1 hr. ago
As a reminder, today's game is on AppleTV.
Yesterday afternoon was disappointing, but taking three of four from the Red Sox still counts as a statement by a team that's playing surprisingly well since the deadline.
The Yankees will test whether this run can amount to anything. The Jays draw Gerrit Cole today, Cam Schlittler tomorrow, and Ryan Weathers on Sunday. That's about as tough of a pitching series matchup as it gets. But hey, we have Paul Sewald now, so there.
We got little bits of news today. Anthony Santander is apparently hitting off a tee. That's good for him, but I'm operating under the ******* umption that he's effectively medically retired until we get proof otherwise.
As mentioned, Paul Sewald is active tonight. He's posted a really good K:BB ratio this year (44:9 in 39 innings), but 12 home runs have blown up his ERA. Hopefully either luck or a new coaching staff gets him past that issue. Lazaro Estrada goes down for the corresponding move. Due to a new rule this year, because he's been optioned five times now this season he'd have to be DFA'd if he's brought back and sent down again. It's not a big thing, as he hasn't been good this year, but it just adds one more wrinkle to an already complicated Jays pitching situation.
#pitching #appletv
Yesterday afternoon was disappointing, but taking three of four from the Red Sox still counts as a statement by a team that's playing surprisingly well since the deadline.
The Yankees will test whether this run can amount to anything. The Jays draw Gerrit Cole today, Cam Schlittler tomorrow, and Ryan Weathers on Sunday. That's about as tough of a pitching series matchup as it gets. But hey, we have Paul Sewald now, so there.
We got little bits of news today. Anthony Santander is apparently hitting off a tee. That's good for him, but I'm operating under the ******* umption that he's effectively medically retired until we get proof otherwise.
As mentioned, Paul Sewald is active tonight. He's posted a really good K:BB ratio this year (44:9 in 39 innings), but 12 home runs have blown up his ERA. Hopefully either luck or a new coaching staff gets him past that issue. Lazaro Estrada goes down for the corresponding move. Due to a new rule this year, because he's been optioned five times now this season he'd have to be DFA'd if he's brought back and sent down again. It's not a big thing, as he hasn't been good this year, but it just adds one more wrinkle to an already complicated Jays pitching situation.
#pitching #appletv
21 days ago
It's been a bit of a janky week for Yankee baseball, with a pair of rain-induced doubleheaders and a scheduled offday in the past six. We return to what is hopefully normal programming today, with the Bombers coming into Philadelphia for a three-game set against the second-place Phillies.
It's Cam ****** p Day, as the ace Cam Schlittler looks to pull himself over the 4.0 fWAR mark if he can really strut on the Phils tonight. I've remarked a number of times this year how Cam will variate between "real good" and "meh" starts this year, with a handful of dominant performances and only one real stinker in the mix. His last outing was certainly in the "meh" column, as the Dodgers were able to chase him before the end of the fifth last Sunday.
I need to do the math on this, but it feels like because Cam throws so many pitches in the zone, he's most vulnerable against teams that make contact and offer at pitches in-zone. The Phillies boast the sixth-highest strikeout rate in baseball and the 10th-highest Z-Swing percentage, along with the 16th-best Z-Contact rate. To me that sounds like this should be a good matchup for Schlittler's game plan, but Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are still who they are.
Jesús Luzardo, who is still just 28 despite me feeling like I've heard his name for 15 years, goes for Philly. After a five-win season of his own last year, he's returned that pace and then some in 2026, making the All-Star team with a 3.43 ERA and 2.90 FIP, led by a sparkling ability to keep the ball in the park. The Yankees have managed to induce some immediate regression in other homer-suppressing pitchers this year, if they can manage that tonight they'll set themselves up well for a win.
Do note this game is on AppleTV+. I wish it were not.
#Baseball #real
It's Cam ****** p Day, as the ace Cam Schlittler looks to pull himself over the 4.0 fWAR mark if he can really strut on the Phils tonight. I've remarked a number of times this year how Cam will variate between "real good" and "meh" starts this year, with a handful of dominant performances and only one real stinker in the mix. His last outing was certainly in the "meh" column, as the Dodgers were able to chase him before the end of the fifth last Sunday.
I need to do the math on this, but it feels like because Cam throws so many pitches in the zone, he's most vulnerable against teams that make contact and offer at pitches in-zone. The Phillies boast the sixth-highest strikeout rate in baseball and the 10th-highest Z-Swing percentage, along with the 16th-best Z-Contact rate. To me that sounds like this should be a good matchup for Schlittler's game plan, but Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are still who they are.
Jesús Luzardo, who is still just 28 despite me feeling like I've heard his name for 15 years, goes for Philly. After a five-win season of his own last year, he's returned that pace and then some in 2026, making the All-Star team with a 3.43 ERA and 2.90 FIP, led by a sparkling ability to keep the ball in the park. The Yankees have managed to induce some immediate regression in other homer-suppressing pitchers this year, if they can manage that tonight they'll set themselves up well for a win.
Do note this game is on AppleTV+. I wish it were not.
#Baseball #real
21 days ago
After dropping two of three in each of two series since the All-Star Break, the Phillies hope to begin the process of altering that trend when the Yankees visit this weekend.
Game 1 of the three-game series is July 24 at 6:45 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park.
The game is being streamed exclusively on AppleTV+.
Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (9-4, 3.43 ERA) is the starting pitcher for the Phillies. Right-hander Cam Schilitter (9-6, 2.20 ERA) starts for New York.
The Phillies (56-47), who won just one of three games each against the Mets and Dodgers in the past week, began the series in second place in the National League East, 4½ games behind Atlanta.
#game
Game 1 of the three-game series is July 24 at 6:45 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park.
The game is being streamed exclusively on AppleTV+.
Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (9-4, 3.43 ERA) is the starting pitcher for the Phillies. Right-hander Cam Schilitter (9-6, 2.20 ERA) starts for New York.
The Phillies (56-47), who won just one of three games each against the Mets and Dodgers in the past week, began the series in second place in the National League East, 4½ games behind Atlanta.
#game
1 month ago
In 2016, Chelsea Handler filmed her ayahuasca ceremony for the Netflix docuseries Chelsea Does. In the decade that's followed, psychedelic healing has continued to bleed into the mainstream, from pop culture to TV, film, and music. This year, AppleTV's hit show Widow's Bay has shown a "shamanic journey," with Mayor Tom Loftis, played by Matthew Rhys, going on a psilocybin trip for clarity amidst supernatural events. AMC's tech satire The Audacity opens its very first episode with its CEO character, Duncan Park, played by Billy Magnussen, having a private ayahuasca ceremony.
And in the world of nonfiction, we've heard notable A-list testimonials in the press. Miley Cyrus has talked about her experience on Joe Rogan's podcast. Aaron Rodgers detailed nine separate journeys with it on his own Netflix series. Prince Harry told The Telegraph how this natural, indigenous form of healing helped him process losing his mother, Princess Diana. The brew that used to live in the jungle is now in the urban world, a secret no more. It's whispered about on the red carpet, and making headlines as a growing list of celebrities are now willing to talk about it on the record.
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And in the world of nonfiction, we've heard notable A-list testimonials in the press. Miley Cyrus has talked about her experience on Joe Rogan's podcast. Aaron Rodgers detailed nine separate journeys with it on his own Netflix series. Prince Harry told The Telegraph how this natural, indigenous form of healing helped him process losing his mother, Princess Diana. The brew that used to live in the jungle is now in the urban world, a secret no more. It's whispered about on the red carpet, and making headlines as a growing list of celebrities are now willing to talk about it on the record.
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