Joe Edinger

it rules that they assumed they had things locked up and tried to just go through the motions because they didn’t do the actual math and it might blow up in their face. absolutely no parallels to anything else going on.

Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies, holding the fate of multiple baseballing nations in his hands:

World Baseball Classic pool play tiebreakers, after head-to-head: RULES & RULE MODIFICATIONS, CONTINUED » The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to the lowest quotient of fewest runs allowed divided by the number of defensive outs recorded in the games in that round between the teams tied. » The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to the lowest quotient of fewest earned runs allowed divided by the number of defensive outs recorded in the games in that round between the teams tied. » The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to the highest batting average in games in that round between the teams tied. » Standings shall be determined by the drawing of lots, conducted by WBCI.

USA to quarters if Italy beats Mexico

If Mexico beats Italy, a 3-way tie, all 1-1 vs. others. next tiebreaker: runs allowed / def. outs

USA 11 R/54 outs (.2037)
Mexico 5 R/24 outs (.2083)
Italy 6 R/27 outs (.2222)

Mexico wins 9-inning game w/1-4 runs, USA is out
Mex. win with 5+ runs, Italy out

It’s so cool that you can be the manager of the USA baseball team and absolutely no one takes you seriously and they are all correct in doing so

Aaron Nola holds the fate of the United States in the palm of his hand

2026 Kyle Schwarber Spring Training + World Baseball Classic Home Run to Single Ratio

2 home runs
6 singles

Michael Lorenzen threw a no hitter for the Phillies. Sometimes I just have to say it out loud to confirm it wasn’t a hallucination

Czechia's Ondřej Satoria, who is a full-time electrician, leaves his final career game to a standing ovation after throwing 4.2 shutout innings against Japan!

2026 Kyle Schwarber Spring Training + World Baseball Classic Home Run to Single Ratio

2 home runs
5 singles

Report: Jesús Luzardo agrees to five-year extension with the Phillies Have you found Jesús?

Report: Jesús Luzardo agrees to five-year extension with the Phillies

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Luzardo also joins Sanchez, Harper, Turner, Schwarber, and Nola as guys under contract through at least 2030

Jesús Luzardo’s new contract will put him 12th in total value ($135M) and AAV ($27M) among all active pitchers

Honestly I thought he was looking at $150M + on the open market. There’s injury concern sure, but that’s a pretty good deal

This was inevitable once Ranger left. Phillies are betting on Luzardo’s age and stuff being better long term (I tend to agree with that bet)

The best part about NFL free agency is every reporter trying to spin every player as a can’t miss star that’ll change the course of a franchise

Vance Worley ending his outing with a strikeout looking on a front door two seamer to a lefty time is a flat circle

Vance Worley vs Bryce Harper is the stuff of dreams for Phillies sickos

2026 Kyle Schwarber Spring Training + World Baseball Classic Home Run to Single Ratio

2 home runs
4 singles

Bryce Harper is now three batters away if the mercy rule doesn’t kick in first

Vance Worley is pitching and Kyle Schwarber is two batters away this could get even funnier

MLB app has it at 427 but that feels a little light

The best Schwarber home runs are the ones where by the sound you know it’s going 600 feet and he just stands there

My goodness, just watch this cut of Darell Hernaiz's walk-off and the ensuing chaos in San Juan

Entering today there had never been a WBC walk-off home run

THERE WERE 2 TODAY!!!!!

First calendar date in WBC history with two walk-offs of any kind

I think it’s neat that we all pretend that any of these guys actually listen to literally anything Mark DeRosa tells them to do

2026 Kyle Schwarber Spring Training + World Baseball Classic Home Run to Single Ratio

2 home runs
3 singles

Imagine hearing the sentence “Klay Thompson’s brother robbing home runs for the British” a few years ago

Kyle Schwarber has to look up to talk to Aaron Judge