Paul Skenes was a high school standout who could have gone to a bigger school for baseball. Instead he opted for Air Force, where he endured basic training, majored in chemistry, tutored teammates and, eventually, was a famously ruthless room inspector: theathletic.com/5483236/2024/0…

Come out tonight!

The library! They let you rent books as long as you return them. It’s a great system.

Legend in two games like I’m Steve Albini, rest in power

This might be the best lede I’ve ever read

Thanks to Mike and the folks at D Magazine for running this excerpt from THE LAST OF HIS KIND. The book is still available for purchase, I’m told. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-mc…

I had a blast at this event last night. Thank you to everyone who came out.

If you have purchased THE LAST OF HIS KIND and you would like a signed, personalized bookplate, please send me an email: ByMcCullough at gmail dot com.

Exploitative. Unethical. Costing players future earnings.

Why the Perfect Game, Fanatics deal has agents raising concerns: theathletic.com/5474072/2024/0…

And if you’re in LA: Come to Stories Books & Cafe tonight! Plaschke will be there. I’ll be there. Dylan will be there. There are even rumors that Pedro Moura will be there. storiesla.com/events/36494

The Athletic was gracious enough to run another excerpt. This is basically the first chapter of the book. Give it a chance, man! theathletic.com/5467322/2024/0…

I wrote a book that comes out today. It’s called THE LAST OF HIS KIND. It’s a biography of Clayton Kershaw. Thank you to those who have preordered copies and shown interest. It’s been the most engrossing, rewarding work of my career. I hope you enjoy it. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-mc…

And if you’re in LA: Come to Stories Books & Cafe tonight! Plaschke will be there. I’ll be there. Dylan will be there. There are even rumors that Pedro Moura will be there. storiesla.com/events/36494

I really enjoyed this — and I don’t enjoy many things.

Walked the longest street in Los Angeles, had a blast, wrote about it. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…

To the good people of Los Angeles: Please come to Stories in Echo Park on Tuesday evening. There will be a reading and a Q&A with the great Bill Plaschke. I'll probably do my impression of Bill. It'll be fun, come on out. storiesla.com/events/36494

If you or someone you know is the “It’s Just A Game Pal” guy from the 2015 World Series described here, I would like to express my eternal gratitude.

Thank you for taking the time, Jimbo. I hope you enjoy it. Everyone should follow Jimbo's lead, in my opinion: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-mc…