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John Metzler
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baseball. oh and managing the crushing weight of existential dread. currently giving it the “old college try”. SABR member.
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John Metzler @johnmetzler.bsky.social · Dec 8
I'm new here. Name is John. If you're as big a baseball loser as me we'll probably be friends. Nice to meet you.

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I spoke with @umpireplb.bsky.social about her 45-year career in umpiring, and about watching her protégé, Jen Pawol, become the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game.

You can read this at @baseballprospectus.com with a basic (free) subscription.

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Sharing a Historic Moment With Perry Barber, the Matriarch of Women in Umpiring | Baseball Prospectus
Reflections on Jen Pawol's landmark accomplishment last weekend.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
Here’s Nick Piecoro’s story. Torrey Lovullo is absolute class: www.azcentral.com/story/sports...
Lovullo said the comments were made toward Marte during his at-bat in the top of the seventh inning. Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister asked to have the fan removed. The man was ejected, according to the team spokesman. "That can't happen," Perdomo said. "Everybody knows how Ketel is. He's fun. He plays the game hard. I feel bad for him. I feel mad about it. I hope MLB can do something with that guy. I don't know who it was, but they've got to do something. We can't continue to do that (expletive) here in MLB." Perdomo added: "He should be banned, for sure." Lovullo said he heard what the fan said - he did not want to repeat it - and looked directly at Marte. "I looked right at him when I heard," Lovullo said. "I looked right at him and he looked at the person, as well. He put his head down and I could tell it had an immediate impact on him, for sure. Said Perdomo: "Everybody knows Ketel lost his mom (in 2017). She was the world to him." Lovullo said he tried to console Marte. "I just reacted as a dad would when I went out to change pitchers," Lovullo said. "I could see he was sobbing. It hurt." He continued: "(I told him), 'I love you and I'm with you and we're all together and you're not alone. No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you heard, that guy is an idiot. It shouldn't have an impact on you.'"
June 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Anthony Santander's swing speed vs LHP had a wider variation in '24. His OPS v L has dropped .299 points.

This could mean nothing but I'm just wondering if he had more of a "B swing" last year than he does this year.
May 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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A pitcher being able to record a Save in a 19-2 game kinda makes you think certain baseball metrics are very silly, not at all sensible, and are ancient holdovers in need of an overhaul.
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Bowden Francis Isn’t Fooling Hitters Like He Did Before #bluejays #toronto #lightsupletsgo
Bowden Francis Isn’t Fooling Hitters Like He Did Before
Are you worried about Bowden Francis? For your sake, I hope not. Francis has a 3.58 ERA through five starts. He has yet to give up more than three earned runs in an outing. He is averaging five and a half innings per game. If you’re worried about a pitcher with numbers like that, you might just be l...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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baumann.bsky.social
The He Gets Us commercials using the Johnny Cash cover of "Personal Jesus" isn't going to win any awards for irony in a world where church choirs are singing "Like a Prayer" but it's important to recognize all the nominees
April 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
johnmetzler.bsky.social
George Springer's bat speed against fastballs this year strikes me as interesting.

Small sample, and let's see if the gains hold up, but maybe a sign that the 35 year old still has some thump in the bat.
A graph of George Springer's bat speed by game against pitch type per Statcast
March 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Three free agent outfielders, ages 31, 32, 30 in 2025. I'm very interested to see how their next contracts differ.
Teoscar Hernandez Baseball Savant percentile rankings Jurickson Profar Baseball Savant percentile rankings Anthony Santander Baseball Savant percentile rankings
December 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM
johnmetzler.bsky.social
I'm new here. Name is John. If you're as big a baseball loser as me we'll probably be friends. Nice to meet you.

www.fangraphs.com/walk-off
December 8, 2024 at 5:08 AM