Kevin Hasting

Not really. I'm definitely not confident speculating what Tampa will do, but (yes, the BABIP will come down) I can't see playing all of Mangum, DeLuca, and even J Lowe over a guy with a 144 wRC+, 7 SBs, and at least 1 hit in all but his first of 18 starts since being recalled. He's led off in last 3

A “Marvelous” Bit Of Editing? How MLB (or Fox) Chose To Present Scully’s Hank Aaron Call

I wrote about how (and why) MLB’s All Star Game tribute to Hank Aaron omitted the most important part of Vin Scully’s famous call of Aaron’s no. 715.

A “Marvelous” Bit Of Editing? michaelcecchini.substack.com/p/a-marvelou...

20 years ago…we drafted him.

10 years ago…he delivered.

Tonight…he became Royalty. 👑

That is spectacular!

I'll be joined by @joeorrico99.bsky.social at 2:30pm Eastern for this week's episode of On the Wire! Come hang out on YouTube to talk this week's FAAB!

Ha! It's amazing what we acclimate to. I thought it was nuts 10 years ago that most homes on the BI don't have AC. Now, I freeze my ass off in the dry food isles at grocery stores! 🤣

The Boss > whine-a-be king

Colonel Trautman will come. Not to save you from them, to save them from Zimmerman.

PLEASE read the images below. One of my best friends is fighting desperately to save his niece's life. She needs a bone marrow match and we need as many people as possible to register to increase the chances she finds one. If you're 18-40, please consider registering. And please spread the word.

How can you not be romantic about baseball!?

Beautiful.

Must be a Michigan fan

I just remembered that Cool Hand Luke's name was Luke Jackson, and now I really want to hear the Texas closer proclaim that he can save 50 games!

Both

Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."

Loving the Detroit bullpen in spots where I need some pitching help this week! 3 @ SEA and 3 vs CWS. None of these guys were used Sat and they're off Sun: Brieske (98% ME, 38% OC), Holton (54%, 13%), Kahnle (28%, 1%), Vest (5%, 1%), and even Brebbia (0%, 0%).

Happy Opening Day!!!

they did the "I can't be racist, I have a black friend" thing.

The worst thing about Baseball is Major League Baseball.

I have taken him as high as 8th overall

Nice to see that Witt Jr. is not only back in the lineup but also stealing a base today.

Amazing nugget from @scottchu.pitcherlist.com on The Hitter List @pitcherlist.com regarding Yordan Alvarez:

"Yordan’s worst 50-game wRC+ of his career is 114, meaning at his absolute worst, he’s still 14% better than the MLB average."

"Gordon in the air to center... back... at the wall... this game is tied!"

@tgfbi.bsky.social

A 🧵of what’s coming in 2025 at Pitcher List

1. PL Fantasy Baseball Pro Dashboard

- Beta launches April '25.
- 1.0 release 2026
- Sync all your leagues (ESPN, Yahoo, Fantrax, NFBC, CBS)
- Widgets & Projections curated for your team
- All PLV Apps
- One home for all your teams

Can't wait!

We only need 2 more entries to get this 12-team draft underway. Let's get it going today!

Colorado Rockies' 2025 schedule:

In NFBC formats, we can get 80 of 81 home starts for hitters while only suffering one of 81 away starts.

For weekly lineup formats, there are four weeks of six home games, one of seven, and ASG week all three games are home. Avoiding road starts, we get 34 games.

At the top of the hour, @eightygrade.bsky.social and I will be recording episode 200 of On The Wire live to close out day 2 of PITCHCON! Join us!!!

I'm thrilled to announce that our annual ALS Fundraiser PITCHCON begins January 30th!

#PitchCon is a four-day online baseball conference hosting over 40 panels and presentations from 100+ baseball analysts. 44 Hours of baseball.

Here's what you can expect at PitchCon '25 🧵