Joseph
@jtdutch.bsky.social
Love baseball & hockey history, but not a present-day fan.
All complaints are forwarded to management. Over 21.
All complaints are forwarded to management. Over 21.
Moonlighting.
What TV show had the best theme song?
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Moonlighting.
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Stand up to cancer by voting out people who defund cancer research
July 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Stand up to cancer by voting out people who defund cancer research
"Well, it’s a lot of it is fun. A lot of it’s horseshit. When it gets to be more than fifty percent horseshit, I’ll quit."
That's a GREAT quote from the Splinter, and exactly where I am right now. Today's MLB is over 50% horseshit, so my interest just isn't there.
x.com/Jimfrombaseb...
That's a GREAT quote from the Splinter, and exactly where I am right now. Today's MLB is over 50% horseshit, so my interest just isn't there.
x.com/Jimfrombaseb...
Jim Koenigsberger on X: ""Well, it’s a lot of it is fun. A lot of it’s horseshit. When it gets to be more than fifty percent horseshit, I’ll quit." Ted Williams on managing in Texas "I thought I needed Ted Williams four years ago to create interest in Washington and I thought I needed him this year to https://t.co/cEgkfpWewx" / X
"Well, it’s a lot of it is fun. A lot of it’s horseshit. When it gets to be more than fifty percent horseshit, I’ll quit." Ted Williams on managing in Texas "I thought I needed Ted Williams four years ago to create interest in Washington and I thought I needed him this year to https://t.co/cEgkfpWewx
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April 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Well, it’s a lot of it is fun. A lot of it’s horseshit. When it gets to be more than fifty percent horseshit, I’ll quit."
That's a GREAT quote from the Splinter, and exactly where I am right now. Today's MLB is over 50% horseshit, so my interest just isn't there.
x.com/Jimfrombaseb...
That's a GREAT quote from the Splinter, and exactly where I am right now. Today's MLB is over 50% horseshit, so my interest just isn't there.
x.com/Jimfrombaseb...
Happy New Year, everyone.
January 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Happy New Year, everyone.
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Sneezing during a CAT scan. Or as I like to call it, my next album cover.
December 31, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Sneezing during a CAT scan. Or as I like to call it, my next album cover.
I wish people would just tell the truth about the situation here instead of using lies to prop up a system that benefits like three or four teams and shafts all the others
on player salaries, operations, MiLB operations, etc. They could all afford a team outlay of $120-150M year and still make a sizable profit in most cases. Teams like the Pirates & Orioles have been printing money for years as they have received money from the league pool in large amounts & kept 9/
December 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I wish people would just tell the truth about the situation here instead of using lies to prop up a system that benefits like three or four teams and shafts all the others
It's the Hall of Feelings, as it has been for decades
What would be "a lot cooler" is more people giving a shit about who's actually deserving based on how they played baseball
What would be "a lot cooler" is more people giving a shit about who's actually deserving based on how they played baseball
The Hall of Fame just got a lot cooler. Dick Allen and Dave Parker; heck yeah.
December 9, 2024 at 5:08 AM
It's the Hall of Feelings, as it has been for decades
What would be "a lot cooler" is more people giving a shit about who's actually deserving based on how they played baseball
What would be "a lot cooler" is more people giving a shit about who's actually deserving based on how they played baseball
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The Pac-12 just won the Big Ten and Big 12 championships
December 8, 2024 at 4:53 AM
The Pac-12 just won the Big Ten and Big 12 championships
It should be called Frank Jobe Surgery.
Tommy John is the oldest living candidate on the Classic Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
John is most famous for the surgery that bears his name. Should he also be a Hall of Famer?
Both sides are presented here.
www.cooperstowncred.com/tommy-john-s...
John is most famous for the surgery that bears his name. Should he also be a Hall of Famer?
Both sides are presented here.
www.cooperstowncred.com/tommy-john-s...
Should Tommy John be Known as a Hall of Famer or Just a Surgical Procedure? - Cooperstown Cred
The name Tommy John is well known as the name of a surgical procedure for injured pitchers. John the pitcher won 288 games but has not made the Hall of Fame.
www.cooperstowncred.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:36 PM
It should be called Frank Jobe Surgery.
Ken Boyer and Luis Tiant are the only ones from the Classic Baseball Era ballot that I would put in the Hall.
Players in history, all positions, in or out of HOF, with:
184+ Rbat
19+ Rbaser+Rdp
73+ Rfield
(aka very good at everything)
✨ KEN BOYER ✨
Aaron
Ashburn
Betts
Ba Bonds
Clemente
J Cruz
G Davis
B Ewing
Kaline
Mays
Jackie
Wagner
L Walker
Whitaker
List via @stathead.com: stathead.com/tiny/x8akV
184+ Rbat
19+ Rbaser+Rdp
73+ Rfield
(aka very good at everything)
✨ KEN BOYER ✨
Aaron
Ashburn
Betts
Ba Bonds
Clemente
J Cruz
G Davis
B Ewing
Kaline
Mays
Jackie
Wagner
L Walker
Whitaker
List via @stathead.com: stathead.com/tiny/x8akV
🚨NEW EP: KEN BOYER🚨 POF welcomes @adarowski.bsky.social to discuss the career and HOF candidacy of Ken Boyer. We cover:
🏆 1964 World Series (2 HR)
⚾️ Mathews, Brooks, and Santo
🧢 Best MLB Players of the 1960s
⚾️ Cooperstown and 3B
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🏆 1964 World Series (2 HR)
⚾️ Mathews, Brooks, and Santo
🧢 Best MLB Players of the 1960s
⚾️ Cooperstown and 3B
open.spotify.com/episode/2apR...
November 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Ken Boyer and Luis Tiant are the only ones from the Classic Baseball Era ballot that I would put in the Hall.
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My philosophy on relievers in the Hall is this:
Relief pitchers don’t belong unless they are generationally elite.
Mariano Rivera yes
Everyone else who pitched during his career run, no
Relief pitchers don’t belong unless they are generationally elite.
Mariano Rivera yes
Everyone else who pitched during his career run, no
Interesting debate here and within the quoted tweet between Lewie and Mark on RPs and the Hall.
One thing that I think gets overlooked is that if we are to believe RP is a unique position, I think that the typical stats used to evaluate SPs are insufficient. (1/2)
One thing that I think gets overlooked is that if we are to believe RP is a unique position, I think that the typical stats used to evaluate SPs are insufficient. (1/2)
Not dunking on Mark but this is a great articulation of why relievers get looked over for the HOF.
An elite third-down back probably gets a chance to play more downs. Impact is a function of skill.
An elite closer usually stays in the bullpen. All you can do is pitch your ass off in the IP you get
An elite third-down back probably gets a chance to play more downs. Impact is a function of skill.
An elite closer usually stays in the bullpen. All you can do is pitch your ass off in the IP you get
November 26, 2024 at 4:24 AM
My philosophy on relievers in the Hall is this:
Relief pitchers don’t belong unless they are generationally elite.
Mariano Rivera yes
Everyone else who pitched during his career run, no
Relief pitchers don’t belong unless they are generationally elite.
Mariano Rivera yes
Everyone else who pitched during his career run, no
If the Kings can't avoid getting their asses kicked by a last-place team, it might be time to take an honest look at things & make appropriate changes
November 26, 2024 at 5:40 AM
If the Kings can't avoid getting their asses kicked by a last-place team, it might be time to take an honest look at things & make appropriate changes
Share 5 of your favorite baseball players of all-time except none of them can have overlapping MLB careers.
Sandy Koufax (1955-66)
Andy Messersmith (1968-1979)
Greg Brock (1982-1991)
Dave Hansen (1990-2005)*
Matt Kemp (2006-2020)
*-Hansen had 7 at-bats in 1990, I don't care, I'm not excluding him
Sandy Koufax (1955-66)
Andy Messersmith (1968-1979)
Greg Brock (1982-1991)
Dave Hansen (1990-2005)*
Matt Kemp (2006-2020)
*-Hansen had 7 at-bats in 1990, I don't care, I'm not excluding him
Share 5 of your favorite baseball players of all-time except none of them can have overlapping MLB careers.
I’ll go with…
Shohei Ohtani
Vladimir Guerrero, Sr.
Michael Jack Schmidt
Biz Mackey
Charlie Bennett
I’ll go with…
Shohei Ohtani
Vladimir Guerrero, Sr.
Michael Jack Schmidt
Biz Mackey
Charlie Bennett
November 24, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Share 5 of your favorite baseball players of all-time except none of them can have overlapping MLB careers.
Sandy Koufax (1955-66)
Andy Messersmith (1968-1979)
Greg Brock (1982-1991)
Dave Hansen (1990-2005)*
Matt Kemp (2006-2020)
*-Hansen had 7 at-bats in 1990, I don't care, I'm not excluding him
Sandy Koufax (1955-66)
Andy Messersmith (1968-1979)
Greg Brock (1982-1991)
Dave Hansen (1990-2005)*
Matt Kemp (2006-2020)
*-Hansen had 7 at-bats in 1990, I don't care, I'm not excluding him
1988 World Series game 1
If you were going to watch/rewatch one baseball game from start to finish today, which one would it be?
November 24, 2024 at 5:59 PM
1988 World Series game 1
Clickbait from a certified wanker.
As we consider the Cy Young ballot tonight, consider this, too: Zack Wheeler, who has 103 wins, might just be what a Hall of Fame starting pitcher looks like now -- no matter if that's not what Bob Gibson or Walter Johnson looked like.
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Wheeler isn't just an ace, he might be a Hall of Famer
When the results of the NL Cy Young Award balloting are released on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler is highly likely to find himself with a top-two finish. Regardless of whether he wins, take a...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Clickbait from a certified wanker.
MLB: The World Champions
NHL: Kings
NBA: Haven't followed it much since Chick Hearn passed away
NFL: Haven't followed it much since the Raiders left L.A.
NPB: The Osaka (オリックス) Buffaloes
NCAA: Meh, used to root for UCLA but that was a long time ago.
NHL: Kings
NBA: Haven't followed it much since Chick Hearn passed away
NFL: Haven't followed it much since the Raiders left L.A.
NPB: The Osaka (オリックス) Buffaloes
NCAA: Meh, used to root for UCLA but that was a long time ago.
Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite teams I'll start
NBA: Pistons
NFL: Bengals
NHL: Hurricanes
College: Maryland
MLB: Mets
WNBA: Mystics
Soccer: Liverpool
NBA: Pistons
NFL: Bengals
NHL: Hurricanes
College: Maryland
MLB: Mets
WNBA: Mystics
Soccer: Liverpool
November 16, 2024 at 8:35 AM
MLB: The World Champions
NHL: Kings
NBA: Haven't followed it much since Chick Hearn passed away
NFL: Haven't followed it much since the Raiders left L.A.
NPB: The Osaka (オリックス) Buffaloes
NCAA: Meh, used to root for UCLA but that was a long time ago.
NHL: Kings
NBA: Haven't followed it much since Chick Hearn passed away
NFL: Haven't followed it much since the Raiders left L.A.
NPB: The Osaka (オリックス) Buffaloes
NCAA: Meh, used to root for UCLA but that was a long time ago.