LET THERE BE A FESTIVAL OF MAXIMUM MUNCYS!

I can imagine how EK has been after the Dodgers' two (objectively bad) ABS challenges today 🙃

PSA: Ramon De Jesus' nickname as an umpire, bestowed on him by a major league coach: "No-Zone Ramon" 😂

France overpowered with fastball up. Speed his bat up and then give him a slider? K

Dodgers - Padres

Talked with Miguel Rojas & Edgardo Henriquez. Thankfully, their families in Venezuela are safe—rattled, but OK relatively speaking. Rojas’ wife & kids are still there, and said neighboring buildings collapsed. Henriquez’s loved ones are more outside the city. Obviously, their hearts are heavy.

From being told by Clemson coaches during/after his freshman season “you’re not good enough…You’re no longer a fit” to not just fitting in but fortifying the Dodgers rotation… Wrobo deserves the ink and flowers

Dave Roberts and the Dodgers will visit Green’s Mets next month youtu.be/vOxWZJbp7Co?...

Mookie warming...

noooo YOU are crying in the movie theater watching Toy Story 5 with your kids

Got his superstar AND beat Boston (/potentially strained the Celtics’ relationship with Jaylen Brown) in the process?

That is a rough at-bat from Kyle Tucker with the game on the line

Is NY Sports Talk Radio Guy going to preach that it’s a bad look for Mike Breen to emcee the Knicks parade? Like he did for Joe Davis? Or is that Big Apples to avocados? 🙃 (Points being: NY Sports Talk Guy is tired. It’s cool that Breen is part of the NYK title/parade! The Davis rant was silly.)

Trying to get a baseball game together…

Just for the record, if I have to karaoke one song for my life—and I’m not thinking “hmm which song(s) might Rick Monday know on air”—it would be: youtu.be/3Vnd0DLQyF0?...

This is not a blanket statement for all songs in its genre, nor is it a personal attack, but I just gotta say…..Alex Call’s walk-up song does not fire me up for an at-bat. I hope everyone stays blessed, though! 🙏

As expected.

Trail Blazers’ old ownership wins the Super Bowl (Seahawks) and their new owner wins the Stanley Cup (Canes). Portland:

When it’s 1:30a, you’re tired and punchy, and still have hours of work left, but you just podded with Derek Zoolander … well, you gotta sign off with Blue Steel.

one of the great voices in sports: Mr. Gene Honda. Was an honor to meet him this weekend, and thank him—not only for his decades of incredible work calling games, but also for helping push the game(s) forward for other Japanese/Asian Americans in broadcast 🙏 what a legend

Tracy Morgan: "New York City that's where King King died... and we told Godzilla you next motherf*cker. You, the three headed monster, the flying turtle, all y'all can all get it."

every single one of the Baha Men:

I truly believe Yama is going to get a(nother*—we ain’t ignoring his postseason run) slice of history one day. But damn…Baltimore and Chicago really had to make it extra agonizing 🫠 his compassion is second to none.

“Do I attempt to dribble out clock until I’m fouled? Stop at rim, pump fake to draw a foul and also chew more seconds off the clock? F it contested layup leerrroooyyyyyyyy jeeeeeeennnkkinnnssss”

Braden Montgomery hits a walk-off home run against the Braves in his MLB debut for the White Sox. Incredible.

I mean, the way things have gone tonight, they enjoy broadcaster bullying? 🤷‍♂️

But how does Manny feel about Orel?

I had this exchange on the old bird app. It has me pondering words and phrases that are thrown around casually during broadcasts without full understanding of their weight, meaning, etc. If you’re ever listening to a game and feel strongly, feel free to reach out about it.

Drunk baseball game in Los Angeles. Borderline belligerent hockey game in Vegas. Much different stakes in each. But still funny to watch at the same time

Most career walk-off hits including postseason, since RBI official (1920): Frank Robinson: 26 David Ortiz: 23 Dusty Baker: 21 Tony Perez: 21 Roberto Clemente: 21 Freddie Freeman: 20 Andre Dawson: 20 Albert Pujols: 20 h/t @EliasSports

Billy Bean was lovely. We all call him a trailblazer. But I think he thought of himself simply as an advocate & ally. I admired how fervent Billy was, not only in his quest for progress, but to find his own blind spots. He’d acknowledge what he didn’t know, and ask questions. What a concept/quality.

A photo of the new Glenn Burke and Billy Bean tributes at Dodger Stadium.

If you thought @ericstephen.bsky.social reserves his pun-ctuation for literal/online audiences, you thought wrong. His game travels to the audible and in-person realms, too! Jokes aside, enjoyed and appreciated the conversation

Ryne Nelson didn’t break any records getting off the mound to cover—or not cover—first base before the Muncy-Vargas collision

Gave myself 10 tries each at the 82/84-0 simulators. This was the best I could do (NBA was eighth turn, and the NHL one was first go) I’ll be honest, these things are pretty addicting.

Jackson Merrill could have a free Chevy waiting if he ever makes the trip to Chino 😂

Went full Canseco. Never want to go full Canseco. Thinking back to Adell’s rookie year when this happened to him…

Honored to chime in today on @MLBNow !! Thanks to all involved at @MLBNetwork !

forgot to tell you, the Three Inning Save podcast is coming back later this week

This was Freeman's 71st PA vs Zack Wheeler--the most of any hitter against the Phillies righty. He is now 22 for 55 (.400 AVG), 7 XBH (3 HR), 15BB and 12 strikeouts. Though much of that damage was done earlier in Wheeler's career

Hello, Wrobo 👀

So happy for Miguel. What a season he’s having, and hopefully it’s just the beginning for him on the Southside

Shouts to Al Hrabosky 🍻

Nobody should get too far over their skis on May CBA stances. Just saying it’s interesting to see the league single out a team in a statement. Obviously intentional and unsurprising given the PR. “We are for the fans! Hey fans—people we are ALL about—look! The evil Dodgers. You with us? Or THEM?”

@chadmoriyama.bsky.social wanted to introduce Scott as “BBL Tanner Scott”. But chickened out and said B(ig) B(ad) L(efty) instead.

The Knicks are in the NBA Finals and a Karros is hitting homers at Dodger Stadium. Feels like the 90’s! Kyle Karros hit his third career HR against his childhood team—Eric’s team—and this time, Dad’s in the booth for it. (Sorry, Mr Koufax, you’re no longer EK’s favorite Dodger😂) #FamilyFirst #ITFDB