Joe Posnanski

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Writer, author, podcaster, father, husband, juggler and believer in blue skies.

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As we sit in the hours between last night’s Home Run Derby and tonight’s All-Star Game, the lull in baseball’s star power grows more apparent.

Where Are the Stars?open.substack.com The All-Star Game will highlight that it’s a really weird time in baseball.

Back home, signing more books. My brilliant readers are the best.

Look, it’s just not as fun to see Paul Skenes throw 7 incredible no-hit innings and not have a chance to go for the no-hitter. I’m not saying there’s any way to go back in time. But it’s obviously not as much fun.

We return to our semi-regularly scheduled nonsense this week on the PosCast.

‎The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur: What's in a (Baseball) Name? on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur, Ep What's in a (Baseball) Name? - Jul 9, 2024

Baseball obsessed Linda Holmes is the best Linda Holmes.

“Rookie pitchers, man” cuts both ways.

If you’ve been itching to have a say in the JoeBlogs 100 Best Players Right Now, you’re up! Big on statistics? Go play. Love debating who has the best baseball name? Go play. Just like clicking buttons? Go play.

A Best Players in Baseball Game!open.substack.com A few updates, and a fun and addictive best player in baseball game...

I imagine it will shock none of you to hear that, once again, I’ve started something new over on JoeBlogs. This week I’m introducing G.O.A.T., starting with the 5 sweetest swings of all time.

The Five Sweetest Swings of All Timeopen.substack.com And they’re probably not going to be the five you're expecting…

Today is all about baseball on the PosCast! We have some headlines, some predictions for the second half of the season, and the “on pace game.”

Halfway Through The Baseball Season Already?theposcast.substack.com Joe and Mike go through recent headlines and make predictions for the second half of the MLB season! Plus, another “one last meaningless thing to end this meaningless thing”.

I can’t explain or control these sudden obsessions … now it’s fountain pens (and a @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com mention!)

Fountain Pens and Silly Obsessionsjoeblogs.joeposnanski.com It’s one last meaningless thing…

Part 2 of the Midway Baseball Extravaganza is here (AL Edition)!

Midway Baseball Extravaganza (AL Edition)open.substack.com Let’s look at where things stand in the American League, division by division.

It's the Midway Baseball Extravaganza (NL Edition)!

Midway Baseball Extraganza (NL Edition)joeblogs.joeposnanski.com We’re halfway through the baseball season, so let’s see where things stand…

GLB, according to me.

My Choice for Greatest Living Ballplayer…open.substack.com Sure, I probably overthought it… but I love my final choice for GLB.

The sky seems a little less bright today. The music sounds just a bit bluer. The stars feel farther away. Willie Mays is gone.

“Isn’t Willie Mays Wonderful?”joeblogs.joeposnanski.com The sky seems a little less bright today. The music sounds just a bit bluer. The stars feel farther away. Willie Mays is gone. He stopped playing baseball more than 50 years ago, and yet you can see h...

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The PosCast has a newsletter now! After some 50-odd years of doing this show, Mike and I wanted to introduce something new. So here it is! Go check it out, subscribe, and enjoy an extension of our usual nonsense.

The PosCast is Coming to Substack!open.substack.com Hi, welcome to the new PosCast, which is basically just like the old PosCast. I’m Joe Posnanski and with me is Michael Schur … Michael, welcome. … … Weird. I thought he’d just appear on here and answe...

Did I just get a letter from Tom Hanks?? What??

I’d like to think it’s always a fun time over on my blog, but we’ve got some really great stuff happening right now (like my HoF Plaque Project). So here’s a special offer for you: a week-long free trial, so you can dive into the entire Revisiting Greatness series and whatever else we get into.

Subscribe to JoeBlogsjoeblogs.joeposnanski.com Essays that brighten up your day from “Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star.”. Click to read JoeBlogs, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Some thoughts/stories/people from the aforementioned blast that was the London Series.

Our London Magical Mystery Touropen.substack.com The Great British Baseball Bakeoff, Bryce as hero and a new Eckstein stat.

Well, this was an incredible series in London. What a blast.

There’s always room for another blog project.

Revisiting Greatness: A Plaque Projectopen.substack.com “I was once described by a now-defunct publication as ‘the guru of statistics,’ and by Sparky Anderson as a ‘fat little guy with a beard who knows nothing about baseball.’ Actually, I’m about seven in...

Your favorite new/old PosCast segment returned last week: it’s Headlines! Some are just one word and some could’ve been an email—but ALL are discussed at great (I mean GREAT) length. If you missed it, take this as a sign to ease on into the weekend with Mike & me.

‎The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur: We're back! With The Headlines on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur, Ep We're back! With The Headlines - May 21, 2024

The Fame 50 series is back after a brief* hiatus! *60 JoeBlogs posts Maybe I’ll buy myself another new fountain pen to celebrate (any recommendations?)

Fame 43: Clayton Kershawopen.substack.com OK, it has been 77 days since we had our last entry in the Fame 50 series—where I count down the 50 most famous baseball players of the last 50 years. During that time, I’ve done 60 JoeBlogs posts, in...

“The Bear” is really a baseball show, the Rockies are the “Unfrosted” of the MLB, I’m the old guy in all the sports documentaries… There are a lot of thoughts in this weeks blogs—and it’s only Wednesday. Don’t fall behind!

JoeBlogs | Joe Posnanski | Substackopen.substack.com Essays that brighten up your day from “Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star.”. Click to read JoeBlogs, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Hoping this makes up for the lack of a Monday blog. Head over and add some commentary, feedback, whatever feels right.

The 100 Best Players in Baseballopen.substack.com This “100 Best Players in Baseball” list took me a lot longer to put together than I expected (which explains why we didn’t have a post on Monday). I think it’s because I’m looking at it as a potentia...

I’m so happy that a younger version of me hid this in a desk drawer knowing that it would bring me great joy when, sometime in the distant future, I would clean and find it.

How many offers should you have to turn down before being allowed to cancel a subscription?

Monday! The beginning of the week brings an end to my baseball previews with the top 4 (2 today, and the last 2 tomorrow). Then, back to our top 50 in 50 years and onto more WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL excitement, assorted sports, some pop culture…you know, all the things.

How does something this bad happen?

old jersey (left) new jersey (right)

Happy Opening Day, everybody. The days are getting longer, summer is in sight, and everybody is in first place.

Anyone up for a little math problem? Context: We are 3 days into the week. Equation: (Joe + Computer) x JoeBlogs 2024 Baseball Previews = how many blog posts? If you guessed 3 (one per day from Monday to today), double it, go get caught up, and get back to me.