In mid-March, the Cubs played exhibition games at Tokyo Dome to prepare for the Opening Series. In an exhibition game, Seiya Suzuki hit a ball hard with an exit velocity over 110 mph. And the launch angle wasn’t bad. However, that ball didn’t travel far with a distance below 350 feet.
In the 2024 NL Rookie of the year voting, Paul Skenes received 136 voting points and won the award. Meanwhile, Jackson Merrill got 104 voting points and Jackson Chourio received 26 voting points. At the same time, Shota Imanaga had 4 points.
Just a few weeks ago, I watched a video on YouTube. A pitcher was actually interviewed by a former pitcher in the majors. Their conversation was quite interesting.
A few weeks ago, I saw a post on Facebook. It was a photo with several players who used to collect 50+ doubles in a single season. There are several great hitters who had 50+ doubles in a single season over the last several seasons. After reading the post, I was just thinking about some questions.
Around 4 or 5 weeks ago, I watched a baseball game on TV. It was a game of an international tournament. In a game, a relief pitcher went on the mound and his four-seam fastballs looked pretty good. In that game, that pitcher’s four-seamers normally touched 95 mph or 96 mph.
I watched a baseball game on TV. I saw a well-known commentator, who’s been on this job for 30+ years. It was a while ago, I remember that a pitcher used to sign a long-term deal and the commentator mentioned a problem with his performance.
A few weeks ago, I read an article about a player’s batted ball profile. He’s one of the most dangerous hitters in the majors. However, he actually hit several balls on the ground. Nonetheless, those balls were hit hard.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I watched a video on YouTube. In the video, a host and an analyst indicated a player’s performance in the postseason. Meanwhile, they mentioned another player who had a similar performance a few years ago.
A few days ago, I read an article about the park factor. An interesting thing in the article is that T-Mobile Park is a hard place for MLB hitters. Well, we all know that Coors Field is a hitter-friendly ballpark. So, after reading the article, I just thought about one thing.
A few weeks ago, I browsed an online sports card shop. I found a lucky bag product. In a lucky bag, you can find an autograph card and a jersey card. For me, that product looked quite interesting and I decided to order some.
It was April Fool’s Day. Well, nothing crazy really happened, but some friends were sharing some jokes. Of course, there were some jokes about baseball. Suddenly, a friend indicated that a player seemed to take the mound several times in a regular season.
