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Pour One Out For The Hangover Lineup (opens the original)
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To give one of a million examples: On Sept. 27, 1996, the Rangers found out they were AL West champions when the out-of-town scoreboard confirmed a Mariners’ loss out in Oakland. The Rangers had to keep playing their game—which was tied—but, after they finally lost in 15 innings, at 12:45 a.m., they went into their clubhouse, sprayed five cases of champagne around, celebrated for about three more hours and finally went home at 4 a.m. The next game started at noon. None of the regulars were in th
Helmets 2026 (opens the original)
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6. Do Major League batters keep their eye on the ball? They do. Just as you’d coach it: <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="614" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_ZMh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progres
Can You Not? (opens the original)
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In full counts—as in all times of the day ending in .m.—Jacob Misiorowski is hard to hit. Eighty-two players have made it to that final level against him this year, and they’re hitting .100, which is the ninth-lowest batting average in that split in the majors. Of those who don’t walk, 60 percent strike out. Even with walks, batters have only a .350 on-base percentage, way below the league’s .459 OBP in full counts. It’s too hard. It’s not fair. I’m a hitter and I don’t want to do this anymore.
This Is No Way To Bring A Baseball Game To Conclusion (opens the original)
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I started making baseball GIFs in 2012. Back then, if I’d posted something like this, it would have been a sensation: <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="440" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZsMt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/htt
It’s Hard-Bunt Time! (opens the original)
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He’s been studying the infield before the game, and he says if there’s a hole in the defense, it’s going to be someplace real obvious, like two feet behind the pitcher. Somewhere nobody would ever think to try to hit it. Hiding in plain sight. —The Secret To Getting A Hit There is a hole in the defense, and it is like two feet behind the pitcher: It’s not just that this spot is a no man’s land, equidistant from all t
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