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Theo Gerome

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Writes baseball at hotcornerharbor.com & launch-angle.com, plus pop culture at hchoutofleftfield.com; music at theogerome.bandcamp.com. He/him bsky.app/profile/did:plc:quekqifgxm…

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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026
Also, getting a new World Series match-up will be tricky. The Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox are first, tied-for-second, and third in most unique World Series opponents. And the Phillies, Cubs, Braves, Astros have each faced a lot of their potential opponents, despite much fewer pennants
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2026
It's kind of funny, because this actually wound up being a pretty straightforward year for my column. We have the three longest active droughts in the Brewers, Padres, & Guardians, but the median drought among this year's set is actually the Phillies & Yankees. Getting it that low is kinda tough!
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 26/09/2026
From the Orioles' broadcast: what a weird collection of events in Game 1 in the Bronx
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 16/07/2026
In a wild twist, we've got a new Yogi Berra quote! From the other site, Johnny Bench showed a picture of the telegram Yogi sent him upon breaking the record for home runs by a catcher, which included the phrase "I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE RECORD WOULD STAND UNTIL IT WAS BROKEN."
From Johnny Bench's Twitter account: The telegram Yogi Berra sent me when I broke his home run record.

“I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE RECORD WOULD STAND UNTIL IT WAS BROKEN.”
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/07/2026
2013 was an absolutely stacked class and an already-crowded ballot, the electorate had no idea what to do with all that, and he immediately fell below 5% and got dropped. I think if he debuts any other time before then or right after, voters at least find a way to keep him one after that first year
2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Balloting Results
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/07/2026
Here's the table again, with proper column sizing and the hometown winner years highlighted.
BAL	Ripken	91	Tejada	04				
NYY	Martinez	97	Giambi	02	Cano	11	Judge	17
TBR								
BOS	Ortiz	10						
TOR	Guerrero Jr	23						
DET	Fielder	12						
KCR								
MIN	Twins	08						
CLE								
CHW	Thomas	95						
HOU								
LAA	Joyner	86	Anderson	03	Guerrero	07		
OAK	McGwire	92	Cespedes	13	Cespedes	14		
TEX	Sierra	89	Gonzalez	93				
SEA	Griffey	94	Griffey	98	Griffey	99	Raleigh	25
ATL								
NYM	Strawberry	86	Alonso	19	Alonso	21		
PHI	Abreu	05	Howard	06				
MIA	Stanton	16						
WAS	Harper	18	Soto	22				
STL								
CHC	Sandberg	90	Sosa	00				
PIT								
MIL	Fielder	09						
CIN	Parker	85	Davis	89	Frazier	15		
LAD	Hernandez	24						
SDP								
SFG	Bonds	96						
COL								
ARI	Gonzalez	01
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 14/07/2026
Well, this is a bust. But I went looking after the broadcast mentioned it, and Jordan Walker would indeed be the first Home Run Derby winner from the Cardinals if he takes it. Schwarber would be the third Philly (Abreu '05, Howard '06), while Contreras would be the second Red Sock (Ortiz '10)
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/07/2026
On that note (borrowing from the Astros' broadcast), this win moved them into a tie for the third-longest Fourth of July win streak in MLB history!
Graphic from Astros broadcast:
Consecutive Wins of July 4, All-Time
White Sox 14 1934-1941
Guardians 12 1916-23
Pirates 9 1901-05
Astros 8 2016-2025 (since improved to 9 with today's walk-off win)
11 others tied 8
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 31/03/2026
"Hey guys, when you say it's a good night for 2010s Astros holdovers, can you include me in that as well? McCullers, Correa, and Altuve if its not too much trouble, thanks guys"
Jose Altuve
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 30/12/2025
Just did a quick check on the total number of votes per ballot going back to 1980. Obvious we'd miss churn, but only 9 years saw a net growth larger than +15, and a couple of those came after years of mysterious drops in the total, making me think at least some were past voters coming back.
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 08/12/2025
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 09/10/2025
Revisiting my Playoff Trivia article, and our chances of seeing a new World Series match-up have risen dramatically. Actually kind of wild that the AL Pennant will be either the Blue Jays, Mariners, or Tigers, that's not a set you see very often.
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 08/10/2025
Yep! A few years ago when they let players wear nicknames on their jerseys for a weekend, Shane even went with "Not Justin" on his.
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 24/09/2025
Pre-game today is not mincing words
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 24/08/2025
The Padres broadcast shared the Fangraphs remaining strength of schedules
Easiest remaining strength of schedules (as of 8/24/25): Padres .452, Cubs .455, Yankees .476, Astros .477, Dodgers .477
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 24/08/2025
Yeah, there was going to be some pains there as we tried to work back all of the TJS guys, but oof. Not an ideal time for Framber to get all Framboozled, either. From the Astros broadcast:
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 07/08/2025
RIP to the Baltimore Sun scoreboard sign, it was one of the best
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/08/2025
Interesting list. Has anyone tested the correlation between lineup variety and record? I'd imagine weak but slightly negative...
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 13/07/2025
Pulled this from the broadcast but held off posting until the game was actually over, and that wound up being much longer than expected. Anyway, this is quite a turnaround from last year! (2025 is now 19-8)
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/06/2025
Ooh, rough draw there. Maybe he could try the in-laws' side of the family instead.
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 07/05/2025
here's the dumb edit I made to serve as my fantasy team's new logo
My new fantasy team logo, "Kjarly Rae Heston e-mO-tion"
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/05/2025
Unironically, I think this is the biggest upgrade among all the second wave City Connect jerseys.
Promo image of the old Arizona Diamondbacks City Connect jerseysPromo image of the new Arizona Diamondbacks City Connect jerseys
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 25/03/2025
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 25/03/2025
oh right, forgot to post my fantasy team results. big hopes for this team, excited for everyone to wind up injured/in inexplicable down seasons
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/03/2025
My politics is whatever this is
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 19/03/2025
Actually, given that the old Nationals, Rockies, and Giants are three of my favorite ones, and they're all getting retired this season... Astros may have one of the top active ones now lol
Teams getting new City Connect jerseys in 2025: Diamondbacks, Red Sox, White Sox, Rockies, Astros, Marlins, Giants, and Nationals
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 19/03/2025
Oh right, the Astros aren't over here yet for me to quote-post. New Astros City Connects were revealed. I like them more than the Space City ones! Those always felt too similar to the base jerseys, like they could be normal alts. I like when the City Connects are more unusual.
Jose Altuve modeling the new Astros City Connects, with descriptions of various elements of the design. "Hat Logo: A new futuristic take on our traditional star", "Mission Patch: inspired design from the long-time union station logo", "Chest Plate: The Phrase 'Stros' has always been integrated in our fan culture. This is the first time the organization has formally adopted 'Stros'"; "Trim: A notable carryover from City Connect Version 1.0 and is designed as a modern version of the famous 'Tequila Sunrise' pattern"; "Pinstriping: A lunar pattern that pays tribute to the history of the moon landing"; "Belt loop: 'HTX' is stitched along the beltline to pay homage to the city we play for", and "Afterburner Socks: a fiery mixture of orange and yellow that symbolize the afterburners of a rocketship"Christian Walker modeling the new jerseys in front of a large version of the redesigned A logoYordan Alvarez models the new jerseysJeremy Pena models the new jerseys
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 29/10/2024
probably not the only one making something like this, but:
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 26/10/2024
I know it's not the big baseball news, but I did pretty well on today's Immaculate Grid and forgot to post it (rarity score of 3)
Immaculate Grid results: Jason Bay/Nori Aoki/Kenji Johjima/Joe Carter/David Segui/Tyler Wells/Jarred Cosart/Derek Fisher/Francis Martes
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 21/10/2024
Got distracted while doing yesterday's Immaculate Grid, walked away and came back several hours later, only to put up a rarity score of 3
Immaculate Grid results for 10/20: Gavin Floyd/Adam Engel/Rob Mackowiak/So Taguchi/Aledmys Diaz/Kerry Robinson/Bruce Chen/Alberto Callaspo/Ozzie Canseco
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 03/10/2024
Rarity Score of 5 today! Fun fact, I was at the game where Micah Owings hit 2 homers
Immaculate Grid results for 10/3: Darren Oliver/Chan Ho Park/Buddy Bell/Jeff Mathis/Orlando Hudson/Fred McGriff/Chris Devenski/Jarred Cosart/Micah Owings
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 30/09/2024
Started today's Immaculate Grid while watching the final games of the season, then got distracted and forgot to finish until a little bit ago. Rarity score of 7!
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 28/09/2024
woah, you weren't kidding! not sure how they're gonna top this
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 26/09/2024
Somedays I spend a lot of time thinking about potential names and weighing which ones might get me the best Rarity Scores and do poorly, and other days I just rattle off the first ones I think of over a late lunch and get an 8
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 15/09/2024
Rarity score of 4 today!
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 10/09/2024
Rarity score of 3 on today's Immaculate Grid!
Immaculate Grid results: John Olerud/Wily Mo Peña/Mike Cameron/John Candeleria/Josh Willingham/Cliff Floyd/Marlon Byrd/Rob Mackowiak/Reggie Sanders
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/09/2024
Rarity score of 7 today! And only one box above 1%!
Immaculate Grid results: Andrew Bailey/José Guillén/Octavio Dotel/Mark Melancon/Nori Aoki/Kazuo Matsui/Tony Pérez/Josh Willingham/Wily Mo Peña
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 13/08/2024
Rarity score of 7 today. This is the most "remember some guys" set of players I've gotten for this in a while
Immaculate Grid results: Xavier Nady/Jeromy Burnitz/Rob Mackowiak/Jon Garland/Mark Kotsay/Adam Engel/Mark Loretta/Jeff Cirillo/Phil Nevin
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 12/08/2024
Rarity score of 15 on today's Immaculate Grid, pretty good! Wasn't expecting Zoilo Versalles to be the weak spot, but it's gonna be hard to top this unless I start remembering the MVPs from when they were the Senators
Immaculate Grid answers: Jamey Carroll/Zoilo Versalles/Goose Goslin/Corey Patterson/Phil Cavaretta/Felix Pie/Alfonso Soriano/Justin Morneau/Craig Biggio
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 09/08/2024
Slowly catching up on Immaculate Grids that I missed while traveling, and I set a new personal best on the grid for 8/1. Rarity Score of 2!
Immaculate Grid results: Jose Veras/Brian Bogusevic/Juan Centeno/Austin Kearns/Corey Patterson/Williard Hershberger/Xavier Nady/Jason Bay/Humberto Quintero
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 05/07/2024
Immaculate Grid score today was decent, but I mostly tried for a good collection of names. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Doug Mienkiewicz, AJ Pierzynski, Rob Mackowiak, Mark Grudzielanek...
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 20/06/2024
Rarity score of 5, tying my personal best! A nice birthday present to me :)
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 13/06/2024
Immaculate Grid, rarity score of 8. Huh. Wasn't expecting this set-up to be a single-digit day.
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 06/06/2024
Rarity score of 11 for today's Chicago-themed Immaculate Grid
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 03/06/2024
More news in baseball retired numbers: the Tigers are retiring #10 for Jim Leyland. That makes for three on the year, after Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden for the Mets
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 02/06/2024
Rarity score of 16. Another pretty solid result today, I think!
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 01/06/2024
Rarity score of 11. Always fun when one of my traditional "safe" picks ends up being the thing that ups my score
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 31/05/2024
Rarity score of 10 today, pretty solid!
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 26/05/2024
Immaculate Grid results: Ben Broussard/Hisashi Iwakuma/Jason Bay/Jay Bell/John Candelaria/Rob Mackowiak/Buddy Bell/Aaron Sanchez/LJ Hoes
Immaculate Grid results: Ben Broussard/Hisashi Iwakuma/Jason Bay/Jay Bell/John Candelaria/Rob Mackowiak/Buddy Bell/Aaron Sanchez/LJ Hoes
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Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.com · 02/05/2024
Rarity score of 5, a new personal best! Helps that this was a good set of categories that lined up with some stuff that I've been researching.
Immaculate Grid results: Scott Rolen/Norm Cash/Oscar Charleston/Hilton Smith/Roy Face/Leon Day/Lloyd Waner/Pie Traynor/Turkey Stearnes
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