Today’s auto: Alex Kirilloff A career cut way too short but he chose to walk away & start a new chapter. Couldn’t have been easy. A man among boys in HS, drafted 15th overall, succession of season-ending injuries/surgeries, 4 seasons w/Twins plagued by injury. Hung up cleats by 26. #cardsky

Today’s auto: Jared Kelley 2nd rd pick (47th overall) by White Sox in 2020. Spent their 1st pick on some guy named Garrett Crochet. Absolutely dominated in HS but struggled a little at AA and AAA. Released last month after shoulder injury, currently a FA. #cardsky

Me watching the whole family go back to school after working all summer…

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Today’s auto: Jim Kaat. If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much. HoF, WS champ, 3x All-Star, Twins all-time Gold Glove leader (12) & 2nd in W’s (190). 25yrs, 283 Ws, 183 CG & 2,461 Ks in all. Also a damn fine sportscaster. #cardsky

Today’s auto. Josh Jung. 1st rd pick, WS champ, All-Star, very close to returning from calf strain. He started every game his first two yrs of college so hopefully his recent injuries are just an anomaly. #cardsky #Topps

Today’s autos are another father & son duo. Andruw & Druw Jones. And I won’t tolerate any Andruw Jones HoF slander; the greatest defensive CF in my lifetime & he made it look effortless. Any damage he did with his bat, and he did his fair share, was a cherry on top. #cardsky

Week 1 College Football is a joke. 60 & 50 spots getting dropped on a bunch of patsies & then thumbing the scales in the one game that yielded an unscripted result.

Garden hose stowage is the worst part about home ownership.

BREAKING: The Yankees offense is pathetic. 15 K’s in 31 AB’s last night. Can’t win many games when half your at-bats fail to even put a ball in play. Gross. And can someone please explain that attempt to steal 3rd?

Today’s auto. Termarr Johnson. Big time prospect. 4th overall pick in a loaded 2022 class. Tore his ACL & LCL last month but he’s still only 22 so hoping he makes a full recovery. #cardsky

Today’s auto. Eloy Jimenez. 5-tool prospect signed w/Cubs for $2.8m; traded crosstown; most expensive extension ever given to player before making MLB debut ($75m); rookie season culminated w/Silver Slugger. Injuries hampered what could’ve been a solid career. Recently released by Jays. #cardsky

Today’s auto. Bryce Jarvis. Undrafted out of HS in 2017; drafted 37th rd by Yankees in 2019 but didn’t sign; 2020 1st rd pick by D’backs. Pitched first perfect game in Duke history. A few stints w/the big club - 1 start, 3-3 record. Currently in AAA. #cardsky

Let’s go Yanks! Need to take advantage of tonight’s early results.

Today’s auto. Jonathan Hughes. Drafted 2nd rd by Orioles in 2015 but opted to play college ball for GT. Signed as undrafted FA w/Phillies in 2020. Topped out at AA & looks like he hung up his spikes last season. #cardsky

Today’s auto. Brandon Howlett. Probably the shortest career I’ve encountered so far. Drafted as an 18 year old in 21st rd out of Lakeland, FL. Reached AA for a brief stint but struggled & eventually released at age 23. Doesn’t look like he caught on anywhere else. Baseball is hard. #cardsky #Topps

Not to beat a dead horse but it was revealed today that NESN chose not to show the extra angle from the YES camera (that all networks have access to) that shows the ball hit the grass on the Ceddanne Rafaela/Jazz Chisholm play. This is why Yankees fans were so confused by the outrage yesterday.

Today’s auto. Spencer Howard. Played volleyball, baseball & soccer in HS. Almost quit baseball to focus on volleyball. Walked onto Cal Poly, red shirted & eventually drafted 2nd rd by Phillies. Currently with Yomiuri Giants. #cardsky #Topps

Red Sox fans crying about a correct call. They didn’t show it over & over but the zoomed in replay clearly (zero blur) showed the ball hit the grass. Amazing attempt but not a catch.

Game 137 and the Yankees still losing meaningless challenges in the 2nd inning.

Today’ auto. Charlie Hough. Still the Rangers all-time leader in W’s, K’s, IP, CG & L’s. 25 seasons! 216-216, 2,362 K’s. Also yielded an insane amount of HRs & walks. #cardsky #Topps

Jazz Chisholm is going to shatter his single season strikeout total with well over 100 at-bats to spare. Good riddance.

This isn’t hyperbole, by the end of this double header the Yankees could have both the worst team BA & OBP in all of baseball. But some will continue to say everything is fine & Yankees fans are just looking for something to complain about. This roster is gross.

Today’s auto. T.J. Hopkins 9th round pick by the Reds, 1 career RBI, currently with the Chicago Dogs. #cardsky #Topps

The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1.008, E=MC2, the Yankees can’t score more than 1 run.

Today’s auto. Nico Hoerner A really good ball player. 1st rd pick, 2x Good Glover, can pencil him in every day, puts the ball in play, gets on base & always a threat to steal. He’s a guy I wished the Yankees had tried to trade for but the Cubs smartly locked him up. #cardsky #Topps

Today’s auto. Keston Hiura. 9th overall pick; had a strong rookie season, made a bunch of errors & pretty much regressed every season. Currently playing in S. Korea w/the Kiwoom Heroes. And I pulled two of his autos. #cardsky #Topps

Austin Wells is bad. Like, Cal Raleigh bad.

So glad the Yankees can’t bunt or get a single with runners in scoring position. These nail biters are so much more fun.

1st & 2nd, no outs. 0 runs Bases loaded, no outs. 1 run The Yankees are pure garbage.

I forgot I had this card. You can’t find a raw one for under $45. 10’s regularly get ~$100 or more. Insane. #cardsky