I had great faith that the Immaculate Grid would allow me to type in Turkey Stearnes today! Happy Thanksgiving, @baseball-reference.com!

Years ago I interviewed former MVP Hank Sauer over the phone. I asked him how he got his nickname, “The Honker.” Sauer laughed, as did his wife Jeanne in the background. “Have you seen me?!?” he finally said. Anyway, here’s a picture of Hank Sauer.

This is wild--I profiled Faker for ESPN Mag *ten years ago* and at the time was told by everyone there's no way to stay on top in an esport past your early 20s. Dude really is the LeBron of League of Legends.

I ran a 5K this morning at Kezar Stadium. I was not as fast as Joe “The Jet” Perry or Hugh McElhenny

Here’s what one reader said when they subscribed to my Substack, The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown.

Oh, heck yes. PJ Brown is fantastic — a fabulous and well-connected chronicler of women’s sports. Go get ‘em, cuz!

The Dodgers won the entire 1963 World Series in eight hours and 17 minutes.

This should count as Games 3 & 4

The ghost runner must be rolling in his grave

Madison Bumgarner is the true Mr. October (Pitchers’ Version) World Series career ERA:

I ain’t saying nothing

This is the box score from the first time the Mariners played the Blue Jays, on May 9, 1977. So many fun names. Ruppert Jones! Doug Ault! Otto Velez! And just like that, the ‘77 expansion franchises will face off tonight in Game 7 for the AL pennant. www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TO...

Duane Kuiper is a finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award, presented by the Hall of Fame #TeamKuip

Bay Area scribes and broadcasters! The San Francisco Press Club awards are now accepting entries. So check out this link and start polishing up your acceptance speech: sfpressclub.org/2025/09/22/2...

Things got so dire that J.T. Snow started praying that he would wake up in the morning. Great story from @susanslusser.bsky.social about a Giants fan favorite

Tonight José Ramírez broke Cleveland's franchise record for career extra-base hits. 1) José Ramírez 725 2) Earl Averill 724 3) Tris Speaker 667 4) Jim Thome 620 5) Hal Trosky 556 6) Ken Keltner 538 7) Nap Lajoie 535 8) Carlos Santana 524 9) Lou Boudreau 495 10) Manny Ramírez 484

San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) reacts after accidentally hitting me with his helmet. It was my fault. I got too close. But he was so nice and apologized.

The Dodgers/Giants head-to-head all-time in the regular season is now 1,287 wins each (with 19 ties, h/t @EliasSports) This is the first time the Dodgers/Giants head-to-head record has been tied since after a game on August 10, 1896 BASE BALL

In honor of Charlie Morton drilling his 200th (!!!) batter, here’s a look back at his greatest hit-by-pitches. From @theathletic.com in 2024. www.nytimes.com/athletic/572...

This is the Wonder Boy ⚡️of Robert Redford tributes. Pick me out a good one, Tyler!

“Knights of Prosperity” forever, man. All 11 episodes.

Great story about bad kicking:

The superstar from KNBR just keeps soaring higher. Go get ‘em, Kate!

Giants’ Matt Chapman on life with Tourette syndrome: ‘You can still accomplish anything;’ Gold Glove 3B endured bullying as a child, and it's only made him tougher. He, his dad and Bob Melvin talk to the Chronicle about how he deals with the disorder: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

Check out this exhilarating trip into baseball history as Bobby Shantz - age 99 - tells stories about being managed by Connie Mack, pitching to Ted Williams and playing at 5-foot-6!

Christian Yelich used a bat honoring the late Bob Uecker in Friday’s win over the Reds. He had 4 hits, 2 HR and 5 RBI. You can see “Rawlings” and Manfred’s signature where he hit his first homer.

In honor of the Brewers going for 12 straight, a Rob Deer appreciation post. (His mom lived across the street from my grandma.)

Justin Verlander’s milestone 3,500th strikeout as captured by Duane Kuiper. ✍️ The @sfgiants.com broadcaster is sending his scorecard from Sunday’s game to Cooperstown.

Lefty O’Doul, a heck of a ballplayer and a key figure in popularizing baseball in Japan, got a vibrant new monument at his gravesite this morning. The Bay Area chapter of SABR and the @sfgiants.com played key roles in this tribute to a San Francisco legend.

The Warriors found out one of their longtime season-ticket holders advanced to the Pop-A-Shot National Championship. So they summoned Brandon Podziemski to help him tune up. But can he topple a former Super Bowl champ? www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

Brad Johnson won the Super Bowl as a QB. His next quest: The Pop-A-Shot national championship. No, really. My story for @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

“Happy Gilmore” proved pivotal for Adam Sandler on his path to becoming one of the most bankable, beloved presences in comedic history. And it all might have never happened without an elementary school classmate.

Fun fact ... Dusty Baker was the Giants manager for the first-ever MLB showdown between two Nicaraguan-born players. Marvin Benard batted against Vicente Padilla on Aug. 27, 2000. There were five players from the Nicaraguan media in attendance. Ah, memories. #TheMoreYouKnow

Leaned hard on some ex-Giants for this one

Tyler Kepner writing about the Hall of Fame is like Mozart at the piano. I loved, loved this story about the quirky wording on the 346 plaques in Cooperstown.

Plus Dan had this follow up on the Billye Aaron photo that went viral after the Hank tribute

A stirring photo of Hank Aaron’s widow at the All-Star Game became a social media sensation. I asked the photographer how it all came together www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

This rock on San Francisco’s Bernal Hill is constantly repainted with new motifs. This might just be the coolest one yet. @wgoldenstate.bsky.social

BREAKING: Public Launch of Satchel Paige Project marklaurencearmour.wordpress.com/2084-2/ There is a short explainer on my website, then you click on the map and see where it takes you. Please pass this around to anyone you think might be interested

Hey, Pete, how did you like that Home Run Swing-Off?

the second round of the home run derby could be an e-mail

Baseball “Big” nicknames, ranked: Dumper Hurt Unit Train Cat Papi Poison Sexy Mac Puma Time Timmy Jim

All the picks from Day 1 of the MLB Draft, with analysis from our live blog and Keith Law's scouting reports: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

“There isn’t a fairway that I’m walking down, or green that I’m walking off of, where someone doesn’t mention something about chili to me.” — Brian Baumgartner from ‘The Office’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...

It’s the little moments of grace. Mike Krukow could have used moment to talk about himself. Instead he shifted the focus to how Fernando Valenzuela belongs in the Hall Fame

Larry the Cable Guy and other comedians who play golf know how to laugh at themselves

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Lots of top comedians play golf, so I asked a few for their funniest moments on the links. Ray Romano, Larry the Cable Guy, Rob Riggle and Brian Baumgartner played along as they geared up for the American Century Championship in Tahoe www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...

Justin Verlander has 0 wins in 15 starts. Only others with 15+ starts and 0 wins before All Star break (excluding openers): Matt Keough 19 starts in 1979 Carl Morton 16 in 1976