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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He just makes the players around him better

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Well, in the sense that few things are the sole cause, but this is the big one, and, more to the point, inexcusable.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Will we make the playoffs? No. Yes! Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes. Third basemen aplenty. No-hit catchers. Doubtful glove men. Hobbled first basemen.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Glad to have that depth, what with Westburg being made of glass

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The broadcasters I have most admired have known when to keep quiet and how to go with the flow of the game. Endless chatter and stream of consciousness are painful.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Andy is a terrific sports writer, but seeing his pieces set against the commentary of his critics is bringing his game to new heights

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Never mind. Just Cowser emerging from the shadows and lining into a DP

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Here’s yr guy in the ninth

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I hoped Franklin could show me something today , but it was not to be - arm or chasing the long ball

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Admittedly it could get worse without Alonso hitting behind him.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A change of scenery for a series or two, a bit of a shakeup, that’s all we’re asking

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

That’s an amazing conjunction of facts - and combined with Mateo’s release too! He was one of my favorite and most useful Orioles in recent years

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’ve read they can even double in pointage

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’d rather ban the hitters and pitchers from making any challenges and save them for the catchers. Who will squander them.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

That was true. But nobody bats .500 with men on base. Alonso comes through very often and I’m glad to have him on the team. With a few more Alonso’s, Adley would still be on the team and we’d be in the playoff hunt.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

That kind of aggressive play also generates throwing errors and more bases.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

30 looking more likely! Good day for Pete

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The idea that this works with a significant number of Americans is sickening

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

That’s a fact. How many innings have we seen killed by these little failures. I’d love to see successful small ball instead of occasional mashing. But to play for a run or two here and there you can’t be giving away outs so easily.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I HATE these ads for prop bets

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Respect to Mayo looking like a real 3rd baseman

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is the kind of stuff we pay Kostka the big bucks for. A terrific journalist

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I do like Mayo against a lefty fight get a man on base. But I fear a Mayo error comes first

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

True but on the whole he’s been our best player by a good margin.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It’s because Alonso has come through often this year while Henderson has rarely come through, relatively speaking

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I thought you said Uncle after that Angels home run! Fact. It's been a very long time since he's been a superstar

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It’s important that your taters be classy

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Is there a rod or curtain for it to hang on? They’re pretty easy to catch then if you go slowly with a big plastic tub and helpers with sheets of cardboard or the like to keep it from escaping on the sides

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is a fact. The emblematic shot of the season is Henderson scowling after take a called third strike or chasing a pitch low and away. Time and again.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Wait - is that actually Wile E. Coyote or just another coyote who looks like him?

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

He looked completely lost in that at-bat yesterday.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I was there rooting for him to turn the corner on righties. It was laughable. Akin to what the catchers are giving us.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

After three strikeouts last night, Tromp found a way to be worse today. Not to mention the failed ABS challenges

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You know we don't draft for that

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I didn’t see the disgusted head shake there. Progress or sign of resignation?

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Alternative worth a try: one-armed swinging Blaze Alexander. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Gray

en.wikipedia.org

Pete Gray - Wikipedia

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

His approach with two strikes is to head back to the dugout thinking about what might have been

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

With this foundation they’ll surely be breaking bats over their knees come September. It’s all about repetitions.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Just turned on the game to see yet another fumble by Henderson. And then saw there was another error by Blaze. This is all too much.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Bag jerseys will be the key to second half success this year

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We would LOVE to see your pics and hear your report.

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Tom Edsall @tomedsall.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It's baffling. And putting Mayo way up in the order? Doubly frustrating

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