Tyler Burch
@tylerjamesburch.com
Tired but hydrated. Lead Data Analyst for the Boston Red Sox. Recovering physicist. Formerly: Argonne, CERN (ATLAS), NIU, Murray State, St. Louis-ish
2026 Resolution: more whimsy
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
2026 Resolution: more whimsy
“huh, it’s weird I’m tired at like 6:30,” he says, completely forgetting it’s his 22nd consecutive day of being woken up at 5 am by a teething baby.
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
“huh, it’s weird I’m tired at like 6:30,” he says, completely forgetting it’s his 22nd consecutive day of being woken up at 5 am by a teething baby.
After just a short 2 year hiatus, I revived my blog with a look back on 2025.
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
2025 Year in Review
A lightning-round collection of loose threads from 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After just a short 2 year hiatus, I revived my blog with a look back on 2025.
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
Took advantage of the opportunity to reflect on a year of full-time R, sneak in notes about OSS contributions, thoughts on agentic AI, and more.
Happy New Year!
tylerjamesburch.com/blog/persona...
It’s 5 a.m. Eastern - happy end of daylight saving time to all the parents out there. Make the coffee extra strong this morning.
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s 5 a.m. Eastern - happy end of daylight saving time to all the parents out there. Make the coffee extra strong this morning.
Officially one step closer to Bismuth Analyst
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Officially one step closer to Bismuth Analyst
Reposted by Tyler Burch
8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
Strong rec for data people: if you use a library often, go to its GitHub issues, and find something, anything, to fix and submit a PR
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Strong rec for data people: if you use a library often, go to its GitHub issues, and find something, anything, to fix and submit a PR
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
- nothing teaches you the internals better than doing development
- you get software development reps and real code review experience
- giving back is good.
wow it’s crazy that all the best music came out exactly at the time I specifically turned 10 and it all started falling off after I turned 25 or so. what a fortuitous coincidence
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
wow it’s crazy that all the best music came out exactly at the time I specifically turned 10 and it all started falling off after I turned 25 or so. what a fortuitous coincidence
In S1E05 of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ they make a “Goofy Pizza” topped with “tomato sauce, onions, pickles, cheese, and hotdog links, if you please.”
I’m here to report that, unfortunately, it’s just alright at best.
I’m here to report that, unfortunately, it’s just alright at best.
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In S1E05 of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ they make a “Goofy Pizza” topped with “tomato sauce, onions, pickles, cheese, and hotdog links, if you please.”
I’m here to report that, unfortunately, it’s just alright at best.
I’m here to report that, unfortunately, it’s just alright at best.
product idea: mouse that sends a light electrical shock through your hand every time you click on obvious political ragebait
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
product idea: mouse that sends a light electrical shock through your hand every time you click on obvious political ragebait
Being sick normally is a big bummer but man, being sick with young children is utterly brutal
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Being sick normally is a big bummer but man, being sick with young children is utterly brutal
not to bring the bad site over here but, heck yes.
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
not to bring the bad site over here but, heck yes.
Come work with me!
-> Applied Baseball Scientist
-> Computer Vision Analyst
-> Performance Analyst
-> Principal Developer
-> Senior Baseball Sciences Developer
-> Applied Baseball Scientist
-> Computer Vision Analyst
-> Performance Analyst
-> Principal Developer
-> Senior Baseball Sciences Developer
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Job Posting: Boston Red Sox - Multiple Openings
The Boston Red Sox are hiring.
blogs.fangraphs.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Come work with me!
-> Applied Baseball Scientist
-> Computer Vision Analyst
-> Performance Analyst
-> Principal Developer
-> Senior Baseball Sciences Developer
-> Applied Baseball Scientist
-> Computer Vision Analyst
-> Performance Analyst
-> Principal Developer
-> Senior Baseball Sciences Developer
last year i bought a sherpa lined cardigan that I mostly just wear around the house, and let me tell you, Mr. Rogers was kinda cookin with this one
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
last year i bought a sherpa lined cardigan that I mostly just wear around the house, and let me tell you, Mr. Rogers was kinda cookin with this one
Reposted by Tyler Burch
Fine-tuning a ggplot's aesthetic sensibilities is a time-honoured way to procrastinate from doing something you'd hate even more
October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fine-tuning a ggplot's aesthetic sensibilities is a time-honoured way to procrastinate from doing something you'd hate even more
Dry beans have got to be the only food where it’s like “idk might contain a rock, good luck” and we’re all good with that.
October 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Dry beans have got to be the only food where it’s like “idk might contain a rock, good luck” and we’re all good with that.
the phrase "slop bowl" fundamentally broke my brain and now I can't think of that genre of food any other way
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
the phrase "slop bowl" fundamentally broke my brain and now I can't think of that genre of food any other way
just one more prompt bro. I promise bro just one more prompt and it'll fix everything bro. bro, just one more prompt. please just one more, one more prompt and we can fix this whole problem bro, bro cmon just give me one more prompt i promise bro, bro bro please !
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
just one more prompt bro. I promise bro just one more prompt and it'll fix everything bro. bro, just one more prompt. please just one more, one more prompt and we can fix this whole problem bro, bro cmon just give me one more prompt i promise bro, bro bro please !
I like to use "affine transformation" rather than linear regression because it makes me sound real smart like
September 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I like to use "affine transformation" rather than linear regression because it makes me sound real smart like
“Touch grass”
yeah ok sure, why not
yeah ok sure, why not
September 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Touch grass”
yeah ok sure, why not
yeah ok sure, why not
Good day for it.
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Good day for it.
I was trying to explain the Green Monster to my toddler, and the google image search has big “there are two kinds of people in the world” energy
September 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I was trying to explain the Green Monster to my toddler, and the google image search has big “there are two kinds of people in the world” energy
live look in at me doing devops
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
live look in at me doing devops
Getting old is the worst. Guess I have to add “bar pizza and wings” to food I can’t eat on weeknights.
September 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Getting old is the worst. Guess I have to add “bar pizza and wings” to food I can’t eat on weeknights.