Patrick Goik

@CodifyBaseball Do 1976 now

MLB games lasting 3+ hours: 2003: 28% 2004: 31% 2005: 30% 2006: 32% 2007: 39% 2008: 37% 2009: 38% 2010: 38% 2011: 40% 2012: 47% 2013: 52% 2014: 58% 2015: 46% 2016: 54% 2017: 62% 2018: 54% 2019: 62% 2020: 59% 2021: 67% 2022: 60% 2023: 17%👀 2024: 12%👀 2025: 15%👀 2026: 21%👀

@TomDoyl00342852 @ThomasSowell Well said

Musk companies have created 125,000 jobs and he is worth $8 B. That is $64K a job. Isn't that a pretty good deal for America? 125,000 good paying jobs that can support families. Time for Dems to realize that billionaires wealth in most cases came from creating companies and jobs, not from clipping coupons

Tim Walz: "It’s okay in America to be successful, we should celebrate that. My beef is once you get successful, don’t be a greedy bastard and not pay your taxes. What we should demonize is people like Elon Musk."

@notgaetti @baseball_ref @CodifyBaseball @theaceofspaeder @TheWARmonger_ @JessicaDBrand @orwellian @BigLeagueDigest @OleTimeHardball @TheRealJHair @DanEvans108 And he made the greatest play in MLB history. That's a hill I'll die on.

Not enough people talk about Rick Monday • .264/.361/.443 (.804 OPS), 125 OPS+ • 33.2 WAR, 1619 H, 241 HR, 775 RBI • Played 19 years in the big leagues • First-ever MLB draft pick in 1965 • (Draft was new and he went 1-1) • Averaged 20 HR per 162 career • 2x All-Star, MVP votes in 1976 • (Career-high 4.4 WAR, 32 HR) • 1981 WS Champion with LAD • 1489 games in CF (35th most) • In the CHC/LAD Buckner trade • 107 IBB (T. 129th in MLB history) • Iconic rescue of Old Glory in 1976 • Happened at Dodger Stadium, BUT • Monday was on the Cubs at the time • (He was traded to LA the next season) • Hit a record 11 HR off George T. Seaver • Born on the same day as Jay Johnstone • 2 HOF votes (out of 444 ballots) in 1990 • Top B-R Similarity Score: Johnny Callison • Higher OPS+ than Raines, Puckett, Molitor • And Banks, Parker, Mauer, Baines, Dawson • During the years of his career from 1966 through 1984, Rick Monday was 1 of 8 players with at least 195 Rbat and 25 Rbaser+Rdp, a list mostly comprised of Hall of Famers Subscriber nomination (submitted independently, mind you!) by both @bikebrh and @martymaciaszek

@notgaetti I think a couple of fellas born on Nov 21 in Donora, PA go in the 1st round.

Give me almost anyone from Mobile, AL

@shegone03 @MLB @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting And they still hit .220

Apparently this is a DOUBLE in the @MLB in 2026 #shegone nation. Gotta get that league batting average up right? #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @SalMarinello

@permexpat @AugieNash Was 0-1 after the 1st at bat of his career. Hit a double in AB no. 2. And then never slipped below .300 again in his career.

@AugieNash Among the very best, if not the best! .331 average, 3,630 hits, and 17 straight .300 seasons

Stan Musial would make eleventy-seventy million dollars a year if he played in this era. Over Stan's 22-year career, a span of 3,026 major league games, Stan struck out three times in a game once! In his final season - when he was 42 years old! #STLCards

@AugieNash Time to retire 😀

@Kn1ghtime @TigersJUK @BruhnIsaiah It's been in the rule book for over a century.

@TigersJUK @BruhnIsaiah In what world is catching the ball with your hat or jersey easier than using your glove?

Barstool sports learn the rules of baseball challenge level impossible

@PaulMayne6 Still had 2700+ hits, right?

OK, so maybe Rusty wasn’t the quickest out of the batter’s box … 🤣👍⚾️

@notgaetti Between 1918 and 1932, there was only one year (1925) in which Ruth did not out-homer at least one Major League team. And in 1920, he out homered every other team. Which 40 other players did that?

Okay, against my better judgment, I'll bite: Did you just say you can name 40 players better than George Herman Babe Ruth? I'm all ears.

@VinnysCorner1 They ain't stopping him

Choose wisely….

@Jimfrombaseball 286 wins, 305 CGs. 6 consecutive 20 win seasons, 6 consecutive 300 IP seasons. True Ace!

"When Robin Roberts won, he was gracious. When he lost, so often in extra innings with his teammates giving him no runs, he did not pout. Day after day he went out there and threw that high, hard one down the middle, a marvellously coordinated man doing his job. If he had pitched for the Yankees he might have won 350 games." Author James A. Michener. "That high, hard one down the middle!!!!!!!!!" "You don't have to make a big study of batters beforehand. When I have good stuff, I throw four fastballs out of five pitches. When you take up a hitter in a clubhouse meeting, no matter what his weakness is, it's going to end up low and away or high and tight, and the curve ball must be thrown below the belt. That's the whole story of pitching. Keep your life and your pitching real simple and you’ll get along. I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy." Robin Roberts. "He was like a diesel engine. The more you used him, the better he ran. I don’t think you could wear him out." Curt Simmons. In 1952, Robin Roberts had his best season, going 28-7 with a 2.59 ERA over 330 innings. Roberts won his last eight starts of the season, ALL COMPLETE GAMES, including a 17-inning performance against the Braves. Amassed a streak of 28 STRAIGHT complete games during the 1952 and 1953 seasons. In his career, Robin Roberts pitched 305 COMPLETE games, 45 shutouts, 4,688+2⁄3 innings pitched in 676 games.

@RockNRoLL_85 The Stones when they were young, and then the write-in selection, Lynyrd Skynyrd

You can travel back and see two👇🏻

@notgaetti @orwellian And, greatest line in a retirement speech. Something like, "I didn't make this decision on my own. 30 teams agreed this is the right decision."

Not enough people talk about Garret Anderson: • .293 BA, 845 XBH, 1365 RBI • More hits than Helton, Mantle, Rice • More 2B than Rickey, Babe, Hawk • More RBI than Mize, Snider, Walker • 184 H : 89 K per 162 (Professional Hitter) • Played 150+ games 8x (and 140+ 11x) • During a 4-year period from 2000-2003, he averaged 194 hits, 46 2B, 30 HR, 120 RBI, and 336 TB per season (not per 162 games, but actually per season!), led the league in doubles twice, and won the 2002 World Series. The longtime Angels outfielder received just 0.2% of the vote on his only HOF ballot appearance in 2016. An injustice!

@FanDuel @PitchingNinja Martin Dihigo may be in that conversation.

Do you agree with @PitchingNinja? 🥷 The Top 5 international pitchers of all time: ⚾️ Pedro Martínez ⚾️ Mariano Rivera ⚾️ Juan Marichal ⚾️ Fergie Jenkins ⚾️ Bert Blyleven

@RushmoreLists Jarts

You're 9 years old or younger. What's the Mount Rushmore of iconic outdoor things for kids? Our list: The Big Wheel A Bicycle Slip 'N Slide Red Radio Flyer Wagon If you have a picture of little you enjoying items on your list, we'd love to see them!

@CodifyBaseball Nolan Ryan once yelled at me when I was a kid, "hey, stop." To be clear, he was having fun, not being mean

Who's the best baseball player you got within 10 feet of?

@CLE_RichSports Alvin Davis Ichiro Julio Rodriguez And to reference Cliff Clavin, two other guys who have never been in my kitchen

MLB Trivia - 4/17 Back to the AL West today. In their team history, the Seattle Mariners have had 5 players win the Rookie of the Year Award. Without using any outside sources, how many of those 5 players can you name. Bonus Points - Can you name the only player that was a unanimous selection? Yesterday Answers Jimmy Rollins - 778 - 2007 Lenny Dykstra - 773 - 1993 Pete Rose - 781 - 1984 Are the only 3 players with greater than 770 Plate Appearances in MLB History Note - Will not have much connectivity today so answers for the next few hours will be limited

@PaulMayne6 I think Cobb has the most stolen bases in the 00s, 10s, and 20s. 😇

Most stolen bases from a Tiger by decade … ‘70s - Ron LeFlore 294 ‘80s - Alan Trammell 167 ‘90s - Brian Hunter 116 ‘00s - Curtis Granderson 67 ‘10s - Austin Jackson 76 ‘20s - Zach McKinstry 51 👍⚾️

@CLE_RichSports Isn't it 3 Philly players? Jimmy Rollins and Dykstra are two of them. Drawing a blank on the 3rd.

MLB Trivia - 4/16 There have been 3 players in MLB history that have exceeded 770 plate appearances in a single season. Without using AI, Google or Grok, can you name any of these players? Yesterday’s Answer Bump Wills is the single season stolen base leader for the Texas Rangers with 52 in 1978.