Waiting for Berkman
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Houston Astros baseball and baseball generally.
Not Lance Berkman, but waiting for him.
“A baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day.” - Michael Chabon, Summerland
Not Lance Berkman, but waiting for him.
“A baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day.” - Michael Chabon, Summerland
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On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
I am "I don't know how people put all these video clips on BlueSky" years old.
August 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I am "I don't know how people put all these video clips on BlueSky" years old.
One guess into today's Immaculate Grid and I was broken. Didn't even try another.
August 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
One guess into today's Immaculate Grid and I was broken. Didn't even try another.
Anecdotal, but it seems like bunting has returned to baseball.
August 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Anecdotal, but it seems like bunting has returned to baseball.
I'm no realtor, but it's not hard to imagine that, in the USA, 10,000 real estate projects get sabotaged in various ways every day.
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'm no realtor, but it's not hard to imagine that, in the USA, 10,000 real estate projects get sabotaged in various ways every day.
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2025 AL Pitching WAR Leaders
Tarik Skubal (5.6)
Joe Ryan (4.6)
Hunter Brown (4.4)
Garrett Crochet (4.4)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-pitching-leaders.shtml
Tarik Skubal (5.6)
Joe Ryan (4.6)
Hunter Brown (4.4)
Garrett Crochet (4.4)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-pitching-leaders.shtml
August 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
2025 AL Pitching WAR Leaders
Tarik Skubal (5.6)
Joe Ryan (4.6)
Hunter Brown (4.4)
Garrett Crochet (4.4)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-pitching-leaders.shtml
Tarik Skubal (5.6)
Joe Ryan (4.6)
Hunter Brown (4.4)
Garrett Crochet (4.4)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-pitching-leaders.shtml
Carlos Correa is such a presence in the #Astros dugout. He and Altuve perch atop the dugout watching everything. Correa boosted Chas after his home run more than anyone. Correa joins the pitcher and catcher for strategy talk after throw-downs.
August 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Carlos Correa is such a presence in the #Astros dugout. He and Altuve perch atop the dugout watching everything. Correa boosted Chas after his home run more than anyone. Correa joins the pitcher and catcher for strategy talk after throw-downs.
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Another Astros starter has added a sinker. Cristian Javier threw 12 of them today, according to Baseball Savant. Javier said he developed it while working with Eric Cressey at his performance facility in Palm Beach Gardens and Astros coaches at the complex in West Palm Beach
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Another Astros starter has added a sinker. Cristian Javier threw 12 of them today, according to Baseball Savant. Javier said he developed it while working with Eric Cressey at his performance facility in Palm Beach Gardens and Astros coaches at the complex in West Palm Beach
I mean, what a sentence!:
"So, in order to hit every incentive in his new contract, Anthony would have to become, without exaggeration, the best baseball player ever."
"So, in order to hit every incentive in his new contract, Anthony would have to become, without exaggeration, the best baseball player ever."
Red Sox, Roman Anthony Agree To Eight-Year Contract Extension blogs.fangraphs.com/red-sox-roma...
Red Sox, Roman Anthony Agree To Eight-Year Contract Extension
Boston signs yet another young player to a deal that buys out free agent years.
blogs.fangraphs.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I mean, what a sentence!:
"So, in order to hit every incentive in his new contract, Anthony would have to become, without exaggeration, the best baseball player ever."
"So, in order to hit every incentive in his new contract, Anthony would have to become, without exaggeration, the best baseball player ever."
My 10-year-old is at the point where he wants to know which #Astros broadcaster is which. I turned on 790 in the car. "This is Robert Ford, right?" That's right, son. That's right. #parenting
August 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My 10-year-old is at the point where he wants to know which #Astros broadcaster is which. I turned on 790 in the car. "This is Robert Ford, right?" That's right, son. That's right. #parenting
It's been what, 15 years since starting pitchers went super deep into games? Yet, broadcasters still talk about the 100 pitch cap as if it snuck up on them.
August 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's been what, 15 years since starting pitchers went super deep into games? Yet, broadcasters still talk about the 100 pitch cap as if it snuck up on them.
Fun when you learn a keyboard shortcut that reveals that you've wasted a couple ten hours of your life with unnecessary clicking and dragging.
August 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fun when you learn a keyboard shortcut that reveals that you've wasted a couple ten hours of your life with unnecessary clicking and dragging.
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August 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Imagine getting drafted by the A's.
August 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Imagine getting drafted by the A's.
Is it wrong to be so happy that Correa hit a bomb when the game went so poorly?
August 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Is it wrong to be so happy that Correa hit a bomb when the game went so poorly?
This trend of thanking relatively anonymous middle relievers for their service when they get traded. I'm no Ty Cobb originalist but this feels like a bit much.
August 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This trend of thanking relatively anonymous middle relievers for their service when they get traded. I'm no Ty Cobb originalist but this feels like a bit much.
A big take away from the trade deadline: there sure are a bunch of hard-working effective relief pitchers out there who have completely escaped my general awareness.
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A big take away from the trade deadline: there sure are a bunch of hard-working effective relief pitchers out there who have completely escaped my general awareness.