Michael Doughman

[EA @EAB_740]

This tape is INSANE 😭 stay healthy QB1

[Bryce Spalding @bryce_spalding]

“I do this shit” will never not get me fired up.

10/10 no notes, ROY. #Reds

[TASK the Ol’ Nerdy Bastard @UpToTASK]

I said it once I said it twice I’ll say it till I’m blue in the face: James Gunn is making Phase 4 content in Phase 1.

[SleeperBengals @SleeperBengals]

Throwback to when Ja'Marr Chase put up 55.6 fantasy points against the Chiefs...as a rookie 💫

[Master Cheeks @WiggerMaggot]

Imagine if the MCU started off with just Iron Man, then made a black widow movie, then a bunch of spinoff shows about characters like Happy Hogan, Aunt May and Hawkeye before we’d even got anything for Captain America, Thor or Hulk

[RileyTaugor 🏴 @RileyTaugor]

Jynxzi showed love to Juice WRLD after a fan sent him handmade artwork combining all of Juice's albums into one piece 🩶

"The greatest artist of all time, and it's not even close" https://t.co/Gl8TJLcxUR

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

20th win before the month of May, the most in franchise history‼️

#ATOBTTR

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

Forever Dat Dude.

#Red4Life

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

Red 4 Life.

Brandon Phillips will sign a one-day contract on April 25 and retire a Cincinnati Red!

[Michael Doughman @MichaelDoughman]

My favorite player of all time ❤️‍🩹

[Brandon Phillips @DatDudeBP]

My career included stops in other cities and I loved my time with those clubs. But for me, y’all know DAMN well Cincinnati is my HOME. I love the city, my teammates, especially the FANS. I can finally say, I’m a RED4LIFE!💯🫡 #RedsCountry

[Ariel Epstein @ArielEpstein]

I love baseball season because my team plays almost every night of the week.

I hate baseball season because my team pisses me off almost every day of the week.

[That Guy Rocked MLB @MLBGuyRocked]

Brandon Phillips

That guy rocked.

[LanceMcAlister @LanceMcAlister]

For whatever reason, too many fans seem to focus on what Elly De La Cruz isn’t, and miss what he is becoming.

They focus on his future, more than his present.

He’s 24-years old. He’s in his 3rd full MLB season. He’s played fewer than 450 MLB games.

Right now, he’s hitting .281-.361-.563-.924 with an OPS+ of 152. He’s on pace for 30 doubles, 51 homers, 132 runs, 101 RBI, 50 stolen bases, 81 walks. That would produce the second 50/50 season in MLB history, joining Shohei Ohtani.

He’s scored a run in 12 of their 16 games, collected a hit in 13 of those games, and been on base in 13 straight games.

For as much as fans complain about injuries, and players not playing with injuries, Elly's played 234 consecutive games for the Reds. That's the 5th longest streak by a Red since 1970.

He’s improving as a right-handed hitter, facing left-handed pitching.
2023 .184 w/ 2 HR in 122 PA
2024 .224 w/ 6 HR in 217 PA
2025 .236 w/ 5 HR in 210 PA
2026 .318 w/ 4 HR in 33 PA

He’s yet to commit an error this season. I get it, official scoring isn’t what it once was. But then turn to the metrics. He’s T-3rd in Outs Above Average at +2. Last season he was T-26th (-3). He’s T-6th in defensive runs saved (+1) , after -5 in 2025.

He’s getting better. He answers the bell to play every day. He’s impacting the game at the plate, in the field and on the bases.

Stop worrying about his strike outs. He’s going to strike out. Everyone strikes out.

Stop worrying about moving him to center field. He’s a shortstop. I offer this to every ‘move Elly' conversation: Perspective.
Dave Concepcion: 30 errors age 26, 27 errors age 28 and 31.
Barry Larkin: 29 errors age 24
Derek Jeter: 56 errors age 19 and 29 errors age 21
Robin Yount: 44 errors age 19, 30 errors age 22
Omar Vizquel: 25 errors age 20 and age 21
Ozzie Smith: 25 errors age 23, 22 errors age 33
Alan Trammell: 26 errors age 21
Cal Ripken: 25-25-26 errors, age 22-23-24

Young shortstops take time to learn, develop and settle into the shortstop position.

And finally, stop worrying about him being a Dodger or a Yankee. He won’t even reach free agency until 2030. It’s 2026, for goodness sakes.

Enjoy him. Appreciate him. He’s the best player on the #Reds. He’s one of the best players in the game.

[Jonathan Lucroy @JLucroy20]

You guys play once a week, we play "almost" everyday.

The pitchers run poles to endure longer outings. Nolan Ryan did them everyday. He played 20 years and was still throwing 95 at 40.

Position players run bases for conditioning in Spring Training. During the season, we don't do much conditioning as an everyday player. Why? Because we play almost EVERYDAY.

Just for myself, I caught 200+ pitches every time I caught. That means I did at least 200 squats every game. (not counting warm ups before game and at start of inning.) If I caught 120 games in a season, that's 24,000 squats I did over the course of the regular season. Plus all of ST, and then the warmups before and during the game.

We play 162 games. Plus Spring training, and then the playoffs if we get there. If you make the WS, you are talking 190+ games. NFL games are brutally violent, and I'm not understating that, but our game is more about endurance and longevity over a 7 month season of daily attrition.

It is a marathon, not a sprint.

[RapTV @Rap]

Juice WRLD has surpassed 1 BILLION Spotify streams in 2026 across all credits🧃🌎

He is the 15th most-streamed rapper this year🔥

[That’s Baseball, Suzyn @Thats_BB_Suzyn]

The bat flip debate is so dumb.

The WBC is an *international* tournament. And different countries have different baseball cultures.

🇰🇷 In the KBO, bat flipping is part of the game, and considered an art form in its own right.

🇯🇵 NPB pitchers tip their hat and bow after giving up a home run. If they don’t, its considered disrespectful to the hitter.

🇺🇸 MLB has a more “professional” culture, like Japan. Lot’s of unwritten rules that emphasize humility and sportsmanship.

🇩🇴🇵🇷🇨🇺 The Caribbean Leagues are by far the loudest and most “extra.” Bat flips, excessive celebrations, etc.

We should be embracing these differences.

[ramado 🇲🇽🇨🇴 @TAT1SSZN]

It feels like this sport has grown 10x more in the last 5 years this is incredible

[marshmello @marshmello]

LLJW 🕊️