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…
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.
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Awful news this morning. Terrance Gore, one of the fastest men in baseball in the last 20 years, died last night, evidently from unexpected complications during a routine surgery. He was 34 years old.
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Awful news this morning. Terrance Gore, one of the fastest men in baseball in the last 20 years, died last night, evidently from unexpected complications during a routine surgery. He was 34 years old.
@megrowler.fangraphs.com @benlindbergh.bsky.social
C Gimli
1B Boromir
2B Frodo
3B Aragorn
SS Samwise
LF Pippin
CF Legolas
RF Merry
DH/P Gandalf
Frodo and Sam depend on each other and Frodo has enough going on, and Pippin is more dependable than Merry. Aragorn is who you want at third.
C Gimli
1B Boromir
2B Frodo
3B Aragorn
SS Samwise
LF Pippin
CF Legolas
RF Merry
DH/P Gandalf
Frodo and Sam depend on each other and Frodo has enough going on, and Pippin is more dependable than Merry. Aragorn is who you want at third.
February 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
@megrowler.fangraphs.com @benlindbergh.bsky.social
C Gimli
1B Boromir
2B Frodo
3B Aragorn
SS Samwise
LF Pippin
CF Legolas
RF Merry
DH/P Gandalf
Frodo and Sam depend on each other and Frodo has enough going on, and Pippin is more dependable than Merry. Aragorn is who you want at third.
C Gimli
1B Boromir
2B Frodo
3B Aragorn
SS Samwise
LF Pippin
CF Legolas
RF Merry
DH/P Gandalf
Frodo and Sam depend on each other and Frodo has enough going on, and Pippin is more dependable than Merry. Aragorn is who you want at third.
@benlindbergh.bsky.social I think the reason Jones dove less than other CF is that he played much shallower than most. Most of his best diving catches were in front which many CF did not attempt. His first step was left or right, and going back on deeper balls, he leapt or reached up.
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
@benlindbergh.bsky.social I think the reason Jones dove less than other CF is that he played much shallower than most. Most of his best diving catches were in front which many CF did not attempt. His first step was left or right, and going back on deeper balls, he leapt or reached up.
@megrowler.fangraphs.com CJ Nitkowski tweeted this, and it gets me thinking: With the "jock tax" being very real (and assuming signing bonuses really escape it), how would baseball be different if huge signing bonuses replaced the long-term mega-deals?
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
@megrowler.fangraphs.com CJ Nitkowski tweeted this, and it gets me thinking: With the "jock tax" being very real (and assuming signing bonuses really escape it), how would baseball be different if huge signing bonuses replaced the long-term mega-deals?
@benlindbergh.bsky.social Switch hitters hit from the right side roughly only 30-35% of the time. If Buck Bokai hit 20 HR from the right side and that was only one third of his plate appearances, and he was good enough as a lefty to keep switch-hitting...
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
@benlindbergh.bsky.social Switch hitters hit from the right side roughly only 30-35% of the time. If Buck Bokai hit 20 HR from the right side and that was only one third of his plate appearances, and he was good enough as a lefty to keep switch-hitting...
@benlindbergh.bsky.social The 1-year contract question in episode 2427 made me think of Kenny Lofton. After the Braves trade, he returned to CLE on a 4-year deal.
After that, one year each with six different teams. (2004 was a 2-year deal but he was traded in the offseason.)
After that, one year each with six different teams. (2004 was a 2-year deal but he was traded in the offseason.)
January 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
@benlindbergh.bsky.social The 1-year contract question in episode 2427 made me think of Kenny Lofton. After the Braves trade, he returned to CLE on a 4-year deal.
After that, one year each with six different teams. (2004 was a 2-year deal but he was traded in the offseason.)
After that, one year each with six different teams. (2004 was a 2-year deal but he was traded in the offseason.)
Since I started following Hall of Fame voting 20+ years ago, this is the fewest names I've checked on my hypothetical ballot.
There are another dozen Hall of Very Good names on this ballot that I won't be upset about if they're eventually elected, but only these five feel like Hall of Famers to me.
There are another dozen Hall of Very Good names on this ballot that I won't be upset about if they're eventually elected, but only these five feel like Hall of Famers to me.
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Since I started following Hall of Fame voting 20+ years ago, this is the fewest names I've checked on my hypothetical ballot.
There are another dozen Hall of Very Good names on this ballot that I won't be upset about if they're eventually elected, but only these five feel like Hall of Famers to me.
There are another dozen Hall of Very Good names on this ballot that I won't be upset about if they're eventually elected, but only these five feel like Hall of Famers to me.
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🎶It's the most wonderful time of the year🎶
Everything you need to follow the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Tracker:
The Tracker team: @tonycal.bsky.social @shutthedore.bsky.social, @notmrtibbs.com
The full Ballot Tracker: tracker.fyi
Quick Tracker Summary/Leaderboard: bit.ly/hof26
The ballot:
The Tracker team: @tonycal.bsky.social @shutthedore.bsky.social, @notmrtibbs.com
The full Ballot Tracker: tracker.fyi
Quick Tracker Summary/Leaderboard: bit.ly/hof26
The ballot:
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🎶It's the most wonderful time of the year🎶
@benlindbergh.bsky.social I know you've talked about Herb Washington on EW before, but have you ever delved into his post-MLB career... uh... career? Apologies if I've missed it but I just went down a rabbit hole and, hey, think he'd answer a cold call?
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
@benlindbergh.bsky.social I know you've talked about Herb Washington on EW before, but have you ever delved into his post-MLB career... uh... career? Apologies if I've missed it but I just went down a rabbit hole and, hey, think he'd answer a cold call?
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.
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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'
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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.