Levi Weaver, but for baseball
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Ok I will talk about baseball here instead. I co-write The Windup with Ken Rosenthal on The Athletic. It’s a newsletter.
My graphic design isn’t good but it’s at least as good as John Tumpane’s strike zone was in that plate appearance
October 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My graphic design isn’t good but it’s at least as good as John Tumpane’s strike zone was in that plate appearance
Ken Jennings: “it’s what John Smoltz did in the 34th inning of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series”
Me: [smashes buzzer with my whole body weight]
Me: [smashes buzzer with my whole body weight]
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Ken Jennings: “it’s what John Smoltz did in the 34th inning of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series”
Me: [smashes buzzer with my whole body weight]
Me: [smashes buzzer with my whole body weight]
“And the umpire — that’s what we called them back then — waited too long to make the strike call on a high pitch, and some player I don’t remember got thrown out at first base”
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“And the umpire — that’s what we called them back then — waited too long to make the strike call on a high pitch, and some player I don’t remember got thrown out at first base”
The sequel isn’t gonna hit quite as hard but it’s close enough to include
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The sequel isn’t gonna hit quite as hard but it’s close enough to include
it's been bothering me all postseason long and i think i figured it out.
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
it's been bothering me all postseason long and i think i figured it out.
LOL it is literally the anniversary of that game, almost down to the hour.
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
LOL it is literally the anniversary of that game, almost down to the hour.
I think this officially surpasses Kent Hrbek / Ron Gant as the funniest World Series moment, for me. (Funnier, because they reviewed it and got the call right, so it didn't impact the game at all)
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I think this officially surpasses Kent Hrbek / Ron Gant as the funniest World Series moment, for me. (Funnier, because they reviewed it and got the call right, so it didn't impact the game at all)
It will never not be funny to me that the greatest season we've ever seen from a catcher was by a guy whose new mustache makes him look like his dad was a famous TV cop
October 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It will never not be funny to me that the greatest season we've ever seen from a catcher was by a guy whose new mustache makes him look like his dad was a famous TV cop
It seems like more than a few moments this postseason have been designed to get fans on board with ABS next year.
Because holy moly. The reason you can’t see pitch #5 is because — after it was inexplicably called a strike — Gausman went back to it 2x, and Polanco really had no choice but to swing.
Because holy moly. The reason you can’t see pitch #5 is because — after it was inexplicably called a strike — Gausman went back to it 2x, and Polanco really had no choice but to swing.
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It seems like more than a few moments this postseason have been designed to get fans on board with ABS next year.
Because holy moly. The reason you can’t see pitch #5 is because — after it was inexplicably called a strike — Gausman went back to it 2x, and Polanco really had no choice but to swing.
Because holy moly. The reason you can’t see pitch #5 is because — after it was inexplicably called a strike — Gausman went back to it 2x, and Polanco really had no choice but to swing.
I would like to know who decided to abandon the centuries-old “3B” abbreviation for this, which — first glance — appears to rhyme with “purple nurple”
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I would like to know who decided to abandon the centuries-old “3B” abbreviation for this, which — first glance — appears to rhyme with “purple nurple”
Someone asked for this, I can't find the request but I hope you see it. Sal Frelick asking the question on everyone's minds in the moment.
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Someone asked for this, I can't find the request but I hope you see it. Sal Frelick asking the question on everyone's minds in the moment.
The MLB app just laid down and waved us off. “Call it whatever you want, I’m taking a smoke break”
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The MLB app just laid down and waved us off. “Call it whatever you want, I’m taking a smoke break”
This is the best thing I have watched on TV in years, maybe decades
October 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is the best thing I have watched on TV in years, maybe decades
I usually steer clear of predictions but I feel pretty certain it will not, in fact, be “necessary”
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October 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I usually steer clear of predictions but I feel pretty certain it will not, in fact, be “necessary”
dallasweekly.com/events-calen...
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Look at where Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s body is when his back foot last loses contact with the ground:
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Look at where Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s body is when his back foot last loses contact with the ground:
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
See? I know they can do it, because they do it sometimes. But not always, for reasons I cannot possibly fathom.
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
See? I know they can do it, because they do it sometimes. But not always, for reasons I cannot possibly fathom.
Like… *I* know who’s pitching and who’s hitting. But it feels like something ESPN should also put on the screen somewhere
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Like… *I* know who’s pitching and who’s hitting. But it feels like something ESPN should also put on the screen somewhere
Anyway it’s this time of year. The only game I’m watching that really *doesn’t* matter is the one I’m at.
September 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Anyway it’s this time of year. The only game I’m watching that really *doesn’t* matter is the one I’m at.
(Literally the next half-inning: Carl Jr.)
September 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
(Literally the next half-inning: Carl Jr.)
Well it finally happened
September 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Well it finally happened
Dudes Playing Baseball, 2025
September 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dudes Playing Baseball, 2025
Dudes Playing Baseball, 2025
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Dudes Playing Baseball, 2025
I figured out who Michael Helman reminds me of.
September 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I figured out who Michael Helman reminds me of.