Harry Pavlidis

Allowed leadoff home run and threw complete game, postseason history:

2025 NLCS G2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1954 WS G2 Johnny Antonelli
1942 WS G5 Johnny Beazley
1909 WS G5 Babe Adams

Only Yamamoto and Antonelli also allowed no other runs

h/t @EliasSports

The previous "longest MLB postseason start by a Japanese pitcher" was Hiroki Kuroda's 8.1 innings of 2-run ball for the Yankees in Game 3 of the 2012 ALDS vs the Orioles. He was on the hook for a tough-luck loss until Raúl Ibañez homered in the 9th (then won it in the 12th) #HIROK #RaulSoCool

Dodgers starting pitchers in the NLCS

2024: 20⅓ innings in 6 games
2025: 17 innings through 2 games

It's also a very natural human response to get out of the way of a projectile. Perhaps even reflexive.

Awful

Fuuuuuuck

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Is the wall part of the ground, today's deep thought

Baseball really is the best sport because all it takes is one little bobble and suddenly a game built on routine and order devolves into panic and chaos

Oh my god, Kyle Schwarber. He ties this game with a HUGE home run.

117.2 mph exit velocity. 455 feet.

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Repurposing the SaberSem pitch detection algo to see what pitch types and movements a batter might expect when they see Trey Yesavage's SL out of hand (h/t @enosarris.bsky.social on Rates and Barrels)

The Women's Pro Baseball League draft pool is out and it's a true global affair. There are players from the USA, Canada, Japan, Mexico, UK, France, Korea, and Puerto Rico. Includes the biggest names like Ashton Lansdell, Melissa Mayeaux, Laura Hirai...
www.womensprobaseballleague.com/prospect-ran...

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

not a surprise, considering his diet...

Vladimir Guerrero Sr & Jr are the only father/son duo in MLB history to each hit a postseason grand slam

Something to remember about pitch models is they (correctly) don't think a HR is the most likely outcome of a meat ball.

Here are the two HR Skubal gave up thru the eyes of PitchPro. Model expects <50% chance of in play, & sees a 1B or 2B as far more likely than a HR if in play.

Broken Eggs, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1756

This is incredible camera work

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Muñoz, OP township trustee, detained and released by ICE - Wednesday Journal Juan Muñoz, an Oak Parker who serves as an Oak Park Township Trustee, was detained by ICE Friday as he took part in a protest at the immigration detention center in Broadview.

This is harrowing. This Oak Park Trustee says he was "pulled to the ground" by Gregory Bovino personally at Broadview and later put "on display" for Kristi Noem inside the facility grounds.

www.oakpark.com/2025/10/04/m...

something i've thought about a lot since doing more research is whether the Arsenal Metrics are assuming too little visual uncertainty at release point. Freddy Peralta is a good example of that. He's got distinct arm angles for FA/CU and CH/SW, yet it doesn't appear to be hurting his results.

Add throwing tear gas from their car in the middle of the street by an elementary school to this list

if you haven't checked out our Series Previews, we've been working on some cool/informative graphics/tables as easy references heading into the games. Here's the Cubs/Brewers info from the NL Preview:

www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

and controls for quality of pitches faced!

I dig the raw mix tho, feels almost live.

oh this is a jam

This is good! Two thoughts: the crossing point for ABS is mid-plate, did you adjust the data accordingly? If not, you'll find the pitch was even lower. Also, our recalibration process indicates the pitch may have been a quarter of an inch lower than recorded. So, again, even more of a ball.

Such a great record. Loved it back then and it has held up incredibly.

I'm back at my condo now, missing you and her both.