray probably said it best way back in the early 20th century.
"To create, one must first question everything."
It's hard to know if the city council members...
www.mlb.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Well that was a fun conversation ! Now i miss the Astrodome! www.mlb.com/news/basebal...
Required listening 👇👂
The Toddfather!
On the latest episode of the Baseball By Design podcast.
On the latest episode of the Baseball By Design podcast.
This week on Baseball By Design, sports design royalty Todd Radom @toddradom.bsky.social stops by to discuss the number 3, cheesesteaks (in Philly and Tokyo), Wawa vs. Sheetz, international sports design aesthetics, and more!
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
January 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Required listening 👇👂
Wife and I went out for a bite and, as @toddradom.bsky.social put it, we “Jackied”!
December 29, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Wife and I went out for a bite and, as @toddradom.bsky.social put it, we “Jackied”!
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RIP to the Man of Steal, Rickey Henderson. I just completed this illustration a couple of weeks ago.
December 21, 2024 at 7:28 PM
RIP to the Man of Steal, Rickey Henderson. I just completed this illustration a couple of weeks ago.
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1960s Detroit Tigers holiday card is a festive 10/10
December 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM
1960s Detroit Tigers holiday card is a festive 10/10
A lot of 70’s … the grooviest of times.
On today's Uni Watch, I look back at some of the most awesome Christmas gifts a sports-loving kid could get.
uni-watch.com/2024/12/19/a...
uni-watch.com/2024/12/19/a...
A Uni Watch Christmas Stroll Down Memory Lane | Uni Watch
For those of a certain vintage, these were some of the best Christmas presents one could ever wish for.
uni-watch.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:42 PM
A lot of 70’s … the grooviest of times.
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Icons, Hall of Famers
December 9, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Icons, Hall of Famers
After years of admiring these prints, I finally -- FINALLY -- acquired a set of my own — there are three designs in the series. Letterpress on 110 lb. Crane Lettra. Absolutely stunning!!! 🔥
Disclosure: I don't know Jeremy personally. Just sharing the love of superb art.
www.jreiss.net/shop
Disclosure: I don't know Jeremy personally. Just sharing the love of superb art.
www.jreiss.net/shop
Shop — Jeremy Reiss
Diamond Dictionary letterpress prints and apparel
www.jreiss.net
December 3, 2024 at 11:17 PM
After years of admiring these prints, I finally -- FINALLY -- acquired a set of my own — there are three designs in the series. Letterpress on 110 lb. Crane Lettra. Absolutely stunning!!! 🔥
Disclosure: I don't know Jeremy personally. Just sharing the love of superb art.
www.jreiss.net/shop
Disclosure: I don't know Jeremy personally. Just sharing the love of superb art.
www.jreiss.net/shop
Follow this thread if you love baseball and great photography. Neil Leifer is a legend.
It’s said that a picture is worth 1,000 words. Which makes "Ballet In The Dirt" over 300,000 of the most beautiful words ever written about baseball. Collecting shots from sports photographer Neil Leifer, Ballet In The Dirt looks at memorable moments, players & uniforms of the National Pastime.
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November 29, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Follow this thread if you love baseball and great photography. Neil Leifer is a legend.
Who else appreciates the films of producer Irwin Allen: “The Poseidon Adventure”, “The Towering Inferno”, “The Pumpkin Pie Catastrophe”?
Wishing everyone a joyful Thanksgiving! 🙏
Wishing everyone a joyful Thanksgiving! 🙏
November 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Who else appreciates the films of producer Irwin Allen: “The Poseidon Adventure”, “The Towering Inferno”, “The Pumpkin Pie Catastrophe”?
Wishing everyone a joyful Thanksgiving! 🙏
Wishing everyone a joyful Thanksgiving! 🙏
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Thanks to one generous #SABR member, you have the opportunity to DOUBLE the impact of your donation on Giving Tuesday next week. Janet Marie Smith will match all donations made on December 3 up to a grand total of $5,000. #DonateSABR #JoinSABR
November 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Thanks to one generous #SABR member, you have the opportunity to DOUBLE the impact of your donation on Giving Tuesday next week. Janet Marie Smith will match all donations made on December 3 up to a grand total of $5,000. #DonateSABR #JoinSABR
Scrubbing through posts on that ‘other’ site, I came across these images of my prints on display at Dodger Stadium. A high honor. 13 pieces currently by my count plus another three at Camelback Ranch !!! Self portrait courtesy of Jay Lock @coachlok.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Scrubbing through posts on that ‘other’ site, I came across these images of my prints on display at Dodger Stadium. A high honor. 13 pieces currently by my count plus another three at Camelback Ranch !!! Self portrait courtesy of Jay Lock @coachlok.bsky.social
Expect more of this here. There’s some inspired baseball art out there and it’s high time to highlight it.
November 23, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Expect more of this here. There’s some inspired baseball art out there and it’s high time to highlight it.
Sharing the awesome.
Here they are! My homage to the two MVPs this year! East Coast vs West Coast! Only a few available, DM me if interested! ❤️⚾️💙 #dodgers #ohtani #shoheiohtani #aaronjudge #newyork #losangeles #mvp #baseballsky
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Sharing the awesome.
Jumping on the Throwback Thursday bandwagon with @toddradom.bsky.social. A now yellowing acetate painting I made circa 1981. Testors enamel on what was likely a clear document cover. Signed-off by a bunch of … art directors?
November 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Jumping on the Throwback Thursday bandwagon with @toddradom.bsky.social. A now yellowing acetate painting I made circa 1981. Testors enamel on what was likely a clear document cover. Signed-off by a bunch of … art directors?