The Yankees were talking about how ABS was gonna be an advantage for them and I was skeptical and here it is: Marlins go 6/6 on challenges and still missed EIGHT opportunities. Pinstripe strike zone still alive

I’ve been waiting for Ian Eagle to drop a “Waiting for Cadeau” all half.

The Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery combo is so good at college basketball because their genuine excitement comes through as genuine excitement that the viewer is glad to be included in. (Grant Hill is fine to round out the trio.)

Ryan Helsley went right to his head calling for challenge on Pitch 7, but umpire Dan Iassogna shook his head no, as the Orioles had blown their two challenges. So instead of strike three and a second out, the next pitch was a game-winning single to right to cap an atrocious loss for Baltimore.

I think I’ve seen enough of Coby Mayo for a few days. And I’m concerned that the Orioles regime hasn’t had a prospect hit the big league ground running in some time.

"penny pinchers have show resilient resourcefulness...." The Bezos Zombie Washington Post is penny pinching on editors.

Arriaga, Arriaga 2, Barriaga, Arugia, and Pisotta!

BIG BOY!

"I'm exhausted. I've been on this street 1000 times. It's never looked so strange... In the distance, a child is crying. Fatherless. A bastard child, perhaps. My back aches, my heart aches, but my feet. My feet are resilient! Thank God I took off my heels, and put on my HIMALAYAN WALKING SHOES!"

"It really felt like I’m a starting pitcher again." What Mets fans want to hear from Kodai Senga after his nine-strikeout performance in his 2026 season debut, which featured a 97.4 average fastball velocity, up 2.7 mph from last season.

Shohei Ohtani's average fastball velocity was down 1.6 mph from last season to 96.8 mph, but he had a 57 percent called strike plus whiff rate on curveball (12-for-21) and 50 percent on his sweeper (6-for-12).

This is a great segment, and I hope this continues all season on SNY with Steve Gelbs. The St. Louis rating: 4.5 franks out of 10. Problems with mustard, casing, possibly not all-beef, and bun falling apart.

Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Italy 1-1 (4-1 on pens) to qualify for their second-ever World Cup. The Italians, four-time winners, have now failed to qualify for the last three World Cups (2018, 2022, 2026).

Just tuned into Fox's soccer coverage: So Stu Holden and John Strong are still not any better at calling games, huh? Also, the sound is mixed terribly – commentary loud, noise from the stadium nonexistent – and just overall not an easy watch.

The Orioles went 5-for-6 on challenges and still missed eight opportunities. That's wild.

Pirates just missed two huge opportunities to challenge Ramon De Jesus strike calls: Bryan Reynolds (Pitch 6) for strike three and Ryan O'Hearn (Pitch 2) for strike one. O'Hearn nearly tapped his helmet but was indecisive.

The calendar said Opening Day, but Laz Diaz was in midseason form behind the plate yesterday for Twins-Orioles. (via @umpscorecard.bsky.social)

Using this as an excuse to post some old writing about why the first day of baseball season is the best day of the year: "[On Opening Day] we are presented with a blank canvas and a day for dreaming irrational dreams. Maybe this will be the year the savior of the franchise leads us to salvation."

Laz Diaz with a 2.1 inch miss – called strike challenged and a ball - in the top of the 2nd inning. We’re off and running with ABS system in Baltimore.

Ugh, I hate this Statcast. Just call it Dodger Stadium, please.

Paul Skenes gets the hook on Opening Day after allowing five runs and managing just two outs on 37 pitches. Even after Freddy Peralta allowed a two-run homer in the top half of the first, dream start for the Mets at Citi Field.

Oneil Cruz having an absolute mare in center field, costing the Pirates several runs in the first inning.

Jose Caballero loses an ABS challenge on a called strike (Pitch 1), and home plate umpire Bill Miller follows it up with a terrible strike call on Pitch 2, which was way off the plate. Rough one for the Yankees' shortstop.

Home plate umpire Bill Miller with a big miss, per Statcast, on the strike three call (Pitch 5) to Patrick Bailey. Big gift to Yankees and Max Fried.

Aaron Judge, who the Yankees believe gets squeezed on low pitches, got away with Pitch 3 being called a ball when it caught the bottom of the zone before striking out swinging. Giants would have won an ABS challenge.

Could the font on the Netflix scorebug be any smaller? It is very distracting in how bad it is.

Trent Grisham, wearing his pants extra baggy in the Yankees' gray away jersey, is a really, really good look. It is a very 1920s look, and I think it works well. #SportsFashion

David Stearns wearing a zip-up jacket over a quarter-zip?!? We've hit an unprecedented level on the Stearns Zip Meter on the eve of Mets Opening Day.

Stephen A. Smith and Donald Trump are a ton alike in the one way that they often decide that "This guy who I see talking on my TV is the best person for this job."

I dove into the newspaper archives for this piece on how sports in the streaming era echoes the past because while I don't want to sound like a crank, I must note that cable was also a paywall that shut people out. It was simpler, but it had similar impact on fans as the decentralized streaming era:

This is probably the answer to the best Mo Salah goal at Liverpool, and it also might be the best goal the Reds scored during the Salah era.

Aaron Judge addressed the USA's no-fun perception at the WBC by talking about his grindset: "If they’re going to say we don’t have the passion – my passion is grinding in this cage when nobody is watching." (via @chelseajanes.bsky.social for SNY)

Carlos Mendoza and Venezuela manager Omar López with a big hug ahead of Mets-Astros tonight. The umpires also gave the WBC-winning skipper some props.

High Point taking the lead late just had Brad Nessler quoting scripture on the broadcast? That was wild.

This fella is basically Keefe from Righteous Gemstones with a less caring, good-natured heart, somehow even more naive about how things work, and with a large platform. Not very good.

It now seems that Victor Osimhen appears to have actually broken his arm against Konate's leg.

thinking about the hero of this game for Team Venezuela, Eugenio Suárez, and his comments about ICE’s effect on Latino baseball players just last week

Strike three to Aaron Judge may have just caught the bottom of the zone, via Statcast. Would have been interesting to see an ABS challenge on that.

Hey @edsbs.bsky.social, loved listening to the "For All Mankind" episode this morning. Anyway, time to read the news...

"Well, everyone got their money's worth," John Smoltz, with the enthusiasm of a man about to get a colonoscopy, said in a 2-1 game with two outs in the bottom of the 9th with the tying run at third base. God, he's awful.

Holy shit, called strike three wasn't even close! Geraldo Perdomo was absolutely hosed by home plate umpire Cory Blaser. Pitch 8 isn't even CLOSE to a strike. WBC semis ends with a horrible blown call.

Huge fan of Pitch 4 being a called strike three on Juan Soto. Good stuff from home plate umpire Cory Blaser.

That’s a good call on the swing in my book. He’s made a genuine attempt at the ball. Good enough for me.

For today's Nets vs. 76ers game, The Associated Press created its game story "using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar." It was 167 words and misspelled the word Philadelphia in the dateline.

"Our strategy is this: We will fight them over there so we do not have to face them in the United States of America."

In order to do that, you would have to want to have fun, and the very serious, tight-ass baseball boys playing for the US have decided to have zero fun. Because this should be about the troops, who you are now, since you are representing the red, white, and blue.

Long-held belief: My parents taking us as kids to Pimlico and letting us bet the ponies was actually good parenting.

Do you know who wouldn't have blown a 14-point halftime lead in the A-10 Tournament to St. Louis? Your GW Hippos, my GW Hippos, our GW Hippos. Such a shame.

In response to this, people are sharing that, Jake Lang – who threw chocolate coins, did a Nazi salute, and stood before a banner reading “Make Jerusalem Christian Again,” during anti-AIPAC protest – is a Jew who visited the Kotel.

Marco Rubio looks like he's doing the pigeon in those big ass shoes.