Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Since this discussion hasn't gone into the toilet yet, I thought I'd bring it there, sort of.

Memory from my childhood, circa 1960. In the men's rooms at old Comiskey Park...

oh geeze Mark c'mon...TMI here buddy...

geeze

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Ouch!

So what's the website?

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info...s/foreword.jsp

PS Here's another example: the closer blows a three-run lead in the 9th, yet gets the win when his team pushes one across in the bottom of the inning.
Baseball needs to change this scoring rule.
LA Angles -----------------IP H R ER BB K HR
F. Rodriguez (W, 4-2; BS, 3) 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0

Yup. That's the way it is.

Same thing if your starting pitcher gives up 1 run, the reliever gives up 5, but your team loses 6-5. If his team never regained the lead, starting pitcher gets the loss.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I haven't heard of the Canadian Football League.

Corrected your post.

[Mark Dexter]

Sox started strong, going up 9-1 against Cleveland, then Gabbard let the score slip to 9-5 on a couple of hits, walks and HBP.

Let's see if Tavarez can get out of the bases loaded jam.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I haven't heard of any issues within the Canadian Football League.

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

Corrected your post.

No way José! I'm a future CFL employee!

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

OK let us deal with the present. The Cubs have not won anything.

Agreed. And, I believe, no team has won anything yet this year. Not one.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The Cubs are not even in first place. The Milwaukee Brewers are currently in first place. The Cubs are still behind in the Wild Card as well.

I know that. But who is the hottest team since the All-Star break? Where were the Cubs and Cardinals a month ago, vs. now? How far ahead were the Brewers then vs. now?

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The Cardinals are the current World Series Champions.

Actually, they are last year's champions. There you go, living in the past again..

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There is still a loooooonnnnnggg way to go, but you make it sound like the Cubs are in first place by 100 games and the playoffs have been clinched.

Really? Where have I said that? Implied that? Do I need to JR in here to look up previous threads?

Trends like this are fun to watch for us Cubbie fans. Sure, it ain't close to being over, but it's fun to watch. Now. In the present.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Someone told me a long time ago. "In order to know ones future, you must know ones past."

I hope it wasn't one of those wise men.

Hey, I love the way the present looks. Well, gotta go; "The Beverly Hillbillies" is coming on.

[M&M Guy]

Going back to scorekeeping anolomies, here's some possibilities:

A pitcher could come in, not throw a single pitch, and get credit for a full inning of work. (Relief pitcher comes in with the bases loaded and no one out, and proceeds to pick off all the runners.)

Conversely, a pitcher could throw 100 pitches and not get credit for any part of an inning, by simply never recording an out.

And this one was pointed out to me tonight - a pitcher could have a no-hitter with 2 outs in the ninth, and a runner on first after a walk. The next batter hits a ground ball that hits the runner in between first and second; the runner is out, the game is over, but the no-hitter is gone because the batter is credited with a hit. I wonder if that's ever happend?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Agreed. And, I believe, no team has won anything yet this year. Not one.

Exactly!!!!

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I know that. But who is the hottest team since the All-Star break? Where were the Cubs and Cardinals a month ago, vs. now? How far ahead were the Brewers then vs. now?

Do you remember who the hottest team after the All-Star break was last season? Of course you do not. No one cares who is hot. Just like I told a coach during a summer league I will say the same thing to you. "Since when did they start putting up banners in June and July?"

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Actually, they are last year's champions. There you go, living in the past again..

They are still the champions until someone else wins the World Series.

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Really? Where have I said that? Implied that? Do I need to JR in here to look up previous threads?

Trends like this are fun to watch for us Cubbie fans. Sure, it ain't close to being over, but it's fun to watch. Now. In the present.

Keep telling yourself this. When the Cubbies fall off, then what is going to be your excuse?

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I hope it wasn't one of those wise men.

Hey, I love the way the present looks. Well, gotta go; "The Beverly Hillbillies" is coming on.

BTW, who did the Cubs lose too tonight?

Peace

[Mark Dexter]

Sox won (5 of their last 7, I believe) and Yankees lost to put the lead back up to 7.5 games.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

BTW, who did the Cubs lose too tonight?

Tsk, tsk.

Mr. Grammar Guy Jr. just wants to go to bed, but:

The Cubs lost to the Cards.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

And this one was pointed out to me tonight - a pitcher could have a no-hitter with 2 outs in the ninth, and a runner on first after a walk. The next batter hits a ground ball that hits the runner in between first and second; the runner is out, the game is over, but the no-hitter is gone because the batter is credited with a hit. I wonder if that's ever happend?

Now that would be insane!

PS I agree that that is the proper scoring of the play.

[Jurassic Referee]

Here's a question for you stat freakos.....

A-Rod hit his 499th homerun on Wednesday of this week. The Yankees are finishing a game tonight with Baltimore that was suspended from last June 28. If he homers in the suspended game tonight, will that be his 500th. homerun? Or his 499th.?

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

A-Rod hit his 499th homerun on Wednesday of this week. The Yankees are finishing a game tonight with Baltimore that was suspended from last June 28. If he homers in the suspended game tonight, will that be his 500th. homerun? Or his 499th.?

I heard this on a talk show yesterday. Honestly, I think this is a silly issue. The next one he hits will be the 500th one that he has hit. I think the Elias sports bureau has gotten this one wrong. It's just silly.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

What unusual occurrence took place in baseball on this day in 1970? Hint: Steve Carlton was involved - but not in a good way - in one of the two times it happened.

Only took me two clicks: "Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton".

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Only took me two clicks: "Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton".

That's half the answer...it happened twice.

Who was the other batter?