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Missed the very start of the game. Was there any explanation for why Tampa Bay is rocking the old Devil Rays jerseys?

Hideki Matsui is now the fourth Japanese rookie card in my collection, along with Ichiro, Seiya Suzuki, and Shohei Ohtani (technically I have his batting rookie, not his pitching one).

Has too much time passed to reboot The West Wing beginning with President Seaborn's campaign? Yes, right?

Benjamin Rice. Take a bow.

Michael is always a good read, but this one was especially good.

Thomas Pannone's perfecto was the 19th no-hitter of 2026.

Randomly noticed (learned?) today that Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki were born just six days apart. That's all. That's the tweet (err, whatever we decided to call these things).

It surprised me how tough a consideration this was. For me, it's Ravech, SVP, Cohn, and Stuart Scott. Sorry, Berman. AA included Stephen A. Smith, which I get, but I also can't stand him. Related: Sports Night deserved more than one season, damnit.

Arte Moreno bought the Angels in 2003 (the year after they won the Series) for $184 million. He then spent 23 years running them into the ground, let the stadium decay, wasted Trout and Ohtani, and sold for $4 billion. And the owners are crying poverty and threatening to kill baseball next year.

Every time someone says this winter that Ketel Marte would too much of a clubhouse distraction they should be reminded that teams keep acquiring Tommy Pham by choice.

Have a day, Randy Arozarena!!!

Go read this. It's fantastic.

Leave it to Cashman to overpay for something the Yanks don't need ..... again.

@ericstephen.bsky.social may be able to answer this: Are newly acquired Seth Halvorsen and undrafted FA signing Wyatt Halvorsen related?

I have spent all of an hour in my new pool. Just floating. Alone. No distractions and no sounds other than a few birds and the waterfall from the koi pond. And this has been the most peaceful hour I think I have had in YEARS. I had basically forgotten how to relax. I’m always doing something.

It's a little fascinating watching Red Sox fans trying to convince themselves that Zach Neto is the right move for this team, right now, when most are overlooking the fact that Franklin Arias is not only one of the hottest hitters in the minor leagues this year but was just promoted to Triple-A.

Finally watched "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and holy cow was it good! Weird, but really good.

This is why you wear a cup, kids.

I love watching the MLB Draft, but when there are forklifts and crews disassembling the stage behind the desk while Rounds 2 and on are ongoing, it is a really disappointing visual.

We're now at 16 no-hitters in 2026 after last night's combined effort in the NPB from Nash Walters, Jesús Liranzo, and José Quijada. tobenamedlater.beehiiv.com/p/tbnl-2026-...

This is the funniest baseball thing I've ever seen

Added six more names to this, pushing us to 25 in total.

Is Junior Caminero playing third base with a lollypop in his mouth? Why?

I added eight new names to the list of players in this year's draft class with MLB bloodlines.

These stupid owners are obsessed with fixing things that aren’t broken.

Today's TBNL: MLB and the Giants' response to five players (one fifth of the active roster) making fools of themselves on Pride Night was pretty disappointing.

I have lost enough weight that none of my shorts fit without a belt on the very last hole. #smallvictories

World Cup PSA: Foxboro is not actually part of Boston. It's not even a suburb. Gillette Stadium (it's not called Boston Stadium) is literally 27.3 miles from Boston's South Station (i.e., roughly the middle of the city for those not from the area).

Today's TBNL. I've been told I got "a little fiesty today" in here. 🤣

Today's TBNL looks at the family connections in this year's MLB Draft class.

Now that the college regular season is over, did I miss any no-hitters? @carlosacollazo.com

This is cool (and I subscribed), but has everyone forgotten about this? www.thebaseballcube.com/content/news...

Today's TBNL looks at Milwaukee's infield problem, Billy Bean and Glenn Burke being honored, and questions if Alex Verdugo's MLB career is (rightfully) over.

No-hitters are fun. So far, baseball has seen 12 of them in 2026 (but none in MLB). I started keeping track.

There was some Salvador Perez/Hall of Fame discourse over the weekend. It's been a while since I've shared a link, but the latest at TBNL:

Two stories crossed my path this weekend in which a writer referred to 1996 as 60 years ago. If you're going to insist on using AI bullshit in your writing, learn to check what you're publishing first.

John Sterling. Ted Turner. Bobby Cox. Tough week for 80-plus-year-old baseball people.

How does Las Vegas handle both the Athletics and the Aviators (the A's Triple-A club)? Is that market really going to drive enough attendance to sustain both teams? I'm sure someone smarter than me has asked this, @jenramose.online maybe?

I knew John Sterling was a legend with a long, looooooong career, but this stat blew my mind a little. From @threetwoeephus.bsky.social in today's The Windup:

The coolest pitching thing in the Atlantic League this week and it isn't even close

An idea popped into my head earlier this week, so naturally, here we are 4,000 words later.