Michael Baumann
@baumann.bsky.social
FanGraphs Writer, Piney, Gamecock, Condiment Enthusiast, Connoisseur of Vehicles
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She looks like Dr. Michel from the original Mass Effect, but, like, made of meat instead of polygons. It's freaking me out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
She looks like Dr. Michel from the original Mass Effect, but, like, made of meat instead of polygons. It's freaking me out.
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since we're talking about pies- one of my favorite internet traditions is r/costco every year, without fail, featuring multiple top-of-page posts of people completely agog at the scale of the costco pumpkin pie display. it must feel like walking onto a sherman tank factory floor in 1944
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
since we're talking about pies- one of my favorite internet traditions is r/costco every year, without fail, featuring multiple top-of-page posts of people completely agog at the scale of the costco pumpkin pie display. it must feel like walking onto a sherman tank factory floor in 1944
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I went back and watched the whole of a bike race that had a huge impact on my journey as a cycling fan, and was kind of a watershed moment for the sport
The Retrospective 2016 Women’s Olympic Road Race Live Blog
The Retrospective 2016 Women’s Olympic Road Race Live Blog (lead photo) Last week, I wrote about four old (or at least not new) road races you could watch if you’ve got the cycling itch this …
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November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I went back and watched the whole of a bike race that had a huge impact on my journey as a cycling fan, and was kind of a watershed moment for the sport
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Apparently someone thinks Ryan Helsley can start? I'm always open to being proved wrong but he is a very, very different kind of pitcher than a lot of guys who have made this work before
Can Ryan Helsley Actually Start, or Are We Just Not Eating Enough Protein?
In the future, all relief pitchers will be starting pitchers for 15 minutes, twice: First as failure, then as tragedy.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Apparently someone thinks Ryan Helsley can start? I'm always open to being proved wrong but he is a very, very different kind of pitcher than a lot of guys who have made this work before
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"Don't worry about coming up with a blog for tomorrow, you can just be on call if any transactions happen"
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray Changes Teams. Again.
Gray is the Toyota Sienna of pitchers: You don’t stay up nights dreaming about him, and he can be a little pricey, but he’ll get you and your family where they need to go with an absolute minimum of…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Don't worry about coming up with a blog for tomorrow, you can just be on call if any transactions happen"
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
You know what's cool? Seeing a future episode of Well There's Your Problem in the wild five years in advance
Why an unproven air taxi company is spending $126 million to take over an L.A. airport
Why an unproven air taxi company is spending $126 million to take over an L.A. airport
Archer Aviation, a San José-based company developing an electric air taxi, plans to take over control of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport near LAX.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You know what's cool? Seeing a future episode of Well There's Your Problem in the wild five years in advance
"Don't worry about coming up with a blog for tomorrow, you can just be on call if any transactions happen"
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray Changes Teams. Again.
Gray is the Toyota Sienna of pitchers: You don’t stay up nights dreaming about him, and he can be a little pricey, but he’ll get you and your family where they need to go with an absolute minimum of…
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Don't worry about coming up with a blog for tomorrow, you can just be on call if any transactions happen"
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
20 minutes later the Cardinals traded Sonny Gray
When the AI bubble finally bursts we're gonna talk about this guy like Magneto
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
When the AI bubble finally bursts we're gonna talk about this guy like Magneto
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
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The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, now an Angels affiliate, went back to red as a primary color, and I love this cap
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, now an Angels affiliate, went back to red as a primary color, and I love this cap
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air bud hockey: two minutes for ruffing
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
air bud hockey: two minutes for ruffing
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Please read our baseball website!
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Please read our baseball website!
I interviewed Logan Cooley for a Sports Illustrated feature on the Michigan move when he was still at Minnesota and came away startled by how much sauce he had. I did not think hockey players were allowed to have that much sauce.
The Hats Were Not Enough For Logan Cooley | Defector
Before he’d even entered a legit NHL game, Logan Cooley made an exciting first impression on me. Playing a 2023 preseason contest in Melbourne for a team called the “Arizona Coyotes” (I guess that’s s...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I interviewed Logan Cooley for a Sports Illustrated feature on the Michigan move when he was still at Minnesota and came away startled by how much sauce he had. I did not think hockey players were allowed to have that much sauce.
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RE: Ai recipe slop
I highly recommend getting a subscription of America's Test Kitchen. I moved there after I couldn't do NYT Cooking anymore. Also when I signed up for a free trial of an annual sub and then decided to cancel before paying, they knocked the annual price down to $25 for the first yr
I highly recommend getting a subscription of America's Test Kitchen. I moved there after I couldn't do NYT Cooking anymore. Also when I signed up for a free trial of an annual sub and then decided to cancel before paying, they knocked the annual price down to $25 for the first yr
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
RE: Ai recipe slop
I highly recommend getting a subscription of America's Test Kitchen. I moved there after I couldn't do NYT Cooking anymore. Also when I signed up for a free trial of an annual sub and then decided to cancel before paying, they knocked the annual price down to $25 for the first yr
I highly recommend getting a subscription of America's Test Kitchen. I moved there after I couldn't do NYT Cooking anymore. Also when I signed up for a free trial of an annual sub and then decided to cancel before paying, they knocked the annual price down to $25 for the first yr
I guess I just never looked it up until now but I didn't know Sonny was his government name
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I guess I just never looked it up until now but I didn't know Sonny was his government name
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Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. That could be you! More info here: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. That could be you! More info here: defector.com/would-you-li...
Apparently someone thinks Ryan Helsley can start? I'm always open to being proved wrong but he is a very, very different kind of pitcher than a lot of guys who have made this work before
Can Ryan Helsley Actually Start, or Are We Just Not Eating Enough Protein?
In the future, all relief pitchers will be starting pitchers for 15 minutes, twice: First as failure, then as tragedy.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Apparently someone thinks Ryan Helsley can start? I'm always open to being proved wrong but he is a very, very different kind of pitcher than a lot of guys who have made this work before
One year my brother and I were both doing Thanksgiving with our in-laws so my parents quite reasonably decided just to get takeout instead of doing a whole rigmarole. They did not check beforehand whether the restaurant would be open on Thanksgiving.
Realizing that if I tell my parents that, this year, fuck it, I'm just getting Thai takeout for Thanksgiving I (a) will not have to spend two days cooking; and (b) will get a few weeks of peace around the holidays due to the silent treatment they'll give me. Really failing to see any downsides here.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
One year my brother and I were both doing Thanksgiving with our in-laws so my parents quite reasonably decided just to get takeout instead of doing a whole rigmarole. They did not check beforehand whether the restaurant would be open on Thanksgiving.
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I wrote up Sunday night's big trade, and I'm proud of the work I did on the display copy
The Mets Made a Trade for Marcus Semien; Texas Is Bringing Brandon Nimmo In
We’ll find out if they can hit again. Poor old Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote up Sunday night's big trade, and I'm proud of the work I did on the display copy
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ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
Tfw a mutual's takes are getting so loud and bad at the same time it makes you worry that his marriage is collapsing
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tfw a mutual's takes are getting so loud and bad at the same time it makes you worry that his marriage is collapsing
I wrote up Sunday night's big trade, and I'm proud of the work I did on the display copy
The Mets Made a Trade for Marcus Semien; Texas Is Bringing Brandon Nimmo In
We’ll find out if they can hit again. Poor old Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote up Sunday night's big trade, and I'm proud of the work I did on the display copy
If you've got a small gathering and/or don't want to deal with the hassle of a whole turkey and/or find the Thanksgiving menu to be too fat and salt-forward:
Turkey meatballs with cranberry glaze is the answer.
Turkey meatballs with cranberry glaze is the answer.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you've got a small gathering and/or don't want to deal with the hassle of a whole turkey and/or find the Thanksgiving menu to be too fat and salt-forward:
Turkey meatballs with cranberry glaze is the answer.
Turkey meatballs with cranberry glaze is the answer.
I'm open to the idea that Western Raymour-and-Flanigan society doesn't have the only good ideas on how and where to sleep. But the problem she ran into--are you really bringing a date back to your dog bed?--is checkmate here.
You know what? I don’t hate it. She’s allocating her resources elsewhere and she’s happy. As someone who occasionally sleeps on the floor or the couch depending on need, preach.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I'm open to the idea that Western Raymour-and-Flanigan society doesn't have the only good ideas on how and where to sleep. But the problem she ran into--are you really bringing a date back to your dog bed?--is checkmate here.
No matter what you think of her argument on the merits, it's so refreshing to see someone come in with an actual take. This woman has the courage of her convictions, which is more than I can say for most of you. Live by the take sword, die by the take sword.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
No matter what you think of her argument on the merits, it's so refreshing to see someone come in with an actual take. This woman has the courage of her convictions, which is more than I can say for most of you. Live by the take sword, die by the take sword.