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Graig

@stateofbaseball.bsky.social
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Sports fan, "writer", hockey captain and dog owner. If I can respond with a Simpsons quote or GIF, you can bet your sweet… ass… I will stateofbaseball.substack.com/

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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This game is giving my dog gray hair
A black lab
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Welp, looks like the Guardians will be making that comeback
A Ben Shapiro tweet
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My thoughts on tonight’s travesty are summed up in this video
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When my friends and I finally catch Liberty Biberty
Liberty biberty in the office space printer scene
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aww yeah it’s the first Friday night in October! Can’t wait to flip on some playoff baseball…
Empty mlb scoreboard
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It was nice of Joey Votto to wear a suit with the anti-bird window pattern on it to protect our avian friends during fall migration
Joey Votto Window covering for birds
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Andrew Painted
mlb gameday strike zone of a strikeout
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Awww
Branford thinks he’s one of the Baywatch models
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This whole time there’s been a hockey movie with a fight to the death involving a giant Penguin and I didn’t know about it til now?
Sudden death movieSudden Death movie
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the list of shows I’ve enjoyed the most since 2000. Justified should’ve been ranked much higher
NYT tv show list
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In 2006, I was 20 and went to every MLB park one summer. We saw Justin Verlander in Detroit. After today, there will be no players from that trip still playing 20 years later. An entire generation has passed. In 2006, 7 players had also played 20 years before that, in 1986.
Justin Verlander in 2006Me and friends at Comerica Park in 2006Roger Clemens in 2006Julio Franco in 2006
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Guardians are in first place. The White Sox did all they could to stave off the inevitable, but sadly it’s over
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
They miss you too
The Flanders Press
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
OH MY GOD!!! That trampoline is mine!
Offer up trampoline for free
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you look at it by innings, in 1980, each pitcher was able to cover an average of 100 innings. In 2025 it's half that, but we're going to add almost 3,000 more innings to cover: Innings pitcher per pitcher: 1980 - 100 1993 - 80 1998 - 78 2008 - 67 2018 - 54 2025 - 49
A chart showing innings pitched divided by number of pitchers per season
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Where are the pitchers going to come from for expansion? In 1998, we needed 37 new pitchers. If we added 2 at the current number, we'd need 60 new Major League pitchers: Pitchers used per team: 1980 - 14.6 1993 - 18.1 1998 - 18.6 2008 - 21.7 2018 - 26.6 2025 - 29.1 www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
A chart showing pitchers use by team per season
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just spent 20 minutes looking for my box cutter… it was in my pocket
Box cutter in pocketHomer with a remote in his pocket
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I hope they find a safer spot for him to nap while he recovers
Ohtani article
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As the epidemic of position players pitching hits crisis levels, it's time for a solution: Teams can use a position player in any game at any time, but if you do, you automatically sacrifice the DH for your next game. Link: One Important Rule Change stateofbaseball.substack.com/p/one-import...
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Those bullpen games really make me nervous I’m gonna run out of lines for pitchers keeping score
Scorebook for a baseball game
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
2nd Dbacks game this season. I’m just 60 feet away from Brandon Marsh and getting whipped by his hair
View from seats at Chase Field
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
All those years watching the Simpsons finally paid off! I was able to solve this NYT Crossword clue thanks to the knowledge they gave me
Crossword and Mono means one Simpsons
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Man who posed as 49ers player faces federal fraud charges." I hope no one exposes that I'm not an actual San Diego Charger
San Diego Charger
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
He’s impressed I put a tie on today
Black lab
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s #NationalDogDay and Bauer is the best dog of all
Bauer a black lab
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This puddle represents the AL West. We’re required to pull something out of it, but it’s not gonna be pretty
A puddle with the AL west standings in it
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Don’t quit on fishy!
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Lazy Sunday
Dog
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Went through the alley to dump some trash and this cat was waiting to give me a side quest
Cat in an alley
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Should I take a chance on this unmarked van selling seafood on the roadside in Arizona?
van selling seafood on the roadside in Arizona
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Even Mother Nature hates those scooters
Lightning bolt and e scooters
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Time to face my biggest fear… removing a toilet
A toilet
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You could just live in the refrigerator the rest of the summer
Simpsons cooling off
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I need to get a perfect pig pelt in RDR2, but look at him! How can I slaughter such a happy fella?
Big China pig in red dead redemption 2
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I would also like to say how much I enjoyed Pat McAfee’s album. Please say there’s still some money leftover to pay me
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If MVP Baseball 2005 taught me anything, it’s that when the pitch flashes red, it’s a curveball. How did Freddie Fermin not see it?
Baseball pitch on mlbtv
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So if we do get a salary cap, will the Pirates finally be able to afford to get their logo the eye surgery he needs?
pittsburgh pirates logo with two working eyes
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My bird house is really popular though
Homers horrific bird house
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Finally rehung all the baseball from our road trip to every stadium in 2006… which also included balls from Niagara Falls and the International Spy Museum for some reason
Baseball display case
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The only version of this I’d accept:
Canyonero ad on the blue jays digital ad space
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Seriously? They have digital ads over the batter’s eye now? I just wanna watch a home run, not watch a ball glitch in and out while Honda tries to make me buy an SUV
Blue Jays broadcast with a honda ad in center field
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I need this shirt badly
Homer blue jays shirt
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
14 and still wants to play
An old dog
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy as a pig in shit
Pig
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The whole gang’s here!
Pillsbury doughboy kitchen decorations
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck wasn’t eating weeds?
A groundhog
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Do I hop on the White Sox bandwagon with a fridge magnet? The ultimate sign of fandom
White Sox fridge magnets at Chicago airport
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Didn't know this variation of Yoshi was in the games
Broshi
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It’s good you’re getting this done though. You don’t want to be featured in The Big Book of British Smiles
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Graig @stateofbaseball.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This year’s fantasy football punishment is having to complete a 5-plus hour road trip with this on repeat
Pat mcafee album
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