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

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

19,000+ games *total*?

Or 19,000+ games that the Cubs won at home?

I had heard the same stat, and assumed it was over 19,000+ total games played at Wrigley. However, if we assume a 162-game schedule, and 81 games played at home, per year, that comes out to 234 years to get to 19,000 total games! (And that's not even taking into account the schedules were less than 162 games/yr. going back a ways.) I'll have to see if I can get that stat verified.

The night before, the game went 15 innings and over 4 1/2 hours, and every pitcher on the staff was used except Marquis, Hill, Zambrano and Guzman (all starters). Zambrano even went to the bullpen in case he was needed. Considering the staff needed the rest, you couldn't script it any better to have the starter throw a complete-game shutout the next night, and only take 2 hours to do it.

And for those that are thinking it, it wasn't 234 years since the last WS win, either.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I had heard the same stat, and assumed it was over 19,000+ total games played at Wrigley. However, if we assume a 162-game schedule, and 81 games played at home, per year, that comes out to 234 years to get to 19,000 total games! (And that's not even taking into account the schedules were less than 162 games/yr. going back a ways.) I'll have to see if I can get that stat verified.

Good point, I didn't think of throwing that obvious fact at he-who-does-not-exist.

And for those that are thinking it, it wasn't 234 years since the last WS win, either.

Yeahbut how about the next one?

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I had heard the same stat, and assumed it was over 19,000+ total games played at Wrigley. However, if we assume a 162-game schedule, and 81 games played at home, per year, that comes out to 234 years to get to 19,000 total games! (And that's not even taking into account the schedules were less than 162 games/yr. going back a ways.) I'll have to see if I can get that stat verified.

But don't forget all those playoff games.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mick

But don't forget all those playoff games.

Ouch, that's gonna hurt in the morning

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

But don't forget all those playoff games.

Thanks alot, mick.