Not getting any Soriano shares this season after years of being infatuated with him is going to haunt me.

Big Mistakes is fun as hell. The whole cast is great but Metcalf pops in every scene she’s in.

Joey Loperfido with a Gronk spike in left field.

The question at this point is not whether Steve Cohen fires someone, it's whether he does it on Twitter.

It's gonna be so fun watching Mike Trout in the playoffs with the Phillies this season.

Rafael Devers' strikeout rate:
2022-23: 18.9%
2024: 24.5%
2025: 26.3%
2026: 28.2%

Percentage of swings exceeding 75 mph:
2024: 28%
2025: 20%
2026: 13%

No one else has the guts to say it but I will: Shohei is getting lazy

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Will Jeremiah Jackson will be a first-ballot HOF or have to wait a bit?

Too soon for a mea culpa? Soriano looks… pretty great so far?

Oh look again

Trying to remember the last time I turned on the Cardinals game and Pedro Pages wasn’t batting with RISP

Bruh

Matt Svanson crashing and burning has been a real bummer.

I thought I was tuning into Red Sox/Cardinals but apparently it’s the latest lecture from Professor Smoltz.

Jordan Walker got a super late break on that and still scored easily. Dude only needs like three strides base to base.

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Watching Dustin May in the Cardinals’ City Connects

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The Pitt was 80-grade TV this week. Powerful stuff.

The movement Nolan McLean gets on his pitches is comical. Witchcraft.

I've thought long and hard about City Connects and have decided they're not for me

It would be difficult to overstate how massive a Walker breakout would be for the Cardinals' rebuild.

He did it again (this time to center field)

This matchup was three days’ too late.

But is this a better run-scoring opportunity? 🤷‍♂️

Jordan Walker with another oppo tank

Does that preclude using Pozo as a pinch hitter?

Why is Pozo on the roster if he’s not hitting for Pages here

Turns out Cheaper John King is even worse than Actual John King. Who knew?