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Keith and Dave discuss the controversial (and emotional) lottery results, plus talk about the ramifications of Jayson Tatum's injury and the wide open title race. Join the listener slack and get Monday's bonus episode, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 798 (S11 Ep. 23)

Keith and Dave talk about the playoffs, accidents, the weird Rockets, and podcasters becomning coaches.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 797 (S11 Ep. 22)

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Keith and Davie talk about the playoffs, jelly beans, and the Clutch Player of the Year.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 796 (S11 Ep. 21)

Keith and Dave discuss the play-in games, preview the Playoffs, and moreJoin the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 795 (S11 Ep. 20)

Keith and Dave discuss Ja Morant's new celebration and a bunch of other weird NBA stuff.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 794 (S11 Ep. 19)

Keith and Dave discusses late game strategy, CJ McCollum's big night, tanking & the player participation policy, Tony Allen's jersey retirement, and a lot more.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 793 (S11 Ep. 18)

Keith and Dave talk about their favorite Most Improved Player candidates, the surging Pistons, the Spurs losing Pop and Wemby, Jaren Jackson Jr's hurdle to win DPOY, and a lot more.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 792 (S11 Ep. 17)

The All-Star weekend is behind us, and Keith and Dave recap and share which parts they enjoyed and which parts sparked conspiracy theories. Plus, an ISHOP award is handed out and Keith shares his secret power rankings.Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 790 (S11 Ep. 15)

Keith and Dave wrap up the trade deadline and give their immediate reaction to the new look teams. Plus: could the Blazers and Nets make the playoffs?Join the listener slack, only at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 790 (S11 Ep. 15)

Dave and Keith discuss the stunning Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis trade and what it means for the Mavericks, Lakers, and the whole league. They also go over the De'Aaron Fox trade, some All-Star snubs, and compliment the Raptors, Trail Blazers and more. Bonus episode is available only on patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 789 (S11 Ep. 14)

Dave and Keith discuss the De'Aaron Fox trade speculation, the Rockets being awesome, Cade Cunningham's rare feat, the Rising Stars rosters, the Blazers showing a pulse, and more.Bonus episode is available only on patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 788 (S11 Ep. 13)

Keith discusses the NBA All-Star starters and the recent trades by the Suns.By the way, last week's episode (S11 Ep. 12.5) is available only on patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 786 (S11 Ep. 12)

Keith and Dave discuss the Thunder, the Kings, Jimmy Butler, Jarrett Allen, the return of Kawhi, and a bunch of other stuff in a free-flowing conversation about the NBA.Join the listener slack channel plus get a monthly bonus episode at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 786 (S11 Ep. 12)

Keith and Dave try to figure out the NBA coolest player, have a bone to pick with the Thunder, discuss the Cavs chase for 70, recognize a special game, and much much more.Join the listener slack channel plus get a monthly bonus episode at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 785 (S11 Ep. 11)

Keith and Dave discuss the NBA Cup, the new All-Star game format, Zach LaVine and Jimmy Butler trade rumors, plus many other things.Join the listener slack channel plus get a monthly bonus episode at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 784 (S11 Ep. 10)

Keith and Dave pre-game for the NBA Cup by discussing trade rumors and the latest NBA happenings.Get 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFSign up for League Pass using this affiliate link to support the show: https://nba.sjv.io/vNoOnLJoin the listener slack channel plus get a monthly bonus episode at patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfastTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise sale at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfastEpisode 781 (S11 Ep. 7)

We're over two weeks into the new NBA season, and it might be time for some NBA teams to hit the panic button... Follow us on Twitter! Alex: https://twitter.com/AlexHoops_ Mat: https://twitter.com/matissa15 Use code MEDIAPASS for 20% off your year-long subscription to StatHead! 00:00 Intro 4:40 Answering Your Questions 19:00 The Bucks Have PROBLEMS 30:45 Injured Sixers 42:40 Knicks Defense is Yucky 51:30 The Warriors Scare Me 59:00 What's Going On With the Magic? 1:06:35 The Pelicans Man... 1:16:25 Outro The Media Pass is a podcast hosted by AlexHoops and Mat Issa providing in-depth coverage of the NBA from the perspective of two established analysts currently working in the industry.

Send us a textIf you are using Baseball-reference.com or Football or Basketball reference you will be using aspects what Sean Lahman created 30 years ago. Sean is a member of SABR and has generously donated the database to SABR so it's in excellent hands! We asked Sean how to use the database, how much and how long it took to put it all together (Bill James was an inspiration) and ways the average fan can make use of the Lahman Database which can be found at baseball1.com.  We think you'll agree that Sean is engaging and easy to talk with and we had a great time and learned more than a few things and you will too!Intro & Outro music this season courtesy of Mercury Maid! Check them out on Spotify or Apple Music!  Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you can give us 4 or 5 star rating that means a lot. And if you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on X @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  And please tell your friends!www.almostcooperstown.com

BJ & Drew return and some pro hoopers call it a career! We reflect after the announced retirement's of both Ricky Rubio and Tiffany Hayes. We also discuss the impending return of Draymond Green and what's going on with the Lakers and Darvin Ham? Also in the WNBA we look at what players could be poised for a big 2024 season. BJ's Best What's on Drew's Mind and With it or Quit it all in store as well! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter..com/itsuncledrew_

Drew and BJ return once again talkin ball. This time around we get to Luka reaching 10k points - all while Mark Cuban was completing the sale of the Dallas Mavericks. We look into what the sale could mean for fans in DFW. Also, the Detroit Piston set a new NBA record... for consecutive losses (27 and counting) in a single season. We try to unpack what's going on in Detroit. In the WNBA, we take a look at the schedule - which will include a break for the Paris Olympics. And AU Hoops returns for another season in Dallas, bringing in some new faces along the way. BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With it or Quit it all in store as well. Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/team... FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/259... FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/itsuncledrew_

Drew returns! Rejoining up with BJ for this latest episode of Tha Lowdown. We discuss the Draymond Green situation...he did WHAT? And take a look at our slate of NBA Christmas games. As well as take a look at the nominees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. In the WNBA, we sift through the changes in the Commissioner's Cup and analyze what that means for the W. Also got BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With it or Quit it! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter..com/itsuncledrew_

Yes, we know why you're here. We'll be covering the bombshell signings Gotham FC has made of Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett, but until then, Eric and Evan review the NWSL Expansion Draft, parse the trades that have already been made, game out where free agents might land, and touch on the North London and Northern England derbies. Then, we talk to Sports Reference president Sean Forman about the launch of Stathead on FBRef. We're off until January, so have a divine holiday season!  Art by Eli Elbogen (IG: eliwritesoutloud)

Coach Trip returns again to join BJ for some more #NCAA hoops action on Tha Lowdown! We talk about the transfers getting a win in court with a TRO filed against the NCAA, what is wrong with Drew's #Duke Blue Devils, and the long awaited debut of Bronny James with the USC Trojans. We also go inside Coach's Corner with Coach Trip and see what he has in store his time around. As well as "Trip's Top 10", where he will put together his very own updated list of top teams in college hoops. We also squeeze in a game of With It or Quit It with Coach Trip! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/tha_lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/itsuncledrew_ www.twitter.com/ngtriplett

The launch of fbref.com has changed public soccer analytics, and we sat down to interview Sean Forman, the president of Sports Reference, about the website, how it came to be, what he learned about soccer analytics from building it, and about their new Stathead feature (stathead.com). Support the show

BJ & Drew return from break with loads of hoops to talk about so we're going arounddddd the association. Chatting about the final eight teams set for the #NBA In-Season Tournament, the allegations around Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Mark Cuban selling a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks. In the #WNBA, we highlight some players dominating overseas, Chiney Ogwumike tying the knot and discuss landing spots for Skylar Diggins-Smith. All that plus BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With it or Quit it. Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

Coach Trip returns again after a month of NCAA hoops action to join BJ & Drew on Tha Lowdown to talk some college basketball! We take a look at the early season upsets on the men's and women's side. And give some players to keep your eye on this season. We also go inside Coach's Corner with Coach Trip and see what he has in store his time around. As well as "Trip's Top 10", where he will put together his very own updated list of top teams in college hoops. We also squeeze in a game of With It or Quit It with Coach Trip! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/tha_lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/itsuncledrew_

BJ & Drew are looking to dive into the top of the MVP race in this early part of the season and which players/teams are standing out so far! We also discuss the news that Candace Parker might return for another season, but it's not a guarantee. BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With it or Quit it are on the docket as well. Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! httphttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/tha_lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/itsuncledrew_

BJ & Drew go arounddddddddd the association again after missing time talking NBA & WNBA. On the NBA side, we dive into the SKIMS partnership (also for WNBA & USA basketball as well), the #JamesHarden trade to the #Clippers and more!! On the WNBA side, we take a look ahead at the draft lottery next month, talk about the fun the Las Vegas Aces had after the back-to-back championships, Portland expansion halted and more! Also of course BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With It or Quit It! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/tha_lowdown www.twitter.com/bjlaudermilk www.twitter.com/itsuncledrew_

Coach Trip returns to join BJ & Drew on Tha Lowdown to talk some college basketball and preview the season! The gang gives some surprises/disappointments for men's hoops for this season and the teams to watch on the women's side. We also go inside Coach's Corner with Coach Trip and see what he has in store his time. He will also debut "Trip's Top 10", where he puts together his very own list of top teams in college hoops. We also squeeze in a game of With It or Quit It with Coach Trip! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown https://twitter.com/bjlaudermilk https://twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

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BJ & Drew return once again discussing some WNBA Finals after last night's Game 2 between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. As well as, dive into the new head coaching hire for the Chicago Sky - Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon. In the NBA, the season is around the corner and preseason is already in motion so we preview this season. We go through some teams who might surprise us or disappoint us and much much more! BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With It or Quit It is in store as well. Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/team... FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/259... FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown https://twitter.com/bjlaudermilk https://twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

BJ & Drew are hammering home the last stretch of the W season with a #WNBAFinals preview of the matchup everyone wanted to see - Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty. We also take a look inside #NBA Media Day and some of the notable comments from it. BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind and With It or Quit It in store as well! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with #SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our #TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown https://twitter.com/bjlaudermilk https://twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

BJ & Drew come into this one as shocked as the rest of the #NBA world with the Damian Lillard trade news. We dive into what it means for the Bucks, the details of the deal and where (on paper) this new trio stacks up amongst the current league trios. In the #WNBA, we are talking all things WNBA Playoff Semifinals and some of the awards that have been released so far. All that plus BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind & our With It or Quit It game! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with #SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown and our show by purchasing some merch from our #TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown https://twitter.com/bjlaudermilk https://twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

Season four is here!! BJ & Drew begin a new season of Tha Lowdown with some new wrinkles and additions. We start the season off discussing the new load management policy in the #NBA, streaming services showing NBA games and potential landing spots for #BuddyHield after contract talks stall for the Indiana Pacers guard. As well as, deep dive into the #WNBAPlayoffs as round one has concluded and the Semifinals begin Sunday. We even take a look at a new show featuring two #WNBA players - #TheresaPlaisance & #SydneyColson called "The Syd & TP Show" that just debuted. BJ's Best, What's on Drew's Mind & With It or Quit It all still on the agenda as well! Presented by STATHEAD. SEATGEEK: We are partnered with #SeatGeek!!! SeatGeek is a ticket app that takes the confusion out of buying tickets. Use code "THALOWDOWN" for $20 off your first order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek FANATICS: Our podcast is proud to be partnered with Fanatics!! You can show support for the show by shopping all your sports gear & collectibles using our #Fanatics link + every time you do, we get a piece of the pie and it helps us continue bringing you content - https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/thalowdown MERCH: Show your support for Tha Lowdown Network and our show by purchasing some merch from our #TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25995752-tha-lowdown-logo?ref_id=18138&store_id=596578 FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Tha_Lowdown https://twitter.com/bjlaudermilk https://twitter.com/ItsUncleDrew_

So, how about that Aaron Rodgers debut? Oof. Getting out of the Mets game and finding out that's how it went… a strange time.According to data from Stathead, there are 17 non-quarterbacks who have thrown more passes for the Jets than Rodgers' single attempt before getting hurt. And here they are!12: Tom Tupa (punter, 1999-2001)7: Dick Christy (halfback, 1961-63); Brad Smith (wide receiver, 2006-10)4: Jeremy Kerley (wide receiver, 2011-17); Jim Turner (kicker, 1964-70)3: Josh Cribbs (wide receiver, 2013); Matt Snell (fullback, 1964-72); Al Toon (wide receiver, 1985-92)2: Louie Aguiar (punter, 1991-93); Richie Anderson (fullback, 1993-2002); Leon Johnson (running back, 1997-2000); LaMont Jordan (running back, 2001-04); Braden Mann (punter, 2020-22); Curtis Martin (running back, 1998-2005); Steve O'Neal (punter, 1969-72); Bilal Powell (running back, 2011-19); Chuck Ramsey (punter, 1977-84)Aguiar, Anderson, Christy, Johnson, and Jordan were unable to register a completion, with Aguiar, Johnson, and Jordan all getting picked off once. Snell also threw an interception, the only other one of this group to do so. Only three of these players threw for touchdowns: Smith, the former Mizzou quarterback, had one, while Tupa hurled two TD passes and both of Martin's attempts turned into six points.Just the other day, Bill Belichick rememberred Tupa's exploits from Cleveland, but he was very much there on the Jets sideline the day that the punter saved the day with his two TD passes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

According to Stathead's data, last night's home run by Mark Vientos off Aroldis Chapman was the 98th time in Mets history that they've gotten a solo shot with two outs in the ninth inning, and the third time this season.It's the second time this season that a rookie has saved the Mets from being shut out this way, as Francisco Álvarez also did it on July 5 in Arizona. The difference there was that the Mets were only down 1-0, so it was a game-tying home run — one of 13 out of these 98 when the Mets were one swing of the bat from getting even, and got even with the one swing of the bat.The Mets went on to win that game on Mark Canha's triple to score Brett Baty later in the ninth, and a 1-2-3 bottom of the frame by David Robertson. They did not win the other game when they got a solo shot with their last gasp, as Eduardo Escobar only got the Mets within 9-8 against Atlanta on May 1, the final score of that one.The most recent walkoff on a two-out solo shot by a Met was nearly five years ago, September 13, 2018, as Todd Frazier ended the first game of a doubleheader moments after Michael Conforto had also homered off Kyle Barraclough for one of those 13 game-tying solo shots.There have been 58 of these homers when the Mets have been behind in a game, including Vientos last night. His dinger followed Escobar into a more exclusive club, the 24th solo home run in Mets history when down to their final out at home.Only three of those have been tying homers: Conforto in 2018, Jerry Buchek off Atlanta's Dick Kelley in 1967, and Gus Bell in the fifth game in Mets history, off Jim Golden of the Houston Colt .45s at the Polo Grounds. Herb Moford gave up a three-run homer to Don Buddin in the 11th inning and the Mets would need to wait another six days to get their first-ever win.Vientos' homer saving the Mets from being blanked at home puts him in a club that only started in 1976, when Ron Hodges went deep off Pittsburgh's Doc Medich, followed like last night by the final out of a 2-1 game. On August 27, 1985, Darryl Strawberry ended Jerry Reuss' bid for a complete game shutout, but Tom Niedenfuer came out of the Dodgers bullpen to strike out George Foster and notch another 2-1 verdict.The disappointment was not as stark, nor as important, the following September 8, when Strawberry denied Bob Sebra a shutout at Shea. Sebra got the complete game win, and did shut out the Mets three weeks later in Montreal, on just two hits — a Gary Carter double in the second, and an infield hit by Lenny Dykstra in the sixth.There was even less drama on October 2, 2001, when Jay Payton denied Bronson Arroyo what would've been his first career shutout. He still got his first complete game and a 10-1 win, but had to wait until 2006 to twirl the first of his six career shutouts.Strawberry and Hodges are the only ones there with Vientos in homering to get the Mets one more chance in a game they trailed 2-0. The last time before last night that the Mets broke up a shutout at home this way, it would've taken a lot more chances: Brandon Nimmo got the best of Danny Barnes on May 16, 2018, and Wilmer Flores followed with a double, but Barnes managed to compose himself and get Conforto to ground out and lock down the Blue Jays' 12-1 triumph.Earlier that year, on April 15, Flores tagged Matt Albers of the Brewers for a two-out solo shot that was a walkoff. He also did it on July 22, 2017, off Oakland's Simon Castro. That ties Flores for the team record for a career, but not a single season, because Cleon Jones turned two 1-1 ties into 2-1 wins, just one week apart, in 1971 — August 21 off San Diego's Dave Roberts and August 28 against the Dodgers and Jim Brewer.Other than Flores, Jones, and Frazier, the Mets' walkoffs on solo shots, one out from extra innings, belong to Rusty Staub on May 9, 1982 off San Francisco's Greg Minton, and Mike Cameron off Danny Patterson to beat the Tigers on June 18, 2004.Cameron walked off Patterson and the Tigers the next night, too, delivering the decisive base hit in the 10th inning. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Yesterday, Pete Alonso had the 186th game in Mets history with a home run and a caught stealing. It was the first time that Alonso has done this in his career, which makes him the 91st Met to post such a performance.No Met had homered and been caught stealing in a game since last July 4, when Brandon Nimmo did it in Cincinnati. Nimmo has had three of these games, and the Mets have won nine of the 10 games since the start of the 2019 season where they had a player go deep but also get nabbed.The somewhat dubious team record for a single-season is four, set by Lee Mazzilli in 1978 and matched by Darryl Strawberry in 1985. Strawberry is the franchise leader at 16 games with a homer and caught stealing, with Mazzilli at 11, followed by Howard Johnson at eight, José Reyes at 7, and David Wright and Joel Youngblood at five apiece.What Alonso would like to have done yesterday is have his seventh career game with a homer and a steal, which would snap a tie with Lenny Dykstra and tie Lindor and Cleon Jones for 11th on the Mets' franchise list. Ahead of them, and more in Lindor's sights in the years to come? Strawberry's team record of 35 should be safe for a while, with Johnson (28), Reyes (27), and Wright (20) all far above the rest of the field. Then it's Carlos Beltrán and Mookie Wilson (13), Kevin McReynolds (12), Tommie Agee (10), and Mike Cameron and Dave Kingman (9).According to Stathead, the career leaders for homer/steal games are…* Barry Bonds, 102* Rickey Henderson, 87* Álex Rodriguez, 65* Bobby Bonds, 61* Joe Morgan, 60* Willie Mays, 58* César Cedeño, 48* Beltran, 44* Bobby Abreu, 43* Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Alfonso Soriano, Larry Walker, 42* Strawberry, 40And to get back where we started, the leaders for homer/caught stealing combo games…* Mays, 29* Babe Ruth, 27* Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, 25* Bobby Bonds, 24* Henderson, 22* José Canseco, 21* Cedeño, Lou Gehrig, Mike Schmidt, 20* Morgan, Gary Sheffield, Strawberry, 19One more note on Alonso. As he tied Keith Hernandez on the Mets' career RBI list, he also tied Mex in homer/caught stealing games. It was also against the Pirates, but at Three Rivers Stadium, on April 21, 1987: Hernandez was caught stealing by the battery of Brian Fisher and Junior Ortiz, but took Bob Walk deep for an insurance run that helped lessen the impact of Barry Bonds' three-run homer off Bob Ojeda in the eighth. Hernandez singled and scored in the ninth, and Jesse Orosco closed out the 9-6 contest, getting Bobby Bonilla to ground out to end it with Bonds, who would have represented the tying run had he gotten the chance to hit, left on deck. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Hail to the CBA and the Yakima Sun Kings forever. And also hail to the corner of the record book where David Peterson now finds himself: the first pitcher in major league history, according to Stathead, to post a line with at least six walks, five strikeouts, a hit batter, and a home run allowed — with the homer accounting for the only run against him — in fewer than five innings. Or four innings, for that matter. Or, in fact, had the exact combination of six walks and five strikeouts with their one run allowed on a homer and their hit batsman. Peterson is the very first.Peterson did all that while throwing 91 pitches to get 11 outs, and the Mets didn't come completely unglued until the seventh inning, after which the back-to-back home runs by D.J. Stewart and Jonathan Araúz weren't enough.The previous record for fewest innings pitched in a game with at least six walks, five strikeouts, a hit batter, and a lone run on a homer was 5.2 for Jonathan Sánchez, for the Giants in Arizona on June 11, 2009. A Justin Upton homer and Max Scherzer on the (plus an Upton RBI single off Brandon Medders) lifted the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win in that game.Sánchez, who walked seven in that game 14 years ago, was the first pitcher to crack the six-inning barrier, and until last night was the only other pitcher at all to have a six-walk, five-strikeout game with a hit batter and the only run on a homer, in the entire 21st century. Sánchez remains the only pitcher ever to have such a line and be the losing pitcher.The only other time that a pitcher's team lost one of these games was April 15, 1942, when the Pirates scored five runs against Elmer Riddle in the first inning, and Ray Starr came in from the bullpen and kept things respectable, going the rest of the way with seven strikeouts and seven walks, and allowing the only other Pittsburgh run in a 6-2 affair on a Bob Elliott dinger.There have been a bunch of different walk and strikeout totals among the now dozen pitchers in this group, but only one man hit two batters: Scott Garrelts plunked Brett Butler and Glenn Hubbard while also walking seven, striking out six, and outdueling Pascual Perez, who went the distance for Atlanta in a 2-1 loss (Chris Chambliss hit the homer) to Garrelts and the Giants at Candlestick Park on September 7, 1983.Before Garrelts, there was Mike Torrez (1976 Orioles), Tom Griffin (1969 Astros), Ken McBride (1961 Angels), Pedro Ramos (1956 Senators), Bob Turley (1954 Orioles), Bobby Shantz (1952 A's), and Rankin Johnson (1914 Chi-Feds), all in winning efforts of their own — sloppy games that were somehow one swing from being shutouts. Shantz went 14 innings at Yankee Stadium, striking 11 and walking seven in his game, while giving up the homer to Mickey Mantle and drilling Johnny Mize.The one other pitcher on the list, the one between Garrelts and Sánchez? Dwight Gooden, against Atlanta at Shea on April 26, 1989. Ron Gant homered in the third inning, but the Mets scored two in the fifth for a 3-1 lead, and homers by Kevin McReynolds and Howard Johnson provided a 6-1 cushion. That was the final score, but Gooden provided some stress by walking his last two batters to load the bases in the ninth. Gerald Perry then made Randy Myers work for the last out, a 10-pitch battle finally ending with a foul tip into the glove of Gary Carter.You can see that game now, thanks to the internet! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

This Mississippi native was a reliable backup for the Mets and Dodgers. But after Hurricane Katrina, he needed some backup of his own. Card 633 on Beckett SABR Bio by Leslie Heaphey Bio by Mark Stowers Video of Barry breaking John Tudor's leg Induction into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Follow-up: Stathead search of pitchers hitting first-inning triples

The first time the Mets walked off the Yankees was in the first Subway Series iteration at Shea Stadium, in the second year of interleague play, 1998 — Luis Lopez hit a sac fly off Ramiro Mendoza that brought home Carlos Baerga with the winning run.The next year, Matt Franco singled home Rickey Henderson and Edgardo Alfonzo to lead the Mets to an improbable 9-8 victory over Mariano Rivera. There was a Shane Spencer walkoff fielder's choice in 2004 against Tanyon Sturtze to bring home Kaz Matsui, then a David Wright single off Rivera that scored Paul Lo Duca in 2006. After Jason Bay singled home Scott Hairston in the 10th inning of a 2011 game against Hector Noesi, the Mets walked off Rivera in a third different decade when Lucas Duda singled in Wright for a 2-1 verdict in 2013.The Mets didn't hit their first walkoff homer against the Yankees until 2020, when they did it twice: Amed Rosario off Aroldis Chapman (at Yankee Stadium in a doubleheader, what a strange time) and Pete Alonso off Albert Abreu. The Mets still haven't walked off the Yankees with a homer in front of people because next came Starling Marte's single off Wandy Peralta last year… and then last night, the first walkoff double the Mets have ever had against the Yankees, Brandon Nimmo driving in Eduardo Escobar (who also scored last year's walkoff run) off Nick Ramirez.Walkoff doubles are rare because how often is someone running all the way to second base on a walkoff hit? The winning run is scoring ahead of you, and you can probably stop at first base. Last night, Nimmo's ball hung up in the air, so he was running it out while Escobar had to hold up and make sure the ball wasn't caught.The Mets, in their history, have had 139 regular-season walkoff homers, and just — now — 33 walkoff doubles.Escobar had one last year against the Phillies, hit to a similar spot in right field as Nimmo did last night. Before that, you have to go back to Austin Jackson off Javy Guerra in the 13th inning against the Marlins in 2018, and before that Justin Turner against Sean Marshall and the Cubs in 2011. Wright and Ed Kranepool are the only Mets with multiple walkoff doubles, each with two.The major league record for career walkoff doubles is five, according to Stathead, and it's shared by Adrián González, Chuck Klein, Hunter Pence, and Frank Robinson. Escobar has three in his career, which puts him second to Eric Hosmer among active players, and tied with a group that ranges from Henry Aaron to Don Slaught. It's a weird sport. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Last night was one of the best pitched games of the season, not just for the Mets, but in all of Major League Baseball. Kodai Senga's seven innings of one-hit shutout ball, with nine strikeouts and no walks, has been matched this year only by Michael Kopech of the White Sox in a 2-0 win over the Royals on May 19, and veteran Drew Smyly, now with the Chicago Cubs, in a 13-0 pasting of the Dodgers on April 21.It was such a clean, crisp performance, with such ease, and with that little Kody Clemens single in the third inning that plopped in front of Tommy Pham, you might not think of it as so great, especially without the round number of 10 strikeouts, but here's the list in Mets history of pitchers who, according to Stathead, went 7+ frames of one-hit ball (none of these Mets was pulled after seven innings of a no-hit bid), with nine or more strikeouts and no walks…* Tom Seaver, July 9, 1969 vs. Cubs (the Jimmy Qualls game)* R.A. Dickey, June 13, 2012 at Rays (9-1 win, unearned run after an error in the ninth)* Matt Harvey, May 7, 2013 vs. White Sox (no-decision, Mets won in 10 innings)* Jacob deGrom, May 21, 2015 vs. Cardinals (Matt Carpenter first-inning single)* Senga, last night vs. PhilliesEmbrace the power of the Ghost Fork. Senga said he wanted the Phillies, he got them, and he took care of them in devastating fashion. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

This year's LFGM Pride shirt with Sarah Wiener's logo design is now available… and also we sent some to the fellas at 41 Seaver Way. Hope they enjoy them and wear them with, well, pride.We've been over Pete Alonso's torrid start with home runs, and he heads to Denver for the weekend with a major league-leading 19, a new Mets record for 51 games into a season. He's got three dingers in nine career games there, for whatever it's worth.Alonso also brings with him to Denver, for the first time since his initial tear, an OPS of .900, while toting a .239 batting average. His strikeout rate is up a tick, but his BABIP is a mere .210, and that's what going to Colorado can really help with, so we'll see what happens there.What's interesting here, and the subject of today's Stathead search, is the lowest batting averages with a .900-plus OPS for a full season, which we'll cut off at .260 because it's interesting and right before the next-lowest batting average this season for a guy with a .900 OPS, Juan Soto (.262/.917).* Mickey Tettleton, 1995 Rangers, .238/.906 (32 HR)* Harmon Killebrew, 1962 Twins, .243/.912 (48 HR)* Adam Dunn, 2005 Reds, .247/.927 (40 HR)* Ronald Acuña Jr., 2020 Atlanta, .250/.987 (14 HR)* José Bautista, 2015 Blue Jays, .250/.913 (40 HR)* Jason Giambi, 2003 Yankees, .250/.939 (41 HR)* Mike Schmidt, 1979 Phillies, .253/.950 (45 HR)* Giambi, 2006 Yankees, .253/.971 (37 HR)* Schmidt, 1983 Phillies, .255/.923 (40 HR)* Jack Cust, 2007 A's, .256/.912 (26 HR)* Pat Burrell, 2007 Phillies, .256/.902 (30 HR)* Shohei Ohtani, 2021 Angels, .257/.965 (46 HR)* Killebrew, 1963 Twins, .258/.904 (45 HR)* Josh Donaldson, 2019 Atlanta, .259/.900 (37 HR)* Todd Hundley, 1996 Mets, .259/.906 (41 HR)* Alonso, 2019 Mets, .260/.941 (53 HR)* Bautista, 2010 Blue Jays, .260/.996 (54 HR)* Greg Vaughn, 1996 Brewers-Padres, .260/.903 (41 HR)And for what it's worth, the lowest batting average in a 60-homer season belongs to Roger Maris, who hit .269 in 1961 — his .993 OPS that year is the only sub-1.000 figure for a 60-dinger club member. Sammy Sosa had a 1.002 in 1999, for a 151 OPS+, the lowest in that category for a 60-homer season. Sosa was at 160 in 1998, while Maris had a 167 in 1961. Mickey Mantle's was 206 that year. If we'd had advanced stats then, the conversation would've been insufferable. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

NEW! We Can Pod It Out t-shirts are here!Instead of writing about the Knicks today… graphic about the Knicks today, based on data from Stathead! Jalen Brunson, thank you for keeping the season alive. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

NEWSLETTER LINK (Beehiiv)- Please read and subscribe!⁠⁠ The worst of the worst for the 2022-23 NBA season. Awards doled out are as follows: Worst Defensive Player of the Year Most De-proved Player Fifth Man of the Year Worst Team All-NBA Least Valuable Player (LVP) Playoff LVP Also includes a very long rant about Dillon Brooks! ---  Podcast phone number for voice mails (KLTB): (405) 466-7623 ⁠⁠Link to Playback.tv (where I will be live-streaming NBA games)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠NEW WEBSITE⁠⁠ --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew ⁠⁠@L0GICMASTER⁠⁠ Please follow the show on Twitter: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod ⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠⁠ and TikTok: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠⁠ Stats from Basketball Reference, Stathead, and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro and outro music: "Jeep's Blues" by Duke Ellington. ℗ Originally released 1956 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

James Harden tied for seventh all-time last night, scoring 45 points on the road against the Celtics in the playoffs, and without a lot of ado, here's the list (asterisk indicates the Celtics beat them anyway)…63: Michael Jordan (1986 - 2OT)*61: Elgin Baylor (1962)50: Wilt Chamberlain (1960)49: Jordan (1986)*47: Jimmy Butler (2022), Dominique Wilkins (1988)*45: Harden (2023), Paul Millsap (2016 - OT)* LeBron James (2012), James (2008)*, Jerry West (1965)*Harden scored 41 points for the Nets at Boston in the playoffs two years ago, so in addition to landing in a tie for seventh on the single-game Boston Garden (and successor) visiting scoring list, he's also in amazing company with multiple 40-point playoff games in Boston.Bahlor and West did it four times apiece, James and Jordan each three times. At two, Harden joins Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson.Shoutout to everyone who's done it even once — the rest of the Stathead-assembled list: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Butler, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Ben Gordon, Hal Greer, Cliff Hagan, Bob McAdoo, Millsap, John Wall, and Wilkins. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

The other day, I wrote on the We Can Pod It Out show notes, “an extensive accompanying newsletter that I hope to write” could be part of this episode. Sorry to tell you that it is not, but glad to tell you that my digital journalism urge to do power rankings of baseball managers' celebratory throwability was beaten back. Instead, please enjoy this video of Tsuyoshi Shinjo, whose exploits in Japan we discussed on this show, throwing out Robin Ventura by so much at third base, Ty Wigginton had to look for him.That play was in 2003, when Shinjo hit .193/.238/.246 with no stolen bases and only four extra-base hits in 124 plate appearances… and still was above replacement level (0.2 bWAR) because of his defense.That got me curious, and rather than expand on things said on a podcast, why not stay true to Willets Pen style, and use this as an opportunity to learn something weird.Thanks to Stathead, here are the most plate appearances in a season for players with positive WAR and negative oWAR (the offensive component)…Warren Cromartie, 1979 Montreal Expos: 710 (1.8, -0.3)Rico Brogna, 1999 Phillies: 679 (0.2, -0.2)Bill Collins, 1910 Boston Doves: 660 (0.2, -1.0)Rick Bosetti, 1979 Blue Jays: 657 (0.5, -0.3)Manny Trillo, 1976 Cubs: 649 (0.2, -0.2)…and for Britt's sake…Pedro Feliz, 2006 Giants: 644 (1.8, -0.2)The top one of these seasons for the 21st century, when we have more reliable WAR components, is something for sure.For the Mets, the guy you'd probably expect is on the team list (on which Shinjo's 2003 ranks 52nd in team history), but not at the top…Hubie Brooks, 1983: 624 (0.2, -0.7)Rey Ordoñez, 1999: 588 (2.8, -0.4)Jeromy Burnitz, 2002: 550 (0.1, -0.1)Ordoñez, 1996: 530 (0.9, -0.1)Jeff Francoeur, 2010: 447 (1.1, -0.6)For a full career, Ordoñez ranks 11th in baseball history at 3,407 plate appearances with a 1.2 career WAR and -3.7 career oWAR. The top 10?Tim Foli (1970-85): 6,573 (5.6, -0.3)Neifi Pérez (1996-2007): 5,510 (2.6, -3.4)César Izturis (2001-13): 4,679 (6.1, -0.9)John Corkhill (1883-92): 4,614 (5.1, -2.1)Pedro Feliz (2000-10): 4,544 (5.6, -0.7)Malachi Kittridge (1890-1906): 4,464 (1.6, -0.2)Jimmy McAleer (1889-1907): 4,423 (1.5, -3.0)Mike Lum (1967-81): 3,999 (5.1, -0.1)Hugh Nicol (1881-90): 3,825 (4.1, -0.9)Mark Lemke (1988-98): 3,664 (6.1, -1.7)Kittridge is interesting because his name jumps out, and because he's 45th all-time in career passed balls with 202. But for context, that's one fewer than Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke, 108 fewer than Hall of Famer Connie Mack, 158 fewer than Hall of Famer Buck Ewing, 218 fewer than Hall of Famer King Kelly, 289 fewer than Hall of Famer Wilbert Robinson, 303 fewer than Hall of Famer Deacon White… and 561 behind all-time passed ball king Pop Snyder.Want to talk about the unbreakable records in sports? Pop Snyder had SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE PASSED BALLS. Drew Smith threw 780 pitches for the Mets last season. Casey Stengel sure was right about the Mets picking Hobie Landrith at the start of their expansion draft, that without a catcher, you have a lot of passed balls… but in the era he grew up in, it didn't seem to matter.The active leader in passed balls, Yasmani Grandal, has 92. There were seven seasons in the 19th century where that wouldn't have led the league, from Rudy Kemmier's record 114 in 1883 to Doc Bushong's 95 in 1881.Only one post-integration player is even in the top 50 all time for passed balls, and it's eight-time All-Star Lance Parrish, who had 192 of ‘em from 1977-95 with the Tigers, Phillies, Angels, Mariners, Cleveland, Pirates, and Blue Jays.In 600 major league games this year, there's been a total of 31 passed balls. In 1884, there were 3,907 in 3,074 games. So, from 1.27 passed balls per game to 0.05 passed balls per game, all in just a matter of 139 easy years! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

NEWSLETTER LINK (Beehiiv)- Please read and subscribe!⁠ On some of my favorite odd box scores that happened in the final game of a team's season. Sometimes it's a great performance, but mostly it's weird ones where a benchwarmer plays all 48 minutes and scores 13 points. ---  Podcast phone number for voice mails (KLTB): (405) 466-7623 ⁠Link to Playback.tv (where I will be live-streaming NBA games)⁠ ⁠NEW WEBSITE⁠ --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew ⁠@L0GICMASTER⁠ Please follow the show on Twitter: ⁠@BackfiredNBAPod ⁠ Instagram: ⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠ and TikTok: ⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠ Stats from Basketball Reference, Stathead, and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro music: “How To Save A Life” by The Fray performed by Pau Gasol. Outro music: “Wonderwall” by Oasis performed by The Mike Flowers Pops. Other music: "Stop This Flame" by Celeste. Other sources: Los Angeles Times

Last night's Mets game was a little weird. It's not every day that Max Scherzer takes a no-hitter into the fifth inning, then leaves the game after that fifth inning even though all he gave up was a little single to Ha-Seong Kim. The 11-pitch strikeout of Austin Nola to end the fifth took Scherzer's count up to 97 for the night, and in an April game where the 38-year-old issued six walks to go with his three strikeouts, the five scoreless innings equaled the limit.No problem for Buck Schowalter, because John Curtiss, Drew Smith, David Robertson, and Adam Ottavino combined to strikeout eight of the 16 batters they faced in the final four innings, allowing only three walks and a ninth-inning single to close out the 5-0 victory.Altogether, the Padres were 2-for-28 against Mets pitchers in the series opener, with 14 strikeouts. And that's where we start generating a fun Stathead list.Last night marked only the fourth time in Mets history that they have shut out an opponent, not allowed an extra-base hit, and recorded strikeouts in at least half of their foes' at-bats. Where does last night fit into Mets history? Here are the other three games on this particular list.April 18, 1970: Nolan Ryan never threw a no-hitter for the Mets, but he did record 27 outs in a row without giving up a hit in this game, led off by Phillies second baseman Denny Doyle with a single. Ryan walked Don Money, struck out John Briggs and Deron Johnson, walked Tim McCarver to load the bases, and then struck out Larry Hisle to get out of the first-inning jam. By the time Ryan got the ball back, he had a 3-0 lead… and completely shut down the Phils from there. Philadelphia batters went 1-for-29 with 15 strikeouts and six walks in the 7-0 New York romp.May 15, 1970: Tom Seaver gave up a third-inning single to Mike Compton, the Phillies' catcher, and got all the support he needed in the fourth inning when Woodie Fryman threw a wild pitch to score Donn Clendenon and Compton's throwing error on that play allowed Ron Swoboda to come around as well. Seaver went the distance, striking out 15 as host Philadelphia went 1-for-29 against him at Connie Mack Stadium.September 29, 2007: Game 161, when it seemed like maybe the Mets had figured it out and were going to salvage that season, a 13-0 demolition of the Marlins featuring two Lastings Milledge home runs and the Mets going 10-for-22 with runners in scoring position. On the mound, John Maine was nails, allowing only a pair of walks while taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Paul Hoover broke up the bid with a little infield single, ending Maine's outing with 14 strikeouts and two walks. Willie Collazo got Alejandro De Aza to fly out to end the top of the eighth, and then Carlos Muniz notched the staff's 15th strikeout of the day when he got Reggie Abercrombie to end the game. The Fish went 1-for-27, saving all their hits for the next day.Scherzer's early exit also is notable because it was the first time the Mets pulled a starter who'd given up one or no hits over the first five innings since Tylor Megill last April 29, in the Mets' combined no-hitter against the Phillies. Megill and Jacob deGrom each had two starts apiece like that in 2021. The last seven Mets pitchers to do this — Scherzer, Megill all three times, deGrom twice, and David Peterson on August 13, 2020 against Washington — have recorded the win, after no Mets pitcher had gotten a win in such a game in 12 years following a Maine five-and-fly in Washington back in 2008.Alongside Megill in getting pulled after five innings of no-hit ball? Sid Fernandez on May 15, 1987 against the Giants, when the lefty helped himself with an RBI triple but gave way to Doug Sisk with a 7-0 cushion in the sixth. Sisk gave up three runs, but Roger McDowell came through with the three-inning save. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

In 10 games, Pete Alonso has hit five home runs, the second time in his career that he's started a season that way, as in 2019, the then-rookie made an instant impact with not only the five dingers, but 10 other hits for a .385/.429/.923 start to his career. To start this season, Alonso's line is at .237/.326/.658. It's been a weird first couple of weeks.This isn't a record-setting start, although Alonso does have as many homers so far as the Guardians, Nationals, and Tigers. Dave Kingman had the most dingerrific start to a Mets season, with seven in the first 10 games in 1976 — he wound up with 37 (of the Mets' 102 total) home runs, finishing second in the National League to Mike Schmidt's 38. While the season total for Kingman was first eclipsed by Darryl Strawberry in 1987, and now is just outside the top 10 in Mets history, the 7-in-10 start remains alone at the top, according to Stathead.With six homers in the first 10 games of a season, we find Ray Knight in 1986 (finished with 11, plus one more in Game 7 of the World Series), John Buck in 2013 (finished with 15, all with the Mets before being traded with Marlon Byrd to the Pirates for Dilson Herrera and Vic Black), and Yoenis Céspedes in 2017 (finished with 17, played only 81 games).Also with five for a nice 90-homer pace after the season's opening 10 games? The aforementioned Strawberry on his way to breaking Kingman's team record in 1987, Gary Carter in 1988 (finished with 11), and Jeff Kent in 1994 (finished with 14 in 107 games before the strike).What's next for Alonso, the first Met ever to start two seasons with five dingers in 10 games? He's already tied for 36th on the team's list for homers in the first 20 games, and the record there, the one that all Mets fans will want to see fall in the next 10, is shared by Kingman's 1976 effort and the nine homers that Neil Walker hit to start 2016, on his way to going deep 23 times that year.Alonso is currently tied for 11th on that list with his seven homers to start 2019, while the list at eight is fascinating, too: Frank Thomas 1962 (finished with 34), Kingman in 1982 (a league-leading 37 that time), Kent in 1994 (14), Todd Hundley in 1994 (16) and 1996 (then team-record 41), Richard Hidalgo in 2004 (and here's where we note that this is in the player's first X number of games, not the team's, because Hidalgo joined the Mets in a June trade for Jeremy Griffiths and David Weathers, having already hit four homers for the Astros — he wound up wiht 21 in 86 games as a Met, still the record for most homers by a player with 145 or fewer games played with the club — Eduardo Escobar is currently at 21 homers in 145 games, and Byrd had 21 in 117, for what it's worth, while Mo Vaughn is next on whatever this list is at 29 in 166), Carlos Delgado in 2006, and Céspedes in 2016 (31). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

You know I can't resist a good Wilt Chamberlain stat around here, and this one from Bomani Jones sent me scrambling to Stathead, so you know it's a good one.That's pretty surprising, isn't it? That the seventh-leading scorer in NBA history doesn't hold any team's points record? But that's also been the case for a little under two years — it was April of 2021 when Steph Curry passed Chamberlain, who scored 17,783 points for the Dubs in five-and-a-half seasons.Chamberlain played 429 games for the Warriors, while Curry has appeared in 876 so far with the only NBA team he's ever been on.Here's the Warriors' all-time list of per-game scoring, with a minimum of 100 games played:Chamberlain (429 games) 41.5 ppgKevin Durant (208 games) 25.8Rick Barry (642 games) 25.6Curry (876 games and counting) 24.6World B. Free (162 games) 23.4So, you look at Chamberlain going from the Warriors back to Philadelphia with the 76ers in 1965, and his precipitous decline to… let's take a look at the 76ers' per list, where Hal Greer remains the all-time leading total scorer but “only” averaged 19.2 points per his 1,122 games (a total of 21,586), and still holds the record because those dummies traded Allen Iverson (19,931 points in 772 games)Chamberlain (277 games) 27.62 ppgIverson (722 games) 27.61 Joel Embiid (389 games and counting): 27.2Charles Barkley (610 games) 23.3Julius Erving (836 games) 22.0Chamberlain played his age 32-36 seasons for the Lakers, one of which was limited to 12 games — and he still led the NBA in rebounding each of his four healthy, if declining, seasons in Los Angeles (he only missed one other game the whole time). So, it's not surprising that Chamberlain isn't near the top of the Lakers' all-time scoring list, and in fact he's 24th with 5,985, a couple of spots above Nick Van Exel, who was pretty darn good in his five seasons with the Lakers.On a per-game basis, Chamberlain had 17.66 with the Lakers, which puts him between Pau Gasol (17.73) and James Worthy (17.62), in 15th all-time for the franchise.The Lakers' list? That's an interesting one, because the leader could very well play himself out of the top spot.LeBron James (271 games and counting) 27.42 ppgElgin Baylor (846 games) 27.36Shaquille O'Neal (514 games) 27.033Jerry West (932 games) 27.030Kobe Bryant (1,346 games) 25.0O'Neal and West being separated by three-thousandths of a point per game over their careers in Los Angeles, spanning more than 1,400 games between them, is out of control.Baseball season is coming, but we have a whole lot more basketball statistrata to work on here. Stay tuned! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

After yesterday's realization that RJ Barrett was one point away from giving the Knicks three players with 30-plus on Sunday night in Boston, there's an obvious question… have the Knicks ever done that? We know they haven't done it against the Celtics, but… let's fire up Stathead.Turns out, the answer is yes. On March 24, 1979, the Knicks had a double-overtime home loss to the Bulls, 148-143, in which Earl Monroe and Ray Williams each scored 34 points and Toby Knight added 30. Chicago got 41 from Artis Gilmore and 33 from Mickey Johnson at the Garden.There's one other time it happened: March 2, 1962. If that date is familiar… well, we just discussed that one, too, because it was Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. The Knicks got 39 points in that one from Richie Guerin, 33 from Cleveland Buckner, and another 31 from Willie Naulls, but obviously Chamberlain in triple figures and four other Philadelphia Warriors (Paul Arizin, Al Attles, Tom Meschery, and Guy Rodgers) in double figures was enough for a 169-147 final.So, the Knicks are 0-2 all time when they have a trifecta of 30-point scorers. Good thing that Barrett didn't get that extra free throw to fall and join Immanuel Quickley and Julius Randle in the 30 club, right?Since that Knicks-Bulls game in 1979, there have been 29 times that an NBA team had three guys go for 30 or more points… and the Knicks have been responsible defensively for three of them.December 27, 1988: Hawks 128, Knicks 126 (at Atlanta) — Reggie Theus (32), Moses Malone (30), Dominique Wilkins (30)January 18, 1989: Warriors 133, Knicks 119 (at Oakland) — Winston Garland (31), Mitch Richmond (31), Chris Mullin (30)January 5, 2020: Clippers 135, Knicks 132 (at Los Angeles) — Montrezl Harrell (34), Lou Williams (32), Paul George (32)The Knicks are 0-7 all time when there are three 30-point scorers in a game, because the Hawks also did this to them in 1971 in Atlanta (Walt Bellamy 33, Pete Maravich 31, Lou Hudson 30) and in 1960 in St. Louis (Clyde Lovellette 39, Cliff Hagan 32, Bob Pettit 32).The most recent such game anywhere in the NBA? December 28 of this season, when the Kings had Malik Monk score 33 points off then bench, plus 31 apiece from De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis in a 127-126 home win over the Nuggets.Use code WCPIO for 10% off in the Willets Pen shop! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

SZN 3, Episode 6!First off thank you Stathead, a source we use that is amazing #notasponsorWe are looking at guys from the last 5-10 years that were drafted day 3 of the NFL draft. How often have guys like this been successful? Lets take a second, pump the brakes and re-educate ourselves on the past so then we can use this knowledge to predict the future. What is better than a potential starter on your fantasy roster late in a rookie or post draft waiver darling!We base this ep on the the Stathead metric - WAV (Weighted Approximate Value!)https://stathead.com/1:29 - Darthur explains the Episode.3:00 - Running Backs last 5 years8:49 - Tight Ends Last 5 years10:02 - Wide Receivers Last 5 years13:02 - Quarterbacks Last 5 years13:45 - 2022 Class Day 3 Doms- We messed up..... Why were we out on these 2022 guys? - 15:55 - Isaiah Pacheco 18:44 - Tyler Allgeier20:53 - Dameon Pierce23:56 - Past 6-10 year Day 3 DomsLike and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Beware, you will see our faces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeVsT_uysOA#FantasyFootball #Podcast#FantasyFootballAdvice#DynastyFantasyFootball#DynastyFantasyFootballAdvice

When Damian Lillard had his 71-point game, it wasn't just a new Portland Trail Blazers record, it was also a record for the most points scored against the Houston Rockets. We know the record for scoring against the Knicks is Wilt Chamberlain with 100 points back on March 2, 1962 (see yesterday's episode)… so, how about the rest of the NBA?Lillard broke a record previously held by Allen Iverson, who scored 58 against Houston in 2002. The Answer still has one of the team-specific records that comes up when you go down the Stathead rabbit hole: the most points scored in a game against the New Orleans Hornets — specifically the New Orleans Hornets, with 55 on April 20, 2003. A double nickel… a dime, if you will, on 4/20.Thing is, Devin Booker had a 58-point game against the New Orleans Pelicans this season, and George Gervin once scored 63 against the New Orleans Jazz.So, let's just go through some players and admire their great performances that are records against some forms of team — most active, some not.Alvan Adams: 47 vs. Buffalo Braves, 1977LaMarcus Aldridge: 56 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 2019Carmelo Anthony: 62 vs. Charlotte Bobcats, 2014Elgin Baylor: 63 vs. Philadelphia Warriors, 1961Devin Booker: 70 vs. Boston Celtics, 2017; 58 vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 2022Kobe Bryant: 81 vs. Toronto Raptors, 2006; 65 vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2007; 62 vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2005; 60 vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 2007; 60 vs. Utah Jazz, 2016Wilt Chamberlain: 100 vs. New York Knicks, 1962; 78 vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1961; 73 vs. Chicago Packers, 1962; 70 vs. Syracuse Nationals, 1963; 67 vs. St. Louis Hawks, 1962; 66 vs. Phoenix Suns, 1969; 65 vs. Cincinnati Royals, 1962; 63 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1964; 62 vs. San Francisco Warriors, 1966; 56 vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1964Tom Chambers: 60 vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1990DeMarcus Cousins: 56 vs. Charlotte Hornets (current), 2016Tony Delk: 53 vs. Sacramento Kings, 2001Joe Fulks: 63 vs. Indianapolis Jets, 1949George Gervin: 63 vs. New Orleans Jazz, 1978Gail Goodrich: 53 vs. Kansas City/Omaha Kings, 1975James Harden: 61 vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2019; 58 vs. Miami Heat, 2018Allen Iverson: 55 vs. New Orleans Hornets, 2003Michael Jordan: 69 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1990; 64 vs. Orlando Magic, 1993; 61 vs. Atlanta Hawks, 1987; 57 vs. Washington Bullets, 1992Bernard King: 60 vs. New Jersey Nets, 1984Damian Lillard: 71 vs. Houston Rockets, 2023; 61 vs. Golden State Warriors, 2020; 60 vs. Brooklyn Nets, 2019Karl Malone: 61 vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1990Moses Malone: 53 vs. San Diego Clippers, 1982Antonio McDyess: 46 vs. Vancouver Grizzlies, 1999Tracy McGrady: 62 vs. Washington Wizards, 2004George Mikan: 61 vs. Rochester Royals, 1952Reggie Miller: 57 vs. Charlotte Hornets (original), 1992Donovan Mitchell: 71 vs. Chicago Bulls, 2023; 57 vs. Denver Nuggets, 2020Tony Parker: 55 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 2008David Robinson: 71 vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 1994David Thompson: 73 vs. Detroit Pistons, 1978Klay Thompson: 60 vs. Indiana Pacers, 2016Jack Twyman: 59 vs. Minneapolis Lakers, 1960Get 10% off in the Willets Pen shop with the code WCPIO! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Today is the 61st anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game……and we're less than a week away from Damian Lillard scoring 71 against the Rockets. You don't need a cool video on that, it just happened and it's all over the internet.I noticed on the list of all-time 70-point games that Lillard's was the first in the month of February. Indeed, according to Stathead, the all-time record for the month had been 68 by Pete Maravich in 1977. Naturally, I wanted to find out the rest of the monthly records, so I did, and here they are…January: Kobe Bryant, 81 (Lakers vs. Raptors, 2006)February: Lillard, 71 (Trail Blazers vs. Rockets, Sunday)March: Chamberlain, 100 (Philadelphia Warriors vs. Knicks at Hershey, Pa., 1962)April: David Thompson, 73 (Nuggets at Pistons, 1978)May: Charles Barkley, 56 (Suns at Warriors, 1994 Western Conference first round)June: Michael Jordan, 55 (Bulls vs. Suns, 1993 NBA Finals) and Lillard, 55 (Trail Blazers at Nuggets, 2021 Western Conference first round)July: Giannis Antetokounmpo, 50 (Bucks vs. Suns, 2021 NBA Finals)August: Lillard, 61 (Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks at Bay Lake, Fla., 2020)September: Jamal Murray, 40 (Nuggets vs. Clippers, 2020 Western Conference semifinals)October: Chamberlain, 59 (San Francisco Warriors vs. Knicks, 1962) and James Harden, 59 (Rockets at Wizards, 2019)November: Chamberlain, 73 (San Francisco Warriors at Knicks, 1962)December: Chamberlain, 78 (Philadelphia Warriors vs. Lakers, 1961)Lillard now owns or shares three of these records, two thanks to the coronavirus pandemic schedules. Chamberlain still holds three of the monthly scoring records that he set in the calendar year of 1962.There's a lot more from this rabbit hole to come. Stay tuned! —JS This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

In the first half of this episode, we'll talk about 10 teams who went under their Vegas regular season win total projection by 15 games or more. Then in the second half, I'll correctly predict all 30 teams' over/under win totals, playoff seeding, and then who will win the NBA championship, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year awards. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Lineup data from Stathead. Intro music: “Over and Over” by Nelly ft. Tim McGraw, copyright UMG (on behalf of Motown). Outro music: “Under the Sea” from Disney's “The Little Mermaid”, copyright (C) 2013 Walt Disney Records. Sources: Bleacher Report, Boston.com, Deseret News, Detroit Free Press, DraftKings Sportsbook, ESPN, Indianapolis News, Indianapolis Star, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel, Pippen Ain't Easy, RealGM

By Jesse SpectorIn addition to grabbing Keelin's words from yesterday's show notes, I'm not going to try to duplicate that format! I'm going to expand a little bit on Jeff McNeil's batting crown and other end-of-season stats.McNeil is the first Met in 11 years to win a batting title, and the first Met ever to lead the majors in average. Miguel Cabrera batted .344 in 2011 to edge the Mets' shortstop who won the club's first batting crown.Pete Alonso tied Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 131 RBI, and his National League-leading total of 16 intentional walks trailed only Judge (19) and José Ramírez (20) in the majors. The only other time a Met won the National League RBI crown was 1991, when Howard Johnson knocked in 117 runs, again trailing a Tiger — Cecil Fielder (133) — for the major league lead. It's the first time a Mets slugger has led the Senior Circuit in intentional walks, and the first time for a New York NL leader since Duke Snider's 26 in 1956… or, if you want to be pedantic about “New York NL” and not “Brooklyn,” Mel Ott's 13 in 1934. Ott trailed Jimmie Foxx, who was intentionally walked 17 times for the Philadelphia A's.It might have been a #markcanhasummer, but it obviously involved Mark Canha getting hit by a lot of pitches. Twenty-eight, to be exact, the most in baseball, as part of a team that set a modern record by getting in the way of 112 pitches. Canha can comiserate with teammate Brandon Nimmo, who got plunked 22 times to also lead the majors four years ago — also with a former Mets prospect leading the American League: Andrés Giménez (25) this year, Carlos Gómez (21) in 2018. Canha's HBP total was the most by any major leaguer since Anthony Rizzo got drilled 30 times for the 2015 Cubs. Nimmo was “only” hit 16 times this year, tied for fourth-most in the NL with Jake Cronenworth and Kyle Farmer. Along with Starling Marte (unlucky 13), Alonso (12), McNeil (11), and Francisco Lindor (10), there were six Mets in double figures for getting hit by pitches. Out of a total of 24 players in the National League.Those six men — Canha, Nimmo, Marte, Alonso, McNeil, and Lindor — now walk together (and rub some dirt on it) into baseball history, as they have joined (per Stathead) only one other such group in baseball history: the 1899 Baltimore Orioles, whose manager had to wince at Steve Brodie getting hit by 23 pitches, Jimmy Sheckard 18, Bill Keister (what an aptonym) 16, Ducky Holmes 15, and Candy LaChance 10 times.That's only five players, because the manager was, like Buck Showalter, a Baltimore Orioles manager who made his way to New York's NL club a few years later: John McGraw, at that time a 26-year-old player/manager — his first season in the role he'd win the 1904 pennant and 1905 World Series in with the Giants.McGraw didn't just get hit by 14 pitches in 1899, he led the league with 124 walks, 140 runs scored, and a .547 on-base percentage. He also stole 73 bases, and did one more thing that Showalter didn't do this year: got ejected five times.It may not last, but for now, Showalter not only has the highest career winning percentage as Mets manager (.623 — Davey Johnson is the multi-season leader at .588 from 1984-90, he was tossed 13 times), but the most games managing the Mets without getting the heave-ho.The man who once succeeded Showalter in the Bronx, Joe Torre, is the Mets' managerial ejection leader with 24 during his 286-420 tenure in Flushing. When and if Showalter does get the business end of an ump's thumb (guess who), the Mets' no-ejection record will revert to Roy McMillan and his 53 games in charge after succeeding Yogi Berra in 1975.McMillan got the Mets in striking distance by Labor Day, when Tom Seaver, on the way to his third Cy Young, pitched a four-hitter (in a tidy hour and 55 minutes) against the Pirates to close the division gap to four games and pick up his 20th victory of the year. But the next night, Pittsburgh blitzed Jerry Koosman for eight runs in 3.2 innings (homers by Bill Robinson, Manny Sanguillen, and Rennie Stennett) and rolled to an 8-4 win. Felix Millan and Mike Vail got the Mets on the board with back-to-back one-out doubles in the first inning of the rubber game, but after a walk to Dave Kingman, Rusty Staub bounced into a 4-6-3 double play. Bud Harrelson made an error on a Willie Stargell grounder to allow the Pirates to tie the game in the fourth, and Robinson's homer off Jon Matlack in the seventh effectively ended the Mets' season. The next series against the Cardinals was a repeat: Seaver winning, Koosman and Matlack losing, and a sweep in Montreal meant that when the Mets got another crack at Pittsburgh, out at Three Rivers, they were nine games back. They wound up 10.5 games out in third place.These Mets? They wound up with 101 wins, same as the team that now gets a bye to the division series.That's where you can get on the train to the playoffs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

We chat with first-time guest Jonah Gardner about his journey as a baseball fan and an employee of Sports Reference, the incredible company behind Baseball-Reference.com, Stathead, and much more! Get $25 off an annual subscription to the Stathead service from Sports Reference using the code OOTP25!  Pick up OOTP 23 TODAY from us directly or on Steam or the Epic Store! Pick up OOTP Go 23 for FREE on iOS at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ootp-baseball-go-23/id1584943311 or Android athttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com2us.ootpbbgo23.android.google.global.normal.  

Going over the worst of the worst for the Miami Heat. Topics include: the Heat losing two games in one day, the 1997 Most Improved Player race, “Baby Jordan”, and trading up for Shabazz Napier. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Lineup data from Stathead. Intro music: “I'm in Miami, Bitch” by LMFAO. Copyright UMG (on behalf of Will I Am / A&M). Outro music: “Miami, My Amy” by Keith Whitley. Copyright SME (on behalf of RCA Records Label Nashville). Sources: All You Can Heat, Bleacher Report, Hoops Habit, Hot Hot Hoops, Miami Heat PR, NBA Trades Tumblr, The Ringer

We're joined by Adam Darowski from Sports Reference - the home of baseball-reference.com and the incredible Stathead data service among many others - to talk all about what it's like to work on the incredible products the organization produces.  Get $25 off an annual subscription to the Stathead service from Sports Reference using the code OOTP25!  Pick up OOTP 23 TODAY from us directly or on Steam or the Epic Store! Pick up OOTP Go 23 for FREE on iOS at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ootp-baseball-go-23/id1584943311 or Android athttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com2us.ootpbbgo23.android.google.global.normal.

We tabletop football gamers use Pro Football Reference with startling frequency, either to prepare for replay projects or get ideas for them. Alex Bonilla is one of the football minds behind PFR. He joined the Sports Reference family of data brands in March 2018. Since then he's parsed more data than many, and he's got some great tips on how to use the site. Discount code: Use APBA20 to receive 20% off an annual subscription to Stathead advanced sports research tools. Register here: https://bit.ly/3TMvklY Pro Football Reference: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Stathead Football: stathead.com/football Video version: https://youtu.be/BoURIrIW-OI Interview conducted Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

In the final dispatch from SABR in Baltimore, Mikes Bates and Duncan (@mikeduncan) and Bill talk to a plethora of old and new friends about how baseball can help those living with dementia, pitch tracking systems, The World Baseball Classic, Home Run Derby X, conventions past, and how SABR is keeping our world safe from zombie Hall of Famers. Our guests include @HubbardJeff, @JohnnyAsel, @lizroscher, @nj_baseball, @michaelsclair and @buckweaver. This episode powered by Stathead.com. Use code HISTORY to get 25% off.

In their third dispatch from SABR, Mike and Bill and Mike Duncan (@mikeduncan) talk with two guests who have shaped the way untold numbers of fans have viewed the history of baseball. First, they talk with the great Rob Neyer (@robneyer), co-author of the Dale Scott autobiography "The Umpire Is Out," whose work popularizing sabermetrics continues to influence baseball and baseball writing today. Then Senior Curator of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (@baseballhall) Tom Shieber talks about having the coolest job in the world and presenting the game's history to the public. This episode is powered by Stathead.com. Use code HISTORY to get 25 percent off. 

Some people podcast about history. Some people witness it. Melissa Ludtke (@MelissaLudtke) made it happen, successfully fighting back against Bowie Kuhn and Major League Baseball to ensure women in journalism could be on equal footing with male sportswriters. Mike, Bill and Mike Duncan (@MikeDuncan) talk with her about that experience, about the importance of representation for women in baseball, and about the book she is working on. This episode is powered by Stathead. Go to Stathead.com and use code HISTORY to get 25% off.

For the first time, and with the help of podcasting superstar Mike Duncan of The History of Rome and Revolutions, TWIBHistory is presenting interviews with some of the most interesting and insightful people in Baltimore for SABR50. In the first of four episodes we're calling SABR Pirate Radio, Mike and Bill are joined by SABR's Director of Editorial Content Jacob Pomrenke (@buckweaver), Senior Data Engineer for the Minnesota Twins Hans Van Slooten (@cantpitch), and the creator and owner of Baseball Reference, Sean Forman (@sean_forman). Stay tuned this week and next for more great interviews from the halls of the SABR convention! This episode powered by Stathead.com. Use code HISTORY for 25 percent off.

Jim is joined by managing editor at The Players' Tribune and author of the book "The People's Team: An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers," Mark Beech, to break down the HOF resume of former NFL linebacker Clay Matthews III. First, Mark tells the story of how Clay Matthews III ended up on the Green Bay Packers to begin with (3:53). Next, they talk about Matthews III infamous forced fumble in Super Bowl XLV and where Matthews III ranks among the best Packers linebackers of all-time (9:15). Finally, Jim and Mark compare Matthews III to his contemporaries in the 2010s (23:40), before they both make a final call on whether or not they believe Matthews deserves to gain entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (33:58). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport.

Jim is joined by Youtuber and Tom Chambers Superfan Jeff Wells to break down the HOF resume of former NBA power forward Tom Chambers. First, Jeff talks about how one becomes a Tom Chambers "Superfan." (3:02). Next, Jim and Jeff discuss Chambers' MVP performance in the 1987 All-Star game, his 60-point performance against his former team in 1990, how Chambers was the stretch 4 OG, and the significance of 20,000 Point Club Membership (14:38). Finally, Jim and Jeff rank Chambers among the best PFs of the 1980s and discuss Chambers' less than impressive advanced metrics totals (54:18), before they both make a final call on whether or not they believe Chambers deserves to gain entry into the Basketball Hall of Fame (69:57). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport.

If Kevin Durant has his way, he'll be traded from the Brooklyn Nets to a new team this offseason. This got us thinking: how many elite scorers have been traded in NBA history?  Believe it or not, more than you may think!  Thanks to Stathead.com, we took Durant's 2022 scoring average (29.9 PPG) and found every season in NBA and ABA history where a player averaged over 29.9 PPG: https://stathead.com/tiny/1N74Y. From there, we looked at each player that was traded the year after their elite scoring season and talked briefly about how and why they were traded, how the teams and players fared after their trades and more! This episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim is joined by the lead Phoenix Suns writer for PHNX Sports Gerald Bourguet to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA big man Amar'e Stoudemire. Jim and Gerald first discuss the time Stoudemire posturized Anthony Tolliver in 2010 and his 37.0 PPG performance in the 2005 WCF (11:20). Then, they compare Stoudemire to HOFer Chris Webber, debate the significance of Stoudemire's five All-NBA appearances, and rank him against the best centers of the 2000s (21:40). Finally, they discuss whether or not playing with Steve Nash in the seven seconds or less offense hurts his HOF (40:32), before reaching a final verdict on whether or not Amar'e belongs in the HOF (42:59). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport. Receive $20 off an annual Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME" at stathead.com.

In a trade that's become a punchline almost since it was completed, 25 years ago this week the Mariners sent Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe to the Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb. But was the trade actually so lopsided? Or did the M's get exactly what they bargained for? Mike and Bill look back at what led to one of the best trades in Boston history and its aftermath. Plus, happy birthday to Tom Burgmeier and Art Nehf. This episode is powered by Stathead.com.

Jason and Rich welcome special guest Dr. Curtis Harris (prohoopshistory.substack.com) to discuss the life and career of the greatest winner in sports history and one of the most important athletes ever—Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell.  RussellMania For more Bill Russell discussion, listen to the 13-part series on Russell's career we recorded six years ago.  Part 1: A brief overview of Russell's career and his unparalleled successhttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-introduction-to-our-bill-russell-seri Part 2: Bill Russell's era-defining rivalry with Wilt Chamberlainhttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-wilt-and-bill-good-friends-better-ene Part 3: The amazing legacy of Bill Russell and the Celticshttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-amazing-stats-of-the-celtics-dynasty Part 4: Bill Russell's revolutionary impact on sports, as well as other NBA pioneershttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-revolutionaries-of-the-nba Part 5: Bill Russell and the Celtics' battles with the St. Louis Hawks and Bob Pettithttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-celtics-vs-hawks-in-the-finals Part 6: Bill Russell and the Celtics' battles with Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and the Lakershttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-celtics-vs-lakers-in-the-finals Part 7: Bill Russell and his activism and life after retirementhttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-the-man-the-activist-the-coach Part 8: Bill Russell and the Celtics vs. Dolph Schayes and the Syracuse Nationalshttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-playoff-battles-celtics-vs-nationals Part 9: Bill Russell and the Celtics vs. Wilt Chamberlain and the Warriorshttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-playoff-battles-celtics-vs-wilts-warr Part 10: Bill Russell and the Celtics vs. Oscar Robertson and the Cincinnati Royalshttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-playoff-battles-celtics-vs-oscars-roy Part 11: Bill Russell and the Celtics vs. Wilt Chamberlain and the 76ershttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-playoff-battles-celtics-vs-wilts-76er Part 12: The last years of the Bill Russell Celtics dynastyhttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-playoff-battles-celtics-vs-knicks-pis Part 13: End of the series and some of our favorite stories from Bill Russell's careerhttps://omny.fm/shows/over-and-back-stories-about-nba-history/russellmania-series-wrap-up-your-questions-more Stahead.com Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com. Use our exclusive code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim is joined by former producer for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and the creator of the website "Cooperstown Cred", Chris Bodig, to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB first baseman Keith Hernandez. First, Jim and Chris discuss Hernandez's defensive prowess and how Pete Rose once compared bunting against Hernandez to driving the lane against Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell (3:58). Next, they discuss his performance in the 1986 playoffs, go all the way back to the 1920s to find Hernandez's HOF twin, and talk through the significance of Hernandez winning 11 Gold Gloves (16:45). Finally, Jim and Chris rank Hernandez among the best first baseman of his era (43:29), before both stating whether or not they believe he deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (58:50). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport. BEST OFFER FROM STATHEAD IN 2022 BELOW. DEAL WILL NEVER BE LOWER. ONLY AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST AND AUGUST 2ND Receive $22 off an annual single sport Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME22" at stathead.com. Receive $32 off an annual all-sports Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME32" at stathead.com.

Note: This episode was recorded and scheduled before the unfortunate news of Bill Russell's death. We will have a special episode later this week dedicated to the life & career of Bill Russell.  On this episode of Over & Back, Jason and Rich rank NBA dynasties! What dynasties belong in which tier, absolute Tier 1 locks, whether the 2000s Lakers are one dynasty or two, how to classify the Tim Duncan spurs, single-player dynasties and so much more.  This episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim is joined by Kenny King Jr., host of the podcast "Real Talk", contributor to "Just Blog Baby" and son of ex-Raider RB Kenny King, to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former Raiders cornerback, Lester Hayes. Jim and Kenny first tackle Lester's infamous use of stickum and how that has hurt how people remember his career (5:07). Then, they cover his 1980 Defensive Player of the Year season, if he was better than his HOF teammate Mike Haynes, and whether or not he was a top two cornerback during the 1980s (10:09). Finally, they discuss how much Lester's career interception total, which is on the lower side by HOF standards, may be held against him (27:24), before reaching a final verdict on whether or not Lester belongs in the Hall of Fame (31:57). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport. Receive $20 off an annual Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME" at stathead.com

While Mike is on vacation, Bill digs into the 1979 All Star Game and Dave Parker's game saving throws.  Plus, happy birthday to Bobby Thigpen and Sparky Lyle. This episode sponsored by Stathead.

Jim is joined by Neil Paine, senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former New York Yankees Centerfielder, Bernie Williams. Jim and Neil first discuss Bernie's exclusion from being a part of the "Core Four" despite being the best hitter on the Yankees during the late 1990s (5:34). Then, they cover Bernie's performance in both the 1995 and 1996 playoffs, how he compares to a host of past HOFers, and rank him against his 1990s/2000s CF peers (9:49). Finally, they discuss whether or not being a centerfielder for the Yankees hurts his HOF chances due to unfair DiMaggio/Mantle comparisons (37:21), before reaching a final verdict on whether or not Bernie belongs in Cooperstown (44:12). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport. Receive $20 off an annual Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME" at stathead.com.

Jim is joined by former columnist at The LA Times and current host of The Arash Markazi Show on ESPN 1090, Arash Markazi, to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA big man Pau Gasol. First, Jim and Arash cover Pau Gasol's arrival in LA and how it instantly turned the Lakers into a title contender (12:18). Next, they discuss whether or not Gasol deserved Finals MVP in 2010, which HOF Celtics frontcourt player Gasol reminds Jim of, and the top European NBA players of all-time (14:39). Finally, they touch on why Gasol may have never received an MVP vote during his career (34:30), before making a final call on whether or not Gasol deserves to be inducted into the HOF (37:24). Pod of Fame is sponsored by Stathead, the industry standard for finding and analyzing the statistical history of your favorite sport. Receive $10 off an annual Stathead subscription by using the promo code "FAME" at stathead.com.

Hello! Here are your handy links to our Discord, merch store (check out the Pride collection!), and Twitter. This is a bonus episode of the podcast for paid subscribers, but on the back end of our Grand Opening Spectacular, we'll have a free newsletter coming later today.We're back for our second episode of Willets Pod At The Park, and so far, it's been a real boon to the New York baseball teams to have us recording at their games. The first time we did this, with Jesse Spector and Thornton McEnery, the Mets throttled the Nationals, 10-0. This time, Jesse took comedian Tony Deyo to the Bronx and not only saw the Yankees beat the Tigers, 13-0, but a seven-run inning.Gerrit Cole did not wind up pitching a perfect game, of course, nor did Jose Trevino hit for the cycle. Eduardo Escobar did wind up cycling for the Mets three nights later, but obviously he did so with a triple to finish, not going homer-triple-double-single.Counting up the total number of cycles that went in “reverse order” is beyond our capabilities here, but we can tell you the last time it happened: old friend Rajai Davis, not at that point an old friend, for Cleveland at Toronto on July 2, 2016 — 25 major league cycles ago now. Davis did have a groundout in his third at-bat in that game, so for completeness' sake, the last recorded player to turn the trick in four straight at-bats (there were four cycles in the 1940s without inning-by-inning data on Stathead) was Arky Vaughan, for the Pirates against the Giants at the Polo Grounds on July 19, 1939. In between, Carlos Gomez, Luke Scott, Jim Fregosi, and Jackie Robinson also did it with outs amid cycles. Given that there are 24 possible orders to tick the boxes on a cycle checklist, you'd maybe expect each outcome around 4.2% of the time. It's actually happened about 2.3% of the time over the last 80-some years, and that seems well within a margin of error for something so infrequent.The last player to cycle in order? Another eventual Met, Gary Matthews Jr., for the Rangers in Detroit, September 13, 2006. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

On the Goon Squad Memphis Grizzlies, one of the dying gasps of the Grit and Grind era that is still fondly remembered in the city of Memphis despite being so horrible that the head coach cried during a press conference. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference, Stathead, and NBA.com, transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference, contract info from Spotrac, music by Carlos Chagas, Dave Joerger press conference audio from HotPot Mamba/YouTube Other sources: Beale Street Bears, Commercial Appeal, Fox Sports, Land of Basketball, Memphis Flyer, NBC Sports, New York Post, SBNation, TMZ

A deep dive into Chris Paul's career. Paul is one of the greatest players of all time despite the fact that his career has been strange and unlucky since the day he was drafted. One of the most interesting career arcs we have ever seen. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com, injury info from prosportstransactions.com, contract info from Spotrac, music by Carlos Chagas Other sources: Adrian Wojnarowski, Arizona Republic, ESPN, HoopsHype, Houston Chronicle, LA Times, Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Marc Spears, NOLA.com, Shams Charania, Stathead, Statmuse, Time

Our early pro football team highlighted in this edition is one from Connecticut that was spearheaded by a very interesting owner and promoter. The https://pigskindispatch.com/(searchresults)?q2=%22Hartford+Blues%22 (Hartford Blues) and their rise and brief time in the NFL story is coming up. Special thanks to Pro Football-Reference.com, Stathead.com, the Professional Football Researchers Association's Coffin Corner Magazine, https://connecticuthistory.org/when-the-nfl-played-in-connecticut-the-hartford-blues/ (Connecticut History.com website) and the https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/Hartford_Blues (the Wiki American Football Database). Come join us at the https://pigskindispatch.com/ (Pigskin Dispatch website) and the https://jerseydispatch.com/ (Sports Jersey Dispatch) to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ https://pigskindispatch1.aweb.page/p/92342af4-80c0-41a6-8ea2-80671be8d774 (Email-subscriber) Miss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't because they can still be found at the https://pigskindispatch.com/ (Pigskin Dispatch website). Go to https://my.captivate.fm/SportsHistoryNetwork.com/Row1 (SportsHistoryNetwork.com/Row1 )for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery prints and gift items. Plus, get a 15% discount on all prints on the Row One Pictorem Gallery with coupon code SHN15.

This Winter, the Golden Days Era Committee will meet to vote on ten candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. This committee covers baseball from 1950 to 1969. This time we welcome a very special guest: Jessica Brand. Jessica is sabermetrician, baseball historian, and a Stathead legend. We discuss the process Jessica would take toward building a Golden Days Era ballot. We touched upon some of the more sabermetricallly-qualified candidates in this episode. Jessica Brand on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JessicaDBrand

Back in 2000 Sean Forman was a graduate student with a love for baseball.  He never imagined that he'd create a wide-ranging enterprise - Sports-reference.com that encompasses not only baseball but American football, basketball, hockey, soccer and college football and basketball.  The sites are so user-friendly and have become a go-to platform to get statistics for players, teams and leagues associated with all those sports.   Now they've created a subscription service Stathead.com that allows the data to be searched and parsed even more easily which is great since there is SO MUCH data. We talked with Sean on how it all began, how it's used today and how fans can use a few cool tips to get more out of Baseball-Reference.com! Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page.

00:00-15:00:Katie Sharp checks in on Rizzo and Gallo to the Bronx and what they have done, crazy numbers this season, what's next for the bullpen and the wild Chapman, Stathead's rise and more!16:00-30:00:The Short Porch host Eric Hubbs joins the show to chat about the Yankees' playoff hopes, what's next for Luke Voit, key players down the stretch, Giancarlo Stanton in the field, Rizzo and Gallo coming over and more!

On this episode of the SCB Steelers Podcast presented by DEK Roofing, Inc... We discuss the recent incident involving Dwayne Haskins and what it means for him going forward... We examine the great work by the folks at Stathead who went way back to get sack totals for players who played before the stat was even counted. What does it mean for former Steeler L.C. Greenwood... We talk about Ben Roethlisberger's "new" diet and dedication to fitness plus much, much more.

Adam Darowski, Head of UX at Sports Reference, joins the show to talk about the Hall Of Stats (1:41), Baseball Reference (8:03), and his career as a "stathead" (13:18). Later, Adam shares some of the new features coming to Baseball Reference and the impact of Sean Forman to sports (15:54). Finally, we take a deep dive into who should REALLY be in the Hall of Fame (19:24). Follow us on Twitter @HeyBuddyPod Subscribe, rate and review today!

The return of one of our favorite series: the last great game for all-time great players. In this edition, we'll look at the final great games for: Michael JordanDirk NowitzkiKevin McHaleDwyane WadeGary PaytonArtis GilmorePlus bonus research on Triple Doubles from our friends at Stathead.com! This episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. 

In this episode of Over and Back, we prove once again that there is always a Wilt Chamberlain stat, and this time we take it a step further looking at stats that ONLY Wilt has ever had. With help from Stathead.com's powerful tools, we can find statistical lines and achievements only accomplished by one player in NBA history: Wilt Chamberlain. When you search for times in NBA history a player scored 62 points and had 32 rebounds in a game, you'll only get one result: Wilt (https://stathead.com/tiny/PytSC)When you search for players with 72 points and 20 rebounds in a game, you'll only get one result: Wilt. (https://stathead.com/tiny/3fcmP)31 points, 40 rebounds: Wilt. (https://stathead.com/tiny/HDEVh)21 points, 21 rebounds, 21 assists: Wilt. (https://stathead.com/tiny/FbCuf)You get the idea! Join us as we dive into Stathead.com's tools to find #OnlyWilt stats. Participate in our #OnlyWilt challenge!If you want to participate in our #OnlyWilt challenge, please share your #OnlyWilt Stathead results on Twitter or Facebook. Just tag @Stathead and @OverAndBackNBA and make sure you use the hashtag #OnlyWilt so we can share it with our listeners. This episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's show, Jason and Rich dive into some unusual NBA skills and statistical anomalies, including NBA guards who blocked the most shots, NBA centers who passed the most and NBA shooting guards that weren't all that interested in shooting. This episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The first part of a multi-part series from Over & Back looking at each franchise's Hall of Fame players. We'll discuss each & every Hall of Fame player to have played for a particular franchise, Hall of Fame players drafted or acquired but never played for the franchise, all possible future Hall of Fames, what-if scenarios in each franchise's history and finally the ultimate hipster and ultimate cool-kid Hall of Fame jersey. This episode focuses on the early teams on NBA history:KnicksHawksCeltics76ersLakersKingsPistonsWarriorsBullets/WizardsThis episode of Over & Back is brought to you by Stathead.com! Use our code BACK to receive $20 off any of Stathead.com's powerful sports research tools. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy