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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Although he didn't pitch, Tom Browning went AWOL during Game 2 of the 1990 World Series Browning's wife went into labor (at the game) so he left in the 11th inning to go to the hospital w/ her Reds were running out of pitching and couldn't find him as he'd gone missing

Tom Browning's wife gives birth during game 2 of 1990 world series

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pitchers who took the mound before/after welcoming a newborn: 4/25/07 KC - Brandon Duckworth - W, 1.0 scoreless 4/23/07 FLA - Dontrelle Willis - W, 6.2 IP 5/2/21 WAS - Max Scherzer - W, CG 7/6/78 LAD - Charlie Hough - W, 1.0 scoreless 7/28/89 OAK - Bob Welch - W, 7 IP

newspaper article from 1978 about Charlie Hough's son and win

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mina Kim's legal filing suggests two WPBL board members--Shauna Stein + Mark Prosterman--are related, but failed to disclose that to investors they seem to be siblings, per this obit Shauna's husband is Keith Stein (CEO of WPBL). So WPBL CEO's wife and bro-in-law comprise 2 of 6 WPBL board members

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

George Lombard Jr. is greeted by his teammates in the dugout after notching his 1st MLB hit and HR at Yankee Stadium

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

five years' worth of Aaron Boone gassing up Anthony Volpe

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ray Burris remembers his late teammate Thurman Munson and reflects on how the 1979 Yankees mourned the tragic, sudden passing of their Captain Full interview: youtube.com/post/Ugkxeym...

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Kenny Lofton tells a hilarious story to describe Albert Belle's obsession with collecting RBIs when they were teammates in Cleveland in the 1990s #sabr54

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Ben Rice hitting in 2026 vs. Ben Rice's dad hitting in 1986 (Ben's dad will pitch to him in next week's Home Run Derby)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A very cool moment for both of them. Here's a clip of Dan Rice busting it out of the box for the Brown Bears in 1986

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

With all the FARTSLAM talk, it's.... Time to Update the Spreadsheet (TUSH)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

If it's the FARTSLAM I'm thinking of, Manny committed a FARTSLAM on 7/21/04 by inexplicably and unnecessarily cutting off a throw from Johnny Damon, which led to a inside-the-park HR So, imo, Manny committed a FARTSLAM by being Manny, and not b/c he forgot how many outs there were (lol)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

8/12/2000: Benny Agbayani commits a FARTSLAM by forgetting how many outs there were Agbayani makes a kid's day by giving him the baseball and then steals the kid's joy by snatching back the baseball

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Good news is, Cooper Ingle is in good company w/ fellow MLB players who've committed a FARTSLAM (Fielder Allows Runner To Score Like A Moron) by forgetting the out count Here is Milton Bradley in 2009 throwing a ball into the stands after forgetting how many outs there were

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Forgetting the out count is a classic FARTSLAM ( fielder allows runner to score like a moron) Unfortunately this FARTSLAM led to a go-ahead run scoring Cooper Ingle joins: 8/12/2000 - NYM OF Benny Agbayani 5/17/2003 - BOS OF Trot Nixon 6/12/2009 - CHC OF Milton Bradley

examples of FARTSLAMS involving forgetting the out count

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

NBC broadcast of Yankees-Red Sox looking like '90s scrambled porn

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔥39 mph🔥 available for mop-up duty and bullpen shenanigans

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

MLB players w/ most HR hit on Father's Day (since 2010) 6 Matt Holliday 5 Albert Pujols 5 Anthony Rizzo 5 Carlos Correa 5 Nolan Arenado 5 Trevor Story

Matt Holliday--as a Colorado Rockie-- and one of his sons after the team won the NL Pennant

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

2021 college kid aside, tarps off happened at Coors Field in early April, before it happened in St Louis

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My 78-year-old dad's hearing aid alerts him he's in a "harmfully loud environment" and is "vulnerable to further hearing loss" Ppl around us complained of unyielding, suffocating volume + sound. I have a high noise tolerance and nearly left early @yankees.com Why is Yankee Stadium like this?

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Since 2008, the fastest pitch velo resulting in a hit batsman belongs to Jordan Hicks! 7/4/2018 ARI vs STL Hicks hits AJ Pollock w/ a 104.3 mph sinker

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Freeman getting hit by Misiorowski's 98.2 mph heater got me wondering: who's been hit by pitch *hardest* in 2026? 101.5 mph Jacob Misiorowski hits Kyle Stowers' hand (4/19) 101.0 mph Edgardo Henriquez grazes Jorbit Vivas' elbow (4/4) 100.3 mph Adrian Morejon grazes JJ Wetherholt's elbow (5/9)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

darkest before the Dent! He's right up (or down) there too

Worst on-base percentage among Yankees since 1925 who played at least 475 games with the team

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Let's not forget... Andrew Giuliani back in 1994

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

TIMELINE: CROTCH-CHOPPING DISCIPLINE IN SPORTS 1981: Cardinals' SS Garry Templeton ejected for crotch grab 2003: RHP Derek Lowe crotch chops after Red Sox ALDS win 2015: QB Carson Palmer 2018: Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig 2022: Wisconsin football strength coach Jim Snider 2023: 76ers' Joel Embiid

Garry Templeton punished for crotch grab at Busch Stadium in 1981

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Zack Greinke is related to George Mikan

Zack Greinke's Weiss Questionnaire, where he lists George Mikan as his relative

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Since last year, McMahon has improved his ability to hit to the opposite field more than nearly anyone else in MLB 2025-26: Biggest Oppo% ⬆️ +14.9 Gleyber Torres +11.4 Kyle Isbel +10.3 Ryan McMahon 3rd-largest improvement in the league!

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

RIP to one of the Greats. Rollins was 95 which is 374 in jazz musician years

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Should outfield walls be less dangerous? Corbin Carroll just tweaked his wrist on the OF screen in Arizona Earlier Brandon Lockridge ran into exposed concrete in Milwaukee's OF, where wall padding doesn't extend to the ground Jasson Dominguez is on the IL b/c of Yankee Stadium's chain link fence

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

MLB vs. chain-link 1991: Lenny Dykstra breaks collarbone colliding w/ chain-link fence at Riverfront Stadium 2008: Mark Kotsay says “chain link fences should be banned," referring to Nats' new park 2024: Giants reconsider chain-link wall in SF after scary crashes w/ Jung Hoo Lee & Austin Slater

Mark Kotsay says chainlink in MLB stadiums should be banned

Lenny Dykstra is doubled over after crashing into OF wall in Cincinnati in 1991

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Questions I have re: Yankee Stadium outfield wall: -Is there a functional reason why chain link fencing--as opposed to padding--lines this part of the OF wall? -Is there a structural reason why that gray ledge needs to be there? I would think a flush/flat surface is safer

Jasson Dominguez crashes into Yankee Stadium chain link fencing in LCF

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Nolan Schanuel pays homage to El Duque's 1999 glove hurl vs. the Mets

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Respective fine amounts for fighting during LAA vs ATL last week: $278 - Jorge Soler $564,062 - Reynaldo López (source: Spotrac)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

On Jackie Robinson Day at the Jackie Robinson Museum, Roy Wood Jr talks to Howard Bryant about MLB's shift to recruiting college players and its effect on Black representation in the league

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Got curious about Gerrit Cole bunting after @garyhphillips.bsky.social posted a video of Cole squaring to bunt during Yankees BP Cole has 28 sac bunts in his career most recent: 2 on 9/23/17 (PIT vs STL) 3rd + 5th inning PAs, helping Cole pad the lead to pick up his 12th win

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

There is a growing section of shirtless Rockies fans at Coors Field chanting "Take it off, take it off!" the group is getting bigger as more topless people join

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Easter Bunny takes in Mets vs. Giants from a hot tub in McCovey Cove on Easter Sunday baseball is wacky

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

*Robot Baseball Umps in the 1930s* 1936: Guy T. Luntsford conceives of a robotic umpire that uses photoelectric cells to signal strike calls w/ a gong 1938: John Oram patents a robotic umpire made of photoelectric cells + mirrors that produce overlapping beams of light to create a strike zone

John Oram 1938 patent for an "indicator" (robotic umpire)

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

what I was like in the 90s / whenever

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Gotham Sports App is struggling to trademark that name. US Patent & Trademark Office has rejected multiple trademark appeals filed by Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment: ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pn...

Gotham Sports trademark application appeal is denied as of 3/18/2026

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My otherwise pleasant memories of playing Gizmos & Gadgets on a shared family computer in the 1990s have been completely tainted by these

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Red Sox players' height changes📏since last season: SHRUNK 2-3 inches: 6’1”⤵️5’10” - Wong 6’2”⤵️6’0” - Duran SHRUNK 1 inch: 6’5”⤵️6’4” - Casas 6’2”⤵️6’1” - Story 6’1”⤵️6’0” - Contreras 5’11”⤵️5’10” - Kiner-Falefa 5’7”⤵️5’6” - Durban GREW 1 inch: 5’9”⤴️5’10” - Rafaela

Rafaela baseball reference page March 2026

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Yankees w/ height changes (+/-) since last season 6'6"➡️6'5" - Stanton 6'4"➡️6'3" - Bellinger 6'3"➡️6'2" - Goldschmidt 5'11"➡️5'10" - Grisham 6'2"➡️6'1" - Wells 6'2"➡️6'1" - Rosario 6'2"➡️6'0" - Grichuk 5'9"➡️5'10" - Volpe* *per Wayback Machine, this changed around Mar 2025

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

At last year's SABR conference I asked former pitcher and current Rangers GM Chris Young about facing Chris Young (the outfielder) OF Chris Young was 0-for-16 vs. RHP Chris Young during their playing careers

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Hudson Valley Renegades manager Aaron Bossi surprises Fred McGriff by revealing a Fred McGriff shirt under his Yankees jersey you can tell CrimeDog loves it the two exchanged lineup cards before the Top Prospects game

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

were WBC tournament rules in Mark DeRosa's hand

Mark DeRosa carrying papers before USA vs Italy

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Erica Block @ericablockparty.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I want more same-name standoffs please

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