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Matt Snyder

@mattsnydercbs.bsky.social

MLB writer/talker/HOF voter and analyzer/power ranker for CBS Sports. Fan of IU, Bears, Pacers, Shawshank, Curb, Breaking Bad, Metallica, roller coasters,🍺(not an exhaustive list, but these are the main food groups)

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this RULES

02.08.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hell yes Bryce Harper!

28.07.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think a casual would see a fourth home run and scoff due to the pitching matchup, no.

And it's such a hard feat, no one should bother with such trivialities imo.

Did you break down all the non-competitive no-hitters? There have been a lot.

26.07.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And i have no doubt the average, casual sports fan has broken it down like this

26.07.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We are smart enough to narrow it down to high-level feats by players

26.07.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

26.07.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is objectively cooler to hit four ding dongs compared to not allowing a hit. Objectively. It is not debatable. bsky.app/profile/matt...

26.07.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Not only is a 4-HR game far cooler than a no-hitter, I'm triggered at how many people seem to disagree with this opinion. 326 no-hitters vs. 20 4-HR games and look at the reaction from the masses all over social media or anywhere in personal interactions. So many more people care about no-nos. Sigh.

26.07.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

good replies to the original. Maybe this place does have Twitter vibes after all

20.07.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so the Cubs now have the best record in baseball but only a 1-game lead in their division. And the Tigers have the best AL record. Central Strong πŸ’ͺ

20.07.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the best Pearl Jam album is Lightning Bolt

14.07.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Could easily name SΓ nchez and then replace him with Peterson

10.07.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is stupid that All-star replacements are determined by when guys start. We are going to look back and say Ranger Suarez and Cristopher Sanchez weren't All-Stars because they couldn't pitch in the game, but David Peterson is an All-Star.

10.07.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Snyder's Soapbox: Sure, the Nationals won the Juan Soto trade, but shouldn't the rebuild be over by now? At some point, fleecing other organizations is supposed to actually win you something

@mattsnydercbs.bsky.social wrote this almost a week ago and he was right. www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/sny...

06.07.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kershaw getting bombed in the All-Star Game would be good comedy.

06.07.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

actually I'm pleased and encouraged!

26.06.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Bear is back and I'm annoyed at myself bc I'm definitely gonna watch it but also feel like I'm gonna hate it.

26.06.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I definitely thought of you on 2019 Nats!

24.06.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Snyder's Soapbox: We, sports fans, are the smart ones, even with all the heartbreak Do you know people who don't care about sports? Pity them. We have all the fun

There's a lot of bad stuff out there. We need and deserve escapes. Thank you, Sports, for being the best escape there is

www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/sny...

24.06.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

remember, this guy ran illegal medical experiments on autistic children using castration drugs and lost his medical license because of it

06.06.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 437    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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Building MLB's 2025 All-Fun Team: Elly De La Cruz, Paul Skenes, Pete Crow-Armstrong and more Flamethrowers and sluggers and speedsters, oh my!

Who are the most fun players to watch this season? Here's my squad. Pick your own.

www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/bui...

03.06.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

so ridiculous. My lord.

20.05.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

very excited for another Pacers-Knicks iteration. Sincerely.

17.05.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

16.05.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 31924    πŸ” 10112    πŸ’¬ 363    πŸ“Œ 1023
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The Javier BΓ‘ez redemption tour is in full swing

14.05.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 329    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 60

great idea on the nibs

13.05.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Snyder's Soapbox: What your favorite dugout snack says about you Aside from the obvious sunflower seeds and gum, what else is acceptable for players to consume during games?

I will now head out to mow my lawn with a bag of sunflower seeds. Original only.

www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/sny...

13.05.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Snyder's Soapbox: Mike Elias wanted to turn the Orioles into the Astros, but he can't get out of the rebuild The Orioles had one of the most awful stretches in MLB and the promise was it would pay off

Orioles fans, you deserve better

06.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I can only speak to how things are for my 18 year old son but this is utterly laughable. Just outrageously false. Plenty of girls think he's good and nice

03.05.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm also realizing one generation older had the pull tabs and, frankly, I'm jealous of that one

03.05.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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