John Candy took this photo of Conan O'Brien while Conan was his tour guide at Harvard University in 1984.

Among the most notable development arcs among @baseballamerica.com Minor League Players of the Year Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz Raudi Rodriguez Brody Hopkins Caleb Bonemer Zach Cole Plus five more 👇 www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-m...

And Van Slyke, circa 1989 #Pirates #Baseball

The Mets since June 12, when they were 21 over, best record in baseball: 38-55 The only NL teams with more losses since that day: Rockies 64 Nationals 58 They had a worse record than the 44-48 Pirates after that date. Unimaginable.

And that puts a lid on the 2025 Colorado Rockies. They went 43-119, finishing with a mind-boggling -420 run differential.

With 10 HR and a .789 SLG in his last 23 games, Aaron Judge is now 11th among RF in JAWS and 4th in 7-year peak.

Minor league all-star week continues at @baseballamerica.com We name our Minor League All-Star Teams, led by Player of the Year Konnor Griffin and Pitcher of the Year Jonah Tong www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

42 years ago today Minor Threat played its final show on September 23, 1983 at the Lansburgh Cultural Center in Washington. 3 years after the formation the band broke up after Brian Baker left and switched to Dag Nasty #punk #punkrock #minorthreat #history #punkrockhistory #otd

I have been listening to the latest Pelican album constantly while writing/editing. Highly recommended if you like driving rock instrumentals with noisy but melodic guitar. So many great sound textures on this one.

It's Minor League Player of the Year season at @baseballamerica.com We picked one POY for each of the 30 organizations Read all about these up-and-coming prospects. Or in 11 cases: present-day big leaguers The stories behind the best seasons 👇

Wow! Thanks for the review. I was not familiar with the band, but I was hooked from the first notes.

I agree with this reviewer. The new Pelican album is awesome

I have been listening to a lot of Chris Cornell's ’90s work lately. In particular, I have been listening more closely to Temple Of The Dog than I have in maybe 30 years. A few thoughts strike me, and one of those thoughts is that I was too dense to make some of these connections earlier. 🧵 cont'd

as Cal League playoffs begin, a quintet of Angels kids will have an opportunity to play in three professional championship series in the span of 13 months: - Yokelvin Reyes - Ubaldo Soto - Brayan Vergara - Marlon Quintero - Hayden Alvarez

I saw Fugazi on their last tour in 2002. I was young then. I didn't realize that would be my last chance to see them. I would treat it with more reverence if I could go back in time and see them again.

I’ve never understood why baseball teams eliminate scouting positions. Their salaries are rounding errors for organizations that big and no team has ever gotten worse for having more information. Just so short-sighted. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

The Blue Jays as a franchise are .500 for the first time since May 20, 1995.

Mets player development had a great year ⚾️ MLB debuts by Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong & Brandon Sproat ⚾️ A top five minor league winning% ⚾️ Three full-season playoff teams ⚾️ Arguably the most productive farm system in MLB this season 👇 www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-...

Ichiro discusses why he doesn't lift weights-

Average Duration of a 9-Inning MLB Game: 2004-2:47 2005-2:46 2006-2:48 2007-2:51 2008-2:50 2009-2:51 2010-2:50 2011-2:51 2012-2:55 2013-2:58 2014-3:02 2015-2:56 2016-3:00 2017-3:05 2018-3:00 2019-3:05 2020-3:07 2021-3:10 2022-3:03 2023-2:39 ⏰ 2024-2:36 ⏰ 2025-2:38 ⏰

Konnor Griffin combined power and speed at a young age like few teenagers before him. Along the way, he charted new territory for a draftee. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/konn...

More shots fired in Blue Jays-Yankees rivalry as Buck Martinez points out New York’s flaws. “You know, the Yankees, they’re not a good team. I don’t care what their record is."

Pitching: 1st pick of the 2023 Draft Batting: 1st pick of the 2022 Draft Catching: 1st pick of the 2021 Draft

37 years ago today Bad Religion return with their third album, Suffer - their first full-length in five years and one of their best selling albums of all time. #punk #punks #punkrock #suffer #badrelegion #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Pretty cool for the Mets organization and Mets fans to see Jonah Tong, Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean start back-to-back-to-back for the big league team in September. Sproat makes his MLB debut today at Cincinnati.

It's almost minor league playoff season. Two organizations already have three full-season affiliates qualified in their leagues Mets St. Lucie (FSL) Brooklyn (SAL) Binghamton (EL) Tigers Lakeland (FSL) West Michigan (MWL) Erie (EL)

I'm pretty positive they were to make you sweat and cut your water weight.

Seriously, what was the deal with those undershirts? 😆

As of yesterday, I have been Bob Mould’s bassist for 20 years! I am incredibly fortunate to work with such an influential, hard working genius. Bob is a fireball of creative energy and a massive inspiration to me. It is a true honor. Thank you, Bob!

Our beloved late calico Madeline had markings similar to this—lots of black fur on torso, white bib, white paws.

Today @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social mentions Juan Soto as a potential NL MVP candidate Now I mention this spring story at @baseballamerica.com about the Mets' history with the MVP award They don't have an MVP! A huge September by Soto could change that www.baseballamerica.com/stories/juan...

Prospect Promotion Incentive: Sept Update at @baseballamerica.com The 2025 PPI field is largely settled. A max of 6 rookies will qualify Two players can win 2026 draft picks for their clubs We have intel about which 2026 rookies might become PPI eligible www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...

An overview of statistical category leaders in MLB and the full-season minor leagues for the month of August. Kyle Schwarber! Nick Kurtz!! Junior Caminero!!! Jarlin Susana‼️ Brice Turang‼️‼️ www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...

Spencer Schwellenbach Nolan McLean Payton Tolle All three were college two-way players who zoomed to the big leagues once they focused solely on pitching as professionals. Are there other recent examples you can think of two-way collegians who quickly became MLB pitchers?

Important Jonah Tong update: He is a Nickelback fan He warms up to "Burn It To The Ground," according to the SNY broadcast

It's "Freaky" Friday at @baseballamerica.com With Jonah Tong's callup to the Mets, I examined three ways in which the 22-year-old phenom is similar to Tim Lincecum and three ways in which he differs from "The Freak." Filled with quotes and factoids 👇 www.baseballamerica.com/stories/jona...

Flashback Friday from the @baseballamerica.com Best Tools archives! Giants RHP Tim Lincecum truly was "The Freak," with an epic 5-start stretch for Triple-A Fresno in 2007 0.29 ERA, 40.4 SO% He won Best Pitching Prospect, Best Fastball & Best Breaking Pitch in Pacific Coast League

I agree with @grantbrisbee.bsky.social of The Roundtable that the 2010s offered us the perfect MLB postseason vision I loved the do-or-die Wild Card Game. The single-elimination game was fun and felt appropriate for second-place teams I also loved the one wild card world that existed prior to 2012

One reason I'm rooting for Braves catcher Drake Baldwin to win NL Rookie of the Year is that he is the only rookie who has even a remote chance to qualify his club for a PPI draft pick. Cam Smith is the only other PPI-eligible rookie listed in top betting odds.

The cadre of @baseballamerica.com MLB correspondents delivered the goods in August Here are some of the most insightful organization reports 👇 Dylan Jordan LAA Caden Scarborough TEX Dasan Hill MIN Josh Hammond KC Esmil Valencia MIA Tim Piasentin TOR www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-m...

The best part of vinyl? That little crackle before the music starts. It feels like the world taking a breath.

Fred MacMurray arriving at the DOUBLE INDEMNITY house... (1944) #FilmNoir

The Cracker Barrel logo news cycle was so stupid I truly lost all faith in humanity.

The Mets' plan for center fielder Nick Morabito at Double-A called for him to continue to do the things well that he always has done well, all while making improvements in two key areas. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mets...

The great thing about Trevor Rogers bombing last year was that I was able to pick him up free in multiple leagues this year. After years of trying to trade for him in some leagues . . .

Mets prospects Jonah Tong and Nick Morabito were both drafted as 19-year-olds in 2022. One of them is in his 40-man roster evaluation year, while the other has a year to go. Explaining the minutiae of player age for Rule 5 draft purposes 👇 www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-...

Roberto Clemente, circa 1968 #Pirates #Baseball

Minor League Transactions update at @baseballamerica.com It covers the Aug. 1 to 14 period www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mino...

Welp