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Cecilia M. Tan

@whyilikebaseball.bsky.social

590 followers 150 following 580 posts

Publications Director of SABR since 2011. Typical polymath baseball nerd/comma jockey. Writes one of the oldest baseball blogs on the Internet (1999).

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To Love a Mariner Podcast @toloveamariner.bsky.social · 5h

Kershaw is a tragic figure only in that he could have finished his career a universally respected figure but instead chose to be a massive dingus

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Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · 5h

This is the most Postseason-Kershaw line to ever Postseason-Kershaw, and it literally might be his last boxscore.

A screenshot of Kershaw's boxscore showing he gave up 6 hits, 5 4 runs, 4 earned, 3 walks and two home runs while striking out zero in relief during the National League Division Series against the Phillies.

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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 6h

The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa.

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Matt Albertson @mattalbertson.bsky.social · 5h

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 4h

Okay time to go back to worrying about politics… go Mariners! Go Phillies!

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 6h

Oh I see the Phillies have some life?? Please?

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 6h

I kinda hate that bullpen games actually work…

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 6h

(The luck in my dad’s shirt ran out.)

(But I’m still happy we beat the Red Sox )

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 6h

There was no joy in Mudville, there were no ghosts tonight in the Bronx.

#yankeestadium

The moon looking tiny through the upper deck facade at Yankee stadium

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 7h

I’m certain someone will overpay for him next year.

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 7h

As we’ve been saying since July… the Yankees won’t get far with such a leaky bullpen. (Somehow the Dodgers are squeaking by so far with their arsonists, though…?)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 10h

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 8h

Give him another cortisone shot

Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 8h

Since his double off Kevin Gausman in his second AB of Game 1, Anthony Volpe is 0-for-12 with 10 strikeouts.

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 8h

Ouch that bounce off Jazz… if you’re going to win in the postseason you have to get the breaks your way.

Need those ghosts to show up.

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 8h

And Zomg how was I not following you yet

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 8h

Picked a good time for it!

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 9h

This is the last year we will have to deal with this shit ever again

HALLELOO

An obvious strike (pitch 3) called a ball.

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 9h

Barger still hoping to make up for last night’s error. 2 for 2 tonight.

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Katie Sharp @sharpstats.bsky.social · 9h

Ryan McMahon: 1st HR off a LHP since joining the Yankees

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 10h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 9h

Don’t break the moon Vladdy

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 9h

My nerd husband does that whenever we travel. Roasts his own beans prior to the trip etc.

Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 9h

Fred doesn’t look very confident about this plan…

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onion person @junlper.beer · 10h

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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