&quot;Le Chonk&quot;

6 Nov 2024

my real life friends discovering my bluesky

baseballprospectus.comGame 3 Recap: Murphy's Wallbangers | Baseball ProspectusChandler Simpson spent the first two innings of Monday’s Game 3 a victim of his own speed, and the ills of coming to a stop afterward. You could argue that he displayed the dichotomy of Rays baseball ...

"It wasn’t smallball, in that precious broadcaster way: It was clean, sharp line drives, singles and doubles and then singles again, heartless and mechanistic and deadly. In baseball there is no ref to wave it off, no technical knockout. Just blood, teeth, and more blood."

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turtle

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one of the most powerful alpha executive moves you can do in your intro presser is to immediately start whining about social media, setting the tone for a very productive tenure sir !

Andy Kostka@afkostka.bsky.social

Jared Banner said he had a role he wasn’t necessarily looking to leave, but upon meeting with Baltimore’s execs, he was convinced of the Orioles. Added: “In baseball circles, which is a long way from Twitter, we know Mike [Elias] is one of the most talented executives”

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Tim Jackson

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The Brewers are up 3-0 in the World Series and have steamrolled the playoffs. Preseason PECOTA tagged them for 80 wins. BP had a piece in February explaining why they're so hard to project, and how they keep beating it: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

baseballprospectus.comPECOTA 2026: Updates and Ongoing Challenges | Baseball ProspectusMLB's standardization of minor-league technology could have effects in future years.

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My Game 3 recap is up at @baseballprospectus.com. It's about momentum, both of ballclubs and of fists into mouths. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

20h

Jason Vargas mention on this episode of Jeff Lewis' show, we're remembering guys here

21h

Steven Vogt has signaled to the pen for Cade Smith to close out the game

Drew@drewgrof.bsky.social

Aaron Ashby jumping up and down as the 10th run crosses the plate as he might actually get the night off.

22h

Mike Petriello@mikepetriello.bsky.social

Without taking anything away from the MIL pitching, which has been fantastic, three of the top six hitters in the TB lineup tonight are Ryan Vilade, Ben Williamson, and Johnny DeLuca.

@depstein1983.bsky.social

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tbc this is a reference to the podcast, nothing more

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WS Game Three Preview-Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

baseballprospectus.comWorld Series Game 3 Preview: Consulting the Book of Armaments | Baseball ProspectusMilwaukee Brewers (1) at Tampa Bay Rays (1), 8:00 PM ET MIL: Robert Gasser (5-5, 3.87 ERA, 118 DRA-) TBR: Freddy Peralta (10-11, 4.42 ERA, 108 DRA-) Then did he raise on high the Holy Pitching Matchup...

co-sign. it's not perfect but if you're trying to use the angle MLB is currently testing out I don't trust you at all.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social

The vibes-based "I know it when I see it" system of umpires determining if a swing was successfully checked or not is actually fine — a time-tested and effective solution to an annoying problem — and anyone trying to write a new rule to make it "objective" is a sicko who should not be trusted.

look at this nonsense. that dotted line is ridiculous.

@suss2hyphens.bsky.social

trying to think about what Aaron Ashby looks like he would do if he weren't a baseball player and settling on "weirdly intense IT guy"

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suss2frightens 🥌

Replying to @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com

jonathan it went aroundya

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Ben Clemens

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Replying to @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com

E-randa?

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Sam Miller

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Replying to @mikepetriello.bsky.social

Awrongda

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Mike Petriello

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Eranda

errornda is this anything

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Still believe with all my heart that they should play a simultaneous series between the Rockies and Angels that you can switch over to during the ads, like chewing on parsley

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Tim Jackson

Drew Rasmussen took a terrible pitch, made it his best, and has powered up with it a bunch these playoffs. Read all about the Game 2 starter's big change and the long-term commitment it took: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

baseballprospectus.comDrew Rasmussen's Change Begot Change | Baseball ProspectusDrew Rasmussen on the change to his arsenal that's powered his continued ascendance.

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Jeff Jones

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The Tampa Bay Rays have been the envy of baseball for going on two decades, despite a missing championship. This World Series might be the ultimate validation of their method, and I spoke to both pennant POBOs and Chaim Bloom about why. Free for all: words-about-birds.beehiiv.com/p/after-deca...

words-about-birds.beehiiv.comAfter decades of development in theory, the Rays executive cadre has their moment to take over the gameEveryone wants to be Tampa, and the personnel -- Chaim Bloom included -- is a big part of why.

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Here's my recap for Game 1. There were plenty of breaks to touch on and tactics to evaluate, and I did, to some degree. There was plenty of action. But mostly I focused on the moments in between, and the tension of being caught in them, and forced to wait. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

the replay of cooper pratt exhaling after he got bailed out on the group project lol

pooper cratt

absolutely dying at the broadcast just slobbering over small ball shit only for that bunt to happen

between my flights and a rare trip to the movies, I’ve watched Disclosure Day, You Can See Everything, and One Battle After Another in the last few days. I’m more movie discourse than man right now.

I will not be posting any thoughts on movies, don’t worry. I’m one of the good ones.

you should do this but I will also note they refuse to verify Baseball Prospectus, the first baseball site* on Bluesky and the Bad Boys (gender neutral) of Baseball Analysis *potentially

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oh my god they verified @baseballprospectus.com we are officially the Bad Boys (gender neutral) of Baseball Analysis

Bud Selig throwing out a first pitch is very "owner gets the trophy first" coded

baseballprospectus.comHow to Vote For a Fielding Award: A Study | Baseball ProspectusThis article contains my ballot for the Fielding Bible Awards, as revealed today at Sports Info Solutions. But first, if you’ll forgive, a lengthy aside. For as long as baseball has had defensive…

Bud Selig should be saying "Los Angeleez" at the draft and otherwise we shouldn't acknowledge his existence

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Baseball Prospectus

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How to Vote For a Fielding Award: A Study by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

my sister is the strongest person in the world (in her division and class and whatever):

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baseballprospectus.comChoices, Choices | Baseball ProspectusThe Milwaukee Brewers have a difficult decision on their hands. Brandon Woodruff, one of the team’s best starters and past postseason heroes, hasn’t pitched in a game since the Fourth of July, an outi...

The World Series is about to start, so I tackled the subject at the front of everyone's minds: roster management

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Tim Jackson

@timjacksonsays.bsky.social

Off the field, Drew Rasmussen says things like "shoot" and "golly." On the mound, he's a stone-cold killer. On the change he made this year, and how it took him (and the Rays) to the World Series: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

baseballprospectus.comDrew Rasmussen's Change Begot Change | Baseball ProspectusDrew Rasmussen on the change to his arsenal that's powered his continued ascendance.

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Matt Trueblood

@matrueblood.bsky.social

Wrote about Junior Caminero's (kind-of) ABS-enabled offensive evolution this season, back in August @baseballprospectus.com. Good day to revisit that. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

baseballprospectus.comJunior Caminero and the Art of SLGCONviction | Baseball ProspectusThe Rays slugger is using the new strike zone to his advantage.

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The Tampa Bay Rays are back in the Series. Today for @baseballprospectus.com I wrote about it, and the Trop, and a maligned and effective legacy of jury-rigged baseball. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

that's guardsball, to me

"Walls is aboard for the fourth time" is definitely something that gets said as the fringes of periphery are going dark and you start to really feel your breath constricting

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"I thought the Rocchio at-bat looked fine" - Shohei Ohtani

complete and total victory for the small ball contingent thanks to some teams rostering guys so bad at offense that you can only Alonzo Mourning Nod when they sacrifice a guy over

we've been in a lab trying to remaster Walt Weiss for the modern age and we came up with Taylor Walls. we're all popping champagne bottles because we're getting acquired due to our success.

Bryan Rocchio was us too. We were going for Rey Ordoñez but it got away from us a little. Too much slug, somehow.

While I'm airing things I do feel the need to say, as someone who kept screaming about Matt Festa during the White Sox series that none of the times I was screaming about using Matt Festa were, like, the times (leverage) that Matt Festa has been used this series.

I do NOT believe that any time is the best time for Matt Festa. Do not let them put that in the paper.

a lot of people can't seem to comprehend that whether the Rays make these unis standard in the future or not has no bearing on whether they're currently alts. please stop replying to me if you think this makes a difference. it does not.

"Le Chonk"@cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com

I place a hex on both these franchises for wearing alts in the ALCS

bzzzzt! wrongo.

ullsperj.bsky.social@ullsperj.bsky.social

Both pretty good though