Mike Van Ermen

Stuff over command

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Kansas -4.5. The agony of defeat @theDlasvegas. #badbeats #setonhall #kansas @VSiNLive @brentmusburger @notthefakeSVP @StanfordSteve82 @BarstoolBigCat @DavidPurdum

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Once again. How does anyone ever hit a baseball? This is absurd.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Nolan McLean, Disgusting 87mph Sweeper. 🤮

22 inches of horizontal break.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Hitting against Skenes seems like pure gambling. Stringing a few hits together must feel like putting together 30 rolls on dice.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Paul Skenes, 100mph Fastball, 95mph Splinker, 85mph Sweeper & 88mph Changeup, 4 Pitch Overlay 😳

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Unbelievable. I can’t think of any modern pro athlete that has demonstrated such (perhaps unwarranted) loyalty. Giannis forever.

[Giannis Antetokounmpo @Giannis_An34]

Legends don’t chase. They attract 💯😎

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

And did this while aggressively and vocally resisting calls to leave for bigger markets. Signed an extension ASAP to avoid it being a distraction, etc.

You’ll never hear a bad word about him from me. Excited for the statue.

[Bucks Breakdown @Bucks_Breakdown]

He saved an entire franchise and then brought said franchise its first championship in 50 years. He should be the most beloved Wisconsin sports figure in history.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Outside of a couple of key plays, I thought Branch played a really good game and actually covered well overall.

Football (especially defense) is hard.

[Will Burchfield @burchie_kid]

Brian Branch on this play: “When I looked back for the ball, instead of looking up, I looked back at the QB, and I didn’t see the trajectory of the ball … I was in perfect position. It’s not something the reciever did, it’s my doing, that’s all. I just gotta be better.”

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Never bunt

[one dozen rats at a keyboard @PanasonicDX4500]

The crown jewels of France were only worth a 3 year Aaron Gordon extension?

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

This series is going to kill me

[Adam McCalvy @AdamMcCalvy]

Andrew Vaughn picked quite a moment for his first home run since Aug. 15. Three-run shot for a 3-3 tie and a brand new ballgame in Milwaukee. Sweet sassy molassy.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

@notbobkoz @jake_schwall @ByJackStern Twitter ads feeding me this on this thread was on the nose.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

@MaybergNathan Pitching injuries are far more correlated with the emphasis on spin rate/velocity than they are with the pitch clock.

It’s possible that there is an increase in less severe injuries, but no data supports pitch clock leading to more season ending injuries.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

The pitch clock has been one of the best rule change success stories in North American sports despite receiving lots of hate initially. Including from me.

[Ben Verlander @BenVerlander]

MLB Attendance and Viewership numbers from 2025 are in and the growth is INSANE 📈

Viewership:

- WAY up across EVERY SINGLE PLATFORM

- FOX +9%
- FS1 +10%
- ESPN +21%
- TBS +29%
- MLB Network +13%
- NHK +20%
- MLB TV +34%

Attendance:

- 3rd straight year of attendance growth for the first time since 2007

- 71.4 MILLION fans eclipsing the 70 million mark for the 3rd straight year for the first time since 2015-2017

Social Media:

- Most viewed season EVER with 17.8 BILLION views (+20%)

BASEBALL 📈📈📈

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Jackson Chourio extension looks great based on these numbers.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: Outfielder Roman Anthony and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes a club option and will keep Anthony under team control through 2034.

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

The "Never pay relievers" mentality, mixed with the Brewers uncanny ability to develop pitching, has turned into an incredible pipeline. With Uribe up next.

[Baseball's Not Dead @dead_baseball]

Trevor Megill just named to the all-star team.

That makes it so the last 6 different pitchers going back to 2013 to lead the Brewers in saves in a season all were all-stars as Brewers (Megill, Williams, Hader, Knebel, Jeffress, Rodriguez).

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

@paulzilm My thoughts exactly. There has to be something we don't know or are missing

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Happy Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski Day.

[Baseball @mlbelites_]

I’m crying at Pete Alonso legging out a triple 😂

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

Brewers hovering near middle of the pack despite 1. Underwhelming start to the season and 2. The smallest metro area in the league. Can only guess they'd be near the top in attendance per capita.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

This is an interesting chart tracking the YoY change in MLB attendance by team.

The Mets, Tigers, and Royals are up big, while the Cardinals, Orioles, and Pirates have dropped 10-20%.

The A's are up 65% (but still have MLB's 2nd worst attendance).

(Reddit: u/refreshpreview)

[Mike Van Ermen @MikeVanErmen]

@JeffreyBenson12 @Patrickcuddy Job posting for "Benson Social Media Manager" upcoming?

[Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmann]

The 5'9" civil engineer from Luxembourg when Derrick Henry gets the ball

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