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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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

Ugh... Championship Series

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

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

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

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 · 1d

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...

11. For the first time in my life, I actually had to check the scoreboard to see how many mound visits a team had left.

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

Actually that's a zoomed-in menorah, not a trident. L'chaim.

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

Huge mistake by polanco ending the game when he should've bunted

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Pierzynski said no bunt! Polanco's hitting this 700 feet.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Spike Owen is ahead of him in line

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Lol me too. I figured you would get it, but other people looking on wouldn't see it as a great reflection of me.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Naylor would be a St. Bernard

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Fair

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

The Tigers should send Yordan Alvarez to the plate

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Keider Montero is just trolling Orion Kerkering.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

I'm waiting for Pierzynski to call for Carpenter to bunt with two outs

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

No, you extremely do not have to bunt to get Javy Baez to the plate.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

No, you extremely do not have to bunt to get Javy Baez to the plate.

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

I know, I know. Tigers-Mariners is preventing us all from watching the Rutgers football game. Just hang in there folks.

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

He can't though! He's one of the slowest guys in the game!

Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

How the hell did Josh Naylor steal 30 bases. I mean, I just saw it with my own eyes, and I still don't believe it.

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

This is good and you should read it.

Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 2d

The Jays don't strike out, but they didn't strike out last year either and they weren't very good.

On how a high contact team added a ton of bat speed in-season and put up one of the best offensive postseason series on record ...

www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...

How Toronto swung its way to a historic playoff offense

The Blue Jays make a ton of contact. They put the ball in play. It’s what they do. No team had a lower strikeout rate this season. No team has a lower strikeout rate this postseason. They scored the f...

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

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Munetaka Murakami Is Coming To One Of These MLB Teams This Offseason

Munetaka Murakami, the biggest slugger in Japan, is on his way to MLB this offseason. Here are some of the teams that could get involved in his bidding war.

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Daniel R. Epstein @depstein1983.bsky.social · 2d

Short Relief was the best. It's how I got started at BP, but mostly I miss reading what others would write every day.

Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 3d

Random Short Relief from January 2019:

@hmwendt.bsky.social on the perils of online research, @rumhamlet.bsky.social on crows, and me on being a good, but not Good, kid. I miss Short Relief a lot.

Short Relief: You Can't Go Back | Baseball Prospectus

When I was ten years old, during the decade when all the kids collected baseball cards for three months, I had an idea. I had a couple of friends who lived up the hill from me. One lived in a giant ho...

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

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The Yankees Need A Big Offseason To Take The Next Step

After another tough playoff exit, the New York Yankees need to rebuild their bullpen, try to keep their slugging outfielders, and answer the Anthony Volpe question.

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River Ave. Blues @riveraveblues.bsky.social · 4d

The Yankees absolutely, inarguably, need a new manager and a new shortstop next season. I think we all know it will be Boone and Volpe though.

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