Zach Crizer
@zcrizer.bsky.social
Baseball, culture + fandom at The Bandwagon.
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The Bandwagon wrap-up of an epic World Series is here, from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/90-never-i...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Bandwagon wrap-up of an epic World Series is here, from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/90-never-i...
Freddie Freeman's legacy, Brad Paisley and whether Shohei Ohtani's Game 3 narrative (and Bonds treatment) will carry over after everyone sleeps.
It's a World Series Game 3 reaction video from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/we-have-co...
It's a World Series Game 3 reaction video from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/we-have-co...
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Freddie Freeman's legacy, Brad Paisley and whether Shohei Ohtani's Game 3 narrative (and Bonds treatment) will carry over after everyone sleeps.
It's a World Series Game 3 reaction video from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/we-have-co...
It's a World Series Game 3 reaction video from me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social. bandwagon.substack.com/p/we-have-co...
In particular, I noted the drumbeat of praise for first-year Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins, who is credited with helping Toronto's contact-heavy lineup add power intelligently. bandwagon.substack.com/p/88-world-s...
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In particular, I noted the drumbeat of praise for first-year Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins, who is credited with helping Toronto's contact-heavy lineup add power intelligently. bandwagon.substack.com/p/88-world-s...
Within, I write about escaping the salary cap discourse to enjoy the ball. bandwagon.substack.com/p/87-a-roote...
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Within, I write about escaping the salary cap discourse to enjoy the ball. bandwagon.substack.com/p/87-a-roote...
Reposting these paragraphs I wrote about the Emmanuel Clase affair — you can mentally sub NBA where necessary.
The ads are a bad look, etc, but we have to stop doing the one-note direct line from ads to mass market audience —> allegedly illegal actual by an individual in a job with different rules.
The ads are a bad look, etc, but we have to stop doing the one-note direct line from ads to mass market audience —> allegedly illegal actual by an individual in a job with different rules.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Reposting these paragraphs I wrote about the Emmanuel Clase affair — you can mentally sub NBA where necessary.
The ads are a bad look, etc, but we have to stop doing the one-note direct line from ads to mass market audience —> allegedly illegal actual by an individual in a job with different rules.
The ads are a bad look, etc, but we have to stop doing the one-note direct line from ads to mass market audience —> allegedly illegal actual by an individual in a job with different rules.
Whew I knew there were a lot of splitters this month but @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social has some CHARTS to prove it. blogs.fangraphs.com/the-month-of...
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whew I knew there were a lot of splitters this month but @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social has some CHARTS to prove it. blogs.fangraphs.com/the-month-of...
Look if anyone was prepared to take a blow to the head on a baseball field …
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Look if anyone was prepared to take a blow to the head on a baseball field …
Then @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social takes on the baseball business complex that seems to be overshadowing the baseball part that ... should be the point, right? bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
October 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Then @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social takes on the baseball business complex that seems to be overshadowing the baseball part that ... should be the point, right? bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
Shohei Ohtani somehow did something new, again. He encapsulated his greatness in a one-night highlight that captured the world's imagination even more completely.
A bit on that from me today in The Bandwagon.
bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
A bit on that from me today in The Bandwagon.
bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Shohei Ohtani somehow did something new, again. He encapsulated his greatness in a one-night highlight that captured the world's imagination even more completely.
A bit on that from me today in The Bandwagon.
bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
A bit on that from me today in The Bandwagon.
bandwagon.substack.com/p/85-the-mon...
Also, I dive into the efforts, on several fronts, to present ourselves or our favorites as underdog stories.
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Also, I dive into the efforts, on several fronts, to present ourselves or our favorites as underdog stories.
Aaron Judge was great. Aaron Judge is out. Wrote about the best hitter of the generation, and how the playoffs do and don't affect that assessment. bandwagon.substack.com/p/81-aaron-j...
October 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Aaron Judge was great. Aaron Judge is out. Wrote about the best hitter of the generation, and how the playoffs do and don't affect that assessment. bandwagon.substack.com/p/81-aaron-j...
Plus … yes, had to write about why the Dodgers should be working harder to dodge their actual relief pitchers. bandwagon.substack.com/p/80-paranoi...
October 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Plus … yes, had to write about why the Dodgers should be working harder to dodge their actual relief pitchers. bandwagon.substack.com/p/80-paranoi...
Trey Yesavage has one of the steeper arm angles in baseball — one of the many things about pitching where being an outlier is usually a good thing.
Wrote about that earlier this year, and Yesavage is weaponizing the deception with that splitter especially. bandwagon.substack.com/p/23-a-new-s...
Wrote about that earlier this year, and Yesavage is weaponizing the deception with that splitter especially. bandwagon.substack.com/p/23-a-new-s...
October 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trey Yesavage has one of the steeper arm angles in baseball — one of the many things about pitching where being an outlier is usually a good thing.
Wrote about that earlier this year, and Yesavage is weaponizing the deception with that splitter especially. bandwagon.substack.com/p/23-a-new-s...
Wrote about that earlier this year, and Yesavage is weaponizing the deception with that splitter especially. bandwagon.substack.com/p/23-a-new-s...
Including a recap of Cam Schlittler's epic performance, of course. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Including a recap of Cam Schlittler's epic performance, of course. bandwagon.substack.com/p/79-a-dispa...
Also… predictions. Take heed at your own risk.
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Also… predictions. Take heed at your own risk.
From me today in The Bandwagon: Why yes, Dbacks star Geraldo Perdomo does have a trajectory that's starting to look a lot like Jose Ramirez. bandwagon.substack.com/p/74-this-ne...
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
From me today in The Bandwagon: Why yes, Dbacks star Geraldo Perdomo does have a trajectory that's starting to look a lot like Jose Ramirez. bandwagon.substack.com/p/74-this-ne...
It's been a big year for. uh, well-aged pitchers. @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social notices Justin Verlander's resurgent summer and I dive into the wealth of veteran hurlers in today's Bandwagon. bandwagon.substack.com/p/73-rest-fo...
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's been a big year for. uh, well-aged pitchers. @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social notices Justin Verlander's resurgent summer and I dive into the wealth of veteran hurlers in today's Bandwagon. bandwagon.substack.com/p/73-rest-fo...
Today, Bandwagon spares a thought for the also-rans. Who will look back on 2025 as a success even without a playoff berth?
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social brings the fun, I bring the judgment. It's the Rebuild Rankings! bandwagon.substack.com/p/72-the-reb...
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social brings the fun, I bring the judgment. It's the Rebuild Rankings! bandwagon.substack.com/p/72-the-reb...
September 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today, Bandwagon spares a thought for the also-rans. Who will look back on 2025 as a success even without a playoff berth?
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social brings the fun, I bring the judgment. It's the Rebuild Rankings! bandwagon.substack.com/p/72-the-reb...
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social brings the fun, I bring the judgment. It's the Rebuild Rankings! bandwagon.substack.com/p/72-the-reb...
It's a great time to hop on and subscribe to The Bandwagon.
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social and I will be collecting the most interesting thoughts and stories all the way through the stretch run and the postseason. Consider joining us.
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@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social and I will be collecting the most interesting thoughts and stories all the way through the stretch run and the postseason. Consider joining us.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's a great time to hop on and subscribe to The Bandwagon.
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social and I will be collecting the most interesting thoughts and stories all the way through the stretch run and the postseason. Consider joining us.
➡️ bandwagon.substack.com
@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social and I will be collecting the most interesting thoughts and stories all the way through the stretch run and the postseason. Consider joining us.
➡️ bandwagon.substack.com
And a look at why Brewers second baseman Brice Turang's star turn isn't as simple as a bat-speed boost, with help from a great @benclemens.bsky.social piece at @fangraphs.com. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
And a look at why Brewers second baseman Brice Turang's star turn isn't as simple as a bat-speed boost, with help from a great @benclemens.bsky.social piece at @fangraphs.com. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
Plus: Bits and bobs from around a league that makes ... less sense than the NPB.
Among them: Highlighting a particularly good thought from @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com on how the 2025 Dodgers might be Bad For Baseball in a counterintuitive way. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
Among them: Highlighting a particularly good thought from @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com on how the 2025 Dodgers might be Bad For Baseball in a counterintuitive way. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Plus: Bits and bobs from around a league that makes ... less sense than the NPB.
Among them: Highlighting a particularly good thought from @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com on how the 2025 Dodgers might be Bad For Baseball in a counterintuitive way. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
Among them: Highlighting a particularly good thought from @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com on how the 2025 Dodgers might be Bad For Baseball in a counterintuitive way. bandwagon.substack.com/p/70-one-bas...
I simply do not have the attention to bodily detail required to be a professional athlete. bandwagon.substack.com/p/one-pitche...
September 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I simply do not have the attention to bodily detail required to be a professional athlete. bandwagon.substack.com/p/one-pitche...
Gotta be … very rare to have back-to-back zero-out pitchers in the 3-batter-minimum era right? 😬
September 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Gotta be … very rare to have back-to-back zero-out pitchers in the 3-batter-minimum era right? 😬
Featuring Juan Soto, Josh Naylor, and a potential record for repetitive perfection. Today, in The Bandwagon. bandwagon.substack.com/p/68-seeking...
September 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Featuring Juan Soto, Josh Naylor, and a potential record for repetitive perfection. Today, in The Bandwagon. bandwagon.substack.com/p/68-seeking...
The MLB stretch run doesn't really have obvious bandwagons to jump on ... but that's why we have The Bandwagon.
Who's ready to root for some weird numerology that could render awards voting interesting? bandwagon.substack.com/p/64-points-...
Who's ready to root for some weird numerology that could render awards voting interesting? bandwagon.substack.com/p/64-points-...
August 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The MLB stretch run doesn't really have obvious bandwagons to jump on ... but that's why we have The Bandwagon.
Who's ready to root for some weird numerology that could render awards voting interesting? bandwagon.substack.com/p/64-points-...
Who's ready to root for some weird numerology that could render awards voting interesting? bandwagon.substack.com/p/64-points-...