Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Reposting a post from a couple of years ago. Enjoy the long weekend. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/if-war-is-... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

There's some pain in a #Mets fan writing nice things about #Yankees. But the stretch from 1949-1953 was amazing for many reasons. Read my latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/the-1949-1... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

My 1 minute thoughts on all 15 NL teams. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/one-minute... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Right after we recorded this week's episode @Mets trade Brandon Nimmo to @Rangers for Marcus Semien. Like it & will discuss next week. Watch: youtu.be/fqebrysXAa4 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

My one minute thoughts on all 15 AL teams. open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

What will the #Astros do if they don't keep Framber Valdez. I one minute. youtube.com/shorts/sVXPM...

A @Mets fan writing about the @Braves? Yeah I did that. Read my latest: Top five starting pitchers in Braves history - open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens

One minute of us dreaming Pittsburgh #Pirates go crazy and spend money on free agents. From this week's #podcast where we did 1 minute on each #MLB team. youtube.com/shorts/-lu7N...

In our latest episode we give a 1-minute review for each #MLB team & their needs for 2026. What did we say about your favorite team? Watch: youtu.be/sEYwm2yEDmo Listen: www.almostcooperstown.com/s6e36 @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Five Almost HOF Catchers you remember watching open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

#Cardinals Mort Cooper won the 1942 NL MVP. Ever heard of him? I hadn't. Read my latest: open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social @cardinals.com

Even though Gordon & I are #Mets fans, Skubal should stay w #Tigers. He may play out 2026 in Detroit. Boras as his agent makes it more difficult. But if he's on the trading block we are all in for trading for him & giving up prized assets. A true #1 changes 2026 for the Mets.

Baseball is in a long winter. Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/staring-ou... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

#dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto is like a Boy Scout - Always Prepared! What he did in game 7 after pitching 6 innings in game 6 was all-time amazing! From this week's podcast! youtube.com/shorts/Yo1jA...

Congrats to new #Braves manager Walt Weiss. He's the 49th manager in team history. Um that's in 150 years. Averages a new manager every 3 seasons. With 2 managers in the past 35 years. That seems kind of rough. HOF manager Bobby Cox managed more than 3,850 games!

Was this the greatest World Series ever played? CHeck out today's episode! Watch: youtu.be/QQ7BQ18QMlQ Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Catcher with a good bat. Non-HOFer Smoky Burgess was a 9x All-Star. Read my latest post. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/smoky-burg... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Game 5 WS summary. #bluejays Yesavage is a beast & their hitters string together consistently good PAs. Vlad Jr. is having his moment. #dodgers Blake Snell got jumped & Shohei Ohtani & his teammates look tired. It may look bleak but do not count out L.A.!

Dave Stewart was great for #athletics but is not one of my top 5 starting pitchers for the franchise. Read my latest to find out the ones I picked. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/top-five-s... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

I'd be lying if I said I stayed up until 3AM EDT it live. Watched #bluejays Vlad Guerrero Jr. score amazing go-ahead run on a mad dash in the 7th. That was before 10:30! I have it recorded and will watch every pitch! #Dodgers Freddie Freeman ended what was an entire 2nd game!

#Bluejays Daulton Varsho had a huge 6th inning HR later followed by Addison Barger's grand slam. But #dodgers biggest problem last night was not being able subdue Alejandro Kirk. He drove Snell nuts!

#dodgers manager Dave Roberts has done 1 very important thing this postseason. From this week's podcast. youtu.be/JdzHcJnwpeE?...

He's not a HOFer but Edgar Renteria was a hero in 2 World Series. There are other already fading 21st century WS heroes. Read my latest almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/21st-centu... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social @adarowski.bsky.social

We're back w a great episode today! LCS wrap, World Series preview & predictions! #Dodgers or #BlueJays? Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... Watch: youtu.be/IRF0hYmx9co @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Kike Hernandez turns into Superman once postseason play begins. Read my latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/kike-herna... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

For the first time in a long time we did not drop an episode this morning. We decided to wait until the ALCS is over. We will post a new episode on Thursday morning this week. LCS wrap-ups & World Series preview & predictions. WS starts Friday in either Toronto or L.A.

After watching Shohei & gang whip up on #Brewers, is the winner of the ALCS #Dodgers fodder? #BlueJays & #Mariners are desperate to get to the WS but it may not be all that fun for the team that makes it!

Winning the big one doesn't happen for every HOFer. Take HOFer Ty Cobb for instance. Read my latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/ty-cobb-ne... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Almost had three 30-HR catchers for 2nd time in 2025. HOFer Mike Piazza was in another universe when it came to catchers w 30+ HRs in a season. My latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/only-once-... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

56 years ago today on Oct. 14, 1969, I was a 9 year old kid at Shea. #Mets Tommie Agee had the game of his life in Game 3 of WS. vs. #Orioles. Leadoff homer followed by 2 incredible catches, 2nd of which was a Frank Robinson drive off of Nolan Ryan. #LGM www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtgL...

The Mariners threw only 100 pitches, the fewest by a team to win a postseason game since the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2018 NLDS against the Braves h/t @Theo_DeRosa

Bryce Harper wasn't great in DS. What do #Phillies do now? Which teams will be playing #WorldSeries this year? Catch latest episode. Watch: youtu.be/awUdf2shJi4 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Good one from @jaysonst.bsky.social - This was a 96-win baseball team that just won its division by 13 games. This is the only team in the history of the National League that has just increased its regular-season win total for the last seven full seasons in a row. www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

My latest post on this future HOFer. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/mookie-bet... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Jazz Chisholm is a good defender but in big moments, defense matters. Mets fans can tell you this, so can Yankees fans. Two seasons in a row, in their final game, Yankees miscues on defense cost them big time. I wish that were different!

After last night #yankees Aaron Judge is a little closer but still has a way to go to be even the greatest Yankee postseason player! Read my latest: open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

From our podcast - newest #Yankees Ryan McMahon found himself upside down in #RedSox dugout catching final out of AL Wild Card series. Would the Red Sox let him get out of there alive? How did he feel? How did the Red Sox feel? youtube.com/shorts/8gNZ0... #mlbplayoffs

Wild Card series, Division Series', managers being fired.In under 33 minutes! #Yankees are in big trouble now. Watch:https://youtu.be/1xaKQV7BYYo Listen:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/episodes/17960286 @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

There won't be any 51 minute 9-inning games in the #MLBPlayoffs but it did happen once. Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/the-shorte... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Cecil Fielder & son Prince both hit 50 HRs in a single season. 4 players did it this year tying a record. 50 home runs is still cool! My latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/50-home-ru... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

If you're wondering how rare the Yankees' ninth-inning Tuesday night was... it's never happened before 👀 (H/T OptaSTATS on X)

There are no tears for #Astros missing the playoffs for most baseball fans. Houston did win 87 games which is 4 more than the #Reds... And #Mets. We think the AL playoffs are more interesting. Watch clip from our podcast yesterday. youtube.com/shorts/VDdrE...

#Reds made it. #Mets didn't. #Tigers kinda choked but didn't fully.Check out our regular season wrap podcast & AL MVP pick. #MLB playoffs here we go! youtu.be/rK0AHEKZCKo www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Nice work from @Josh_Suchon . The George Foster compared to Jack Clark was something I hadn't thought about. Both were bad ass & their career stats closer than I would have thought but Jack Clark was a ripper! open.substack.com/pub/joshuasu...

Ellis Burks couldn't stay healthy enough to be a HOFer. But man he was a terrific player! My latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/ellis-burk... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Only Jeff Bagwell and Barry Bonds belong to the 40/30/100/100 club. Homers/steals/RBIs/BBs. Juan Soto is not fast. But he's been using his experience and keen eyes to maximize what speed he has! Still - can he keep this up in the future? Pitchers getting wise. youtube.com/shorts/1hG_B...

One of these Hermans is in the HOF. But is it the right one? Read my latest post: open.substack.com/pub/almostco... @ibwaa.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

Rookie pitchers are totally being thrown into the fire in September - what gives? From our podcast this week. #mlb ... youtube.com/shorts/rYv-H...

1 week to go. #Tigers or #Mets hanging on by a thread! #Mariners sweep #Astros. #Dodgers #BlueJays #Yankees need good weeks.Trout 400! Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis... Watch: youtu.be/GgiqP-m_0ac @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social

My latest on top 5 starting pitchers in #Astros history. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/top-five-s... @ibwaa.bsky.social @jeffkallman.bsky.social @metsfan41.bsky.social @writerstevens.bsky.social