This week's Weird & Wild special: Oneil Cruz hit a HR that landed on top of the foul pole. People (not me) said: That's impossible! But was it really? I asked AI - and a physicist, who told me: "The moon landing is probably easier.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

New Weird & Wild: Alex Cora's Red Sox scored 10 runs in his last inning as manager. Then he got fired. Was that as weird as I thought? I checked! Plus: A bullpen that walked 18 Olson & Gehrig Wild Phillies DH France loves Mexico Go Cubs Go Lots more fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

The top-3 finishers in American League Cy Young voting last season are now all on the injured list.

John Sterling, whose tenure as the Yankees’ radio voice spanned more than three decades and five World Series wins, died Monday at the age of 87. Sterling spent 36 years as the Yankees’ play-by-play announcer, calling 5,060 consecutive games. www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...

RIP to the great John Sterling. What a legend. The Yankees won 2,763 regular-season games between Opening Day 1989 and 7/3/2019 John told us "Theeeeee Yankees win" after all 2,763 of them.

It's another great new Starkville! Ron Darling joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking: Mets issues Perils of modern managing '86 Mets tales His favorite all-time pitchers to watch Lots more podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... We're now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wz1...

Players with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 6+ assists in a road Game 7: Joel Embiid vs Celtics tonight LeBron James vs Celtics 2018 Victor Oladipo vs Cavs 2018 Kobe Bryant vs Kings 2002 Dolph Schayes vs Celtics 1959

Joel Embiid (34) and Tyrese Maxey (30) are 3rd duo ever with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds each in a road Game 7. Others: Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal vs Kings 2002 (won) Dolph Schayes and George Yardley vs Celtics 1959 (lost)

Joel Embiid is 5th visiting player with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists in Game 7 at Boston. Others: Giannis Antetokounmpo 25-20-9 in 2022 LeBron James 35-15-9 in 2018 Walt Frazier 25-10-7 in 1973 Dolph Schayes 35-16-9 in 1959

It's another great new Starkville! Ron Darling joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking: Mets issues Perils of modern managing '86 Mets tales His favorite all-time pitchers to watch Lots more podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... We're now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wz1...

New column: Has it hit you yet what we’re watching? Has it sunk in what is happening when Mason Miller takes the mound? We are watching the most unhittable pitcher who ever lived. In this column I set out to prove it, It wasn't even that hard! www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

New column from me: Is Mason Miller the most unhittable pitcher who ever lived? "I'd be hard-pressed to see someone do that with a Wiffle Ball.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

April 8, 2014 - Carl Crawford gets walkoff hit for the Dodgers. His manager: Don Mattingly April 30, 2026 - Justin Crawford gets walkoff hit for the Phillies. His manager: Don Mattingly Baseball!

“When guys are around Donnie, they believe." New from me (unlocked and free to read): You think it looks bleak in Philly right now? Don Mattingly has been there, done this - more than once. And made managerial history along the way. www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

New column (free for all to read): Is it 2022 all over again - when the Phillies fired Joe Girardi? Or is it more like 2012 - the beginning of the end for the last great Phillies team? That was the decision the Phillies had to make when they fired Rob Thomson. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

New column (free for all to read): Is it 2022 all over again - when the Phillies fired Joe Girardi? Or is it more like 2012 - the beginning of the end for the last great Phillies team? That was the decision the Phillies had to make when they fired Rob Thomson. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson, sources told The Athletic. Don Mattingly will be interim manager.

Taijuan Walker has won a game for the Phillies more recently than Aaron Nola.

New Starkville! Braves manager Walt Weiss on ... The tackle heard round the world Leadership Olson's streak The glove he used for 12 years So much more Plus @dougglanville.bsky.social & I talk ABS weirdness! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... And now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuNY...

Last year’s Phillies: 34-18 on May 24 This year’s Phillies: 8-18 on April 24

Last year’s Phillies: 34-18 on May 24 This year’s Phillies: 8-18 on April 24

It's a Weird & Wild tripleheader! *Kevin McGonigle: Future HOF? www.nytimes.com/athletic/722... *Ohtani & the 50-50-50 Club www.nytimes.com/athletic/722... *The week in Weirdness: ABS accidents, shirt eats baseball, 20 in the 1st, Wrigley goose & lots more fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...

New feature in my Weird & Wild column: Trivia! Jose Altuve just became the 3rd player in the 2000s to play 2,000+ games - all for one team. Can you name the other 2? The answer is in the column. www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...

It's a Weird & Wild tripleheader! *Kevin McGonigle: Future HOF? www.nytimes.com/athletic/722... *Ohtani & the 50-50-50 Club www.nytimes.com/athletic/722... *The week in Weirdness: ABS accidents, shirt eats baseball, 20 in the 1st, Wrigley goose & lots more fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...

We have another Tap-off! Cubs-Phillies ends on a Cubs challenge that turns into a game-ending whiff. It’s the 3rd of the season and the second this week! People laughed this spring when I predicted 25 of these this season but we’re right on schedule

Opposing hitters vs. Taijuan Walker this season: .353/.417/..657/1.074 Joe DiMaggio the year he hit in 56 games in a row: .357/.440/.643/1.083

“If you turn it into all robots, then we should just have robots playing as well.” New from me: How soon will MLB let those robot umps call every pitch? Maybe never www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...

We’ve been waiting for this. The Reds just ended a game on a tap-off! P.J. Higgins challenges and gets a game-ending strikeout. Baseball! (In 2026)

Starkville is back! Aaron Boone joins @dougglanville and me talking Yankees, his historic ejections streak and his hilarious impressions. Watch on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=78A6... Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... And anywhere you get your podcasts

Starkville is now on YouTube! Amazing episode with Aaron Boone x.com/jaysonst/sta...

Starkville is back! @dougglanville.bsky.social and I had a fantastic conversation with our special guest, Aaron Boone. Come for the Yankees talk. Stay for his dead-on Dan Baker impression! Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2dkp...

I‘m excited to have @dougglanville.bsky.social & @jaysonst.bsky.social joining Rates & Barrels — and back on YouTube, starting tomorrow! Subscribe to the feed wherever you listen or watch to get ready for the return 👇 🎧 podfollow.com/rates-barrels 📺 www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels

You've been asking. Here it comes When is Starkville returning? This weekend! @dougglanville and I are now part of Rates & Barrels. So look for us Saturday morning, wherever you find your podcasts AND on @YouTube Our guest: Aaron Boone. And yes, he'll be doing impressions! Don't miss this one!

5-Game Losing Streak After 8-2 Start (Since 1900) 1918 Phillies 8-2, 9 losses 1941 Giants 8-2, 6 losses 1973 Pirates 8-2, 6 losses 2019 Dodgers 8-2, 6 losses 2026 Yankees 8-2, 5 losses 2026 Brewers 8-2, 5 losses So 4 times in 125 years, then twice this week. Baseball!

 "How much should we care about that? I can tell you that umpires care, I can tell you that there's some pitchers and catchers who care, but most people are just figuring this is the deal. We wanna live with it. And fans seem like they don't care..." - @jaysonst.bsky.social on ABS margin of error

Hey, I wrote about Mason Miller (and a lot of other stuff) in my latest Weird & Wild column. www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

Did Jo Adell have the greatest defensive game ever? Just when you think we can answer every question in baseball, a wild research project like that comes along. I tried! But when AI started basically making up "legendary" games, I knew this was trouble www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

Did Jo Adell really have the greatest defensive game ever? In a Weird & Wild special, I went off in search of that answer. When my AI research friend basically made up 2 "legendary" games, I knew I was in trouble www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

More Weird & Wildness! A game where 93 hitters reached base? A one-ball walk? Konnor Griffin's contract Mason Miller's insane unhittability LA's $1.5 billion HRs Edward Cabrera Jose Ramirez Mickey Moniak's revenge Strangest bunt of the year Lots more fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

Did Jo Adell really have the greatest defensive game ever? In a Weird & Wild special, I went off in search of that answer. When my AI research friend basically made up 2 "legendary" games, I knew I was in trouble www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...

📣 Plus, a big show announcement! Starkville is back on Saturdays, beginning April 18th -- wherever you watch or listen to Rates & Barrels! More details to come, but you can subscribe to the feed to get ready for the return 👇 🎧 podfollow.com/rates-barrels 📺 www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels

We didn't just join Rates & Barrels on this show. Doug and I are joining Rates & Barrels as a regular part of this show! The triumphant return of Starkville is next week (April 18) ... As part of the Rates & Barrels empire. Very excited about this. More to come next week!

"Eugenio Suarez may still be hitting" In Weird & Wild, we look at baseball's new ABS math. 3 called strikes, a whiff, a foul ball & you're still up? That happened! Plus fun with: An epic rookie class Ohtani vs Babe Edwin vs Kenley The White Sox did what? Lots more www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

"Eugenio Suarez may still be hitting" In Weird & Wild, we look at baseball's new ABS math. 3 called strikes, a whiff, a foul ball & you're still up? That happened! Plus fun with: An epic rookie class Ohtani vs Babe Edwin vs Kenley The White Sox did what? Lots more www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

Weird & Wild is back, with a Happy New Year edition Robot-ump wackiness Ty Cobb was no Kevin McGonigle Rocky Colavito was no Chase DeLauter Skenes Judge Trout And of course ... Joey Wiemer, MVP favorite Plus lots more first-week fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

Weird & Wild is back, with a Happy New Year edition Robot-ump wackiness Ty Cobb was no Kevin McGonigle Rocky Colavito was no Chase DeLauter Skenes Judge Trout And of course ... Joey Wiemer, MVP favorite Plus lots more first-week fun www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

“Nobody has mentioned it, which is crazy.” Have you noticed the Phillies have the 2 fastest teammates in baseball? Trea Turner had the No. 1 sprint speed in MLB last year Justin Crawford was the fastest man in the top 100 prospects Next up? "Havoc!" www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

“Nobody has mentioned it, which is crazy.” Have you noticed the Phillies have the 2 fastest teammates in baseball? Trea Turner had the No. 1 sprint speed in MLB last year Justin Crawford was the fastest man in the top 100 prospects Next up? "Havoc!" www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

This seems impossible but ... Johan Duran just became the first Phillies reliever ever to save a game at home on Opening Day www.sports-reference.com/stathead/bas...

What an inning in Philly, as the Phillies were hanging on to win. We had a Burger to go and then ... A Duran-Duran classic!