When a team isn't going well and their best players are not playing well, the 'leaders' (best players) can't lead by example. A player in a slump is not as likely to be heard! A short from our podcast this week. Check out the entire episode and thanks for watching!
Of course some teams are just inept. Watching a team like #Mets or even #Phillies have trouble scoring is torture. A short from our podcast this week. Check out the entire episode and thanks for watching!
A short from our podcast this week in which we discussed catchers who had .300 or better career averages. At the top of the list is #Dodgers #Mets Mike Piazza. He's arguably the greatest hitting catcher in MLB history! Check out the entire episode and thanks for watching!
#Redsox fired Alex Cora in what has to be the story of the week. #Mets Carlos Mendoza may be next. #Padres Mason Miller continues his unreal season and they also signed Lucas Giolito. #Braves rookie gives up homer on first #MLB pitch then pitches 7 innings for the win. We…
A short from our podcast this week: Mets manager Carlos Mendoza has been at the helm for four 7-game losing streaks over the past season plus. While the Amazin's finally won a game on Wednesday the calls for Mendoza's head are still resonating. Check out the rest of the episode…
#padres Mason Miller has had an unbelievable start to the 2026 season going back to the WBC in which he was dominant. A relief pitcher has not won a Cy Young in over 20 years (remember who?). Check out this short from our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
Slugging average is important but might be overrated in comparison to on-base average. A player who gets on base more but slugs less than his counterpart who slugs more and gets on base less, is more valuable. In this short we tell you why. Thanks for checking us out!
A day later than usual because we were traveling and distraught from watching the #Mets lose their 11th straight. News of the week includes the sudden passing of #Angels great Garret Anderson - so sad. #Dodgers Edwin Diaz to undergo surgery and will miss at least half the season. Yordan…
A short from our podcast this week. Being able to throw a split-fingered fastball with control seemed like a great way to make a living in the 1980s. HOFer Bruce Sutter rode it all the way to Cooperstown! Mark resisted taping a baseball between Gordon's index and middle fingers to…
#padres star and Gold Glove RF Fernando Tatis Jr. has played 2nd base the past two games for San Diego. He's hitting while doing it. Do they really want to pull him to the infield permanently? Check out this short from our podcast this week which also covers the evolution…
Pitcher injuries are mounting especially if you wear an Astros uniform. We didn't mention the passing of Davey Lopes which was our mistake. Lopes stole 552 bases and was a member of the Dodgers infield for 10 years. No teams have made much noise aside from the #dodgers. #pirates rookie…
Three catches that saved home runs in a 1-0 #angels victory this past weekend for Jo Adell! He had 37 HRs in 2025 but will forever be remembered for his all-time great game vs. #mariners. From our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
There are so many stats that sometimes your eyes can glaze over. WRC+ found on Fangraphs takes a players performance vs. his peers (in terms of runs created) and normalizes it for all 30 parks. It gives a truer read of that player's contribution to the offense. We explained it…
The Twins actually challenged 9 times in one GAME last week - and got it right 8 times. From our podcast this week we asked why batters would challenge the first pitch at all and then discussed which pitch in the count batters challenge most often? Got an idea? From…
From our podcast this week this short notes that the ABS challenge system required each #MLB player to be measured for height. Players were shocked to learn they were not as tall as they had been listed! Why is this happening? Check it out!
When #MLB started measuring players in order to more fairly deploy the ABS Challenge system, MLB players who had not been measured for years came up tinier! Why are they shrinking? The season is already 5% gone and by the end of the week will be 10% in the rear…
So who do you have? We think there are several good candidates but you might be surprised who each of us chose. From our podcast this week.
#Tigers have Skubal but do they have a hitter who could vie for AL MVP? #guardians have Jose Ramirez an MVP contender every year. Then there are the #yankees who have Judge Cole and Max Fried and Dodgers with their ridiculous assets. How about the #bluejays? With Vlad Jr. and…
Since the #Dodgers pay for the best players, manager Dave Roberts gets bypassed for manager of the year. In fact he only won it after his first season as Dodger manager in 2016. Before that season he managed one game for the 2015 Padres. Roberts put on a managerial clinic…
The Dodgers came from behind three times from multiple run deficits in each of the first three games. It's only happened 7 times in MLB history. The pitchers just need to keep it close and often they are better than that! This is why a 100+ win season seems likely…
We forgot to include our playoff picks last week when we picked the order of finish for each #MLB division. So we do that as well as pick the major award winners - Cy Young, MVP, Rookie-of-the-Year and Manager of the Year. We also cover the first three games of…
From our podcast this week: We talked about taking the field vs. Aaron Judge in the American League and the same for Shohei Ohtani vs. the National League. Would you bet on those players for MVP over the combination of the entire field for each league? Check out this short.
We both picked the Cubs to win the NL Central but maybe that's not saying all that much? #Brewers will hang in but fall short. Here's why the Cubs can go all the way to the NLCS. A short from our podcast this week. Check us out!
A short from our season preview podcast this week. The ABS challenge system does offer the chance for teams to continue to challenge as long as they win their challenges. Pitch framing will not go away under the challenge system since teams will be careful about what they challenge. Check…