Scott (not the real Smiley)

The Tom Kelly Rule: You don’t know what you have with a young hitter until he has 1000 PA at the MLB-level. The Smiley Corollary: A replacement player is a replacement player until proven otherwise, see the Tom Kelly Rule.

@notgaetti Obviously not the same to even the most casual observer. Do you really think those 🤡 takes deserve a rebuttal, much less worth distracting from celebrating a true gamer?

Inspiring as hell. Last played affiliated ball in 1992, then worked construction for 30 years, now back on a mound in pro ball at 53. Incredible story. But surely you can see how the "Bauer's still got it!" sycophants are reaching; a 7-inning no-hitter in this league is not the same as a 9-inning no-hitter in MLB.

All the respect in the world to this 53-year-old man for realizing his pro ball dreams and firing a strike on his first pitch… but 7-inning games against teams like this is why “Trevor Bauer just threw a no-hitter!” isn’t the flex you think it is.

@BaseballDudes48 GC + paper book. Correct GC without having to upload the analog copy of the whole game to roll up season stats.

GameChanger stats… Pitch counts, strike outs, walks and runs scored are the only basic stats that can’t be manipulated. Unless of course the person running GC forgets to change pitchers or has the lineup wrong. If the person running it struggles to differentiate between hits and errors, passed balls and wild pitches, stolen bases and indifference, almost everything you see will be inaccurate. Batting average, ERA, hits, hits allowed, earned runs, RBI’s, they will all be skewed and sometimes in a big way. GC has become a source of tension in our youth game. If this is happening on your team, the easiest solution is to stop using it. If parents and coaches want stats, let them keep their own book.

@JoeOrrico99 I’m inclined to agree

This is one of the most egregious balks in baseball history

@BBGreatMoments Maricial, Tiant, Palmer

Name a pitcher whose windup you could recognize from a mile away. For me, it’s Dontrelle Willis. That leg kick was basically its own baseball era. Who’s yours?

@TroyPSilva Perfectly bloused pants above full stirrups so no elastic was showing.

Something swaggy you did back when you played that this generation wouldn’t know about? Me?👇🏼

@WhitetailBuck25 @TroyPSilva Not enough dents

@TroyPSilva This was all you needed

@JomboyMedia @SethTweets

53-year-old knuckleballer Vincent Towns made the start for the Atlantic League’s Hagerstown Flying Boxcars today 👏 Towns has worked in construction for 30 years and last played pro baseball for a San Francisco Giants Minor League team in 1992

@MNTwinsZealot Redux. x.com/tcgraphs/statu…

Royce Lewis…really thought he’d be the next great Twin. Super attitude, loved his positivity, had some big moments at the plate and now he’s a .230 hitter who struggles to make contact and has 1.4 WAR since 2023. What happened?

@Brandon_Warne Or he’s another in a long line of guys who couldn’t respond when the league adjusted because baseball is hard.

The Matt Wallner falloff will be studied for years

@NickNelsonMN We’re 4 weeks into a 5-year plan. Why not?

Dreadful showing from the Twins in Tampa. Never had a lead in the entire series. Is it too soon to shake things up?

You’d think Barkley would know this unwritten rule waiver was in place before going on a jag about Jaden’s layup.

@UrsusASyriacus @hoffmental @ShamsCharania

@hoffmental @TCGraphs @ShamsCharania Nah you and him are both delusional. Ant got hurt last game while barely contributing until that point. They even lost Donte to an Achilles super early in the same game. the wolves still won. Denver has been playing like shit. Rudy Ayo and McDaniels have been fantastic. MIN > DEN

Just in: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has sustained a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee and is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources tell ESPN. Results showed Edwards avoided any ligament damage, but he will now miss time.

@amramsfan1 @EdwardDeano @ShamsCharania I can see that.

@EdwardDeano @TCGraphs @ShamsCharania If the series was tied 2-2 I'd give the nuggets a better chance but besides game 1 they haven't dominated the wolves really. But I'd say if the nuggets can win games 5 and 6 and force game 7 then all bets are off.

@Noah19191919 @ShamsCharania

@TCGraphs @ShamsCharania I mean they are one win away so they should easily be able to steal one more game

@Billy3472 @ShamsCharania I missed the arbitrage opportunity there.

@TCGraphs @ShamsCharania Based on betting patterns it seems 60% of people agree with you.

@EdwardDeano @ShamsCharania Thank you

@TCGraphs @ShamsCharania Because you aren't seeing reality.

@amramsfan1 @ShamsCharania Which is why I only mentioned the Nuggets.

@TCGraphs @ShamsCharania Unless the blazers take the spurs out they'll get okc and they can't get through okc without Edwards and Divincenzo

@PabloPicante6 @ShamsCharania Hard to get by next round but the Nuggets are gettable.

@TCGraphs @ShamsCharania With DiVencenzo out too?