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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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What's the difference between broadcasting games in the major leagues and minor leagues? On the latest "Crafting the Call" episode, @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I listened back to our recent innings as MLB fill-ins to compare and contrast. youtu.be/rNkack-C2Gc?...

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What's it Like to Broadcast a Major League Game? | Josh's MLB Debut!

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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Deep down, we all know the "announcer jinx" is hogwash. But it's still present somewhere in our minds, mostly because we know some people feel strongly about it. @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I found receipts of no-hitters where, yes, the announcer "said it" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC_d...

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How Should a Broadcaster Handle the No-Hitter Jinx?

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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CATCH OF THE YEAR - Denzel Clarke goes wayyyyy over the fence to rob a HR from the Angels' Nolan Shanuel

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Ryan Ritter hit 5 HRs over 2 straight games recently to tie a Pacific Coast League record. Remarkably, Bert Ellison (1924), Matt Williams (1988) and Ritter all achieved did it on May 25. And that's not all the May 25 home run binge coincidences. joshuasuchon.substack.com/p/the-strang...

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The strange May 25 home run coincidence

Scribbled Notes: More fundamental ontological riddles of May 25, the reluctant player/manager, and worthy Restacks

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

July 27, 2008: Clayton Kershaw gets his first MLN win and catcher Russell Martin throws shaving cream in his face as I interview him. Today: thrilled to be on the mic as Kershaw makes a rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City against the Isotopes. Starts at 2:05 pm MT.

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#Padres top prospect Leo De Vries hit for the "mutant" cycle on Tuesday in a dramatic way, finishing the night with 8 RBIs. That inspired @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I to record an episode of "Crafting the Call" to analyze his calls. Fort Wayne's Jaden Taylor joined us to breakdown his calls too.

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Aaron Cameron @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

M'man @josh-suchon.bsky.social is one of the most thoughtful dudes I've had the pleasure of meeting from social media. He's a former MLB Bay Area beat writer and now the voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (it's a real AAA team!). His writing is always worth a read and he's absolutely worth a follow ✌🏾

Me and Josh Suchon at Sutter Health Park

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

You know that play the other night where 3 runs scored on Ball 4? I tried describing it live. Here are written words about how it all happened and why that play symbolizes what makes baseball so wonderful. open.substack.com/pub/joshuasu...

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When your voice goes viral … but few people know it’s you

Crafting the Call: Breaking down my performance when Isotopes scored 3 runs on Ball 4 and the internet went crazy

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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

THE ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES SCORED THREE RUNS ON A BASES-LOADED WALK AND THERE IS VIDEO

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The MLB A's and Triple-A River Cats sharing a ballpark in Sacramento is rare, but not unprecedented. Here's a thread with a few examples. Let me know if I forgot any. 1993-94: Nashville's Greer Stadium hosted the Triple-A Sounds (White Sox) and Double-A Xpress (Twins).

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It's the Opening Day edition of "Crafting the Call" Along with @jgoldstrass.bsky.social, we review special moments in Opening Day history featuring Frank Robinson, Tuffy Rhodes, Barry Bonds & the re-birth of the #Giants, the #Rockies first game and Lorenzo Cain. youtu.be/jbrH7n2EKnw?...

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Baseball's Back! J-Hey, Tuffy, Robby, EY, and Smiling Through the Broadcast on Opening Day

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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24 years ago today, a baseball thrown by Randy Johnson and a bird were on a collision course. I was there. But didn't see it. My memories of writing a fowl story. open.substack.com/pub/joshuasu...

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POOF! The Fowl Ball Heard 'Round the Valley

My memories of the day that Randy Johnson killed a bird with a pitch and I ... missed it!

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Blown away by this note within Eric's story: The 2005-06 “07 Seconds or Less” Suns averaged a league-leading 96.92 possessions per game. They would rank 28th this year.

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

#Rockies sent RHP Chase Dollander to minor league camp yesterday. But he started a MLB game today. (Spring training rules are hilarious). If he stays on a 4-day rest, Dollander would start Opening Night for Triple-A Albuquerque at Sacramento (a AAA/MLB ballpark) on Friday night.

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

My list of who owns each month: Jan -- Joe Montana Feb -- Tom Brady March -- John Wooden April -- Tiger Woods May -- Rafael Nadal June -- Michael Jordan July -- Willie Mays Aug -- Serena Willilams Sept -- Barry Bonds Oct -- Reggie Jackson Nov -- Troy Aikman Dec -- LeBron James

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McBarry (Funny Rectangle Appreciator) @mcbarry.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Thanks Jeff. You can not separate Jackie Robinson's baseball story from race. And likewise you cannot separate his World War 2 service from it. The simple fact is Jackie's refusal to move seats meant he never fought in Europe- something he surely would have done otherwise.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Can’t wait to hear the explanation of how North Carolina got the last spot in the NCAA Tournament from the chairman of the NCAA Tournament selection committee, who is also the athletic director at the University of North Carolina

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Long live student journalism and everyone who chooses to encourage/support/acknowledge them.

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

All #SFGiants ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 706 9/9: Rarity: 7 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 04/03/2025

Shedeur Sanders is going to be a wild card in this draft. He could go in the top six or fall out of the first round entirely — and neither outcome would be a shock.

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It's known as the "Bucky f&%*ing Dent Game" and it's one of the most famous in baseball history. For the latest "Crafting the Call," @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I re-examined the game from a broadcasting standpoint with clips from ABC TV, #RedSox radio and #Yankees radio.

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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 03/03/2025

Every season, we evaluate where the Rockies are throughout the organization — we call it “State of the Position.” I went first by looking at where the Rockies are in terms of catchers.

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Jacob Stallings will begin the season as the Rockies starting catcher

Perhaps the more interesting question is this: Who will earn the backup spot?

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Once got Donnie Hill's autograph at the #WhiteSox team hotel as a kid. My friend Joe told him, "I cried when the A's traded you." Donnie said, "so did I." ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 701 9/9: Rarity: 37 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com

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Hey #Raiders, you know what would be really funny ...

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Former teammates trolling each other never gets old.

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #161 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟡🟡🟡 Does it count if you got the connection right without knowing the exact connection?

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Saw a “first pitch of the game challenge” in a PCL game in 2023. The hitter got it wrong. Remains the dumbest ABS challenge ever. I hope Trea was messing with Max.

Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

"Scribbled Notes on a Cocktail Napkin" is my weekly feature, a tribute to the sports columnists I grew up reading who penned Herb Caen-inspired three dot columns. The week: Gene Hackman was terrific, but "Coach Dale" was terrible, the #Yankees losing tradition & Babe Ruth's surreal no-hitter.

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

If one of the rows is Hall of Famers, might as well go for 9 of ‘em. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 699 9/9: Rarity: 53 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

If you see this, quote post with a photo you took of a sunset.

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Josh Suchon @josh-suchon.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

When sociologists study why humans are having less sex than ever, the starting point for the decline is clearly 2007. That’s the year the iPhone debuted. When we study what happened to local TV, just look to TiVo, starting around 1999-2003. My latest:

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How the best TV invention ultimately killed TV

Watching the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special -- LIVE! -- was a reminder of the unintended consequences of the DVR