Matt Taylor

Matt Taylor: Formerly of Dickinson Law, University of Delaware, and Caesar Rodney High School. Currently of nothing in particular. Phils, Sixers, Commanders.

[97.5 The Fanatic @975TheFanatic]

Jayson Stark had a crazy stat about how great Stott has been.

"Last 19 games, 19 walks, 4 strikeouts. In the last 20 years, only 2 other men have had a span of 19 games with that many walks and that few strikeouts. Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols."

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[The Good Phight @TheGoodPhight]

Bryson Stott since June 1:

65 G, 264 PA

.305/.399/.456 (.855 ops), 3 HR, 31 RBI

138 wRC+

46 K / 35 BB

13/13 SB

Ranks 5th in all of baseball in fWAR since June 1 (2.8)

[Baseball Trade Values @BaseballValues]

Today the #Phillies reportedly acquired OF Colby Thomas ($5.1M surplus trade value) from the #Athletics in exchange for RHP Seth Johnson ($0.1M).

The deal is accepted by our model as a moderate underpay by Philadelphia.

[Matt Taylor @MattTaylor26]

I’m honestly ok with Arraez being the only real bat acquired. Bullpen moves…B+ at least.

But zero SP depth added for the @Phillies is pretty hard to excuse.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

Charges dropped entirely. Prosecutors now acknowledge the Reflecting Pool damage was from botched renovations, not Hearn. A 67 year old Olympian faced up to 10 years for touching peeling paint from Trump's own 14 million dollar renovation that was already falling apart.

[Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter]

The Reflecting Pool debacle is an excellent example of why Trump Corruption matters.

Goons get fat contracts to do craptastic govt jobs that wastes our hard-earned taxpayer money.

They get rich, and when innocent people point that out, the government tries to hammer them into saying anything.

We used to make fun of Communists for this garbage.

[MLB @MLB]

Brandon Marsh will start in front of the Philly faithful!

It’s the first career All-Star Game for the Phillies outfielder 🔔

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

The Constitution says that children born in the United States are citizens of the United States. A guy who jokes about pubic hairs on Coke cans says that they are not. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

[Paul Casella @Paul_CasellaMLB]

Cristopher Sánchez in May:

- 5 starts
- 39 innings
- 45 strikeouts
- 3 walks
- 0 runs

He joins Orel Hershiser (September 1988) as the only true starting pitchers (sorry, openers) with an entire scoreless month (minimum 4 starts).

[Lochlahn March @lochlahn]

Cristopher Sánchez has extended his scoreless streak to 41 ⅔ innings, breaking Grover Cleveland Alexander's franchise record that stood for 115 years.

[Avi Roy @agingroy]

Five cancers that used to be death sentences. Pancreatic. Glioblastoma. Triple-negative breast. Renal. Melanoma. The median survival for metastatic pancreatic cancer is still 6 months. Glioblastoma, 15 months.

Now personalized mRNA vaccines are producing complete remissions in some of these patients. Not responses. Remissions.

BioNTech’s pancreatic cancer vaccine has 6-year follow-up data. 8 of 16 patients who mounted an immune response are still alive. For a cancer that kills 95% of patients within 5 years, that's incredible.

Topol’s pyramid here maps the trajectory. From broad checkpoint inhibitors at the base to personalized neoantigen vaccines at the peak. The technology is climbing.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Obama did not make a deal as bad as this, and I was pretty critical of the deal Obama did make

[Matt Taylor @MattTaylor26]

@mccrystal_alex I’ll go with an optimistic 5-4.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Franklin was a Deist who rejected core Christian doctrines and criticized organized religion.

America was founded on Enlightenment ideals, constitutional government, and individual rights — not the belief that God was steering the United States.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

Whether it’s Donald Trump stealing $1.7 billion from the treasury to share with his friends or Hillary Clinton using a private email server to share risotto recipes with her friends, there’s been plenty of inappropriate sharing on both sides.

[Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25]

That is the cowards lesson. The real lesson is that if you take a stand for something you know to be right and just you should keep fighting, not retreat. You need to go down brawling for what’s right. You lose your senate seat either way, but you keep your integrity.

[Underdog MLB @UnderdogMLB]

HRs since May 7th:

9 — Kyle Schwarber
8 — Braves, Marlins, Astros
7 — Royals, Twins, Rangers, Rockies, Mets, Cardinals
6 — Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays
5 — Angels, Red Sox, Guardians, Padres
4 — Orioles, Tigers, Cubs
3 — Diamondbacks, Brewers

[Corey Seidman @CoreySeidman]

It is staggering the number of games as a Phillie Kyle Schwarber has rescued an offense that was doing nothing. However much credit he gets, it isn’t enough.

The Phils are 72-22 in games he’s homered the last three seasons.

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

Per the great @StatsWilliams:

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are first duo to each have 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a Game 7 in NBA history.