Patrick Dubuque
@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com
bbwaa // writer with a thrift store degree // managing editor @ baseball prospectus
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Writing a baseball article and taking shots at the Garfield board game of 1981, feels good. This is what I was meant to do with my life
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Somehow, having a baby just turned @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social's brain up a notch
September 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Somehow, having a baby just turned @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social's brain up a notch
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Today at @baseballprospectus.com: An large institutional shareholder of Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. sent a letter to the Board of Directors urging it to put the team up for sale. Can they force the issue? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Atlanta Braves Holdings: Barbarians at the Chop House? | Baseball Prospectus
On Monday, an investment firm, Beach Inlet Capital Management, sent (and publicly disclosed) a letter to the Board of Directors of Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., the publicly-traded company that owns…
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September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Today at @baseballprospectus.com: An large institutional shareholder of Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. sent a letter to the Board of Directors urging it to put the team up for sale. Can they force the issue? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
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Heretofore unseen levels of hell yeah, brother
September 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Heretofore unseen levels of hell yeah, brother
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I'm pretty sad to announce the final series of the #WPBL season starts tonight. But I'm SO excited to watch it!
I did a little dive into the obstacles of roster management in a series like this. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
I did a little dive into the obstacles of roster management in a series like this. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Playoff Management in a 6.00 ERA League | Baseball Prospectus
The first-ever season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) begins its ultimate series tonight. It has been a journey too quick, too excellent to be saying goodbye already, but we play th...
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September 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I'm pretty sad to announce the final series of the #WPBL season starts tonight. But I'm SO excited to watch it!
I did a little dive into the obstacles of roster management in a series like this. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
I did a little dive into the obstacles of roster management in a series like this. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
It's wild that they keep letting the Seattle Mariners play baseball games. Feel like someone should give them a time out
September 16, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It's wild that they keep letting the Seattle Mariners play baseball games. Feel like someone should give them a time out
Irresponsible and spontaneous poll question: what is your least favorite word
September 15, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Irresponsible and spontaneous poll question: what is your least favorite word
New episode of Five & Dive for your listening enjoyment. @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social, @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com and talked mostly about disappointment. I hosted, which is almost certainly a complete coincidence.
Five & Dive Episode 580: What Would You Say You Did Here? | Baseball Prospectus
Looking at the latest in the AL playoff race, as well as other disappointments.
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September 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
New episode of Five & Dive for your listening enjoyment. @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social, @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com and talked mostly about disappointment. I hosted, which is almost certainly a complete coincidence.
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In the at-bat of the year, Tristan Peters might have won the Central for the scrambling, scrapping White Sox. All he had to do was survive 18 pitches in which Gavin Williams made, I dunno, 1.2 mistakes? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Eighteen Pitches | Baseball Prospectus
Breaking down a battle for the ages, that also took ages.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
In the at-bat of the year, Tristan Peters might have won the Central for the scrambling, scrapping White Sox. All he had to do was survive 18 pitches in which Gavin Williams made, I dunno, 1.2 mistakes? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
(harmonized in minor key) taco's
September 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
(harmonized in minor key) taco's
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Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Are fans of TB, LAD, and MIL feeling confident about the tournament because their teams are 8-4 this month? (NYY are 8-3 but their fans are never confident.) Are CHW fans distraught about their 4-8? Maybe pump the brakes. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Is A Whimper as Good as a Bang? | Baseball Prospectus
We’re down to the final days of the 2026 season. The leaders of only two divisions hold a lead of fewer than four games. The Padres and Diamondbacks are duking it out for the final National League…
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September 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Are fans of TB, LAD, and MIL feeling confident about the tournament because their teams are 8-4 this month? (NYY are 8-3 but their fans are never confident.) Are CHW fans distraught about their 4-8? Maybe pump the brakes. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Man, the Tigers broadcast is just so good
September 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Man, the Tigers broadcast is just so good
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Munetaka Murakami didn't get a huge contract because teams worried about his contact rate. Were they right? Yes, but he's mashing anyway. @baseballprospectus.com
Five terms herein:
-smacking
-Matt Wallner
-coming up empty
-triple crown
-tilts downward
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Five terms herein:
-smacking
-Matt Wallner
-coming up empty
-triple crown
-tilts downward
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Munetaka Murakami is Rewriting the Contact Rate Rules | Baseball Prospectus
Thirty teams gambled on Murakami's whiff rate when he came stateside, and 29 of them lost.
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September 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Munetaka Murakami didn't get a huge contract because teams worried about his contact rate. Were they right? Yes, but he's mashing anyway. @baseballprospectus.com
Five terms herein:
-smacking
-Matt Wallner
-coming up empty
-triple crown
-tilts downward
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Five terms herein:
-smacking
-Matt Wallner
-coming up empty
-triple crown
-tilts downward
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
googled a joke to see if anyone had made it before, no one had but google's ai responded with "what a clever joke, you mixed those two disparate ideas!" so now I'm burying it forever
September 14, 2026 at 5:36 AM
googled a joke to see if anyone had made it before, no one had but google's ai responded with "what a clever joke, you mixed those two disparate ideas!" so now I'm burying it forever
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Just in time for Dylan Cease's start, I'd like to present my newest dumb baseball website: STACHECAST
Were you wondering whether Cease pitches better with that giant stache, with the long beard, or with something else? We have the answer. Maybe.
stachecast.lol
Were you wondering whether Cease pitches better with that giant stache, with the long beard, or with something else? We have the answer. Maybe.
stachecast.lol
STACHECAST
Investigating the question on everyone's minds: how does Dylan Cease's facial hair affect his starts?
stachecast.lol
September 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Just in time for Dylan Cease's start, I'd like to present my newest dumb baseball website: STACHECAST
Were you wondering whether Cease pitches better with that giant stache, with the long beard, or with something else? We have the answer. Maybe.
stachecast.lol
Were you wondering whether Cease pitches better with that giant stache, with the long beard, or with something else? We have the answer. Maybe.
stachecast.lol
I get why people are excited, but I feel like there's a 19-1 game like twice a week these days
September 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I get why people are excited, but I feel like there's a 19-1 game like twice a week these days
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The book cover has dropped. Will be released in January, like it or not.
September 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The book cover has dropped. Will be released in January, like it or not.
This fun run reminding all the joggers that to the dust they shall return
September 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This fun run reminding all the joggers that to the dust they shall return
A fisherman’s guide, except instead of tide tables it provides the exact dates and times when Phillies season die and are reborn
September 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A fisherman’s guide, except instead of tide tables it provides the exact dates and times when Phillies season die and are reborn
Three innings of this in Reds-Brewers tonight, what a gift
Position-player pitching didn’t have to become a problem, but position players went and made it a problem. We need to fix it, but in the meantime, we at least have to make them care.
Forget Max Effort, Let's Talk Min Effort | Baseball Prospectus
When it comes to position-player pitching, the blank spaces have filled in and the fun is gone.
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September 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Three innings of this in Reds-Brewers tonight, what a gift
If I were to ever throw out a first pitch (and I will never throw out a first pitch), you'd better believe I'd Quisenberry that shit all the way to the backstop
September 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If I were to ever throw out a first pitch (and I will never throw out a first pitch), you'd better believe I'd Quisenberry that shit all the way to the backstop
ICYMI: A Friday afternoon rant for your enjoyment/shared desperation
Position-player pitching didn’t have to become a problem, but position players went and made it a problem. We need to fix it, but in the meantime, we at least have to make them care.
Forget Max Effort, Let's Talk Min Effort | Baseball Prospectus
When it comes to position-player pitching, the blank spaces have filled in and the fun is gone.
www.baseballprospectus.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
ICYMI: A Friday afternoon rant for your enjoyment/shared desperation
Position-player pitching didn’t have to become a problem, but position players went and made it a problem. We need to fix it, but in the meantime, we at least have to make them care.
Forget Max Effort, Let's Talk Min Effort | Baseball Prospectus
When it comes to position-player pitching, the blank spaces have filled in and the fun is gone.
www.baseballprospectus.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Position-player pitching didn’t have to become a problem, but position players went and made it a problem. We need to fix it, but in the meantime, we at least have to make them care.
Sentimental pick: Sweetness Follows
Ironic pick: Binky the Doormat
Actual pick: Life and How to Live It
Ironic pick: Binky the Doormat
Actual pick: Life and How to Live It
Name your fav R.E.M. song.
September 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Sentimental pick: Sweetness Follows
Ironic pick: Binky the Doormat
Actual pick: Life and How to Live It
Ironic pick: Binky the Doormat
Actual pick: Life and How to Live It
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Started writing an article about deadline deals that went south, and wound up writing a second article inside the first one about how truly special the Taylor Ward disaster has been for Seattle.
Taylor, Unmade | Baseball Prospectus
Not every deadline deal is going to work out. Not many will go this badly.
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September 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Started writing an article about deadline deals that went south, and wound up writing a second article inside the first one about how truly special the Taylor Ward disaster has been for Seattle.
Started writing an article about deadline deals that went south, and wound up writing a second article inside the first one about how truly special the Taylor Ward disaster has been for Seattle.
Taylor, Unmade | Baseball Prospectus
Not every deadline deal is going to work out. Not many will go this badly.
www.baseballprospectus.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Started writing an article about deadline deals that went south, and wound up writing a second article inside the first one about how truly special the Taylor Ward disaster has been for Seattle.