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Baseball writer, researcher @YESNetwork | Past: @jomboymedia @mlb @sportscronkite 🙋🏻‍♀️she/her

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Joined July 2015
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🚨🚨Personal Update🚨🚨 I'm excited to say I'll be starting a new role at @YESNetwork later this month! As a kid my brother and I weren't allowed to watch TV at dinner unless it was the Yankee game. I'm so thrilled to be joining the network and professionals I grew up watching.
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It took Kim Ng 30 years to get the job Jared Porter has right now.
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Lucas Luetge's stats: before & after growing a mustache
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@Julian_Epp I'll try
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@Julian_Epp in case he forgot
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Some personal news!👀 After two years in Phoenix and a brief PNW stint, I've moved back to New York and will be joining @JomboyMedia at the end of March! To say I'm thrilled is putting it lightly. I'm grateful and excited for this new opportunity. Can't wait to get started.
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Normal exchange to have with your boss
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Big shoutouts to @Jomboy_ , who chatted w/ me while grieving the Yanks’ heartbreaking ALCS loss, and @PitchingNinja and @CespedesBBQ , who were so generous w/ their time. My @cronkitenews story re: how these guys have reignited baseball’s fanbase:
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MLB oranges
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Big baby and lil baby @BigBabyDavid_
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they wanted a new voice so they picked Girardi's righthand man for the past 15 years
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The Phillies fired Joe Girardi and named Rob Thomson interim manager for the remainder of the season. President Dave Dombrowski said they needed a “new voice” to turn around what has been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball at 22-29. They went internal for that voice.
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@NYTvows It sucks your savings away, esp. if you're single & have a handful of friends. Engagement gift, shower gift, wedding gift, flights, exorbitantly priced hotels...I didn't lose friends over it but at a point it's like WTF why am I buying you 5 gifts as a reward for falling in love
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Check swings aren't defined in the MLB rulebook. Here's what former MLB ump Dale Scott says about them: "Because it’s so vague it leads to a wide interpretation with little guidance. I can tell you it’s a call that you get a better feel for... (1/4)
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@curlyfro reminds me of when someone asked Obama if, when he smoked weed, did he inhale?(referencing Clinton's response) And Obama was like "I thought that was the point"
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🤯I can't fathom the amount/combo of brain space, dexterity, coordination and muscle memory this requires
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Pedro Martinez on changing his grip in the middle of his delivery.
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@mlbelites_ This is a great watch. So many nuances below the surface when it comes to fielding
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@NickAdamsinUSA this is a disgusting tweet
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@BigBabyDavid_ who the fuck is dave
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It took Kim Ng 30 years to get the same job that dick-pic-sending men with half as much experience get hired for
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News at ESPN: Marlins GM Kim Ng left the organization after it tried to hire someone over her in the baseballl-operations department, a move that stunned the industry after she built Miami's first full-season playoff team since 2003. Free and unlocked:
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I can't fathom the amount/combo of brain space, dexterity, coordination and muscle memory this requires🤯
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Pedro Martinez on Changing his Grip in the Middle of his Delivery. 🧠
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Most errors since 2022: 2nd basemen 33 Gleyber Torres (NYY) 22 Nolan Gorman (STL) 21 Kolten Wong (3 teams) 20 Andrés Giménez (CLE) 20 Jonathan India (CIN) 20 Ketel Marte (ARI) Gleyber leads the group w/ *11* more errors than Gorman
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@Faith_Salie confused b/c I thought the presser was at the Waldorf?
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My mom has become a @TalkinBaseball_ fan and the funny part about showing her a new video is I forget it will involve us sitting thru an ad for ball deodorant together
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Willi Castro thinks he caught the 3rd out, a classic FARTSLAM (field allows runner to score like a moron)
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I would like to thank @DugoutMugs for making me their muscle
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Me and @KelsWingert are pretty sure @jerryblevins is the only guy at Jomboy Media who remembers to put the seat down
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@TalkinYanks DiMaggio / Oakland is so strange
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lmao I'm on a goddamn airplane
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All of Luis Gil's 14 strikeouts this afternoon
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Players who threw glove into the stands Bob Ojeda NYM 4/19/88 Turk Wendell NYM 9/10/00 Willie McGee STL 8/6/90 Luis Tiant NYY 5/30/80 K. Farnsworth CHC 8/28/04 Preacher Roe BRO 8/5/54 Raul Sanchez CIN 8/20/57 Ed Figueroa NYY 7/6/80
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@edbenson ...again?
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🚨⚾️CAREER UPDATE⚾️🚨 I’m thrilled to share the news that in February I’ll be joining the production team as an Editorial Producer! I’m so grateful for this opportunity to help cover the sport I love. Counting down the days ‘til Spring Training...
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Forgot to post this yesterday. Paul Simon playing 'Mrs Robinson' in Old Yankee Stadium on 4/25/1999. A tribute to Joe DiMaggio, who had died several weeks prior. I've watched this clip hundreds of times and it still gives me goosebumps.
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Thanks for including my voice @AroundtheHorn 🙋🏻‍♀️ ➡️CORRECTION: I'm actually a **free agent** looking for work! As a contributor to @pinstripealley I am not actually employed by SB Nation.
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Following the firing of Mets GM Jared Porter due to sexual harassment reports, @TonyReali reads and reflects on the words of women in the sports industry. "All the voices that have been silenced ... because of what is systemic in this business and this culture."
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@PitchingNinja He should have waited for a gif of Schilling...more on brand
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Anthony Volpe has lowered his Whiff% more than any other player in MLB since last season
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🔥🔥New @JomboyMedia billboard hangin off the 4 train platform 🔥🔥
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@PlayoffTanaka_ Also love that he gives thoughtful answers even if the question is dumb/canned
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Pretty sure Oswaldo is the coolest person on the planet
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On Rate My Professor students at UMich say Aaron Leanhardt it good at explaining complex topics
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Aaron Leanhardt left physics labs & lecture halls behind for MiLB. Years later, the Yankees hope he is now the solution to an analytics problem that became clear by the end of last season. Aaron Judge: “I think guys are going to love him.” @nypostsports
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Pitching prospect @TMark29 talks to me, @MikalaMorris14 and @AlexSimonSports about growing up in a bilingual household and his unofficial role as an interpreter for teammates on the Salt River Rafters. #MiLB #MiLBBilingual #AFL
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It comes down to judgement, something everyone has but can vary wildly." (4/4)
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The @OUAZFootball team practicing under a full moon. They play their final game of the season this week. #NAIAFootball @sportscronkite
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The general concept, did the hitter offer (swing) at the pitch? Most pitchers say yes, hitters not so much. Sometimes the bat moves very little but he offered, other times it moves a lot but he in fact checked it (didn’t offer). (3/4)
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@UnhingedPatrick I could be wrong but I'm going to guess you don't have an older sibling
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...the more you see, year after year. It’s one of the toughest calls we have because of the lack of rule clarity and it happens very quickly. I wish I could tell you to look for one or two specific things but the reality is it is several. (2/4)
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"Black folks taught Japanese people how to like baseball. Black folks started playing night games because it was the only time white folks would let us use their stadiums. Black folks let women actually play on the field, not just stuck them in skirts & made a movie years later"
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Clinton Yates
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COLUMN: Dear MLB, negro please.
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👌👌
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2 years flew by! I used to waste my brain power + energy at work ensuring I was 'appropriate' and not saying or doing anything too weird. Thanks for letting me be me @JomboyMedia
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Some personal news!👀 After two years in Phoenix and a brief PNW stint, I've moved back to New York and will be joining @JomboyMedia at the end of March! To say I'm thrilled is putting it lightly. I'm grateful and excited for this new opportunity. Can't wait to get started.
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Two years ago there was no team, no players, no facilities. Tomorrow @OUAZFootball takes on @SAGU_Football for a chance to advance to #NAIAFootball playoffs. Keep an eye out in @sportscronkite for my story about this unique college football team.
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. @OUAZFOOTBALL | No. 16 Spirit Close Regular Season at SAGU with Title in Reach #WeAreOUAZ #OUAZfootball #CFB150
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Relievers are my kind of weird
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@KStackWhitney @nytimes Nearly all of his pieces go against accepted style guide and recommendations on @NCDJ_ASU
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🚨 Some personal news . . .I was laid off yesterday. It's a huge bummer. But, I am also excited to be a free agent moving on to something new. I'm currently open for baseball writing, research and content production opportunities! 🙋🏻‍♀️
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@ItsmeskylerB @kavithadavidson I’m convinced that women who have “bad attitudes” are really just women who are being treated like shit at their workplace
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Baseball industry men accused of sexual harassment who've resigned, been fired or suspended in last 90 days: -Mets GM Jared Porter (fired) -Angels coach Mickey Callaway (suspended pend. investigation) -Mets hitting coord. Ryan Ellis (fired) -Mariners CEO Kevin Mather (resigned)
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I think @TalkinJake will give this a better home than I ever could
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Yankees-specific immaculate grid. Who wants to solve this one?
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@DanAlanRourke we gonna be twins
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I was pretty excited when I heard @lindseyadler ask this during the postgame. Love her coverage of the Odor Phenomenon of "always being there," even if I was hoping his answer would involve some kind of body double.
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Rougned Odor said that when he was coming up with Texas, Elvis Andrus taught him about being involved in the small parts of the game — like mound visits. Now, anytime anything is happening on the field, like a good teammate, Rougie is there.
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@lindseyadler I wasn't allowed to join a baseball history/stats club in HS. For a 'test' I was asked who Curt Flood was. I explained who he was & why he was important. I was told my answer wasn't thorough enough. I had wanted to join the club in the first place so I could learn more.
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@CBSNews Your social media team needs to visit the @NCDJ_ASU website to learn how to cover disability respectfully in media. This tweet is embarrassing
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Someone asked me if I was @ktsharp Queen of Stats on the D-train yesterday and I've never been more flattered
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@sdut Owners' salaries turn me away. Pay players more!
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@StevenTDennis Your kid's UNEMPLOYED AND DISMAL future is NOW, ron.
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Coney reacts to Doc Gooden describing him as "sick"
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Best bday gift ever
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@FarmToFame_ what a bad ass
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be still my heart
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@FabianArdaya As far as I know only a few current GMs had one or two unsuccessful GM interviews before ultimately getting hired by a club. Makes Kim Ng's 7 or 8 tries w/o getting hired stand out that much more
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@TalkinYanks Yogi and Mickey
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Greetings from Grapevine, TX! I’m here at @GaylordTexan for the next 24 hours to experience the @CFBPlayoff selection committee ranking process first hand. Tomorrow a dozen other students and I will “choose” matchups for the #CFBPlayoff . Stay tuned! 👀
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The perfect post
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@JayCuda The Alabama / Braves one sometimes trips me up if I just have a quick glance
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Cool photo I get to share every four years when it's relevant / me carrying the torch in the relay for the '96 summer games in Atlanta
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Cashman's quotes sound like they were lifted from @nyporchsport
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Tristan McKenzie, Nasty ping pong forehand vs. @Jolly_Olive
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Triston McKenzie, Nasty 80mph Curveball. 😨
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a letter Jackie Robinson wrote to Dock Ellis in 1971: "I read your comments in our paper the last few days and wanted you to know how much I appreciate your courage and honesty. (1/5)
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Yup, still more people of color in @Beyonce than at this meeting. @IvankaTrump you are bad for women.
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Were there women of color at this meeting?
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Earlier today @AlexSimonSports and I sat down w/ @Dbacks prospects @TMark29 and @botakahashi to talk about their friendship and experiences playing together in the minor leagues. #MiLB #MiLBBilingual #AFL
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Judge swings by @JomboyMedia before game time
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Friendship transcends winning. @j_chisholm3 congratulates @l_fox24 after the Javelinas beat the Rafters 3-2 in the @MLBazFallLeague championship.
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I could listen forever to Tony Oliva + Rod Carew telling stories and talking hitting. I had planned to ask Rod: How does he feel about Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song and his name drop in it? Alas, the session timed out while I was still in line to ask my question #SABR52
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Got my first dose Friday, second shot is scheduled for April 23rd. 💉💪
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A lot of Yankee fans were impressed by Kyle Higashioka's blocking skills during the ALDS. How does Higgy stack up compared to other MLB catchers? I discuss in my latest article for @pinstripealley : @IBWAA
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Just a reminder that PED use carries an 80-game suspension in MLB
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Conduct Detrimental
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Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna suspended 20 games under MLB domestic violence policy
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If the Yankees have internal analytics suggesting IKF is a competent SS, then those internal analytics? Untrustworthy. Switching up the lineup each day, not giving rookies a chance this season, how fake Boone's postgames are.... Very little to like about the Yankees right now
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“There is no home for women in baseball and Rockford, IL, will be it.” At October’s @SABR / @IWBC4Me conference I spoke to @DrK1943 about the IWBC’s plan to create a museum + education center to honor women in baseball. My latest for @sportscronkite :
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@lindseyadler @Jomboy_ Wonder if he'd lend you the 12 discs he used to install his preferred Microsoft word processing program
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Yankee Stadium cheers "We want Grish-am" to apologize for their "We want Soto" chants during Trent Grisham's previous at-bat He had answered the Soto chants by hitting a HR
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@TalkinBaseball_ @MLB @trevorplouffe Grand Slam comparison for @trevorplouffe 1. Ruth (16) 2. Clemente (6) 3. Robinson, Plouffe (2) 4. Jeter (1)
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Aces throw no-hitters and guys w/ great comeback stories like Rodón throw no-hitters Older veterans guys have thrown them and so have younger ones. Lefties, righties, guys who throw heat, finesse pitchers. There's something really cool about that
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It's pretty amazing to work in the most fun and caring environment after experiencing a number of toxic workplaces
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If I call people pussies will MLB want to partner with me?
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@TalkinJake I think it would be fun if Noodle had a doodle meetup with Chad Green’s goldendoodle, Paxton’s goldendoodle and Matt Blake (Blyyyke)’s goldendoodle
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So happy for Higgy right now
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@BrianLehrer if we're talking about the cost of accessing research & information it's worth remembering Aaron Swartz @AaronSwartzDay
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