The best record in elimination games in a single postseason is the 1985 Royals and 2012 Giants, who both went 6-0.

Another good one from @slangsonsports.bsky.social: Scoreless start facing elimination, Cubs postseason history: 2025 NLDS G4 Matthew Boyd (4 2/3 IP) 2025 NLWCS G3 Jameson Taillon (4) 2015 NLWCG Jake Arrieta (SHO) 1935 WS G5 Lon Warneke (6) 1918 WS G5 Hippo Vaughn (SHO)

Worst ERA and most ER of any single 3 or 4 game LDS. 2nd worst ERA of any LDS (1999 CLE). 3rd worst of any LDS, LCS, or WS (1932 Cubs).

The Cubs have scored three or fewer runs in 13 consecutive playoff games, the longest such streak in MLB history

Jackson Chourio is the first player to have 3 hits in the first two innings of a postseason game

We talk a lot about Cal's butt and Cal's dongs but we don't talk nearly enough about how Cal hasn't had a passed ball in 17000+ pitches

The last time Penn St. beat a top 5 team was 2016. The last time a top 25 ranked Penn St. beat a top 5 team was 1999. Penn St. has spent 32 games ranked top 5 since that game. Since 2009, when Penn St. has been ranked top 5 and played a top 25 ranked opponent, they are 3-8.

Shohei Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to start at least one game as pitcher and at least one as a non-pitcher in a single postseason

If Shohei Ohtani leads off tomorrow, as he has almost all season and every game the last two months… He would be the first starting pitcher to lead off in a postseason game Only SP to hit anywhere other than 8 or 9 in postseason, as of now: 1918 WS G4 Babe Ruth, 6th

The Seattle Mariners have not won an ALDS game since 2001. Despite 12 seasons of 85 or more wins since then. We’re all hoping that changes today.

Matt Shaw with a fitting tribute to Charlie Kirk going K-K-K.

Russ Nixon had 19 career triples but no career stolen bases. Donell Nixon had 47 career stolen bases but no career triples. These are both records for players we have complete stats on (I.e. excluding some 1870s players with incomplete and non modern SB info). Nixon and Nixon are unrelated.

Since 1980, there have been 7 HR in the postseason by pitchers. Four of the seven were by Chicago Cubs pitchers (Sutcliffe, Kerry Wood, Travis Wood, Arrieta). Since 1980, the Cubs have the 7th most playoff games played of the 16 NL teams.

With Connelly Early (23y,182d) slated to start tomorrow, he’ll be the youngest pitcher to start a postseason game for the Red Sox since Babe Ruth (21y,246d) started game 2 of the 1916 World Series

I’m going to write a book and the book is going to be called “Did He Actually Make A Great Catch, or Did He Just Take A Stupid Ass Route To The Ball At First And He Had To Go To Extraordinary Lengths To Correct It?” Currently seeking a publisher

Since Mickey Mantle in 1961, Aaron Judge is the only MLB player with more than one qualified seasons of 200+ OPS+ and no PED allegations. Since 1981, there have been NO other qualified seasons by a player without PED stigma and during a 162 game season.

There have been 11 players with four or more seasons with 200+ OPS+. 8 Hall of Famers. 2 only out of the Hall of Fame due to PEDs. And pitcher Terry Forster (obviously not qualified seasons of OPS+).

Players in MLB history to have a season with at least ✅90 singles ✅30 doubles ✅50 homers ✅120 walks Aaron Judge (2025) [end list]

40-40 is the highest-scoring tie since Oakland Raiders 43 Boston Patriots 43 at Fenway Park on October 16, 1964 in the AFL www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/19...

They don’t look much alike in still photographs, but there’s something about Ben Johnson on TV that looks so much like Daniel Tosh to me when it’s at the right angle or he’s talking.

Kevin Byard III has two interceptions today. If he gets one more, he will be the first player in twenty years with more than one 3-interception game. In 2005, three players had their second (Ronde Barber, Deltha O’Neal, Greg Wesley).

I think the only scenario the Red Sox game isn’t the late game is if the Yankees get the 4 seed and the Red Sox get the 6 seed. Every other scenario, the TV ratings would make sense to put the Red Sox game in prime time not afternoon.

He did it. The son of a bitch did it-

Is there a name for the opposite of a Magic Number? Like, how many losses or opponents wins until you’re eliminated from playoff contention? If not, should we call it the Reality Number or Science Number or something else?

I appreciate how emotional this win was after last week’s blowout to Indiana, seemingly having the win wrapped up before the fumble and the final TD drive But rushing the field when you’re no. 23 and just beat no. 21? C’mon. We’re better than that Illinois fans. Illini Football is better than that.

Tom Glavine is the only pitcher with multiple shutouts at Coors Field. Pat Rapp also had 2 shutouts in Colorado (one at Mile High).

Shohei Ohtani is the only MLB player ever to have two seasons with 50 home runs and 20 stolen bases

Bibi Netanyahu played on the same team as Reggie Jackson at Cheltenham High School in Pennsylvania

If the Cubs win today (up 11-1 at the moment), they have clinched at least a tie with the Padres ... but their magic number will still be 1 because the Padres own the second tiebreaker (3-3 against each other, but Padres better against the West than Cubs against the Central). Stupid tiebreaker.

In August, Juan Soto became the first player to ever have 10 HR, 10 SB, and 25 BB in a calendar month. It was the 10th time anyone had gone 10/10, and he is currently at 8 HR and 10 SB this month. Shohei Ohtani last year is the only player to accomplish this twice, in August and September.

Everyone talks about the 1969 Cubs as an all-time collapse. What we've seen from the Detroit Tigers here is ridiculously worse. On the morning of 9/11/69, the Mets had already overtaken the Cubs and had a 1 game lead. On the morning of 9/11/25, the Tigers had a 9.5 game lead on the Guardians.

most seasons with 50+ HR: Aaron Judge: 4 Sammy Sosa: 4 Mark McGwire: 4 Babe Ruth: 4 Alex Rodriguez: 3

Cal Raleigh now has 11 multi-HR games this season That’s tied for the MLB single-season record, with: 2022 Aaron Judge 1998 Sammy Sosa 1938 Hank Greenberg

Dan Wilson played for the Mariners when they last won the AL West in 2001. Now he manages them He’s the 3rd individual to play for & then manage sequential division titles for a team, joining: Craig Counsell MIL (2011 plyr, ‘18 mgr) Bruce Bochy SD (1984, ‘96) h/t @EliasSports

The NFL HOF should be down to the top four returning players of Willie Anderson, Torry Holt, Luke Kuechley, Adam Vinatieri, along with newcomers Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jason Witten. Arguments could be made for Frank Gore, but I think he's not in the class of those 7.

LFG!

David Montgomery is the only player In NFL history who rushed between 775 and 1075 yards all 6 of his first 6 season. Alvin Kamala is the only player who ever had 5 out of his first 6. Kamara joins Montgomery with 6 out of first 6 seasons between 700 and 1100 yards.

The Cowboys had only 1 QB hit against the Bears yesterday, the fewest the Bears have allowed in a game since Week 16 of 2023 (Arizona). (h/t TruMedia) It was only the fourth game since 2013 the Bears had 0 turnovers and allowed 0 sacks (h/t Stathead).

The Bears winning by 17 at home going into the 4th quarter has a win expectancy calculated at 94.5%, but as a Bears fan, I can tell you it feels around 60%. Like, sure, we SHOULD win this game, but didn’t you see our defense the last 2 weeks? And it’s the Bears.

Last time the Bears scored 14 points in the first quarter? Week 17 of 2021.

Google AI is a joke of a reliable source, but sometimes it does stuff that brings a smile to my face, as when I read about the player who blocked the Packers FG.

There are currently 12 teams with 84 wins or more. Ignoring the first 50 games, there are currently 12 teams with 56 wins or more since then. 11 of those teams are the same. Since their first 50 games (33-17), the Tigers are 52-53. Since their first 50 games (16-34), the Orioles are 57-48.

No. 19 Indiana's 63-10 win over No. 9 Illinois is the most lopsided win ever by a team outside the top 10 against a top 10 team per @sportradar. The previous high was No. 22 Kansas State's 48-0 win over No. 9 Oklahoma State 10/29/2022

EXCUSE ME?!?!?!

7+ triples and 4+ home runs in a calendar month, last 85 years: 2025 Sept Daylen Lile 1963 June Vada Pinson 1957 June Willie Mays 1942 July Enos Slaughter

31 pitchers have pitched 100 career postseason innings. Clayton Kershaw is dead last of those 31 in postseason ERA.

I'm not going to try to look up "longest streak to start a career", but Braves pitcher Dylan Lee currently sits 9th on the list of most IP without having a career HBP. He could break the record if he has about 3 more full seasons, and then finishes his career without hitting anyone.

Shohei Ohtani scored three times last night. His 134 runs this year ties his own Los Angeles Dodgers record for runs scored in a season counting Brooklyn years, club record is 148 runs by Hub Collins in 1890. Modern (1900-) team record is 143 runs by Babe Herman in 1930

If no one from the National League wants to be the 6th seed, can we just invite the 7th seed from the AL to come join the playoffs?