The Pirates hung more earned runs on Shohei last night than any other game this season

Every time I have seen Callihan hit the ball it seems like he is barreling it up. Good to see him getting some reps.

I had the chance to catch up with some folks today who were a part of the Paul Skenes “surprise of a lifetime” last night at Vestal Field! 🥹 I cannot wait to share more of their photos and thoughts today on the experience during pregame on @SNPittsburgh ! 👏 (🎥 via: Chris Greco)

What fuels franchise valuation growth ... and the payroll/revenue % landscape "A sports team is almost always worth more to a very rich person than it is to (an investor or firm) who only cares about its cash flows," Dodson said. de Balmann: "Sports teams are a bit of a vanity asset, like owning a Picasso, and the highest bidder is going to be a very rich person who wants to own the team, so they (can) call themselves an owner of a sports team." Gemini estimate of margins (only two publicly owned teams in Braves and Blue Jays reporting financials - and Jays are within a larger company): "On a league-wide basis, MLB’s consolidated EBITDA (Operating) Margin typically hovers between 7% and 12%, while its Net Income Margin is significantly lower—frequently close to 0% to 5% once stadium debt and player amortization are factored in. .... While a professional sports franchise is a massive cultural institution with unmatched local footprint and media gravity, on a pure Wall Street balance sheet, an individual baseball team functions much more like a prominent regional mid-cap business than a multinational titan." thescore.com/mlb/news/310755…

"How would you like to roll into a postseason with Cole, Schlittler, Fried, and a healthy Carlos Rodon?😳 I'd take those 4 against almost anybody else." @Buster_ESPN & @Kurkjian_ESPN on the Yankees and AL East | @880ESPNNewYork