paul boyd

An award-winning sportswriter for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, fan of real country music and the Atlanta Braves.

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

Oh yeah

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Still cant believe these uniforms happened 🥹

[Jake Eisenberg @JakeEisenberg_]

Jac Caglianone, ‘25 ➡️ ‘26

2025 (62 G, 232 PA):
.157/.237/.295
33 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBIs
7.8% BB, 22.3% K
42.4% Hard Hit

2026 (62 G, 227 PA):
.275/.348/.456
56 H, 7 2B, 8 HR, 19 RBIs
8.8% BB, 29.1% K
58.7% Hard Hit

📸: @amykontras

[Lady Cardinal Basketball @farmingtonfast]

Congratulations @Sadie_Jo2 on her commitment to @OBULadyTigers to continue her education and basketball/volleyball career.

What an amazing opportunity for Dual athlete getting to play both sports she 💜’s at next level!

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

Goodness I'm old

[Old School 80s @OldSchool80s]

June 11, 1986: 40 years ago, Ferris Bueller's Day Off was released in theaters. #80s

[Bob Starkey @CoachBobStarkey]

Coach Don Meyer once told me that Coach Wooden advised him that in helping players “It’s better to go to far than not enough.” I’ve tried hard to follow that throughout my career.

[Christina Long @christinalong00]

Arkansas women's track has nine entries at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, including six top-10 seeds in four events. Leading the way is Sanu Jallow-Lockhart in the 800 meters, who said she's ready to "bring home what's mine." More:
https://t.co/cbkRlnNwN4

[ToppsCards @1975Topps]

Card #212 - Mario Mendoza.

The face of "The Mendoza Line" played for the #Pirates (1974-78), #Mariners (1979-80) and #Rangers (1981-82). He batted below .200 five times in his career.

His post season batting average was precisely .200.

Mendoza went 3-for-3 on 5/25/80. #Topps

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Ken Singleton is 1 of 7 players ever with at least 2000 hits, a 130 OPS+, and more walks than strikeouts that is NOT in the Hall of Fame.

Bonds, Palmeiro, and Sheffield have no-doubt numbers and are excluded only for PED association, but Johnson and Singleton are SO underrated!

[Morbid Knowledge @MorbidKnowledge]

Andrew Toles hasn't played a game since 2018. Every year since then, the Los Angeles Dodgers have quietly re-signed him to a $0 contract for one reason only, so he can keep his health insurance.

Toles appeared in 96 games for the Dodgers from 2016 to 2018, hitting .462 in the 2016 National League Championship Series.

Then in 2019 he didn't show up to spring training. The team placed him on the restricted list indefinitely.

He was subsequently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

In 2020 he was found sleeping behind a FedEx building at Key West International Airport, arrested for trespassing, and taken to a mental health facility.

His father Alvin, a former NFL linebacker, gained guardianship and brought him home.

By 2021 Toles had been in at least 20 mental health clinics.

His father told USA Today: "Schizophrenia, it's just so tough. He can't even watch TV. He hears voices and the TV at the same time. I just want him to have a chance in life. That's all."

The Dodgers had been quietly re-signing him every year without publicising it.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said in 2021: "Man, I would love to see him. I'd love to put my arms around him. I miss him. I really miss him."

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

Yep

[Miles Commodore @miles_commodore]

Is this the greatest commercial of all time?

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"I said to Curt Flood, unless some miracle takes place and the Supreme Court reverses itself, you're not going to win.
And Curt, to his everlasting credit, said:
'But would it benefit all the other players and future players?'
And I said:
'Yes.'
And he said:
'That's good enough for me.'"
Marvin Miller.
"I am pleased that God made my skin black.
But I wish He had made it thicker."
Curt Flood.
"Baseball's Best Centerfielder."

[Bob Starkey @CoachBobStarkey]

“I used to say to my players, you will never ever be winners in this game until you can see yourself in others. You must see yourself in others. You must understand others. You must have empathy.”
-John Chaney

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Bob Uecker had everyone in tears during his HOF speech 🤣

[FunBaseballFacts @FunBaseballFact]

Today in 1944: Joe Nuxhall debuted for the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the youngest player in MLB history. He was 15 years and 316 days old.

The game in 1944 was during World War II when young and old players sometimes filled in for players fighting overseas.

He didn't make his second start until 8 years later.
#mlb #baseball #Reds

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

Outstanding show

[Miles Commodore @miles_commodore]

The White Shadow was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

The Bad News Bears, sponsored by Chico's Bail Bonds, 1976

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

@FlannyMLB And yes cancer sucks. Kick its ass!

[11Point7 College Baseball @11point7]

Troy leads with 75% of it's roster built via transfers. Carolina comes in with a low of 24%, nearly half of it's roster coming from the state of North Carolina.

[paul boyd @nwapaulb]

Outstanding

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Every Major Leaguer were once a kid having fun playing baseball.

Paul Skenes was driving by Little League baseball fields last night and saw the lights on and decided to stop and throw the ball

He was there over 2 hours signing, chatting and playing