Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
@jgoldstrass.bsky.social
Appreciator of murder mystery reveals, singer at the stretch.
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and the powers that be chose to put the inferior white player on this committee’s ballot over the superior black player. as it was, so shall it be.
Annual reminder that Lou Whitaker has a WAR 20 points higher than Jeff Kent and is not in the HOF.
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
and the powers that be chose to put the inferior white player on this committee’s ballot over the superior black player. as it was, so shall it be.
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The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era veterans committee elects Jeff Kent
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
Every strength and conditioning coach who works in sports: I don't think day people get enough credit for adapting to a world run by night people
I don’t think night people get enough credit for adapting to a world run by day people
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Every strength and conditioning coach who works in sports: I don't think day people get enough credit for adapting to a world run by night people
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don't think it's remotely true that baseball is the only sport where this is happening, we've seen lots of changes across a number of sports that are basically reactions to stuff like this over time
One of my readers observed that baseball is the only sport where the enjoyment of the game decreases as the athleticism of the players increases. I don't know if I totally agree, but it's striking that so much of what we don't care for in the game these days is a function of guys being too good.
This is a good dive into something we've been talking about for a while and which many people refuse to admit:
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
don't think it's remotely true that baseball is the only sport where this is happening, we've seen lots of changes across a number of sports that are basically reactions to stuff like this over time
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It’s really the opposite, if you only get one side of the history (and many of us do) it is completely shocking to realize much of what you “know” isn’t true or isn’t the whole story, and many young jews feel a sense of betrayal over that bsky.app/profile/prem...
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s really the opposite, if you only get one side of the history (and many of us do) it is completely shocking to realize much of what you “know” isn’t true or isn’t the whole story, and many young jews feel a sense of betrayal over that bsky.app/profile/prem...
We stacked up Joe Davis', Ben Shulman's, Dan Shulman's, and Boog Sciambi's key Game 7 calls to see what we could learn (plus Stephen Nelson/Dave Flemming). How Joe laid the groundwork for his Will Smith call, and more.
With @josh-suchon.bsky.social:
youtu.be/W8Q4HZU9fCU?...
With @josh-suchon.bsky.social:
youtu.be/W8Q4HZU9fCU?...
The 2025 World Series Game 7 Broadcaster Breakdown
YouTube video by Crafting the Call
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We stacked up Joe Davis', Ben Shulman's, Dan Shulman's, and Boog Sciambi's key Game 7 calls to see what we could learn (plus Stephen Nelson/Dave Flemming). How Joe laid the groundwork for his Will Smith call, and more.
With @josh-suchon.bsky.social:
youtu.be/W8Q4HZU9fCU?...
With @josh-suchon.bsky.social:
youtu.be/W8Q4HZU9fCU?...
I've been asked so many times, "What happens when you swear on air?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've been asked so many times, "What happens when you swear on air?"
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MLB is accepting applications for its Billy Bean Fellowship program.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/mlbevents/jo...
I didn’t find anything on the page about Bean’s life or legacy, so I’ll reshare my recent piece for @newsweek.com for anyone interested:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/mlbevents/jo...
I didn’t find anything on the page about Bean’s life or legacy, so I’ll reshare my recent piece for @newsweek.com for anyone interested:
Honored by ESPN, Billy Bean's Husband Has Message For MLB
Greg Baker, Billy Bean's husband, shared his thoughts on the legacy of MLB's first Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
www.newsweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
MLB is accepting applications for its Billy Bean Fellowship program.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/mlbevents/jo...
I didn’t find anything on the page about Bean’s life or legacy, so I’ll reshare my recent piece for @newsweek.com for anyone interested:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/mlbevents/jo...
I didn’t find anything on the page about Bean’s life or legacy, so I’ll reshare my recent piece for @newsweek.com for anyone interested:
The five-year-old calls Tetris the "Tower Building Game" and believes that he's incredible at it.
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The five-year-old calls Tetris the "Tower Building Game" and believes that he's incredible at it.
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This is fucking amazing
My friend's kid has been in the hospital. I wanted to make him something. He likes soccer, and he likes food. So I wrote & drew him a silly little book called THE SOCCER SANDWICH.
Here, let me read it to you!
Here, let me read it to you!
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is fucking amazing
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I feel like it is not extremely talked about how DBH, private equity firm and ownership group of 45 Minor League Baseball teams, is also contracted by the league to do licensing and sponsorship activation.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I feel like it is not extremely talked about how DBH, private equity firm and ownership group of 45 Minor League Baseball teams, is also contracted by the league to do licensing and sponsorship activation.
I met Will Siskel at the ballpark years ago - he told me his name, and I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.
(I had misheard him and thought he was related to prospect writer John Sickels. When we got on the same page, I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.)
(I had misheard him and thought he was related to prospect writer John Sickels. When we got on the same page, I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.)
50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
The 50 Best Siskel & Ebert Reviews
screencrush.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I met Will Siskel at the ballpark years ago - he told me his name, and I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.
(I had misheard him and thought he was related to prospect writer John Sickels. When we got on the same page, I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.)
(I had misheard him and thought he was related to prospect writer John Sickels. When we got on the same page, I promptly told him that I had great respect for his dad.)
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Red Don’t Give Out the Answers to Your Security Questions
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Red Don’t Give Out the Answers to Your Security Questions
Also: does this mean the entirety of the 20-round MLB Draft will be held in one day?
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Also: does this mean the entirety of the 20-round MLB Draft will be held in one day?
Consider me skeptical of "All-Star Week" when there will be MLB and MiLB games ongoing throughout Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12.
July 13-15 (and July 16 with the exception of one MLB game) see the whole sport shut down.
Stop scheduling "big" MLB things while regular season games are ongoing
July 13-15 (and July 16 with the exception of one MLB game) see the whole sport shut down.
Stop scheduling "big" MLB things while regular season games are ongoing
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Consider me skeptical of "All-Star Week" when there will be MLB and MiLB games ongoing throughout Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12.
July 13-15 (and July 16 with the exception of one MLB game) see the whole sport shut down.
Stop scheduling "big" MLB things while regular season games are ongoing
July 13-15 (and July 16 with the exception of one MLB game) see the whole sport shut down.
Stop scheduling "big" MLB things while regular season games are ongoing
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Is this THE Danny Barnes? Princeton educated Blue Jays right-hander?
Is this THE Danny Barnes? Princeton educated Blue Jays right-hander?
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Is this THE Danny Barnes? Princeton educated Blue Jays right-hander?
Is this THE Danny Barnes? Princeton educated Blue Jays right-hander?
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This Harper’s pullout on media consolidation caught my attention from across the concourse. As I wrote last month, this might be in my top ten list of things to make sense of.
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Thanks to Brant for letting me go deeper on the historical significance of the Cleveland Guardians pitch-fixing scandal — and why this one marks new terrain for baseball and gambling.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanks to Brant for letting me go deeper on the historical significance of the Cleveland Guardians pitch-fixing scandal — and why this one marks new terrain for baseball and gambling.
Watching teams qualify for the World Cup brings me so much joy.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Watching teams qualify for the World Cup brings me so much joy.
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Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Mo’ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again
More than a decade after becoming a Little League sensation at age 13, Mo’ne Davis is set to make more history as the face of the Women’s Pro Baseball League.
www.si.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
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Hey, SABR hasn't put both its feet into bluesky yet (I know, a lot of its people have) but this is a good time to remind you that the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards are open for nominations.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
Seeking nominations for 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey, SABR hasn't put both its feet into bluesky yet (I know, a lot of its people have) but this is a good time to remind you that the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards are open for nominations.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
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The Liberty Bell is actually, famously, breakable
The Liberty Bell. 🔔
A symbol that unites us all. Resilient and Unbreakable.
This is the 2025-26 City Edition.
A symbol that unites us all. Resilient and Unbreakable.
This is the 2025-26 City Edition.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Liberty Bell is actually, famously, breakable
@jenramose.online It just seemed so obvious: it was the MiLB style of polished marketing goofiness compared to the others.
As someone whose college was nicknamed "the Bombers," there's really only one choice here.
Go Glow Riders!
Go Glow Riders!
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@jenramose.online It just seemed so obvious: it was the MiLB style of polished marketing goofiness compared to the others.
Watching the Washington Commanders' defense this afternoon and the Senate Democrats tonight is a tough way to spend a Sunday.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Watching the Washington Commanders' defense this afternoon and the Senate Democrats tonight is a tough way to spend a Sunday.
South Hill > East Hill
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
South Hill > East Hill