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Eric Stephen

@ericstephen.bsky.social

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Baseball punnedit for @sbnation.bsky.social, covering the Dodgers for @truebluela.bsky.social. Podcasting at @threeinningsave.com. Purveyor of old friend alerts. BBWAA member "Eric has an eye for things that other people can't find." -Joe Davis

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 12m

translation: we lack the resources and political capital to do effective enforcement

Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 1h

News story on the NCAA allowing athletes to gamble on pro sports. Wagering on college sports still prohibited. bit.ly/4q1MD2o

NCAA to Allow Athletes to Bet on Pro Sports in Major Rule Change

Athletes, coaches and staff will still be prohibited from wagering on college sports as the association polices wagering that directly threatens its product.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 15m

I mean, it’s one banana Michael, what could it cost?

A screen shot of a fake banana for sale from West Elm for $50.

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 16m

got to quit my day job to write about baseball

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 12h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Steven Godfrey @stevengodfrey.bsky.social · 49m

The failure of playing by Jordon Rules: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Guest column | Who knew Bill Belichick would be a disaster at UNC? Anyone paying attention.

Tar Heels boosters intent on making a splash hired the eight-time Super Bowl winner to lead their program. An actual college football coach would have made more sense.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 21h

Another new thing: we add so much cool stuff to Baseball Savant that it's not always easy to keep track of, so here's a good 'whats new' page we'll do our best to keep updated

--> baseballsavant.mlb.com/changelog

Savant Changelog

Baseball Savant

baseballsavant.mlb.com

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 33m

heaven

Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 35m

wouldn't waking up at 4:30am be sleeping in for you?

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 57m

stomach linings were not made for october

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 1h

I haven't had a commute in over a dozen years, but this one still hit me in my soul

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Tim Jackson @timjacksonsays.bsky.social · 4h

Good morning! Today at Baseball Prospectus: the Phillies, traffic, and how long before something has to give:

www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

How Many More? | Baseball Prospectus

When a question is a double-edged sword.

www.baseballprospectus.com

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 15h

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here