2020 NFBC DC Overall Winner. Calling life and sports the only way i know-The Pull Hitter way
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I share my gratitude toward everyone who has supported my work over the years, and especially to my
#MeatballMafia
.
⚾️I am offering an annual sub now on Patreon and ramping up the offerings for offseason and in season content. Come check it out with 2 months free while it lasts
33 years since my Dad passed. It never gets easier. Not a day goes by I don't think of him.Through him I live and love every day and try to touch lives and make an impact on them as you did. May you walk with angels.
Don't waste a moment to tell others you love them ☮️🕊️
Many have reached out to support me in these recent months and for those I cannot ever express my gratitude enough. Many have reached out about “when will we hear the Pull Hitter on the mic again”. The call has been answered. Rebirth Thursday w/
@MLBMovingAvg
🤌🏼🤌🏼 🇮🇹
In which everyone finds out that
@LaunchAnglePod
is being resurrected. I will be hosting with
@RobSilver
@jeffwzimmerman
bringing the goods as always. Super excited and honored to be doing this. Always a pod that i took several notes on while i started listening to pods. Lets go!
On today's
@RotoWire
Fantasy Baseball Podcast,
@deadpullhitter
and I look at potential platoon hitters who may play more than expected.
Rob also breaks some exciting news and we talk about the non-NFBC leagues we're set to play in this year!
Let me get this straight. Everyone on here loves Mason Miller and has been "on him" for "while"...yet not a single person drafted him in
@TheNFBC
leagues? not one single Draft Champion?
Last year Jack Suwinski carried a 32% K, something we expected to be lower given his 11% swSTRK. The culprit was him him only swinging in the zone 59% of the time (6% less than lg avg) - with a solid 41.4% Z-OSwing.
In the early going he is being super aggessive (75% Z-25% O),
Dad- Happy Birthday in heaven. May you walk with angels and make them all smile like you always did with everyone here on earth. I am grateful to have your blood in me. Grateful to wake up and be the best I can. Its something you never had a chance to engrain in me but I get it
I lost my dad when i was 9 years old. I remember a lot, but it was not enough time with him. He left such an impression on everyone that met him. I think about him everyday. My 3 brothers and my Mom were my saving grace. When my brothers started having children, i could not wait
13 years ago today at this time I was about 2 hours into a 10 hour surgery that changed my body and my life. A neurofibroma was removed from my brainstem. Hardware and fusions followed. I felt a whole bunch of optimism but a lot of anxiety about my health going forward. I still
what a year it's been.
Won my first ever
@TheNFBC
Main- from having 73 pts/11th place on May 9, am super proud to have battled to the top.
had an even better pt total in a 4th place Main but hey thats what happens sometimes
Jacob Webb and Kevin Pillar faced each other for the first time tonight since Webb hit Pillar in the face earlier in the season.
They both tipped their caps to each other before Pillar's at-bat tonight.
Bryce Miller cruises through 7 innings on 82 pitches. Putting down 16 in a row at one point and 19 of his last 20 while only getting to THREE total 3 ball counts!
⚾️20 of 24 f-strike
⚾️50% fastball (but he only throws fastballs bro)
⚾️30% whiff/30% CSW on slider + curve + change
It is this guys Gotcha Day today. Annually i drop linens and toys off at the local SPCA and thens when I met Linus. He was 30 pounds and in a donut. We locked eyes and the associate asked if I wanted to meet him. He had just gotten out of surgery for mast cell tumors and no one
Do not give
@espn
or Stephen A Bag o’shit Smith the satisfaction of talking about them. The product has stunk for years. You can get amped up and spew venom or just move along with your day and save that energy and brain space. They dont deserve your attention.
NFBC Draft Champions Overall winner! All the feels right now. What a year its been! Thanks to
@GregAmbrosius
@TomKessenich
@dbuchar
@TheNFBC
for providing the best site and for their non stop work to keep this season afloat for us ! Top notch!
Much, much love and respect to
@ellen_adair
- i won a raffle during
@PitcherList
#PitchCon
for a custom drawing from Ellen (yeh, she draws too!) After much thought of favorite players to choose from, i chose Roberto Clemente, for a myriad of reasons. Thank you Ellen, its perfect
The Pull Hitter Patreon will be live tomorrow. We will have a Discord community that will be building toward helping each other thrive with actionable tools and conversations. The tiers all with Discord access:
⚾️Meatball Tier
⚾️Meatball Parmigiana Tier
⚾️Meatball Maffia
⬇️
hey folks, sorry but there will be no weekend lineup
@PullHitterPod
. A friend of mine gets laid to rest today and i just dont have it in me. Enjoy your weekend, love one another, learn from one another.
ATTITUDE : life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond
Max Scherzer possible putting on a Pitch Clock masterclass. Gets Chavis to call time, no more left for Chavis, holds the ball for 14 seconds before next pitch. The chess match remains, just in different ways. THIS is why we love baseball
I want to tell everyone how grateful I am for their support of the
@PullHitterPod
. Its amazing to read the reviews, the DM's telling me my pod helped you win a league, the choice you make to spend time listening to it. ALL of it. I thank all of you a million times over. Cheers
I hate that the majority wants to talk about formats and things that they deem wrong about the playoffs versus actually enjoying playoff baseball. If it bothers you that much, maybe you don't actually like baseball. It's such a microcosm of the world. Instead of cherishing what
Mason Miller continuously embarrasses the best hitters in baseball. Freak arm with cerebral part of pitching as well. Already one of the best pitchers in baseball, regardless of how many innings he throws
I would like to take the time out to thanks
@GodfatherNFBC
For however much of a meatball you think he is, there is no one that puts more effort into hosting an event with tons of little details to make all the players feel special. The after draft party touches were impeccable.
My fantasy year in review:
7⃣🥇 with highlight being Super Auction Championship win (great year
@papelbeast
). Cashed both Main Events and 2 of 3 OC's.
⚾️Overalls: 🥈 in DC 🥉 in Gladiator, 11th in AC's, 37th in OC, both Mains in top 100, 3 DC's in top 100
🥇
@PullHitterPod
#pullhitter
tip of the day. Remember to get outside and breathe in life and the air around you. Enjoy some baseball outside with a fresh brew, bring your work outside or leave it alone for a bit.
Just signed up for my first LIVE
@TheNFBC
Main Event! March 20th at 12 noon. Will be testing my skills versus some serious heavyweights in
@GekkoIndustries
@GodfatherNFBC
. I could not be more excited right now. If you are local to NYC, jump in, still some spots!
I don’t know why it bothers me as much as it does but the “dry swallowing” of pills in movies or tv shows. I don’t know anyone who swallows pills without some kind of liquid chaser. Have I NOT met a whole group of people that exist?
🚨💰Super excited to announce that subs to the
@PullHitterPod
Patreon have earned a sum of $1.8 million in earnings this year. Wow! What an amazing group of highly intelligent fantasy baseball players
⚾️Those subs make up about 27% of players in the NFBC and won roughly 40% of
Good morning, and Happy Sunday. IF you woke up today, it truly does not matter how many injuries your
#fantasybaseball
teams sustained
🧠Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react
#smartenup
Injuries to players we had high expectations for or we spent a lot of draft capital for sucks. It really does. But…the challenge of going forth while trying to outwork league mates, is the ultimate chess match that makes fantasy sports fun and addictive. These are the spots
congrats to
@PhilDussault27
a truly historic season on
@TheNFBC
an amazing accomplishment for a driven person who never stopped the pursuit to perfection . its truly inspiring, and makes a brother able to dream. the pedestal has been elevated!
A new SP Streamer Podcast episode is out!
@lkauerbach
and I bring on
@deadpullhitter
!
We discuss:
- 2021
- BABS
- Roto Lab
- SGP
- Draft Prep
- Elimination method
- Tracking percentiles in season
So much goodness!
Check it out here:
#REFLECTION
2020
-started journey into the podcasting/fantasy analyst world
-won the NFBC DC Overall
-met many awesome people, who have shown tremendous support
- i laughed, cried, suffered and shined
- but most of i LIVED- stay grateful and humble and don’t be a bag of shit ✌🏼
a bittersweet moment in life right now. i met
@bigleaguewood44
on March 23rd. He left me a wonderful review for
@PullHitterPod
. We discussed for a week some draft strategy for NFBC leagues. KDS, pocket aces, etc. He told me my podcast made him want to join his first ever Main.
my birthday wish is for love>hate. For communication/listening>race to conclusion/judgement. One love. It seems like a big ask these days, but we must spread positivity. Also, just in case thats too much to ask- i wished for a Main Event overall (another big ask)
The new
@PullHitterPod
is out and it is a conversation with
@TheNFBC
2nd highest career earnings leader, Brody John. He has won 5 of the last 6 Diamond Auctions among several other feats. We talked process, player evals and all things Auction. Enjoy!
The
@PullHitterPod
has returned. Leading off is none other than my BK paisan
@MLBMovingAvg
We discuss prepping for the baseball season, "bucketizing" stats/players, what we work on to get better, biases
DC strategy talk: roster construction, splits ++
10 weeks left in
#fantasybaseball
season! Stretch run time to see if your team finishes strong or like a bunch of meatball parmigianas'. My first full year in
@TheNFBC
has been full of learning/soaking up as much as i can. Been a blast and has seen some good & bad:
It is lining up to be a disappointing fantasy baseball season. Time to throw it the trash, observe all the wrong decisions and move onto the next. Cheers to all !
anyone ever NOT start a player in fantasy baseball out of spite because they have not produced, or just frustrated with them, even if they may possibly be the best guy available to start?
#NIAW
you never know what people are going through. Always be grateful for what you have in this world- if you ever catch me lashing out on anyone talking shit about their kids-know its rooted in reason!
The next recording of the
@PullHitterPod
, either public or Patreon, will be my 100th episode since baseball ended in 2023. Appreciate the support of my
#meatballmafia
. We never stop grinding
#FantasyBaseball
Tyler O'Neill gets called out and benched but Nolan Arenado gets the superstar treatment when he tries to show off his arm. Terrible play and should be an error
If anyone has not watched this film yet, I highly suggest that you do. A great story about how baseball should be consumed, and why it should be played....until of course greed and jealousy of MLB ruined it- this film moved me big time.
#mood
Yesterday I lost one of my oldest friends who at one point of my life was my best friend. RIP Samantha 💔
"It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all"
On Tuesday, I along with 14 other fantastic fantasy baseball nuts, will participate in the 2nd annual Too Early Meatball Draft. We will be drafting the 1st seven rounds of a 2024
@TheNFBC
Draft Champions, as we did last year. I can't wait for this. Will be released as a pod as
For everyone who likes to harp on Tarik Skubals easy schedule down the stretch, are you factoring in the schedules, pitchers and batters faced and whatever else you like to chery pick, for every single batter and pitcher in the player pool?
Cheers to everyone for an amazing week ahead. Life is great, even if you are not having the best run of it. Keep your head up and try your best to always put your best effort forward. ☮️
'Round here for NYE we do "croquettes" feeling so blessed (mostly because last time this year my Mom was not in a good place and not home- and i was a mess) Cheers to life. Don't take it for granted. EVER. Smarten up.
My first
#fpaz
was an amazing time. Thanks to everyone
@BaseballHQ
@RayHQ
@BrentHQ
@RyanBHQ
for all their hard work in getting this ready and for helping to cultivate this wonderful community. Appreciate everyone who brought energy and insight as speakers. Highlights included
Check out the new
@PullHitterPod
with
@FredZinkieMLB
&
@daltondeldon
⚾️player evals/valuation
⚾️Roster Construction
⚾️Starters/Closers
⚾️How to attack SB’s/AVG/Power
⚾️Mondesi/K Marte/B Lowe/Polanco
⚾️Baz or Kopech, Sale or Peralta
And more! Enjoy!
Main Event
#2
in the books. Did not win the draft, but i won flexibility through positions (5 multi-elig's/2 gaining)- and batting balance throughout my team (not having too many eggs in one statistical basket). mid rounds SP upside/late power to round out. Cheers!
@TheNFBC
Been quiet as I enjoy the
@TheNFBC
live events. Honestly wanted to spend every minute I could soaking up life and being in the MOMENT. Thank you
@GregAmbrosius
@TomKessenich
@dbuchar
for hosting. Without NFBC, I would never any of the amazing people i do now.
I have seen quite a few Chris Sale is washed tweets.
While I don't think he's "old" Sale ( i dont think anyone does) a 30% K rate in the 2nd Half and a pitch mix change led to some interesting trends through 2023, having me believe he's not "washed"
i feel your strength in me when i am weak, and your light shines for me when it is dark.
Every year it gets harder missing you when i always thought it would be easier. Dad, you are my hero,youre everything i wish i can be. I love you and i miss you. May you walk with Angels ❤️
My heart has been hurting for Maui. I spent a week there on our honeymoon in 2015. Lahaina captured our hearts, as did the rest of the island. Warren & Annabelles was an amazing magic show. The sunsets were epic. It made me come home and get a Jeep Wrangler. I am trying to keep
My first
#fpaz
was an amazing time. Thanks to everyone
@BaseballHQ
@RayHQ
@BrentHQ
@RyanBHQ
for all their hard work in getting this ready and for helping to cultivate this wonderful community. Appreciate everyone who brought energy and insight as speakers. Highlights included
There was a great pod on
@FoulTerritoryTV
with Dr Keith Meister talking about how pitchers can reduce injuries. He said “be more like Dunning and Bradford” (both his patients- both now on the IL)
Probably coincidence but..could not resist posting the irony
I love baseball. Thrilled it's back. The new rules will get some getting used to for all fans and players- no doubt. Early strong reactions, which is your right for sure but with all the bad shit that happens every second in this world..have some perspective. Smarten up
Good Monday to all! Cherish this blessed life you have. A reminder to keep chasing dreams, no matter what age you are or what your circumstances are ☮️