Jayhay (Baseball is Dead)
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Mookie Betts Wants To Win UNLIMITED Titles With Dodgers || Baseball Is Dead
YouTube video by Underdog MLB with Jared Carrabis
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Mookie Betts isn’t limiting himself when it comes to how many championships he wants.
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
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Paul Skenes is the first pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 2000 to lose two starts in a season with these stats:
◽️ 8+ IP
◽️ 1 or 0 R
◽️ 1 or 0 BB
◽️ 8+ K
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◽️ 8+ IP
◽️ 1 or 0 R
◽️ 1 or 0 BB
◽️ 8+ K
H/T @jayhaykid.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Paul Skenes is the first pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 2000 to lose two starts in a season with these stats:
◽️ 8+ IP
◽️ 1 or 0 R
◽️ 1 or 0 BB
◽️ 8+ K
H/T @jayhaykid.bsky.social
◽️ 8+ IP
◽️ 1 or 0 R
◽️ 1 or 0 BB
◽️ 8+ K
H/T @jayhaykid.bsky.social
Spencer Schwellenbach is the first Braves pitcher since Greg Maddux in 2001 to allow fewer than 10 hits through his first 3 starts of the season (min. 20 IP).
April 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Spencer Schwellenbach is the first Braves pitcher since Greg Maddux in 2001 to allow fewer than 10 hits through his first 3 starts of the season (min. 20 IP).
Patrick Corbin is the only pitcher in baseball history to log 4 straight seasons making at least 30 starts with an ERA of 5 or greater.
2021: 5.82 ERA in 31 starts
2022: 6.31 ERA in 31 starts
2023: 5.20 ERA in 32 starts
2024: 5.62 ERA in 32 starts
2021: 5.82 ERA in 31 starts
2022: 6.31 ERA in 31 starts
2023: 5.20 ERA in 32 starts
2024: 5.62 ERA in 32 starts
March 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Patrick Corbin is the only pitcher in baseball history to log 4 straight seasons making at least 30 starts with an ERA of 5 or greater.
2021: 5.82 ERA in 31 starts
2022: 6.31 ERA in 31 starts
2023: 5.20 ERA in 32 starts
2024: 5.62 ERA in 32 starts
2021: 5.82 ERA in 31 starts
2022: 6.31 ERA in 31 starts
2023: 5.20 ERA in 32 starts
2024: 5.62 ERA in 32 starts
Roki Sasaki 4-seamers thrown 99+ mph by inning Wednesday:
1st: 8
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Roki Sasaki’s 4-seamers thrown below 98 mph by inning today:
1st: 0
2nd: 7
3rd: 12
1st: 8
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Roki Sasaki’s 4-seamers thrown below 98 mph by inning today:
1st: 0
2nd: 7
3rd: 12
March 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Roki Sasaki 4-seamers thrown 99+ mph by inning Wednesday:
1st: 8
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Roki Sasaki’s 4-seamers thrown below 98 mph by inning today:
1st: 0
2nd: 7
3rd: 12
1st: 8
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Roki Sasaki’s 4-seamers thrown below 98 mph by inning today:
1st: 0
2nd: 7
3rd: 12
Roki Sasaki is the first pitcher since Ryan Pepiot (May 11, 2022) to have a career debut start featuring 5+ BB but no more than 1 hit.
March 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Roki Sasaki is the first pitcher since Ryan Pepiot (May 11, 2022) to have a career debut start featuring 5+ BB but no more than 1 hit.
Mookie Betts isn’t limiting himself when it comes to how many championships he wants.
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
Mookie Betts Wants To Win UNLIMITED Titles With Dodgers || Baseball Is Dead
YouTube video by Underdog MLB with Jared Carrabis
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mookie Betts isn’t limiting himself when it comes to how many championships he wants.
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
Watch our full interview here: youtu.be/WgoyKJs_5HI
Joey Gallo is the only player in baseball history to produce a season with 200+ K, 100+ BB and a Gold Glove award.
March 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Joey Gallo is the only player in baseball history to produce a season with 200+ K, 100+ BB and a Gold Glove award.
Anthony Rendon’s contract will stand as the Final Boss of bad contracts until the end of time. The Angels paid $245M to get made fun of for 7 years.
February 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Anthony Rendon’s contract will stand as the Final Boss of bad contracts until the end of time. The Angels paid $245M to get made fun of for 7 years.
The Luka/AD trade in ⚾️ terms:
It’s like trading Bobby Witt Jr. for Corbin Burnes and saying afterwards it’s because “pitching wins championships”
It’s like trading Bobby Witt Jr. for Corbin Burnes and saying afterwards it’s because “pitching wins championships”
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Luka/AD trade in ⚾️ terms:
It’s like trading Bobby Witt Jr. for Corbin Burnes and saying afterwards it’s because “pitching wins championships”
It’s like trading Bobby Witt Jr. for Corbin Burnes and saying afterwards it’s because “pitching wins championships”
We need to talk about how voters across eras don’t know what a Hall of Fame 2B looks like.
January 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We need to talk about how voters across eras don’t know what a Hall of Fame 2B looks like.
This is the first time we’ve had consecutive seasons of 3+ players being elected to the Hall of Fame since 2017-18 (7 players).
January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the first time we’ve had consecutive seasons of 3+ players being elected to the Hall of Fame since 2017-18 (7 players).
This is the first-ever Hall of Fame class featuring a starting pitcher, a relief pitcher and an outfielder.
January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the first-ever Hall of Fame class featuring a starting pitcher, a relief pitcher and an outfielder.
Today we find out who joins the great Harold Baines in the halls of immortality
January 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today we find out who joins the great Harold Baines in the halls of immortality
Listener questions for tomorrow’s podcast.
Offseason, 2025 season, baseball history: it’s all fair game.
Send em in.
Offseason, 2025 season, baseball history: it’s all fair game.
Send em in.
January 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Listener questions for tomorrow’s podcast.
Offseason, 2025 season, baseball history: it’s all fair game.
Send em in.
Offseason, 2025 season, baseball history: it’s all fair game.
Send em in.
The tide is turning
January 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The tide is turning
A quick peek under the hood of Justin Verlander:
January 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A quick peek under the hood of Justin Verlander:
Brent Rooker’s OPS+ in 2024 (165) was the 4th-highest by any A’s player in the Wild Card Era, behind Jason Giambi (2000-01) and Mark McGwire (1996).
January 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Brent Rooker’s OPS+ in 2024 (165) was the 4th-highest by any A’s player in the Wild Card Era, behind Jason Giambi (2000-01) and Mark McGwire (1996).
There are so many worthy players on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot that you could take an entire offseason to discuss them all.
We’ll be talking the ballot on today’s @baseballisdead_ podcast. Gonna create a strawman who voted for McCann and Martin and rip them to shreds.
We’ll be talking the ballot on today’s @baseballisdead_ podcast. Gonna create a strawman who voted for McCann and Martin and rip them to shreds.
January 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There are so many worthy players on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot that you could take an entire offseason to discuss them all.
We’ll be talking the ballot on today’s @baseballisdead_ podcast. Gonna create a strawman who voted for McCann and Martin and rip them to shreds.
We’ll be talking the ballot on today’s @baseballisdead_ podcast. Gonna create a strawman who voted for McCann and Martin and rip them to shreds.
Corbin Burnes strikeout rate:
December 28, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Corbin Burnes strikeout rate:
Dodgers: won WS, signed Snell, brought back Teoscar, extended Edman, signed Conforto
Giants: signed Adames, signed Chapman
Padres: won 93 games last season
D-Backs: signed Burnes, traded for Naylor
Rockies: 🤪
Giants: signed Adames, signed Chapman
Padres: won 93 games last season
D-Backs: signed Burnes, traded for Naylor
Rockies: 🤪
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Dodgers: won WS, signed Snell, brought back Teoscar, extended Edman, signed Conforto
Giants: signed Adames, signed Chapman
Padres: won 93 games last season
D-Backs: signed Burnes, traded for Naylor
Rockies: 🤪
Giants: signed Adames, signed Chapman
Padres: won 93 games last season
D-Backs: signed Burnes, traded for Naylor
Rockies: 🤪
The D-Backs are the 4th team in baseball history to issue multiple $200M+ contracts to pitchers:
Yankees: Cole/Fried
Dodgers: Yamamoto/Kershaw
Nationals: Strasburg/Scherzer
D-Backs: Burnes/Greinke
Yankees: Cole/Fried
Dodgers: Yamamoto/Kershaw
Nationals: Strasburg/Scherzer
D-Backs: Burnes/Greinke
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 AM
The D-Backs are the 4th team in baseball history to issue multiple $200M+ contracts to pitchers:
Yankees: Cole/Fried
Dodgers: Yamamoto/Kershaw
Nationals: Strasburg/Scherzer
D-Backs: Burnes/Greinke
Yankees: Cole/Fried
Dodgers: Yamamoto/Kershaw
Nationals: Strasburg/Scherzer
D-Backs: Burnes/Greinke
The starting pitching in the NL West is obscene:
Corbin Burnes
Zac Gallen
Blake Snell
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Logan Webb
Dylan Cease
Michael King
Merrill Kelly
Yu Darvish
Tyler Glasnow
Shohei Ohtani
To name a few.
Corbin Burnes
Zac Gallen
Blake Snell
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Logan Webb
Dylan Cease
Michael King
Merrill Kelly
Yu Darvish
Tyler Glasnow
Shohei Ohtani
To name a few.
December 28, 2024 at 8:03 AM
The starting pitching in the NL West is obscene:
Corbin Burnes
Zac Gallen
Blake Snell
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Logan Webb
Dylan Cease
Michael King
Merrill Kelly
Yu Darvish
Tyler Glasnow
Shohei Ohtani
To name a few.
Corbin Burnes
Zac Gallen
Blake Snell
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Logan Webb
Dylan Cease
Michael King
Merrill Kelly
Yu Darvish
Tyler Glasnow
Shohei Ohtani
To name a few.
Merry Christmas to the best baseball podcasts fans in the world @baseballisdead_
December 25, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Merry Christmas to the best baseball podcasts fans in the world @baseballisdead_
Here’s an incomplete list of players who have posted a lower wRC+ across 2022-24 than Joc Pederson (135):
Matt Olson
José Ramírez
Rafael Devers
Marcell Ozuna
Austin Riley
Julio Rodríguez
Pete Alonso
Matt Olson
José Ramírez
Rafael Devers
Marcell Ozuna
Austin Riley
Julio Rodríguez
Pete Alonso
December 23, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Here’s an incomplete list of players who have posted a lower wRC+ across 2022-24 than Joc Pederson (135):
Matt Olson
José Ramírez
Rafael Devers
Marcell Ozuna
Austin Riley
Julio Rodríguez
Pete Alonso
Matt Olson
José Ramírez
Rafael Devers
Marcell Ozuna
Austin Riley
Julio Rodríguez
Pete Alonso
Kyle Tucker’s top near-age offensive comps, per ZiPS:
December 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Kyle Tucker’s top near-age offensive comps, per ZiPS: