Steve Gardner
@steveagardner
Baseball writer/reporter and Senior Fantasy Editor for USA TODAY Sports with a soft spot for a former life in radio. Laughing all these many years. BBWAA, FSWA, JMU.
A little late to the viewing party, but caught the moon , Venus and Jupiter (?) in the sky over Manassas. @capitalweather.com
Probably easy to figure out who this is ... but all that green is just beautiful.
Amazing. As they came down the stretch, the horse with the red cap jockey (far left) somehow won the Kentucky Derby. Video (from bsky.app/profile/cjze...): bsky.app/profile/cjze...
#LABR Mixed draft is in the books. Thanks to all the participants for making it a great kickoff to the #fantasybaseball season. Here's my overview of what fantasy managers can take away from the proceedings. Complete with full draft grid. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
The #LABR Mixed draft is set for tonight at 8 p.m. ET with 15 #fantasybaseball experts battling live for 29 rounds. You can follow the live draft grid here: www.rtsports.com/labr-mixed-d... And listen to live coverage on @siriusxmfantasy.bsky.social (Ch. 87) www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
First #fantasybaseball draft of the season and so far I'm having fun dreaming about the upside of this team. (15-team draft-and-hold)
At the end of the season, it's time to hand out final grades. Here's your instructor @paulmyerberg.bsky.social. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
No cheating. Realest with the most recent picture of your pet. (Had to add a second to identify said pet, Chester)
Just sent in my Hall of Fame ballot yesterday. And wrote about the decision-making process today. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Where else can you get #fantasyfootball waiver wire content like this? Good luck in your playoff matchups this week! www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Have a #fantasyfootball draft coming up? The Fantasy Extra issue of Sports Weekly from @usatodaysports.usatoday.com is now available! Here's my overview column to help you get ready. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Get ready for #fantasyfootball draft season! Here's an annotated overview of @usatodaysports.usatoday.com's top 200 overall players for this season. You can find our staff's rankings by position here too. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Forgot to share my exclusive fan-shot video of Page McConnell of #Phish throwing out the first pitch at the Mets game against the Angels on 7/23. Ladies and gentlemen, the Chairman of the Boards.
Who has the best overall stats from the past full season? With a big assist from Matt Cederholm of @baseballhq.com, here are the 5x5 #fantasybaseball leaders from July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. I used the numbers to pick the most deserving All-Star starters: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Is it me or does anyone else think the person doing the voiceover for Traveller whiskey on those commercials on MLB Network sound like someone doing a (pretty good) Buck Showalter impression? Wonder what Buck's tagline would be?? Perhaps "Meticulously scouted to do maximum damage."
We've got quite a duel tonight between Stanford's Booker and Western Carolina's Matthews.
Closing out #LABR weekend tonight with the Mixed auction. Great group of folks on hand trying to take away the crown @razzball.bsky.social won last year. Starts at 6 p.m. ET. Follow along with the live draft grid here: rtsports.com/labr-mixed-a... (1/2)
Let's stir up some baseball thoughts on this snowy day. Our staff got together to project every MLB team's win total for 2025 and here's how it turned out. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
I know it's a little early to be thinking about next year with the Baseball Hall of Fame, but if you want to know who has the best ERA+ of anyone on next year's ballot, I'll let you in on a secret. It's Chris Davis.
Chester is having the same issues Nelson is. It’s a very delicate balance on the medicine. But we’re hopeful we’ve found the right dosage to get him to Year 16 and beyond.