Saddened to learn of Bart Shirley’s passing. I interviewed him last year and he told me about meeting Doris Day on the day of his major-league debut and sinking a hole in one during a round of golf with Duke Snider. “But my favorite memory,” he said, “was watching Sandy Koufax pitch.” RIP

In 1968, the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted 11 future major leaguers—including six All-Stars—who combined for 11,231 career hits and 1,139 home runs. It's the best prospect haul of all time by a long shot.

Carlitos Yamamoto stopped his home from being robbed this summer while the Dodgers were on the road and dad was away. He snacc He protecc www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/...

COVER DROP! Available in preorder for August Publications and Ballpark Digest readers: Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History.

My ideal afternoon: favorite coffee shop and the latest book from @jeffpearlman.bsky.social. Twenty pages in and already blown away.

Me looking outside my home vs the photos I see online

Excited to reveal the cover of my forthcoming book, "Before They Wore Dodger Blue," now available for pre-order from @augustpublications.bsky.social and scheduled for wide release Dec 7. It's the story of the Dodgers' historic '68 draft class, the '70 Spokane Indians, & their manager, Tommy Lasorda.

Great card except for the fact these are Cardinals, not Reds.

A little watercolor fun inspired by the Expos doc on Netflix.

Watched something from the true crime genre tonight.

If you’re looking for a book to read around the Hot Stove, #SABR Bookshelf has you covered. Thanks @buckweaver.bsky.social who’s invaluable weekly newsletter keeps me appraised of what’s happening in SABRWorld.

🔥⚾️🎨 I love artist Mike Right’s illustration work for the St. Louis Cardinals. A fun, playful style that hearkens back to the glory days of sports cartoonists in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

In the spring of 1992, the Cubs cut 29-year-old non-roster invitee Jamie Moyer and offered him a job as a pitching coach. Instead, he signed with the Toledo Mud Hens, then went on to pitch 20 more years and win 235 games in the majors. A truly remarkable career.

Finished "The Last of His Kind" by @bymccullough.bsky.social on my flight home from the UK yesterday, then got home in time to see Kershaw get his third ring. An extra-innings Game Seven?!! What an amazing finish to the season.

2026 number one overall pick.

This week we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. Author Marshall Garvey has immortalized the series in his new book, INTERSTATE ’85. We’ll be offering a discount, as well as book giveaways. Use discount code SHOWME40 to receive 40% off and free shipping!

Well, Shohei Ohtani will finally be on a plane to Toronto.

This inning is what it would look like if the Tacoma Rainiers made the ALCS.

I'm having Showalter/Britton flashbacks.

Is there a Game 8 I don't know about?

First guessing. I'd bring in Munoz here.

JP channeling Ozzie Smith there.

Is this is a tribute to the last song on DMB's Under the Table and Dreaming?

There have been 326 no-hitters in MLB history. By contrast, there have only been 59 game sevens, none of which have involved the Mariners.

The Dodgers made the Brewers look like the Washington Generals.

Bullpen phone broken?

4-6-3 double plays are so passé.

They say you can see something brand new every day at the park, but they don’t usually mean *that*.

To celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, check out our newest SABR Digital Library book: Native American Major Leaguers tells the story of 40+ players who appeared in the big leagues, plus essays from and about Indigenous people and communities: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...

Made a 1985 Topps watercolor of my cat, Edgar.

Me in a bowl haircut standing awkwardly behind Don Drysdale is a perfect summation of my childhood.

And now I’m supposed to sleep?

Jorge Polanco with the 15th walk-off hit in a winner-take-all game in postseason history 17th walk-off win in a winner-take-all game overall INCREDIBLY … the only other ALDS winner-take-all walk-off win? Edgar’s double BASEBALL!!!

Some light reading to distract me from these troubling times.

Why the Cardinals shouldn't give up on Nolan Gorman, Exhibit A: Cal Raleigh's first three seasons (ages 24-26): .217/.287/.448, 59 HR, 151 RBI, 107 OPS+ Nolan Gorman's first three seasons (ages 22-24): .222/.301/.435, 60 HR, 161 RBI, 103 OPS+

Cal and Julio: 6-for-10 Rest of the team: 0-for-28.

The '72 Albuquerque Dukes not only dressed in mustard and ketchup uniforms, their relievers entered the game by motorcycle sidecar. Epic.

I can count on one hand the number of phone numbers I have committed to memory. One of them belongs to Frederic Roofing, a company 2,000 miles away. KMOX aired their catchy jingle repeatedly during Cardinals games as I was growing up (and maybe still does?). Now that's good marketing.

Packers and Cowboys, newest members of the 40-40 club.

Former big leaguer-turned-pastor John Werhas explains the origin of the nickname listed on his @baseball-reference.com page: "Peaches."

PCA is now 7-for-9 with five home runs against Miles Mikolas.

Speaking officially as the host of Jeopardy!, Cal Raleigh is the correct MVP vote.

Through 100 career games pitched: Clayton Kershaw: 32-26, 3.19 ERA, 603 strikeouts Shohei Ohtani: 39-20, 3.00 ERA, 670 strikeouts

Baseball Prospectus was not high on the 2001 Mariners. In their preseason preview, 11 of 13 experts picked Seattle to finish third in the AL West. Joe Sheehan picked them to finish last. 116 wins later...the M's made history.

I'm co-editing a book on the 2001 Mariners for SABR and learning some amazing things about that team. Ichiro's splits that year were preposterous... .445 with RISP .460 with 2 outs, RISP .545 with the bases loaded

Nice piece in The Athletic about cup-of-coffee player Ralph Gagliano.

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

The kid who had the Mookie Wilson poster gotta be the coolest on the block

If the Colorado Rockies can somehow can win five of their final nine games, they will finish with a reverse record of the 2001 Seattle Mariners: 46-116.