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Zach Crizer @zcrizer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Who’s That Guy? The playoffs mint new stars and new … guys, players whose legacy will cut much deeper than the numbers for their scene-stealing roles. This is The Bandwagon’s annual search for them. bandwagon.ghost.io/whos-that-gu...

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Who’s That Guy? 2026 MLB postseason edition

Names everybody might get to know this month

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It contrasts with the Netflix Field of Dreams game broadcast, where they often talked about amazing/important/meaningful everything was, but it was always so vague. In this postseason broadcast they were talking about specific things on the field, which felt less forced and more genuine.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

100% agreement on point 2. I feel like I'm in the minority because I don't think 6 teams from each league is egregious and I do think it makes the regular season more fun for a few more fanbases each year without completely eliminating incentive to field a good team

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's awesome, I've loved Boog on the Cubs broadcasts.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The little joys are still joys!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Is the title of this subsection by any chance a reference to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Great article by the way! Really interesting stuff

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Franklin’s Fluids

Percolation can describe many kinds of flow: the spread of a virus through a city, gas passing through a filter, or the propagation of a wildfire. But its original inspiration was coal.

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Jordan Bastian @bastianmlb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Three shutout innings of relief from Javier Assad after Gausman's exit. Dating back to May 1, Assad has a 2.24 ERA across 64.1 IP (10 relief games, 7 starts, five games finished, four wins, two saves).

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I couldn't tell if that was a joke or if he really didn't know Lee was previously a shortstop

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I love this game but I agree. When I hear everyone who is interviewed talk about how much this means to them, it starts to feel like they're trying to convince me that the game is special. I already think so! Stop trying to convince me

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Zach Crizer @zcrizer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Cal Raleigh is having an awful year. He said as much last night. Today in The Bandwagon, I offer some (not-so-helpful) help in acknowledging the problem. Just how weird/bad/historic is The Big Dumper's decline from his 60-homer 2025? Turns out ... very! bandwagon.ghost.io/cal-raleighs...

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Cal Raleigh’s very, very, very bad year

Looking over the ledge of greatness. Plus: The Fourth Out.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ah gotcha, yeah I am not shocked that markets are a more useful model than real-time raw reported vote totals. Wasn't totally sure what the markets compare favorably to, but that makes sense to me!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Right, I guess I'm just not sure I understand why the observation is interesting or notable then. I thought you might've been suggesting that the market serves as a useful model once the votes are being counted. No worries then, I just read something into your post that i shouldn't have

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Is bouncing back and forth between 20-75% good behavior of a predictive model though? Wouldn't a well behaved model have smaller oscillations until the winner became clear? Not sure exactly what your argument is here, so I'm just pointing out what I think is nonideal behavior of the markets here

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I like to think that somehow he's bitter about the 1965 World Series and got Sutton mixed up with Drysdale. Because I will admit that I did

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

So cool to see as a fan who has listened to your podcast and read your online writing for years. Congratulations!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Love seeing Legumina bounce right back in a big way after a tough game yesterday.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I didn't think Harper made that strong of a statement though. Basically "yeah I guess some more players would probably help"

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@johnbonnes.bsky.social do you know anyone with the Twins who can get the pitch movement values working?

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 28/07/2026

As a meteorologist, one of the questions @mandythalhuber.bsky.social hears all the time is: “Why don't you talk about relative humidity?” After all, it's the humidity number most people see on weather apps and forecasts. The answer is simple: relative humidity doesn't tell the whole story.

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Why meteorologists love using dew point and ignore relative humidity

As meteorologists, one of the questions we hear all the time is: “Why don't you talk about relative humidity?” After all, it's the humidity number most people see on weather apps and forecasts. The an...

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Agree! Thoughtful answers for every question and great insights

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The fact that the player interviews have been inaudible has been a huge bummer. It seemed like they were legitimately annoying the players. And the announcers have not had nearly enough to talk about to cover for it

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Home Run Derby is stupid and repetitive no matter the format. But if you just relax about the rules and everything, then it's stupid fun. I always love the HRD and All Star nights bc nothing in them matters and it's literally all about having fun

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Zach Crizer @zcrizer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

ICYMI: I wrote about baseball's increasingly ubiquitous pitch movements charts. It's an explainer for both *How* and *Why* fans can engage with a new form of information presentation. bandwagon.ghost.io/is-this-a-pi...

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What app is this? This looks better than just searching "world cup" on Google, which is my current method of following when I can't watch

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Racket @racketmn.com · 26/03/2026

Want 2 free tickets to see former the Fray frontman Isaac Slade this Sat. at the Dakota? Hit repost for a chance to win!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Congratulations! Love this podcast even though I was a late convert. So much good backlog material to still listen to.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 15/01/2026

Two days after an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, a federal agent asked an observer, "Have y'all not learned?" Her phone was taken and she was briefly detained. Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Reading on a page takes more effort and I think I can get more out of it that way. But there are books for which I don't care to go through that effort, and I find those are often great choices of audiobooks. The only wrong way to "read" is a way that you don't enjoy.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I like the guy in the commercial who "would do anything" to get his hair back

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Yeah that makes sense. Used to be my TJ's. A great one to walk to and not drive to

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Do you mean the one at Lincoln/Grace? Because it is exactly as you described lol

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Toronto on the AL North while Minnesota is in the AL South is hilarious

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I'm reading The Republic for Which it Stands right now and it's so interesting to read about the incompetence and corruption of the railroads in that time period.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Any local (to Minnesota) distillery or whiskey you want to shout out?

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

xBA and catch probability describe the event from different points of view. xBA (for describing the hitter) says how often a ball with similar trajectory would be a hit. Catch probability (for the fielder) says how often a fielder starting in his same position would catch that ball.

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Can you say a little more about this letter? I.e. who it's from or the story behind it? I can't find much context anywhere online

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The Bandwagon podcast started 5 years ago??? Time is crazy. And yes it was a great show. Loving the newsletter now

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

What a great surprise to hear a familiar voice from @footnotinghistory.bsky.social in this episode! Love when my favorite podcasts crossover

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Do you mind posting the article/newspaper name that this excerpt is from?

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

What show are you talking about? I might be stupid but I don't see a title referenced in these threads and it's getting to me

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Yes, I suspect the boxes aren't producing enough heat to turn water into steam. But depending on the temperature change of the water, you might be able to bring that heat somewhere useful! You have to recover enough energy to move the water too, so it may not be easy. But I think possible!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Yet another fantastic episode in a fantastic podcast series. I highly recommend The Siecle podcast to anyone interested in the revolutionary/empire period of France who is curious about what happened next!

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

When times get tough you have to make the hard choices, like letting your part time servant go

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Drew Corbett @drewcorb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Utah not showing up for the Utahraptor surprises me! How is there not a sports team named after it

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