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@ravmike
The Brewers against teams .500 or better: 42-21 (.667)
The Brewers against teams under .500: 38-28 (.576)
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@kagami
players weekend is peak baseball fashion
cam schlittler’s star wars cleats. zach neto’s pikachu belt and cleats.
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@kagami
acuna’s arm is unmatched
to put this throw into context:
- per the announcers, he uncorked a 92 mph throw on target to hose lara
- lara’s sprint speed is in the 76th percentile in mlb (28.3 ft/second)
lara knows he’s got the speed to turn that into a double and acuna knows he has to be perfect to get him
some truly great baseball
https://x.com/justbb_media/status/2090914925250052382?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@starl3xx.eth
Not even mad about it tbh… This was so cool https://x.com/jomboymedia/status/2088717121458954365?s=42
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@kagami
posey's catching a lot of heat for the giants terrible season especially for hiring vitello and trading for devers
but the giants are also seeing a farm system on a meteoric rise under his watch. during the deadline, he added even more talent to a system that now ranks 4th in the majors
for context:
- in 2024 the giants farm system ranked 22nd overall
- in 2025 the giants farm system ranked 16th overall
- in 2026 the giants farm system ranked 10th overall pre-deadline
the trade deadline boosted the giants up to 4th overall with the mention that the system could be 1st overall next year based on development of lower level prospects
posey definitely struck out in the majors, but he managed to acquire some high level talent at the deadline for players to boost the future of the giants
https://x.com/BaseballAmerica/status/2087569891981213703?s=20
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@kagami
the age old question—how many homers does it take to generate more value than a high batting average hitter?
this always serves are a good example of why teams value power over hit. a .250 hitter with 27 homers is just as good as a .300 hitter with 5 homers
for this season, you can see how this hypothetical plays out with otto lopez and miguel vargas
- lopez is hitting .318 / .351 / .470 with 9 homers for a .354 woba
- vargas is hitting .235 / .343 / .467 with 24 homers for a .351 woba
over a 80 point gap in batting average, but similar woba average largely due to the power output difference between vargas and lopez
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@kagami
to add more context:
- at 52, ichiro hit 8 homers in 2 min 30 sec during the alumni home run derby
- jazz chisholm hit 3 homers in 3 minutes in last years homer run derby
- junior caminero hit 8 and byron buxton hit 7 in the quarterfinals in last years homerun derby
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@kagami
ichiro lore—players and writers always said that if he wanted to, he could hit 20-30 homers
instead, he chose to hit for a high average and settled for 10ish homers a year
https://x.com/marinersontap/status/2086134138231546280?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@kagami
it’s wild to me that the a’s fired their general manager. forst has operated with both hands tied behind his back for two decades
he’s the reason behind the promising core lead by kurtz and langeliers; he managed to grab a top 5 prospect in de vries for mason miller
he’s built a solid future contender for when the a’s make it to vegas
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7499580/2026/08/07/athletics-david-forst-part-ways/
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@kagami
the ability to blend inside baseball and pop culture seamlessly while broadcasting a game is one of many that’s that makes kruk & kuip the best announcing duo
every night, it felt like you were just sitting at the table listening to best friends talk shop
https://x.com/patrcktweetrson/status/2085579444979429860?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@arob1000
End of an era, Kruk introduced me to baseball.
https://x.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/2085411290353414227?s=46
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@kagami
end of an era. not sure what to think of a booth without kruk/kuip/flem/miller
i know there’s been a slow integration of new voices, but it just isn’t the same as listening to kruk and kuip
https://x.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/2085411290353414227?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@kagami
hit ‘em with the celly
https://x.com/barstoolsports/status/2085164457106256356?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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