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Today, I discussed baseball's proposed Golden At-Bat rule with A Martinez on NPR's "Morning Edition." While I'm always open to exploring ways to make the game better and more entertaining, I'm not on board with this one. ⚾👎
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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Here is a good breakdown about how much big league teams have evolved in terms of the Pacific Rim scouting and information gathering approach.

Surprisingly, some big league teams still do not staff or scout in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China, ignoring so much talent.
A generation ago, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's World Series CG would have seemed impossible. There were few scouts in Japan and little attention paid to its players.

I spoke to @danevans108.bsky.social, current LAD director of travel Scott Akasaki, and fmr scout Ted Heid about how they changed all of that.
Behind-the-scenes look at how Dodgers became a hotbed for Japanese talent
"I know that I could go everywhere I wanted to in Japan and never see another scout," Ted Heid, the longtime Mariners Pacific Rim scout who helped the team land Ichiro Suzuki, told MLB.com recently. "...
www.mlb.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A really insightful read about 🇯🇵⚾️! 👇👇👇
A generation ago, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's World Series CG would have seemed impossible. There were few scouts in Japan and little attention paid to its players.

I spoke to @danevans108.bsky.social, current LAD director of travel Scott Akasaki, and fmr scout Ted Heid about how they changed all of that.
Behind-the-scenes look at how Dodgers became a hotbed for Japanese talent
"I know that I could go everywhere I wanted to in Japan and never see another scout," Ted Heid, the longtime Mariners Pacific Rim scout who helped the team land Ichiro Suzuki, told MLB.com recently. "...
www.mlb.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Want a career in baseball? I'll be sharing what I have learned from decades in the game (intern--->GM) this Wednesday at 430 PM (CDT) during a FREE live SMWW
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October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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There have been 12 players to hit 3+ HR in a Postseason game.

There have been 16 pitchers to have a Postseason game with 6+ IP, 2 hits or fewer, 10+ K, and 0 runs allowed.

Only one did both on the same night.
October 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ohtani...unique, dominant excellence.

Shohei arrived in the big league in spring training 2018, and
a lot of people were adamant about his inability to pitch AND hit in the big leagues.

In fact, some teams didn't even scout him in Japan—puzzling strategy. They know who they are.

Hmmm...🤔
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Wambsganss' granddaughter later worked for the @cleguardians.com (nee Indians) organization!
105 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns the first and only unassisted triple play in #WorldSeries history! Here's Bill posing with the three Brooklyn #Dodgers players that he got out! (October 10, 1920) #MLB #Baseball #Guardians #Postseason
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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105 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns the first and only unassisted triple play in #WorldSeries history! Here's Bill posing with the three Brooklyn #Dodgers players that he got out! (October 10, 1920) #MLB #Baseball #Guardians #Postseason
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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77 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians "rookie" Satchel Paige becomes the first African American player to pitch in a #WorldSeries game! (October 10, 1948) #MLB #Guardians #Baseball #History #Postseason
October 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Only 9 times this year did an MLB pitcher throw 10+ splitters in a game and average <600 RPM on those splitters.

All 9 times it was Rōki Sasaki. 😮
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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If Shohei Ohtani leads off tomorrow, as he has almost all season and every game the last two months…

He would be the first starting pitcher to lead off in a postseason game

Only SP to hit anywhere other than 8 or 9 in postseason, as of now:

1918 WS G4 Babe Ruth, 6th
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Sept. 26, 1925: Bobby Shantz, a star lefthanded pitcher whose honors included the 1952 American League most valuable player award, is born in Pottstown, Pa. The last living person to have played for the Philadelphia Athletics or played in the 1940s, he turns 100 today.
September 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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The season is almost over and the Rockies have the worst position player fWAR in all of baseball, the worst starting pitcher fWAR in all of baseball, and the worst relief pitcher fWAR in all of baseball
September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Here's a thing: Blake Treinen has been losing P in each of LA's last 5 losses.

Dating back to 1912, this is a first. 13 times, one pitcher has worn four of his team's losses in a row. (Most recently: 1994 Tim Belcher, Tigers). But never five!

(h/t @jasonbernard.bsky.social for looking it up)
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September 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If you're looking for a positive item today, watch "Jeff Torborg: A Wonderful Baseball Life" when it debuts tonight at 6 PM (CDT) on the Last Comiskey YouTube channel.

Jeff was an elite person, a great mentor for many (including me), and I loved our time together with the White Sox.
September 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM