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Not a “my sport is better than you sport“ guy. But like, come on…

I’ve only been running the 2025 numbers, but he had zero last year

Hitters really do have a lot of control over their batted ball distribution. Max Muncy hit just one (1) opposite field groundball in 2025. When you're as committed to pulling the ball in the air as he is, the reverse rarely happens.

The Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker has made their intentions clear: they want to win the World Series.

These projections are my favorite part of the HOF tracking process. Really helps demystify the differences between public & private voters, as well as the effect of year-over-year net gains. Andruw Jones with a 90% chance of reaching the threshold is noteworthy here.

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball The Year of Big Dumper | Baseball Bits

Aaron Judge may have won AL MVP, but 2025 was The Year of Big Dumper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hs...

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball Paul Skenes Is A Finesse Pitcher | Baseball Bits

Hi. It's me. Famous Youtuber Foolish Baseball. I'm gonna tell you something that might hurt your feelings. I think you're wrong about Paul Skenes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg0h...

Will definitely be looking into this during the offseason

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball The Hardest Thrower That Never Was | Baseball Bits

Steve Dalkowski Baseball Bits! Steve Dalkowski Baseball Bits! Steve Dalkowski Baseball Bits! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVG...

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball Baseball Is Ruining Gambling | Baseball Bits

Someone had to be brave enough to say it, but we can't let something as pure and American as gambling be tainted by sports like baseball. My argument: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyKH...

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball Corey Seager Is So Good... | Baseball Bits

My newest episode of Baseball Bits has a complicated thesis, which is that Corey Seager is good at playing baseball. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KV...

Really glad that that back ailment Acuña had was just another example of that @foolishbb.bsky.social tweet where it's like "Every month Acuña dies, misses a game or two, comes back, resurrects and hits a leadoff dinger"

Was watching a @foolishbb.bsky.social video and this stat is so interesting.

They should put me in the Home Run Derby just so we can appreciate how great everyone else is.

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YouTube video by Foolish Baseball Why Old Hitters Are Going Extinct | Baseball Bits

Babe. wake up. New Baseball Bits just dropped. It's about the population decline of old hitters in MLB. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtJ...

Not really impressed by Ohtani's balanced skillset as a two-way player. I am also just as good at hitting as I am at pitching.

They’re fixing the true source of societal rot: girls middle school shuffleboard

With the TV money slowly dying out (except for a few of the big contracts), I guess this is the most efficient way to take money from people who watch sports.

I wonder if there will ever be any real pushback on legalized sports betting, or if there’s just too much wealth to be extracted from the lower and middle classes for a Come to Jesus moment to occur. You’d expect some form of dissent from social conservatives, but I don’t see a temperance movement.

Until 1913, baserunners were allowed to run in a straight line across the diamond from 1st to 3rd on a single, provided they could avoid the pitcher trying to tackle them. This was known as the “gambler’s shortcut.”

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball Hank Aaron's 15th Best Season | Baseball Bits

New Bits! As an analogue for Hank Aaron's consistency, let's talk about not his BEST season, rather his 15TH BEST season. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_3a...

really appreciated the shoutout, we are still sadly living in the "ROCKIES STINK" era with no end in sight

Man in glasses and black t-shirt cheers on a home run at 1956 MLB game

Found a guy wearing just a T-shirt to the ballpark in 1956.

One piece of analysis I can offer right away is that his name and my name have a lot of similar letters.

This is a good find. After the Woo video, I got curious about guys like Schneemann who didn't hit in college, but hit in the bigs.

Screenshot from Washington Post tool that shows the name “Bailey” is much more common for dogs than humans.

always knew i had that dog in me

Birthdays Are Important Twice a day for two years, Sarah Langs drank a bitter, brown sludge-like concoction that she called “her potion” in the hopes that it would extend her life by at least a few weeks.

Happy birthday to my exceptional friend, Sarah. open.substack.com/pub/lindseya...

Yet to figure this out. Might be an Alphabet Song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Bah Bah Black Sheep situation

YouTube video by Foolish Baseball The Bug Game | Baseball Bits

New Baseball Bits! Click for poor Joba Chamberlain, stay for info about the life cycle of Lake Erie midges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJLf...