Teacher, union president, baseball writer, and drummer. Contributor @baseballprospectus.com. Music @TheSubwayGhosts. he/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mzdlkwe6ak24Requiem for a Team: Tampa Bay Rays @baseballprospectus.com Five terms you'll find herein: -scourge to civilized society -Congressional midterms -Blake Snell -Ryan Pepiot -anything is possible through delusion https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/111142/requiem-for-a-team-tampa-bay-rays-2/02 Nov 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdlkwe6ak24https://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mzcjqy73gc2t99% of antisemitism I've faced is when people claim to speak for All The Jews, which subverts my own right to think and speak. Israel does it. Republicans do it. Democrats do it. Other Jews do it. People are too fucking comfortable saying what All The Jews believe. No one speaks for me but me.02 Nov 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcjqy73gc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mzbtjm5jok2tI'm afraid I have no choice but to nominate Clank ass doink @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbtjm5jok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mzbagae3j22gTurns on any American sports game at the start time: We will now have player intros, the national anthem, three prepared announcer monologues, and four commercial breaks. Turns on English football at the start time: The score is already 2-1, and there have been three yellow cards.01 Nov 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbagae3j22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mzb7pyaei22bPope David Banner doesn't smash. The Incredible Hulk, he admits, has another opinion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb7pyaei22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mz7cq4ngfs2xKids are old enough to go trick-or-treating on their own, so this is my only job today.31 Oct 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7cq4ngfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mz4ml2dsxk2lHenry XIII and gink [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4ml2dsxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mz43wkmq5s2mThere is zero chance this doesn't end up being discriminatory in some way. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz43wkmq5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myzzbyw5d22e"I mean, we're looking down on Wayne's basement. Only that's not Wayne's basement. Isn't that weird?" [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzzbyw5d22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myzysm7dac25Hi, I'm a teacher in a public school. COVID is running rampant right now. You all need to get your booster shots. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzysm7dac25https://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myzq2xxo622vThere were four total home runs in the 2026 World Series. Last year, there were four homers in Game Seven alone. In 2024, Freddie Freeman hit four all by himself. The last time a World Series had four or fewer homers was in 1985, when the Royals and Cardinals each hit two.29 Oct 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzq2xxo622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myznvp2up22zYes, yes we are. If any teams would like to hire me to be their GM, my starting salary demands begin in the seven figures. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myznvp2up22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myyzxz3zo22gDon't settle for cheap olive oil. Use single source EVOO, store it in a cabinet or other dark place when not in use, and put it on nearly everything you eat. Use kosher salt too. Good olive oil and kosher salt makes pretty much anything taste delicious. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyzxz3zo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myxgvfge5c2xKnicks players should send Dolan an email with a link to choose dates for a White House visit, but when he clicks, it's a mandatory anti-phishing training. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxgvfge5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myxg4u5i4k2xTruly one of the greatest Americans in American history. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxg4u5i4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mywjrk23cs2k(Sigh.) Baseball, you know I love you, but this is one of our last nights together before you go away and you made us stay up all night talking about our feelings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywjrk23cs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myvw3x44gc2xDrohan!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvw3x44gc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myvunadcz22x https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/bd/3f/yPBwpyFwsLLDzgB.gif?hh=278&ww=498&mp4=jwN6qKnQRm4P&webm=bnCi7D4PaumB2jrXku28 Oct 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvunadcz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myuh5h7nrs2gSure, yes, good, except most of the spam calls/texts/emails I get are "James Carville said SCREW IT!! Give $10 to ActBlue to SAVE DEMOCRACY!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuh5h7nrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myt4rc3oj22dScoring a bajillion two-out runs in the top of the inning and then Contreras does an ABS challenge on the second pitch of the bottom of the inning. I love it.27 Oct 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt4rc3oj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mysxjttkx22dIt doesn't matter if the ump is "lenient," you ass. It's an ABS challenge!27 Oct 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysxjttkx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mystwyqk322dOlé https://youtube.com/shorts/nNyhaqEwZxc?is=8tvuWiEoTLXYmdRg26 Oct 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mystwyqk322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mys6mnwekk2kWS Game Three Preview-Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. @baseballprospectus.com https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/111046/world-series-game-3-preview-consulting-the-book-of-armaments/26 Oct 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mys6mnwekk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mypzic3dak2vCan the Giants just play four quarters like a normal football team. Why do they keep giving us additional giants football. No one wants this.25 Oct 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypzic3dak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myppzvtvdc2cJJ McCarthy is the greatest quarterback in football history25 Oct 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myppzvtvdc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3myocilnamk2eYandy didn't go around25 Oct 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3myocilnamk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/depstein1983.bsky.social/post/3mylkottyqk22Listening to Smoltz, you would think Misiorowski is the worst pitcher in World Series history and that he's getting absolutely shelled right now.24 Oct 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:daq7jdf52iph2scaoovceeic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylkottyqk22