Explain Boston to Me
@stabert.bsky.social
Lee Stabert. Host of Explain Boston to Me. Podcaster. Writer. Editor. Hot-link adder. Ex/always Philadelphia. Phillies baseball is pain/life.
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[dealing with the rollercoaster of life, with its neverending array of ups and down] oh well, it'll be okay
[watching a baseball game] THIS FRIGGIN BULLPEN I SWEAR TO GOD
[watching a baseball game] THIS FRIGGIN BULLPEN I SWEAR TO GOD
September 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
[dealing with the rollercoaster of life, with its neverending array of ups and down] oh well, it'll be okay
[watching a baseball game] THIS FRIGGIN BULLPEN I SWEAR TO GOD
[watching a baseball game] THIS FRIGGIN BULLPEN I SWEAR TO GOD
This baseball team drives me insane.
September 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This baseball team drives me insane.
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The Phillies, comatose for eight innings, just won their ninth straight game by scoring six runs in the ninth inning. Kyle Schwarber hits their first walk-off homer in more than three years. What in the absolute hell.
August 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Phillies, comatose for eight innings, just won their ninth straight game by scoring six runs in the ninth inning. Kyle Schwarber hits their first walk-off homer in more than three years. What in the absolute hell.
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Phillies win, and all it cost was the collective sanity of anyone who witnessed these 3 hours, 30 minutes of Major League Baseball.
August 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Phillies win, and all it cost was the collective sanity of anyone who witnessed these 3 hours, 30 minutes of Major League Baseball.
Walking the league leader in hitting into double plays was a choice…I’ll take it!!
August 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Walking the league leader in hitting into double plays was a choice…I’ll take it!!
Yesterday my husband pointed out that I am always saying, "What are we going here?!?!?!" Well, if the Phillies could answer the question, I COULD STOP ASKING.
July 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Yesterday my husband pointed out that I am always saying, "What are we going here?!?!?!" Well, if the Phillies could answer the question, I COULD STOP ASKING.
Hear me out: the Phillies should sell at the deadline
July 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Hear me out: the Phillies should sell at the deadline
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Welp, back to hating my baseball team. Get it together, Phillies.
July 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Welp, back to hating my baseball team. Get it together, Phillies.
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This bullpen 😭😭😭😭
July 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
This bullpen 😭😭😭😭
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The worst part of this trade is going to be when my wife asks why I’m in such a bad mood and I have to tell her that it’s because of Paul George and then explain who that is.
July 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The worst part of this trade is going to be when my wife asks why I’m in such a bad mood and I have to tell her that it’s because of Paul George and then explain who that is.
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Lol at @stabert.bsky.social saying "I now know the Seaport used to be parking lots."
I wonder if she learned that from my darts teammate, Billy Cox (aka Billy Lots). www.instagram.com/reel/DNoaxmV...
I wonder if she learned that from my darts teammate, Billy Cox (aka Billy Lots). www.instagram.com/reel/DNoaxmV...
June 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Lol at @stabert.bsky.social saying "I now know the Seaport used to be parking lots."
I wonder if she learned that from my darts teammate, Billy Cox (aka Billy Lots). www.instagram.com/reel/DNoaxmV...
I wonder if she learned that from my darts teammate, Billy Cox (aka Billy Lots). www.instagram.com/reel/DNoaxmV...
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Austria-Argentina is a top-tier "just to be clear, what exactly did your great-grandfather do for work" game
June 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Austria-Argentina is a top-tier "just to be clear, what exactly did your great-grandfather do for work" game
Married to the man behind one of @newyorker.com's best books of 2026 so far! @dygottlieb.bsky.social #yuppies www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
What We’re Reading
Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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June 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Married to the man behind one of @newyorker.com's best books of 2026 so far! @dygottlieb.bsky.social #yuppies www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
This Andrew Painter situation is becoming untenable. And I saw him have a great start at Fenway a month ago!
June 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This Andrew Painter situation is becoming untenable. And I saw him have a great start at Fenway a month ago!
I feel like I have been waiting for Adolis Garcia to hit a home run like that — a pulled no-doubter — all year. Cranked it!
June 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I feel like I have been waiting for Adolis Garcia to hit a home run like that — a pulled no-doubter — all year. Cranked it!
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i was upset at the phillies for leaving too many men on base
they have addressed the issue by not getting anyone on base to begin with
i suppose this one is on me for not being specific
they have addressed the issue by not getting anyone on base to begin with
i suppose this one is on me for not being specific
May 25, 2026 at 11:56 PM
i was upset at the phillies for leaving too many men on base
they have addressed the issue by not getting anyone on base to begin with
i suppose this one is on me for not being specific
they have addressed the issue by not getting anyone on base to begin with
i suppose this one is on me for not being specific
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Big thanks to @stabert.bsky.social for talking to Andy Woodruff about the upcoming Boston in 50 Maps! A great way to learn a bit more about the many surprising factors that shaped Boston’s complex city layout and history.
Check it out below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check it out below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Explain Boston to Me: Boston’s Spaghetti Streets with Andy Woodruff
Whether it was cow paths or Puritan obstinance, the roots of Boston’s grid-less city run deep. To talk about the city’s geography, we’re joined by Andy Woodruff, author of the new book “Boston in 50 M...
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May 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Big thanks to @stabert.bsky.social for talking to Andy Woodruff about the upcoming Boston in 50 Maps! A great way to learn a bit more about the many surprising factors that shaped Boston’s complex city layout and history.
Check it out below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check it out below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Boston/Cambridge folks: come help me launch YUPPIES with @quinnslobodian.com at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social.
Tomorrow at 7pm
Tomorrow at 7pm
May 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Boston/Cambridge folks: come help me launch YUPPIES with @quinnslobodian.com at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social.
Tomorrow at 7pm
Tomorrow at 7pm
@dygottlieb.bsky.social leading the @nytimes.com op-ed section today. WTF/beaming with pride.
Opinion | How Yuppies Changed America
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May 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
@dygottlieb.bsky.social leading the @nytimes.com op-ed section today. WTF/beaming with pride.