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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 13h

What a fun night at the Ohio Book Awards—with Gov. Mike DeWine, the First Lady Ohio, my date for the evening (my mother!), great writers like @timothysnyder.bsky.social, and people fighting to defend books.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 5d

Already paying the price for staying up until the end of this one. But I don’t regret it. It was PEAK playoff baseball.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 7d

In the powder blues with all that hair and moxie, Harrison Bader looks like he could have been on that @phillies.com team with Darren Daulton and Lenny Dykstra.

Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 7d

High drama right now in Chavez Ravine. Dodgers and Phillies going to the 11th.

Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 7d

Every writer needs a process, and also a good hat. This was the hat I wore as I wrote and edited HEARTLAND, as it came from Indiana, was a connection across space and time & seemed to fit the moment. Can’t wait to share this book with you. Until then, please preorder! @atriabooks.bsky.social

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 8d

The Phillies are apparently wearing their powder-blue throwbacks on the road in LA tonight because that’s what Bryce Harper wanted. You know who else would approve? This guy. ⚾️❤️

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 13d

The @nypost.com does not disappoint.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 14d

He was "almost perfect" once for Walpole. He was flawless tonight in New York. Cam Schlittler—a son of Massachusetts—is breaking hearts around New England tonight. #mlb #wildcard #Yankees #RedSox ⚾️

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 14d

Against automated balls and strikes? The so-called robo-umps? Maybe you should see the pitch that just cost the Padres in the top of the ninth in Chicago. #mlb #WildCard

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 15d

Having watched a lot of baseball in the past 48 hours, I think the new automated balls & strikes system is going to get a lot of use next spring—and definitely next October in the playoffs. Lots of borderline ball and strike calls have been called... the wrong way. ⚾️⁉️😉

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 16d

Lots of empty seats in Chavez Ravine tonight. I guess Dodgers fans don’t think this really counts as a playoff game.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 16d

The #23 payroll versus the #1 payroll tonight.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 18d

Here’s to you, @reds.com fans!

❤️⚾️❤️

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks, Ellen. 💙💙💙

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Ellen Adair @ellenadair.bsky.social · Sep 15

THIS COVER IS SO GORGEOUS!

I have a complex relationship with Larry Bird, given that I grew up both in Indiana and in a Philadelphia with a Celtics rivalry, but that makes my excitement for the full @keithob.bsky.social treatment SKYROCKET! This looks incredible!

Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 8

🩵!!! COVER REVEAL !!! 🩵

Check out the cover for my forthcoming book, HEARTLAND, about the rise of Larry Bird in rural Indiana, the miracle of his 1979 Indiana State team, and the enduring power and meaning of that team some 50 years later.

Coming 3/3/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social!

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 23d

For those who are wondering how automated balls and strikes might change baseball, I wrote about that for @rollingstone.com seven months ago. #baseball #mlb
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks, Greg!

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks, Johnny!

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks, Greg!

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks, Luke! I spent a lot of time in Indiana for this one and remember that old restaurant well.

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 8

🩵!!! COVER REVEAL !!! 🩵

Check out the cover for my forthcoming book, HEARTLAND, about the rise of Larry Bird in rural Indiana, the miracle of his 1979 Indiana State team, and the enduring power and meaning of that team some 50 years later.

Coming 3/3/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social!

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Sep 7

Congrats to Marty Brennaman, the longtime voice of the Cincinnati Reds, who was immortalized in bronze outside Great American Ballpark this weekend. Marty had an incredible moment and the @reds.com won. What a night!

Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · Jun 3

THANK YOU!

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · May 26

If you missed our SABR panel on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame with @keithob.bsky.social, @jayjaffe.bsky.social & @dvnjr.bsky.social, the video is now up on YouTube.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIg6...

SABR Webinar: Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame

YouTube video by SABRvideos

m.youtube.com

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · May 21

You have Pete Rose questions? We have answers! Looking forward to being part of this SABR all-star team tonight.

Link to register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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