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Statistical Correlation of Statcast Stats vs. Home Runs: 1. Barrel Rate - 0.73 🥇 2. Bat Speed - 0.40 🥈 3. Hard-Hit Rate - 0.39 🥉 4. Average Exit Velocity - 0.36 Consistently recording Barrels is over two times as important as Avg. EV in hitting home runs (2025 Data)

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Cardinals Player Spotlight - Ray Lankford Lankford was born on June 5, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball, primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1990 to 2004, with a brief stint with the San Diego Padres in 2001-2002. After a taste of the big leagues in 1990, Lankford would finished 3rd in voting for the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1991. Lankford was known for his combination of power and speed, hitting 238 home runs and stealing 258 bases over his career. He spent most of his career with the Cardinals, where he became a fan favorite. His best season was arguably 1998, when he hit .293 with 31 home runs and 105 RBIs. Lankford hit 123 home runs at Busch Stadium II, the most of any player in the stadium's history. He finished his career in his home ballpark with a pinch hit home run in his final major league at bat on October 3, 2004. He is the only player to have 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases as a Cardinal. After retiring, he has occasionally been involved in coaching and mentoring young players. He was elected to the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2018. (Video of Lankford hitting for the cycle in September 15, 1991 - Notice he changed his jersey between the triple and HR)
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Cardinals Player Spotlight - Ray Lankford Lankford was born on June 5, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball, primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1990 to 2004, with a brief stint with the San Diego Padres in 2001-2002. After a taste of the big leagues in 1990, Lankford would finished 3rd in voting for the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1991. Lankford was known for his combination of power and speed, hitting 238 home runs and stealing 258 bases over his career. He spent most of his career with the Cardinals, where he became a fan favorite. His best season was arguably 1998, when he hit .293 with 31 home runs and 105 RBIs. Lankford hit 123 home runs at Busch Stadium II, the most of any player in the stadium's history. He finished his career in his home ballpark with a pinch hit home run in his final major league at bat on October 3, 2004. He is the only player to have 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases as a Cardinal. After retiring, he has occasionally been involved in coaching and mentoring young players. He was elected to the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2018. (Video of Lankford hitting for the cycle in September 15, 1991 - Notice he changed his jersey between the triple and HR)

Augie Nash

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KING MALIK Achievements as a Cricketer: ● International Cricket: Runs: 11,867 Hundreds: 12 Fifties: 61 Double Hundred: 1 Catches: 166 Sixes: 199 Wickets: 218 BBI: 4/19 POTMs: 25 POTSs: 8 ●T20 Format: Runs: 13,571 Wickets: 187 Fifties: 83 Catches: 238 Sixes: 422 POTMs: 43 POTSs: 3 BBI: 5/13 5fers: 2 ■ MAJOR TOURNAMENT WINS: • 2009 T20WC • 2017 Champions Trophy • 2000 Asia Cup • 16 T20 titles ■ PAKISTAN-SPECIFIC RECORDS: • 9th highest international run-scorer for Pakistan: (11,867 runs) • 5th most ODI runs for Pakistan: (7,534 runs) • 4th most T20I runs for Pakistan: (2,423 runs) • 5th most ODI wickets for Pakistan among spinners: (158 Wickets) • 7th most Player of the Match awards for Pakistan: (25 POTMs) • 3rd most Player of the Series awards for Pakistan: (8 POTS) • Most runs for Pakistan in multi-nation events: (2,033 runs) • 2nd most centuries for Pakistan in tournaments: (4 Hundreds) • 2nd Most Player of the Match awards for Pakistan in tournaments: (7 POTMs) • Most Runs for Pakistan in T20 World Cups: (646 runs at an average of 34) • Most Runs for Pakistan in Asia Cups: (907 runs at an average of 65 along with 14 wickets at an economy of 4.3) • 2nd most Player of the Match awards in Asia Cup history: (5 POTMs) • Highest run-scorer in Asia Cup 2004: 316 runs at an average of 64 (along with 9 wickets at an economy of 3.2) • Highest score in Champions Trophy for Pakistan: 128 vs India (2009) ■ ICONIC MOMENTS vs INDIA & In BIG GAMES: • Four ODI centuries and 11 fifties against India in 42 Matches. • 1,782 ODI runs vs India @ 47 average. • Only Pakistani batter to score an ODI century against India in ICC events & Asia Cups. • Most ODI hundreds in multinational tournaments vs India — (3 Hundreds) • Century + four-wicket haul in the same ODI. • Only player in T20 World Cup history to score two consecutive Match winning fifties on consecutive days: • 57 (31) vs Sri Lanka 17 SEP 2007 • 52* (38) vs Australia 18 SEP 2007 • Match-winning partnerships with Shahid Afridi in 2009 T20WC semi-final & final ■ LEADERSHIP & CLUTCH RECORDS: • 3rd most T20 Trophies (16 Titles) • 6th Most runs in T20s.(13571 runs) • 6th most POTMs in T20s. (43 POTMs) • Highest winning percentage as Pakistan ODI captain — 61.0% • Highest Batting Average against SENA in T20WC history: (49.80) • First captain to win 10 T20I matches. •2nd most Player of the Match awards as captain in T20s. (18 POTMs) • 700+ T20I runs @ 47 avg & 150+ SR under Sarfraz Ahmed during Pakistan’s 3-year No.1 ranking period. • Most runs in middle order in T20I wins (1662) • 4th Most T20I wins as a Player (86 wins). • Most not-outs in successful T20I run-chases in history — (18 times). • 3rd most not-outs in successful run-chases (ODI + T20I) — (40 Times). • 4th Most runs in Psl history (2350 runs) • Highest 4th innings batting average in the 21st century — (58.71 Avg) • Led Pakistan to the 2007 T20 World Cup final ■ T20 KNOCKOUTS & FINAL MASTER: • Most Player of the Match awards in T20 knockouts — 9 • Most Player of the Match awards in T20 finals — (5 POTMs) • Most runs in T20 finals — 589 @ 42 avg + 12 wickets • Most runs in T20 knockouts — 1,675 @ 36 avg + 24 wickets • Most runs in winning T20 finals — 470 @ 58 avg + 7 wickets • Most runs in winning T20 knockouts — 1,001 @ 50 avg + 16 wickets. • Player of the Match award in CPL Final 2015. • Player of the Match award in LPL Final 2020. ■ HISTORIC MILESTONES: • 30,000+ runs and 750+ wickets in professional cricket. • Only player in history with 25,000+ runs & 300+ wickets — 25,018 runs & 496 wickets. •Only Asian player with 2,000+ runs & 50+ wickets as captain in T20 cricket — 4,115 runs & 78 wickets Happy birthday to one of the Greatest and most underrated cricket ever. Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 #PakvsAus #PakVsInd
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KING MALIK Achievements as a Cricketer: ● International Cricket: Runs: 11,867 Hundreds: 12 Fifties: 61 Double Hundred: 1 Catches: 166 Sixes: 199 Wickets: 218 BBI: 4/19 POTMs: 25 POTSs: 8 ●T20 Format: Runs: 13,571 Wickets: 187 Fifties: 83 Catches: 238 Sixes: 422 POTMs: 43 POTSs: 3 BBI: 5/13 5fers: 2 ■ MAJOR TOURNAMENT WINS: • 2009 T20WC • 2017 Champions Trophy • 2000 Asia Cup • 16 T20 titles ■ PAKISTAN-SPECIFIC RECORDS: • 9th highest international run-scorer for Pakistan: (11,867 runs) • 5th most ODI runs for Pakistan: (7,534 runs) • 4th most T20I runs for Pakistan: (2,423 runs) • 5th most ODI wickets for Pakistan among spinners: (158 Wickets) • 7th most Player of the Match awards for Pakistan: (25 POTMs) • 3rd most Player of the Series awards for Pakistan: (8 POTS) • Most runs for Pakistan in multi-nation events: (2,033 runs) • 2nd most centuries for Pakistan in tournaments: (4 Hundreds) • 2nd Most Player of the Match awards for Pakistan in tournaments: (7 POTMs) • Most Runs for Pakistan in T20 World Cups: (646 runs at an average of 34) • Most Runs for Pakistan in Asia Cups: (907 runs at an average of 65 along with 14 wickets at an economy of 4.3) • 2nd most Player of the Match awards in Asia Cup history: (5 POTMs) • Highest run-scorer in Asia Cup 2004: 316 runs at an average of 64 (along with 9 wickets at an economy of 3.2) • Highest score in Champions Trophy for Pakistan: 128 vs India (2009) ■ ICONIC MOMENTS vs INDIA & In BIG GAMES: • Four ODI centuries and 11 fifties against India in 42 Matches. • 1,782 ODI runs vs India @ 47 average. • Only Pakistani batter to score an ODI century against India in ICC events & Asia Cups. • Most ODI hundreds in multinational tournaments vs India — (3 Hundreds) • Century + four-wicket haul in the same ODI. • Only player in T20 World Cup history to score two consecutive Match winning fifties on consecutive days: • 57 (31) vs Sri Lanka 17 SEP 2007 • 52* (38) vs Australia 18 SEP 2007 • Match-winning partnerships with Shahid Afridi in 2009 T20WC semi-final & final ■ LEADERSHIP & CLUTCH RECORDS: • 3rd most T20 Trophies (16 Titles) • 6th Most runs in T20s.(13571 runs) • 6th most POTMs in T20s. (43 POTMs) • Highest winning percentage as Pakistan ODI captain — 61.0% • Highest Batting Average against SENA in T20WC history: (49.80) • First captain to win 10 T20I matches. •2nd most Player of the Match awards as captain in T20s. (18 POTMs) • 700+ T20I runs @ 47 avg & 150+ SR under Sarfraz Ahmed during Pakistan’s 3-year No.1 ranking period. • Most runs in middle order in T20I wins (1662) • 4th Most T20I wins as a Player (86 wins). • Most not-outs in successful T20I run-chases in history — (18 times). • 3rd most not-outs in successful run-chases (ODI + T20I) — (40 Times). • 4th Most runs in Psl history (2350 runs) • Highest 4th innings batting average in the 21st century — (58.71 Avg) • Led Pakistan to the 2007 T20 World Cup final ■ T20 KNOCKOUTS & FINAL MASTER: • Most Player of the Match awards in T20 knockouts — 9 • Most Player of the Match awards in T20 finals — (5 POTMs) • Most runs in T20 finals — 589 @ 42 avg + 12 wickets • Most runs in T20 knockouts — 1,675 @ 36 avg + 24 wickets • Most runs in winning T20 finals — 470 @ 58 avg + 7 wickets • Most runs in winning T20 knockouts — 1,001 @ 50 avg + 16 wickets. • Player of the Match award in CPL Final 2015. • Player of the Match award in LPL Final 2020. ■ HISTORIC MILESTONES: • 30,000+ runs and 750+ wickets in professional cricket. • Only player in history with 25,000+ runs & 300+ wickets — 25,018 runs & 496 wickets. •Only Asian player with 2,000+ runs & 50+ wickets as captain in T20 cricket — 4,115 runs & 78 wickets Happy birthday to one of the Greatest and most underrated cricket ever. Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 #PakvsAus #PakVsInd

Daniyal

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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Tague Davis is the 2026 ACC Player of the Year. And honestly? It wasn’t even a debate. The sophomore first baseman from Louisville is putting together one of the greatest offensive seasons in college baseball HISTORY. He’s the national leader in home runs, RBI, and total bases and he didn’t just break the ACC single-season home run record, he shattered it, 34 and counting after breaking the record that Florida State legend J.D. Drew set back in 1997 . Through 53 games, Davis is slashing .364 with 34 home runs and 93 RBI and nobody is close. 19 of his 34 home runs have come in ACC play alone the most by any ACC player in the last 10 years. He has 6 multi-homer games. 14 home runs with an exit velocity over 110 mph. And nearly half of his homers have come with two strikes. That’s not just power that’s ELITE! As a freshman in 2025, he hit .283/.390/.571 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI, breaking Louisville’s freshman home run record and leading the ACC. He came back his sophomore year and went nuclear. His father Ben Davis was the 2nd overall pick in the 1995 MLB Draft. The bloodline is real. ACC Player of the Year. Golden Spikes frontrunner. And he’s only a sophomore. The Ville’s got one. And has to keep him! 🔴⚫️⚾️
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Tague Davis is the 2026 ACC Player of the Year. And honestly? It wasn’t even a debate. The sophomore first baseman from Louisville is putting together one of the greatest offensive seasons in college baseball HISTORY. He’s the national leader in home runs, RBI, and total bases and he didn’t just break the ACC single-season home run record, he shattered it, 34 and counting after breaking the record that Florida State legend J.D. Drew set back in 1997 . Through 53 games, Davis is slashing .364 with 34 home runs and 93 RBI and nobody is close. 19 of his 34 home runs have come in ACC play alone the most by any ACC player in the last 10 years. He has 6 multi-homer games. 14 home runs with an exit velocity over 110 mph. And nearly half of his homers have come with two strikes. That’s not just power that’s ELITE! As a freshman in 2025, he hit .283/.390/.571 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI, breaking Louisville’s freshman home run record and leading the ACC. He came back his sophomore year and went nuclear. His father Ben Davis was the 2nd overall pick in the 1995 MLB Draft. The bloodline is real. ACC Player of the Year. Golden Spikes frontrunner. And he’s only a sophomore. The Ville’s got one. And has to keep him! 🔴⚫️⚾️

35KYSports

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I found 3 edges on Polymarket that turned $6,400 into $28,900 in 8 weeks No insider info. No leverage. No luck Just public data that 93% of traders ignore Edge 1: NOAA The US government runs a $6B weather supercomputer Satellites. Ocean buoys. Doppler radar. 40 years of atmospheric models It updates every few minutes Polymarket prices adjust 9-15 minutes later That delay is an arbitrage window NOAA says 84% probability. Market prices it at 12¢ 72-point edge. On a free government API 47 trades. 91% win rate. $11,340 Edge 2: top wallets Top 200 Polymarket wallets have 87% combined win rate and $4.7M in profit I'm use for copytrade bots Gluon: Fighting them is stupid Copying them is not Half-Kelly sizing. 10% max exposure. Auto-execution 134 trades. 84% win rate. $12,680 Edge 3: correlation spreads Polymarket prices correlated contracts independently Two contracts that should move together sometimes diverge 15-20% Short the overpriced one. Long the underpriced one. Convergence does the rest 12 pairs traded. 75% win rate. $4,880 8 weeks. 3 strategies. $6,400 → $28,900 Then I automated everything Now it runs 24/7 on a Python scheduler 4 hours a week to monitor The data is public. The formulas are on Wikipedia. The code runs on any laptop The edge is that nobody bothers to connect the dots
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I found 3 edges on Polymarket that turned $6,400 into $28,900 in 8 weeks No insider info. No leverage. No luck Just public data that 93% of traders ignore Edge 1: NOAA The US government runs a $6B weather supercomputer Satellites. Ocean buoys. Doppler radar. 40 years of atmospheric models It updates every few minutes Polymarket prices adjust 9-15 minutes later That delay is an arbitrage window NOAA says 84% probability. Market prices it at 12¢ 72-point edge. On a free government API 47 trades. 91% win rate. $11,340 Edge 2: top wallets Top 200 Polymarket wallets have 87% combined win rate and $4.7M in profit I'm use for copytrade bots Gluon: Fighting them is stupid Copying them is not Half-Kelly sizing. 10% max exposure. Auto-execution 134 trades. 84% win rate. $12,680 Edge 3: correlation spreads Polymarket prices correlated contracts independently Two contracts that should move together sometimes diverge 15-20% Short the overpriced one. Long the underpriced one. Convergence does the rest 12 pairs traded. 75% win rate. $4,880 8 weeks. 3 strategies. $6,400 → $28,900 Then I automated everything Now it runs 24/7 on a Python scheduler 4 hours a week to monitor The data is public. The formulas are on Wikipedia. The code runs on any laptop The edge is that nobody bothers to connect the dots

Lunar

19,855 views • 4 months ago

Since Nick Sirianni took over, the Eagles are 4–1 vs Washington at the Linc. With a win and some help on Sunday, Philly could climb to the #2 seed, where they’ve been unbeatable 5–0 at home in the playoffs under Sirianni. This is the final regular season home game of the year, and a chance to improve to 6–2 at home heading into January. Dating back to 2022 (including playoffs), the Eagles are an absurd 30–7 at home which is an 81% win rate. So as we close out the season at the Linc, let’s rewind to one of the top offensive plays since 2021 against Washington and get ready to add another home win to the list:
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Since Nick Sirianni took over, the Eagles are 4–1 vs Washington at the Linc. With a win and some help on Sunday, Philly could climb to the #2 seed, where they’ve been unbeatable 5–0 at home in the playoffs under Sirianni. This is the final regular season home game of the year, and a chance to improve to 6–2 at home heading into January. Dating back to 2022 (including playoffs), the Eagles are an absurd 30–7 at home which is an 81% win rate. So as we close out the season at the Linc, let’s rewind to one of the top offensive plays since 2021 against Washington and get ready to add another home win to the list:

Fly Eagles Fly Bets

48,166 views • 7 months ago

3B Kevin Bazzell (Texas Tech Baseball) is sneaky one of the best pure hitters in this year's Draft class. In his first full collegiate season, he slashed .348/.453/.572 with 24 2B, 10 HR, 62 RBI, and more BB (45) than K (32). Tied the program record for most doubles in a season and was named First Team All-Big 12. Extremely simple setup in the box with a minimal stride and slight barrel tip. No wasted movement, takes a direct path to the baseball. Does an excellent job of consistently staying inside the ball. Level swing, barrel is in the hitting zone for a while. Hit over power profile, but the hit tool is a strong 60 with above average power to the pull side. Has an advanced approach along with plus bat-to-ball skills and plus feel for the barrel. Last season he worked a 92% overall IZ contact rate, including an absurd 96% IZ contact rate against FB. Converted catcher, can pick it over at 3B and continues to get better with time. Has a plus arm and has shown comfortability attacking the baseball. Hard worker who keeps his head down and is a darn good player. Potential top-2 round pick this July.
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3B Kevin Bazzell (Texas Tech Baseball) is sneaky one of the best pure hitters in this year's Draft class. In his first full collegiate season, he slashed .348/.453/.572 with 24 2B, 10 HR, 62 RBI, and more BB (45) than K (32). Tied the program record for most doubles in a season and was named First Team All-Big 12. Extremely simple setup in the box with a minimal stride and slight barrel tip. No wasted movement, takes a direct path to the baseball. Does an excellent job of consistently staying inside the ball. Level swing, barrel is in the hitting zone for a while. Hit over power profile, but the hit tool is a strong 60 with above average power to the pull side. Has an advanced approach along with plus bat-to-ball skills and plus feel for the barrel. Last season he worked a 92% overall IZ contact rate, including an absurd 96% IZ contact rate against FB. Converted catcher, can pick it over at 3B and continues to get better with time. Has a plus arm and has shown comfortability attacking the baseball. Hard worker who keeps his head down and is a darn good player. Potential top-2 round pick this July.

Peter Flaherty III

64,706 views • 2 years ago

On This Day: 22 Years ago; The Cleanest hitting of the Red Cherry happened at Christchurch Nathan Astle; came to bat at 119/3 & in next 4 hours he smashed 222 runs in just 168 balls with 28 Fours & 11 Sixes in 4th inning while chasing the Target of 550 Now allow me to give some insights about this already celebrated inning: After 81 overs,Score was 315/8 & Nasser Hussain took the new ball & 89 runs were smashed in next 6 overs, in which one over was wicket maiden! Astle scored 70 runs in 20 balls after new ball taken & went from 100 to 200 in just 39 balls... Chris Cairns was not supposed to bat as he was injured but as per Stephen Fleming; Astle was in such a mood that they just wanted to see what else he can do & Cairns came to bat at the score of 333/9 118 runs were added for the last wicket in...10.5 Overs! Hoggard who picked up 7 wickets in 1st inning got smashed for 41 runs in his 2 overs... Caddick who picked up 6 wickets in 2nd inning got even worse hammering as his 7 consecutive balls went for 38 runs(4 6 6 4 6 6 6) Third man, Extra Cover,Midwicket & Down the ground straight, every corner of the ground Astle just smashed it... England tried even negative tactics to stop Astle as out of 168 balls he faced, 38 were pitched outside leg;But he was unstoppable... During this onslaught;Astle hit the new ball onto the roof of the Stand No. 2 stand where it was lost... The ball that was taken in his place was again hit by him onto the roof of the Stand No. 1 & again got lost. As Nasser Hussain himself said: "When every ball was disappearing out of the ground & I'm at mid-off, they are looking at me as if to say, "Skip, what do we do here, this doesn't usually happen." Anyone who watched that innings will always remember the horror looks on the faces of Nasser Hussain & English players... New Zealand lost this game by 98 runs when Astle finally dismissed but the way Astle was batting that day; it was matter of just extra half an hour ... Just listen sound of the bat 🔥
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On This Day: 22 Years ago; The Cleanest hitting of the Red Cherry happened at Christchurch Nathan Astle; came to bat at 119/3 & in next 4 hours he smashed 222 runs in just 168 balls with 28 Fours & 11 Sixes in 4th inning while chasing the Target of 550 Now allow me to give some insights about this already celebrated inning: After 81 overs,Score was 315/8 & Nasser Hussain took the new ball & 89 runs were smashed in next 6 overs, in which one over was wicket maiden! Astle scored 70 runs in 20 balls after new ball taken & went from 100 to 200 in just 39 balls... Chris Cairns was not supposed to bat as he was injured but as per Stephen Fleming; Astle was in such a mood that they just wanted to see what else he can do & Cairns came to bat at the score of 333/9 118 runs were added for the last wicket in...10.5 Overs! Hoggard who picked up 7 wickets in 1st inning got smashed for 41 runs in his 2 overs... Caddick who picked up 6 wickets in 2nd inning got even worse hammering as his 7 consecutive balls went for 38 runs(4 6 6 4 6 6 6) Third man, Extra Cover,Midwicket & Down the ground straight, every corner of the ground Astle just smashed it... England tried even negative tactics to stop Astle as out of 168 balls he faced, 38 were pitched outside leg;But he was unstoppable... During this onslaught;Astle hit the new ball onto the roof of the Stand No. 2 stand where it was lost... The ball that was taken in his place was again hit by him onto the roof of the Stand No. 1 & again got lost. As Nasser Hussain himself said: "When every ball was disappearing out of the ground & I'm at mid-off, they are looking at me as if to say, "Skip, what do we do here, this doesn't usually happen." Anyone who watched that innings will always remember the horror looks on the faces of Nasser Hussain & English players... New Zealand lost this game by 98 runs when Astle finally dismissed but the way Astle was batting that day; it was matter of just extra half an hour ... Just listen sound of the bat 🔥

Abhishek AB

318,302 views • 2 years ago

Congrats to Ryan Ward for having his contract selected and being placed on the Dodgers' 40 Man Roster. Wardo was awarded as the Most Valuable Player in the PCL this past season after hitting .290, with an OPS of .937. He posted a WRC+ of 132, and his 36 home runs led ALL of the Minor Leagues During this season he also became the ALL-TIME home runs leader (90) and RBIs (318) in the history of the Bricktown Ballpark Era for OKC baseball. On a personal note, I've been going to AAA OKC games since 1975. That dates back to All-Sports stadium, and 6 different affiliation changes, 5 of which have been in my lifetime, and that I remember VERY well. So, to see this with my own eyes was truly historical on a personal level for me as well. #89ERS And, to have it happen in the first year of the new branding was a real "page turner" of OKC baseball, so that's SUPER cool too. Ward also drove in 122 runs, which is the most of ANY player in the PCL since 2010, and racked up the most total bases (315) of any player in the PCL since 2001. Ward also set single-season records for the Bricktown era in hits (164), runs (113), and RBIs (122). As per his defense... His outfield play has gotten better and better as each year has passed, and, while his bat will likely always be the"show stealer", he is a good athlete and has become a very solid outfielder. He can also play 1st base, and dabbled in a touch of 2nd base while at Bryant Baseball Speaking of Bryant, he's the only Bulldog ever to hit over .400 for a single season, and he struck out just 1 time his senior Season at Millbury, so the "hit tool" is NOT a new thing for him. As an aside, he graduated with fewer than 100 kids in his High School, and he is not shy to show pride in his "small town" work ethic. With all the home runs over the fence, his highlight of last year was an at-bat where he kept the ball IN the park. Wardo knocked an INSIDE-the-park WALKOFF home run back at the beginning of May. Congrats, Wardo, I could type ALL DAY about this dude, but that will do it for NOW. #dodgers
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Congrats to Ryan Ward for having his contract selected and being placed on the Dodgers' 40 Man Roster. Wardo was awarded as the Most Valuable Player in the PCL this past season after hitting .290, with an OPS of .937. He posted a WRC+ of 132, and his 36 home runs led ALL of the Minor Leagues During this season he also became the ALL-TIME home runs leader (90) and RBIs (318) in the history of the Bricktown Ballpark Era for OKC baseball. On a personal note, I've been going to AAA OKC games since 1975. That dates back to All-Sports stadium, and 6 different affiliation changes, 5 of which have been in my lifetime, and that I remember VERY well. So, to see this with my own eyes was truly historical on a personal level for me as well. #89ERS And, to have it happen in the first year of the new branding was a real "page turner" of OKC baseball, so that's SUPER cool too. Ward also drove in 122 runs, which is the most of ANY player in the PCL since 2010, and racked up the most total bases (315) of any player in the PCL since 2001. Ward also set single-season records for the Bricktown era in hits (164), runs (113), and RBIs (122). As per his defense... His outfield play has gotten better and better as each year has passed, and, while his bat will likely always be the"show stealer", he is a good athlete and has become a very solid outfielder. He can also play 1st base, and dabbled in a touch of 2nd base while at Bryant Baseball Speaking of Bryant, he's the only Bulldog ever to hit over .400 for a single season, and he struck out just 1 time his senior Season at Millbury, so the "hit tool" is NOT a new thing for him. As an aside, he graduated with fewer than 100 kids in his High School, and he is not shy to show pride in his "small town" work ethic. With all the home runs over the fence, his highlight of last year was an at-bat where he kept the ball IN the park. Wardo knocked an INSIDE-the-park WALKOFF home run back at the beginning of May. Congrats, Wardo, I could type ALL DAY about this dude, but that will do it for NOW. #dodgers

Dodgers Daily

21,255 views • 8 months ago

INF Kodey Shojinaga (Kansas Baseball) is an intriguing Sophomore-eligible prospect. Was outstanding as a true Freshman and hit .378/.421/.526 with 11 2B, 6 HR, and 32 RBIs. Also slashed .326/.396/.349 across 11 games on the Cape. Shojinaga was named Co-Freshman of the Year in the Big 12 and earned a Team USA invitation. Medium build at 5'10", 190-lbs with some physicality in the lower-half. Slightly open front side in the box with a normal handset. Holds bat horizontally over his back shoulder with the barrel pointed slightly back. Medium-high leg kick, but the stride itself is small. Little bit of a bat wrap, but he's consistently on time. Average bat speed. Hit over power profile right now, but Shojinaga has an advanced feel for the barrel and plus bat-to-ball skills. Last season, he sported a 93% overall IZ contact rate. Approach is sound, but sometimes chases down/away. Does a nice job of using the whole field and working inside the baseball. Would put a 55 on the pure hit tool. Sound defender at 2B with above average arm strength and makes the plays he needs to make. He has quick hands and some range in either direction. Shojinaga also has experience catching, and got some reps behind the plate this summer for Team USA. Will be interesting to see what it would look like if he focused on catching - actions need refining, but the arm strength is there. Shojinaga will need to really hit, and he's capable of doing so. This July, he profiles as a 5th-8th round pick.
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INF Kodey Shojinaga (Kansas Baseball) is an intriguing Sophomore-eligible prospect. Was outstanding as a true Freshman and hit .378/.421/.526 with 11 2B, 6 HR, and 32 RBIs. Also slashed .326/.396/.349 across 11 games on the Cape. Shojinaga was named Co-Freshman of the Year in the Big 12 and earned a Team USA invitation. Medium build at 5'10", 190-lbs with some physicality in the lower-half. Slightly open front side in the box with a normal handset. Holds bat horizontally over his back shoulder with the barrel pointed slightly back. Medium-high leg kick, but the stride itself is small. Little bit of a bat wrap, but he's consistently on time. Average bat speed. Hit over power profile right now, but Shojinaga has an advanced feel for the barrel and plus bat-to-ball skills. Last season, he sported a 93% overall IZ contact rate. Approach is sound, but sometimes chases down/away. Does a nice job of using the whole field and working inside the baseball. Would put a 55 on the pure hit tool. Sound defender at 2B with above average arm strength and makes the plays he needs to make. He has quick hands and some range in either direction. Shojinaga also has experience catching, and got some reps behind the plate this summer for Team USA. Will be interesting to see what it would look like if he focused on catching - actions need refining, but the arm strength is there. Shojinaga will need to really hit, and he's capable of doing so. This July, he profiles as a 5th-8th round pick.

Peter Flaherty III

17,308 views • 2 years ago

Jack Aitchison - Available in the Summer Jacks Main Attributes: > Goal-Threat on Both Feet > Underlapping Runs & Driven Crosses > Cute Through-Balls on Last-Line > High-Pressing Wins This Season at Exeter: > 31 Starts > 9 Goal Involvements > 27 Chances Created > 4th Most Fouled Player in League One His video & data reports marry up quite well with Clubs that would try dominate the ball and build chances over being "Direct" and relying on "2nd Balls": > Clubs Playing a 4-2-3-1 with a "Single-10", a 4-3-3 with "Two-8s" or a 3-4-3 with a "Two-10s" > League One (Sheffield Wednesday dropping, Luton/Bolton if they don't go up & Notts County/Salford/MK Dons if they go up) Outside of that, watching as much Scottish Football as I do, I reckon Hibs & Aberdeen would really benefit from a "Number 10" with Jack Aitchisons Skillset A very talented attacking player that probably needs to find the "Right-Home" for this next move
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Jack Aitchison - Available in the Summer Jacks Main Attributes: > Goal-Threat on Both Feet > Underlapping Runs & Driven Crosses > Cute Through-Balls on Last-Line > High-Pressing Wins This Season at Exeter: > 31 Starts > 9 Goal Involvements > 27 Chances Created > 4th Most Fouled Player in League One His video & data reports marry up quite well with Clubs that would try dominate the ball and build chances over being "Direct" and relying on "2nd Balls": > Clubs Playing a 4-2-3-1 with a "Single-10", a 4-3-3 with "Two-8s" or a 3-4-3 with a "Two-10s" > League One (Sheffield Wednesday dropping, Luton/Bolton if they don't go up & Notts County/Salford/MK Dons if they go up) Outside of that, watching as much Scottish Football as I do, I reckon Hibs & Aberdeen would really benefit from a "Number 10" with Jack Aitchisons Skillset A very talented attacking player that probably needs to find the "Right-Home" for this next move

John Walker

107,866 views • 3 months ago

I’m a speed golfer now 😱 Honestly the most fun I’ve had in a long time. before the last two days, I had never played speed golf in my life. And I’ve only started running since May 1. And somehow I played all 18 holes in 70 minutes which was 5 1/2 miles and shot 85. I thought the running was going be the hard part but it turns out playing golf with your heart rate at 170 and trying to figure out timing was really difficult. I’m headed to the speed golf US open at the end of July and I’m gonna give it my best shot. Huge, thank you to legends of the sport Scott Dawley and Jason Hawkins. AND I couldn’t be doing this without the sponsor of the series Garmin i’ve been tracking all of my runs and using the watch during golf as well this summer and it is honestly becoming essential in my life.
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I’m a speed golfer now 😱 Honestly the most fun I’ve had in a long time. before the last two days, I had never played speed golf in my life. And I’ve only started running since May 1. And somehow I played all 18 holes in 70 minutes which was 5 1/2 miles and shot 85. I thought the running was going be the hard part but it turns out playing golf with your heart rate at 170 and trying to figure out timing was really difficult. I’m headed to the speed golf US open at the end of July and I’m gonna give it my best shot. Huge, thank you to legends of the sport Scott Dawley and Jason Hawkins. AND I couldn’t be doing this without the sponsor of the series Garmin i’ve been tracking all of my runs and using the watch during golf as well this summer and it is honestly becoming essential in my life.

Cordie Walker | GolfWell

68,550 views • 1 month ago

I TESTED EVERY POSSIBLE BITCOIN VS. MSTR TRADE No cherry-picked years or convenient cycle bottoms here. Every possible entry and exit across 1,496 shared trading days from August 10, 2020 through July 24, 2026. 1,118,260 holding periods. MSTR beat Bitcoin in 68.75% of them. But that headline conceals the real discovery... that MSTR was basically a coin toss over short periods. 1 week: 46.8% win rate 1 month: 47.2% 3 months: 48.0% 6 months: 52.0% 1 year: 54.4% Over weeks and months, MSTR was louder Bitcoin with a necktie and a caffeine problem. Then time entered the room. 2 years: 64.0% win rate 3 years: 86.7% 4 years: 100.0% 5 years: 84.5% The median 4-year MSTR investment produced 108.6% more terminal wealth than Bitcoin. That means the median MSTR holder finished with approximately 2.09× as much money as the equivalent Bitcoin holder. And when every holding period of at least a certain length is included: 1+ years: MSTR won 76.0% 2+ years: 86.9% 3+ years: 96.1% 4+ years: 96.6% 5+ years: 92.3% Across the entire dataset: Median MSTR return: +127.5% Median Bitcoin return: +62.2% Median MSTR wealth advantage: +33.1% From the beginning of the study: $10,000 in MSTR became $74,167. $10,000 in Bitcoin became $53,951. The decisive variable was time in the market. MSTR wins by giving the machine enough runway to work.
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I TESTED EVERY POSSIBLE BITCOIN VS. MSTR TRADE No cherry-picked years or convenient cycle bottoms here. Every possible entry and exit across 1,496 shared trading days from August 10, 2020 through July 24, 2026. 1,118,260 holding periods. MSTR beat Bitcoin in 68.75% of them. But that headline conceals the real discovery... that MSTR was basically a coin toss over short periods. 1 week: 46.8% win rate 1 month: 47.2% 3 months: 48.0% 6 months: 52.0% 1 year: 54.4% Over weeks and months, MSTR was louder Bitcoin with a necktie and a caffeine problem. Then time entered the room. 2 years: 64.0% win rate 3 years: 86.7% 4 years: 100.0% 5 years: 84.5% The median 4-year MSTR investment produced 108.6% more terminal wealth than Bitcoin. That means the median MSTR holder finished with approximately 2.09× as much money as the equivalent Bitcoin holder. And when every holding period of at least a certain length is included: 1+ years: MSTR won 76.0% 2+ years: 86.9% 3+ years: 96.1% 4+ years: 96.6% 5+ years: 92.3% Across the entire dataset: Median MSTR return: +127.5% Median Bitcoin return: +62.2% Median MSTR wealth advantage: +33.1% From the beginning of the study: $10,000 in MSTR became $74,167. $10,000 in Bitcoin became $53,951. The decisive variable was time in the market. MSTR wins by giving the machine enough runway to work.

Adam Livingston

47,419 views • 7 days ago

C Cole Messina (@GamecockBasebll) is going to be a fun follow this spring. After playing sparingly as a true Freshman in 2022, Messina had a strong summer in the Northwoods League and hit .294/.410/.483 with 10 2B, 5 HR, and 40 RBIs. Proceeded to have a stellar Sophomore campaign, hitting .307/.428/.615 with 18 2B, 17 HR, and 65 RBIs in 62 games. Was a First Team All-SEC selection and a Third Team All-American. Thick, ultra-physical build at 6' and 230-lbs. Stands nearly upright in the box with a slightly open front side. Somewhat high handset, starts with the head of his bat pointed almost straight down behind his back shoulder. Small stride, gets his swing going with a bit of a barrel tip and without much of a load. Bat speed is plus. Messina has a pull-oriented approach and an above average feel for the barrel. Bat-to-ball skills are advanced, and in '23 he sported an overall IZ contact rate of 90% (90% against FB, 92% against SL). Sound pitch recognition skills and doesn't really expand the zone. Would put a 55 on the hit tool. His natural strength and physicality allows him to generate high-quality impact on a regular basis. Max EV in '23 was 108. Overall raw power is a 55, but a 60 to the pull side. There are some defensive question marks, but Messina is a sneaky athlete behind the dish. Moves well laterally. However, his overall catching skillset will need to become more polished. Even with the murkiness surrounding his eventual defensive home, Messina's bat will likely be enough to warrant a 3rd-5th round selection this July. (📽️: @GamecockBasebll)
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C Cole Messina (@GamecockBasebll) is going to be a fun follow this spring. After playing sparingly as a true Freshman in 2022, Messina had a strong summer in the Northwoods League and hit .294/.410/.483 with 10 2B, 5 HR, and 40 RBIs. Proceeded to have a stellar Sophomore campaign, hitting .307/.428/.615 with 18 2B, 17 HR, and 65 RBIs in 62 games. Was a First Team All-SEC selection and a Third Team All-American. Thick, ultra-physical build at 6' and 230-lbs. Stands nearly upright in the box with a slightly open front side. Somewhat high handset, starts with the head of his bat pointed almost straight down behind his back shoulder. Small stride, gets his swing going with a bit of a barrel tip and without much of a load. Bat speed is plus. Messina has a pull-oriented approach and an above average feel for the barrel. Bat-to-ball skills are advanced, and in '23 he sported an overall IZ contact rate of 90% (90% against FB, 92% against SL). Sound pitch recognition skills and doesn't really expand the zone. Would put a 55 on the hit tool. His natural strength and physicality allows him to generate high-quality impact on a regular basis. Max EV in '23 was 108. Overall raw power is a 55, but a 60 to the pull side. There are some defensive question marks, but Messina is a sneaky athlete behind the dish. Moves well laterally. However, his overall catching skillset will need to become more polished. Even with the murkiness surrounding his eventual defensive home, Messina's bat will likely be enough to warrant a 3rd-5th round selection this July. (📽️: @GamecockBasebll)

Peter Flaherty III

41,938 views • 2 years ago

OF Ethan Conrad (Wake Forest Baseball) has seen his Draft stock rise considerably over the last calendar year. Following a productive Freshman season and summer, Conrad had an outstanding Sophomore year to the tune of a .389/.467/.704 slash line with 18 2B, a nation-leading 13 3B, 9 HR, 52 RBIs and 17 SB. His hot hitting didn't stop there, though, as on the Cape this summer he was both an All-Star (ASG MVP) and All-League selection after hitting .385/.433/.486 with 5 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBIs, and 19 SB. Conrad has an athletic, big league frame at 6'3" and 200-lbs. Simple setup in the box in which he stands fairly upright—albeit slightly hunched over—with a medium-high handset and holds the bat flat over his back shoulder. Minimal load, leg lift leads into a small stride. Conrad takes a direct path to contact and his barrel accelerates through the zone. Hand speed is above-average. It's a very compact, repeatable and under control operation. He has plus bat-to-ball skills and is consistently on the barrel. Last spring he ran an overall IZ contact rate of 91%, including 90% against FB and 94% against both SL and CH. This summer was a similar story, as his overall IZ contact rate was also 91% (93% against FB/CH, 91% against SL). Conrad can get trigger happy with FB in the top and/or outer-1/3 and has the tendency to chase secondaries down, though it hasn't hindered his production to this point. Tightening up his swing decisions a bit will help. Would give his hit tool a 55. Conrad has shown the ability to spray line drives to all parts of the field and is capable of driving the baseball into either gap. While he uses the whole field, his highest quality of contact comes to the pull side—which is also where all of his HR power to this point has come. There's present impact, however, and this spring he posted a Max EV of 109.4 and this summer his Max EV was 105.4. If he's able to get the ball up in the air more, increased HR numbers should follow suit. Power is a 50 right now. Corner OF profile defensively where his speed and athleticism translate well. Good instincts, can go and get balls in the gap or down the line. Arm is average. Alluded to it, but Conrad is also a plus runner who has a knack for taking an extra base on a ball in the gap or down the line. Most importantly, he knows *how* to run which helps his speed play up on the bases where he's an effective base stealer and chaos-causer. There's a lot to like tools-wise with Conrad and he figures to be the centerpiece of Wake Forest's lineup in 2025. Definite day 1 type this July, top-40 overall upside. (📽️: Marist Baseball)
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OF Ethan Conrad (Wake Forest Baseball) has seen his Draft stock rise considerably over the last calendar year. Following a productive Freshman season and summer, Conrad had an outstanding Sophomore year to the tune of a .389/.467/.704 slash line with 18 2B, a nation-leading 13 3B, 9 HR, 52 RBIs and 17 SB. His hot hitting didn't stop there, though, as on the Cape this summer he was both an All-Star (ASG MVP) and All-League selection after hitting .385/.433/.486 with 5 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBIs, and 19 SB. Conrad has an athletic, big league frame at 6'3" and 200-lbs. Simple setup in the box in which he stands fairly upright—albeit slightly hunched over—with a medium-high handset and holds the bat flat over his back shoulder. Minimal load, leg lift leads into a small stride. Conrad takes a direct path to contact and his barrel accelerates through the zone. Hand speed is above-average. It's a very compact, repeatable and under control operation. He has plus bat-to-ball skills and is consistently on the barrel. Last spring he ran an overall IZ contact rate of 91%, including 90% against FB and 94% against both SL and CH. This summer was a similar story, as his overall IZ contact rate was also 91% (93% against FB/CH, 91% against SL). Conrad can get trigger happy with FB in the top and/or outer-1/3 and has the tendency to chase secondaries down, though it hasn't hindered his production to this point. Tightening up his swing decisions a bit will help. Would give his hit tool a 55. Conrad has shown the ability to spray line drives to all parts of the field and is capable of driving the baseball into either gap. While he uses the whole field, his highest quality of contact comes to the pull side—which is also where all of his HR power to this point has come. There's present impact, however, and this spring he posted a Max EV of 109.4 and this summer his Max EV was 105.4. If he's able to get the ball up in the air more, increased HR numbers should follow suit. Power is a 50 right now. Corner OF profile defensively where his speed and athleticism translate well. Good instincts, can go and get balls in the gap or down the line. Arm is average. Alluded to it, but Conrad is also a plus runner who has a knack for taking an extra base on a ball in the gap or down the line. Most importantly, he knows *how* to run which helps his speed play up on the bases where he's an effective base stealer and chaos-causer. There's a lot to like tools-wise with Conrad and he figures to be the centerpiece of Wake Forest's lineup in 2025. Definite day 1 type this July, top-40 overall upside. (📽️: Marist Baseball)

Peter Flaherty III

22,107 views • 1 year ago