Paul, baseball fan
@bravespaul.bsky.social
I love MLB history, the Atlanta Braves, stats, fun facts, trivia, and dad jokes. Baseball Reference Brand Ambassador and longtime Stathead helper.
Other enthusiasms: Super Mario, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spaceballs, The Matrix, SQL…
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I'm new here, but I've been on Twitter since 2008 and @ BravesStats on there since 2013.
Lots of Major League Baseball chatter (stats, history, trivia and fun facts, official rules, CBA details, etc.), often focused on the Atlanta Braves but for love of the game first.
Lots of Major League Baseball chatter (stats, history, trivia and fun facts, official rules, CBA details, etc.), often focused on the Atlanta Braves but for love of the game first.
Welp. @benlindbergh.bsky.social you have your extra-inning playoff game. Unfortunately the wrong team won it.
October 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Welp. @benlindbergh.bsky.social you have your extra-inning playoff game. Unfortunately the wrong team won it.
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2,431 MLB Reg Season
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
3,001 total
Freddie Freeman reached 3,000 Professional Hits on Saturday.
cc @bravespaul.bsky.social
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
3,001 total
Freddie Freeman reached 3,000 Professional Hits on Saturday.
cc @bravespaul.bsky.social
Not sure if we want to make this a thing now, but Freddie Freeman is closing in on 3,000 professional hits.
2,425 MLB Reg Season
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
2,995 total
(Source: Von Spalding)
As far as we know, Jose Altuve is the only active player above 3,000.
2,425 MLB Reg Season
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
2,995 total
(Source: Von Spalding)
As far as we know, Jose Altuve is the only active player above 3,000.
September 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
2,431 MLB Reg Season
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
3,001 total
Freddie Freeman reached 3,000 Professional Hits on Saturday.
cc @bravespaul.bsky.social
64 MLB Postseason
488 MiLB
14 AZFL
4 WBC
3,001 total
Freddie Freeman reached 3,000 Professional Hits on Saturday.
cc @bravespaul.bsky.social
If a pitchers sets a new record with 13.82 or more strikeouts per 9 innings…
…he would either need 250 innings or to obliterate the K/9 record to come close to Nolan Ryan's record of 383 strikeouts in a season.
…he would either need 250 innings or to obliterate the K/9 record to come close to Nolan Ryan's record of 383 strikeouts in a season.
September 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If a pitchers sets a new record with 13.82 or more strikeouts per 9 innings…
…he would either need 250 innings or to obliterate the K/9 record to come close to Nolan Ryan's record of 383 strikeouts in a season.
…he would either need 250 innings or to obliterate the K/9 record to come close to Nolan Ryan's record of 383 strikeouts in a season.
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AVG+ on Fangraphs compares a player’s batting average to the league
Judge's .330 is 35 percent above average, exactly the same as Nomar Garciaparra .372 in 2000 (when the average was .270), Rod Carew .350 in 1973 (avg .257), and Babe Ruth .393 in 1923 (avg .284) www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
Judge's .330 is 35 percent above average, exactly the same as Nomar Garciaparra .372 in 2000 (when the average was .270), Rod Carew .350 in 1973 (avg .257), and Babe Ruth .393 in 1923 (avg .284) www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
AVG+ on Fangraphs compares a player’s batting average to the league
Judge's .330 is 35 percent above average, exactly the same as Nomar Garciaparra .372 in 2000 (when the average was .270), Rod Carew .350 in 1973 (avg .257), and Babe Ruth .393 in 1923 (avg .284) www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
Judge's .330 is 35 percent above average, exactly the same as Nomar Garciaparra .372 in 2000 (when the average was .270), Rod Carew .350 in 1973 (avg .257), and Babe Ruth .393 in 1923 (avg .284) www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
By my count (all via @baseball-reference.com), Freddie Freeman has 568 hits in the minors, postseason, and All-Star Games, and 2429 regular season MLB hits.
@adarowski.bsky.social, you think he has 1003 in him? If he plays until he's 42...
@adarowski.bsky.social, you think he has 1003 in him? If he plays until he's 42...
September 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By my count (all via @baseball-reference.com), Freddie Freeman has 568 hits in the minors, postseason, and All-Star Games, and 2429 regular season MLB hits.
@adarowski.bsky.social, you think he has 1003 in him? If he plays until he's 42...
@adarowski.bsky.social, you think he has 1003 in him? If he plays until he's 42...
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Do a #@%&ing 008 spinoff with Emily Blunt for god's sake!!
As speculation over who will play the next James Bond intensifies, Dame Helen Mirren has said that whoever ends up being cast in the role, it should be a man.
'You Can't Have a Woman': Dame Helen Mirren Says the Next James Bond 'Has to Be a Guy'
bit.ly
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Do a #@%&ing 008 spinoff with Emily Blunt for god's sake!!
Someone should sign Julio Franco to DH a few games in September.
Freddie Freeman has been the active hits leader the last two seasons—he has fewer than 2,500 career hits.
The only other times the active hits leader had less than 2,500 hits was 1951-54 and the 19th century: www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_pr...
The only other times the active hits leader had less than 2,500 hits was 1951-54 and the 19th century: www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_pr...
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Someone should sign Julio Franco to DH a few games in September.
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Qualified batters:
2024 median SB: 9
2024 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 19
1984 median SB: 7.5
1984 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 17.5
Very quick limited comparison, but my gut instinct seems right.
2024 median SB: 9
2024 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 19
1984 median SB: 7.5
1984 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 17.5
Very quick limited comparison, but my gut instinct seems right.
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Qualified batters:
2024 median SB: 9
2024 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 19
1984 median SB: 7.5
1984 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 17.5
Very quick limited comparison, but my gut instinct seems right.
2024 median SB: 9
2024 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 19
1984 median SB: 7.5
1984 Q3 (75th percentile) SB: 17.5
Very quick limited comparison, but my gut instinct seems right.
Stolen bases per game over 3-year spans. Since 1920 (start of the Live Ball Era), the top 25 spans include all 24 that started from 1974 to 1997…
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
July 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Stolen bases per game over 3-year spans. Since 1920 (start of the Live Ball Era), the top 25 spans include all 24 that started from 1974 to 1997…
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
June 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I asked ChatGPT to draw Atlanta Fulton County Stadium with the Atlanta skyline behind it under a picturesque night sky (I provided a classic daytime photo).
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I asked ChatGPT to draw Atlanta Fulton County Stadium with the Atlanta skyline behind it under a picturesque night sky (I provided a classic daytime photo).
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
Important context
Aaron Judge has 2 hits and 16 strikeouts in his last 25 at-bats and is still batting .366.
June 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Important context
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The Braves take a 2-0 lead when Luis Torrens uses his mask to scoop the baseball and the runners on 2nd and 3rd are both awarded a base
June 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Braves take a 2-0 lead when Luis Torrens uses his mask to scoop the baseball and the runners on 2nd and 3rd are both awarded a base
Take 2: Some direction. I uploaded famously online photo of Joe Simpson, Don Sutton, Pete Van Wieren, and Skip Caray and told ChatGPT to keep the Braves on TBS desk but redraw the caricatures based on the photo.
June 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Take 2: Some direction. I uploaded famously online photo of Joe Simpson, Don Sutton, Pete Van Wieren, and Skip Caray and told ChatGPT to keep the Braves on TBS desk but redraw the caricatures based on the photo.
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of the Atlanta Braves broadcast team of the 1990s on TBS: Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton, and Joe Simpson." No other direction. This is the result.
June 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of the Atlanta Braves broadcast team of the 1990s on TBS: Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton, and Joe Simpson." No other direction. This is the result.
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of Kent Hrbek lifting Ron Gant off first base." No other direction. This is the result.
June 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of Kent Hrbek lifting Ron Gant off first base." No other direction. This is the result.
Early glance at the upcoming Hall of Fame ballot season and the Baseball Reference probable list of names on the ballot:
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
June 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Early glance at the upcoming Hall of Fame ballot season and the Baseball Reference probable list of names on the ballot:
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
I lost my stats in my downtime during the move, but I'll take this start!
June 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I lost my stats in my downtime during the move, but I'll take this start!
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Just a reminder that these were scenes after the Dodgers won the World Series last fall, including buses burning, stores looted, fires, Mexican flags waving - all on scale dwarfing anything that has happened in LA now.
And no one called for the Marines being sent in
www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-a...
And no one called for the Marines being sent in
www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-a...
June 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just a reminder that these were scenes after the Dodgers won the World Series last fall, including buses burning, stores looted, fires, Mexican flags waving - all on scale dwarfing anything that has happened in LA now.
And no one called for the Marines being sent in
www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-a...
And no one called for the Marines being sent in
www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-a...
The Elon vs Donald match is getting good
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Elon vs Donald match is getting good
#Braves social media today
bugs bunny and daffy duck are holding a sign that says `` we 're ok '' .
ALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck are holding a sign that says `` we 're ok '' .
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#Braves social media today
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I analyzed everything in that Ferris Bueller scene. It was all accurate, except one thing. The score. It was not 0-0 as the movie says. It was 2-2.
Here's my analysis: www.57hits.com/ferris-beull...
Here's my analysis: www.57hits.com/ferris-beull...
How accurate was the Cubs game in Ferris Bueller's Day Off? A frame-by-frame fact check - 57 hits
40 years ago today, Ferris Bueller skipped school to catch a Cubs game. Turns out the movie got most of the baseball details right, but there's one hilarious irony: Ferris was actually cheering on the...
www.57hits.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I analyzed everything in that Ferris Bueller scene. It was all accurate, except one thing. The score. It was not 0-0 as the movie says. It was 2-2.
Here's my analysis: www.57hits.com/ferris-beull...
Here's my analysis: www.57hits.com/ferris-beull...
100 Greatest Sports Heroes, published in 1954. I read this cover to cover when I was about 10. Still in remarkably good shape considering it doesn't even know Aaron, Mays, Gibson, Mantle…
How much do you think it's worth?
How much do you think it's worth?
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
100 Greatest Sports Heroes, published in 1954. I read this cover to cover when I was about 10. Still in remarkably good shape considering it doesn't even know Aaron, Mays, Gibson, Mantle…
How much do you think it's worth?
How much do you think it's worth?
Good for Arcia. I hope he catches on again and does well. He has the talent.
May 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Good for Arcia. I hope he catches on again and does well. He has the talent.
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THE Brian Snitker reaction GIF
May 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
THE Brian Snitker reaction GIF