Levi Weaver, but for baseball
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Ok I will talk about baseball here instead. I co-write The Windup with Ken Rosenthal on The Athletic. It’s a newsletter.
2026 has been one of the most entertaining and intriguing regular seasons I can remember, following 2025 — one of the most entertaining postseasons I can recall. I can’t believe the league’s primary message to justify an upcoming lockout is “this all sucks, actually”
Emil Jiménez is at it again. Just did the same thing to Julio Rodriguez (denied timely challenge) Then the next half inning, did it AGAIN to one of the Rays, and 3B umpire Doug Eddings had to come overrule him. MLB has got to get a handle on this. www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
The Windup: League drag rate gets more suspicious
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Yankees score two in the ninth to tie, then walk it off in the 10th to stay a half-game up on Boston for the first wild card; ends Atlanta’s 8-game winning streak Couple minutes later, Ryan Waldschmidt hits a walk-off 2R homer for Arizona, extends Dodgers losing streak to 7 games What a night
Joey Bart coming out of the game. Playing catcher for the White Sox is simply a cursed job assignment this year; a deal with Mephistopheles: “You will not lose 100 games, and may even make the playoffs. But your catchers belong to me.”
My daughter (13) came in while I was writing about Yan & it gave me a chance to tell a baseball story to a kid who largely doesn’t care about the sport. She was thoroughly entertained, and I think that’s gonna be my answer to anyone who doesn’t like Yan’s antics Don’t care! He’s fun! Joy = good!
Angel Genao with four hits in his big-league debut, and #4 gives Cleveland the lead, 5-4. It’s the 7th inning, so it’s unlikely Genao will get a chance for #5, but there’s only been one five-hit debut in MLB history: Cecil Travis of the Washington Nationals in 1933
JEFRY YAN STRUCK OUT THE FIRST BATTER HE FACED AND YES HE DID THE CELEBRATION
[chatting w/ 2004 me] Oh sure, I can watch all the baseball games! Well, OK, regional ones are blacked out. And for nat’l broadcasts, you have to subscribe to each, uhh “channel” individually, not all together like cable. But you also DO need cable, unless your team has a local streaming option, a
My lifelong mental block that wants to combine mental files on Marcell Ozuna and Jorge Soler isn’t helped by the fact that Soler was DFAd yesterday by the Angels and Ozuna was released by the Pirates.
George Lombard is wearing No. 96 for the Yankees. Before this year, no Yankee had ever worn it. But Yovanny Cruz wore it for four games. It’s free tho — Cruz was traded to the Nats in the Luis García Jr. trade
Uh-oh, who’s gonna get #29, Hernández (who wore it earlier this year for the Dodgers) or the new guy?
MLB Transaction Bot@transactionbot.bsky.social · last wk.Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of RHP Jonathan Hernández from Oklahoma City Comets.
Two of the weirdest plays I’ve seen just happened in the same inning in Houston: (1/3
Just a few hours to the deadline. Here’s my contribution (so far) to our Live Blog, which is going non-stop for all your ravenous trade deadline knowledge thirst www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
Trade grades: Blue Jays acquire Josh Smith
Blue Jays: A-Rangers: BThis sell-off begins in Texas much like the last one: with a Josh Smith trade. In 2021, Smith was part of the return — along with Ezequiel Durán, Glenn Otto and Trevor Hauver — ...
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33 years after the last one retired, the Rangers have FINALLY filled the position of “guy named Nolan” on the roster.
“Imagine being the pitch caller for Tarik Skubal … it’s like running the joystick for Godzilla.” I know Jason Benetti isn’t a secret, but he is still underrated, in my opinion.
I made a video about being Nolan Ryan’s Last Pitch years old, as part of my “throwing in the back yard as I recover from a fractured C7 spinous process” series. Included Ryan’s answer to my question in 2022 about throwing at 75 years old. www.instagram.com/reel/DbUd2NB...
Levi Weaver on Instagram: "“So, you live with it.” - Nolan Ryan. It was a weird day for my ego, which loathes the idea of getting old. I’m exactly the same age as Ryan was when he threw his last pit...
12 likes, 2 comments - threetwoeephus on July 27, 2026: "“So, you live with it.” - Nolan Ryan. It was a weird day for my ego, which loathes the idea of getting old. I’m exactly the same age as Ryan ...
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This is how you have to slide at home plate now to have any chance of being safe
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2w agoJimothy inspired me to take karate lessons in a suburban strip mall. Thank you, Jimothy.
Nolan Ryan was 46 years and 234 days old when he threw his last pitch in the big leagues. For the last 5 or so years of his career, the narrative overtone was “How is he doing this at such an ancient age!?! He should be in a nursing home!!” Me, on Monday: 46 years and 234 days old. Feels weird!
NBC crew showing the Bryce Harper toothpaste video and throw it to Joey Votto. “Sorry, I’m too locked in on his at-bat. I’m not looking at the toothpaste” I may start using this phrase when I am asked to weigh in on something I could not care less about. I’m not looking at the toothpaste
Not really my beat anymore but uh, I’m here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Marco Gonzales has a locker and a #50 jersey hanging in the Rangers clubhouse. No official announcement yet. Last pitched in the big leagues with Pittsburgh in 2024
The takeaway here is that if I pick a favorite, there will be a takeaway
McKenzie Gore just hit these two batters in a row, which seems like something I would do as a bit
Red Sox / Rays (doubleheader) Marlins/Brewers Rangers/Braves, weirdly? White Sox/Blue Jays Twins/Cubs Cardinals/DBacks Pirates/Guardians (postponed) The MLB schedule came out hot in the second half
Make sure to tune in to our ASG live blog, where you can get in depth insight and observations from our team of pro baseball journalists and experts and also me suggesting such genius ideas as “Justin Verlander should get ejected for fun” www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
MLB All-Star Game 2026 score, live updates: Highlights, analysis and latest
If Justin Verlander isn't going to pitch today, he should really go out in style and become (I think? Tyler Kepner, fact-check me, please?) the first player ejected from an All-Star Game.
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@threetwoeephus.bsky.social Read your post in The Windup about the 1990 Home Run Derby. I was at that event and wrote this on its 30th anniversary six years ago. There's video! (Not much video, but video.) www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/7/9/213...
Today in Wrigley Field history: The Cubs host the worst home-run derby ever
The capricious Wrigley winds ruined this event.
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Most career pitching strikeouts among players to hit 300+ home runs: Shohei Ohtani: 765 (300 HR) Babe Ruth: 501 (714) Jimmie Foxx: 11 (534) Dave Kingman: 4 (442) Rocky Colavito: 2 (374) Ted Williams: 1 (521) Gary Gaetti: 1 (360) Anthony Rizzo: 1 (303)
June 17: Jasson Dominguez challenges a pitch that is clearly up and out of the zone. Home plate umpire Emil Jiménez simply opts not to honor the challenge. The strike stands. Huh. I wasn't aware they could do that. www.reddit.com/r/baseball/c...
From the baseball community on Reddit: Umpire denies Jasson Dominguez a challenge on a pitch that was 6 inches outside of the strike zone
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Lol MLB is running pro-salary cap ads on their network
