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🎙️New OPPOSITION TERRITORY pod! A look at the Atlanta Braves heading into the 2025 season. @kriswillis.bsky.social from @sbnation.bsky.social joined us this week: ✔️Grading the Braves offseason ✔️Questions persist w/ the rotation ✔️Reliance on offense? & more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Greg Maddux throws inside to Eddie Murray. Orel Hershiser tells Maddux: "I have a ball too." Maddux: "He was Tough Guy out there." 🤣

25 years ago today, Baseball Reference was created. We've had a few different looks over the years, but our mission has stayed the same—to make baseball stats accessible for everyone. ⚾

you know, I don't give a flying fuck what the Mookie Betts-assaulting Yankees fan is going through right now. He shat his bed, he can lie in it.

I recently got to chat with @markschofield.bsky.social about story-telling in #Formula1 and learned a ton about sports journalism along the way! Mark had some great insights, and this was such a fun conversation. Give it a read if you have a moment 🤓 #F1 mishaonsports.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/m...

Why give this guy a platform?

Tony must be a fan of George. Only way to explain it.

we've got a new hammer territory (braves) podcast today, diving into michael harris and atlanta's center field situation for 2025

Today we're rolling out our preseason draft update for the 2025 class. We're expanding from 100 to 200 players and—for the first time at this stage after reader requests—we have tool grades for the top 100 players: www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/20...

Never change 680, never change

if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen

a few folks have asked about ways to support my work beyond the podcasts i host i may be doing some more public writing soon but also patreon!

Our MLB game is coming soon! Props to @kriswillis.bsky.social for thinking up the Rickey tribute for the photo attached to the game!

New OFR Farm Report Podcast! Matt (@mattchrietzberg.bsky.social) and Andy (@k26dp.bsky.social) talk Jurickson Profar, Drake Baldwin, spring roster battles, and Atlanta's new international signing class. outfieldflyrule.com/2025/01/30/o...

On parity, defined four different ways, in baseball vs basketball and football. www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...

Drake Baldwin headlines a pretty underwhelming list of Braves non-roster players. Remember though, we will see a lot of players brought over from minor league camp throughout that spring.

source confirms that jalen johnson's season is over. @chrisbhaynes.bsky.social was first on the news. i am going to try to run home on my day job lunch break (glamorous life!) to record an emergency episode of the locked on hawks podcast but obviously brutal news for johnson and the hawks

If you don’t think Ichiro Suzuki is a Hall of Fame player, then you don’t need a HOF vote

Continuing our series on this year's candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame, I take a look at Andruw Jones -- center fielder extraordinaire. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

If brains were black powder, Marjorie Taylor Greene couldn’t even blow her nose.

We’re trying to get a headcount for the Purple Row Opening Day breakfast! If you’re planning to come and could complete this Google Form, we would appreciate it!

we've got a new hammer territory podcast today with @grantmcauley.bsky.social graciously joining the show for an interesting braves discussion

The New Year is an opportunity for self-improvement and the LL staff has some ideas for how specific Mariners can improve, since external improvements don’t seem to be a team priority: www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/1/7/243...

Last Call for Bright Side Night: Let’s make Dave King’s dream a reality! (by @DarthVoita) www.brightsideofthesun.com/2025/1/7/243...

Exhibit A why we should stick with getting our news from media outlets, as imperfect as we may be, that have editors.

Latest notes: *What to make of Braves’ slow offseason *Angels lurking for free agents? *Rays counting on better offense *Troublesome trends for Mariners’ Castillo www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...

Facebook suppressed promotion of political content during a Democratic administration and is restoring it for a Republican one

Kiss the ring

He cared enough to throw the first rock though

Net gained/lost votes through 91 ballots (~23.5% of the vote): Beltrán +15 Pettitte +10 Andruw +7 Rollins +7 Wagner +7 Utley +5 Buehrle +4 Wright +3 Abreu +2 K-Rod +2 Vizquel +2 A-Rod +0 --- Hunter -1 Manny -1 tracker.fyi

News: Carson Beck underwent surgery on his elbow Monday in Los Angeles. He is officially done for the rest of the Playoff, as long expected. The team says "a full recovery is expected with throwing to begin spring of 2025."

The stakes are high for the Falcons over the final four games, and those stakes may extend beyond whether Atlanta makes the playoffs or not www.thefalcoholic.com/2024/12/13/2...

Andy (@k26dp.bsky.social) and Matt (@mattchrietzberg.bsky.social) talk about the lastest Braves transactions, the Rule 5 draft, and the new outfieldflyrule.com top prospects list.