Michael Baumann
@baumann.bsky.social
FanGraphs Writer, Piney, Gamecock, Condiment Enthusiast, Connoisseur of Vehicles
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Wait, her own current employer, for a job as a writer/editor, published this excerpt?
I regret to inform you that Olivia Nuzzi's book appears to be Perfect
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wait, her own current employer, for a job as a writer/editor, published this excerpt?
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GO BIRDS I HOPE THEY BUILD THE WHOLE OFFENSE OUT OF DEFENSE TOO
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
GO BIRDS I HOPE THEY BUILD THE WHOLE OFFENSE OUT OF DEFENSE TOO
I assure you, I'm gonna remember Goff throwing knuckleballs into the picket fence
Yeah, but that's not what anyone is going to remember now. And the thing is, despite a terrible game on his part, the team would've had time to win. It's not like the defense didn't play amazing against the Eagles. They got fucked.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I assure you, I'm gonna remember Goff throwing knuckleballs into the picket fence
It's a ticky tack call but it's not what'll decide the game. Jared Goff's total inability to throw a spiral decided this game.
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's a ticky tack call but it's not what'll decide the game. Jared Goff's total inability to throw a spiral decided this game.
You think Jordan Davis knew about the Mutombo finger wag before the Geico commercial?
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
You think Jordan Davis knew about the Mutombo finger wag before the Geico commercial?
Jared Goff's passing attack tonight calls to mind the phrase "struggling to locate his splitter"
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Jared Goff's passing attack tonight calls to mind the phrase "struggling to locate his splitter"
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Danny Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg
They need to qualify the country in, but that’s the USA curling team for the 2026 Olympics
Long live John Shuster
They need to qualify the country in, but that’s the USA curling team for the 2026 Olympics
Long live John Shuster
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Danny Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg
They need to qualify the country in, but that’s the USA curling team for the 2026 Olympics
Long live John Shuster
They need to qualify the country in, but that’s the USA curling team for the 2026 Olympics
Long live John Shuster
The Eagles are like James Holden, in that they're cool with Fred Johnson but would not be relying on him this much in an ideal world
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Eagles are like James Holden, in that they're cool with Fred Johnson but would not be relying on him this much in an ideal world
You should be able to hug and/or climb the goalposts imo
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You should be able to hug and/or climb the goalposts imo
The Italian flag on Alex Anzalone's helmet has me wondering if there's any kind of regulation for how those things get distributed. Related: What percentage of white NFL players who carry a second flag have an Italian flag?
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Italian flag on Alex Anzalone's helmet has me wondering if there's any kind of regulation for how those things get distributed. Related: What percentage of white NFL players who carry a second flag have an Italian flag?
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Death By Lightning: fuck yeah open.substack.com/pub/vinceman...
The 'Death By Lightning' Casting Director Deserves a Raise
A screwball dramedy about the dour James A. Garfield and his kooky assassin--is this my dream show?
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Death By Lightning: fuck yeah open.substack.com/pub/vinceman...
What do the hockey stats big brains use instead of PP/PK%? Princeton and Stonehill just took minors eight seconds apart and in the box score it's the same as both teams getting blanked on a five-minute major.
Is it power play time per goal or something similar?
Is it power play time per goal or something similar?
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
What do the hockey stats big brains use instead of PP/PK%? Princeton and Stonehill just took minors eight seconds apart and in the box score it's the same as both teams getting blanked on a five-minute major.
Is it power play time per goal or something similar?
Is it power play time per goal or something similar?
Princeton's opponent has a defenseman named Rafalski who's from Wisconsin and wears no. 28, along with a forward named Lehtinen who's from Finland and wears no. 16.
You're never gonna guess whose kids they are.
You're never gonna guess whose kids they are.
My only previous college hockey context is at Western Michigan, with its horde of just-this-side-of-feral shitfaced undergrads. Let's see how the old money private school kids do it
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Princeton's opponent has a defenseman named Rafalski who's from Wisconsin and wears no. 28, along with a forward named Lehtinen who's from Finland and wears no. 16.
You're never gonna guess whose kids they are.
You're never gonna guess whose kids they are.
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I used to engineer Miami U hockey broadcasts. The only time I had to tell my play-by-guy to silence the crowd mic was at Western Michigan games because the crowd was very spirited. And colorful.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I used to engineer Miami U hockey broadcasts. The only time I had to tell my play-by-guy to silence the crowd mic was at Western Michigan games because the crowd was very spirited. And colorful.
My only previous college hockey context is at Western Michigan, with its horde of just-this-side-of-feral shitfaced undergrads. Let's see how the old money private school kids do it
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My only previous college hockey context is at Western Michigan, with its horde of just-this-side-of-feral shitfaced undergrads. Let's see how the old money private school kids do it
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Statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety:
"The DPS Trooper involved has been sent home from the game. DPS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also aware of the incident and will be further looking into the matter."
Story on the Nyck Harbor incident: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
"The DPS Trooper involved has been sent home from the game. DPS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also aware of the incident and will be further looking into the matter."
Story on the Nyck Harbor incident: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety:
"The DPS Trooper involved has been sent home from the game. DPS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also aware of the incident and will be further looking into the matter."
Story on the Nyck Harbor incident: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
"The DPS Trooper involved has been sent home from the game. DPS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also aware of the incident and will be further looking into the matter."
Story on the Nyck Harbor incident: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
I don't love burning a timeout to decide to run it up the middle on 4th and 1, and then not converting
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't love burning a timeout to decide to run it up the middle on 4th and 1, and then not converting
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It is my duty as a former South Carolina beat writer to inform the general public that the interim playcaller for the Gamecocks today is:
- A former D2 head coach
- Played with He Hate Me in the XFL
- Once led the NFC in receptions for a season
- Played with Calvin Johnson on the 0-16 Lions
- A former D2 head coach
- Played with He Hate Me in the XFL
- Once led the NFC in receptions for a season
- Played with Calvin Johnson on the 0-16 Lions
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It is my duty as a former South Carolina beat writer to inform the general public that the interim playcaller for the Gamecocks today is:
- A former D2 head coach
- Played with He Hate Me in the XFL
- Once led the NFC in receptions for a season
- Played with Calvin Johnson on the 0-16 Lions
- A former D2 head coach
- Played with He Hate Me in the XFL
- Once led the NFC in receptions for a season
- Played with Calvin Johnson on the 0-16 Lions
All Cops Are Behaving Like Little Babies
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All Cops Are Behaving Like Little Babies
I just learned this was a thing this week and it seems like an odd basis for a rivalry. Couldn't the Coast Guard just say "Let us win or we'll leave you to die?"
The D3 service academies, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine (King’s Point), are playing the Secretaries Cup rivalry game at Fenway Park today.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I just learned this was a thing this week and it seems like an odd basis for a rivalry. Couldn't the Coast Guard just say "Let us win or we'll leave you to die?"
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holy father, i'm offering you a chance to skip this boring lunch. get day drunk with jane and i while we watch clips of the '05 world series on youtube
Pope Leo XIV Will Have Lunch With 4 Trans Women in "Unprecedented" Meeting
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November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
holy father, i'm offering you a chance to skip this boring lunch. get day drunk with jane and i while we watch clips of the '05 world series on youtube
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I would love to see your TNG baseball roster card!
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Having important work conversations with my editor
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Having important work conversations with my editor
In all seriousness, I would guess Bryce Harper looks tired and haggard all the time now less because of the raw milk and more because of the Having A Billion Very Young Kids
Erling Haaland is getting into raw milk and we need to make him keep drinking it until he starts aging at 4x speed too
he looks like he’s about to tell Dave Dombrowski that time is a flat circle
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In all seriousness, I would guess Bryce Harper looks tired and haggard all the time now less because of the raw milk and more because of the Having A Billion Very Young Kids
Erling Haaland is getting into raw milk and we need to make him keep drinking it until he starts aging at 4x speed too
he looks like he’s about to tell Dave Dombrowski that time is a flat circle
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Erling Haaland is getting into raw milk and we need to make him keep drinking it until he starts aging at 4x speed too