Shameless bandwagoner, scrapple enthusiast, fount of vehement inconsequential convictions. Sports writer at CNN. hannah.keyser@cnn.com // hrkeyser.09 https://www.cnn.com/profiles/hannah-keyserhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mlvj2zu3422b“They matter a tremendous amount. But I don’t know if they matter a tremendous amount in the way that people think that they matter.” wrote about whether the modern MLB manager matter. and how they matter (if they do (which they do)) https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/sport/mlb-managers-202615 May 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvj2zu3422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3ml2k6war2c2zI've thought about this story nearly every day since reading it. I'm not sure if that's an endorsement of reading something so devastating but I'm glad it was honored as it should be. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2k6war2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3ml2aguwm7c2gAt what latitude of New Jersey (or turnpike exit) does it switch from Sixers fans or Knicks fans? This is for a story if I can get a real answer.04 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2aguwm7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mks7faesls25This is a VERY fun fact [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks7faesls25https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mkpx22itzk2ePunxsutawney Phil is at the pirates game today and all of attending entourage is wearing top hats. On the one hand, of course, that’s what I would expect. On the other hand, what why why would I expect that??30 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpx22itzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mkfh2zmyts2nTo summarize it seems the aggregate reaction to Alex Cora’s firing is: “How can you fire a genius like that?! He won’t be unemployed long, any team would benefit from an upgrade like that. Classic scapegoating by Boston, firing the manager, a figurehead role that doesn’t matter, instead of the GM.”26 Apr 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfh2zmyts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mk4vc24qj22bWhen the base runner is hustling with double sliding mitts on they always look like a gingerbread man to me23 Apr 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4vc24qj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjwqp4hygk2fAn estimated 50% of the student population at ATLAS HS is undocumented immigrants. Chronic absenteeism is a big issue—students don't always feel safe transiting and they don't see the value in a diploma. Now, a boxing gym is giving them a sense of solace, and opportunity. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/sport/atlas-high-school-boxing-immigrant-students20 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwqp4hygk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjsghibsgs2kMental health campaigns, especially those in sports, often present overcoming stigma as a complete solution. But, as the situation with Jarren Duran shows, that’s not the end of the story. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/18/sport/jarren-duran-mental-health-mocking-mlb?cid=ios_app18 Apr 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsghibsgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjsghibsgs2kMental health campaigns, especially those in sports, often present overcoming stigma as a complete solution. But, as the situation with Jarren Duran shows, that’s not the end of the story. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/18/sport/jarren-duran-mental-health-mocking-mlb?cid=ios_app18 Apr 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsghibsgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjoxr7dans2pHow a storage closet-turned-boxing gym is helping migrant students graduate, and giving them options for the future I — and fantastic video crew — spent many months working on this story which I am proud of and hope you'll click on and even consider paying for! https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/sport/atlas-high-school-boxing-immigrant-students17 Apr 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoxr7dans2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjp3bidczs2p@zcrizer.bsky.social trying to mets fans feel better... I think. https://bandwagon.ghost.io/april-will-make-fools-of-us-all/?ref=the-bandwagon-newsletter17 Apr 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3bidczs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjoxr7dans2pHow a storage closet-turned-boxing gym is helping migrant students graduate, and giving them options for the future I — and fantastic video crew — spent many months working on this story which I am proud of and hope you'll click on and even consider paying for! https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/sport/atlas-high-school-boxing-immigrant-students17 Apr 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoxr7dans2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjkahgeghk2b[looks around uneasily, as a Phillies-fan-turned-Penn-ancient-history-major-turned-baseball-reporter] Thank... you, world, for this treat but try to be a little less on-the-nose next time. https://www.penn.museum/blog/major-league-archaeology/15 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkahgeghk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mji7jj3yvk26Like, right?14 Apr 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji7jj3yvk26https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mjhomr2j5k2qthrough 10.5% of the season the mets have half as many shutouts as they did all last year. This: Matters? Doesn't matter? Doesn't matter except that it is causing you a deep and perhaps soul-altering anguish?14 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhomr2j5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3miepn3opwc2dRobots made the challenge system possible; humans – full of hubris and frustration – have made it entertaining. On ABS, which is weird and fun! https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/sport/mlb-roboumps-entertainment31 Mar 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miepn3opwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mi5qlgfxwc2x“money doesn’t make you a grown up. It just gives you grown-up problems” Loved this from @danaoneil.bsky.social https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/28/sport/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-defeats?cid=ios_app28 Mar 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5qlgfxwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhv4hgu47s2tHow many hooks are in your home? Wrong. It’s so many more. When you move out of a place you suddenly realize how many hooks are in use25 Mar 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv4hgu47s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhnnnyn7ik2sHelp, my toddler will *only* listen to twist and shout by the Beatles and refuses all other music (even the longstanding favorite: songs 3-8 on the Moana soundtrack). What else should we try?22 Mar 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnnnyn7ik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhiobdeqcc2pI’m ready to get hurt again by buying into the weather seeming to take a turn for the better20 Mar 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiobdeqcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhciimeu5k23extremely thrilled for all the Venezuelan fans https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/sport/venezuela-world-baseball-classic18 Mar 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhciimeu5k23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhchczj4sc23all-star style derby swing off if it's tied after nine, who says no? (none of the MLB teams with pitchers at the WBC, that's for sure)18 Mar 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhchczj4sc23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhbmbwnyhs2q“So many people are asking how the game is played and what the rules are.” Write about actual *Italian* Italian baseball fans (yes they exist) and what they made of Team Italy’s charmed if ultimately ill-fated WBC run. https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/sport/italy-world-baseball-classic?cid=ios_app17 Mar 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbmbwnyhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhb3nxp5t223My sister and her family — husband, four-year-old, two-year-old — live in Beirut. They are still there, still trying to teach at AUB and still trying to keep their kids' lives normal despite constant disruptions. I think about them constantly. Her husband wrote this. https://thepointmag.com/forms-of-life/one-week-in-beirut/17 Mar 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb3nxp5t223https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mhazjil5vs23re-upping for tonight's matchup [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhazjil5vs23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrkeyser.bsky.social/post/3mh7diralrc23lol16 Mar 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:gy4wutrtfae3n2arpqcesmk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7diralrc23