Jay Jaffe
@jayjaffe.bsky.social
Senior writer at @FanGraphs.com, formerly SI.com and Baseball Prospectus, creator of JAWS, author of The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). Not sticking to sports or paying $8.
Post you from a different era (c. 1995)
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Post you from a different era (c. 1995)
I've got PTSD just thinking about DePodesta's tenure with the Dodgers... and that was 20 years ago.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I've got PTSD just thinking about DePodesta's tenure with the Dodgers... and that was 20 years ago.
The light is absolutely wild outside here in Brooklyn
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The light is absolutely wild outside here in Brooklyn
I’m pretty sure I first used the line during a @baseballprospectus.com annual book tour with @stevengoldman.bsky.social and @christinakahrl.bsky.social, and it later made its way into The Cooperstown Casebook (2017).
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I’m pretty sure I first used the line during a @baseballprospectus.com annual book tour with @stevengoldman.bsky.social and @christinakahrl.bsky.social, and it later made its way into The Cooperstown Casebook (2017).
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
Hello, darkness: Brooklyn Black Ops, now in cans
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hello, darkness: Brooklyn Black Ops, now in cans
Cheering the NYC Marathon runners is good for the soul
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Cheering the NYC Marathon runners is good for the soul
Sandy’s got a low motor, cool as a cucumber, ideal for the 9th inning of Game 7
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sandy’s got a low motor, cool as a cucumber, ideal for the 9th inning of Game 7
Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising (1985)
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising (1985)
A few shots, including my little Medusa
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A few shots, including my little Medusa
28 lbs of Costco-purchased candy that will disappear inside of two hours in a Brooklyn neighborhood that Goes Hard for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
28 lbs of Costco-purchased candy that will disappear inside of two hours in a Brooklyn neighborhood that Goes Hard for Halloween
Making dinner, will text after.
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Making dinner, will text after.
Just did a short TV spot for Toronto’s CTV on Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s postseason and long-term outlook and as usual with my home “studio” setup I’m standing on the shoulders of giants.
(Hopefully I can post the clip later)
(Hopefully I can post the clip later)
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just did a short TV spot for Toronto’s CTV on Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s postseason and long-term outlook and as usual with my home “studio” setup I’m standing on the shoulders of giants.
(Hopefully I can post the clip later)
(Hopefully I can post the clip later)
Via @baseballhall.org, the 8 candidates for the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot, which will be voted on at the Winter Meetings in Orlando on Dec. 7, will be announced on Nov. 3.
The ballot is assembled by the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee (1/2)
The ballot is assembled by the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Via @baseballhall.org, the 8 candidates for the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot, which will be voted on at the Winter Meetings in Orlando on Dec. 7, will be announced on Nov. 3.
The ballot is assembled by the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee (1/2)
The ballot is assembled by the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee (1/2)
I played the hits today. The kiddo’s signs went harder.
October 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I played the hits today. The kiddo’s signs went harder.
Also a bunch in my neighborhood — which goes incredibly hard for Halloween — that are worth documenting. Here’s one:
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Also a bunch in my neighborhood — which goes incredibly hard for Halloween — that are worth documenting. Here’s one: