This gets me fired up 🫡

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MLB Opening Day is here

“Credit to any of the players who were willing to listen to me, because it’s crazy." Everything you need to know about the bowling-pin bat, aka the torpedo bat, the source of consternation and star of MLB's opening weekend, free and unlocked at ESPN: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

Bobby cox sent Leo Mazzone to the mound so he could tell Greg Maddux to walk Luis Gonzalez. Mad Dog refused to do it, told Leo give me two pitches and I’ll make him pop up to 3b. Two pitches later, pop up to chipper jones at 3rd.

Chicago produced a Pope before a QB who throws for 4000 yards.

Arguably my favourite stat ever

With Shohei Ohtani taking the mound tonight for the first time since 2023, ticket prices are soaring: the average price has gone up 71% (up to $192) on TickPick and they’ve sold 4X as many tickets to the game since the announcement. The Shohei effect is real. #Partner

This video of a batters box being chalked is mesmerizing

This gentlemen speaking to his bat dog about the history of other bat dogs is the best thing you’ll see today.

Gameday.

Tony Gwynn’s batting average by team city: insane

Derrick Goold Of the top 10 team batting averages in the MLB right now 8 are playoff teams. Here is a graphic To show that. If you switch this to OPS leaders, Houston and Milwaukee fall out of the top 10. Batting average still matters. This stat will be more important again in a few years

Run Defense Update Cowboys: 158 yards and 3 TDs allowed Packers: 47 yards and 0 TDs allowed

MY DEFENSE HAS MICAH PARSONS MY COACH WENT FOR IT ON 4TH MY QB CLUTCHED IT UP RT IF THAT’S YOUR TEAM TOO

"Once your commitment is greater than your feelings, that's when you get results. That's when it happens for you." Show up when it’s boring, inconvenient, or uncomfortable, and those quiet deposits become the unstoppable momentum everyone later calls “overnight success.

Ernie Clement used a gloved he bought off eBay during the World Series. The glove had so little padding, he had to wear another glove underneath it. He said he needed one quick that was already broken in.

Jim Leyland once paused an argument for God Bless America, then went right back at it 🤣

Baseball is a humbling game

Dad how good was Yadier Molina? Dad: