Dan Szymborski
@dszymborski.fangraphs.com
Senior Writer for FanGraphs, ESPN contributor, data consultant, ZiPSetician, gamer, talkative, exasperated/ing, possibly the worst. BBWAA, Digital Dandy. Also known as Zebulon Igor, apparently.
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Dan Szymborski
@dszymborski.fangraphs.com
· Nov 20
For those new to BlueSky and interested in FanGraphs writers -- or those who aren't, making this an odd choice -- I put together a FanGraphs starter pack of writers/editors who currently are staffers or contributors to the site.
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Now, if loan places want to REALLY tempt me, don't pre-approve me for a car I don't need, offer me a pre-approved loan for a Bösendorfer piano that I've successfully denied myself out of practicality.
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Now, if loan places want to REALLY tempt me, don't pre-approve me for a car I don't need, offer me a pre-approved loan for a Bösendorfer piano that I've successfully denied myself out of practicality.
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Yes, but, your warranty is about to expire.
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Yes, but, your warranty is about to expire.
You would think with all your data being sold to everyone, car loan places would figure out that a man with a paid off car with only 23,000 miles is really, really not the prime target for a new car loan.
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
You would think with all your data being sold to everyone, car loan places would figure out that a man with a paid off car with only 23,000 miles is really, really not the prime target for a new car loan.
I'm mildly disappointed that Blaze Alexander's parents named his brother Charles and not Freeze.
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I'm mildly disappointed that Blaze Alexander's parents named his brother Charles and not Freeze.
In the interests of full disclosure, I should note that I possibly crave power the least and also should be among the last people who should have it!
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 AM
In the interests of full disclosure, I should note that I possibly crave power the least and also should be among the last people who should have it!
I BET YOU SUPPORTED MR FUJI THROWING SALT IN PEOPLE'S EYES
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I BET YOU SUPPORTED MR FUJI THROWING SALT IN PEOPLE'S EYES
I'd actually take that over the dangly helicopter ride!
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I'd actually take that over the dangly helicopter ride!
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So much can go wrong, never forget:
a helicopter is flying over a cliff with a truck in the background
ALT: a helicopter is flying over a cliff with a truck in the background
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM
So much can go wrong, never forget:
HE CHEATS WITH HIS MOTORCYCLE STEEL IN HIS ARM
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
HE CHEATS WITH HIS MOTORCYCLE STEEL IN HIS ARM
I was today years old when I learned that if you get injured on a mountain, they can airlift you out dangling in midair, so I'm never going skiing again.
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I was today years old when I learned that if you get injured on a mountain, they can airlift you out dangling in midair, so I'm never going skiing again.
I don't think they're those
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I don't think they're those
Yeah, I think it's different from the drone noise. it's like they have a concession stand that sells panic whistles
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Yeah, I think it's different from the drone noise. it's like they have a concession stand that sells panic whistles
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Sounded like whistles to me. Like from the crowd or something. It was nearly unwatchable with the sound up.
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Sounded like whistles to me. Like from the crowd or something. It was nearly unwatchable with the sound up.
I wish I had your audio track!
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I wish I had your audio track!
I do kinda wonder how many world class lugers are out there that go undiscovered because there are only like 100 people in world history who get the chance to see if they're good at luge.
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I do kinda wonder how many world class lugers are out there that go undiscovered because there are only like 100 people in world history who get the chance to see if they're good at luge.
On the luge, it's the high pitched whistling at the END when it's not a drone shot. The whooshing high pitched sound during the drone shots isn't as bad. But this one sounds like someone's just leaving the kettle on
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
On the luge, it's the high pitched whistling at the END when it's not a drone shot. The whooshing high pitched sound during the drone shots isn't as bad. But this one sounds like someone's just leaving the kettle on
Were the drone noises this bad during the last Summer Olympics? Because I can't imagine I wouldn't have complained about this.
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Were the drone noises this bad during the last Summer Olympics? Because I can't imagine I wouldn't have complained about this.
Perhaps I'm losing my mind, but so many of these events seem to have background noises that are annoying as hell. The men's luge had this constant whistling sound while every drone shot of the womens' downhill had this horrible whining sound like a manatee being strangled by piano wire.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Perhaps I'm losing my mind, but so many of these events seem to have background noises that are annoying as hell. The men's luge had this constant whistling sound while every drone shot of the womens' downhill had this horrible whining sound like a manatee being strangled by piano wire.
Every time I watch cross country skiing, I always wonder if they're thinking in their head somewhere "Why didn't I do the skiing where you only go downhill?"
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Every time I watch cross country skiing, I always wonder if they're thinking in their head somewhere "Why didn't I do the skiing where you only go downhill?"
In a podcast this week, I literally talked about the three dude sizes in Ice Hockey and how it worked
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
In a podcast this week, I literally talked about the three dude sizes in Ice Hockey and how it worked
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"Two minutes, getting ass kicked!"
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"Two minutes, getting ass kicked!"
I always appreciated how in Blades of Steel for NES, there was no penalty for fighting, but there was a penalty for LOSING a fight.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I always appreciated how in Blades of Steel for NES, there was no penalty for fighting, but there was a penalty for LOSING a fight.
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A Google Street View glitch accidentally created the most kickass Honda CRV ever.
February 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A Google Street View glitch accidentally created the most kickass Honda CRV ever.