Ex-MLB Player attempts to throw other pitchers' nastiest pitches
The Mayday Catch Up - May 8, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayday! will no longer be live. Make sure to check out the More Mayday Youtube channel for pre-recorded versions of all of the segments you know and love!
I developed something new… Percentile! Can you guess the player based on the advanced metrics provided in this Wordle-style game? Try it out here!
New merch is live! Fan of the new ABS system? You’ll love the new “Nope” merch!
NEW STUFF
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Mayday! the Podcast
Yankees option Anthony Volpe
MLB Expansion?
Biggest early-season storylines
The Rockies new pitching strategy
How the Dodgers are able to utilize their pitching depth
Rich Hill’s thoughts on the Red Sox firing Alex Cora
Why Garrett Whitlock and Trevor Story’s reactions were so important
His experience playing for the Dodgers’ front office
And more!
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Rates & Barrells
My new deception model
Current leaders in deception
How I would pitch to Junior Caminero
And more!
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Welcome back to Trevor Throw Cheese, the series where I find the fun in pitching without the stakes of getting MLB hitters out. We have fun and maybe learn something new along the way! (13 mins)
The internet is a lot of things, one of those being the place to find all the weird baseball stories that you simply won't find on your local team's broadcast. This is internet says, let's jump in... (11 mins)
Anthony Volpe optioned? Mike Trout is BACK? That and more on this week's edition of the Mayday Update. Let's get into it... (36 mins)
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of Major League Baseball's most injured teams every year it seems. Yet, it doesn't seem to hurt them as much as it might other teams. Why is that? Money, sure. But the real sauce is something else entirely. Let me explain... (14 mins)
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My producer, David Korn, dove into how Munetaka Murakami has been able to get off to such a hot start.
My writer, Henry Neiman, broke down what’s been going on with the Mariners bullpen.
STAT OF THE WEEK - Win Probability Added (WPA)
WPA quantifies the percent change in a team’s chances of winning from one event to the next. It does so by measuring the importance of a given plate appearance in the context of the game. For instance: a homer in a one-run game is worth more than a homer in a blowout.
A player’s WPA can also be affected on the basepaths. It will increase if he steals a base but decrease if he is caught stealing or picked off. (via MLB)
Formula: (Team’s win expectancy after a plate appearance or SB/CS/PK) - (team’s win expectancy before that plate appearance or SB/CS/PK).
More Shows to Check Out
Foul Territory: Live on YouTube - Every day at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT
I just attempt to long toss with my 13 old CF who is out ranging me already…LOL,