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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 17h

More batters hit .300 in 2026 (7) than did in 1968 (6). I feel like there's a lot of people would be stunned by that. It certainly wasn't "but launch angle" back then, and it's not really now, either.

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Jon Tayler (Jon Tayler’s Version) @jontayler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Max Scherzer’s kids run from the dugout to the mound to take him out of the game then run back screaming and crying after he tells them he’s not fucking going anywhere, get the fuck off my mound

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

All this TV Top 100 talk and no Brockmire to be found. East Bound and Down made the cut but there is no better baseball show than Brockmire!

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The Vampire LesMak @lesleynope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Justin Verlander: I want a final start and a few retirement celebrations with my family and my teammates wearing silly tshirts of my insta pics then everyone cries Max Scherzer: you will drag my lifeless body off the mound after I’ve bitten the manager & punched the pitching coach

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks for listening! Gotta have you on eventually! @justmckinney.bsky.social is an amazing researcher/writer!

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks Meg, because of your Mr. Plow jingle themed post, now I’m reading about a pitcher named Tom “Plow Boy” Morgan who tied a Major League Baseball record for most hit batsmen in an inning (3) in June 1954.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New Episode! An accident connects to another years later in this story about luck - or bad luck. Lidle was an unsung hero of the Moneyball A’s and an opinionated pitcher with questionable work ethic. His career would end tragically in the midst of controversy podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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Podcast Episode · Sean and Eds Do Baseball · September 23 · 58m

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BaseballObscura @justmckinney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

4 major sports - Hockey - Mark Howe, Baseball - Perucho Cepeda, Basketball - Reggie Miller, Football - Jason Kelce/a Manning of your choice

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Kristie @knairn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

September baseball baby

Larry David “fuck you and I’ll see you tomorrow”

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

New Episode! This week we covered Harold Arlin, the voice of baseball’s first ever radio broadcast. Something we take for granted now-a-days was a novelty at the time. Harold himself didn’t believe in it but it would change the game forever! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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Podcast Episode · Sean and Eds Do Baseball · September 9 · 46m

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Man, high school yearbooks are getting very specific.

Headline: "Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani 'most likely' to not pitch again in 2026"

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

400 years from now: New Episode! This pitcher from the 1910’s was supposed to be the next big thing but then he got a hernia fighting a kangaroo and died from chugging heroin cough-syrup!

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Donald Audette Jubilee @officialjplosman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“He was socked in the jaw by Lou Gehrig in 1925 after making a crack to the effect that the Yankee first baseman’s mother smelled of sauerkraut. The umpire ruled that Gehrig had been provoked by unsportsmanlike means and allowed him to finish the game.”

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Matt Trueblood @matrueblood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

(Hey, the fact that two teams have been sold in the last few months should tell you something about how serious owners are about breaking the union to get a cap. If they thought they were gonna win, they’d be waiting.)

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Due to illness and a sore throat affecting the ability to speak clearly, we are postponing this week’s episode until next Wednesday. Lots of great stories from baseball history in our archives until then - like the time all the umpires quit (ep 98) or our episode on Ty Cobb’s mom & dad (ep 73)!

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My Baseball History @shoelesspodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#OnThisDay in baseball history

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The churn through SP is sooo much higher, you’re right teams just don’t allow qualified pitchers ERA’s to get that high anymore.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Definitely gets worse as starters workloads dwindle on the other side of things, a reliever with a 4.50 ERA is horrendous despite being historically not terrible but in modern baseball a reliever giving up a run every other inning is not acceptable to most - ie Jeff Hoffman

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

League average was 4.52 in 2006 and now that 5th worse amount qualified pitchers on the eve of September. @megrowler.fangraphs.com and @benlindbergh.bsky.social has this been discussed?

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

2006 qualified pitchers - look at some of the names all 4.90+

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Legit question, 4 outta 10 of the worst ERA leaders in baseball would have a worse ERA if they threw 6 innings and allowed 3 runs - generally defined as a quality start. Do we need to change that definition as pitchers have gotten way better? A 4.50 ERA used to just be a decent 3 & 4 starter.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

All you need to build Back-to-Back World Series Champions is stogies and Labatt 50

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Saturday mornings at the library with the kids. Found this gem by @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ah damn. Doucet was basically Quebec's Vin Scully, he called Expos games from season #1 in 1969 all the way to the relocation, and then transitioned to calling Jays games in French after that. Basically invented the French glossary of baseball terminology.

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Silvio García died 49 years ago today. Was he the greatest Cuban position player prior to Miñoso? It’s gotta be between Torriente, Oms, and Silvio, I’d imagine.

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Mike Gianella @mikegianella.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

my parents used to drag me to garage sales as a kid and I hated them until I discovered you could find old baseball biographies there. Bob Gibson’s From Ghetto to Glory was an honest, pull no punches perspective of a black athlete’s experience that I hadn’t been exposed to before reading it

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I’ve heard of it but was told everyone hitting a single was better

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This was a good listen. These guys have a fun show.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

As we joked , was the stadium under construction, poorly built or did someone bring their own brick?

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Umpires had it tough back in the day, just ask Brick Owens who earned his nickname by catching a brick in the face from an angry fan. Surprisingly, that wasn’t the worst head injury we talk about. Honestly, it is a miracle this man survived his job! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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Podcast Episode · Sean and Eds Do Baseball · August 19 · 59m

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

For 43 years the only time this had been done was by Víctor Pellot Power, one of the coolest their ever was. Power’s were on the first and last pitches of the game.

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Alejandro “Álex” Carrasquel (nicknamed “Patón”) died 57 years ago today. In 1939, he became the first Venezuelan-born player to appear in any major league when he worked as a swingman for the Washington Nationals. In eight big league seasons, he went 50–39 with a 3.73 ERA.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In case you missed it, NEW EPISODE OUT! Brick Owens was a respected American League Umpire for 20 plus years but first he had to survive numerous assaults and attempts on his life in the minors, all cuz he shot himself in the hand at 16 years old. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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Podcast Episode · Sean and Eds Do Baseball · August 19 · 59m

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Tim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It is my journalistic duty to inform you that Mets minor-leaguer Wyatt Young is 1-for-4 with a HBP when facing Wyatt Olds.

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

He was going for speed, It was all going well till he couldn’t feel his knee

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🇲🇽 Mexican infielder Vinicio García died 19 years ago today. He is one of 24 confirmed members of the 4,000 professional hit club, with over 1600 in the Mexican League, more than 1500 in the US minor leagues, 800+ more in Mexico’s winter leagues, and still more in Cuba and beyond.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be signing copies of my latest book, “The Howleyites” on Saturday, August 29th Indigo’s Eaton Centre flagship store. Pick up a copy, and learn all about this fascinating slice of Toronto baseball history. Come talk Blue Jays prospects if you’d like.

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Alexis @alexisg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Screenshot of Stringer Bell from the tv show The Wire wearing a blue jays cap with the text “I want you to put the word out there that we back up”

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It’s almost boring at this point but also undeniable

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hot take: Escape from Hellview is a certified banger

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Doing Baseball History! @doingbaseball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Totally, glad people are able to cheer without the thought of reprisal. Our next episode is a lot of stories of violence after controversial calls, as I delicately put it “don’t let anyone tell you that you take baseball to seriously until you have the blood of a policeman running down your chin.”

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