Russell A. Carleton
@pizzacutter4.bsky.social
Baseball Prospectus (emeritus) | author of "The Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking" and "The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball" (Triumph) | Quad-A Sabermetrician | he/him
I also like that you are you.
August 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I also like that you are you.
Aww, thanks for taking two chances on me. Happy to have worked with Triumph.
August 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Aww, thanks for taking two chances on me. Happy to have worked with Triumph.
I command you to watch this space. ;-)
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I command you to watch this space. ;-)
I've talked this one through with @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com and the BP editorial staff and they have graciously allowed me to remain an author emeritus. I will still contribute to the annual and website here and there but much less frequently.
And for that, I am very grateful.
And for that, I am very grateful.
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I've talked this one through with @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com and the BP editorial staff and they have graciously allowed me to remain an author emeritus. I will still contribute to the annual and website here and there but much less frequently.
And for that, I am very grateful.
And for that, I am very grateful.
Between the "Pizza Cutter" days posting at Baseball Fever and Statistically Speaking and then @baseballprospectus.com, it's been almost 20 years and I'm not as 25 as I used to be.
The grind of weekly work and having a "real job" and a "real family" just got to be too much.
That's the entire story.
The grind of weekly work and having a "real job" and a "real family" just got to be too much.
That's the entire story.
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Between the "Pizza Cutter" days posting at Baseball Fever and Statistically Speaking and then @baseballprospectus.com, it's been almost 20 years and I'm not as 25 as I used to be.
The grind of weekly work and having a "real job" and a "real family" just got to be too much.
That's the entire story.
The grind of weekly work and having a "real job" and a "real family" just got to be too much.
That's the entire story.
She said something about heading to San Diego.
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
She said something about heading to San Diego.
I hadn't thought about the distribution becoming more homogenous. That's a really good point. That would make things easier.
June 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I hadn't thought about the distribution becoming more homogenous. That's a really good point. That would make things easier.
My Klingon cousin.
June 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My Klingon cousin.
He's always been in the "Yeah, he's pretty good, I guess" category for me. I get why people like him. I respect the career. It just doesn't land.
May 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He's always been in the "Yeah, he's pretty good, I guess" category for me. I get why people like him. I respect the career. It just doesn't land.
"You knew what I was when you picked me up."
April 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"You knew what I was when you picked me up."