https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37941985/fletchers-brothers-get-first-mlb-face-angels-diamondbacks

RAJ's wedding, Culberson's conversion to pitching, HoF broadcasts, Wall debut

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/09/01/ronald-acuna-atlanta-braves-wedding-los-angeles

https://www.batterypower.com/23887702/charlie-culberson-is-now-a-relief-pitcher-yes-really-atlanta-braves-gwinnett-stripers

https://www.davelezotte.com/audio?wix-music-track-id=6826293219601943&wix-music-comp-id=comp-lmxip6gx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2A3dh3hWFc

https://imgur.com/a/qVi42CF

https://twitter.com/bravesonbally/status/1694489581402325386

https://www.morgancountycitizen.com/atlantabraves/fleet-of-foot-forrest-wall-fills-braves-need-for-speed/article_eba836d4-821b-5eb8-9b28-0c46f73d3dcf.html

https://www.batterypower.com/23956811/forrest-wall-2023-atlanta-braves-season-in-review

https://archive.ph/mtSEt

https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-zack-hample-gets-roasted-on-twitter-after-disrespectful-move-to-viral-cedric-mullins-fan

https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-zack-hample-catches-another-cedric-mullins-home-run-makes-kind-gesture-this-time

https://archive.ph/nlHnC

https://archive.ph/HYuA1

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2023/10/02/blaze-jordan-red-sox-prospect-mlb-portland-sea-dogs/

https://www.mlb.com/news/blaze-jordan-red-sox-draftee-q-and-a

Seiya Suzuki's resurgence, Miguel Amaya's HBP and bounce frame, Hoerner SB

Tied with Zach Neto; high HBP rate; compare to Amaya's MiLB rate, bounce through zone (LLWS); Hoerner: 42 SB in combined 345 G, 43 in 150

https://theathletic.com/4949697/2023/10/11/cubs-seiya-suzuki-offense-slump/

https://sports.yahoo.com/miguel-amaya-leaves-game-being-210635719.html

https://stathead.com/sharing/9qo1x

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/87267/veteran-presence-seven-things-mlb-2023-season/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=amaya-000mig

https://www.reddit.com/r/mlb/comments/11sdx4/comment/c6p6kv6/

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/31/cubs-catcher-tries-to-fool-ump-mlb-fans-angel-hernandez-jokes

https://www.mlb.com/news/players-who-hit-pitches-that-bounced-in-mlb

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/28/23849662/top-cop-defends-white-sox-game-two-fans-gunfire-no-details-what-happened

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sWWVApL1PUsOPo2YX8ijxKvCm2lUIlq9FoaqLN0mW6c/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASzvYp8e7Q4

https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1573133565965045760

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/v3o588/travis_darnaud_tried_to_frame_a_ball_that_bounced/

https://soxmachine.com/2023/08/the-white-soxs-worst-week-isnt-over-yet/

https://abc7chicago.com/white-sox-shooting-victim-interview-guaranteed-rate-field-chicago-public-schools/13839792/

“At some point in the next couple of days, I want to have him take me through the whole journey,” Bell said. 65 — The total number of players used by the Reds in 2023. That total was just one shy of the franchise record set a year ago, and one shy of the major-league lead (Angels). Oakland (62) was the only other team that used more than 60 players. The major-league record is 69, set by the Cubs in 2021. (Derek Law, pitching for Cincinnati against Atlanta on April 10, his final line: Zero innings, two runs charged, one pitch thrown. I think he may have been the first pitcher ever to finish his day with more runs than pitches. — Peter R. It’s a Strange But True box-score classic, all right. Derek Law arrives on the mound, inherits a Zombie Runner on second, dishes up a game-winning home run to Sean Murphy on the first pitch he flips up there and right you are, Peter. His line went like this: 2 runs, 1 pitch! So what’s so Strange But True about that? Here we go. How many pitchers in history — by which we obviously mean Zombie-Runner history (2020-23) — have ever had an outing like this one, featuring just one pitch but more runs than pitches? Derek Law makes up the whole list, because of course he does.)

https://theathletic.com/4833095/2023/09/06/c-notes-michael-mariot-mlb-return-reds/

https://twitter.com/BallySportsCIN/status/1698840612227760481

http://cpblstats.com/ctbc-brothers-release-michael-mariot/

https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1699136140807225682

https://theathletic.com/4923413/2023/10/03/23-numbers-2023-cincinnati-reds/

https://theathletic.com/5166256/2023/12/29/mets-payroll-julio-rodriguez-mlb/

https://stathead.com/sharing/uJoAv

So what’s so Strange But True about that? Go-ahead home runs three days in a row in the eighth inning? How many other players in the live-ball era have ever done that? The Elias Sports Bureau has gone there. Let’s go with … none!

https://twitter.com/slangsonsports/status/1657818362485919748

https://twitter.com/slangsonsports/status/1657818922622545920

https://twitter.com/CleGuardians/status/1657803161065619460

https://theathletic.com/5166256/2023/12/29/mets-payroll-julio-rodriguez-mlb/

https://youtu.be/qv3bqGPG14E?si=BskYuoMfjADU-dlS

Ben predicted the Rockies wouldn't make a trade; Many things about the Colorado Rockies go unnoticed by the general public because, well, they are bad at most things. 2023, however, brought with it a notable change in the way the organization operates that I think is worth remarking on: They traded with other teams significantly more than they have in a long long time. According to Sportrac's transaction tracker from the end of the 2022 regular season through the end of the 2023 regular season Bill Schmidt's Rockies made 15 trades. Compare that to Jeff Bridich's final 3+ years as GM (from the end of the 2017 regular season to the start of the 2021 regular season) where the Rockies made a total of 12 trades. Now, most of these deals were relatively minor (with the exception of the Nolan Jones trade) but getting even back of the rotation prospects like Mason Albright and Jake Madden for veterans on expiring contracts is simply something that the Rockies didn't do for years. Their reputation as extremely insular was earned but under Bill Schmidt it appears like it may be time to alter our expectations of them. If that turnaround in willingness to talk to other orgs doesn't fit the bill there's also the opening of their "performance lab". They have begun trying to catch up with the rest of the league in terms of analytics and development. In 2020 they had an R&D department of 1 employee which has risen to 11 (still second lowest in MLB) and have completed construction on the aforementioned "performance lab" that will open in January. There's still tons of work to be done but this year showed that under Bill Schmidt they actually finally realize this is a problem that needs to be solved. All told, 2023 was both the worst season in Rockies history record wise while also managing to be one of the most hopeful in atleast a half decade due to the above coinciding with a handful of good rookie seasons. There are still clearly times when ownership will stick it's head in and demand a stupid move be made **cough** Kris Bryant **Cough* but Bill Schmidt has shown that he is not Jeff Bridich. - Cory (PS: Meg asked on an episode a couple months ago whether any Rockie fans listened to the podcast and if they did whether it made them sad when y'all made remarks about how bad they were. I will say, the Rockies being the butt of most jokes on every baseball show I listen to does make me sad but that's not your fault it's the teams for having earned that derision.)

https://nypost.com/2023/04/17/rockies-pitcher-noah-davis-nearly-gets-head-taken-off-by-line-drive/

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1647701093726470144

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/transactions/colorado-rockies/trade/

https://www.purplerow.com/2023/12/15/24002361/can-rockies-use-new-performance-lab-to-fully-embrace-the-biomechanics-age-research-development

https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-open-performance-lab-at-scottsdale-training-center

Matt Manning broke the same foot twice on comebackers, Tyler Holton (led AL in RP IP)

I think one of the more underreported and under appreciated things about the Tigers Season was Tyler Holton. He was a waiver wire pickup from Arizona because they signed Andrew Chafin (from the Tigers) and needed space. He started the season in Triple-A, was up two weeks in and threw 85 innings in 59 appearances and racked up 3 bWAR.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401471177

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38341641/tigers-pitcher-matt-manning-season-liner-breaks-foot

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/diamondbacks-designate-tyler-holton-for-assignment.html

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&type=8&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&stats=rel&qual=0&sortcol=7&sortdir=default&pagenum=1

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/09/06/matt-manning-knocked-out-early-with-injury-in-tigers-4-3-loss-against-bronx-bombers/70776379007/

https://theathletic.com/4840482/2023/09/07/chas-mccormick-dusty-baker-playing-time/

https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1700264058967224590/photo/1

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA202305030.shtml

https://stathead.com/sharing/Kts4o

David Fletcher vs. Dominic Fletcher; Angels only team not to have lost 100 games

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37941985/fletchers-brothers-get-first-mlb-face-angels-diamondbacks

Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow alone make competition

https://dodgerblue.com/freddie-freeman-new-dodgers-dance-celebration-from-blue-diamond-gala-usher-concert/2023/07/22/

https://dodgerblue.com/hottest-dodgers-player-bracket-fundraise-for-peace-over-violence/2023/10/03/

https://www.truebluela.com/2023/10/8/23901080/bracket-season-2023-dodgers

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/PATTIPOV/MakennaMartin1

https://www.tiktok.com/@mlbonfox/video/7259447919856684331?lang=en

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/30044/bp-unfiltered-lets-always-know-the-longest-baseball-play-updated/

Pitching additions (David Robertson, Ryan Weathers, Jorge Lopez) not so good, but Jake Burger and Josh Bell, along with Jon Berti, best hitters after ASB (killer Bs)

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/derek-jeter-destroyed-marlins-ballpark-by-removing-home-run-sculpture-ex-team-owner-jeffrey-loria-says/

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2023-mlb-trade-deadline-marlins-acquire-josh-bell-ryan-weathers-in-last-minute-deals/

the Caleb Boushley game comes to mind. Career minor leaguer from Wisconsin, grew up a Brewers fan, gets a call-up for the last series of the year to give regulars some rest during meaningless games. He's put into a high-leverage spot in the 8th inning, gets out of that, but blows the save in the 9th by giving up a home run. But, they leave him in for the 10th, where he gets a huge K to get out of a jam, then he gets the win in the bottom of the inning. Could very well end up being his only career MLB game. (The Hortonville, Wisc., native estimated he had around 400 family and friends on hand Friday, Hortonville has like 3,000 people, Brewers had already clinched, going to be sad when late-round guys stop making the majors)

https://www.mlb.com/news/caleb-boushley-earns-win-in-brewers-debut

Ryan Jeffers slumping, being shoved into a backup role behind Vazquez, and then just going "Nah, I'm one of the best offensive catchers in the league now, shame about the 30M you just spent on the other guy"

Paul Jokinen, Chris, Joel

https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-radcliff-twins-vp-of-player-personnel-dies

https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/mitch-garver-blames-ryan-jeffers-for-benches-clearing-incident

https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-dane-dunning-minnesota-twins-ryan-jeffers-idiotic-hit-by-pitch-benches-clear

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kody-funderburk-reflects-on-twins-debut-video-r15383/

https://twitter.com/dohyoungpark/status/1696358397593989481

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=0&type=8&month=35&qual=100&sortcol=17&sortdir=default&pagenum=1

Also mention Mike Piazza's SSR, Kelly's Porsche

https://www.mlb.com/news/francisco-lindor-buys-jeff-mcneil-new-car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsCCvn3mykc&t=620s

https://www.ssrfanatic.com/threads/mike-piazzas-ssr.11821/

https://nypost.com/2021/11/03/francisco-lindor-grabbed-jeff-mcneil-by-throat-during-mets-spat/

Worst 0 IP start ever; Eli (Patreon): Hey, the analysis of Carlos Rodon's disastrous last start (atop a disastrous season for him and Cashman) brought up the last Yankee to give up 8 runs without getting an out - Bob Kammeyer who gave up 8 runs vs. Cleveland on Sept. 18th, 1979. Kammeyer had no other appearances that season so has an infinite ERA. Is that the most batters faced with an infinite ERA in a season?

https://stathead.com/sharing/feFUM

https://stathead.com/sharing/kVAIL

https://stathead.com/sharing/1Xkpg

Zack Gelof top 10 in WAR after his debut; Ruiz speed/defense and BA w/RISP

Ruiz .365 w/RISP, .214 otherwise (97th-percentile sprint speed, -17 DRS, -2 OAA, like Lou Brock); Gelof not top 100, 5th at FG, 45+ grade, shot to be average 2B; .267/.337/.504 in 300 PA

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&qual=0&startdate=2023-07-14&enddate=2023-11-01&team=0

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/zack-gelof-is-streaking-but-may-need-some-tweaking/

https://archive.ph/DY0kK

https://thelibertyline.com/2023/10/06/weston-wilson-castellanos-family/

https://jerseydigs.com/ben-simmons-nj-home-nick-castellanos/

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33909174/ben-simmons-sells-house-selling-condo-trying-put-76ers-philadelphia-past

https://imgur.com/pm07PIT

127 wRC+ after June, top-40 player despite missing July with back inflammation; 3rd in DRS, 4th in OAA; leg kick to toe tip to modified leg kick

https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/ke-bryan-hayes-hot-streak-continue-with-home-run-vs-reds

https://pitcherlist.com/reach-for-the-stars-kebryan-hayes-is-attaining-his-full-potential/

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kebryan-hayes-is-almost-elevating/

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38475065/pirates-9-reds-pull-largest-rally-team-started-1882

https://twitter.com/justdelossantos/status/1690196948387545088

Fernando Tatis led the majors with 29 DRS; 11 OAA (also big xWOBA underperformer, .268 BABIP); Chisholm -9, +4 OAA

Langs: He had played just 24 career games in the outfield entering '23, the fourth fewest entering that season at a Gold Glove-winning position for a non-rookie (excluding pitchers and considering outfield as one position), per Elias. The others: 2022 Ramón Urias at third base (10 prior games), 1999 Pokey Reese at second base (11) and 2023 Gabriel Moreno at catcher (19).

https://www.mlb.com/news/amazing-stat-for-every-mlb-team-2023

Jose Caballero, pitch-clock manipulator; annoyed Maldonado, Cole, Giolito; 7th-slowest pace

“I told him to get the [expletive] back in the box,” Maldonado told Houston reporters. Much to Servais’ delight, Caballero didn’t back down from the veteran catcher, whose nickname is Machete. “Cabby is really savvy on how to use the clock,” Servais said. “He doesn’t like the pitcher out there holding the ball on him. He likes to slow it down. Per the rule, you’ve got to have your head up at eight seconds or earlier, but Cabby doesn’t usually lift his head up right away. He’ll be in the box, but his head is down until he gets to about 10 or nine on the clock, which is perfectly legal. It’s different. The Astros didn’t like it. Whatever. I love it. Since Cabby showed up here, he’s played with some edge. He plays the game his way. It’s perfectly legal. It’s just different. And I had no problem with it, others did. But I love the way he’s playing right now.”

https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1670183676892815361

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1671322301634060289

https://www.mlb.com/video/00u84b6njogDcGvBg357/reels/jose-caballero-pitch-clock-menace-extraordinaire

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/jose-caballero-pleasant-surprise-for-mariners-and-pest-for-opponents/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/despite-taking-series-off-astros-mariners-still-struggling-with-bats/

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=c%2C4%2C6%2C11%2C12%2C13%2C21%2C-1%2C34%2C35%2C40%2C41%2C-1%2C23%2C37%2C38%2C50%2C317%2C61%2C-1%2C111%2C-1%2C203%2C199%2C58%2C198&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&v_cr=202301&sortcol=22&sortdir=desc&qual=250&pagenum=1

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/max-scherzer-tests-the-limits-of-the-new-pitch-clock-rules/

Joc Pederson and pusoy dos (Filipino poker), Joc's xWOBA was unchanged; blowing kisses to dugout, 6-16 popup

32 seconds, Schmitt dropped, Junis threw, Mookie didn't run, Michael Busch didn't score; Jon Miller: What is happening? Man, that was just embarrassing. Compared it to a Greek tragedy

https://theathletic.com/4901159/2023/09/26/logan-webb-cy-young-giants-losing/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusoy_dos

https://www.queerty.com/sf-giants-arent-hiding-their-manly-affection-for-one-another-in-the-dugout-20230501

https://twitter.com/KNBR/status/1669958892951044096

https://theathletic.com/4854008/2023/09/21/mets-mlb-season-record-trajectory-performance/

Wainwright, Baker and Barnhill co-wrote the 17 songs that Wainwright recorded at the NuttHouse Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Fourteen or 15 of them, he said, will wind up on an album he plans to release next year.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/09/cardinals-select-juniel-querecuto.html

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/adam-wainwright-returning-to-fox-sports-for-2023-mlb-playoff-broadcasts

https://www.mlb.com/news/adam-wainwright-plays-postgame-concert-at-busch-stadium

https://archive.ph/a0efa

https://www.adamwainwrightmusic.com/

We always award Injury of the Year bonus points to guys who manage to get hurt while they’re already hurt. So here’s to Rays relief warrior Pete Fairbanks, who couldn’t even cover up the Giannis imitation that got him into this mess. When Fairbanks met with the Rays’ media delegation in June after returning from a stint on the injured list with hip inflammation, he brought a dazzling black eye with him — and one of the great How I Did This stories of the 21st century. Turns out this could happen to you, too, if you try dunking on your 3-year-old in the pool. “I pulled the pool basketball hoop down onto my face after dunking on a 3-year-old,” Fairbanks confessed, “to kind of teach him an early lesson in life that, when you’re in the paint, you cannot be caught unawares underneath the rim.”

https://theathletic.com/5165105/2023/12/28/mlb-weird-injuries-2023/

https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/1669762286351777804

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/rangers-broadcaster-nadel-back-in-booth-for-23-debut-after-treatment-for-mental-health-issues/3311187/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjEOmv0Cpx0

https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/jay-jackson-has-thrived-in-the-blue-jays-bullpen-despite-worries-over-his-premature-baby/article_5039e1d6-f8e6-5ed5-aff7-c6abfbf7f2d7.html

https://imgur.com/a/IlrwdVi

https://twitter.com/SamAnne1219/status/1738428444084666401

https://bluejaysnation.com/news/report-free-agent-reliever-jay-jackson-receiving-widespread-interest

https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1721651813571834223

Jacob Young rises from High-A to the majors, CJ Abrams SB uptick (record 25 SB)

CJA: First 77, 9-2 SB/CS (.285 OBP), last 74, 38-2 (.312)

https://www.federalbaseball.com/2023/11/6/23944915/washington-nationals-news-notes-jacob-young-arrives-in-majors

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&startdate=2023-07-06&enddate=2023-11-01&team=0&qual=0&sortcol=7&sortdir=default&pagenum=1