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Darius Austin

@dariusa64.bsky.social

Depth chart administrator @ Baseball Prospectus. Matt Chapman correspondent @ Bat Flips and Nerds. Mario Kart 64 enthusiast. Webb-Albers Championship commissioner.

200 Followers  |  463 Following  |  1 Posts  |  Joined: 11.01.2025  |  1.7975

Latest posts by dariusa64.bsky.social on Bluesky

Very sadly I think the domain itself is gone so this link is now broken!

02.01.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to visit a stadium that doesn’t exist Is it still a home game if the team won’t call it home?

We are thrilled to have master wordsmith Nick Stillman making a cameo on the site and writing about the experience of attending a game in Sacramento: www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/5/8/244...

09.05.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Hot takes wanted! πŸ”₯

We’re hopping on the podcast mics tonight to debate β€˜who are the best 10 players in baseball’?

And we want to hear your lists - or at least an outside shout at who you think we should consider. Go! πŸ’¬

09.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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03.04.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Here is a video to tell you that starting Monday you can get written content (for now! video to come? maybe!) from me and @zcrizer.bsky.social at bandwagon.substack.com

We'd love to have you aboard.

21.03.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Cincinnati Reds: 2025 Season Preview It is just over a year since I stepped away from Cincinnati Reds fanship, yet I still hoped I would jealously watch them in the postseason as I firmly stuck to my β€œdon’t follow any one …

Cincinnati Reds: World Series wannabes or "One Superstar floating above a layer of mediocrity"?

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/22/c...

22.03.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota Twins – 2025 Season Preview The Minnesota Twins seem to be stuck in mediocrity. Since the 2019 β€˜Bomba Squad’ Twins hit their high water mark in both home runs and wins for the franchise, they have since played almost exactly …

Royce Lewis = injured
Brooks Lee = injured

… at least Byron Buxton is fit

Here’s Charlie Deeks’ Minnesota Twins preview

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/23/m...

23.03.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Chicago Cubs: 2025 season preview For the second straight year, the Cubs came within touching distance of the postseason in 2024 but their lack of depth and superstar talent cost them once again. This offseason they addressed both …

It’s a winnable division. Can the Chicago Cubs capitalise?

Here’s Sean Guest’s season preview @thatlondoncubsfan.bsky.social

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/17/c...

18.03.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW POD! πŸŽ™οΈ

We’re talking 2025 Breakout Candidates, latest news and some silly Spring Training stat lines! ⚾️

Tune in at the usual places or on YouTube at the link below!

youtu.be/lia46ibOaMI?...

14.03.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Toronto Blue Jays: Are they the Tottenham Hotspur of MLB? I first fell in love with baseball and the Blue Jays when my wife and I honeymooned in Toronto and went to see our first live game. Before we left, a friend told us that the Jays were the equivalen…

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/02/20/t...

20.02.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Your five-minute roundup of this week’s baseball news is up on the Bat Flips & Nerds website

07.02.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mariners Reportedly Re-Sign Veteran INF Jorge Polanco Last night, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Mariners have re-signed free-agent INF Jorge Polanco. The deal is for one-year, for $7.75 million, with $750k of that being a vesting/mut…

Wrote some words about the Polanco re-signing for @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/01/31/m...

31.01.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW POD! πŸŽ™οΈ

The team looks back on 2024 and makes some suggestions of things to bin and keep from that season.

They then look forward to new and old things for 2025.

Tune in on YouTube at the link below or via your favourite podcast platform!

youtu.be/_HlgQ7qJL0o

31.01.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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21.01.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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