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
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· Nov 20
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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 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?"
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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.
I finished the English localization of Trails Beyond the Horizon, and can report that it seems the translation team made a real effort to not directly describe the key historical figure Claude Epstein's research, which is very plot crucial, as "files."
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I finished the English localization of Trails Beyond the Horizon, and can report that it seems the translation team made a real effort to not directly describe the key historical figure Claude Epstein's research, which is very plot crucial, as "files."
I'm really happy to just have a normal winter forecast now.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I'm really happy to just have a normal winter forecast now.
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It's hard to believe it's been nearly four years since CNN awkwardly interrupted live reporting of the invasion of Ukraine mid-sentence for the breaking news that you could get five boneless wings for $1 at Applebee's with the purchase of a burger.
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It's hard to believe it's been nearly four years since CNN awkwardly interrupted live reporting of the invasion of Ukraine mid-sentence for the breaking news that you could get five boneless wings for $1 at Applebee's with the purchase of a burger.
Ever since the time I watched Luther with my mom, she's been casually using the phrase tickety-boo in conversation
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Ever since the time I watched Luther with my mom, she's been casually using the phrase tickety-boo in conversation
A cat stole a half-pickle from me yesterday and ran off with it. I have not encountered the pickle since.
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A cat stole a half-pickle from me yesterday and ran off with it. I have not encountered the pickle since.
You know what's really awkward? Getting a very long, kind email for someone about what your work has meant to them, but realizing from a couple of the facts mentioned that they're actually confusing you with another nerdy stathead writer, and you're not actually the correct target of the praise.
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
You know what's really awkward? Getting a very long, kind email for someone about what your work has meant to them, but realizing from a couple of the facts mentioned that they're actually confusing you with another nerdy stathead writer, and you're not actually the correct target of the praise.
Up on @fangraphs.com, I wrote about the Framber Valdez signing. blogs.fangraphs.com/framber-vald...
Framber Valdez Signing Establishes the Tigers as AL Central Favorites
Detroit lands the best pitcher available on a contract that can’t go horribly wrong.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Up on @fangraphs.com, I wrote about the Framber Valdez signing. blogs.fangraphs.com/framber-vald...
Sometimes I think my brain was simply defective at the factory, and some engineer instituted a backup system that kicks in after a half second as a kludge rather than fixing the underlying problems.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Sometimes I think my brain was simply defective at the factory, and some engineer instituted a backup system that kicks in after a half second as a kludge rather than fixing the underlying problems.
For about a half-second, my dumb brain seriously misread this headline and though Stark had to decide which of her kids she wanted to be rid of.
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 AM
For about a half-second, my dumb brain seriously misread this headline and though Stark had to decide which of her kids she wanted to be rid of.
Actual people did things like trade Mickey Tettleton for Jeff Robinson. Imagine the laughter in social media if the A's traded Shea Langeliers this winter for Genesis Cabrera
February 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Actual people did things like trade Mickey Tettleton for Jeff Robinson. Imagine the laughter in social media if the A's traded Shea Langeliers this winter for Genesis Cabrera
Like, if we had 1995 GMs today, Adam Frazier and Miguel Andujar would have signed three or four year deals. Syd Thrift would have traded Samuel Basallo for Kyle Freeland or something.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Like, if we had 1995 GMs today, Adam Frazier and Miguel Andujar would have signed three or four year deals. Syd Thrift would have traded Samuel Basallo for Kyle Freeland or something.
I do have to admit that I kinda miss the days when baseball teams were run far less competently. We just don't get the constant flow of hilariously dumb moves that we used to. I'm not being facetious when I say the worst-run organizations today would be easily in the top ten 30 years ago.
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I do have to admit that I kinda miss the days when baseball teams were run far less competently. We just don't get the constant flow of hilariously dumb moves that we used to. I'm not being facetious when I say the worst-run organizations today would be easily in the top ten 30 years ago.
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I guess the silver lining on most things in the world being shitty is that there's way too much to be angry about before you get down to my and my small potatoes stuff. I really think this is the winter I've gotten the least expletive-filled direct messages sent to me in social media.
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I guess the silver lining on most things in the world being shitty is that there's way too much to be angry about before you get down to my and my small potatoes stuff. I really think this is the winter I've gotten the least expletive-filled direct messages sent to me in social media.
TFW you're live on the radio and while you're talking, a cat pushes a cup of buffalo sauce off the desk onto your lap and you spend the next four minutes feeling cold, pepper-based sauce where it should be not be
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
TFW you're live on the radio and while you're talking, a cat pushes a cup of buffalo sauce off the desk onto your lap and you spend the next four minutes feeling cold, pepper-based sauce where it should be not be