Numerous baseball costumes graced our neighborhood elementary school’s Halloween Parade today, and it was heartening to witness an abundance of children relishing the sport. Among the young participants, I couldn’t help but notice Elly De La Cruz. Did this young one intend to portray a rather chilling character, considering the batting averages of .238, .198, …
This Jomboy 40-second walkthrough of Adolis Garcia’s walk-off is a reason why I like baseball. And how baseball highlights should be done. This clip shows all the pitches BEFORE the at bat. Show the build-up to the homerun. How did the homerun develop? What was the pitcher throwing? What was the batter’s reactions to each …
With the Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series, we have NL Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll playing. He’s accomplished a lot this year: NL leaderboards Wait, didn’t I title this post about Elly De La Cruz? Yeah. I wish Elly continued his hot streak this year, and ended up in the World Series. He …
Carlos Correa looks like he would have some speed, but he hasn’t stolen a base since 2019. Four years! His sprint to first base speed is 397 out of 582. So he’s roughly a bit lower than median. (68 out of 100). Why does he NEVER steal bases?
Of the eight remaining MLB teams in the playoffs here is each team that is closest to you by distance. (via Reddit) Amusing how the Rangers and Braves blockade the Astros into a tiny corner. I’m in the Chicagoland area, so the Minnesota Twins are my closest. However, the Atlanta Braves aren’t that far away! …
I’m leaning towards a Braves vs. Orioles matchup
The drama is real! @MLB’s new “Elimination” column is keeping us on the edge of our seats. As teams get closer to the “E,” the intensity is building. Who’s going to survive the cut?
Who designed this Hall of Fame jersey? The chunky script font looks like a toddler’s uniform.
Last week I wrote about how Elly De La Cruz gets much more attention than Corbin Carroll. It’s fascinating how a highlights reel player gets more attention than stats. And then today, there’s a video of Elly robbing Carroll of an inside-the-park home run with a near-100 mph home. For kicks, I did some screenshots.
Today I learned that there are barely any baseball accounts on Mastodon. I’ve found a handful so far: If you are on Mastodon, let me know. I’m at mastodon.social/@57hits
The best thing about this prospect isn’t his incredible hitting, it’s that his autograph is legible.
It’s possible that the baseball card industry will have THREE years of cards from 2023-2025 being produced with no team logos. Generic crap cards for three solid years.
I got the news that White Sox player Yermin Mercedes is retiring halfway through his rookie season. (via a tweet from @AndyMarfia) Wasn’t Mercedes incredible? First player ever to have 8 consecutive hits to start the season. I was surprised to hear he’s back down in the minors. His controversial 3-1 homerun (May 17). At …
Today I learned (from the Topps Now on Bunt) that Trea Turner hit his third career cycle. Only three other players have three career cycles: Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel. Trea Turner is in my Hall of Fame. (To get into my Hall, you need to be in the top ten at least …
What do the Chicago Cubs and the Millennium Falcon have in common?
