Craig Estlinbaum
@craigest.bsky.social
Co-Host at Hooks & Runs, a podcast about baseball, music & culture. Astro fan. Last concert attended - Turnstile. Any opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
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When people collectively start voting consistently with what they say to pollsters they want politicians to do, I will believe what I read in polls.
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
When people collectively start voting consistently with what they say to pollsters they want politicians to do, I will believe what I read in polls.
Polls are not elections. People will say one thing but vote opposite. Pay attention to what people DO, not what they SAY.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Polls are not elections. People will say one thing but vote opposite. Pay attention to what people DO, not what they SAY.
“our government” is us, collectively
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“our government” is us, collectively
Omar “The Outmaker”
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Omar “The Outmaker”
Some people today think Jackson got a raw deal from Landis, others disagree. I wonder what the prevailing attitude toward Jackson is regarding his culpability among people that have looked into the matter.
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Some people today think Jackson got a raw deal from Landis, others disagree. I wonder what the prevailing attitude toward Jackson is regarding his culpability among people that have looked into the matter.
I stand corrected.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I stand corrected.
Hamels deserves to stay on the ballot but the HOF case is borderline to me. He never sustained excellence from year to year and missed a lot of starts with injuries - not his fault, but still.
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hamels deserves to stay on the ballot but the HOF case is borderline to me. He never sustained excellence from year to year and missed a lot of starts with injuries - not his fault, but still.
Funny, but his message did not mention anything about the Florida game.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Funny, but his message did not mention anything about the Florida game.
I agree, Texas A&M has no biusiness playing FCS schools (other than PVAMU once a decade). But WHEN we play them, if we insist, does not matter.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I agree, Texas A&M has no biusiness playing FCS schools (other than PVAMU once a decade). But WHEN we play them, if we insist, does not matter.
12-game schedule — what difference does it make when you play the cupcake??
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
12-game schedule — what difference does it make when you play the cupcake??
Are you asking me if teams drop in the polls after they lose? I mean, they do, but you should already know that.
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Are you asking me if teams drop in the polls after they lose? I mean, they do, but you should already know that.
What’s the difference between plating Wofford in Week 1-2 vs in Week 10-11?
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What’s the difference between plating Wofford in Week 1-2 vs in Week 10-11?
No one goes up in the polls because they beat Sanford or Eastern Illinois.
It makes sense to spread out these OOC games so we don’t have a Penn State situation - 5 home games to 10/11 then 2 in November.
It makes sense to spread out these OOC games so we don’t have a Penn State situation - 5 home games to 10/11 then 2 in November.
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
No one goes up in the polls because they beat Sanford or Eastern Illinois.
It makes sense to spread out these OOC games so we don’t have a Penn State situation - 5 home games to 10/11 then 2 in November.
It makes sense to spread out these OOC games so we don’t have a Penn State situation - 5 home games to 10/11 then 2 in November.
Whose ethnic cuisines? What exactly are you worrying about?
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Whose ethnic cuisines? What exactly are you worrying about?
How? No one talks about how.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
How? No one talks about how.
“…and you actually lose many people in the very identity groups you think you’re talking to.”
Hispanic: Biden +25; Harris +3
Black: Biden +84; Harris +68
Women: Biden +11; Harris +7
Asian: Biden +40; Harris +17
Hispanic: Biden +25; Harris +3
Black: Biden +84; Harris +68
Women: Biden +11; Harris +7
Asian: Biden +40; Harris +17
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“…and you actually lose many people in the very identity groups you think you’re talking to.”
Hispanic: Biden +25; Harris +3
Black: Biden +84; Harris +68
Women: Biden +11; Harris +7
Asian: Biden +40; Harris +17
Hispanic: Biden +25; Harris +3
Black: Biden +84; Harris +68
Women: Biden +11; Harris +7
Asian: Biden +40; Harris +17
She absolutely should run against Schumer in 2028.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
She absolutely should run against Schumer in 2028.
I’m still bitter it took me so long to get invited in.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I’m still bitter it took me so long to get invited in.
When I was her age I did not know who Alben W. Barkley was, so that computes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When I was her age I did not know who Alben W. Barkley was, so that computes.
Ken Griffey, Jr.’s career WAR is 83.7. His 8-year peak WAR is 50.7. Griffey was a first ballot Hall of Famer with 99.3% of the vote.
Griffey never played in a World Series.
Trouts career WAR is 87.5 and his 8-year peak is 71.7.
Oh, Trout also hit .286 with 40 HRs and a .999 OPS in 2022.
Griffey never played in a World Series.
Trouts career WAR is 87.5 and his 8-year peak is 71.7.
Oh, Trout also hit .286 with 40 HRs and a .999 OPS in 2022.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ken Griffey, Jr.’s career WAR is 83.7. His 8-year peak WAR is 50.7. Griffey was a first ballot Hall of Famer with 99.3% of the vote.
Griffey never played in a World Series.
Trouts career WAR is 87.5 and his 8-year peak is 71.7.
Oh, Trout also hit .286 with 40 HRs and a .999 OPS in 2022.
Griffey never played in a World Series.
Trouts career WAR is 87.5 and his 8-year peak is 71.7.
Oh, Trout also hit .286 with 40 HRs and a .999 OPS in 2022.
Baseball fans, even casual ones, very much know who Mike Trout, a 3-time MVP, is. To say otherwise is the epitome of not being serious.
Every eligible 3+ time MVP not entangled in the PED allegations was a first ballot Hall of Famer. Trout will be no different.
Every eligible 3+ time MVP not entangled in the PED allegations was a first ballot Hall of Famer. Trout will be no different.
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Baseball fans, even casual ones, very much know who Mike Trout, a 3-time MVP, is. To say otherwise is the epitome of not being serious.
Every eligible 3+ time MVP not entangled in the PED allegations was a first ballot Hall of Famer. Trout will be no different.
Every eligible 3+ time MVP not entangled in the PED allegations was a first ballot Hall of Famer. Trout will be no different.