Breaking down Bryce Harper’s monster home run last night, talking a little bit about Chris Sale’s bad luck and celebrating Madduxes in today’s Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup.
Month: April 2017
Today is your birthday
We’re talking The Big Friendly Giant, big birthday games, what makes a great intentional walk day and, mostly, I chat with Bill James and Tom Tango about the pitcher win in today’s Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup. Also: Brilliant reader Ray has included an RSS Feed for the JPT. But: If you DO want to…
The Return of Dallas
Talking Dallas Keuchel, Eric Thames and the dreaded “S word” and this week’s PANCON rankings on the Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup today.* *I apologize for not getting links out the last few days. Hoping you’re getting over the Medium site and maybe even clicking the follow button.
A Consensus on ‘If Not’
“They came in numbers that were mammoth if not quite astronomical.” —Number of people who rallied in “March for Science.” (Source: Wisconsin Gazette) “The daughter, the wife and the son each have developing life narratives apart, if not wholly detached, from what is happening with the Mars simulation.” — Book Review of “The Wanderers (Source:…
PosCasts
Ada is a big fan of the Poscast theme song! @JPosnanski @KenTremendous pic.twitter.com/l6dljKC51k — Jeffrey Gautreaux (@jgautreaux) April 9, 2017 Well, that could not be more delightful. Two PosCasts this week — recorded one with Keith Law about his upcoming book (Tuesday!) called “Smart Baseball.” I (like Keith) often get asked if there’s a book…
The Art of Being Perfect
Have a couple of links surrounding the perfect game. Friday was the five-year anniversary of Philip Humber’s unlikely perfecto in 2012. I wrote about Humber. And then, on the JPT, I wrote a fun fact or two on all 23 perfect games.
JPT: The Big Friendly Giant
We are talking some Aaron Judge and chatting with Bill James and Tom Tango about bunting in today’s Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup.
JPT: March of the Robo Umps
Talking C.B. Bucknor, instant replay, shutouts and the sudden stardom of Chris Devenski on the Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup.
JPT: The Cap Standings
In today’s Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Roundup, we take a look at the standings, talk a bit about bunting against the shift and show who has been hitting into loud outs so far in 2017.
JPT: The Trials of Giancarlo
We kick off this week’s Joe Peppy Tone Baseball Round with Giancarlo Stanton, a little talk about shutouts and the wonder that is Jered Weaver trying to get by.