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Tom Fowler Writes
@tomfowlerwrites
USA Today bestselling #crimefiction and #thriller author. Tweets are mostly about sports, writing, pop culture, or Magic (esp. cube) in an ever-changing order.
Maryland 加入时间 Ağustos 2009
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@InOrioles Every team uses analytics. Using it isn’t an advantage anymore, but not using it is a disadvantage.
Teams have proprietary metrics and care about different things.
Like anything, how you use the tool matters.
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@BeerAndBirds But not using it is a disadvantage.
Also, teams have their own proprietary metrics and care about different things. “Analytics” doesn’t mean they all do the same stuff. (You may know this, but not everyone does)
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if everyone is using analytics then it’s no longer an advantage
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@BaltimoreFan79 @ByMattWeyrich @jcalvinmeyer Yep. Trying to hit the ball hard, especially pulling it in the air, has the highest xBA and xSLG. Hitters have known this for a while, but I think codifying it with terms like launch angle and exit velocity has turned off fans who don’t like the modern statistical focus in MLB.
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@ByMattWeyrich @jcalvinmeyer You all can be upset about this answer but he’s 100% correct
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Craig Albernaz was asked if the Orioles should try for less hard contact & focus on putting more balls in play.
His answer: No, “I think we all know in this game, especially at this level, when you hit the ball soft, it’s probably not going to be a hit.” baltimoresun.com/2026/05/16/ori…
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He just pitched 7 innings of 2-hit ball and struck out 10. Give him some elbow discomfort.
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@editti22 Love the guy, but he’s never healthy. Can’t count on him next year either. He has 10 months to suffer some other injury.
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Figured this was the case all along. Hopefully he gets healthy for the future, things just go smooth when he’s in the lineup.
MLB Trade Rumors@mlbtraderumors
Jordan Westburg To Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/jordan…
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@PigTownSports He already couldn’t be counted on. Availability matters.
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Not good
Sucks to wait , but I get trying
Can he be counted on moving forward ?
Andy Kostka@afkostka
Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg is set to have elbow surgery, per source, and he’ll miss the rest of the season
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@zachbollinger18 It’s a waste of time.
There’s like a 99% chance he’d need the surgery anyway. Just get it done.
Now he’s out until next season, which gives him 10 months to get hurt some other way. Love the guy, but availability matters.
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Why are people upset Westburg got the PRP shot in an attempt to try to help the team this year?
If he gets the internal brace surgery now he'll be back in 6-9 months (per Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt on the show).
They took a chance for 2026 just like fans wanted.
I'm okay with it.
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He got in the shortest line at the grocery store. Make the old man in front of him need three prices verified and then pay with a check.
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@emkenobi The Night Manager came out with a second season literally NINE YEARS after the first.
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Making people wait 4 years for a new season that’ll only have a few episodes is ridiculous. The streaming format has done so much damage to shows. Shows used to push out new seasons EVERY YEAR with 15+ episodes. These companies have billions and could easily resume that format but they just don’t care about their audiences or the quality of their products anymore.
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm
‘AHSOKA’ Season 2 has been delayed to early 2027. The first season released in Summer 2023.
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@nut_history Aspects of the presentation and gameplay reminded me of Baseball Stars.
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I could spend hours playing Ken Griffey Jr Major League Baseball on the SNES.
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@Chris_Clement21 @RealEmirHan He says “huckleberry” in the movie, but historically, it would have been “huckle bearer.” According to the historian in the town of Tombstone (who appreciates the movie but doesn’t like it, as far as I could tell), coffins were often made of huckleberry wood at the time.
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@RealEmirHan For some reason, I thought it was your huckleberrer which was a term for pallbearer. He’s saying he’s going to escort him to the grave.
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Val Kilmer’s “I’m your huckleberry” in Tombstone is Southern slang for “I’m your man” perfectly fitting Doc Holliday’s confident challenge to Ringo.
Michael Biehn was asked “Val Kilmer was difficult to work with?”
He replied, "I don't know."
Then, after a brief pause, he added.
"I never met Val Kilmer while filming Tombstone.”
“I only met Doc Holliday."
Emir Han@RealEmirHan
Name the most iconic line delivery in movies. I’ll start:
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Colton Cowser has seen 87 breaking balls this year (curve/slider/sweeper)
He has 0 hits, 0 walks, and a 64.7% strikeout rate against those 87 breaking balls
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Me looking for details of a minor character when I want to use him again 4 books later.
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@editti22 At least they got a rouge to avoid the shutout!
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Still only counts as 1 loss right? Cool! Go get the series tomorrow.
Jacob Calvin Meyer@jcalvinmeyer
The Orioles lose 17-1 to the Red Sox. After the best win of the year, they lose by 16 runs. Trevor Rogers' struggles continued. The bats fell back down to Earth against Garrett Crochet. Keegan Akin and a position player combined to allow 10 runs in the 9th. Baltimore is 13-14.
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@zachbollinger18 Have we considered a bottle of rum and sacrificing a chicken?
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Have we tried asking the other team if they could just throw fastballs? Worth a shot.
PigTownSports@PigTownSports
The Orioles vs the Curvball... UGLY 46% K Rate 28th 60 Whiffs 30th 39% Whiff Rate 28th .118 BA 30th .224 SLG 27th .184 wOBA 28th
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@ryanripkenshow If he’d gotten one more Cy Young (and we can make a case he should have), that would give him 3 and basically punch his HOF ticket.
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