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Neil Weinberg

@neilweinberg44.bsky.social
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Mostly, public policy research and analysis. Previously, semi-professional baseball stats explainer and Tigers blogger. Always, friend to dogs.

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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt should resign his office. Accused a dedicated public servant of perjury because of his own incompetence and won’t even apologize. MO has a GOP governor, can replace with same party. Society can’t function with this level of dishonor.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Assuming Max retires, we are down to *maybe* Nick Castellanos and his 18 PA as the last standing member of the 2013 Tigers. The lights have gone out.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lovably deranged ace 🫡
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gave her dad the hook before he even had 100 pitches. Ice cold. Respect.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There are so many, but I think my signature Verlander moment is striking out the side in the 8th inning of his CG loss in Cleveland in May 2012. Absolute vintage “oh god he’s mad” moment. What a run.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Dodgers are villains (complimentary)
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This organization is mired in a 42 year championship drought, is right on the bubble of playoff contention every year for last three years, and has plenty of payroll flexibility. No one needs Skubal more than the Tigers.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Some extremely exciting young position players on this roster who cost nothing. Barely any money committed after ‘27. Pay Skubal $45M per year, get three more great years from him while you chase a title. Who cares if he weighs down payroll in 2031?
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
On a per IP basis, Skubal is probably the best Tigers starting pitcher of all time. Traded more or less at his peak while the team is in a contention window. Depressing they didn’t back up the extension truck. Return is fine given that but man wtf are we doing
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Min 400 IP with the club, Skubal has the lowest ERA- and FIP- in Tigers history. Hard to compare eras because workloads so much lower now but he’s one of the GOATs for sure. Shouldn’t end like this.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Appears to be the first time the Tigers have had four home-grown All-Stars in a year since 1985.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There are only two teams in the AL on pace for more than 83 wins.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One last ride (from February) newenglishd.com/2026/02/10/the-verl…
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
About time?
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
McMorrow got into politics for the right reasons, actually took the job seriously, and didn’t succumb to politician brain. To me, she was easily the best choice and am disappointed rest of the electorate didn’t care.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Daughter (5), unbeknownst to me, is a Ronaldo fan? Made clear she thinks he is better than Messi and made us watch the end of the Portugal match. Had to try to explain offsides and stoppage time. Chaos.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Absolutely wild that four Republican justices put their names on paper arguing the constitution doesn’t guarantee birthright citizenship. Guess I must reluctantly hand it to the chief for doing his semi-annual good opinion.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
You knew it was coming but kind of remarkable to watch Roberts go with “the president can fire every executive appointee for no reason except the fed governors, who are different for some reason”
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🫡
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The whole situation with the reflecting pool is the kind of on-the-nose vignette that I would have accused an author of making up if it was in a book about something from 200 years ago.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
If you trade Skubal, you might as well trade Greene at his peak value since you’re giving up on contending for next couple years. Also, sell the team?
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I don’t really think it’s his fault specifically but the only thing keeping A.J. Hinch employed at this point is that Ilitch/Harris probably don’t want to be in front of the camera explaining whose fault this is.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This is absolutely correct but SCOTUS voted 9-0 two years ago to void Sec. 3 so am not holding my breath
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I hope this community gets the same show of support as Temple Israel did. Islamophobia is just as much of a cancer as antisemitism.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Impeach him
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Philosopher among us
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This SCOTUS would overturn Reynolds v Sims, I don’t even think I’m kidding?
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Someone write this down
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I do not think even the 98th percentile news follower has any idea how far down the road we are.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Going back to 2023, Skubal has 84 GS, 511 IP in regular season with a 59 ERA- and 56 FIP-. Basically the best 3-year run ever for a Tigers starter (on a per inning basis).
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I think even by 2026 standards, there is something bizarre about the U.S. government trying to make the WHCA dinner thing about Trump’s ballroom. Multiple independent ways the logic fails. It is complete nonsense.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Everyone rightly daring GOP to vote for a gerrymandering ban but let’s just go all the way and enact proportional representation and be a multi-party democracy like a proper fucking country
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The GOP sanitizer armada is going to lose their minds that the memos got leaked. Sorry folks, you built a super-legislature of partisan hacks. Their deliberations are subject to public scrutiny and this is good.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Corporate actors do negative things, but that is a fact of life. Their incentives are to make profits. The market will not solve their incentive to exploit you. The problem is the government is responsible for regulating their behavior and they won’t do it. They can!
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Yes! Maybe *the* key problem in society today is that extreme anti-government messaging by the GOP has convinced people you aren’t allowed (and it is unconstitutional) to regulate private businesses or collect taxes in service of making people’s lives better.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Assume this has been written about but the McGonigle and similar deals around the league recently make me think the owners are expecting some pretty big changes to the economic status quo this winter.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Nods approvingly
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Pope is weak on crime is sending me. A classic of the genre.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Everyone in Congress, the military, and the natsec agencies took an oath. They all have a duty to uphold it. There will be an after. There will be a Nuremberg.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This entire thing has just been a series of more and more obvious tests of everyone’s moral character. We are like 80 steps passed “should have removed him from office and put him in jail” and they’re all just going to let him keep going.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
GOP electeds, appointed officials, and voters are going to demand you absolve them of their moral agency whenever this is over. They’re going to claim they aren’t responsible. But they are. That’s all there is. He showed you who he was over and over. Easiest open book test ever.
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hooting and hollering in the theater when Rocky showed up in Project Hail Mary like it was Thor arriving in Wakanda
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The @fangraphs.com most searched player menu is the only thing that always looks exactly like you would expect it to. Truly beautiful.
Fangraphs player search showing Trout, DeLauter, McGonigle, Ohtani as 1-4 most searched
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
lol so I guess you can get McGonigle out but you have to rob a home run
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Torkelson-McGonigle-Dingler is an all time insane run of lineup names
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Haha remember believing in things
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Folkssssssssss
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The batter and pitcher name size on the Netflix graphic has to be some kind of joke lol
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
LFG
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Neil Weinberg @neilweinberg44.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Today, we said goodbye to Watson. He was a fierce protector and loyal companion. Love you forever, Whoppers.
Terrier sleeping with head on the author Terrier licking his mom’s face on adoption dayTerrier supervising an infant in bassinet Terrier looking regal in bow tie
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