Tony Miller
@tmiller2462.bsky.social
Way back on the radio dial, a fire got lit inside a bright-eyed child. Stat guy, office manager, recovering broadcaster, sports nerd.
Pro tip: Milan High School, whose 1954 state title run was the basis for “Hoosiers,” is in Indiana, not Italy. They pronounce it “MY-len.” Put the pronunciation in your prompter or people in this part of the world will notice.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Pro tip: Milan High School, whose 1954 state title run was the basis for “Hoosiers,” is in Indiana, not Italy. They pronounce it “MY-len.” Put the pronunciation in your prompter or people in this part of the world will notice.
This is from a tennis account, yes, but as a lifelong baseball fan … it isn’t wrong.
The constant spitting in baseball is truly repugnant
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This is from a tennis account, yes, but as a lifelong baseball fan … it isn’t wrong.
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does the skydome have an iced tea concession, bo bichette’s boba shed?
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
does the skydome have an iced tea concession, bo bichette’s boba shed?
While we're querying, how often do we get positionless* ABs like the one Kiner-Falefa had in the sixth?
(*Pinch-hitter or pinch-runner whose spot comes up again in the same inning before he has a chance to assume a defensive position)
(*Pinch-hitter or pinch-runner whose spot comes up again in the same inning before he has a chance to assume a defensive position)
Someone with better @retrosheet.bsky.social skills than me is going to need to look up the last batted-ball 315 putout... with or without the FC involved.
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
While we're querying, how often do we get positionless* ABs like the one Kiner-Falefa had in the sixth?
(*Pinch-hitter or pinch-runner whose spot comes up again in the same inning before he has a chance to assume a defensive position)
(*Pinch-hitter or pinch-runner whose spot comes up again in the same inning before he has a chance to assume a defensive position)
Someone with better @retrosheet.bsky.social skills than me is going to need to look up the last batted-ball 315 putout... with or without the FC involved.
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Someone with better @retrosheet.bsky.social skills than me is going to need to look up the last batted-ball 315 putout... with or without the FC involved.
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The Pre- and Post-Cold Pizza era.
If you are like 25 or older, you remember ESPN doing something with sports that enriched your enjoyment, nourished your knowledge, and made you excited about being a sports fan. So what’s turned not only sucks, it feels like a betrayal
If you’re under the age of let’s say 20, it’s just always stunk
If you’re under the age of let’s say 20, it’s just always stunk
Sports fans really hate ESPN so much. It’s crazy. And not just online, it’s everyone.
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The Pre- and Post-Cold Pizza era.
While we're doing pedantry around here, the NBA refers to the free throws awarded when your opponent has exhausted its foul quota as "penalty" free throws. That situation is described as "in the penalty." The word "bonus" does not appear anywhere in the NBA rulebook.
Things that annoy me and possibly nobody else: NBC’s scorebug said “Referees Zach Zarba, Eric Dalen, Jason Goldberg.” Only one of those is the referee.
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
While we're doing pedantry around here, the NBA refers to the free throws awarded when your opponent has exhausted its foul quota as "penalty" free throws. That situation is described as "in the penalty." The word "bonus" does not appear anywhere in the NBA rulebook.
Things that annoy me and possibly nobody else: NBC’s scorebug said “Referees Zach Zarba, Eric Dalen, Jason Goldberg.” Only one of those is the referee.
October 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Things that annoy me and possibly nobody else: NBC’s scorebug said “Referees Zach Zarba, Eric Dalen, Jason Goldberg.” Only one of those is the referee.
The last time the Blue Jays won the pennant, Greg Gumbel was the play-by-play announcer.
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The last time the Blue Jays won the pennant, Greg Gumbel was the play-by-play announcer.
It's all well and good until someone gets uprooted and sent to Oklahoma.
Tim Hortons vs Starbucks. Starting Sunday night.
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It's all well and good until someone gets uprooted and sent to Oklahoma.
Anyone out there have a list of MLB at bats that have involved multiple replay reviews?
(This is niche, but not any more niche than the time George Moriarty split his pants behind home plate, and that's been logged.)
(This is niche, but not any more niche than the time George Moriarty split his pants behind home plate, and that's been logged.)
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Anyone out there have a list of MLB at bats that have involved multiple replay reviews?
(This is niche, but not any more niche than the time George Moriarty split his pants behind home plate, and that's been logged.)
(This is niche, but not any more niche than the time George Moriarty split his pants behind home plate, and that's been logged.)
Couple of notes from latest update of the Kernel Matrix, which tracks every MLB (AL/NL/FL) score since 1901...
WSH 15 @ MIA 7 (Mon 9/8)... 106th occurrence, second this season (SEA @ DET on 7/12). 15-7, 15-8 and 15-9 have all happened in 2025, but 15-0, 15-4, 15-5 and 15-6 have not.
WSH 15 @ MIA 7 (Mon 9/8)... 106th occurrence, second this season (SEA @ DET on 7/12). 15-7, 15-8 and 15-9 have all happened in 2025, but 15-0, 15-4, 15-5 and 15-6 have not.
September 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Couple of notes from latest update of the Kernel Matrix, which tracks every MLB (AL/NL/FL) score since 1901...
WSH 15 @ MIA 7 (Mon 9/8)... 106th occurrence, second this season (SEA @ DET on 7/12). 15-7, 15-8 and 15-9 have all happened in 2025, but 15-0, 15-4, 15-5 and 15-6 have not.
WSH 15 @ MIA 7 (Mon 9/8)... 106th occurrence, second this season (SEA @ DET on 7/12). 15-7, 15-8 and 15-9 have all happened in 2025, but 15-0, 15-4, 15-5 and 15-6 have not.
Michiana will be getting the Colts game on CBS (stunning) with the Andrew Catalon crew and the lead DH games of NYG-WSH and GB-DET.
506 Sports Patreon subscribers (www.patreon.com/506Sports?ut...) get to see the preliminary map before it goes live. Much easier than mailing bribes to New Brunswick.
506 Sports Patreon subscribers (www.patreon.com/506Sports?ut...) get to see the preliminary map before it goes live. Much easier than mailing bribes to New Brunswick.
September 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Michiana will be getting the Colts game on CBS (stunning) with the Andrew Catalon crew and the lead DH games of NYG-WSH and GB-DET.
506 Sports Patreon subscribers (www.patreon.com/506Sports?ut...) get to see the preliminary map before it goes live. Much easier than mailing bribes to New Brunswick.
506 Sports Patreon subscribers (www.patreon.com/506Sports?ut...) get to see the preliminary map before it goes live. Much easier than mailing bribes to New Brunswick.
@hungrymarshall.bsky.social Tots’n’ham Hotdish is a very thematically appropriate FPL team name for you.
August 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@hungrymarshall.bsky.social Tots’n’ham Hotdish is a very thematically appropriate FPL team name for you.
Well done, whoever put this headline about synthetic butter right next to the one about the Wisconsin State Fair.
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Well done, whoever put this headline about synthetic butter right next to the one about the Wisconsin State Fair.
Oh good Lord.
August 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Oh good Lord.
Happy 89th anniversary to the George Moriarty Trousers Incident.
Moriarty played 14 years in MLB and was well-regarded as an umpire after that. But on this day he bent over to dust off the plate and, to quote the Cleveland Plain Dealer ...
(This is why they advise umpires to wear black underwear.)
Moriarty played 14 years in MLB and was well-regarded as an umpire after that. But on this day he bent over to dust off the plate and, to quote the Cleveland Plain Dealer ...
(This is why they advise umpires to wear black underwear.)
August 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy 89th anniversary to the George Moriarty Trousers Incident.
Moriarty played 14 years in MLB and was well-regarded as an umpire after that. But on this day he bent over to dust off the plate and, to quote the Cleveland Plain Dealer ...
(This is why they advise umpires to wear black underwear.)
Moriarty played 14 years in MLB and was well-regarded as an umpire after that. But on this day he bent over to dust off the plate and, to quote the Cleveland Plain Dealer ...
(This is why they advise umpires to wear black underwear.)
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the sound i made at the reveal, this person’s mind works in incredible ways
You WILLL NOT guess what this is about. But I encourage you to try before clicking through for the answer. www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/s/X...
July 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
the sound i made at the reveal, this person’s mind works in incredible ways
For several years, Doug Kern was the SABR member that I most wanted to meet in person, but he passed away in 2022.
While still with us, Doug had a devoted following for many reasons, one of which was his Every Score Ever matrix.
I couldn't make it to #sabr53, so today I revived and updated that.
While still with us, Doug had a devoted following for many reasons, one of which was his Every Score Ever matrix.
I couldn't make it to #sabr53, so today I revived and updated that.
The Kernel's MLB Score Matrix
The television listings on this site cover several sports, but before any of those existed, your editor became a member of the Society for A...
blog.unnecessarysportsresearch.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For several years, Doug Kern was the SABR member that I most wanted to meet in person, but he passed away in 2022.
While still with us, Doug had a devoted following for many reasons, one of which was his Every Score Ever matrix.
I couldn't make it to #sabr53, so today I revived and updated that.
While still with us, Doug had a devoted following for many reasons, one of which was his Every Score Ever matrix.
I couldn't make it to #sabr53, so today I revived and updated that.
I don’t know what this has to do with anything, but since it’s not like that has ever stopped me from posting before, it just dawned on me that the numbers used to spell my first name on a traditional phone keypad are the years of the two Mets World Series titles. But not in chronological order.
June 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I don’t know what this has to do with anything, but since it’s not like that has ever stopped me from posting before, it just dawned on me that the numbers used to spell my first name on a traditional phone keypad are the years of the two Mets World Series titles. But not in chronological order.
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Put that quote on the SABR dot org front page. That is free marketing thousands of companies in the country would pay $$$ for. #SABR53
Bruce Bochy told his players he was going to the SABR convention. They asked “What does that stand for—sandwiches and baseball?” “No,” he said. “It stands for people who know more about your career than you do.”
2025 Roland Hemond Award winner, Bruce Bochy
2025 Roland Hemond Award winner, Bruce Bochy
June 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Put that quote on the SABR dot org front page. That is free marketing thousands of companies in the country would pay $$$ for. #SABR53
The Pacers had three offensive team rebounds in the first two minutes. I have no idea what that means in the grand scheme of things, but I noticed it because I think about team rebounds.
Bigger issue: The Pacers have zero made field goals in the first 3:01.
Bigger issue: The Pacers have zero made field goals in the first 3:01.
June 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Pacers had three offensive team rebounds in the first two minutes. I have no idea what that means in the grand scheme of things, but I noticed it because I think about team rebounds.
Bigger issue: The Pacers have zero made field goals in the first 3:01.
Bigger issue: The Pacers have zero made field goals in the first 3:01.
For those of you who like the color-coded tennis schedule grids like the one below, here's the account/subscription for that as #RolandGarros starts tomorrow morning.
The analytics say there aren't a ton of you but you're pretty devoted.
The analytics say there aren't a ton of you but you're pretty devoted.
Sunday, May 25 at the French Open, by
@unsrtennis.bsky.social
@tntsportsus.bsky.social takes over U.S. TV coverage after 42 years on NBC and more than a dozen on Tennis Channel; Tiafoe and Shelton are among Day 1 featured matches
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@unsrtennis.bsky.social
@tntsportsus.bsky.social takes over U.S. TV coverage after 42 years on NBC and more than a dozen on Tennis Channel; Tiafoe and Shelton are among Day 1 featured matches
open.substack.com/pub/unsrtenn...
Sunday, May 25 at the French Open
TNT takes over U.S. TV coverage after 42 years on NBC and more than a dozen on Tennis Channel; Tiafoe and Shelton are among Day 1 featured matches
open.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For those of you who like the color-coded tennis schedule grids like the one below, here's the account/subscription for that as #RolandGarros starts tomorrow morning.
The analytics say there aren't a ton of you but you're pretty devoted.
The analytics say there aren't a ton of you but you're pretty devoted.
I know this is intended as a comment about Iowa's special-teams prowess, but it's funnier if you read it as a comment about their offense.
“Iowa is a punting factory”
They manufacture the purest punts known to mankind.
247sports.com/college/iowa...
They manufacture the purest punts known to mankind.
247sports.com/college/iowa...
'Iowa is a punting factory': Rhys Dakin predicted to win Ray Guy Award by CBS Sports
The Hawkeyes have a proud punting tradition under Kirk Ferentz. No, that isn't sarcasm. It has truly been a foundational piece to help Iowa become one of the most consistent programs in the sport. For...
247sports.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I know this is intended as a comment about Iowa's special-teams prowess, but it's funnier if you read it as a comment about their offense.
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The President is asking rhetorical questions about what federal government aircraft was doing, as if there's someone else who is supposed to have the answer. This is his responsibility. If he doesn't even know the answers, it's because he and his unqualified appointees are incompetent.
“Commander in Chief” jumps to throw military crew under the bus before any details are known. Coward.
We no longer have a leader in the White House but a conman who’s #1 goal is always to dodge responsibility.
Next time a R or D says “respect the office” remind them the President himself doesn’t.
We no longer have a leader in the White House but a conman who’s #1 goal is always to dodge responsibility.
Next time a R or D says “respect the office” remind them the President himself doesn’t.
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The President is asking rhetorical questions about what federal government aircraft was doing, as if there's someone else who is supposed to have the answer. This is his responsibility. If he doesn't even know the answers, it's because he and his unqualified appointees are incompetent.