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Reader and writer of fiction. Baseball fan. Pinball junkie. Artificially intelligent. https://jakeludington.com

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Murray should choose baseball while he’s still in his twenties.

04.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s hope he doesn’t mimic the dugout tantrums.

04.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Paramount offer for WB seems like a classic case of turning a large fortune into a smaller fortune.

02.03.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a steak for dinner tonight. The restaurant made a point of saying the sides were part of the β€œblue zone” diet. I looked up what that is and it’s apparently a mostly plant-based diet. Maybe the steak works too if you order it β€œblue” aka rare.

02.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Getting Gemini Pro as part of the $14/month I pay for Google Workspace is pretty fantastic. Might be worth more to me than the entire GSuite.

02.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shea Langeliers swings at a pitch

Shea Langeliers swings at a pitch

Shea Langeliers completes a swing on a home run ball

Shea Langeliers completes a swing on a home run ball

Shea Langeliers home run swing

01.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office 360 panel at the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference. From left to right: Kelvin Kondo, Jason McLeod, Kristyn Pierce, Cory Hahn, Connor Shannon, Maile Kamada, Jennifer Brann, Max Glick. Moderator: Tyrone Brooks of Major League Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office 360 panel at the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference. From left to right: Kelvin Kondo, Jason McLeod, Kristyn Pierce, Cory Hahn, Connor Shannon, Maile Kamada, Jennifer Brann, Max Glick. Moderator: Tyrone Brooks of Major League Baseball.

At SABR Analytics, we’re talking this morning about baseball career paths with the Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office 360 Panel. sabr.org/analytics/sc...

01.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SABR Analytics Conference logo

SABR Analytics Conference logo

Congratulations to all winners of the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards!

@michaelrosen.bsky.social of @fangraphs.com
@richstaff.bsky.social of @defector.com
@rjandersonwrites.com of CBS Sports
@depstein1983.bsky.social of @baseballprospectus.com

sabr.org/latest/rosen...

28.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7

Thanks to @dvr.bsky.social @enosarris.bsky.social @daveadler01.bsky.social @jasoncollette.bsky.social @derekcarty.bsky.social for a fun panel discussion on players they love at #SABR Analytics conference.

28.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching the Baseball Savant presentation this morning at SABR Analytics conference, I’m left wondering why they are tracking ABS calls against batters. Totally out of their control whether a called ball is actually a strike.

28.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today I learned that Cal Raleigh wasn’t the first MLB player with a posterior themed nickname. Before he was the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig was known as β€œBiscuit Pants” for similar reasons.

28.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Josh Naylor waiting on deck during a spring training game sporting sky blue shoes with clouds.

Josh Naylor waiting on deck during a spring training game sporting sky blue shoes with clouds.

Naylor should steal 50 bags with these new shoes. Literally running in the clouds.

28.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Definitely hard to run on your thumb.

28.02.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Typical Tuesday

27.02.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope it was unanimous. It was a marginal deal at the original bid and a bad deal at the current Paramount offer.

27.02.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

State of the union: will the real Slim Shady please stand up?

25.02.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There was a time in the United States where you could disagree and feel like no one was trying to burn the world down.

25.02.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If the Niners can still be from San Francisco, the Bears can still be from Chicago in any of the Indiana locations selected. Levi’s Stadium is 40 miles from San Francisco. The Bears will be closer to Chicago.

20.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe this won’t work, but they might have had a shot at the Oakland A’s if they moved faster.

11.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.

Not electing Bill Belichick makes as much sense as not electing Barry Bonds to the Baseball Hall of Fame. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

29.01.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from Ticketmaster showing 2 seats in section 115 at Levi Stadium listed at $65,603

Screenshot from Ticketmaster showing 2 seats in section 115 at Levi Stadium listed at $65,603

Who is buying these Super Bowl tickets?

26.01.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do you get a hotel in NYC for $200?

23.01.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you look at which states have data and which states don’t and then factor in all the players that aren’t US citizens, this is a pretty weak analysis.

22.01.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I miss a good pork tenderloin sandwich. Almost impossible to find on the west coast.

20.01.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mariners.com fan patiently rooting for that first World Series.

19.01.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Queue the next TikTok trend.

18.01.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You mean just like Lambeau, Highmark (Bills), Acrisure (Steelers), and every other open stadium in places with cold ass winter?

18.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The carbon offset thing is so you can feel better about yourself for using a high polluting mode of transportation. The airlines don’t actually care.

18.01.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SF probably has 50% of sold inventory.

18.01.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Closeup of a cat sleeping

Closeup of a cat sleeping

Happy #caturday

17.01.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0