Emma Baccellieri
@emmabaccellieri.bsky.social
My last name is not the same as the guy from The Sopranos. But I do love trains. Also, I'm a staff writer at Sports Illustrated. www.emmabaccellieri.com
Good for Andy Pages on getting "championship saving catch" in as a career defining moment before the world heard about "unknowingly foiling gambling plot by swinging at extremely obvious ball"
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Good for Andy Pages on getting "championship saving catch" in as a career defining moment before the world heard about "unknowingly foiling gambling plot by swinging at extremely obvious ball"
“I don’t know how much I’ve got,” he told Prior through his interpreter, Yoshihiro Sonoda, “but I can give you something. All I need is to be given enough time to warm up.”
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Dodgers Become Baseball’s Modern Dynasty With an Unforgettable World Series Win
Los Angeles won its third World Series in six years with some of the sport’s biggest stars and unlikely heroes—and, perhaps, some divine intervention.
www.si.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“I don’t know how much I’ve got,” he told Prior through his interpreter, Yoshihiro Sonoda, “but I can give you something. All I need is to be given enough time to warm up.”
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Can’t wait to read Verducci on that one in the morning
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t wait to read Verducci on that one in the morning
MIGUEL ROJAS??????????
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
MIGUEL ROJAS??????????
The craziest thing about Ernie Clement is that his legal name is just “Ernie,” not Ernest, not short for anything. And the second-craziest thing is that he has the single postseason hit record.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The craziest thing about Ernie Clement is that his legal name is just “Ernie,” not Ernest, not short for anything. And the second-craziest thing is that he has the single postseason hit record.
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“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
‘Everybody Needs Some Oxygen’: What It’s Like to Be a Reliever on the Run
When the benches clear and the brawl begins, those in the bullpen make the long, obligatory sprint to join their teammates in the kerfuffle.
www.si.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
Just how they drew it up
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Just how they drew it up
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Dave Roberts thinks he's in a movie
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Dave Roberts thinks he's in a movie
One thing I did not expect about this month was how much of it would be spent watching Louis Varland
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
One thing I did not expect about this month was how much of it would be spent watching Louis Varland
It's just such a bummer to watch the universe of sharp, interesting, weird internet writing keep getting smaller and smaller.
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's just such a bummer to watch the universe of sharp, interesting, weird internet writing keep getting smaller and smaller.
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The WNBA and the WNBPA reached a resolution on Thursday for a 30-day extension on their CBA deal, league sources told @theathletic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The WNBA and the WNBPA reached a resolution on Thursday for a 30-day extension on their CBA deal, league sources told @theathletic.com
“Yesavage pitches like a man changing a light bulb while standing reluctantly and perilously on a ladder.”
Nothing Is Normal About Trey Yesavage’s Sudden Rise to World Series Stardom
The Blue Jays’ Game 5 hero started this season in Class A ball. But his reaction to heckling fans informed his pitching coach he was ready to beat the Dodgers.
www.si.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Yesavage pitches like a man changing a light bulb while standing reluctantly and perilously on a ladder.”
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Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage struck out all 9 Dodgers at least once tonight, a feat that Herm Krabbenhoft dubbed a “pitcher’s cycle”
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
The Pitcher’s Cycle: Definition and Achievers (1893–2023) – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
The intentional balk is so high up my list of niche baseball joys
October 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The intentional balk is so high up my list of niche baseball joys
A great detail from Verducci www.si.com/mlb/shohei-o...
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A great detail from Verducci www.si.com/mlb/shohei-o...
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It's time: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
What would happen if a baseball game went 50 innings?
Since baseball has no clock, a game could last forever ... or could it? We test September's 19-inning Boston-Toronto epic to see how much players -- and fans -- could endure.
www.espn.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It's time: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Starting to think a Greek mythology punishment might be in play here. The game is doomed to continue until the Blue Jays are brave enough to pitch to Ohtani.
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Starting to think a Greek mythology punishment might be in play here. The game is doomed to continue until the Blue Jays are brave enough to pitch to Ohtani.
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oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
![screenshot of a Justin Klugh tweet from October 28, 2015:
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t2bjwvguncd35fna7ruckjtw/bafkreiczbp37nmuosnvgyrbv3nfdxupczam3ezjeri5cpio36htjuyiisy@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
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Is this… are they trying to finally give baseball a halftime show? lmao what on earth
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Is this… are they trying to finally give baseball a halftime show? lmao what on earth
Theoretically, I’m opposed to the Canes and Avs doing Whalers and Nordiques on principle, but realistically, damn this looks so cool
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Theoretically, I’m opposed to the Canes and Avs doing Whalers and Nordiques on principle, but realistically, damn this looks so cool
The thing about getting four of the Five Families here is you have to wonder if the Colombo Family is gloating about not being involved or mad about being the only group left out
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The thing about getting four of the Five Families here is you have to wonder if the Colombo Family is gloating about not being involved or mad about being the only group left out
Killing me that the Eastern District of New York remembered to turn off comments but forgot to disable the live chat for the gambling presser stream on YouTube
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Killing me that the Eastern District of New York remembered to turn off comments but forgot to disable the live chat for the gambling presser stream on YouTube