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Baseball writer & podcaster w my son YouTube AlmostCoop72 or Apple & Spotify & other platforms. Long suffering #Mets fans. Podcast https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1066072.rss Articles at https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/
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Baseball is in a long winter. Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/staring-ou...
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A @Mets fan writing about the @Braves? Yeah I did that. Read my latest:
Top five starting pitchers in Braves history - open.substack.com/pub/almostco...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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One minute of us dreaming Pittsburgh #Pirates go crazy and spend money on free agents. From this week's #podcast where we did 1 minute on each #MLB team.
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1 minute on the #pirates dreaming that they sign spend big money Pete Alonso & Kyle Tucker.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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In our latest episode we give a 1-minute review for each #MLB team & their needs for 2026. What did we say about your favorite team?
Watch: youtu.be/sEYwm2yEDmo
Listen: www.almostcooperstown.com/s6e36
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One minute on each of the 30 MLB teams' off-season needs - Ep. 636
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Five Almost HOF Catchers you remember watching open.substack.com/pub/almostco...
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Five Almost HOF Catchers you remember watching
Short of being Hall-of-Famers these catchers were excellent
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November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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#Cardinals Mort Cooper won the 1942 NL MVP. Ever heard of him? I hadn't. Read my latest:
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A player named Mort Cooper won an NL MVP
I didn't know!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Even though Gordon & I are #Mets fans, Skubal should stay w #Tigers. He may play out 2026 in Detroit. Boras as his agent makes it more difficult. But if he's on the trading block we are all in for trading for him & giving up prized assets. A true #1 changes 2026 for the Mets.
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Baseball is in a long winter. Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/staring-ou...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto is like a Boy Scout - Always Prepared! What he did in game 7 after pitching 6 innings in game 6 was all-time amazing! From this week's podcast!
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Yamamoto's Game 7 performance will be forever remembered like Schilling's bloody sock! #podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Congrats to new #Braves manager Walt Weiss. He's the 49th manager in team history. Um that's in 150 years. Averages a new manager every 3 seasons. With 2 managers in the past 35 years. That seems kind of rough. HOF manager Bobby Cox managed more than 3,850 games!
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Was this the greatest World Series ever played? CHeck out today's episode!
Watch: youtu.be/QQ7BQ18QMlQ
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Catcher with a good bat. Non-HOFer Smoky Burgess was a 9x All-Star. Read my latest post.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Game 5 WS summary. #bluejays Yesavage is a beast & their hitters string together consistently good PAs. Vlad Jr. is having his moment. #dodgers Blake Snell got jumped & Shohei Ohtani & his teammates look tired. It may look bleak but do not count out L.A.!
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Dave Stewart was great for #athletics but is not one of my top 5 starting pitchers for the franchise. Read my latest to find out the ones I picked. almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/top-five-s...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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I'd be lying if I said I stayed up until 3AM EDT it live. Watched #bluejays Vlad Guerrero Jr. score amazing go-ahead run on a mad dash in the 7th. That was before 10:30! I have it recorded and will watch every pitch! #Dodgers Freddie Freeman ended what was an entire 2nd game!
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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#Bluejays Daulton Varsho had a huge 6th inning HR later followed by Addison Barger's grand slam. But #dodgers biggest problem last night was not being able subdue Alejandro Kirk. He drove Snell nuts!
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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#dodgers manager Dave Roberts has done 1 very important thing this postseason. From this week's podcast. youtu.be/JdzHcJnwpeE?...
#dodgers manager Dave Roberts has done 1 very important thing this postseason #podcast
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October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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He's not a HOFer but Edgar Renteria was a hero in 2 World Series. There are other already fading 21st century WS heroes. Read my latest
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21st Century Forgotten World Series Heroes
It's only been 25 years!
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October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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We're back w a great episode today! LCS wrap, World Series preview & predictions! #Dodgers or #BlueJays?
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1066072/epis...
Watch: youtu.be/IRF0hYmx9co
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2025 LCS Wrap & World Series preview Ep. 633 - 10.23.25 - Almost Cooperstown
#Bluejays found their groove in Seattle winning the series 4-3 over the #Mariners in 7 interesting and often exciting games. #Dodgers dominated #Brewers who could only muster 4 runs in 4 games. A Geor...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Kike Hernandez turns into Superman once postseason play begins. Read my latest:
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Kike Hernandez won’t make it into Cooperstown but won’t be forgotten either
October is when Kike Hernandez puts on his cape
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October 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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For the first time in a long time we did not drop an episode this morning. We decided to wait until the ALCS is over. We will post a new episode on Thursday morning this week. LCS wrap-ups & World Series preview & predictions. WS starts Friday in either Toronto or L.A.
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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After watching Shohei & gang whip up on #Brewers, is the winner of the ALCS #Dodgers fodder? #BlueJays & #Mariners are desperate to get to the WS but it may not be all that fun for the team that makes it!
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Winning the big one doesn't happen for every HOFer. Take HOFer Ty Cobb for instance. Read my latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/ty-cobb-ne...
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Ty Cobb never won the big one
The greatest player ever until Babe Ruth showed up
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October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Almost had three 30-HR catchers for 2nd time in 2025. HOFer Mike Piazza was in another universe when it came to catchers w 30+ HRs in a season. My latest: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/only-once-...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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56 years ago today on Oct. 14, 1969, I was a 9 year old kid at Shea. #Mets Tommie Agee had the game of his life in Game 3 of WS. vs. #Orioles. Leadoff homer followed by 2 incredible catches, 2nd of which was a Frank Robinson drive off of Nolan Ryan. #LGM www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtgL...
1969 WS Gm3: Agee homers and makes two great catches
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October 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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The Mariners threw only 100 pitches, the fewest by a team to win a postseason game since the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2018 NLDS against the Braves

h/t @Theo_DeRosa
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM