A few days ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, the host indicated that a pitcher struck out a lot of batters during the regular season. That pitcher is certainly a star in the majors. After listening to the show, I began to think about one thing.
In early December, Alek Manoah and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a one-year deal. Manoah didn’t pitch in the majors in the 2025 season. Looking at this signing, does the Angels front office make a good decision?
After a huge comeback win, I saw the Dodgers celebrate their back-to-back World Series titles. At the same time, I saw Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s reaction. He was emotional after game 7. However, watching his performance this postseason, there’s no doubt that he has contributed a lot to the Blue Jays.
I went to a sports card event and I met some friends there. When the event almost came to an end, a friend indicated that he saw a message. The message mentioned Matt Manning’s signing with the Samsung Lions, a team from KBO league in Korea. Then, he explained that he has 1 or 2 Matt Manning autograph cards. And I said that I had one as well.
In late November, the Red Sox and the Cardinals agreed to a deal. In the trade, the Red Sox acquired Sonny Gray and cash from the Cardinals. At the same time, the Cardinals got Brandon Clarke, Richard Fitts and a player to be named later or cash.
In late November, the Mets and the Rangers agreed to a blockbuster trade. In the trade, the Mets sent Brandon Nimmo and cash to the Rangers. At the same time, the Rangers sent Marcus Semien to the Mets. This deal certainly has drawn a lot of attention with two great players involved.
It’s been a month since the Dodgers won the Fall Classic. They became the first team to win back-to-back titles in 25 years. I still watched several highlights these days. At the same time, there are a lot of things going on during the off-season. For the Dodgers, a key thing is to solve the problems they encountered in the 2025 season, so they can stay competitive to make even amazing things happen.
Just a few days ago, I went to a sports card shop that I hadn’t been to for a while. I said hello to the owner and very quickly, he told me that jumbo packs of the 2025 Topps Update Series were sold out. He certainly knows what I want.
I listened to a podcast show a few days ago. In the podcast show, an audience member asked a question about Kenley Jansen’s career. The host answered the question by covering different aspects.
Just a few days ago, the Orioles and the Angels agreed to a deal. In the trade, the Angels acquired pitcher Grayson Rodriguez and at the same time, the Orioles got outfielder Taylor Ward. It’s clear that the Angels would like to enhance the rotation and the Orioles would like to enhance the offense.
In mid-November 2025, the Cy Young award winners were announced. In the AL, Tarik Skubal won the award again. He finished the season with a 2.21 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP over 195.1 innings, while striking out 241 batters. Skubal became the 12th pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young awards. In the NL, the award goes to Paul Skenes. Skenes owned a 1.97 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP over 187.2 innings. In the 2025 season, Skenes struck out 216 batters.
In the top of the 11th inning in game 7 of the 2025 World Series, Will Smith crushed a home run against Shane Bieber. It was slider. That home run is the game-winning home run and the Dodgers won the Fall Classic.
The 2025 season has ended. Award winners have been announced. In the meantime, I’m still watching some highlights of this postseason. While watching highlights, I began to think about a question.
In game 7 of the 2025 World Series, Will Smith crushed a home run in the top of the 11th inning. With that home run, the Dodgers took the lead and eventually, they won the World Series title.
Just a couple of days ago, we just reviewed several Dodgers pitchers’ contributions in the postseason. Now, let’s look at position players’ dedication to the postseason.
A week after the 2025 World Series came to an end, even today, I still watch some highlights of the Fall Classic. Of course, some highlights are about pitching performance. While watching those highlights, I’m just thinking about the pitching performance of the Dodgers pitchers.
The 2025 Bowman chrome was released at the end of September 2025. A couple of weeks after this product was released, I decided to order a mega box of this product on Amazon. The reason why I did that was because I didn’t have time to go to a sports card shop.
I was browsing the Amazon website, searching for some baseball cards. Suddenly, I saw some mysterious packs. It seems that those mysterious packs are sold by some vendors.
In 2005, the Dodgers finished the season with 71 wins and 91 losses. However, the bad season doesn’t seem to be that bad. In 2006, the poor 2005 season led to a 7th pick in the 2006 MLB draft. The Dodgers used this pick to select Clayton Kershaw.
The Blue Jays won the first AL pennant for the first time since 1993. Back in 1993, they won the World Series title. Recently, I watched some highlights of the Blue Jays players in the postseason. After watching the highlights, I’m just thinking about one thing.
I saw an interesting post on X. It showed a player’s batting average in each zone. It’s interesting because he’s a good contact hitter and the lowest batting average shown in the cold zone was actually over .250.
It was just a couple of days ago, I watched a video on YouTube, which indicated a team’s lineup and players who hit in the bottom of the lineup. And it seems that some players did hit well in the bottom of the lineup.
The 2025 Fall Classic will begin very soon. The Dodgers just swept the Brewers, who owned the best record in the 2025 season, in the NLCS. In the meantime, the Blue Jays defeated the Mariners after playing 7 games in ALCS. Hence, this October, we are going to see the Dodgers face the Blue Jays in the World Series.
In game 3 of the NLDS, Clayton Kershaw took the mound in the top of the 7th inning. Eventually, he tossed 2 innings in NLDS game 3, giving up 5 runs (4 earned). He allowed 2 home runs this game. Well, his performance was shaky.
This October, I watched several games and of course, some highlights. A Hall of Famer mentioned a player’s great performance in the postseason. In particular, that player has hit outstandingly against the Yankees.
It’s October. The most important thing for baseball fans is to watch October baseball. While watching postseason games, I was just wondering a question.
The League Championship Series already began. After playing well in the division series, 4 teams are fighting hard to get a chance to play in the Fall Classic. At this moment, we still don’t know which teams will win the LCS.
The division series just finished. The league championship series will start very soon. Before the LCS starts, let’s take a quick look at the division series.
A couple of days ago, we just reviewed some pitchers who frequently threw pitches that touched triple digits in the postseason from 2008 to 2024. This time, we shift our focus on the hitters.
It’s October. Watching October baseball is one of the most exciting things to do for all baseball fans. For me, I already watched some Wild Card Series games and Division Series games. Well, I saw some pitchers who threw pitches that were triple digits.
The ALDS is now playing and attracting many eyes around the world. On one side, Aaron Judge and the Yankees play against the Blue Jays. On the other side, Cal Raleigh and the Mariners are playing against the Tigers.
A couple of days ago, we just reviewed pitchers who had done a great job in home games this century. After reviewing the pitching stats, of course, it would be fun to review stats on hitters.
In late September, I watched Clayton Kershaw’s last regular season start at Dodger stadium. He has done so many things at this ballpark and achieved key milestones. While watching Kershaw’s final start at home in the regular season, I began to think about a question.
It’s time for October baseball. The 2025 regular season just came to an end. In a couple of days, the Wild Card Series will begin. So, the postseason will officially kick off. Baseball fans will surely enjoy this month because lots of exciting things could happen.
Around 10 days ago, Clayton Kershaw announced that he will retire after the 2025 season. As a Dodgers fan, I know this day will come. However, I don’t know it will come this way. It’s not so easy to react after hearing the news.
In mid-September, Anthony Rizzo announced his retirement after playing 14 seasons. In the majors. In those 14 seasons, he played 1727 games, hitting .261/.361/.467 with 303 home runs and 965 RBI. Rizzo finished his career with an OPS over .800. Additionally, he’s a 3-time All-Star and a 4-time Gold Glove award winner.
Around 2 weeks ago, we reviewed players who hit well after the All-Star break over the last several seasons. Indeed, some hitters need time to heat up. But, how about pitchers?
Just a few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, a host mentioned a player’s performance. That player saw a first pitch, which was right in the middle of the strike zone. The host indicated that it was a great pitch to swing and he didn’t understand why the batter didn’t swing.
A couple of days ago, I read a media release. In the release, it mentioned a power hitter who hit a ball with an exit velocity over 110 mph. Without a doubt, he hit it really hard. After reading the media release, I began to think about a question.
I just watched some video clips on X. An interesting one is that in a video, it clearly shows that Clayton Kershaw was throwing a split-finger. And he struck out the batter he faced.
The 2025 Topps Series 2 was released in mid-June. This time, I didn’t buy this product immediately once it was released. A couple of months later, I ordered a mega box of the 2025 Topps Series 2 on Amazon. Previously, I used to buy hobby packs, jumbo packs and blaster boxes of this series. But not a mega box. It’s actually the first time that I ordered a mega box of this product.
Just a couple days ago, I read an article, which indicated a player had heated up in the second half of the season. The writer mentioned several key stats. Well, actually, it’s not the first time that I read an article or a report about that player’s performance after the All-Star break.
I watched some tweets on X. A pitcher indicated that he uses sinkers against lefties for some reason. And I watched some clips and it clearly shows that his sinker is a good weapon. He has thrown many strikeouts against left-handed hitters by using his sinker.
The 2024 Topps Heritage High Number was released in late March 2025. Soon after this product was released, I went to a sports card shop. However, the owner told me that there weren’t any products from this series available.
We just reviewed some hitters who have hit very well after the All-Star break a couple days ago. At the same time, several pitchers have been dominant after the All-Star break and let’s see how excellent they have been.
September is coming. Hence, we are soon entering the final month of the 2025 regular season. Some players were off to a great start. Some players heated up a little bit. In the second half of the 2025 season, there are several hitters who have done a good job. Let’s take a look at those players who have hit well after the All-Star break.
We are entering the end of August. Thus, the final month of the regular season is coming. Several teams are fighting hard for a spot in the postseason. Taking a look at the last few seasons, we might have a clue to see which teams actually had played well in September.
Just a few days ago, we reviewed some hitters’ performances after being traded. Now, let’s shift our focus to the mound. Before the trade deadline, several pitchers were traded. And how have they pitched in a uniform?
It’s been almost a month since the 2025 trade deadline. Before the trade deadline, several teams decided to acquire hitters to enhance the lineup depth. Do those trades make an instant impact?
