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Daniel R. Epstein

@depstein1983.bsky.social

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Teacher, union president, writer, and drummer. Contributor @baseballpro, @Forbes. Music @TheSubwayGhosts. he/him

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · Nov 19

Here's my "I quit" article for Beyond the Box Score, which I'm amazed they haven't taken down yet.

www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2019/12/23/2...

Don’t let MLB insult you

Goodbye, and thank you.

www.beyondtheboxscore.com

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 9h

People oppressed to this are anticlimactic

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Tammy @tbobrowsky.bsky.social · 1d

These were the names they considered before becoming the Lemonheads. I like Ovalteenagers the best.

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

I will never stop looking at this. A 404 foot GIDP. (This is correct, it is not a data error.)

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 1d

I complain about Smoltz a lot, but I must admit he's a fantastic turkey carving hype man.

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Baseball Prospectus @baseballprospectus.com · 1d

NLCS Game 1 Preview: The Best vs. The Most
by Daniel R. Epstein (@depstein1983.bsky.social)

NLCS Game 1 Preview: The Best vs. The Most | Baseball Prospectus

It's baseball's winningest team against what should be its most formidable.

www.baseballprospectus.com

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 3d

When he was hit in the head with a wayward fastball. Speaker wouldn't go to the funeral because Chapman was Catholic.

Anyway, second baseman Bill Wambsganss turned the first ever unassisted triple play in the World Series, and Cleveland won a best-of-nine series in seven games.

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 3d

The 1920 Cleveland team was one of the most messed up championship clubs ever. Their best player was Tris Speaker, who was also the manager. He was extremely bigoted against Catholics, and the locker room was divided between Catholics and Protestants. Their shortstop, Ray Chapman, died in August...

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh... Championship Series

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 3d

Four Dead in Ohio was actually about a wayward Bill Veeck promotion.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 3d

Best music ever made by a Cy Young winner (not that there's a lot of competition)

A Stickfigure CD that I bought used for $1.99 around 25 years ago. The band was fronted by Jack McDowell.

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Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 3d

A game like that doesn't deserve a normal recap. Here's my retelling of last night's Tigers-Mariners game, broken into splinters.

www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...