Eephus Tosser
@eephustosser.bsky.social
West coast MLB Draft prospect analyst. Views are my own and almost exclusively bad. ✡️
Big West Conference musings at https://bigwestdugout.com/
Big West Conference musings at https://bigwestdugout.com/
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Eephus Tosser
@eephustosser.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Draft Day’s Hidden Trap: How the Winner’s Curse Skews Teams’ Best Laid Plans
When the Orioles drafted high-school flamethrower Grayson Rodriguez with the 11th pick in 2018, they were buying a future they could only imagine. Last night, that distant bet finally came to a hea…
bigwestdugout.com
In a departure from writing about the Big West, I used the Grayson Rodriguez trade to look at the winner's curse, and how it affects MLB draft rooms.
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I've been incorrigible ever since learning that I'm being awarded an Economics degree, so here it is:
Kyle Tucker, Gavin Lux, and The Paradox of Plenty in Major League Baseball
bigwestdugout.com/2026/01/18/t...
Kyle Tucker, Gavin Lux, and The Paradox of Plenty in Major League Baseball
bigwestdugout.com/2026/01/18/t...
The Paradox of Plenty in Major League Baseball
Why abundance weakens incentives – and why constraint keeps winning In economics, the paradox of plenty—often called the resource curse—describes a counterintuitive outcome: countries rich in…
bigwestdugout.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I've been incorrigible ever since learning that I'm being awarded an Economics degree, so here it is:
Kyle Tucker, Gavin Lux, and The Paradox of Plenty in Major League Baseball
bigwestdugout.com/2026/01/18/t...
Kyle Tucker, Gavin Lux, and The Paradox of Plenty in Major League Baseball
bigwestdugout.com/2026/01/18/t...
Totally worth it to support a company that doesn't outsource their grating.
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Totally worth it to support a company that doesn't outsource their grating.
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Vasquez Rocks at sunrise.
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Vasquez Rocks at sunrise.
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Any movement at all on this would be great. I have a match donor lined up that will $1 for $1 match up to $400. If your able to help I would really appreciate it, and please share.
Only 13% to go. I’d really love to close this out before this weekend. It’s been 53 weeks that I’ve been asking, a week since any help. I just want to get back to helping my community & moving forward. If you can help or SHARE! I’d really appreciate it. I know we can reach 100%!
gofund.me/a83be210b
gofund.me/a83be210b
Donate to Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire., organized by Matt O'Brien
As a member of the Altadena community for over a decade, I’m absolutely dev… Matt O'Brien needs your support for Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire.
gofund.me
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Any movement at all on this would be great. I have a match donor lined up that will $1 for $1 match up to $400. If your able to help I would really appreciate it, and please share.
He is now Ryan Pressedly.
Ryan Pressly, one of the most prolific postseason relievers of his era and a figurehead of the Houston Astros’ ascension into an American League superteam, announced his retirement from baseball today - www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Ryan Pressly to retire after 13 seasons as reliever for Twins, Astros and Cubs
The two-time All-Star saved 117 games and recorded the last out of the 2022 World Series for Houston, where he spent seven seasons.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 PM
He is now Ryan Pressedly.
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Professional Sports Continue to Grow and Grow, While We Just Stay the Same
The only "little guy" left is us, the fans. Baseball players and athletes are making more and more money, and it's because sports teams are making more and more money. But is the average fan making more and more money at…
The only "little guy" left is us, the fans. Baseball players and athletes are making more and more money, and it's because sports teams are making more and more money. But is the average fan making more and more money at…
Professional Sports Continue to Grow and Grow, While We Just Stay the Same
The only "little guy" left is us, the fans. Baseball players and athletes are making more and more money, and it's because sports teams are making more and more money. But is the average fan making more and more money at that rate? No, we've just stayed the same. But we're giving more and more money.
areyouinsane.net
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Professional Sports Continue to Grow and Grow, While We Just Stay the Same
The only "little guy" left is us, the fans. Baseball players and athletes are making more and more money, and it's because sports teams are making more and more money. But is the average fan making more and more money at…
The only "little guy" left is us, the fans. Baseball players and athletes are making more and more money, and it's because sports teams are making more and more money. But is the average fan making more and more money at…
MLB teams don't set ticket prices by adding up costs and applying a markup. They set prices based on what fans are willing to pay.
People on here will skeet anything. "A salary cap will lower ticket prices." No it won't. That isn't true.
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
MLB teams don't set ticket prices by adding up costs and applying a markup. They set prices based on what fans are willing to pay.
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Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
It's Bluesky. We can say Happy HondaDays here.
idk i like this outfit. they look like a car with a big bow on it from a lexus december to remember commercial (complimentary)
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
It's Bluesky. We can say Happy HondaDays here.
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Señora Partridge… y la perdí.
January 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Señora Partridge… y la perdí.
Guess the 49ers used all their sandbags on Colin Kaepernick.
January 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Guess the 49ers used all their sandbags on Colin Kaepernick.
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There’s a very rich and heart-felt thread here, from almost exactly one year ago. That’s how long I’ve been asking and trying to knock this out. Can you help or share? It’d mean the world to me
This has just been the worst year gofund.me/30b0aba4
Donate to Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire., organized by Matt O'Brien
As a member of the Altadena community for over a decade, I’m absolutely dev… Matt O'Brien needs your support for Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire.
gofund.me
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM
There’s a very rich and heart-felt thread here, from almost exactly one year ago. That’s how long I’ve been asking and trying to knock this out. Can you help or share? It’d mean the world to me
He did promise to make America grate again.
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
He did promise to make America grate again.
Matt Shaw really beginning to doubt his "Jews will not replace us" poster.
January 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Matt Shaw really beginning to doubt his "Jews will not replace us" poster.
Bregman will need to replace the tequila in his salsa with malort.
Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a five-year, $175 million contract, sources tell ESPN. One year after their failed pursuit of Bregman in free agency, the Cubs land one of the biggest bats of the winter.
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Bregman will need to replace the tequila in his salsa with malort.
Logging onto this app full of Twitter refugees every day to see what they have to say about Twitter posts.
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Logging onto this app full of Twitter refugees every day to see what they have to say about Twitter posts.
If you put in the local area code and 867-5309 at checkout, there is not a grocery store in America where you will not get member savings.
post a random phone number
1-900-909-9900
1-900-909-9900
January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
If you put in the local area code and 867-5309 at checkout, there is not a grocery store in America where you will not get member savings.
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Joshua Tree National Park after the rains.
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Joshua Tree National Park after the rains.
Uniquely L.A. experience to get stuck behind the city of South Pasadena Rose parade float.
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Uniquely L.A. experience to get stuck behind the city of South Pasadena Rose parade float.
It won't, of course, but this should absolutely be the end of that other website. I don't know why anyone halfway decent still willingly chooses to spend their time around those people.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It won't, of course, but this should absolutely be the end of that other website. I don't know why anyone halfway decent still willingly chooses to spend their time around those people.
My mother taught me to drive by going to the Wright State University parking lot and driving straight into the middle of a snowbank, and then I had to get us out of it.
At my very worst, as a fifteen-year-old, I was better than this.
At my very worst, as a fifteen-year-old, I was better than this.
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
My mother taught me to drive by going to the Wright State University parking lot and driving straight into the middle of a snowbank, and then I had to get us out of it.
At my very worst, as a fifteen-year-old, I was better than this.
At my very worst, as a fifteen-year-old, I was better than this.
I did fairly well with this. I could do better. I'm on the fence about how much time I anticipate spending on BlueSky in general in 2026, but I intend to post photos regularly while I am, starting with this.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I did fairly well with this. I could do better. I'm on the fence about how much time I anticipate spending on BlueSky in general in 2026, but I intend to post photos regularly while I am, starting with this.
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Obsolescence isn't the last peak on the hike to mortality, but its view of the trail is often the clearest.
It's 2026.
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Obsolescence isn't the last peak on the hike to mortality, but its view of the trail is often the clearest.
The way I know without looking that this guy has a degree in business administration.
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The way I know without looking that this guy has a degree in business administration.
Los Angeles has largest IU alumni association chapter in the world and Alabamans are afraid of immigrants.
There is probably a 12-1 Indiana-Alabama fan ratio, and that might be generous.
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Los Angeles has largest IU alumni association chapter in the world and Alabamans are afraid of immigrants.