Archive - Josh Suchon’s Newsletter

Clayton Kershaw’s 3,000 K's was a subtle personal attack on my age

Scribbled Notes: Time's cruel march, Clayton's catchers, the Ryan-Carlton chase,

Jul 6 •

Crack of the Bat, Boom in the Sky: America’s Favorite Doubleheader

Baseball and fireworks tied the knot under the stars. We’ve been invited every summer since.

Jul 4 •

June 2025

The Pool Is Fun — Now Put One in Every Damn Ballpark

Scribbled Notes: A Splash Landing in Las Vegas, remembering the Gregg Jefferies pool workout, the spray hitter named Puhl, the Romo you can't heckle

Jun 29 •

The no-hitter jinx is malarkey

Crafting the Call: We've got the receipts (and the T-Shirts) to prove it

Jun 25 •

Summer Solstice, Midnight Baseball and Firework fretting

Scribbled Notes: Watching the Midnight Sun Game in Alaska, almost seeing the Great Wall of Cheney get conquered & and a tale of two Bill Lee's

Jun 22 •

1 pack, 15 cards, 15 stories

Ripping a box of 1989 Upper Deck live on Facebook in search of the legendary Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie card

Jun 17 •

A Father's Day catch tradition

Reposting last year's "Scribbled Notes" on the simple pleasure of playing catch and more Father-Son baseball stories

Jun 15 •

Wonderful wacky walkoff wins

"Crafting the Call" returns with a new episode on describing dramatic baseball endings, including a review of my "Reno Crash-off" call

Jun 12 •

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The road trip Book Club challenge Stage 4

Scribbled Notes: name dropping fellow Foothill High alums Gabrielle Union and Brandon Crawford, confusing the Nick Anderson's & bullpen catchers are…

Jun 8 •

When the Ice Follies and Dukes of Hazzard re-runs mattered more than the NBA Finals

The start of the 2025 NBA Finals is a reminder for how far basketball has come in my lifetime

Jun 5 •

The strange May 25 home run coincidence

Scribbled Notes: More fundamental ontological riddles of May 25, the reluctant player/manager, and worthy Restacks

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Cardboard Crack: A Love Story

The Isotopes annual Baseball Card Team Set giveaway sends me into nostalgic nirvana, but will it inspire me into collecting again?

May 30 •

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