An honor to talk to "The CEO"
@MercedesVarnado
for
@wbz
!
We hit on
@AEW
's Worcester event on Wednesday, her Boston roots, her AEW debut at TD Garden, and more:
The details on Liam Hendriks' fascinating deal with the Chicago White Sox:
It is a three-year deal that will pay Hendriks $39M in those first three years. But both the buyout and fourth-year option salary are $15M, so Hendriks will receive $54M regardless of what White Sox do.
Things Eloy Jiménez did in Winston-Salem:
- Called his own home run
- Went 5-for-5 two days after fouling a ball off his foot
- Hit two homers that traveled a combined 837' in one game
- Beat his former team on the same day he was traded with a two-run hit
That was in 29 games.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz is one of greatest radio shows ever created.
If you don't agree...(putting on my best Papi voice) "you don't get the shoooow"
Wherever these guys find a home, I will be listening.
My grandma:
- Escaped Nazi Germany as a teenager and came to the US by herself
- Became a clinical microbiologist and raised a family of three kids
- Watched all five grandkids grow up
- Still trucking during a pandemic
And today, officially 100 years young!
My girlfriend turns 26 today.
She's also a nurse, and she will be working today to treat COVID-19 patients and others.
Shout out to all the real heroes out there.
Before leaving Winston-Salem, I informed Omar yesterday of his CL Manager of the Year Award.
He grabbed his dog Chispita, a Boston Terrier, and yelled, "We did it, Chippy!"
Jonathan Stiever's final numbers in Winston-Salem:
6-4, 2.15 ERA, 71.0 IP, 77 K, 13 BB, 0.97 WHIP and 10 quality starts in 12 outings
He never gave up more than three runs in an outing, and he was so good his teammates nicknamed him "Verlander".
His future is bright.
A fun
#PreseasonDashDot
in honor Nick Madrigal's birthday.
Today, Nick turns 22.
Between
@MiLB
and
@BeaverBaseball
last year, Nick struck out just 12 times in 95 combined games.
A reminder that Luis Robert’s WAR (per
@baseball_ref
) entering the day was 1.7 through 32 games, equating to a 8.6 mark for 162 games worth of production.
I’m extremely honored to receive this.
A big thank you to my amazing peers in the
@MiLB_CarolinaLg
for choosing me and everyone in my life who has supported me in my broadcasting journey!
Nick Madrigal over his last 17 games in Winston-Salem:
.313/.385/.448 with two homers, nine stolen bases (in 10 attempts) and one strikeout (67 at-bats).
He leaves the
@MiLB_CarolinaLg
with a 2.8% strikeout rate.
Chris Sale:
First five starts: 1-2, 8.22 ERA, 23.0IP, 30H, 21ER, 10BB, 30K, 38.8% hard hit rate (per Fangraphs)
Last five starts: 4-0, 2.23 ERA, 32.1 IP, 20H, 8ER, 4BB, 35K, 21.0% hard hit rate (per Fangraphs)
Some awesome Dash history here.
A former Dash pitcher has now closed out the World Series in back-to-back years.
Chris Sale ('10) last year, now Daniel Hudson ('09) this season.
We are happy to announce the newest members of our staff!
@Joe_Weil
- Broadcasting and M/R Manager
@blair_hoke
- Director of Corporate Partnerships
Ryan Nicholson - Creative Services Assistant
Owen Wilson - Box Office Manager
Read more:
The Jonathan Stiever bandwagon is taking all willing passengers.
He's now 6-for-6 in quality starts with the Dash after tossing seven shutout innings against Down East tonight.
Nick Madrigal is now 4-for-4 with three singles, a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases.
His hustle double leads to our go-ahead run in the 8th at Down East.
We lead 4-3 with a chance to win a second-half title.
Elated to be in the mix this
@RedSox
season doing some pregame/postgame hosting on
@WEEI
!
@cooperkboardman
and I have you covered on Red Sox Review after tonight’s game against the Pirates.
In the meantime, hoping for a fun finish at Fenway.
Micker Adolfo: .327/.387/.602, 6HRs, 24 RBIs; CL Player of the Month for April
Luis Basabe: .315/.413/.629, 5HRs, 20RBIs;
@whitesox
co-
@MiLB
Player of the Month for April
These guys can't be stopped right now.
#NextSox
I hadn’t made this public, but like many, I was let go by the Thunder due to COVID-19 cutbacks.
I’ve been inspired by those in the medical field, and as I continue to look for broadcast jobs, I wanted to make good use of my time.
To a temporary new assignment (& headset)!
Whenever I see Luis Robert do something like this defensively, I think of a quote Aaron Rowand gave about him to
@JRFegan
:
“That’s just talent. That’s God said, ‘Here ya go.’”
.
@BCBirdBall
's Chris Flynn continues to be one of the best stories in college baseball.
The transfer from DIII Roger Williams allowed just two runs (one earned) in seven innings against No. 21 Florida State.
5 starts, 5 wins, and an 0.98 ERA.
The Dash are 3-0 for the first time in franchise history, and Luis Robert has been a huge reason why.
Through three games: 7-for-13, 2HR, 7RBI, .538/.571/1.077 line
Pretty neat that Marathon Monday coincided with the start of a new gig.
Will be helping with stats for
@SoxBooth
this spring and summer.
Thanks to
@KenLairdWEEI
for bringing me aboard!
Luis Robert just hit a couple of missiles in BP, including one over the bar in left-center and one toward the carousel.
Dash hitting coach Charlie Poe with the quote of the day: “That’s $26 million right there.”
One final game with the
@SoxBooth
crew!
It’s been an honor to work with
@WillFlemming
, Joe, and Sean this year.
Three incredible broadcasters and awesome people. Red Sox fans are very lucky to have these guys.
If you have any semblance of a pulse,
@dmendick01
getting a call up to the
@whitesox
will bring a smile to your face.
+ Went from JuCo to a new D1 school
+ Drafted in the 22nd round
+ Shuttled seven times in 20 days in 2016
Nothing stopped him, and now he's in The Show.
A fun
@Ddunning33
story as we approach his
@MLB
debut.
On PlayStation Live, Dane had played a joke with his friends that he had been traded for Chris Sale, only to actually be traded two days later. In his own words...
A
@NickMadrigal_3
story from his Winston days:
A co-worker knew a kid named Hudson, who looked up to Nick and wanted to meet him.
I asked Nick if that was ok.
Well, he not only did that but he also surprised Hudson by taking him out for grounders during BP.
Kid was beaming.
Joe Castiglione on when he found out he won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence:
"It was really a 'Can you believe it?' moment."
Blake Rutherford (
@BlakeRuth2
) and Ti'Quan Forbes (
@TiquanF
) both showed off their 💪 tonight.
A combined 811' worth of power from these guys.
🎙️:
@Joe_Weil
Just leaving these
@TyJohnson_21
numbers here to appreciate:
Between Kannapolis & Winston: 8-0, 1.33 ERA, 12-for-12 in save opportunities, 54.0IP, 8ER, 15BB, 86K, .170 AVG & 0.87 WHIP
#NextSox
An early August
#DashDot
...
Over his last seven games, Steele Walker is posting a .538/.594/.885 batting line.
Here's the game log:
3-for-4, 2 2B
2-for-5
3-for-5, HR
2-for-5, 3B
1-for-2, 2 BB
2-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
1-for-3, 2B, BB
#WhiteSox
Rarely do you see standing ovations in
@MiLB
, but just about everyone was clapping for Dylan Cease tonight when he left the mound.
Side note...his last pitch (102nd on the night) came in at 99 mph.
Before some pregame fun on the radio, great to spend some time with my
@WSDashBaseball
broadcast teammate
@JakeEisenberg_
before today’s series finale between the Royals and Sox.
Jake’s been crushing it with the Royals on 📻 and 📺. So proud of him!
In our postgame interview on the field tonight, Nick Madrigal told me that Luis Robert before the game said Nick would get four hits.
Well, what did Nick do? Go 4-for-4.
2023 PitchingNinja Award for Best Call of a Pitch by a Guest Broadcaster. 🏆
Winner: Big Boi describing Aaron Nola's Knuckle Curve.
"Oh lawd, what is that?! He's a magician." 🔊
After
@JRFegan
unearthed Luis Robert's "La Pantera" nickname, which was bestowed upon him by Jose Abreu, Yoan Moncada and Avisail Garcia, I asked Luis about the origin of the story.
Here's what he said in our pregame chat yesterday (which was translated by Anthony Santiago).
From
@BU_Tweets
to
@SoxBooth
(with our old campus in the backdrop too).
@LT__Murray
’s been crushing this whole weekend with
@WillFlemming
.
Tyler joins me for pregame on
@WEEI
for the series finale against the Brew Crew. First pitch is at 1:35p, with pregame starting at 12:35p.
Am 100% Jewish, but have been a part of my lady's Christmas gatherings (gifts and all) with her family since we started dating.
As if her mom hasn't made me feel welcome enough over the years, she made this all by herself for me this year. ❤️
"Like a create a player on a video game." - Dash Manager Justin Jirschele
"He's at the top of the list."- 2019 Dash HC Jamie Dismuke on where Robert ranked in his 15+ years of coaching
It's going to be a helluva show.
Outfielder Luis Robert and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $50 million contract that includes two club options, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
Robert will begin the season in Chicago. No service-time manipulation necessary. Sox are gonna be good.
Dear Intern,
I once wrote a story for the
@WSDashBaseball
's daily program that was supposed to say "jack-of-all-trades" when describing someone.
I added an extra "f" in the wrong place (you can take a guess where).
Suffice to say, mistakes happen! And I didn't get fired!
We mistakenly sent out an empty test email to a portion of our HBO Max mailing list this evening. We apologize for the inconvenience, and as the jokes pile in, yes, it was the intern. No, really. And we’re helping them through it. ❤️
- Escaped Nazi Germany as a teenager and came to the US by herself
- Became a clinical microbiologist and raised a family of three kids
- Watched all five grandkids grow up
- Still trucking during a global pandemic
My grandma, Margaret Berman, turns 99 today. What a woman!
I could not be happier for
@DylanCease
today.
A great person and an amazing competitor that I know
#WhiteSox
fans will be thrilled to have for years to come.
Here's to a great day for Chicago baseball.
Unbelievably proud of
@JakeEisenberg_
and
@j_murray97
, two people I hired for the Dash in 2018, who are CRUSHING it.
And so glad they saw each other too!
Jake's calling games for the
@Mets
this year, and Janey is working for the team as a Social Media Coordinator.
Cheers to 2023, a year that brought pre/post duties for Red Sox games on
@WEEI
, new and exciting play-by-play opportunities, more friends, and a perfect bridge year to when I get to marry my best friend.
Onward to 2024! Happy New Year everyone.
Favorite quote going into ND-Pitt comes from Panthers HC Pat Narduzzi:
"They've got some creatures out there. The Tiller kid is 6'7", 305. He's a monster. They should probably have a new cartoon after that guy. You've got Superman, you've got Tillerman. That guy, he's a beast."
Lucky to be calling the first home
@HCrossBaseball
game in 682 days!
The Crusaders take on
@UMassBaseball
at 5 p.m at Fitton Field.
You can catch the game on ESPN+.
A fun
@RedSox
-related stats exercise using
@Stathead
.
First 32 games of the season:
Homers:
2023: 44
2018: 43
Runs:
2023: 184
2018: 180
OPS:
2023: .800
2018: .792
SLG:
2023: .458
2018: .458
Jimmy Lambert's strikeout numbers in Winston-Salem:
2017: 59Ks in 76.0IP
2018: 80Ks in 70.2IP
With Jimmy's promotion to Birmingham, there is no longer any remaining member of the
@WSDashBaseball
Opening Day rotation still on the team.
Alec Hansen in 2019 so far: 8.0IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 14K
He joins me pregame to chat about his season, his eventful offseason (which included an engagement and finishing his degree) and why the
@whitesox
have him in the pen right now.
Join us at 6:20 p.m.:
The Brewers are adding Josh Maurer to their radio broadcast team. Maurer, most recently the play-by-play announcer for the Worcester Red Sox, Boston’s Triple-A affiliate, will call approximately 60 Brewers games this year as Jeff Levering’s TV duties expand.
Belated here, but I want to thank all my friends, co-workers, family members, Dash fans, etc., for the well-wishes yesterday as my first day as a lead
@MiLB
broadcaster.
It goes without saying that I'm incredibly lucky to have such special people in my life.
One
#WhiteSox
prospect to make sure you aren't sleeping on is Zach Thompson.
Posted a 1.55 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 75.1 IP across two levels this year, and he's dominating the AFL right now.
He came to Winston-Salem two years ago as an assistant and now he's a lead voice in AAA.
Incredible stuff. Couldn't be more proud of this guy and how much he's grown.
Way to go, Jake!
So thrilled & grateful to join
@OMAStormChasers
as their new play-by-play broadcaster! Excited to be a part of sharing the team’s stories with everyone at Werner Park & beyond. See you soon, Omaha!
#StirUpTheStorm
🗞:
Still thinking about how cool it will be to see Tanner Banks with the
@whitesox
.
Wanted to share this story he told once. After an uneven senior year at the Univ. of Utah and an uncertain future ahead, he went on a mud run on Day 3 of the MLB Draft.
The rest is now history.
Seeing
@MiLB
leagues change their names to bland things like “High-A East” but then realizing I can claim to being the reigning Carolina League Broadcaster of the Year for the rest of eternity 😂
The Red Sox look to make it eight in a row tonight.
I'll have your MassMutual Pregame Show at 6:15 p.m. on
@WEEI
.
@bradfo
will join us, and we'll hear
@WillFlemming
's pregame chat with Alex Cora.
📺:
📻:
.
@whitesox
fans need to keep an eye on Bernardo Flores.
He has been awesome for us this season, and he was on again tonight against
@Pelicanbaseball
.
His line: 8.0IP, 7H, 1R, 5K (eighth quality start)
Excited to be calling some
@UNH_Football
for a second straight year!
Fresh of a great win against Holy Cross, the Wildcats welcome
@StonehillFB
into Durham.
I’ll have the call with
@EvanGray32
on
@flosports
, with kickoff at 6 pm.
Cheers to a year of getting back on the air doing what I love, new opportunities, getting a new furry friend, moving into a great new place, seeing family a ton, and much more.
Look forward to seeing what 2022 has in store!
First 11 games for
@MickerAdolfoZap
in a Dash uniform looked like this:
17 hits (best in the CL)
.395 AVG (second-best)
5 doubles (second-best)
.651 SLG (third-best)
eye-popping power (probably the best)
On a FaceTime with my 99-year-old grandma, whose left eye is pictured here (she hasn't quite mastered FT yet but we'll give her a pass).
I wish I could re-enact the elation in her voice, but she said, "I was born in 1922, and it is 2022!"
🥲🥲
This year hasn’t been easy..but thankful to have remained healthy in a time when so many aren’t, for friends and family for always being there and to the good folks at
@wbz
for hiring me after a stint of being unemployed.
Take a bow,
@DylanCease
!
The right-hander caps off a 💪💪 night by striking out the side in the 7th.
Final line: 7IP (career-high), 2H, 0R, 12K (career-high)
Just remarkable work by
@WooSoxGrounds
. You would have never know it snowed yesterday.
Filling in on
@WooSox
radio with
@bp3mclaughlin
for today’s doubleheader against Buffalo.
Richard Fitts makes his Triple-A debut opposite of Blue Jays top prospect Ricky Tiedemann.