My 2026 2/3 All-Majors Team: C Dillon Dingler 1B Willson Contreras 2B Bryce Turang 3B Kevin McGonigle SS Bobby Witt Jr. OF Pete Crow Armstrong OF James Woods OF Cedanne Rafaela DH Yordan Alvarez SP Christopher Sanchez, Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler, Dylan Cease, Shohei Ohtani RP Louis Varland

My 2025 All-Majors Team: C Cal Raleigh 1B Matt Olson 2B Nico Hoerner 3B Jose Ramirez SS Bobby Witt Jr. OF Aaron Judge OF Corbin Carroll OF Fernando Tatis Jr. DH Shohei Ohtani SP Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, Christopher Sanchez, Garrett Crochet, Max Fried RP Cade Smith

My 2024 All-Majors Team: C William Contreras 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2B Ketel Marte 3B Jose Ramirez SS Bobby Whitt Jr. OF Aaron Judge OF Juan Soto OF Jarren Duran DH Shohei Ohtani SP Chris Sale, Tarik Skubal, Zach Wheeler, Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo RP Emmanuel Clase

My 2023 All-Majors Team: C William Contreras 1B Freddie Freeman 2B Marcus Semien 3B Austin Riley SS Corey Seager OF Ronald Acuna Jr. OF Mookie Betts OF Juan Soto DH Shohei Ohtani SP Gerrit Cole, Blake Snell, Zach Wheeler, Spencer Strider, Logan Webb RP Felix Bautista

My 2022 All-Majors Team: C JT Realmuto 1B Paul Goldschmidt 2B Jose Altuve 3B Nolan Arenado SS Dansby Swanson OF Aaron Judge OF Mike Trout OF Yordan Alvarez DH Freddie Freeman SP Sandy Alcantara, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Max Friend, Aaron Nola RP Edwin Diaz

I am kinda/sorta breaking my rules here (Tatis might be my pick for DH) because otherwise there is no place for the best player in baseball. Shohei Ohtani is a unicorm part 58902342098

Exploring Baseball History@bballhist.bsky.social · 2h ago

My 2021 All-Majors Team: C Buster Posey 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2B Marcus Semien 3B Jose Ramirez SS Trea Turner OF Juan Soto OF Bryce Harper OF Brian Reynolds DH Shohei Ohtani SP Zach Wheeler, Corbin Burns, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Walker Buehler RP Josh Hader

My 2021 All-Majors Team: C Buster Posey 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2B Marcus Semien 3B Jose Ramirez SS Trea Turner OF Juan Soto OF Bryce Harper OF Brian Reynolds DH Shohei Ohtani SP Zach Wheeler, Corbin Burns, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Walker Buehler RP Josh Hader

The answer to this is YES! It would be better!!!

Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 3h ago

Wow. Recency bias is a powerful thing. (So is learned helplessness.)

August 13, 2016 was a lot of fun!

James Smyth@jamessmyth621.bsky.social · 18h ago

George Lombard Jr. is the 14th Yankee to hit a home run in his MLB debut!

This team doesn't look as weird as one might expect given a 60 game season.

Exploring Baseball History@bballhist.bsky.social · 23h ago

FWIW, My 2020 All-Majors Team: C Salvador Perez 1B Freddie Freeman 2B DJ LeMahieu 3B Jose Ramirez SS Fernando Tatis Jr. OF Mookie Betts OF Marcell Ozuna OF Juan Soto DH Brandon Belt SP Shane Bieber, Yu Darvish, Trevor Bauer, Jacob DeGrom, Dallas Keuchel RP Devin Williams

FWIW, My 2020 All-Majors Team: C Salvador Perez 1B Freddie Freeman 2B DJ LeMahieu 3B Jose Ramirez SS Fernando Tatis Jr. OF Mookie Betts OF Marcell Ozuna OF Juan Soto DH Brandon Belt SP Shane Bieber, Yu Darvish, Trevor Bauer, Jacob DeGrom, Dallas Keuchel RP Devin Williams

My 2019 All-Majors Team: C JT Realmuto 1B Pete Alonso 2B Ketel Marte 3B Alex Bregman SS Marcus Semien OF Cody Bellinger OF Mike Trout OF Christian Yelich DH Nelson Cruz SP Gerrit Cole, Jacob DeGrom, Lance Lynn, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer RP Liam Hendricks

My 2018 All-Majors Team: C JT Realmuto 1B Paul Goldschmidt 2B Javy Baez 3B Alex Bregman SS Francisco Lindor OF Mookie Betts OF Mike Trout OF Christian Yelich DH JD Martinez SP Jacob DeGrom, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, Aaron Nola RP Blake Treinen

My 2017 All-Majors Team: C Buster Posey 1B Joey Votto 2B Jose Altuve 3B Kris Bryant SS Francisco Lindor OF Aaron Judge OF Mike Trout OF Giancarlo Stanton DH JD Martinez SP Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Luis Severino RP Kenley Jansen

This is a fun team as a whole new generation announces itself: Bryant, Freeman, Machado, Betts, Altuve all getting their first nod. Also the first time that Kershaw, Verlander, and Scherzer all made the team. Going deeper Lindor/Ramirez take CLE to the World Series and Judge makes his debut.

Exploring Baseball History@bballhist.bsky.social · 23h ago

My 2016 All-Majors Team: C Buster Posey 1B Freddie Freeman 2B Jose Altuve 3B Kris Bryant SS Manny Machado OF Mike Trout OF Mookie Betts OF Adam Eaton DH David Ortiz SP Jose Fernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, John Lester RP Andrew Miller

My 2016 All-Majors Team: C Buster Posey 1B Freddie Freeman 2B Jose Altuve 3B Kris Bryant SS Manny Machado OF Mike Trout OF Mookie Betts OF Adam Eaton DH David Ortiz SP Jose Fernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, John Lester RP Andrew Miller

"Bluesky is a political echo chamber" okay but I'm mostly here to chat with fun internet people and post art and make jokes, I cannot stress how much I don't care

HUGE: Under Mayor Mamdani, New York City just recorded its safest first 7 months of a year in history—and its safest July ever. In July: Major crime dropped 13% Murder dropped 32% Robberies dropped 15% Vehicle thefts dropped 25% Democratic mayors are putting public safety first.

Overall I feel that the Yankees got two good hitters but not overall impact players and gave up a number of interesting prospects. I am sort of 'fine' with this deadline. Wish they had been the ones to get Adley but I am not sure if they could have matched Boston's package, esp. w/o lombard.

Exploring Baseball History@bballhist.bsky.social · 2d ago

Not sure what to think of the Ramos trade. He is useful but not close to a star player and I have heard a lot of good things about Lalane. And this may be weird but since Jeff wasn't a big project, I can't count Kaeden Kent out.

Not sure what to think of the Ramos trade. He is useful but not close to a star player and I have heard a lot of good things about Lalane. And this may be weird but since Jeff wasn't a big project, I can't count Kaeden Kent out.

I have been a little skeptical of the Elias hate among the many O's fans in my timeline. He did build a good young core in 23-24! But this move really pushes me into their camp. Elias can rebuild but go no further. This is a bad trade no matter what the haul is for what it says.

Exploring Baseball History@bballhist.bsky.social · 2d ago

I would be very mad if I were an Orioles fan. 2.5 games out and they sell a guy who isn't even a rental. You build around Rutschman, not trade him early when you are a few games out.

I would be very mad if I were an Orioles fan. 2.5 games out and they sell a guy who isn't even a rental. You build around Rutschman, not trade him early when you are a few games out.

Like the Yankees, the Phillies got a much needed bat where the positional for is not obvious (Stott isn't really the problem). Can/should Stott play outfield?

Soriano to the Jays is interesting. Maybe not giving up on this year. Looks like Toronto just saw an opportunity to get younger at SP? And finally, a rebuild in Anaheim!

The Belgium match did not go well and while some of that was out of his control (he didn't call Infantino) much of it is. That needs to be corrected. BUT the US had never played as well at a world cup as they did in this one. That is also something.

SixOneFive Soccer@sixonefivesoccer.com · 2d ago

Mauricio Pochettino has signed a new contract with US Soccer, keeping him in charge of the USMNT through the 2030 World Cup. www.sixonefivesoccer.com/mauricio-poc...

It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough

Yes, the problem is penalizing a team $180 million for providing the best product it can to its fans.

BigSlim@imbigslim.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Dodgers’ luxury tax bill alone ($180M) is now higher than the entire payroll of the Reds, Brewers, A’s, Rockies, Pirates, Twins, Nationals, White Sox, Cardinals, Rays, Guardians, and Marlins. If you don’t think baseball has an economic problem, you’re simply not paying attention.

Austin Wells is wearing old school colored catcher's gear to honor Thurman Munson on the anniversary of his death.

I am confused as to where he plays (can he do LF?) but Garcia's bat could really help and I am not too bothered by the price.

I just keep coming back to one question: If being 2 1/2 games out of a playoff berth with 51 games left is a selling position, what is the value of that playoff berth? Why are we letting 40% of the teams into the playoffs, deeply undermining the regular season, if this is how teams act?