How the hell did he hit that pitch at all, let alone for a homer
Daniel R. Epstein
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We have a six-way battle to break TWO all-time MLB records in 2027! Hanser Alberto holds the records for pitching appearances (14) and innings (14) by a true position player. Six players could surpass both records next season:
Can we all calm down about MLB's schedule "proposal?" If it was a real proposal, it would be 400 pages and cover a lot more than a reporter could fit in a tweet. This is a PR stunt, nothing more. It's meaningless.
The Yankees are fixable. 1)They have 8 SP who belong in a rotation, + Lagrange makes 9. Trade 2 of Warren, Weathers, Schmidt, & Elmer for 2B, 3B, and RHH C. 2)Get a manager who is less accepting of failure and doesn't let players FA without FO. That's working pretty well across the river for NYG.
This miserable, hole-riddled patchjob of a lineup that Cashman cobbles together every year deserves this unceremonious exit.
Everything Smoltz says is somehow more wrong than the last thing he said
🎶 Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople 🎵
Wrong answers only. My bet: thanks for all the fish.
My daughter's middle school is having a fundraiser, and AI glasses are one of the prizes. This is not okay.
Vanilla ice cream, olive oil, kosher salt; whiskey, rocks
Prepare for the Invasion of Aidans. There has never been an MLB player named Aidan, but there were 26 active minor leaguers named Aidan in the 2026 season.
Since 2021, the Yankees have averaged 0.57 errors per game in the regular season and 0.66 errors per game in the postseason.
Yankees' postseason fielding has been uncomfortable + variable for a few years now Errors made in MLB postseason since 2021: 1) NYY - 23 errors (35 games) 2) LAD - 21 errors (54 games) 3) PHI - 19 errors (41 games) 4) HOU - 19 errors (44 games) 5) CLE - 14 errors (22 games)
The Yankees were scared of the moment and mentally unprepared to face a Rays team that looked professional in every way. I can only describe their performance as "soft." I know that's not analytical, but everyone in the field looked like they were hoping the batter wouldn't hit it to them.
It is funny that Boone had postgame quotes about like showing resiliency and rallying when your back is against the wall, but his entire tenure as Yankees manager had been defined by ultimately coming up short in the biggest moments. His teams have the resiliency of a wet newspaper.
Fire Boone. The Yankees looked mentally unprepared and scared of the moment tonight. They've beaten themselves repeatedly in both of these games.
Fire Boone
This is absolutely pathetic from the Yankees. Just a miserable goddamn disaster. Soft.
The Yankees need to take Chisholm out of this game. Immediately, in the middle of the bottom of the first.
Finally the unreleased tracks from the lion king are coming out
Phil Collins weighs in on "nasty" Donald Trump, has an idea for a song about America called "Fat People With Guns"
Grant Taylor Is Stretching and Flexing at the Same Time by Daniel R. Epstein (@depstein1983.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Grant Taylor Is Stretching and Flexing at the Same Time | Baseball Prospectus
Players sometimes announce themselves to the baseball world in the postseason. Last year, Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against Boston in his first postseason outing, giving a sneak…
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Grant Taylor's two playoff outings are the two longest appearances of his MLB career, either by innings or pitches thrown. I broke down the deciding pitch to each of the 13 batters he faced in his four-inning save on Saturday. @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Grant Taylor Is Stretching and Flexing at the Same Time | Baseball Prospectus
Players sometimes announce themselves to the baseball world in the postseason. Last year, Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against Boston in his first postseason outing, giving a sneak previ...
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I've already started reading it, and I cosign this.
Today I reviewed @jcbradbury.com's upcoming book "This One Will Be Different" which stands as the foremost statement about and against public subsidies for professional sports facilities. A must read for those interested and impacted by the topic. jcbradbury.com/towbd/
Grant Taylor's two playoff outings are the two longest appearances of his MLB career, either by innings or pitches thrown. I broke down the deciding pitch to each of the 13 batters he faced in his four-inning save on Saturday. @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Grant Taylor Is Stretching and Flexing at the Same Time | Baseball Prospectus
Players sometimes announce themselves to the baseball world in the postseason. Last year, Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against Boston in his first postseason outing, giving a sneak previ...
baseballprospectus.com
Bad news: I missed most of the sports today. Good news: see below.
4+ inning saves in postseason since saves official (1969): Grant Taylor (CHW), 2026 ALDS G1 Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU), 2017 ALCS G7 Madison Bumgarner (SF), 2014 WS G7 Sammy Stewart (BAL), 1983 ALCS G3 Pedro Borbon (CIN), 1976 NLCS G2 Vida Blue (OAK), 1972 ALCS G5
I'm a Rutgers fan and I've gotten so much done over the last decade or so
So when your favorite college football team is having a Season of Welp, you can do chores/laundry/food prep while you watch. The productivity helps balance out the feeling like crispy shit.
No baseball today, so I'd recommend this outstanding series at @baseballprospectus.com by @seidler.bsky.social ranking the 30 MLB front offices. There correlation between the top-ranked teams and the ones playing tomorrow is not an accident. Here's Part 1. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
2026 MLB Front Office Rankings: An Introduction | Baseball Prospectus
The introduction of a project that will entail everyone's two favorite things: arguing and lists.
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NJ-7 is one of the most flippable House districts in the nation in this Congressional cycle. Join my union this Saturday to canvass for Rebecca Bennett (D) and unseat the hypocritical, chronically absent, Trump-loving incumbent, nepo-baby Tom Kean Jr. (R). mobilize.us/s/ZUBaxC
SCEA Presents, Canvass for CD 7 and County Commissioners! · New Jersey Education Association
Join your fellow NJEA members as we get boots on the ground for Rebecca Bennett and our endorsed Somerset County Commissioners! This November we have an opportunity to flip CD 7 and potentially The Ho...
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