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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I never played hockey, so I’ve never followed it much. Probably haven’t seen this player or heard the name in 40 years but instantly knew it was Frank Bathe. Crazy what sticks with you.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Going to try something… Son gave up his first hr yesterday. I prefaced this on the other site as it was his 10th birthday. Hitter was 12yo all-star (League is 10-12yo) My son went over to shake his hand and returned to mound to throw strike on next pitch. Proud of how he handled it and battled.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Happy 13th anniversary of this Ben Revere catch to all those that celebrate

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today is the 5th anniversary of Caitlyn Jenner returning my card with an autograph. Pretty cool to have the pair.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Neemias Queta against the 76ers

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Big day of competitions for the Davis71 children. Swim meet for her looking for some extra cut times and NEED a friend to make a juniors cut to have a relay there. Championship basketball game overlapping the meet for him. Let’s go get ‘em!

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Those Gaudreau kids in the team picture — smiling in the chaos of a loud, bright arena half a world away from home. Toddlers don’t fake comfort like that around strangers. That tells you everything you need to know about those guys. They haven’t just talked about being present - they have been.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Team USA will be the defending gold-medalists on the 50th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Do you believe in slightly above-expected results? Yes!

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

46 years ago today - The Miracle on Ice - a bunch of American college kids beat the mighty Russians. Here are my autographs of all 20 players from the US team, both US coaches, and Al Michaels. Herb Brooks had passed before I started writing them. His is a purchase, all others through the mail.

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Alex Coffey @byalexcoffey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

On Feb. 4, Matt Selman, The Simpsons EP, texted Christine Nangle with an idea. Their friend, Dan McQuade, planned to write about their Philly-themed episode. But he passed away before he could do so. Selman and Nangle decided to add him to it — days before it aired www.inquirer.com/sports/dan-m...

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Tell me your good / positive experiences with youth coaches

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

15 years ago today, the last living player at Lou Gehrig's "luckiest man" speech passed. Buddy Lewis was only 24 and already had 1100+ hits when he enlisted in WWII. While he lived a long life, his major league career just wasn't the same after his service to our country.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

@treblaw.bsky.social am I supposed to think of you when I see this woman?

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

22 years ago today, Master Chief Carl Brashear replied to a letter I sent and signed these for me. The first Black U.S. Navy Master Diver, he overcame racism, a catastrophic injury, and amputation to return to full duty. His life inspired Men of Honor — true perseverance in action.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

@adarowski.bsky.social hey Adam - thanks for the RT (whatever it’s called here) this morning! Jack Crimian once told me a writer got his birth year wrong and it stuck. BBREF has it as 1926 family has it as 1927 in obit. Not a big deal. Just wanted to send it over.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I made Saturday’s (?) grid out of guys in my autograph collection (presented in the same order as the grid) The Ted Page auto is in a HOF yearbook from induction weekend 1974. Other autographs in there are another Paige and another Leonard. I LOVE this corner of my collection.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Share a preacher, priest, or nun

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

NFL players on the panel - what career would you take? Tedy Bruschi - 1 pro bowl / 3 rings Jason Kelce - 7 pro bowl / 1 ring Randy Moss - all-time great / 0 rings Alex Smith - #1 pick - $200 million earnings

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The champ is here - 5 wins in 5 events. Dropped time in all 5. 3 Junior Olympic cuts and the other 2 under the threshold as a junior bonus event. Good day at the pool.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

introduce yourself with five concerts U2 Radiohead Britney Spears LL Cool J Alanis Morrisette

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Five years ago today. As the baseball world mourned the passing of Hank Aaron, a surprise arrived in my mailbox. My Don Sutton rookie — thought to be lost after his passing days earlier — returned, signed. It was postmarked January 18, the day he passed. The heaviest card in my collection.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Fucking Dork San Francisco Horseshit Fraud is the name of my band!

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

@jeffpearlman.bsky.social you posted something recently about the Tiberi / Toney fight. This popped up today. To me, Toney looks like he knows he lost here.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Such a cool Bob Weir memory from my friend / former boss

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Forgot how much better I like it here

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jsaquella @jsaquella.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

The baby had a higher exit Velo than that single ball that Bryce made contact with this postseason

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

60 years ago today - Red’s pitcher Jim Maloney faces 40 batters in a no-hitter. 10 walks and a HBP in 10 innings pitched. Ernie Banks goes 0-5. The only man in MLB history to be retired 5 times while his team was no-hit.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Slightly diminish a band: The In Hospice Milkmen

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

This is a rip off of the original Thaddeus Young graphic, but I like this one better.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Lou Boudreau passed away OTD 2001 Jack Crimian played for Lou on the 1956 A's. Jack is pitching and Ted Williams due to leadoff the 8th Lou's advice "Only throw 1 warmup pitch and then don't throw him that same pitch - he's watching"

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Pulled these from packs 15+ years ago and thought “who the fook are these guys?” Excited to see them matchup tonight. Keeping my son up to watch

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Dick Allen slashed .292/.378/.534 for his career If you lowered each by 30 points, the ONLY men to achieve .262/.348/.504 during Dick's era are all first-ballot Hall of Famers (Clemente was a special election). It's crazy that he wasn't in already.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

In 2016 Phillies public address announcer - the legendary Dan Baker - invited me to join him at the PSWA dinner. We sat with Gene Garber, Bill Giles, Larry Christenson, and Richard Allen jr. Dan introduced me to "Froggy" - the man who has spearheaded the campaign for years.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

OPS+ leaders for every 10 year span in history - published in Dick Allen, The Life and Times of a Baseball Immortal: An Illustrated Biography in 2017. This is a great story & I love kids getting involved, but this was the centerpiece to the campaign for 10 years before their teacher came up with it

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

35 minutes into a 45-minute drive to my daughter’s swim meet, my wife—riding shotgun and awake the entire time—turns to me and asks: “Which way did the directions take you?” We’ve been on the same journey, but apparently not the same trip.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The star power of the ESPYS has fallen off

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

9 years ago today, our then 2 month old met his namesake - Ryan Howard. Through some luck and good fortune, he’s gone on to have some moments with other Phillies MVPs - including last night’s AS MVP Kyle Schwarber

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Pretty cool how the WNBA's biggest star participates in the signature event of their all-star weekend.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

My daughter's summer swim regular season wrapped up today. Went 13-1 in her individual events. In the lone loss she broke a team record. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd, broke team record 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st She's 11yo and returns to the same age group next year. Helluva season.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Carl Yastrzemski got a hit off 59 year old Satchel Paige in a MLB game. Mike Yastrzemski pitched in a game started by 43yo Justin Verlander. That’s Old Yaz vs. MLB’s oldest ever and Young Yaz with MLB’s oldest now. Baseball is generational, weird, and perfect

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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

And here we are on Larry Doby Day. Seventy-eight years ago today, Doby joined the Cleveland Indians in Chicago. As I wrote in "Our Team," it was a momentous day in the American League but a devastating one for Doby.

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

This may be my favorite trivia item ever - only "may be" since I didn't come up with it first :) Awesome stuff

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Drew Davis @drewdavis71.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Buddy Lewis was a 22-year old 3B for the Senators that day. He'd finish the season with a career total of 753 hits (only Cobb has more before age 23 with 765) 3 years serving in WWII changed the trajectory of his career. He lived long enough to respond to me about Lou Gehrig day in early 2000s.

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