I work with the great Bob Ryan, the great Charley Steiner, the esteemed Dan Shaughnessy. Writer, author, researcher, fact checker for baseball and comedy.
The Padres and Dodgers each have 25 losses.
They have each lost their last two games
They are each 4-6 in their last 10 games
They are each 12-8 in their last 20 games.
They each have 476 hits this season
We just finished After Life on Netflix. It was brilliant. I love and respect
@rickygervais
so much. I admire him. He makes me laugh and he makes me cry. Ricky, I doubt you will even see this, but if you do, “Cheers.”
Hank Aaron, in 23 seasons in the majors, never struck out 100 times in a season. He only had five seasons in which he struck out 65+ times.
Hank had ten seasons of 30+ homers and fewer than 65 whiffs, the most in big league history.
THE DODGERS ARE 58 GAMES OVER .500
The Royals have won 58 games all season
The Tigers have won 56 games all season
The Pirates have won 55 games all season
The A’s have won 53 games all season
The Nationals have won 51 games all season
THE DODGERS ARE NOW 59 GAMES OVER .500
The Reds have won 58 games all season
The Royals have won 58 games all season
The Tigers have won 56 games all season
The Pirates have won 55 games all season
The A’s have won 53 games all season
The Nationals have won 51 games all season
On this date in 1982, Tony Gwynn made his MLB debut and had two hits (of course) including a double. In his career, Gwynn played 2440 games and had 2+ hits in 951 of them.
Gwynn only struck out twice in a game 34 times. He never struck out more than twice in a game
Prior to the
#Yankees
acquiring Giancarlo Stanton, the last time a team that led the majors in home runs added the individual home run leader was on December 26, 1919 when Babe Ruth was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox for $100,000.
Last night, was my first night being fever free, below 99°, since I came down with the virus over three weeks ago. Today, I’m celebrating that and my daughter’s birthday,
@echuckles
.
@matthewjdowd
, I don’t want to embarrass you but you were brilliant today on
@ThisWeekABC
. Your controlled anger was representative of how much of what the country is feeling. Thank you for your independent thought and honesty.
Baseball is deliciously cruel. The Dodgers/Cubs game ended when Jason Heyward smashed a line drive that Nico Hoerner dove for and caught. It had an exit velocity of 99.6 mph and went 180 feet. David Peralta’s perfect game-breaking hit had an exit velo of 32.9 mph and went 3 feet.
Today begins my 24th MLB Season, 34th Professionally!
91-92 Pittsfield Mets (A)
92-95 Binghamton Mets (AA)
96-00 Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
01-15 Boston Red Sox
16- San Diego Padres
NL East has 444 more strikeouts than hits
NL Central has 424 more strikeouts than hits
NL West has 353 more strikeouts than hits
AL Central has 324 more strikeouts than hits
AL East has 296 more strikeouts than hits
AL West has 275 more strikeouts than hits
This season, the Yankees have hit 94 homers and allowed 47, a margin of +47.
Let that sink in: they have hit twice as many homers as they have allowed.
Just 75 years ago today, on October 23, 1945, the Montreal Royals announced that Jackie Robinson had joined the organization for $600 a month with a $3,500 signing bonus.
The Dodgers since September 1 are 21-7 (.750), going 12-0 at home
The Giants since September 1 are 22-7 (.759), going 11-6 at home
One of them on Wednesday will face:
The Cardinals since September 1 are 23-8 (.742), going 13-3 on the road
•Last night, the Yankees hit 6 (six!) solo homers and now have 54, the Braves have 52
•Nine teams in the majors don’t have a total of 54 homers of any kind and 8 don’t have more than 50.
•Aaron Judge now has 24 HR. The entire Tigers team has 30.
In August, the
#Dodgers
hit .236, 24th in the majors.
In August, the
#Dodgers
and the
#Rays
went 21-6 (.778) tops in the majors.
In August, the
#Dodgers
had a 2.25 ERA, the lowest in the majors.
Great pitching and timely hitting = winning baseball.
It just took me under three minutes to clip my fingernails. Three weeks ago when I was so sick with the coronavirus it took me over 10 minutes because I just didn’t have the strength to use the nail clipper. I’m telling you, COVID-19 is awful. Stay home. Wear a mask. Be safe.
@robreiner
The nightmare won’t end until January 21. The damage that Trump can and will do after he loses in November terrifies me and should scare you as well.
When Mookie Betts leads off, the
@Dodgers
are 10-2. He is hitting .353 when batting in the
#1
slot in the order. He is 18-51 with 9 singles and 9 XBH. He has a .431 OBP, slugging .765, and has an OPS of 1.196. He has hit six homers and scored 14 runs and driven in 14 runs.
Yesterday marked 100 years since Ray Chapman died after he was beaned. Today is 53 years since Tony Conigliaro was hit in the face by a fastball.
If pitchers want hit the Astros with a pitch, aim for their ass, where their brains are.
Today, Art Schallock is 99 years and 1 day old and is baseball's oldest living ballplayer. When the Yankees brought him up to the majors in 1951, they sent down Mickey Mantle.
Schallock was a pitcher who roomed with Yogi Berra on the road that season.
@RedSox
Rich Hill has 11 strikeouts today. The last pitcher age 42 or older with 11+ strikeouts was Randy Johnson, on August 22, 2008 who at age 44 whiffed 13 Marlins for Arizona.
Since June 29, the
#Dodgers
are 10-1.
The Dodgers starters are 7-0 and have an ERA of 1.82 and a WHIP of 0.88. They have made 7 Quality Starts and have a .202 BAA
Sean McDonough may have his equal in certain sports, and I emphasize “may,” but there is no better all-around play-by-play announcer in sports. He may be the GOAT. He was brilliant throughout the Stanley Cup. Re-tweet to thank him.
@DocBrownLloyd
Sometimes, I think about the cast of Taxi. You and the rest of the gang were so terrific. One of the greatest half-hour shows in television history. I don’t choose to refer to it as a sitcom,, because it was so much more than that.
@robneyer
Rob, I respect you so much, but a man who desecrated baseball history can never be regarded as the greatest living ballplayer. I don’t know who is, but Barry Bonds should never be considered a paragon of excellence.
The
@Brewers
starters led MLB in July with a 2.40 ERA. The AL should take note that second in starter ERA in July were the
@Yankees
with a 2.85 ERA. Third in the majors, were the
@Dodgers
with 2.93 ERA.
It's Women's History Month which means it's time to remind all of you that
@SmithJanetmarie
needs to be honored with a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame...and then, be hired to redesign it.
My son-in-law is a wonderful husband.
My son-in-law is a wonderful father.
My son-in-law is a wonderful professional.
My son-in-law is a wonderful friend.
My son-in-law is a wonderful son-in-law.
My son-in-law is a Haitian-American.
This President is a disgrace.
@LZGranderson
@matthewjdowd
How are athletes playing in an empty stadium helping this country? They’re risking the lives of many people because home viewers can’t find something new on Netflix? This doesn’t track.
@DanRather
Today is Walter Cronkite's birthday. In re-watching his final sign-off, I was reminded how he indicated that he would be on assignment and you would be sitting in for the next several years.
I think he would be incredibly impressed with your Twitter feed.
I was driving last evening and I absolutely got hooked listening to
@AndrewFreed33
and
@davewills34
do the Rays/Guardians game last night. They are really good.
On August 6, 1993, his mom's birthday, Tony Gwynn picked up the 2000th hit of his career.
And because he was the great Tony Gwynn...
On August 6, 1999, Tony picked up the 3000th hit of his career.
His mom celebrated with him at the ballpark on both occasions.
@IBWAA
have unanimously named
@Dodgers
’ Cody Bellinger 2017 IBWAA NL Rookie of the Year, and
@Yankees
Aaron Judge 2017 IBWAA AL ROY. Bellinger received 146 first-place votes. Judge received 143 first-place votes; Andrew Benintendi (2 votes) and Jordan Montgomery (1 vote)
@pgammo
Thank you, Peter. I had the coronavirus and went through 23 straight days of running a fever. You know how much I love baseball, but keeping people healthy is paramount. Your voice carries so much weight, please make sure people hear the risk that MLB takes by opening too soon
The last time
#RedSox
were in last place 98 games into the season was July 25, 2015. John Farrell was their manager, Mookie Betts was in CF, Xander Bogaerts was SS, Hanley Ramirez was 3B, Mike Napoli was 1B, and their DH was HOFer David Ortiz
This video of seventh-grader JJ Franks making four straight shots to win $10,000 during a halftime challenge is ELECTRIC.
He had to make a layup, free throw, 3-pointer and half-court shot in 25 seconds.
📍 Bishop Ryan Catholic School (Minot, ND)
I haven’t read every story about the amazing game G1 win by the Phillies. However, I am confident that no article will top this one by the incomparable
@jaysonst
Here’s your must read. World Series Game 1 Weird & Wild
via
@TheAthletic