Secretary of Stats

I tweet sports stats and other stuff. @SyracuseU alum, current MMJ @NewsChannel 21 in Bend, OR

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@DawnNeufeld @CNN No doubt the messenger matters, which is why earlier that hour CNN had Kenny Smith on to talk about why he left the set at work. They certainly could do better, but they did give Kenny a big platform too.

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@DawnNeufeld @CNN Well that's a little dismissive to people who are with the cause. Isn't it pretty powerful for anti-BLMers to see famous white dudes ally with the movement?

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Carl Hubbell was born OTD in 1903. Since everyone's tweeting about his '34 ASG heroics, how's this for a fact: The NY Giants screwballer is the only National League pitcher other than Christy Mathewson to have been a league leader in wins, ERA and saves.

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Over time, my enjoyment of listening to Clay Travis has been inverse to the amount of times per show he pats himself on the back for bringing ‘logic,’ ‘reason’ and ‘facts.’ 40% of the show is filled with saying why he’s smarter than everyone and all I wanna hear is sports talk.

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An all-June 15th birthday team:

Rotation: Andy Pettitte, Tim Lincecum, Mike Fiers, Ramiro Mendoza

C: Lance Parrish
1B: Tony Clark
2B: Cliff Pennington
SS: Trevor Plouffe
3B: Wade Boggs (HOF)
RF: Dusty Baker
CF: Brett Butler
LF: Billy Williams (HOF)

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On this day in 1923, Lou Gehrig made his MLB debut, four days before his 20th birthday. Many people know him as the Iron Horse, but his best nickname was actually Biscuit Pants.

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@kimmik___ No time like the present

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When Clay asked what Trump should've done differently, I would've pointed to South Korea's response. Their first case was the same day as ours. With a population 1/6 of ours (so, still a lot) and a density 14 times greater, they have only 230 confirmed deaths. Because they acted.

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Hey @peter_king, just listened to you on @ClayTravis this morning. Thought you did a great job defending your points. We need more people holding the President accountable, and fewer who find it necessary to feed his constant need to be praised.

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@WalterFalls @GottliebShow @FoxSportsRadio @MoveTheSticks He talked baseball for the first half of the segment!

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If Houston holds onto this lead and Seattle beats Green Bay later today, it'll set up intra-division Conference Championship games for the first time since the strike-shortened 1982 season, with Jets-Dolphins and Redskins-Cowboys matchups.

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@NFL Divisional Round Predictions...

@goatwasser: Vikings, Titans, Chiefs, Seahawks cover (SEA wins outright)

@SecretaryOfStat: 49ers, Ravens, Texans, Seahawks cover (SEA wins outright)

Let us know what you think using #CanItPodPredictions

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Predictions for TEN-NE Wild Card matchup...

@goatwasser: Pats cover (-4.5), Derrick Henry held to fewer than 90 rush yards
@SecretaryOfStat: Titans cover (+4.5), Ryan Tannehill throws for 225+ pass yards

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2019 Playoff Predictions going smoothly so far...

@goatwasser: Texans cover (-2.5), Deshaun Watson has big game
@SecretaryOfStat : Texans cover (-2.5), Josh Allen falls short on potential game-winning drive

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Courtland Sutton should be Denver’s QB, change my mind.

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Big congrats to @hollister_jacob from Bend, OR on his first two TDs, including the game-winner!

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@yano_reno Well those are barely in the 10th percentile of tacos in the state so you made the right call.

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Here's another way of looking at it: of the top 20 single-season "hard-hit percentage" rates ever, only one was posted before 2018. It was Ryan Howard in 2007. More than 55% of his contact was classified as hard, which actually is still the highest ever.

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Sometimes it's easy to forget how recent the MLB power surge is. As recently as 2015, the Dodgers led the NL with 187 homers, which would be good for 13th this year.