What will Posey do?

In early October, Buster Posey was back to the San Francisco Giants. However, this time, he’s not back on the field. Nonetheless, he is going to be a leader again. Posey will lead the Giants as the president of baseball operations.

You have to hit fastballs?

In early October, I watched an interview on X (well, twitter). A head of baseball operations mentioned his team’s struggle in the postseason. In particular, his team didn’t hit well against fastballs in the postseason.

World Series preview

In less than 24 hours, the first pitch of the 2024 World Series will be thrown. The 2024 World Series will certainly draw a lot of attention around the world. The Dodgers will play against the Yankees in the Fall Classic. It will be the 12th time that these 2 great teams meet in the World Series.

More than 50 pitches

A couple of weeks ago, I watched a highlight on TV. It was a game played in Asia, and a reliever threw more than 70 pitches. Previously, it wasn’t common to see a reliever throw so many pitches in a game. However, pitcher usage has changed. Now, there are long relievers or bulk relievers. Nonetheless, after watching the game, I began to think about a question.

Fastballs below 90 mph, WORK?

A few weeks ago, I watched a YouTube video, which is quite interesting. In the video, an analyst indicated a pitcher’s change in 2024. His fastballs didn’t frequently touch 90 mph during the regular season, however, those fastballs worked. Opponents didn’t hit well against his fastballs.

First and the last

On September 26, the Oakland A’s played the final game at Oakland Coliseum. The next season, they will play in Sacramento until the stadium in Vegas is ready. While reading the news about the situation in Oakland, the A’s fans are certainly not satisfied. But the decision is made and very soon, there will not be any major pro sports teams in Oakland.

​​The best third baseman?

In late September, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, a researcher indicated a third baseman had done a great job during the regular season and he might be the best third baseman in this generation.

Always a Rockie

Charlie Blackmon retired after the 2024 season. In 2008, Blackmon was selected by the Rockies in the second round of the MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in June 2011 and spent his entire career with the Rockies.

First pitch, crush it?

In September, I watched a game on TV. A batter swung at the first pitch he saw and boom, it was gone. The batter crushed a first-pitch home run.

Batting fourth

A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, an analyst indicated a player has been hitting well while batting fourth and the team certainly made a good decision to put him on the fourth spot.

Need a starter to eat 150 innings?

Once again, the Dodgers clinched a berth in the postseason. The Dodgers extended their postseason streak to 12 seasons. Without doubt, the Dodgers have regular-season success. But, during the regular season, there’s a huge problem that happened once again.

Division series preview

The 2024 postseason has already begun. In the NL Wild Card Series, the Padres defeated the Braves and the Mets just secured the second win. Meanwhile, in the AL, the Tigers and the Royals each swept their opponents to advance to the ALDS.

Born in Canada

In August, Joey Votto officially announced his retirement. He played 17 seasons in the majors, slashing .294/.409/.511 with 356 home runs and 1144 RBI. Additionally, he had 80 steals and collected 2135 hits.