The statement from the Friends of BLS, which is co-chaired by former BLS Commissioners appointed by Obama and Trump. bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

For months, people have been asking me whether I still trusted gov’t data. My answer was always the same: The stats agencies faced longstanding challenges, some of which Trump was making worse. But there was no sign of political meddling.
I can’t say that anymore.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

Latest installment of Kids are Great…

My goodness Statz. Never knew he had 3k in the minors.

Exit Velocity: Modeling Average Maximum Athletic Effort | Baseball Prospectus A better way to look at average exit velocity.

Today, we explore an overlooked area: how to model average maximum athletic effort, skills at which athletes repeatedly try their hardest, resulting in a heavily left-skewed distribution. Hitting a baseball, throwing a football deep, a first serve in tennis ... examples are everywhere. 1/3

For those new to BlueSky and interested in FanGraphs writers -- or those who aren't, making this an odd choice -- I put together a FanGraphs starter pack of writers/editors who currently are staffers or contributors to the site.

go.bsky.app/Q1Dm1ED

Been a huge problem for me recently during the initial screening process. Honesty and thoughtfulness go much further.

When you realize @jaysonst.bsky.social reads your research (@jeffwzimmerman.bsky.social)

www.nytimes.com/athletic/598... As Juan Soto embarks on $765M future, Ted Williams’ shadow lingers: Where could he end up?

So, Jim Albert was kind enough to share how to code the color palette in R:

baseballwithr.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/u...

cc: @billpetti.bsky.social

Proud dad moment. Congrats to our eldest on her commitment to play lacrosse and continue her studies at Mount Saint Mary’s University

Bernie Williams always had interesting one to me

Same partisan pattern has emerged since at least Obama

Here is my opinion on important #rstats accounts to follow.

go.bsky.app/8pYGwbP

It is very much a curated list by me, and reflects my own opinion. I will be adding to it as I discover more folks i think should be on the list.

Tore rib cartilage following a sneeze

Created a Baseball Analysis Nerds starter pack.

Very much a work in progress, please send me more suggestions, including yourself. (If I'm not familiar with the account, will help if they have an obviously analytics-slanted profile or posts on Blue Sky.)

go.bsky.app/GZjLuxK