John Christiansen

Coach 🏀⛹
Dropping knowledge on students #teacherlife

[ND Prep Scoreboards @NDScores]

Langdon/EM & Harvey-WC playing an instant classic in Harvey tonight; LEM leads 43-42 late #NDPreps

[Mojo Hill @mojohill22]

No. 5 New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock trounces No. 2 North Prairie in 60-14 blowout

https://t.co/2dOv7fOKev

[ND Prep Scoreboards @NDScores]

NR-S has stretched its lead out to 38-0 at HALFTIME #NDPreps

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Please enjoy the brilliance of Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk and Vin Scully on one of the most unusual double plays you’ve ever seen in your life during this 1985 game from Yankee Stadium

[OutKick @Outkick]

This is absolutely incredible.

[carl @CarlsBeef]

There’s been so many Greg Maddux clips for this upcoming documentary and I shit you not this is by far the best shit you’ll hear all day

[Larry Larson @MLBLarry]

The Clearwater Threshers anointed a new bat dog, Lily, tonight.

It didn’t exactly go as planned…

It’s Single-A for the Bat Dogs, too!

[Rodger Sherman @rodger]

dozens of teams have made videos where players walk by and respond to a prompt. in the entire history of these videos, Keon Coleman is the first player to walk by, turn around, post up in front of the camera and continue participating in the prompt for the love of the game

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks

This is the stuff right here, my goodness

Greg Maddux’s personal catcher Eddie Perez reflects on The Professor playing the long game against fellow future HOF’er Jeff Bagwell

[Chase Miller @ChaseMillerND]

A Napoleon style cannon made in 1863 goes off when the Raiders score in Hope. It’s Maple River and Sargent County on @YourLiveEvent1. #NDpreps

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

LeBron got put on a poster 😳

[Hot Mic with Dom Izzo @HotMicWDAY]

We had on a fan favorite, @ZierMike, about starting practice at midnight tonight.

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Fred McGriff's HOF candidacy on the BBWAA ballot was one of the great casualties of the steroid era.

Early in his career, he won a HR title in each league, leading the AL with 36 homers in 1989 and the NL with 35 in 1992. After that, he continued to average more than 30 HR per 162 games for the remainder of his career, but those annual totals went from being near the top of the league to not even being halfway to the top of the league as steroid merchants began hitting 50, 60, and even 70 homers a year.

I had two major gripes with the mishandling of his candidacy on the BBWAA ballot (besides the obvious fact that he never received the 75% of the vote necessary for induction):

1. Eligibility to remain on the ballot was decreased from 15 years to 10 years while he was on the ballot, so instead of being grandfathered in, he saw his maximum stay on the ballot drop by 1/3 right away (which I found unfair); and

2. The writers seemed to want to have it both ways, punishing the PED users whose gargantuan numbers completely reshaped the record books while simultaneously punishing McGriff for not putting up as gaudy numbers as the PED users (which I also found unfair).

The good news is that the Crime Dog's story has a happy ending, and he was ultimately elected to the Hall of Fame by the Era Committee, going a perfect 16 for 16 on those ballots and becoming just the second player ever to receive 100% of the vote on a Veterans'/Era Committee ballot (the great closer Lee Smith being the first).

Durable, powerful, a cleanup man's cleanup man.

And now, finally, a Hall of Famer.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Foo Fighters performing "Everlong" Live at Wembley Stadium, 2008.

One of the best Foo Fighters live performances ever. This is amazing.
#FooFighters

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Turns out Zen is not really all that effective against Dr. J.

[Chase Miller @ChaseMillerND]

Here is the 2024 North Dakota Class B Baseball All-State Team as voted on by the coaches across the state with the NDHSCA.

Michael Fagerland from Shiloh is the Senior Athlete of the Year & Nate Soulis from Thompson is the Coach of the Year. #NDpreps

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

The don't make 'em like this anymore, that's for sure.

[The Dan Le Batard Show @LeBatardShow]

“He would still have 440 homers and 359 stolen bases, which no other player has.”

Stat of The Day📊

📺 https://t.co/xY0hyus4MC

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

On July 29, 1989, Rickey Henderson didn't take a single official at-bat, but he drew 4 walks, stole 5 bases, and scored 4 runs despite going 0 for 0 in the box score. That's the kind of unique offensive threat Rickey posed to opponents. You could pitch around him if you wanted to, sure, but the joke was going to be on you every time.

Rickey maintained a .401 OBP for a full quarter of a century in the big leagues. He stole at least 100 bases in a season 3 times. He led the majors with 66 steals in his age-39 season. That's the kind of unique offensive threat Rickey posed to opponents.

Some more mind-blowing Rickey gems courtesy of @Stathead:

He stole a ton of bases
• Games with at least 1 SB: 1035 (most ever)
• Games with at least 2 SB: 280 (most ever)
• Games with at least 3 SB: 71 (most ever)
• Games with at least 4 SB: 19 (most ever)

He had a combo of power and speed
• Games with 1+ HR and 2+ SB: 11 (most ever)
• Games with 1+ HR and 3+ SB: 4 (most ever)

He also had a great eye
• Games with 2+ BB and 2+ SB: 97 (most ever)
• Games with 3+ BB and 3+ SB: 5 (most ever)
• Games with 4+ BB and 4+ SB: 1 (tied for most ever)

Ultimately, scoring runs is how you win ballgames; always has been, always will be. And nobody touched home plate more times than Rickey Henderson.

Oh, and spoiler alert: if you walk him, he's going.

[Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn]

Jerry West lived a profound basketball and American life — iconic as a player, executive and looming figure in the history of the game. He was an MVP, a champion, a gold medalist, a dynasty-builder and literally the league’s logo. His loss leaves a massive void.