Crazy_Baseball3864
@crazybaseball3864.bsky.social
I post my random bits of research and spreadsheeting here, mostly baseball related. If you like it, share what you want, just give me a mention if you do.
Same name on Reddit, I post in r/baseball a lot. Sometimes mistaken for Jeff Passan
Same name on Reddit, I post in r/baseball a lot. Sometimes mistaken for Jeff Passan
#69 alert
AJ Blubaugh becomes the first player in 2025 to wear #69.
Only 10 teams have issued the number, many franchises avoiding it for obvious reasons, and players who stay in the MLB tends to change it soon after.
The #Astros gave it to Chase De Jong in 2020 and Ryan Hartman in 2021.
AJ Blubaugh becomes the first player in 2025 to wear #69.
Only 10 teams have issued the number, many franchises avoiding it for obvious reasons, and players who stay in the MLB tends to change it soon after.
The #Astros gave it to Chase De Jong in 2020 and Ryan Hartman in 2021.
April 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#69 alert
AJ Blubaugh becomes the first player in 2025 to wear #69.
Only 10 teams have issued the number, many franchises avoiding it for obvious reasons, and players who stay in the MLB tends to change it soon after.
The #Astros gave it to Chase De Jong in 2020 and Ryan Hartman in 2021.
AJ Blubaugh becomes the first player in 2025 to wear #69.
Only 10 teams have issued the number, many franchises avoiding it for obvious reasons, and players who stay in the MLB tends to change it soon after.
The #Astros gave it to Chase De Jong in 2020 and Ryan Hartman in 2021.
Matt Svanson became the 2nd player in MLB history to have a name beginning with Sv (the other being long-time SS Dale Sveum)
Thus, Sveum has been kicked off my roster of players with a name beginning with a unique 2-letter combination.
This is devastating for my already thin IF depth.
#Cardinals
Thus, Sveum has been kicked off my roster of players with a name beginning with a unique 2-letter combination.
This is devastating for my already thin IF depth.
#Cardinals
April 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Matt Svanson became the 2nd player in MLB history to have a name beginning with Sv (the other being long-time SS Dale Sveum)
Thus, Sveum has been kicked off my roster of players with a name beginning with a unique 2-letter combination.
This is devastating for my already thin IF depth.
#Cardinals
Thus, Sveum has been kicked off my roster of players with a name beginning with a unique 2-letter combination.
This is devastating for my already thin IF depth.
#Cardinals
One of my favorite oddly satisfying things on the Baseball Reference site: There's exactly 24 pitchers with 300 career wins, and the career wins page shows all 24 pitchers pictures. Names are in Alt Text
April 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One of my favorite oddly satisfying things on the Baseball Reference site: There's exactly 24 pitchers with 300 career wins, and the career wins page shows all 24 pitchers pictures. Names are in Alt Text
Did you know?
Pitcher Tommy Milone is the only player in MLB history to wear #69 for more than one team.
He wore #69 for the #Orioles in 6 games in July and August of 2020, and wore #69 for the #BlueJays in 6 games in April and May of 2021.
He's the only player to ever wear #69 for both teams
Pitcher Tommy Milone is the only player in MLB history to wear #69 for more than one team.
He wore #69 for the #Orioles in 6 games in July and August of 2020, and wore #69 for the #BlueJays in 6 games in April and May of 2021.
He's the only player to ever wear #69 for both teams
April 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
MLB Stadiums Ranked by Distance to the nearest Blockbuster location.
Personally, I think the #Mariners should use this to recruit more free agents, Blockbuster is an important piece of Americana.
Personally, I think the #Mariners should use this to recruit more free agents, Blockbuster is an important piece of Americana.
April 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
MLB Stadiums Ranked by Distance to the nearest Blockbuster location.
Personally, I think the #Mariners should use this to recruit more free agents, Blockbuster is an important piece of Americana.
Personally, I think the #Mariners should use this to recruit more free agents, Blockbuster is an important piece of Americana.
I created a 40-man roster from the 44 players whose first or last name (or name they went by) begins with a unique 2-letter combination. Source: Baseball-Reference search bar
HW also shows Ji Hwan Bae, but his names start with Ji and Bae so Jae-gyun Hwang remains the only HW player.
HW also shows Ji Hwan Bae, but his names start with Ji and Bae so Jae-gyun Hwang remains the only HW player.
March 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I created a 40-man roster from the 44 players whose first or last name (or name they went by) begins with a unique 2-letter combination. Source: Baseball-Reference search bar
HW also shows Ji Hwan Bae, but his names start with Ji and Bae so Jae-gyun Hwang remains the only HW player.
HW also shows Ji Hwan Bae, but his names start with Ji and Bae so Jae-gyun Hwang remains the only HW player.
Height/Weight of Players who led the MLB in Triples
Shortest:
5'5" - Bill Keister, 1901
5'5" - Freddie Patek, 1971
Tallest:
6'5" - Dexter Fowler, 2010
Heaviest:
250 lb - Dave Orr, 1885/1886
230 lb - Carl Crawford, 2004
Lightest:
140 lb - Buttercup Dickerson, 1879
142 lb - Jack Tobin, 1921
Shortest:
5'5" - Bill Keister, 1901
5'5" - Freddie Patek, 1971
Tallest:
6'5" - Dexter Fowler, 2010
Heaviest:
250 lb - Dave Orr, 1885/1886
230 lb - Carl Crawford, 2004
Lightest:
140 lb - Buttercup Dickerson, 1879
142 lb - Jack Tobin, 1921
March 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Height/Weight of Players who led the MLB in Triples
Shortest:
5'5" - Bill Keister, 1901
5'5" - Freddie Patek, 1971
Tallest:
6'5" - Dexter Fowler, 2010
Heaviest:
250 lb - Dave Orr, 1885/1886
230 lb - Carl Crawford, 2004
Lightest:
140 lb - Buttercup Dickerson, 1879
142 lb - Jack Tobin, 1921
Shortest:
5'5" - Bill Keister, 1901
5'5" - Freddie Patek, 1971
Tallest:
6'5" - Dexter Fowler, 2010
Heaviest:
250 lb - Dave Orr, 1885/1886
230 lb - Carl Crawford, 2004
Lightest:
140 lb - Buttercup Dickerson, 1879
142 lb - Jack Tobin, 1921
There's been 541 200+ hit seasons but not all are created equal.
The lowest bWAR of seasons with 200+ hits:
Matty Alou, 1970: -0.4
Doc Cramer, 1940: -0.2
George Sisler, 1929: 0.4
Ralph Garr, 1973: 0.5
Willie Montañez, 1976: 0.7
Taylor Douthit, 1930: 0.7
Dante Bichette, 1998: 1
Luis Arráez, 2024: 1
The lowest bWAR of seasons with 200+ hits:
Matty Alou, 1970: -0.4
Doc Cramer, 1940: -0.2
George Sisler, 1929: 0.4
Ralph Garr, 1973: 0.5
Willie Montañez, 1976: 0.7
Taylor Douthit, 1930: 0.7
Dante Bichette, 1998: 1
Luis Arráez, 2024: 1
March 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
There's been 541 200+ hit seasons but not all are created equal.
The lowest bWAR of seasons with 200+ hits:
Matty Alou, 1970: -0.4
Doc Cramer, 1940: -0.2
George Sisler, 1929: 0.4
Ralph Garr, 1973: 0.5
Willie Montañez, 1976: 0.7
Taylor Douthit, 1930: 0.7
Dante Bichette, 1998: 1
Luis Arráez, 2024: 1
The lowest bWAR of seasons with 200+ hits:
Matty Alou, 1970: -0.4
Doc Cramer, 1940: -0.2
George Sisler, 1929: 0.4
Ralph Garr, 1973: 0.5
Willie Montañez, 1976: 0.7
Taylor Douthit, 1930: 0.7
Dante Bichette, 1998: 1
Luis Arráez, 2024: 1