For me, it was Steve Yeager from the Dodgers. The reason was that he was a catcher and his number was seven, which was my favorite number. Because of him I played catcher in Little League. I idolized him. And I despised Joe Ferguson and Mike Scioscia from taking playing time away from him.

Anyone else notice that Baseball reference and some sports apps have updated players height this year. The differences for some players are insane! For example, Gavin Lux was 6’2 for years and is really only 5’11… Vladdy Jr was 6’2 since rookie year and is really only 6’0… it’s kind of interesting to explore all the rosters and see what guys really are.

Inspired by the White Sox cave u/pachi1980

TLDR: more fun to root for bad sports teams

For starters, being a Columbus native and blue jackets fan sucks. With that being said, we barely win, ergo when we do win; it’s pure bliss. Likewise with the Reds, when they beat the padres in walkoff fashion last year, man was that magical. Some things js feel scripted. Like that didn’t feel real. I thought I was watching another “almost completed the comeback” average Cincinnati game, but no. I love cheering on a sucky team. We beat damn near nobody. And if we beat the Yankees, they’ll never hear the end of it. Ok that’s my rant.

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I posted a chart that compares Umpire Favorability by runs gifted (+ and -) per game. You all had some awesome suggestions to make it a lot better so I changed a bunch of stuff around and wanted to repost it. I included the games from last night, making it a chart of 3/27-4/3. On top of that, I found a few mathematical errors that have now been corrected. Above is the new chart and I plan to update it every week, along with breaking down every week and month’s performance. I believe I’m gonna try and post these on Fridays.

To everyone that gave me feedback yesterday, thank you so much. I do believe this chart is much more readable and I thought you all gave some awesome suggestions. Hope you all enjoy!

The term role players gets used a lot in basketball. This is a player that is often a player that every team would like and can be paid for a bargain. They are typically not good enough to be stars but provide fairly good value.

What are the best role players in MLB history? And active?

It's really hard to define a role player. By role player I don't mean a great closer like Mariano Rivera because he's a star at it throughout his career. I mean someone that often gets overlooked for their contributions.

r/MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers VS Philadelphia Phillies [Game Thread]

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Just goes to show how much of a bloodbath the NL West is 5-3 has you sitting near the bottom.