The Knothole
Michael SwartzThis is my baseball Substack page, with an emphasis on the beauty and history of the game. It's also going to be the new home of my Shorebird of the Week Tracker and Hall of Fame.
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The halfway point, 2025-26 edition
Because I’d rather not put up a post here on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, this will be the last post here for 2025. I’ll return to The Knothole on January 8.
Is that a bad draft?
From my COVID seat behind third base, here’s Jordan Westburg playing there when he was with Delmarva for the first month of the 2021 season.
Introducing: The Shorebird of the Week Hall of Fame Class of 2025
I figured I better take some photos of Basallo while he was here because by the end of July when I took this, I figured Samuel wasn’t much longer for the Carolina League. Now he’s a favorite to play in the American League for 2026.
Things to be thankful for in 2025...
I posted this last year, but a few things have changed. Since it’s Thanksgiving, and not much is going on in the world of baseball, I decided to run with the format again.
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An architect by day and writer by night. My work isn't just on Substack, but appears on The Patriot Post, too. I have also written two books, with the last being The Rise and Fall of the TEA Party (2019).
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