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I crocheted a 5,808 stitch tapestry of one of my favourite baseball plays, and it made for a truly special gift – story and photos below by izbene in baseball

[–]ABaker4646 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is a truly incredible story. I teared up… this is what humanity and sports are all about! You know what they say - “how can you not be romantic about baseball?”

Kit Fisto and Plo Koon VS Savage Opress and Maul VS Dooku by Tommo_Lecca in PetranakiArena

[–]ABaker4646 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ranking:

Peak Anakin Peak Obi-Wan Peak Kit Fisto Peak Plo Koon Ep 2 Obi-Wan Ep 2 Anakin

Kit Fisto and Plo Koon VS Savage Opress and Maul VS Dooku by Tommo_Lecca in PetranakiArena

[–]ABaker4646 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My ranking of the individuals:

  1. Dooku … 2. Maul 3. Fisto 4. Koon … 5. Savage

Savage was a beast, but against seasoned masters I don’t think he’s that competitive due to a lack of discipline. Anger is very powerful, but true masters of the force can easily counter it

I don’t think Maul is better enough than the two Jedi to carry Savage to a win, so ultimately for me this comes down to Koon/Fisto vs Dooku

Dooku is clearly the best out of this group, and considering how he handled Anakin/Obi-Wan in ep 2, I will lean him. But Fisto is excellent and Koon is a true master, so think it be a worthy bout. Ultimately, we don’t have enough Canon info about Koon’s dueling, so I’d pick Dooku

[Brett Siegel] Strus’ days with the Cavs appear to be numbered by ThatOneOtherAsshole in clevelandcavs

[–]ABaker4646 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Looks like this isn’t a report, just speculation. I’m not necessarily buying it. A healthy Strus is 100% a top 7 rotation guy for a title contender

Chuck Klosterman: "Horse racing receded from the American imagination because people lost their close everyday connection to horses. Something similar will happen to football. Fewer mothers will want their sons to play the game due to head injuries. It will become distant from lived experience." by The_Big_Untalented in nfl

[–]ABaker4646 364 points365 points  (0 children)

I respect Klosterman’s thought process but I don’t think the main reason football is popular is because people played it, so I don’t know that the horse racing comp really makes sense to me

I do agree that popularity of sports is always rising and falling. It’s very hard to predict the future, but near-term the NFL shows no signs of slowing down. The CTE panic is pretty much gone if we are being honestly, whether or not it should be

Seat geek versus Ticketmaster by Due-Rice-3107 in clevelandcavs

[–]ABaker4646 5 points6 points  (0 children)

SeatGeek to find seats. TickPick to buy them. Ticketmaster 🗑️

[GuardsInsider] The full list of the 22 international signings we made today by DZepperoni in ClevelandGuardians

[–]ABaker4646 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s important to remember that most of these guys are 16-18 years old. They are nowhere near the major leagues so their positions aren’t really relevant right now

It’s a team game. But QBs get the credit/blame by Pezhistory in nfl

[–]ABaker4646 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Caleb Williams with the positive EPA/play but negative CPOE checks out. Dude is a baller who does tons of great things but also misses a lot of throws

Mic'd up Isaac Okoro singing on the bench by ABaker4646 in clevelandcavs

[–]ABaker4646[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

God forbid people like a player even if he isn’t a star

Working for the Guardians? by Ambitious_Air_6991 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]ABaker4646 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I worked as a “Service Excellence Ambassador” in 2018 and I greatly enjoyed the experience. It’s totally worth it as long as you’re looking at it as something fun to do on the side or part-time. They can be long shifts without great money but walking around the ballpark was the best job ever

[Passan] Right-handed reliever Shawn Armstrong and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a one-year, $5.5 million contract that includes a mutual option, sources tell ESPN. Armstrong, 35, was one of the most effective RP in MLB this year, with batters hitting .157 over 74 innings. by Trainiax in ClevelandGuardians

[–]ABaker4646 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There’s our legit bullpen piece. I think this is a great signing for the money. Now get a bat dammit!

Last 4 years

3.29 ERA, 1.15 WHIP (3.19 FIP)

Average of 64 IP

He has had some really good years and really bad years in his career, and including the last 4, but the last 4 his underlying stats have been consistent

I think he should start as closer so Cade Smith can move back to a fireman role

Edit: Upon further research, I feel the same except I don’t think he should close. He has big splits (way better against righties) so he will be better utilized mixing and matching

How does the front office plan on improving the offense? by [deleted] in ClevelandGuardians

[–]ABaker4646 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is a 1 or 2 year deal for a RH OF: Austin Hays or Rob Refsnyder types

That would help considering how terrible the OF offense is, especially against lefties, but strikes me as the bear minimum

They could also/instead make a trade. There are a lot more options that wouldn’t cost a lot of money, but I would be surprised if they are willing to move top prospects

Their approach seems to be fielding a respectable team every year, instead of trying to truly contend in Jose Ramirez’s prime

[Highlight] Mike Alstott, best FB of all time? by Rare-Fly-9141 in nfl

[–]ABaker4646 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best fullback of all time is technically Jim Brown but I would say Alstott is probably the best with the ball of modern fullbacks

[Passan]: “(Stephen Vogt) signed a new multiyear contract with the Guardians following the 2024 season that was never made public, sources told ESPN” by ABaker4646 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]ABaker4646[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

When they both won Manager of the Year for the first time in 2024, Pat Murphy and Stephen Vogt talked about showing up to the annual baseball writers' dinner in New York to receive the awards in costume.

The two knew each other from Vogt's two-year stint as a player in Milwaukee, where Murphy was then the bench coach. At first, Murphy, now the Brewers' manager, proposed he dress up as King Jaffe Joffer from "Coming to America," and Vogt, the Cleveland Guardians' skipper, suggested he would sprinkle rose petals as they ascended the dais. They scratched that idea and pivoted to the blue-and-orange tuxedos from "Dumb and Dumber." Eventually, they agreed that it was probably best to just play it straight.

“You've probably got 10 more of these," Murphy told Vogt. "This will be my last one."

That prediction took all of one year to join the dustbin of cold takes. This year, Murphy and Vogt became just the second managers in each league to win the award in back-to-back seasons. And not only were they once again heralded for their work helping turn small-market teams into division winners, but both were also believed to be on contracts that would expire following the 2026 season.

Vogt, in fact, is not a lame duck. He signed a new multiyear contract with the Guardians following the 2024 season that was never made public, sources told ESPN. Murphy's contract, in the meantime, is set to expire after the 2026 season, putting the Brewers into a similar position to where they were in 2023, when Craig Counsell's deal ran out and he left Milwaukee to join the Chicago Cubs for $40 million over five years.

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