Author Archive: Justin Mason

After years of jealousy sitting at home, I finally was able to attend First Pitch Arizona earlier this month. Quick Plug: if you have the opportunity to do go, it is a fantastic experience that is well worth the money. First Pitch has amazing panels and seminars that will really sharpen your game, but more importantly than that, the discussions you have with some of the smartest people in the industry are invaluable.

Now, every year there are drafts that occur at FPAZ. I thought it would be a fun experiment for me to try a new strategy I have been game planning for the 2020 season. The draft was a NFBC style 15-team 50 round draft and hold. We drafted the first 21 rounds in Arizona and then will draft the rest in January. Read the rest of this entry »

Every year, as the season comes to a close, I put together a series of mock draft with industry analysts to start getting first thoughts on where people might end up in drafts for the next season. This year I ran six mocks during the month of September with interesting results. All drafts were 15-team leagues with one catcher standard formats. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a long season, but we are almost done:

New day, who dis? pic.twitter.com/tJM0yykZmG

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 24, 2019

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Checking in on the GOAT:

What has Bartolo Colon been up to?

Just gassing up the local children in his native Dominican Republic 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ivXLPvMtRR

— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) September 17, 2019

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September Baseball got me like:

There are 60 players in MLB with at least 28 home runs this season. Zero of them are on the SF Giants. In fact, the Giants have not had a player with 28 home runs in a season this decade. A decade in which they won three World Series. pic.twitter.com/jxMXLjJWns

— Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) September 17, 2019

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Baseball is beautiful:

Zack Britton, Butterfly Pitch. 🦋 pic.twitter.com/yRbKPuKfnz

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 14, 2019

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True Fact:

The only time you should bunt is when you do it just to light up a pitcher that threw at you pic.twitter.com/lbIzFr0dSC

— Kent (@RealKentMurphy) August 29, 2019

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Monday Night Football was lit last night!

This pre game routine goes unbeaten 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qsB0txO27P

— Baseball Central™ (@BaseballCentraI) September 9, 2019

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Have you ever seen them both at the same place at the same time?

Justin Turner killing bugs vs. Tormund Giantsbane killing the Lord of Bones, Mechanics. pic.twitter.com/N13N8L7RDY

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 8, 2019

I thought not.

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So, this why my coach told me to run out groundballs.

The English on this ball was CRAZY. 😱 pic.twitter.com/D8OwtiD1sj

— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2019

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