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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Fortunately, I am impervious to pain, so the last 10 days doesn't move me at all.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Why thanks Rob! I appreciate this pure display of friendship! (Goddamn college basketball)

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Damnit I came here to post this!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Carlos Beltran on trying not to think too much about his HOF chance the last few weeks: "Let me tell you, my wife Jessica, she spent hours and time trying to basically stay in contact with the Hall of Fame baseball tracker." CC: @notmrtibbs.com @tonycal.bsky.social @shutthedore.bsky.social

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

What a day for Yankees legends Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones @frustratedfan.bsky.social!!!!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

No. That never impacted me one way or the other. The previous three years, I thought he was just shy b/c his peak was just a shade less than Jones' peak. But the better WAR, bigger counting stats, etc. got me to dig deeper.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I was previously a Jones but not a Beltran guy b/c I thought Jones' peak was better. But how can I credit Jones for his peak and not punish him for his RAPID decline while punishing Beltran for being a very solid player for several years beyond his peak?

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Minutes away from the HOF results so here's the stat I discovered during research that cemented my Carlos Beltran vote: Andruw Jones (1933 hits/7599 ABs) had 792 fewer hits & 2169 fewer ABs than Beltran (2725 hits/9768 ABs). Beltran was the equivalent of a .365 hitter over the ABs Jones didn’t get.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

If you've read this far, I thank you and look forward to your feedback. And thank you to @notmrtibbs.com, @shutthedore.bsky.social & @tonycal.bsky.social for making this time of year so much more fun than it already was w/the HOF tracker. It's so cool and such an honor to be a part of this.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

And that my friends is how I became the first HOF voter to fill out a ballot to Poison's "Cry Tough." Life ain't no easy ride At least that's what I'm told Sometimes the rainbow, baby Is better than the pot of gold www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzd...

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Poison - Cry Tough

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It also meant so much to fill out my ballot out next to a pic of my late Mom, who inspires all of us everyday. This is not the most noble goal anyone has ever achieved, but it's mine and I can't believe it happened.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I filled it out at my Dad's house, at the kitchen table where I once read The Hartford Courant (whose main baseball writer back then, Jack O'Connell, is the BBWAA secretary). It meant so much to share the moment w/my Dad, long my best friend & biggest supporter, as well as my wife, daughter & sis.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

But I began getting back into the business with the TSX wire service in 2011 and I got into the BBWAA following the 2015 season. Ten uneventful years of American life later, I'm casting my first HOF ballot.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Long story short, I've written about baseball most of my adult life but never at a daily newspaper, which was a requirement for BBWAA membership until dot-coms began being invited in 2007. In 2008, I lost my job at a hybrid dotcom/print pub and figured my career was over.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I've wanted to vote for the HOF since January '88, when I read Jim Bunning missed election by four votes when nine empty ballots were cast. It sounded like such an honor and I knew I'd never cast an empty ballot. (Though I am also not usually a full ballot guy...I contain multitudes)

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I am grateful beyond words to share my first Baseball HOF ballot, which is the realization of a goal 38 years in the making. I imagine most don't care about my back story, so I'll post the ballot here for @notmrtibbs.com, his awesome crew & the rest of you...and then thread some of my back story!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Ha! The soundtrack to our times, unfortunately.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

*dusts this off to say hi to @frustratedfan.bsky.social after Cairo Santos L. Halper redeems himself and saves the day for the Bears*

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Haha I saw that and thought of you! They pretty much were the difference.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

That was awesome! Did a triple take as soon as I saw the last name on the board outside the locker room. Your nephews look like your son!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

@kschwenky.bsky.social: Did I just see your nephew and his family on George to the Rescue?!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It feels like I’m watching nothing at all…nothing at all…nothing at all

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

That was so good and it’s going to piss off the worst people.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Truly iconic song and iconic usage. Their two big hits were all-time great rock radio songs. RIP.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

At Yankee Stadium for what amounts to the Why Can’t The Mets Get Guys Like These World Series against the Cubs. Gimme some Cubs avatars, alive & on an ‘80s OR ‘90s card @frustratedfan.bsky.social & co., go go go!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Why can’t the Mets get guys like PCA??

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Nice job by #Ghost #Cubs #Legend as well as #Ghost #Orioles #Legend and #Ghost #Rangers #Legend Adrian Houser, who has thrown six scoreless innings of two-hit ball against the Mets Also did that against the Mariners in his season debut last week @frustratedfan.bsky.social @masonfanatic.bsky.social.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Donn Pall! The only guy who sounded like a cigarette.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

But not the worst White Sox team of all-time!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

White Sox in town. The only good thing about interleague is the never-ending supply of avatars from AL teams. So gimme those White Sox avatars, alive & on an '80s OR '90s card, go go go! (I know @frustratedfan.bsky.social must have some #Chicago #Legends in mind)

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Jared Young, no longer a #Cubs #Legend only option on Immaculate Grid, gets plunked in his first Mets AB @frustratedfan.bsky.social.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Dodgers still in town. Still seem to be a pretty good team with a pretty good following. Avatars, alive & on an '80s OR '90s card, go go go!

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

He's in my folder of avatars from '22. Did you request him then too, Rogies?

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Made it back out to Yankee Stadium so gimme your Mets avatars and we'll do some in-game cards. Alive & on an '80s OR '90s card, go go go!

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