Now that it's the next day, we have some... Statcast data on this... Catch Probability: 99% Opportunity Time: 5.4 seconds Distance Needed: 85 ft Not great. Outfield defense needs to lock in a bit.show more

Another day, another 5-star catch for Pete Crow-Armstrong. This... one Wednesday night. His 9th on the season in 13 opportunities. 25% catch probability on this ball from Statcast. The magic happens before the camera is on him. Pete is #1 in average outfield jump by a good amount.show more

A clutch catch from Colton Cowser in center field... to potentially save this game. Here are the Statcast metrics on this one: 45% catch probability +4-foot jump 86 feet traveled 29 ft/sec top speedshow more

Andy Pages made the first 5-star catch of the... season last night, just a 5% catch probability on this one according to Statcast! Pages covered 93 feet in 4.9 seconds with the sliding grab. Add a big homer to his +1.2 OAA and Pages is off to a great start!show more

I just noticed that Andy Pages has a new... "best catch of the year" according to catch probability, and it's a great example of how watching the advanced stats can tell you things you won't get from watching on TV. This was the last play of the game last Wednesday. Bogaerts hit the ball 102.3 MPH at a 15° launch angle, and Pages covered 45 feet in 2.9 seconds and did it so efficiently he didn't even have to leave his feet. Statcast has it at just a 5% catch probability.show more

Not a great result this time but we will... get it next time!! Big shoutout to Superfkr for the opportunity ❤️ Time to chill a bit and go back to streaming Sunday 🫡show more

Great play by Kahlil Watson this afternoon! 30% catch... probability on this ball for now from Statcast. He actually played it so well he won't make any highlight reels, his jump was ~8 feet above average! A lesser outfielder on this play would be trailing behind Watson and have to make a more spectacular "catch" to get to this one:show more

Not to be a hater right now but this... play had an 85% catch probability. Freeman has picked it up with the bat and its great to see but I do not think he is a centerfielder at all.show more

Just relaxing in the chair for a bit. Now... it's time to slip into my pumps and head out. Have a great day everyone 😘✨ #PumpsOn #ReadyToGo #DailyVibes #Lifestyleshow more

Catch of the Day- By The Numbers Cam Smith... covers an incredible 137 feet to snag this foul ball off the bat of Zach Neto. Statcast gives it just a 20% catch probability, it's Smith's first 5-star grab of the season. +.8 OAA on this play. According to my search, Smith covered more ground than any outfielder did on a catch during all of 2025 (136 feet by Nathan Lukes).show more

Polish FM Sikorski: I’m in favor of the European... Union starting to have some defense capability of our own so that we don’t have to call on the United States in every emergency. We should be capable of sorting out some warlord in Libya or the Balkans next time around.show more

So much confusion on this issue .. so much... opportunity but not the requirement that some believe it is .There are countless businesses built every day that become monster businesses that do not have the founder or CEO out in front? Of course it's a huge opportunity for many businesses and companies but please, enough of this requirement jargon.show more

Colton Cowser does it again — and he earns... loud moos from Orioles fans at Camden Yards. Baltimore's center fielder robs a two-run homer to keep the Orioles in this game. Statcast gave this ball a 65% catch probability. That metric does not include factors such as the CF wall.show more

Yesterday's best outfield catch! Just a 45% catch probability.... Looks like a routine play, no? Why is it so special? Because of what happens before the camera is on PCA. This is why the eye test is poor for fielding. A +10.7 feet jump, just remarkable, allows him to cruise to the ball, covering 77 feet in 4.2 seconds. Jump is player movement in the first three seconds from pitch release. Most MLB outfielders don't catch this one, and many who do are diving...show more

This is the kind of play that eye testers... have a hard time with, but also shows why catch probability is so useful. This ball had just a 55% catch probability, and is just made to look so easy by Ceddanne Rafaela. It's all about what you don't see on the screen, because it happens before the camera is on the play. The jump is 9.0 feet above average. He was positioned well into right-center. Lesser outfielders win catch on the week on this one with a full extension dive.show more

Great Depression vs NOW 🔊 …🚨🚨🚨 During the Great... Depression houses were 3x the average salary. Today it's 8x Cars were 46% of the yearly salary. Today it's 85% Rent only took 16% of the annual salary. Today it's 42% Some ask whether we are already in an unrecognized silent recession (or worse) that is being hidden by massaged data from the govt.show more

OK, I have a definitive word on the CJ... Abrams play from today's Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals game after talking with Elias Sports Bureau on this. This play will stay as a sacrifice fly. The originial ruling of NOT a sacrifice fly was for the exact same reason that I thought, which is that the infielder is not running into the outfield, which is year's past would have been correct As it was explained to me, in past years, an infielder had to be running almost in a straight line towards the outfield wall to be considered "running in the outfield". Here, since he is running, and he ends up further away from home (157 feet) than when he started (145 feet), this is going to count as a sacrifice fly. That definition is changing, in part from this play to help bring greater consistency, and to take some of the guesswork out of it (the argument that he is running into the outfield as opposed to more parallel). Now, folks all the time ask "why doesn't MLB publish the OS Manual" and I always say because it is a living document that can have the wording change, and the wording for this play will be modified to something like "more towards the outfield wall than towards home plate" to eliminate any confusion. The big key to this play is that he was running on a full sprint. Also, and this is helpful for me, but for all fly ball outs that score a run, Elias Saba reviews to ensure consistency. So, yes, it's a sacrifice fly, and now that I have that info from Elias themselves, that sort of settles this one. Sounds like the guidelines for this definition will be changing, either this season, or certainly for next season.show more