@twostrikenoise.bsky.social Made me think of you.

Can't seem to go 9-0 anymore. Still a blast, though! All time win/loss is 263-25 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Cruised to the final game last week. All time win/loss is 255-24 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Very much so forgot to share last week's results. Tough one last week. All time win/loss is 247-23 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

The coveted zero. Walter Johnson in the outfield is one of my favorite Grid tricks (he played all three OF spots).

Almost forgot to post this week's results All time win/loss is 240-21 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

I hit the year-long Wordle streak!

Going for a year straight of Wordle tomorrow. I'll have to go back and see what word I missed to start this nonsense.

My latest, for Ohio Magazine. I got to talk to Tom Hamilton. www.ohiomagazine.com/ohio-life/ar...

A Tim Salmon mention in 2025? love everything about it.

Al Simmons was very much an All-Star. As it happened, it was very much so with the Chicago White Sox ... not the A's. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 827 8/9: Rarity: 106 🟩🟩⬜️ 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/868HFgs

FYI @phungo2008.bsky.social The NY Giants did not trigger the "wrong team" red highlight in Game 8.

All 4 came from one guy 🤬 ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 826 9/9: Rarity: 4 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/IZHII1v

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 825 9/9: Rarity: 4 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/I9EK7Nv

Dingers. All time win/loss is 231-21 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

How did Pringles not get Wade Boggs to sponsor these? @twostrikenoise.bsky.social

2025 Topps Chrome is the 30th edition of the product, and it has some special goodies for both the modern collector (did someone say Golden Logoman patches?) and those who like a touch of nostalgia. Read my Beckett preview here: www.beckett.com/news/2025-to...

Showed some power this week but could not catch up to that curveball! All time win/loss is 222-21 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Ray Chapman is such an underutilized Grid selection. Take today for example...

Haven't shared one of these in a while. Since starting the first volume of Connie Mack's bio, I have been trying to up his usage on the Grid.

Hitting streak snapped at 42 games. All time win/loss is 215-19 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Bob Wood sighting #4!

Another perfect week that involved incredible luck that I will certainly pay back to the universe soon and brings me to a career-long streak. Next week will mark half a year for me playing Starting 9! All time win/loss is 207-18 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

I was cruising along until I tried to put Steve Gromek in the All-Star/Played MLB square and accidentally selected a gentleman named Steve Green. Then, it turns out Gromek was never an All-Star, so two blanks today, but another Bob Wood sighting!

Apparently, the fourth time was the charm on the E and D today.

That said, Jack Chesbro also had great @mlb.com moments, too - like this 14 game winning streak in 1904. Chesbro had learned and mastered the spitball and turned it into his greatest weapon. Andrew Harner has this tale. sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

The Bob Wood Grid quest finally continued again today. This is my second use (currently need 19 uses for him to enter my most used players)

Late posting. Another perfect week without much power. Career win/loss is 198-18 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

SABR's newest publication on Stan Musial has released! In it, I write about Musial hitting a home run on the same day he became a grandfather. profile.sabr.org/store/viewpr...

From The New Yorker. Love it!

Officially announcing the lineup for this Saturday's Grid for a Cure to support ALS. Join us Saturday, 5/31 from noon-midnight ET: www.youtube.com/live/a1jT4hy... @immaculategrid.com @baseball-reference.com

Not much power but got away with another perfect (albeit very lucky) week. Career win/loss is 189-18 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Meet Bob Wood. Bob played for Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Detroit between 1898 and 1905. He played every position but pitcher. I used him for the first time today, and I want to see how quickly he can reach my Top 16 (it currently takes 17 uses). www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wo...

Another goofy Grid. Rube Waddell did not throw a no-hitter...would have used Eckersley in the missing spot.

Long AB today and still screwed it up.

I met Jim Thome in either 1992 or 1993 when he purchased a Jeep from the dealership where my dad worked. He is the topic of my latest Games Project story (my 80th), which remembers his first career home run from 1991 at Yankee Stadium. sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

Back on track! Career win/loss is 180-18 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

I have no recollection of this. I know Sandy bounced around, but the Rockies? When did that happen?

Goofed yesterday. Really thought Harry Wright would have had a 30 SB season.

A goose egg.

Not my finest week, despite the four dingers. Career win/loss is 171-18 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

Now that the Black Sox players have been removed from MLB's permanently ineligible list after 104 years, here's the most accurate history we know on what really happened in the 1919 World Series, from SABR's Eight Myths Out: sabr.org/eight-myths-...

Steak snapped at 37 Career win/loss is 164-16 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app

55 days of Grid Stats. Here is the change in my numbers.

Ran it back with Addie Joss today ... And remembered Nap Rucker this time.

Keeping it black and white on this Saturday

My latest game story from 1901 involves a wild one from South Side Park that saw the White Sox pound out 23 singles because an overflow crowd caused some unusual ground rules in Clark Griffith's AL debut. sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

Got a couple of my old-timey Cleveland go-tos in there today.

Saw @adarowski.bsky.social's 1956 Topps Monte Irvin today, and it inspired me to pull out and admire my run of Irvin's New York Giants Topps cards. #cardsky

"New phone, who dis?" edition. Current streak now 30. Current win/loss is 156-15 Play Starting9 here --> starting9.vercel.app