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Happy #MLB all! My offseason was fun bc I published my first book. Please check it out. I promise, it'll be fun for any baseball fan and it's really easy to jump around.
Matt Snyder
@MattSnyderCBS
Writer/talker/HOF analyzer for @CBSSportsMLB. Fan of IU, Bears, Pacers, Shawshank, Star Wars, Curb, Breaking Bad, GOT, Metallica, Pearl Jam, 🎢 and 🍺
- so it appears "HIPAA" is the new "freedom of speech" in terms of how many people talk about it without actually knowing what it means
- I asked Pete Alonso today if he knew what the Mets single season home run record was. Before I even ended the sentence he emphatically said "FORTY ONE." me: Oh so you've got your eye on it. Pete: Yes. I want it. Loved it.
- Replying to @WillBrinsontotal opposite. I freak out when I get below 50%
- Aaron Judge is slugging .701 right now. No one has slugged .700+ since 2004 (Barry Bonds, .812 ... lol)
- 1997 MLB ERA: 4.38 Pedro: 1.90 1998 MLB: 4.42 Pedro: 2.89 1999 MLB: 4.70 Pedro: 2.07 2000 MLB: 4.76 Pedro: 1.74 2001 MLB: 4.41 Pedro: 2.39 2002 MLB: 4.27 Pedro: 2.26 2003 MLB: 4.39 Pedro: 2.22 Prime Pedro was the best pitcher ever.
- the Cubs are 2-12 when Jameson Taillon starts and 36-32 when he doesn't
- Blue Jays since Aug. 16: - Won 7 of 8 - Were outscored 22-3 in three losses to Angels - Won 7 of 8 Baseball.
- boy, that HR Derby really ruined Vlad Jr. huh? .450/.500/.800, 6 2B, 5 HR, 23 RBI in last 15 games.
- The best/worst part about baseball Twitter is there are people who watch baseball every single day and continue to react as if they’ve never seen a baseball season play out