Mark Simon
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Content, Sports Info Solutions @sportsinfo_SIS ; Past: ESPN ('02-18) @espnstatsinfo , Baseball Tonight. Wrote Yankees book. Mets historian. Host of @journalismpod
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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:
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Francisco Lindor’s 2nd career hr for the Mets.
He passed (among others) Bartolo Colon on the club’s all-time home run list
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Jacob deGrom is 9-for-23 this season
Jarred Kelenic is 8-for-83 this season
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In Blake Snell's last 5 starts, opposing hitters are 8-for-103 against him
8-for-103!
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Kevin Pillar is the 2nd player in MLB history to HR for
Mets
Blue Jays
Rockies
Giants
Red Sox
The other is Marco Scutaro
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The humor in all of this is that the Mets had the best winning percentage in the NL in July
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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
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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
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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.
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That bunt pushes Jacob deGrom's career batting average to .201
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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
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There is a bow tie-wearing rabbit in attendance at Giants-Marlins tonight
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Good morning.
The Mets rank 2nd in MLB in Defensive Runs Saved
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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
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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
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Most Wins Above Replacement - Position Players since 2012
Mike Trout 72.0
Josh Donaldson 45.0
(
@baseball_ref
WAR)
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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.
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3 Mets have homered at age 42 or later
Julio Franco
Willie Mays
Bartolo Colon
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The print version of Stuart Scott's obituary on
http://t.co/9XqelJNSOW
is worth a read. Very well done.
http://t.co/0JKUHG4LGF
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Brett Phillips career with 2 strikes (regular season)
22-for-205
.107 hitter
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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
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The Mets are 12-17 when their starting pitcher pitches at least 6 IP and allows 2 ER or fewer.
The Yankees are 29-1
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Mets were 10 games better than the Phillies over the last 4 months of the regular season
And 2 games better in October
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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!
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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
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NL Central Slashlines
Reds .310/.391/.580
Pirates .202/.291/.346
Cardinals .202/.287/.367
Brewers .172/.243/.267
Cubs .157/.264/.343
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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
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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.
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Marcus Stroman will be the best fielder in the Mets infield
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Patrick Bailey isn't just good at stealing strikes ... he can make pitches on the edges look like they were over the middle too
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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!!
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Adrián González is the only player to ...
Hit a grand slam for the Mets
AND
Hit a WALK-OFF grand slam against the Mets
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Seth Lugo has 27 K and 1 BB in his last 14 MLB appearances
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Everything Javier Báez has swung and missed at in this World Series
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There is no such thing as "the hottest team in the NL East"
All of them are under .500 in their last 10 games
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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.
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Luis Robert is the first White Sox outfielder to win a Gold Glove since Ken Berry in 1970!!
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What a pitch by Camilo Doval to end the Giants-Pirates game
101 on the outer edge. Wow
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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
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Every broadcast should do this. Good job, espn!
Showing pitch percentages without splitting it into lefties and righties tells an incomplete story.
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(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
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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
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Joe Kelly has 17 K and 0 BB in postseason during his Red Sox career
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Lance Lynn now has 95 K and 11 BB in 80 innings when caught by Jeff Mathis (a 3.26 ERA too)
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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
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2017 Mets Draft Picks to play in MLB
1st round- David Peterson
2nd round- Mark Vientos
37th round- Josh Walker
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Using video, heat maps and words to describe the outstanding defense of Giants catcher Buster Posey
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Mets fans will like this
Freddie Freeman career vs Antonio Bastardo ...
0 for 19!!
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If you watch Sunday Night Baseball, you'll get to see the best strikeout pitch in MLB- the Corey Kluber curveball
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From 1962 to 1993, the Mets never got hit 50 times in a season
They already been hit 19 more times than the 1986 team that was particularly disliked
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Sean Murphy is the first Athletics catcher to win a Gold Glove Award
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Which players are hitting the ball hard most often? Here's the top 60.
1. Miguel Cabrera
3. Michael Conforto
7. Max Kepler
and more ...
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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
?
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Humorous
@statcast
list of the night
Fastest average bat speed on HR, minimum 2 HR in 2017
Madison Bumgarner 79.9
Aaron Judge 79.5
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Mookie Betts has now homered for and against Clayton Kershaw in the World Series
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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?
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The Mets have the best record in the NL East since July 2 ?!??!
(31-29)
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I gotta think that if you're ranking the worst ways to lose in Texas Rangers history, that one checks in at
#2
, right?
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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
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2 wins, 20 K, sub 1.40 ERA in postseason series
Jacob deGrom
Justin Verlander
Cliff Lee
Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
Chief Bender
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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
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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
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Alex Bregman: 20th grand slam in World Series history
first one by an AL player since Paul Konerko in 2005 ... against the Astros
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The Mets are 13-18 when their starter
- Goes at least 6 IP
- Allows 2 ER or fewer
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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
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And now he has 3 in one game!!!!
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
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Wrote a little poem "Edgar at the Bat" in college. If you liked 1995 Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr. etc you might like
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Mariners are the funnest watch going in MLB these days. Look how close their last 8 games were.
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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 ...)
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I am now a member of the NY chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
After 10 yrs, I will be eligible to vote for HOF
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Michael Brantley: 10 Defensive Runs Saved tied for MLB lead among left fielders
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Aaron Judge pulling away
@baseball_ref
WAR leaders - position players
Aaron Judge 4.1
Mike Trout 3.4
Paul Goldschmidt 3.4
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Most HR in First 22 Games Played vs Mets
Mark McGwire 11
Hank Aaron 10
Paul DeJong 10
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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
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Howie Kendrick is the first player to have multiple go-ahead HRs in the 7th inning or later of winner-take-all postseason games
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The Astros and Mariners are a combined 16-for-115 with 41 K and 4 BB
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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
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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
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Game Tying HR in 9th Inning - All-Star Game
Ralph Kiner, 1950
Fred McGriff 1994
Scooter Gennett 2018
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Evan Longoria in a race for a playoff spot is a fun watch
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Gary Sánchez: Only other Yankees C with a multi-HR game in postseason was Yogi Berra in the 1956 World Series ... the Game 7 win
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Most Defensive Runs Saved - Any Position
Since 2016
Mookie Betts 104
Andrelton Simmons 93
Kevin Kiermaier 83
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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:
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Which teams are most efficient w defensive shifts in 2016?
Here's the full list (Mariners No. 1)
cc
@MATrueblood
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I'm waiting for Terry Collins to drop a "The Monster Is Out of the Cage" reference
(That's a Piazza thing, by the way)
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Most Strikeouts with Curveball – AL Pitchers
Dellin Betances 104
Corey Kluber 103
Collin McHugh 99
Opp BA vs Kluber curve: .099
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Marcell Ozuna: 1st game-tying HR for Braves vs Mets when down to last out since
Rick Camp!!!
July 4, 1985 (18th inning)!!!
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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.
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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
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RIP Alan Thicke - Thought it cool writers of Growing Pains were Mets fans. Main family= The Seavers
Rival family: The Koosmans, of course
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Astros as a team since May 26
.315 BA
.375 OBP
.558 Slug Pct
6.9 runs per game!!!
Holy cow.
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The saves that put the Rays in the World Series
David Price - 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 3 K, 1 BB
Peter Fairbanks - 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 3 K, 1 BB
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Pete Alonso is now 7-for-12 with 4 HR in the 9th inning of games this season
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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.
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How Charlie Brown once blowing a 50-0 lead led to me working at ESPN (cc
@metspolice
@jaysonst
)
http://t.co/q0zZHVqK4c
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