Jay Jaffe
@jayjaffe.bsky.social
Senior writer at @FanGraphs.com, formerly SI.com and Baseball Prospectus, creator of JAWS, author of The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). Not sticking to sports or paying $8.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Muddy Waters showing up is my favorite part of The Last Waltz
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Muddy Waters showing up is my favorite part of The Last Waltz
Painting of the Band by Jon Langford
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Painting of the Band by Jon Langford
It’s about that time
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It’s about that time
Aw man, RIP. First learned about Cliff when Bruce Springsteen covered Trapped in ‘85, then saw The Harder They Come as a midnight movie as a college freshman a few years later. That soundtrack and his catalog haven’t left my play pile. Banger after banger.
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Aw man, RIP. First learned about Cliff when Bruce Springsteen covered Trapped in ‘85, then saw The Harder They Come as a midnight movie as a college freshman a few years later. That soundtrack and his catalog haven’t left my play pile. Banger after banger.
a badge of honor, as is the tag of being called a member of the vigilante sabermetric brigade by Bill Madden (as I was after doing MLB Network with him).
You'll know when we come rollin' through the streets.
You'll know when we come rollin' through the streets.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
a badge of honor, as is the tag of being called a member of the vigilante sabermetric brigade by Bill Madden (as I was after doing MLB Network with him).
You'll know when we come rollin' through the streets.
You'll know when we come rollin' through the streets.
Alas, my Hall of Fame series will take a pause because… fucking hell. Apparently it’s not just a cold.
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Alas, my Hall of Fame series will take a pause because… fucking hell. Apparently it’s not just a cold.
Building Hamsterdam for Bob the Inevitable
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Building Hamsterdam for Bob the Inevitable
Newest member of the family, Bob the Inevitable Jaffe-Span, a Syrian hamster
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Newest member of the family, Bob the Inevitable Jaffe-Span, a Syrian hamster
The Saints ‘73-‘78, stranded in Williamsburg
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Saints ‘73-‘78, stranded in Williamsburg
another win for Google's AI 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
another win for Google's AI 🙄
Post you from a different era (c. 1995)
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Post you from a different era (c. 1995)
I've got PTSD just thinking about DePodesta's tenure with the Dodgers... and that was 20 years ago.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I've got PTSD just thinking about DePodesta's tenure with the Dodgers... and that was 20 years ago.
The light is absolutely wild outside here in Brooklyn
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The light is absolutely wild outside here in Brooklyn
I’m pretty sure I first used the line during a @baseballprospectus.com annual book tour with @stevengoldman.bsky.social and @christinakahrl.bsky.social, and it later made its way into The Cooperstown Casebook (2017).
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I’m pretty sure I first used the line during a @baseballprospectus.com annual book tour with @stevengoldman.bsky.social and @christinakahrl.bsky.social, and it later made its way into The Cooperstown Casebook (2017).
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
So, we can all laugh about that when we take turns pissing on Cheney’s grave.
Hello, darkness: Brooklyn Black Ops, now in cans
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hello, darkness: Brooklyn Black Ops, now in cans
Cheering the NYC Marathon runners is good for the soul
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Cheering the NYC Marathon runners is good for the soul
Sandy’s got a low motor, cool as a cucumber, ideal for the 9th inning of Game 7
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sandy’s got a low motor, cool as a cucumber, ideal for the 9th inning of Game 7
Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising (1985)
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising (1985)
A few shots, including my little Medusa
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A few shots, including my little Medusa
28 lbs of Costco-purchased candy that will disappear inside of two hours in a Brooklyn neighborhood that Goes Hard for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
28 lbs of Costco-purchased candy that will disappear inside of two hours in a Brooklyn neighborhood that Goes Hard for Halloween