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Cecilia M. Tan

@whyilikebaseball.bsky.social
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Publications Director of SABR since 2011. Typical polymath baseball nerd/comma jockey. Writes one of the oldest baseball blogs on the Internet (1999).

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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 1h
lol. Upper deck is chanting “fuck you Chapman” 😂
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Eric - Tridents sheathed @proggyboog.bsky.social · 1h
So, is this the first time in postseason history a pitcher has recorded a strikeout and had zero innings pitched?
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 1h
A child sitting behind us just said “it’s okay the Red Sox got a consolation home run” and we are losing it 😂
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Would it dong? (again) @woulditdongagain.bsky.social · 1h
Cody Bellinger vs Garrett Whitlock 🦄 IT'S A UNICORN 🪄 Home Run (1) 💣 Exit velo: 96.7 mph Launch angle: 38 deg Projected distance: 360 ft This would have been a home run at Yankee Stadium and nowhere else BOS @ NYY 🔻 6th
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 1h
Okay so that means Spencer Jones struck out TWICE in that inning AND scored a run in the inning? How often has that ever happened? @slangsonsports.bsky.social ?
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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1h
Joey Votto posted a video of fhe hot dog making it into the hot dog bun on his intagram. I thought you should know.
A picture screenshot of a video of the inflatable hot dog making it inside the inflatable bun at rhe Atlanta baseball game posted on Joey Votto’s Instagram.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 1h
Okay but in this case it would appear that Boston actually does suck
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 3h
Sonny Gray got the hugest boo of the series so far
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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 4h
I just discovered the section of the MLB ballpark app that logs which MLB parks you’ve been to on tickets you got via the app? Which is cool (but it doesn’t count the ones like group trips where we had paper tickets)
A list of ballparks showing 1 visit each
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Philip Michaels @philipmichaels.bsky.social · 4h
Every time the announcers mention Altuve is one homer from tying the all-time postseason mark, an annoying goose should appear to ask about how he racked up some of those dingers.
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 5h
🔁 Reposted @Yankees
Quoted post by New York Yankees (@Yankees): Game 2 at our house. 

#RepBX

[Image: Yankees vs Boston Lineup:

Ben Rice | DH | 22
Cody Bellinger | LF | 35 
Luis García Jr. | 1B | 26
Spencer Jones | RF | 78
George Lombard Jr. | SS | 96
Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 2B | 13
Trent Grisham | 12 | CF 
Austin Wells | C | 28
Ryan McMahon | 3B | 19
Max Fried | LHP | 54

Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV: NBC & Peacock 
Radio: WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM, WADO 1280, ESPN Radio 

Presented by Starr Insurance Companies

Photo of Ben Rice]
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Susan Slusser @susanslusser.bsky.social · 5h
From @annkillion and she pulls no punches: Giants try to spin 2026 but instead make you wonder: In Buster we trust? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annki... via @sfchronicle
sfchronicle.com
Giants try to spin 2026 but instead make you wonder: In Buster we trust?
OPINION: San Francisco Giants leadership tried to accentuate the positive after a terrible season, but their performance offered few reassurances for frustrated fans, Ann Killion writes.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 5h
Red Sox batting prayer as seen from the Audi club
Green baseball field surrounded by blue seats
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 5h
Just popped into a neighborhood bar, which is usually jammed with sports folks(about 50-50 White Sox v. Cubs, despite North Side location). I am the only customer. Do not recall the last time this happened. Thanks @mlb.com for putting postseason games on fucking Peacock. @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 5h
How did I not know that Sonny Gray’s nickname is Pickles???
Sonny Gray MLB bio screenshot
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 7h
man goes to doctor. says he missed a fly ball last inning. says life seems harsh and cruel. doctor says. treatment is simple. replace all your blood
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 5h
Red Sox batting prayer as seen from the Audi club
Green baseball field surrounded by blue seats
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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 12h
Today SABR launched an incredible new book and companion website on Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945. It’s the story of 120,000 Japanese Americans who were removed from their homes after Pearl Harbor and forced to live at remote incarceration camps: sabr.org/baseball-at-...
Cover image for SABR’s “Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945,” edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 5h
Found a lucky penny on the subway stairs by Yankee stadium! #nyy #alwildcard
A shiny penny in my hand
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 9h
Thread!
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 9h
I'm delighted by the Yankees' 16-hitter wild card roster. If you have enough position players with even one big league quality skill you have to be nuts to take more than 10 or 11 pitchers to a best-of-three series
blogs.fangraphs.com
Everybody Except the Yankees Is Doing Wild Card Roster Construction Wrong
Only Cashman and Boone are bold enough to design a roster fit for a best-of-three series, rather than a best-of-162.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 20h
I'll be at Yankee Stadium again tonight (Wednesday). Weather should be nice.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 20h
That's because AI wrote it
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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New York Yankees @yankeesbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2 Homers ✅ 4 Hits ✅ 6 RBI ✅ Game Belt ✅
Ben Rice gets the game belt from Will Warren.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 23h
Ah damn!
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 23h
Whoa! I am beta testing a new MLB app and it just let me know Michael King is pitching a no hitter?? With 8 outs to go??
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ohhhh some Red Sox fans left early and had to do the walk of shame as they went down the stairs from the upper deck 😅 They were not prepared to be roasted like that 😂
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Sam Dykstra @samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Final marks: 117 pitches, 77 strikes, 24 whiffs Dominance to the letter by the Cy Young favorite.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No Schlitt, Sherlock
Cam Schlittler for player of the game
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No Schlitt, Sherlock
Cam Schlittler for player of the game
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Whoa. Just heard the first outbreak of “Boston sucks” I’ve heard at Yankee Stadium in a long long time. It had basically died. (Unlike when I was a kid when it was loooouuud all the time)
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight’s game day fit check ! Let’s go Yankees! #Alwildcard #nyy #yankees
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Sam Dykstra @samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don’t think that’s where Erik Miller intended to throw the sinker.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight’s game day fit check ! Let’s go Yankees! #Alwildcard #nyy #yankees
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The MVP chant just broke out for Cam Schlittler #yankees
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you're wondering. Scherzer and Verlander ending with a tie in strikeouts, so neither can retire, is the funniest possible outcome.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So I am at Pokemon night at Fenway park and it’s wild here! Hey @jtkantor.bsky.social can we get the Pokemon theme music?
Pikachu with a Fenway Park catch background
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Joe Posnanski @joeposnanski.com · 23/09/2026
Ultimately, it's the people who make baseball so special. What are you favorite memories of Denny and Kruk?
open.substack.com
Our Friends in the Booth
Two of baseball’s legendary broadcasters – Denny Matthews and Mike Krukow – will celebrate milestones this week.
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tom Willis was born without arms, but he made it his mission to throw the first pitch out at all 30 Major League parks with his feet His 15-year journey was to change the way people perceive disabilities and wanting everyone to focus on what he can do, instead of what he can’t ❤️️👏
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Jason Collette @jasoncollette.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rodon's wins and strikeouts yesterday allowed him to join a group of 16 other active pitchers with at least 100 career wins and 1500 strikeouts. www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
-The Guardians can clinch a Postseason berth today with a win at BOS AND a loss by either TEX vs. NYM or HOU at SEA. -The White Sox can clinch a Postseason berth today with a win at KC AND a loss by TEX vs. NYM. -The Cubs can clinch a Postseason berth today with a win vs. MIA OR a loss by AZ at
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Martha Smith @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every MLB team should give the WPBL $1 million. Prove me wrong.
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The IX Sports @theixsports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How the LA Queens won the first-ever WPBL championship on the night that Ayumi Sato pitched the first-ever WPBL shutout. ✍️ @cliffcorcoran.bsky.social: www.theixsports.com/features/que...
theixsports.com
Queens win first WPBL championship as Sato shuts out Firebells | The IX Sports
Ayami Sato threw the first complete game and shutout in WPBL history to secure the league's first championship for the Los Angeles Queens.
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What a cursed game that WPBL game three of the semifinals was. Broadcast crashing out dozens of times, a player carted off the field with injury, pitchers all over the place... In the end the Heights really made the Queens work for it, but the Sato redemption story was the strongest narrative.
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New York Yankees @yankeesbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
From Hidden Leaf to the Bronx 🍥 Hidden Leaf Chilled Ramen - Section 223: Chilled noodles tossed in a light miso tare, garnished with roasted pork belly, narutomaki (fish cake), cucumber carrot salad, bamboo shoots, and scallions.
Hidden Leaf Chilled Ramen - Section 223
Chilled noodles tossed in a light miso tare, garnished with roasted pork belly, narutomaki (fish cake), cucumber carrot salad, bamboo shoots, and scallions.
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New York Yankees @yankeesbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"My hobby is eating different kinds of ramen" - Naruto Uzumaki 🍜 Today only, celebrate "NARUTO Night" with @yankeestadium exclusive concessions! 👀 Ichiraku's Sweet Treat - Section 125: Petite ramen bowl filled with chocolate cake and topped with buttercream "noodles". Garnished with a gummy
Ichiraku's Sweet Treat - Section 125
Petite ramen bowl filled with chocolate cake and topped with buttercream "noodles". Garnished with a gummy fried egg, narutomaki shaped cookie, icing scallion slices, and Pocky “chopsticks."
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Yankees are hosting Naruto Night tonight and have an exclusive themed food item: Ichiraku's Sweet Treat 👀🍜 It's a ramen bowl filled with chocolate cake that's topped with buttercream "noodles," a gummy "fried egg," a narutomaki-shaped cookie, icing "scallion" slices, and Pocky “chopsticks"
A hand holding a bowl of the Yankees' Naruto-themed menu item. The backdrop is the inside of Yankee Stadium.
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