Only one Padres batter in history has made it to the All-Star break with 300+ AB and a sub-.200 batting average—-Ozzie Smith in 1979. Now batting .190, Manny Machado has a great chance to become the second.

1000 piece custom 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson jigsaw puzzle completed!

16 years ago today, Edwin Jackson was left in for 149 pitches to finish a no-hitter. Career numbers through that game: 4.66 ERA in 777 IP, 1.50 WHIP, 6.5 K/9 Career numbers after that game: 4.85 ERA in 1183 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 7.2 K/9 I always thought that game "ruined" him...data does not support.

40 years ago today, Steve Carlton's career with the Phillies ended with his unconditional release. Lefty went on to stints with the Giants, White Sox, Indians, and Twins.

Almost done with this Rickey Henderson 1000 piece jigsaw!

The Man of Steal is nearly complete!

Great progress on this 1000-piece Rickey Henderson jigsaw puzzle!

Great progress on this 1000-piece Rickey Henderson jigsaw puzzle!

Asking for help: I had to re-upload a video looking at 1983 Topps, specifically Wade Boggs’ rookie card, & a pack rip of a vintage 1983 pack itself. If you haven’t seen it yet, I would really benefit if you check it out and watch it all the way through! youtu.be/aUHbpqu0g6I

Asking for help: I had to re-upload a video looking at 1983 Topps, specifically Wade Boggs’ rookie card, & a pack rip of a vintage 1983 pack itself. If you haven’t seen it yet, I would really benefit if you check it out and watch it all the way through! youtu.be/aUHbpqu0g6I

The man begins to emerge…

Rickey’s favorite 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle

Making progress….

Making progress….

Sneak peek!

Sneak peek!

Is Wade Boggs the best 1983 Topps rookie card? (Vintage wax pack rip!) youtu.be/6cXIV6Ku6n0

Why 1990 Looked Like This (The Batman Effect) youtu.be/6UofuNkPkJU

Why 1990 Looked Like This (The Batman Effect) youtu.be/6UofuNkPkJU

Imagine being a pitcher named Rocker and disliked even more than John Rocker.

Kyle Schwarber is the 2nd Phillie ever to hit 20 homers in the team’s first 45 games of a season. The first? Cy Williams in 1923. He went on to lead the majors with 41 homers that year. Barring injury, something tells me Schwarber’s gonna hit more than 41 this year.

Munetaka Murakami now has 45 strikeouts in 30 games, which for a full 162 games equates to 743 strikeouts in a season. Ok, it’s actually 243, but that’s still a lot.

@pulltoopen.bsky.social Whomoji: 🔦🏠⛵️🟢💎🛸

Jonathan India has tied his career high with 5 RBI. It’s his fourth time doing it, and first with the Royals.

The Secret Masterpiece: Pop Art in the 1990 Topps Design youtu.be/6UofuNkPkJU

With Opening Day approaching, check out the list of most starts, by, team, in the first game of the year: youtube.com/shorts/IHcK6...

With Opening Day approaching, check out the list of most starts, by, team, in the first game of the year: youtube.com/shorts/IHcK6...

Learn how the 1990 Topps design came from Batman and the Pop Art movement: youtu.be/L26u2h7wSCY

Learn how the 1990 Topps design came from Batman and the Pop Art movement: youtu.be/L26u2h7wSCY

A deep dive where I explain the real backstory to the design for the 1990 Topps set: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8W...

I have always hated 1990 Topps—until now. I spent the last couple of weeks doing a deep, deep dive into where this design came from, and now I appreciate it in a way I never did before.

A deep dive where I explain the real backstory to the design for the 1990 Topps set: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8W...

Everything you ever wanted to know about card production numbers in the 1980s, and a lot more! youtu.be/5P0IRY34UJQ

Everything you ever wanted to know about card production numbers in the 1980s, and a lot more! youtu.be/5P0IRY34UJQ

Yankees vs Red Sox: Playoff Chaos! #MLB youtube.com/shorts/1f0QE...

Franchise GOATs: Most WAR for each #MLB team! youtube.com/shorts/BtaYe...

I made a huge mosaic of 1990 Topps cards to build the Frank Thomas rookie from that set--video link is in the first comment below!

I made a huge mosaic of 1990 Topps cards to build the Frank Thomas rookie from that set--video link is in the first comment below!

The Two Baseball Gods: only Beltre and Clemente reached this peak. Link in the first comment below.

Derek Jeter had 260 career HR. Al Kaline had 399. Eddie Murray had 504. Hank Aaron had 755. Combined, they have 0 seasons of 50+ HR. But there's a much weirder HR stat linking them all together. See more in the video below. Link is in the first comment.

Derek Jeter had 260 career HR. Al Kaline had 399. Eddie Murray had 504. Hank Aaron had 755. Combined, they have 0 seasons of 50+ HR. But there's a much weirder HR stat linking them all together. See more in the video below. Link is in the first comment.

We've got every team's single-season HR record right here--hit the link for the full list! youtube.com/shorts/nCeT1...

Most homers hit by a player for each MLB team: youtube.com/shorts/VKLnz...

Most World Series championships in MLM history youtube.com/shorts/LaTer...

Is Chase Utley a Hall of Famer? (The Most Divisive Case in Baseball) youtu.be/Nm6ms6ylESw

Is Chase Utley a Hall of Famer? (The Most Divisive Case in Baseball) youtu.be/Nm6ms6ylESw

@davidkitchen.bsky.social apologies if you’ve already posted on this—curious if you have a take on the Stranger Things controversy (I haven’t watched any of S5 yet but have read about the controversy). Is the criticism warranted, particularly around poor writing, or is it usual right-wing garbage?

18 years ago today, Jim Leyritz was involved in a car accident that killed another driver. He was eventually acquitted of manslaughter due to lack of evidence.

The Yankees traded for Tim Raines 30 years ago today. He was a part of their 1996 and 1998 championship teams.