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Pure as the driven slush
Matthew Creally, a first name with an extra "T" dives into Logan Webb's increase in "K's".

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine examines the very Philly way to treat a sports editor's wife.
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Logan Webb Strikes People Out Now
San Francisco's ace has become even more dangerous in 2025.
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August 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Raging against the MLB machine, Carson Picard decodes the lyrics of Minnesota's "Twin Killing in the Name."

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In honor of a co-worker, the @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine crashes a wedding.
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Twin Killing
How to ruin a future, and how the Twins hope to rise from the ashes
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August 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Somebody needs to check in on Royce Lewis, and Adam Salorio is the right person for the job.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine looks back when the hit king was the whiff king.
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Checking In on Royce Lewis
Will the third baseman bounce back in 2025?
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August 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
PLV is awesome and @marksteubinger.bsky.social has the smarts to show you how to use it to evaluate a hitter's ability!

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine, tired and overworked, escapes a work fire for a quick gulp of a short doubleheader.
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Using PLV’s Decision Value to Evaluate Hitter Ability: Sophomore Edition
Checking in on the swing decisions of notable second-year hitters.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Brendon Little's nasty curveball gets examined by @mikepass.bsky.social

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine examines a great forgotten season.
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Brendon Little Has Baseball's Nastiest Curveball
Brendon Little's devastating curveball is driving his breakout season.
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August 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Power of Command commands Janson Junk, as narrated by Adam Salorio.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine highlights an unbreakable rule you don't even know exists.
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Janson Junk and the Power of Command
A case study in count leverage.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Once again, I fed my @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine archives into NotebookLM and, like a philosophical janitor, I swept out a quick-and-dirty video. Facts may wobble, chronology might giggle, but hey, that’s half the fun. Take a spin through a baseball time warp: (youtu.be/WoJf-dbiKU0)
The 3000 500 Club Baseball s Lost Art
YouTube video by Mat Kovach
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August 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The always well-coiffed @scottchu.pitcherlist.com drops the latest ranks for the top 150 fantasy baseball hitters.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine drops some Molly today!
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Top 150 Hitters For Fantasy Baseball 2025: Week 19 - 8/7
Scott Chu's top 150 hitters for fantasy baseball in 2025
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August 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Patrick Fitzgerald ponders patience or panic with Burns and Butler?

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And sometimes, the @pitcherlist.com Wayback machine knows, you don't ponder; you just do.
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Patience or Panic: Chase Burns and Lawrence Butler
Week 19 of Patience or Panic, where we analyze poor performances as we head into the final quarter of the baseball season.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
While Adam Salorio breaks down the adjustments Brandon Woodruff has made:

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine goes back to a decision to keep the team with the best record out of the postseason while allowing a sub-500 team into it.
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Brandon Woodruff is Mixing It Up
Examining the adjustments that Woodruff has made to his arsenal.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Get your MLB News and Notes drummed up right by @drummerwrites.bsky.social :rim_shot:

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine heads down to Georgia on a ball with no spin.
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MLB News & Moments You Should Know: 8/5/2025
Soroka bound for IL as Cubs tumble; Yanks' bullpen blows another.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The encyclopedic insights of Jack Crumpler on the First Pitch Podcast improve your baseball IQ.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine travels back to an absurd game with four HOFers.
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Daily Fantasy Baseball News and Notes | First Pitch 8/4/25
Everything you need to know to win your fantasy baseball league!
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August 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
John Ke and Patrick Fitzgerald apply their brainpower to this year's trading deadline's fantasy impact.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine finds pitchers who had had enough and wanted to go home.
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TWF 122 - Little Trades Everywhere
Trades Galore!
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August 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The golden-voiced @trevorhooth.bsky.social has your morning fantasy baseball insights on the First Pitch Podcast.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine's voice, better suited for mime, yarns a tale of a Royal with the written word.
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Daily Fantasy Baseball News and Notes | First Pitch 8/2/25
Everything you need to know to win your fantasy baseball league!
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August 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Get your MLB News and Notes from Justin Alston

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While the @Pitcherlist Wayback Machine examines a shutout that would make Nick die a little on the inside.
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MLB News & Moments You Should Know: 8/1/2025
Lots of trades, a couple of debuts, and a crazy eighth inning in Cincy.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by Mat Kovach
Dude the Trade Deadline is wild
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails are switching drummers. Former Foo Josh Freese is going to rejoing NIN, while Ilan Rubin will mosey over to the Foo Fighters.
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails Are Switching Drummers
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails are switching drummers. Former Foo Josh Freese is going to rejoing NIN, while Ilan Rubin will mosey over to the Foo Fighters.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Fun fact. Ah, the joys of month-long Hackathons for work. So, me being me, an excerpt from my request for a team:

"Looking for collaborators, visionaries, and plausible deniability experts. Drop a message if you want to build something delightfully irresponsible."
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Kyle McCarthy goes digging for ground ball rates for starters.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine? It goes to look at
Dizzy and Jimmie
Strikeouts and putouts
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Digging into Groundball Out Rate for Starters
Evaluating groundball performance's impact on a handful of pitchers.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
With all the MLB News and Notes for today, I can't blame @drummerwrites.bsky.social for missing a thing or two.

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The @PitcherList Wayback Machine is always there to help out!
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MLB News & Moments You Should Know: 7/29/2025
Clase benched, Brewers win opener, Cubs legend Sandberg passes away.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
John Villavicencio touts the top 10 pitching prospects to stash in 2025.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine, weep from Hammy's HOF induction, get nostalgic for another gem from Cleveland.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Time for Hammy to get his due!
July 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Nate Schwartz followed the path of a 12th-round pick into the Giants' starting rotation.

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine points out a baseball event that will never happen again.
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Landen Roupp has Landed in San Francisco’s Rotation
Two unconventional changes are working wonders.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Mat Kovach
How did baseball champions come to win a "pennant"? The practice goes back to 1871 ... and to the Middle Ages. I had cause to re-read this today, and rather liked it. ourgame.mlblogs.com/pennants-6b1...
Pennants
They go back, back, back…
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July 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Dave Brown speculates, could Ichiro play in a game AFTER his HOF Induction?

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The @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine doesn't speculate, but reports on a catcher's less-than-stellar day.
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Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki Prepares To Play, Even as He Enters Cooperstown
Nobody elected to the Hall has ever returned to play an MLB game. Yet.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The always insightful Jack Foley looks into Jackson Merrill's post-rookie season power outage.

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Let's take the @pitcherlist.com Wayback Machine back to 1911!
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Jackson Merrill's Sophomore Power Outage
The league has adjusted, and Merrill hasn't yet found his response.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM