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New York Yankees | 93 | 72.09% | |
Texas Rangers | 1 | 0.78% | |
Boston Red Sox | 18 | 13.95% | |
California Angels | 2 | 1.55% | |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 8.53% | |
Philadelphia Philles | 2 | 1.55% | |
Atlanta Braves | 4 | 3.10% | |
San Francisco Giants | 2 | 1.55% | |
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April 17th, 2017, 10:24 PM | #61 |
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The most difficult "unbreakable" record is Johnny Vandermeers' two consecutive no-hitters in 1938. To break it, a pitcher would have to throw three straight no-hitters. I don't care how good a pitcher is, no one's doing that.
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According to Bleacher Report, these are the most difficult feats in baseball.
10. Complete game shutout 9. Inside-the park home run 8. No-hitter 7. Hitting for the cycle (A natural cycle is even harder) 6. Four strikeouts in an inning 5. Perfect game 4. Unassisted triple play 3. Stealing home 2. Four home runs in a game 1. Triple crown of hitting IIRC, Bob Horner once hit four homers in a game. He said of the feat, "I had a pretty good week today."
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I don't think difficult is the right word. Unusual or rare would maybe be better, especially in the case of the unassisted triple play. It seldom happens because the circumstances under which it is likely are so rare. Complete game shutouts were common in the dead ball era, and there were actually two pitched this past Saturday, April 15.
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Something that would be very unusual now...
From the May 4th issue of the Union-Tribune...
40 years ago today: Padres and Phillies played a nine-inning game in 89 minutes Quote:
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I tried and failed to get into baseball but yesterday evening I watched the Home Run Derby. Great fun.
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Pete Rose: Great Player, Lousy Human Being
Baseball has been very lax in applying the character standard to Hall of Fame honorees. I still believe that Pete Rose threw games as a player and manager to win gambling bets he made against his own team.
This latest revelation is pretty disgusting, but probably not a unique occurrence among players. Pedro Ramos tells a story in We Played the Game of discovering a girl in tears in the hotel hallway because Mickey Mantle wouldn't let her into his room. When Ramos asked Mantle about it, he said she was too young. The Mick was a good old country boy. Some players are dogs and would not be as responsible. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...m_campaign=mlb |
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December 9th, 2017, 07:52 PM | #68 |
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Giancarlo Stanton Traded to Yankees
Interesting but not unexpected development with Giancarlo Stanton being dealt to the Yankees. The first choice of the Southern California native was the was the Dodgers. But the Dodgers already in possession of Yasiel Puig, Chris Taylor, several hot outfield prospects knocking on the door, and a ton of dead money on the books weren't all that eager to deal for an oft-injured 28-year old player.
The prospect of facing Aaron Judge, Stanton, and Gary Sanchez in a modern day Murderers Row cannot be thrilling for pitchers around the league, but things could be worse. Judge was a 25-year old rookie. 25-year old rookie power hitters are not known for having long careers. Ryan Howard, who declined steeply after age 29 is the latest cautionary tale. Sanchez was 24 last season, but catchers usually take longer to mature. The other issue is that all three sluggers bat right handed in a park notorious for being tough on right handed power hitters. Judge and Stanton have such monstrous power that they will still hit a lot of home runs, but the park will hurt them. And the Stanton trade eats up a lot of cap room while doing nothing to improve the Yankees pitching. The Yankees should know about this problem. The team scored 1062 runs in 1930 and an AL record 1067 runs in 1931, but finished third and second respectively due to pitching and fielding issues. Last edited by Arturo2nd; December 9th, 2017 at 08:05 PM.. Reason: correction |
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Congratulations to Alan Trammell (and Jack Morris)
Back in the early 1980s I was talked into helping one of my father's friends coach a Little League team. In preparation, I took a short course from the San Diego School of Baseball. Among the instructors were Tony Gwynn (outfield play), Ned Yost (catching), Randy Jones (pitching) and Alan Trammell (infield). What are the chances that two of the few players who spent their entire careers with one team would be on a staff like that? Bob Cluck (who ran the school) sure knew how to pick them.
It's good to see that he made it into the Hall of Fame, even if he wasn't directly voted in. Trammell Gets His Call to Hall Quote:
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Congratulations to Alan Trammell (and Jack Morris)
Back in the early 1980s I was talked into helping one of my father's friends coach a Little League team. In preparation, I took a short course from the San Diego School of Baseball. Among the instructors were Tony Gwynn (outfield play), Ned Yost (catching), Randy Jones (pitching) and Alan Trammell (infield). What are the chances that two of the few players who spent their entire careers with one team would be on a staff like that? Bob Cluck (who ran the school) sure knew how to pick them.
It's good to see that he made it into the Hall of Fame, even if he wasn't directly voted in. Trammell Gets His Call to Hall Quote:
On another note, it's a bummer that Shohei Ohtani didn't select the Padres... Padres turned down by Shohei Ohtani Quote:
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