James Smyth

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Metrocard ornament!

And another one

For any young broadcasters who follow me here, just learned that there are broadcast assistant/media relations openings at Triple-A El Paso, Double-A Somerset, Double-A Portland. Those are three stops where you would be working in great front offices with absolutely top-tier broadcasters. Go apply!

This is just like when Victor II made sure that the Duchy of Swabia got the #1 pick in the 1056 Draft

20 YEARS AGO TODAY: Tracy McGrady scores 13 PTS in the the game's final 35 seconds to give the Rockets a comeback victory over San Antonio.

McGrady had 33 PTS/8 REB/5 STL and Yao Ming added 27 PTS/10 REB in Houston's 81-80 win. Tim Duncan had 26 PTS/18 REB/7 BLK to lead the Spurs.

December 9, 2004

Figured the Phillies would bring him back. Schwarber has 340 career homers, how many will he hit across his age 33-37 seasons?

“The 2025 Chiefs have the lowest explosive rush rate on RB carries among all seasons since 2000 (2.6%). The 2024 Chiefs were third lowest (2.8%).” They’re 1-6 in one-score games and they don’t run the ball well.

Saquon Barkley's TD run on the standard ESPN broadcast and the Monsters Inc broadcast (Monsters Inc broadcast audio)

from 1983-95, the 49ers won 11 out of 13 NFC West titles, but their longest streak was 5

won 2, then finished a game behind the Rams in 1985, then won 5 from 1986-90, then finished a game behind the Saints in 1991 (3rd place losing a tiebreaker to Falcons), then won 4 more from 1992-95

The Contemporary Baseball Committee Tabs Kent While Moving Towards Burying Bonds, Clemens, and Sheffield The slugging second baseman was the lone candidate elected, while his longtime nemesis and the two other PED-linked candidates were snubbed in a manner detrimental to their long-term electoral hopes.

The Contemporary Baseball Committee Tabs Kent While Moving Towards Burying Bonds, Clemens, and Sheffield blogs.fangraphs.com/the-contempo...

NFL Most Consecutive Division Titles
11 Patriots 2009-19
9 Chiefs 2016-24 (over)
7 Rams 1973-79
6 Browns 1950-55
6 Vikings 1973-78
6 Steelers 1974-79

MJ saying "and i took that personally"

The Mean watching the Chiefs win go like 173-2 in one-score games over their dynasty run

Both crews had fun with the Jazz smoke machine malfunction

yep and over 40.5 as well

Just now on Yankees Hot Stove, Brian Cashman lamented the lack of right-handed bats out there, joking that it's like they're going extinct

That's how I feel about it, too

That said, what does Lou Whitaker have to do to even get a look by a committee? Could this help him get in down the road?

With Bonds, Clemens & Sheffield being viewed in their own category and probably never getting in, I think Kent actually had the best HOF case among the rest. Not that I necessarily would've voted for Kent, but I don't think it's egregious like some previous Committee selections.

@aaronschatz.com Jets special teams again

Exactly 4 years later too

youtu.be/cQrVrAZSQaY

This is even faster than Bill Snyder at Kansas State. K-State didn’t have a winning record until Snyder’s 3rd year and it took 5 years to make a bowl. Indiana went from being Indiana to being #1 in 2 years!

oh sure it's a federal crime when Chris Correa does it but the Pirates take the Red Sox password and everyone is cool with it

No NFL Game Has Ever Ended in a Score of 36–23 A scoreboard mystery

I wrote for @theatlantic.com about the NFL's baffling scoreboard mystery: Why has a game never ended 36-23? Join me (via gift link!) on this @nflscorigami.bsky.social quest w/help from @jonbois.bsky.social, Dave Mattingly, some Scorigami-loving academics, and more www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

What an ending to LeBron's 1,297-game streak with 10+ points (regular season)

It started on January 6, 2007 with the Cavaliers against the Nets. How long ago was that? Tony Romo's fumbled FG hold in the Cowboys/Seahawks playoff game was that same night.

Bananas ending to Sixers - Warriors, poor young Golden State fan can't believe it

"I have to stop you there for a second because you just said something interesting." If Chotiner comes calling, don't answer the phone! Even you, Santa Claus!

His votes-to-service-time ratio is even better than Judge's (11 votes)

Fun fact: Cam Schlittler got more write-in votes for NYC Mayor (1) than he did for Rookie of the Year (0).

Our first Yankees Hot Stove show of the offseason is coming up tonight at 6:30 on YES! Cam Schlittler will be joining us in the studio!