Dusty Baker's thoughts on managing Jose Altuve in his new memoir: "Pound for pound, he was the baddest dude in the land and a model of perseverance. He summed up the character of that team, built on perseverance, belief, and staying positive."
Exactly what are Josh Miller and Joe Espada doing right now? Just let the Angels tee off on pitch after pitch. Don’t break up the momentum. Don’t give the bullpen more time to get warmed up. Just let a game get nearly lise every ability to come back in the 2nd inning of a game.
FLASHBACK: Barbara Walters called out Trump for being $3 BILLION in debt, infidelity, not talking to his son, reading the works of Hitler, etc
Real Journalism used to be a thing!
(Now ask yourself what long-term promises you might make to people if you were billions in debt…)
Today In 1975: California #Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan hurls his 4th career no-hitter in a game vs. the Baltimore Orioles at Anaheim Stadium, tying him with Sandy Koufax for the major league record! #MLB#Baseball#History
Fifty years ago today, Joe Niekro hit the only home run of his 22-year major league career. The pitcher? Phil Niekro. I asked Phil once if he grooved the pitch in there for his brother and he said Joe got him fair and square.
Historic Tulane Games — Part 8
🏆 1998 Liberty Bowl
#10 Tulane (11-0) vs BYU (9-4)
Tulane wins 41-27 to cap off a perfect 12-0 season, which included a C-USA Championship and a #7 ranking in the final AP Top 25.
🐐 Shaun King threw for 276 yards and 2 TDs, and ran for 109 yards and 1 TD.
#RollWave 🌊⚜️
Going to need to improve your pitching coaching staff…or scouting department…or GM…or all of the above. Simplifying the approach wasn’t the winning answer.
Reporter: More than 45,000 ballots have been returned in Louisiana. What happens to those?
GOP Gov. Jeff Landry: Oh, those ballots are discarded.
Reporter: You say that like it’s not a big deal.
Landry: Well, it’s not a big deal. It’s not my fault
THE PLAY THAT CHANGED #NFL HISTORY FOREVER:
When the refs MISSED the blatant pass interference call on #Saints WR Tommylee Lewis against the #Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
If the flag was thrown, NOLA runs out the clock and heads to the Super Bowl.
There is no unluckier team in baseball the past two years than the Houston Astros
2025: 39 IL stints. 1,800 games lost. The MOST in history in a single season
2026: 16 IL stints already. Pitching in crisis mode
What is going on?!
Full convo (8:46 in): https://t.co/Rffzhwfn6i
Tom Verducci reported in 2018 that the Dodgers had a full team dedicated to electronic sign stealing, based on the word of someone within the dodgers organization. That’s not hearsay, that’s first hand testimony. https://t.co/xIOuQyigHf