Josh Suchon

Crack of the Bat, Boom in the Sky: America’s Favorite Doubleheader Baseball and fireworks tied the knot under the stars. We’ve been invited every summer since.

My deep dive on when #Baseball and #Fireworks went on a first date, went steady, got married, and almost got divorced.

Happy 4th of July.

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YouTube video by Crafting the Call How Should a Broadcaster Handle the No-Hitter Jinx?

Deep down, we all know the "announcer jinx" is hogwash. But it's still present somewhere in our minds, mostly because we know some people feel strongly about it.

@jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I found receipts of no-hitters where, yes, the announcer "said it"

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CATCH OF THE YEAR - Denzel Clarke goes wayyyyy over the fence to rob a HR from the Angels' Nolan Shanuel

The strange May 25 home run coincidence Scribbled Notes: More fundamental ontological riddles of May 25, the reluctant player/manager, and worthy Restacks

Ryan Ritter hit 5 HRs over 2 straight games recently to tie a Pacific Coast League record. Remarkably, Bert Ellison (1924), Matt Williams (1988) and Ritter all achieved did it on May 25.

And that's not all the May 25 home run binge coincidences.

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July 27, 2008: Clayton Kershaw gets his first MLN win and catcher Russell Martin throws shaving cream in his face as I interview him.

Today: thrilled to be on the mic as Kershaw makes a rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City against the Isotopes.

Starts at 2:05 pm MT.

YouTube video by Crafting the Call Leo De Vries' 2-HR 8-RBI Mutant Cycle: The Broadcaster Breakdown

For those not familiar with "Crafting the Call," we take dramatic/historic/unusual plays from baseball and analyze the broadcaster's words from an educational standpoint to help us prepare for the next time we're in the moment.

Here is the latest episode:

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#Padres top prospect Leo De Vries hit for the "mutant" cycle on Tuesday in a dramatic way, finishing the night with 8 RBIs.

That inspired @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I to record an episode of "Crafting the Call" to analyze his calls. Fort Wayne's Jaden Taylor joined us to breakdown his calls too.

M'man @josh-suchon.bsky.social is one of the most thoughtful dudes I've had the pleasure of meeting from social media. He's a former MLB Bay Area beat writer and now the voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (it's a real AAA team!). His writing is always worth a read and he's absolutely worth a follow ✌🏾

When your voice goes viral … but few people know it’s you Crafting the Call: Breaking down my performance when Isotopes scored 3 runs on Ball 4 and the internet went crazy

You know that play the other night where 3 runs scored on Ball 4? I tried describing it live. Here are written words about how it all happened and why that play symbolizes what makes baseball so wonderful.

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THE ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES SCORED THREE RUNS ON A BASES-LOADED WALK AND THERE IS VIDEO

An incomplete history of sports teams sharing facilities Scribbled Notes: what Shea Stadium and Greer Stadium have in common with Sacramento, plus the scheduling consequences from two sports sharing facilities

I wrote about the reasons/details on these shared experiences, plus just how common football/baseball shared stadiums used to be.

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Again, if I forgot any, please let me know.

The Browns and Cardinals shared Sportsman's Park in St. Louis from 1920-53. The teams even met in the 1944 World Series, all the games played at the same ballpark.

The only other time every World Series game was played at the same ballpark was the 2020 Covid series.

Don't forget when Dodger Stadium opened in 1962, it was shared by the Dodgers and Angels -- for 4 years. It was the Angels who initially called it "Chavez Ravine"

The expansion Angels played 1 year at the "other Wrigley Field," 4 years at Dodger Stadium, then moved to Anaheim.

1974-75: The Mets allowed the Yankees to share Shea Stadium, while Yankee Stadium was remodeled.

The NFL's Jets still used Shea back then. The Giants played one year at Yale, then a year at Shea.

So yes, two MLB *and* two NFL teams played at Shea in 1975.

The MLB A's and Triple-A River Cats sharing a ballpark in Sacramento is rare, but not unprecedented. Here's a thread with a few examples. Let me know if I forgot any.

1993-94: Nashville's Greer Stadium hosted the Triple-A Sounds (White Sox) and Double-A Xpress (Twins).

YouTube video by Crafting the Call Baseball's Back! J-Hey, Tuffy, Robby, EY, and Smiling Through the Broadcast on Opening Day

It's the Opening Day edition of "Crafting the Call"

Along with @jgoldstrass.bsky.social, we review special moments in Opening Day history featuring Frank Robinson, Tuffy Rhodes, Barry Bonds & the re-birth of the #Giants, the #Rockies first game and Lorenzo Cain.

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POOF! The Fowl Ball Heard 'Round the Valley My memories of the day that Randy Johnson killed a bird with a pitch and I ... missed it!

24 years ago today, a baseball thrown by Randy Johnson and a bird were on a collision course. I was there. But didn't see it. My memories of writing a fowl story.
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Blown away by this note within Eric's story:

The 2005-06 “07 Seconds or Less” Suns averaged a league-leading 96.92 possessions per game. They would rank 28th this year.

#Rockies sent RHP Chase Dollander to minor league camp yesterday. But he started a MLB game today. (Spring training rules are hilarious).

If he stays on a 4-day rest, Dollander would start Opening Night for Triple-A Albuquerque at Sacramento (a AAA/MLB ballpark) on Friday night.

Which athlete owns every calendar month? Scribbled Notes: From Joe Cool to King James, plus Big George in P-town, Sparky Lyle's shi**y autograph and a possible sports trend

I wrote about my selections, along with unique stories about the late George Foreman, my 24 hours with Sparky Lyle and the legendary autograph he signed for me, plus the Angels cell phone clubhouse ban.

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I'm starting to change my mind about March and leaning toward Christian Laettner. Only player to ever start four consecutive Final Fours. Some of those games were technically in April, but it's still March Madness.

My list of who owns each month:

Jan -- Joe Montana
Feb -- Tom Brady
March -- John Wooden
April -- Tiger Woods
May -- Rafael Nadal
June -- Michael Jordan
July -- Willie Mays
Aug -- Serena Willilams
Sept -- Barry Bonds
Oct -- Reggie Jackson
Nov -- Troy Aikman
Dec -- LeBron James

Thanks Jeff. You can not separate Jackie Robinson's baseball story from race. And likewise you cannot separate his World War 2 service from it. The simple fact is Jackie's refusal to move seats meant he never fought in Europe- something he surely would have done otherwise.

Can’t wait to hear the explanation of how North Carolina got the last spot in the NCAA Tournament from the chairman of the NCAA Tournament selection committee, who is also the athletic director at the University of North Carolina

I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle “Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.

He was not dead.

Rox prospect Carrigg: 'I've got everything I need to be a big leaguer' This story was excerpted from Thomas Harding’s Rockies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

"I've got everything I need to be a big leaguer." #GoSpo

Long live student journalism and everyone who chooses to encourage/support/acknowledge them.

All #SFGiants

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Shedeur Sanders is going to be a wild card in this draft.

He could go in the top six or fall out of the first round entirely — and neither outcome would be a shock.