Alex Kirshner
@alexkirshner.com
@SplitZoneDuo.com. Also @slate.com, @theathletic.com, and elsewhere. I like to have a nice time online.
I hate this franchise so much man
Won Rookie of the Year and Cy Young by end of second season:
Paul Skenes
Dwight Gooden
Fernando Valenzuela
Paul Skenes
Dwight Gooden
Fernando Valenzuela
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I hate this franchise so much man
Mitch is good at this stuff
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Mitch is good at this stuff
To what extent do you guys use dictation features when you're typing? Are you guys regularly talking words onto the page or into your Bsky post box, or whatever? I have never dictated anything in my life but someone told me the other day it saves them hours per week and it fits their writing voice
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
To what extent do you guys use dictation features when you're typing? Are you guys regularly talking words onto the page or into your Bsky post box, or whatever? I have never dictated anything in my life but someone told me the other day it saves them hours per week and it fits their writing voice
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Getting ready to record the next video for the new YouTube channel, gonna go ahead and drop that subscribe link for you to click on www.youtube.com/@sports.excl...
Sports! with Rodger Sherman
A place for unique and untold stories about sports (by yours truly, Rodger Sherman).
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Getting ready to record the next video for the new YouTube channel, gonna go ahead and drop that subscribe link for you to click on www.youtube.com/@sports.excl...
Michael Wolff is insanely unethical lol. One of the worst of all time. Taylor Sheridan could not write a character this unethical
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Michael Wolff is insanely unethical lol. One of the worst of all time. Taylor Sheridan could not write a character this unethical
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This is worth a read.
I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose.
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
A Huge Scandal Is Rocking Baseball. Here’s What Needs to Change.
The indictments of two major league pitchers are just the clearest examples yet of the scourge of the prop bet.
slate.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is worth a read.
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So glad @alexkirshner.com is on this one. Rodney Peete talked at length on 570AM the other day specifically about prop bets being an easy way to tip out your inner circle without it costing you a nickel. And that they are the biggest problem in the betting universe.
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
So glad @alexkirshner.com is on this one. Rodney Peete talked at length on 570AM the other day specifically about prop bets being an easy way to tip out your inner circle without it costing you a nickel. And that they are the biggest problem in the betting universe.
I wouldn't say *never.* Monitoring really is better now whether you want to hear it or not, and licensed books don't send someone to break your legs. But it's also an industry talking point and it's being deployed lazily in this case
(Legal sports betting was never going to improve the situation)
I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose.
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I wouldn't say *never.* Monitoring really is better now whether you want to hear it or not, and licensed books don't send someone to break your legs. But it's also an industry talking point and it's being deployed lazily in this case
This is not some kind of bullet dodged. MLB cannot say with any confidence that this behavior didn't change game outcomes
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is not some kind of bullet dodged. MLB cannot say with any confidence that this behavior didn't change game outcomes
I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose.
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
A Huge Scandal Is Rocking Baseball. Here’s What Needs to Change.
The indictments of two major league pitchers are just the clearest examples yet of the scourge of the prop bet.
slate.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose.
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
Got a blog coming out shortly about the MLB betting scandal. I found ways to mention Paul Lo Duca, Ike Davis, Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, Brendan Ryan, and Pedro Pagés in this thing. No Immaculate Grid player will ever get to feel what I'm feeling right now
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Got a blog coming out shortly about the MLB betting scandal. I found ways to mention Paul Lo Duca, Ike Davis, Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, Brendan Ryan, and Pedro Pagés in this thing. No Immaculate Grid player will ever get to feel what I'm feeling right now
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this is some of the funniest shit i've ever seen, i hope they reactivate his email just to double down on this stance
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
this is some of the funniest shit i've ever seen, i hope they reactivate his email just to double down on this stance
One of my favorite genres of sportswriting is "knowledgeable person just explains in a calm voice why some dude is about to get fired"
From earlier, at Y! Sports: I wrote about Nico Harrison, downside risk, and the bills coming due: yhoo.it/4p18PZc
Mavericks GM Nico Harrison on the hot seat? Rumblings are growing louder in Dallas — wonder why
Multiple reports suggest Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s seat might finally be getting a little toasty.
yhoo.it
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One of my favorite genres of sportswriting is "knowledgeable person just explains in a calm voice why some dude is about to get fired"
This one is a Bluesky special. On HANG UP AND LISTEN, we've got @netw3rk.bsky.social joining us to discuss a topic that's been on my mind for months: Why was so much of the NYC mayoral election about the New York Knicks? slate.com/podcasts/han...
Politics, But Make It Bing Bong
How the Knicks captured New York and its top politicians
slate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This one is a Bluesky special. On HANG UP AND LISTEN, we've got @netw3rk.bsky.social joining us to discuss a topic that's been on my mind for months: Why was so much of the NYC mayoral election about the New York Knicks? slate.com/podcasts/han...
Just realized the Steelers never had a chance last night
in which @tonyhotran.bsky.social greets you all upon the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (the actual shipwreck, in this instance of observance) slate.com/technology/2...
Why Everyone With a Phone Was Obsessed With a 50-Year-Old Shipwreck This Week
How a Great Lakes shipwreck turning 50 gave rise to the most ridiculous and reverent of memes.
slate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just realized the Steelers never had a chance last night
I do think this is a great point about Alabama. They are WAY better at running the ball in the 4Q than any other time of the game, and stopping it. Has resulted in some gorgeous late sequences vs. LSU and South Carolina. And is a thing you can grab on too if you're a Bama fan. Imo, small sample
Alabama’s defense has actually greatly improved particularly in closing games out in the second half
And a time of possession team that strings together 6 7 8 minute scoring drives you would expect to be efficient in the run but almost isn’t and they are a possession team thatputs together drives
And a time of possession team that strings together 6 7 8 minute scoring drives you would expect to be efficient in the run but almost isn’t and they are a possession team thatputs together drives
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I do think this is a great point about Alabama. They are WAY better at running the ball in the 4Q than any other time of the game, and stopping it. Has resulted in some gorgeous late sequences vs. LSU and South Carolina. And is a thing you can grab on too if you're a Bama fan. Imo, small sample
Alabama is not in the top 65 nationally in EPA/rush on offense or defense against the P4 (or overall, for that matter). This team is not winning the national championship. You can see the problem coming from 10 miles away imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_H3...
The teams we trust (and don't) in the College Football Playoff
YouTube video by Split Zone Duo College Football
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November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Alabama is not in the top 65 nationally in EPA/rush on offense or defense against the P4 (or overall, for that matter). This team is not winning the national championship. You can see the problem coming from 10 miles away imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_H3...
New @splitzoneduo.com subscriber episode covers a ton of topics and the first one is "which national title contender is not actually a national title contender?" And spoiler it's Alabama www.splitzoneduo.com/p/cfbs-six-o...
The Six (or Seven?) Actual Natty Contenders
Listen now | Part two of a big subscriber mailbag begins with a question: Which clear-cut national title contender do we not actually think could win the national title?
www.splitzoneduo.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
New @splitzoneduo.com subscriber episode covers a ton of topics and the first one is "which national title contender is not actually a national title contender?" And spoiler it's Alabama www.splitzoneduo.com/p/cfbs-six-o...
Sad mentality, really surprised he would say this out loud and thought it would remain confined to randoms on Twitter. It's true this game has no effect on Pitt making or missing the playoff but what a thing to say before your program's biggest national platform game in like 20 years
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Sad mentality, really surprised he would say this out loud and thought it would remain confined to randoms on Twitter. It's true this game has no effect on Pitt making or missing the playoff but what a thing to say before your program's biggest national platform game in like 20 years
Been watching Yellowstone for the first time. I never considered how annoying it would be to get hooked on a 2010s TV show that isn't in the "prestige" TV world and thus doesn't have a good Vulture or AV Club etc. recap for every episode
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Been watching Yellowstone for the first time. I never considered how annoying it would be to get hooked on a 2010s TV show that isn't in the "prestige" TV world and thus doesn't have a good Vulture or AV Club etc. recap for every episode
These Steelers aren't even good enough to fulfill their manifest destiny of losing by 24 points on wildcard Saturday after whichever AFC South team loses in the prior TV window
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
These Steelers aren't even good enough to fulfill their manifest destiny of losing by 24 points on wildcard Saturday after whichever AFC South team loses in the prior TV window
Nice QB there you have, Chargers. Shame if late-stage Mike Tomlin came to your house and got him into a game with a score of 3-2
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Nice QB there you have, Chargers. Shame if late-stage Mike Tomlin came to your house and got him into a game with a score of 3-2
I wonder if Kyler Murray ever thinks about how he could be in the prime of his arbitration years right now, making $5.4 million to play 81 games a year in Sacramento while batting in front of Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I wonder if Kyler Murray ever thinks about how he could be in the prime of his arbitration years right now, making $5.4 million to play 81 games a year in Sacramento while batting in front of Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz
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“What did you think a 5-7 guy was gonna run? Did you think they were gonna throw him a fade?”- @alexkirshner.com
THE WEEK 11 SUNDAY-HURRY-UP, presented by Dad Water, is out now. Should be in your podcast feeds shortly or you can find it here: www.splitzoneduo.com/p/week-11-co...
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“What did you think a 5-7 guy was gonna run? Did you think they were gonna throw him a fade?”- @alexkirshner.com
Congrats to Andy Pages on this. Nobody was asking but *he* is unequivocally innocent
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congrats to Andy Pages on this. Nobody was asking but *he* is unequivocally innocent