Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 8hRan into Daulton Jefferies on my way to dinner. Day made! 080
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 9hI think if the out is made before another pitch is thrown we can still call it a no-hitter. Let’s live a little 0140
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Valks!static.klipy.comViolet dancesALT: Violet dances 1171
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s a strike. “Yeah I’m Talkington you” Amazing list! 030
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There is an umpire set to work the Arizona Fall League named Denver Dangerfield. 8585
Reposted by Melissa LockardJennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've been a reporter for a long time and this might be the strangest thing I've ever done. We've been reporting on privatization of schools this year and found that just about anyone can open a private school in most states. So we asked, Could reporters do it?propublica.orgAlmost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur... 12435156
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When I played infield my whole persona was fielders’ indifference 060
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s not a real MLB postseason until that skinny, ornery left-handed ace comes in to close out a winner-take-all game. 080
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A few innings late on this but I can’t tell you how cool it is to see Grant Holmes pitching in the postseason. Nicest guy you’ll meet and worked so hard without getting the results he wanted for so long. Stuck with it and now he’s doing it for his hometown team. The best. 1150
Reposted by Melissa LockardEno Sarris @enosarris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026going live in the 7th youtube.com/live/4bUevAX...youtube.comMLB Wild Card LIVE: Day 3: Recap & ReactionsYouTube video by Rates & Barrels 041
Reposted by Melissa LockardThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026Ryan Lasko was a promising outfielder in the Athletics organization on a path he hoped would one day make him a major leaguer, having established himself in Double-A ball.bit.lyAfter an outfield collision left him paralyzed, every gain in rehab is a big win for A's Ryan LaskoRyan Lasko was a promising outfielder in the Athletics organization on a path he hoped would one day make him a major leaguer, having established himself in Double-A ball. 24511
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mason Miller is just an incredible pitcher to watch. 0163
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don’t understand how it’s possible but both Sonny Gray and Matt Olson look exactly like they did in 2012. 0120
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This White Sox/Astros game just doesn't look like playoff baseball at all. 4100
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's important to get calls right but it will never not be anticlimactic for a game to end on an ABS challenge. 1142
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In my mind, I can hear Ray Fosse ranting about Bryce Harper having sunglasses on the back of his hat instead of his eyes as he biffed on that flyball in the tough sun. RIP Ray, you were the best. 0261
Reposted by Melissa LockardChandler Rome @chandlerrome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Astros reliever Bennett Sousa apologized on Wednesday for his comments about the Astros' fanbase following Game 1 of the Wild Card series. Sousa's entire apology, given to @theathletic.com in the dugout tunnel today, can be read for free here - www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...nytimes.comAstros reliever Bennett Sousa apologizes after calling fanbase ‘spoiled’ (Gift Article)Astros manager Joe Espada said he addressed Sousa and Christian Walker about their reactions. 3148
Reposted by Melissa LockardJacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today SABR launched an incredible new book and companion website on Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945. It’s the story of 120,000 Japanese Americans who were removed from their homes after Pearl Harbor and forced to live at remote incarceration camps: sabr.org/baseball-at-... 213172
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🫡Liam Hendriks on a fabulous career. Incedible pitcher and an even better person. His Hercu-Liam performance in the 2020 Wild Card Series will stick with me forever. Looking forward to what he and his wife Kristi get up to next. 5192
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026He should be apologizing to Sherlock Holmes for not heeding his deductions. 060
Reposted by Melissa LockardEno Sarris @enosarris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rates & Barrels is going live in the 7th inning of the last game all week. Here's today's link: youtube.com/live/A4npQHF...youtube.comMLB Wild Card LIVE : Day 1 | Recap, Reactions & What’s NextYouTube video by Rates & Barrels 062
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Imagine living in DC and not knowing about College Park, Md. It's even a Metro stop! 290
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just wait until Republicans find out how many teams are called Wildcats and Bears. 0130
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It won’t happen but I wonder if another Cubs-Guardians World Series would reset the karma of the universe and undo this morass we’ve been in for the last 10 years. Like undoing the blip. 6243
Reposted by Melissa LockardSam Dykstra @samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Make that three Top 100 prospects added to the Arizona Fall League today: Royals OF Angeibel Gomez Rangers SS/3B Sebastian Walcott Phillies INF Aidan Miller 0185
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lol it’s even raining here (what the hell?). Some higher power is sad that this is the last day of regular season baseball for a while. 071
Reposted by Melissa LockardMatt @nosoupforgeorge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No one drives a golf cart like Marshawn Lynch! Beast Mode in the Oakland Coliseum! 320432
Reposted by Melissa LockardJose Carlos Fajardo @fuzyjoe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Whoops! ~ An official gets knocked down as Centennial's Malaki Davis (4) runs for yardage against De La Salle during the first quarter of their game at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. #photojournalism #football 2102
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like high drama as much as anyone but dammit Phillies, I have content to schedule for Monday! 🫠 050
Reposted by Melissa LockardSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Justin Verlander MLB debut 7/4/05 Konnor Griffin born 4/24/06 Griffin is the first batter to face a pitcher who debuted before he was born since Bryce Harper (10/16/92 born) faced Miguel Batista (4/11/92 debut) on 6/6/12 219836
Reposted by Melissa LockardJ.P. Hoornstra @jphoornstra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Kirby Yates is leaving the game after the first start of his career, and it sure looks like he told everyone this will be his last. Even Laz Diaz hugged him as he walked off the field.si.comAngels Pitcher Traded at Deadline Could Retire Immediately After SeasonThe trade that sent Kirby Yates from the Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates was a small ripple in a turbulent season in Anaheim. Yates knew he was closer to the e 081
Reposted by Melissa LockardProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595973539
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Considering the Yankees and Red Sox (Yankees/Cleveland too) couldn't even face each other in any postseason until they added a wild card, that's a pretty strong encapsulation of the history of MLB since the strike. 070
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026static.klipy.comWidow's BayALT: Widow's Bay 170
Reposted by Melissa LockardJJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Josue De Paula has already shown he can help the Dodgers at the plate. But they won't play him in the field, so he can't play if Ohtani is DHing. So how bad is De Paula's OF defense? I talked to scouts and watched 100+ OF plays of his for this: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/can-...baseballamerica.comCan The Dodgers Trust Josue De Paula's Outfield Defense?J.J. Cooper presents a closer look at Josue De Paula's defensive struggles. Could they keep the talented hitter from helping the Dodgers this postseason? 001
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Giants claiming Camilo Doval is another opportunity for my favorite baseball gag: "Can you even imagine what he would look like in that uniform?" 191
Reposted by Melissa LockardJayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“My arm would explode if I threw that fastball" I've spent the last 4 months asking people about Jacob Misiorowski They see him as a "breakthrough athlete" who has redefined the limits of the sport So I wrote about the Meaning of the Miz Unlocked & free to read www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...nytimes.comJacob Misiorowski puts up eye-popping numbers. But the Meaning of the Miz is so much more (Gift Article)How do we measure what makes Misiorowski — and his breakthrough season — so spectacular? And what does it all mean — for him and this sport? 4275
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kind of amazing that we all got to write for SI after all. Everyone update their LinkedIns. 1101
Reposted by Melissa LockardSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Pete Crow-Armstrong is: T1st in MLB in HR T4th in 3B 5th in SB Players to finish a season top-5 in MLB in 3B, HR & SB since 1900: 1955 Willie Mays 1920 George Sisler 1908 Honus Wagner @EliasSportsstatic.klipy.comHyped Up Major League BaseballALT: Hyped Up Major League Baseball 1013119
Reposted by Melissa LockardJJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The MLB strike zone this year is smaller than it was last year, and last year's zone was significantly smaller than it was in 2024. This year's adjustment at the bottom of the zone is I believe tied to the shift from front of plate measurements to mid-plate. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/the-... 182
Reposted by Melissa LockardAndrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 20/09/2026BREAKING: Erubiel Durazo has been freed, at long last 173
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I recognize my brain is irreparably broken but I genuinely don’t know how people remember their parking spot or gym locker numbers without having a player jersey number associated with every number from 1-99. 091
Reposted by Melissa LockardFrancys Romero @francysromero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In the September edition of International Notes, I cover the latest signings of the current international signing period, several names to watch, remaining bonus pools, plus signings by country and eligible players. Only on Beisbol FR. 111
Melissa Lockard @melissalockard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Best part of this story. The Northwestern red line for college coaches strikes again. 031
Reposted by Melissa Lockardlukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is 130133012144
Reposted by Melissa LockardThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/09/2026Ryan Lasko, a minor league prospect with the Athletics who was paralyzed in an outfield collision more than two months ago, has been released from an in-patient rehabilitation hospital.bit.lyParalyzed A's minor leaguer Ryan Lasko leaves hospital more than two months after spinal-cord injuryRyan Lasko, a minor league prospect with the Athletics who was paralyzed in an outfield collision more than two months ago, has been released from an in-patient rehabilitation hospital. 2704
