Michael Baumann
@baumann.bsky.social
FanGraphs Writer, Piney, Gamecock, Condiment Enthusiast, Connoisseur of Vehicles
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My favorite Wilbur Wood stat:
12-10, 25 GS, 192.7 IP (7.7 IP/GS), 2.62 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .629 OPS allowed
That's his record in 1972 *on fewer than three days of rest*
12-10, 25 GS, 192.7 IP (7.7 IP/GS), 2.62 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .629 OPS allowed
That's his record in 1972 *on fewer than three days of rest*
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 AM
My favorite Wilbur Wood stat:
12-10, 25 GS, 192.7 IP (7.7 IP/GS), 2.62 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .629 OPS allowed
That's his record in 1972 *on fewer than three days of rest*
12-10, 25 GS, 192.7 IP (7.7 IP/GS), 2.62 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .629 OPS allowed
That's his record in 1972 *on fewer than three days of rest*
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telling me about your posts metrics just tells me you are not in it for the love of the game which makes me suspicious of you
January 19, 2026 at 11:02 PM
telling me about your posts metrics just tells me you are not in it for the love of the game which makes me suspicious of you
According to The West Wing, Jeff Hafley is an unstoppable force of nature
BREAKING NEWS
Dolphins closing in on hiring Jeff Hafley as HC.
Dolphins closing in on hiring Jeff Hafley as HC.
January 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
According to The West Wing, Jeff Hafley is an unstoppable force of nature
So when I said "I'll be cool with anyone who didn't work with Sirianni and Frank Reich on the Chargers 10 years ago" I did not mean I wanted to keep sharing an offensive coaching staff with the Colts
Report: Eagles request to interview Jim Bob Cooter for open offensive coordinator job
www.phillyvoice.com/report-eagle...
www.phillyvoice.com/report-eagle...
Report: Eagles request to interview Jim Bob Cooter for open offensive coordinator job
The Philadelphia Eagles have requested to interview Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter for their open offensive coordinator job.
www.phillyvoice.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
So when I said "I'll be cool with anyone who didn't work with Sirianni and Frank Reich on the Chargers 10 years ago" I did not mean I wanted to keep sharing an offensive coaching staff with the Colts
This week's Wheelysports is coming out a few days early because I'm traveling this week, but good news, Noemi Rüegg gave me plenty to write about
I Can’t Believe It! I’m Losing to a Rüegg!
If you missed the first two stages of the Women’s Tour Down Under, you didn’t miss much, and yet, you missed the decisive moments of the…
medium.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This week's Wheelysports is coming out a few days early because I'm traveling this week, but good news, Noemi Rüegg gave me plenty to write about
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
(jolted by a thunderbolt of divine inspiration, like Archimedes)
One Beatle After Another
One Beatle After Another
Introducing Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan And Harris Dickinson As The Beatles
Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson were introduced as 'The Beatles' in a CinemaCon surprise from Sony Pictures.
theplaylist.net
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
(jolted by a thunderbolt of divine inspiration, like Archimedes)
One Beatle After Another
One Beatle After Another
Even today, there will be no greater reminder of the imminence of my death than watching Shaqueel van Persie score on an overhead kick in the Rotterdam derby
Robin van Persie’s son scores STUNNING bicycle kick for Feyenoord 🤩 (via ESPNnl/X)
YouTube video by ESPN UK
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Even today, there will be no greater reminder of the imminence of my death than watching Shaqueel van Persie score on an overhead kick in the Rotterdam derby
It's downstream of "It's impossible for someone to have done both good and bad things. You have to pick one and argue about it forever."
I think this website’s understanding of politics would be better if people could differentiate between coalition members, allies, and friends, because everyone sure seems to like talking past each other because they’re conflating one with the other
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
It's downstream of "It's impossible for someone to have done both good and bad things. You have to pick one and argue about it forever."
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Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Last climb about to start!
My #analysis: Tonight is gonna be a pretty boring stage with a very picturesque sprint finish. Sunday night, however, is gonna be a double ascent of Corkscrew Road with the GC on the line. Noemi Ruëgg defending her title, with new world champ Magdeleine Vallieres as her wingman. Dynamite stuff.
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Last climb about to start!
One consolation to the Eagles being out of the playoffs is I had a free three hours today to finally watch One Battle After Another.
Terrific. I'm gonna win an Oscar for cinematography.
Terrific. I'm gonna win an Oscar for cinematography.
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
One consolation to the Eagles being out of the playoffs is I had a free three hours today to finally watch One Battle After Another.
Terrific. I'm gonna win an Oscar for cinematography.
Terrific. I'm gonna win an Oscar for cinematography.
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what a workhorse. led the league in appearance three years in a row (88, 76, 77 games from 1968-70), then had a 5-year run (1971-75) averaging 45 starts and 336⅓ innings
4 complete games (38 IP) in a 10-day stretch in 1972, a season he started 49 games
4 complete games (38 IP) in a 10-day stretch in 1972, a season he started 49 games
RIP Wilbur Wood, 84, a Chicago White Sox workhorse in the 1970s and arguably the best left-handed knuckleballer in major league history. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
January 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
what a workhorse. led the league in appearance three years in a row (88, 76, 77 games from 1968-70), then had a 5-year run (1971-75) averaging 45 starts and 336⅓ innings
4 complete games (38 IP) in a 10-day stretch in 1972, a season he started 49 games
4 complete games (38 IP) in a 10-day stretch in 1972, a season he started 49 games
When I was working at the college paper I covered one South Carolina men's basketball game. It was against Jacksonville State, the only other Gamecocks in Division I. That column was, to this day, one of my greatest professional challenges
watching a college basketball game between Temple and Florida Atlantic
both teams are wearing red and white
both teams are named the Owls
the Temple court has an owl on it
Florida Atlantic’s uniforms just say “Owls” on them
i have never been more confused in my entire life
both teams are wearing red and white
both teams are named the Owls
the Temple court has an owl on it
Florida Atlantic’s uniforms just say “Owls” on them
i have never been more confused in my entire life
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
When I was working at the college paper I covered one South Carolina men's basketball game. It was against Jacksonville State, the only other Gamecocks in Division I. That column was, to this day, one of my greatest professional challenges
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
Even the real world Vikings landed there, said "this place sucks ass" and went back to go pillage Ireland some more
Yeah but Trump and hegseth want to live out their Nordic conquering Viking fantasy
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Even the real world Vikings landed there, said "this place sucks ass" and went back to go pillage Ireland some more
The thing that I can't get over is that the population of Greenland would barely fill Dodger Stadium. There's nothing worth conquering up there!
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The thing that I can't get over is that the population of Greenland would barely fill Dodger Stadium. There's nothing worth conquering up there!
He looks great given the context
this is my lead-in to NFL Countdown on ABC, a guy who has been dead for three years
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
He looks great given the context
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the way to tell whether a person is credible is by *listening to what they say* and checking it against verifiable facts. The idea that you can bypass this with some value-neutral procedure is asinine if you think about it for two seconds and also the guiding ideology of 99% of American elites.
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
the way to tell whether a person is credible is by *listening to what they say* and checking it against verifiable facts. The idea that you can bypass this with some value-neutral procedure is asinine if you think about it for two seconds and also the guiding ideology of 99% of American elites.
I've been watching a lot of Red Bull soapbox and flugtag clips recently and I really feel like if we built more Contraptions to push people in it'd heal a lot of what ails our society
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I've been watching a lot of Red Bull soapbox and flugtag clips recently and I really feel like if we built more Contraptions to push people in it'd heal a lot of what ails our society
I have never in my life seen William Saliba that far from his own goal in open play, they want this really bad
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I have never in my life seen William Saliba that far from his own goal in open play, they want this really bad
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From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
It's not hard to defend. How many franchise action movies this century were better and more interesting than Smokin' Aces?
One of the harder to defend movie opinions I have is that Joe Carnahan is Onto Something, and while he's not made many movies that are good all the way through we'd be better off with more distinctive/overstated genre filmmakers like him. That said, The Rip is 133 minutes and I'm not a young man.
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It's not hard to defend. How many franchise action movies this century were better and more interesting than Smokin' Aces?
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Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
Who's got no thumbs and just ate a ziti covered in bechamel off the floor
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Who's got no thumbs and just ate a ziti covered in bechamel off the floor