Sam Miller
@sammillerbb.bsky.social
Ballwriter, pebblehunting.substack.com
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A very bad pitch that worked, and some very great plays that didn't pebblehunting.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Pitch I Loved All Year
The third route to heroism.
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A very bad pitch that worked, and some very great plays that didn't pebblehunting.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
A very bad pitch that worked, and some very great plays that didn't pebblehunting.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Pitch I Loved All Year
The third route to heroism.
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A very bad pitch that worked, and some very great plays that didn't pebblehunting.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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this is absolutely bananas
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
this is absolutely bananas
I can't tell you how happy this makes me
(as the guy writing the Orioles' BP Annual essay this year)
(as the guy writing the Orioles' BP Annual essay this year)
Late-night trade:
The Orioles trade Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels for Taylor Ward.
The Orioles trade Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels for Taylor Ward.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I can't tell you how happy this makes me
(as the guy writing the Orioles' BP Annual essay this year)
(as the guy writing the Orioles' BP Annual essay this year)
Been trying to write about Infield In and buddy this was a mistake
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Been trying to write about Infield In and buddy this was a mistake
I know he's little but IMO they should still give him the adult procedure
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I know he's little but IMO they should still give him the adult procedure
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I always like it when PBS says that viewers like me.
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I always like it when PBS says that viewers like me.
I am unafraid to rank the most recent World Series: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/stakes-sto...
Stakes, Story & Spin
Updating the all-time World Series Greatness Rankings
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I am unafraid to rank the most recent World Series: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/stakes-sto...
I'd really like to rerun this timeline with Aaron Judge trying to stay a two-way player after high school
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'd really like to rerun this timeline with Aaron Judge trying to stay a two-way player after high school
They'll really rehabilitate anything
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They'll really rehabilitate anything
Let's go, J-Ram, finish the job!
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Let's go, J-Ram, finish the job!
"Perhaps our identities are just sunk costs, and we’re bound by pride to keep being more ourselves with each passing day." --Patrick Dubuque
Boras-a-palooza at the GM Meetings begins with a lengthy celebration of Top Gun in describing Cody Bellinger, an “urban maverick.” With no qualifying offer attached to Bellinger, Boras says, “That goose is gone.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Perhaps our identities are just sunk costs, and we’re bound by pride to keep being more ourselves with each passing day." --Patrick Dubuque
It's obviously smart for a million reasons that so-so starters don't throw 150 pitches in postseason games anymore, but watching Britt Burns pitch several innings out of gas sounds like it was pretty fun, too:
Quantum Leap: 10 Things You Need to Know About the 1983 ALCS
by Matthew Trueblood (@matrueblood.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
by Matthew Trueblood (@matrueblood.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Quantum Leap: 10 Things You Need to Know About the 1983 ALCS | Baseball Prospectus
Things are different, but perhaps not as different as you might assume.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's obviously smart for a million reasons that so-so starters don't throw 150 pitches in postseason games anymore, but watching Britt Burns pitch several innings out of gas sounds like it was pretty fun, too:
@cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com This was pre-2016, dang man.
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
@cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com This was pre-2016, dang man.
This phrase is simply too sticky, I'm going to be saying "payment for a horse" after severely wild pitches for the rest of time.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This phrase is simply too sticky, I'm going to be saying "payment for a horse" after severely wild pitches for the rest of time.
A whole bunch of screen grabs of funny pitches? It's like Jeff Sullivan came out of retirement to write this indictment
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A whole bunch of screen grabs of funny pitches? It's like Jeff Sullivan came out of retirement to write this indictment
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aesop rock lyrics
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
aesop rock lyrics
I have a lot of person favorites but this is one of the lot:
Finally ready to explain the fundies recession: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/time-to-ad...
Time To Address The Fundies
A take.
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I have a lot of person favorites but this is one of the lot:
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Finally ready to explain the fundies recession: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/time-to-ad...
Time To Address The Fundies
A take.
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Finally ready to explain the fundies recession: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/time-to-ad...
I actually found this... kinda moving
𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚘 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚜
One day, the kings of Rockies Land were upset. They were fed up with all their losing! "We must change our ways," the kings said. "We must learn from the world around us. We must set forth to find a more successful team, and hope they will teach us their ways."
One day, the kings of Rockies Land were upset. They were fed up with all their losing! "We must change our ways," the kings said. "We must learn from the world around us. We must set forth to find a more successful team, and hope they will teach us their ways."
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I actually found this... kinda moving
Crazy that Depodesta is taking a job with the one team worse at baseball than the Browns
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Crazy that Depodesta is taking a job with the one team worse at baseball than the Browns
Finally ready to explain the fundies recession: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/time-to-ad...
Time To Address The Fundies
A take.
pebblehunting.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Finally ready to explain the fundies recession: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/time-to-ad...
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Here's my ranking of this year's top 50 MLB free agents: www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/ran...
MLB free agency: Ranking the top 50 players of the 2025-26 offseason
Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, Bo Bichette, Framber Valdez and more top talents are available this winter
www.cbssports.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here's my ranking of this year's top 50 MLB free agents: www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/ran...
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For real though: no game in history had more plays that moved the championship WPA needle more than the Game 7 we just saw. It's either the biggest nailbiter of a game ever, or at least pretty high in the conversation.
--> www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
--> www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
For real though: no game in history had more plays that moved the championship WPA needle more than the Game 7 we just saw. It's either the biggest nailbiter of a game ever, or at least pretty high in the conversation.
--> www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
--> www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...