@joe_block
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Part of the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast team. Married to the South Hills. Michigan State grad. Roseville grown. Dedicated husband and dad. #90sHipHop fan.
Joined September 2009
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My fix for ERA qualification
sway.office.com/DnfAPuSn3UEq…
The 2007 Rockies were 4.5 GB of SD for the Wild Card with 14 games to play - and went to the World Series
The 2026 Pirates are 4.5 GB of SD for the final Wild Card with 15 games to play -
Paul Skenes has the lowest September career ERA, all-time - 1.01
minimum 9 starts - since earned runs official in 1912-13
Pirates with 20+ strikeouts + 0 runs allowed in any month:
Aug. 2026 - Mason Montgomery
Sep. 1977 - Goose Gossage HOF
(via @Stathead)
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There have been over 60,000 saves across MLB since saves became an official statistic in 1969.
Yohan Ramírez's save last night is the only one to include 3 strikeouts with the tying run in scoring position in the 12th inning or later.
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Rafael Flores Jr. is the first Pirates player since at least 1900 with multiple home runs in a game he did not start
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Last 2 starts for the @Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft:
9.0 innings on 85 pitches
8.0 innings on 80 pitches
He's the first MLB pitcher to toss at least 8.0 innings while averaging 10.0 or fewer pitches per inning in back-to-back starts since Greg Maddux from September 7-13, 2000.
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On this date in 1921, Harold Arlin became the first person to announce a Major League Baseball game on radio as the @Pirates hosted the Phillies. The game was broadcast on KDKA Radio and provided inspiration for other radio stations across the country to do the same.
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In July, Esmerlyn Valdez recorded 25 RBI, 15 walks and eight home runs.
The only other NL rookie to reach all three of those stats in a single calendar month was Adam Dunn in August 2001.
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Since June 19, #Pirates rookie Esmerlyn Valdez leads MLB in OPS
Only younger player than #Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez in MLB history to have both an RBI and extra-base hit in 8 consecutive games (and he wasn't a rookie)
Only Pirate with a longer single-season, consecutive-game extra-base hit streak than rookie Esmerlyn Valdez:
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Just caught up with David Bednar. When he got back to the Yankees clubhouse, he found he had two 15-packs of IC Light waiting for him courtesy of video guru Kevin Roach and clubbie Nik Cook.
“I’m glad they followed through,” Bednar said. “It’s a little tough to get IC Lights out here.”
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Esmerlyn Valdez is the first Pirate since Willie Stargell during his [monster] 1971 season to have an extra-base hit and an RBI in 7 straight games.
