My passion project is now available for listening
It's the story of the
@CoastGuardBears
men's basketball team and it's amazing 2-year championship run
It's the best March Madness story you didn't know
Part I and Part II are here:
Since May 19, Francisco Lindor has 6.3 fWAR.
Next-highest NL position player is Shohei Ohtani
He's at 3.8 ...
Lindor is 2.5 WAR better since that day
I don't know about best individual season in Mets history, but it is some kind of stretch
AL win predictions
NYY 95, TB 88, TOR 81, BOS 76, BAL 66
CHW 93, MIN 91, CLE 84, KC 73, DET 71
HOU 90, OAK 83, LAA 81, SEA 72, TEX 66
AL Champ - Yankees over White Sox
AL MVP - Mike Trout
AL Cy Young- Gerrit Cole
Mark Vientos was 4.83 seconds home to first on that slow roller that he was thrown out on - per Statcast
That's slow. Wilmer Flores level slow. Bunch of backup catchers average about that going home to first.
I watched the Cubs broadcast - they noted (and I just confirmed it through some stuff we at SIS have access to) ... the runner on 3rd base thought that he just scored the tying run.
Was clapping and celebrating ... just as the Mets were
On July 28, the Mets beat the Braves and had a 5-game edge on Atlanta
They will enter August 28 at 8 1/2 games behind the Braves
13 1/2 games lost in the standings ... in a month
Brandon Crawford was asked to pick his favorite play of 2021
He didn't pick a dive, slide, or jump (so not the Mookie Betts catch)
He went with this one "A sneaky good play" that involved him flipping the ball to himself because he had trouble fielding it cleanly
Some news to share:
I am leaving ESPN to work for
@SportsInfo_SIS
as a senior analyst.
I will still be a visible person in the baseball writing and stat communities.
More details in the attached image.
Most starts of at least 7 IP <=1 R, 3 H
Mets History
Tom Seaver 29
Sid Fernandez 24
Dwight Gooden 18
Jacob deGrom 17<<
@dcone36
15
>> Includes Saturday
Jacob deGrom: 1.78 ERA, 251 K, 10 HR
Last pitcher to go sub-1.80 ERA with 250 K and 10 or fewer HR:
Walter Johnson, 1912 Senators
ERA wasn't even an official stat in the AL yet!! (became one in 1913)
deGrom's got a shot to do that!
Giants are 20-10 when Patrick Bailey starts
They hit better when he's in there, they pitch better when he's in there.
He's a very good pitch framer and has a strong arm
Their MVP in June, a month where the team went 18-8
(Mets were 7-19, yikes)
Just a different team w/ him
Mets are going to spend a week trying to build much more depth in their farm system. This = Step 1
A reminder that one person's
#18
/21 prospects (MLB Pipeline) are another person's
#9
/24 prospects (FanGraphs)
Mets wouldn't have done this w/o feeling good about what they got
4 hits including a walk-off hit in a postseason game
Eddie Rosario - 2021 Braves
David Ortiz - 2004 Red Sox
José Vizcaíno - 2000 Yankees
Steve Garvey - 1984 Padres
Stan Hack - 1945 Cubs
Last player with 4 hits and a walk-off hit in a postseason game - David Ortiz 2004 Red Sox ALDS Game 3 vs the Angels
In my family, I know that as "PAPI HIT IT OVER THE MONSTER!!" - the sound of a phone call from my sister
@LisaSim23
White Sox came back from 8-1 down to beat Tigers
They came back from 6-5 down in the 9th to beat the Orioles
And they came back from 4-3 in the 9th to beat the Red Sox
All walk-off wins.
All within last 6 games. That's pretty cool.
Mets pitchers have a collective 2.51 FIP
Next-closest team is 3.19
In other words: Mets pitchers have the best combo of strikeouts, walks, home runs allowed ... by far!!
In Cooperstown to see Jayson Statk receive the Spink Award.
Impressed by Mariners fans. MASSIVE turnout for Edgar Martinez. Seeing his t-shirt every turn I make.
I've been tweeting for a long time and sent a lot of tweets.
I believe this will be the first time I've used a profanity.
Please wear a fucking mask!
Thank you.
Hopefully I can go another 30,000 or whatever number of tweets without cursing again
(Thread) Opening Day story:
2002 - My original job at ESPN was a temp gig printing out articles and player bios to send to game broadcasters at hotel they were staying
Not hard. I wanted to do more. Went to Sunday Night Baseball producer asking what I could do for Opening Day
Justin Verlander has an 0.77 WHIP
That's RIDICULOUS
A month to go, chasing the all-time best (per
@baseball_ref
Play Index)
Pedro Martinez 0.74 in 2000 is best all-time
Walter Johnson 0.78 in 1913 is next-best since 1900
First walk-off slam down 3 with 3 on 2 outs ... as a pinch-hitter in 39 years
Roger Freed (1979 Cardinals) had the last vs Astros. They actually play that call in the broadcast wing section of the Baseball Hall of Fame
The Lancaster New Era newspaper on Seinfeld ... from July 5, 1989
"Just another unsold pilot getting an airing to retrieve some production costs."
CC
@OldTakesExposed
?
If the win is awarded now at the discretion of the official scorer, when the starting pitcher goes less than 5 innings, why not have the starting pitcher be included as one of the possibilities?
Nick Plummer is the 456th player to hit a HR for the Mets
He ties
Zack Wheeler
Jeremy Hefner
Johan Santana
Tug McGraw
and of course, Bartolo Colon
(among others) on the team's all-time HR list
The Mets Triple-A team is in the middle of a bonkers comeback vs Lehigh Valley but just had a rally snuffed when Ronny Mauricio struck out with the bases loaded.
Went from 12-0 down to 12-11 in a game featuring 22 walks through 6 1/2 innings
The Yankees are the only team in MLB to have gotten an 8-RBI game from all 8 (non-pitcher) positions on the diamond.
C- Berra & Howard
1B-Gehrig x 3
2B- Lazzeri
SS- Didi Gregorius
3B- A-Rod
LF- Selkirk
CF- DiMaggio & B. Williams
RF- Selkirk, Tartabull, O'Neill
If you want to work in sports/journalism
You might have to do some grunt work early on
Do it well
And look for opportunities to be impactful. They'll come.
And take advantage of the chances you get.
That's probably my favorite Opening Day memory
It took Mark Canha until his 3,179th inning in left field to record an assist that didn't involve another player
In other words, his first one as an LF where his throw went directly to the player who got the tag out
Will Smith not only led MLB pitchers in win probability added, he somehow got traded to the Astros after the season ended
(I never make fun of what broadcasters say, but this is 3 innings in a row ...)
Over the last 3 regular seasons, an Angel Hernandez call as 1B umpire went to replay review 18 times
The call was overturned 14 times (78% of time)
Overturn rate during that time is 60% - so he's not massively above the norm- but he is above it
Since the start of 2012, Mike Trout is 25(!) Offensive WAR better than the next-best player
25!!!!
Add Joey Votto and Giancarlo Stanton's Offensive WAR in that time together. You're half a win shy of Mike Trout.
By the way, he's 35 Offensive WAR better than Bryce Harper
Kevin Pillar is the 444th player to hit a HR for the Mets
He ties many on their all-time HR list, including
Sid Fernandez
Prentice Redman
Craig Brazell
Alex Cora
Billy Baldwin
Last season, the Red Sox infield was the WORST in MLB at turning grounders & bunts into out.
This season ... so, so, so much better.
Trevor Story's acquisition made a massive difference, but the other guys are looking alright too
Some details:
If you missed it earlier:
Some news to share:
I am leaving ESPN to work for
@SportsInfo_SIS
as a senior analyst.
I will still be a visible person in the baseball writing and stat communities.
More details in the attached image.
Andrew McCutchen
1st with 6 hits, including a walk-off hit since Johnny Damon of the 2008 Yankees
1st with 6 hits, including a walk-off HR since Jim Northrup, 1969 Tigers
Keon Broxton’s defensive stats last season were weird. He had 11 Defensive Runs Saved in a 9-game span, which is almost impossible. Here’s how he did it.