this was discussed on the Effectively Wild podcast, as are most baseball in movies/TV fuckups.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 05:57 (five years ago) link
today the twins won a game without making any plays at first base on defense (no assists or putouts)6th time since 2000
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
via BP's Stacey Gotsulias:
The Pirates swept a doubleheader Saturday. Perhaps the biggest key to the sweep: Starling Marte and Polanco hit back-to-back home runs in both games.
They are only the third pair of teammates in MLB history—and second pair of Pirates—to accomplish this feat, and it has been over 50 years since it last happened. The other Pirates were Frank Thomas (not that one) and Dick Groat in 1957. Eleven years later, teammates Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson did it for the Athletics.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 July 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
today in the dominican summer league:
the pirates 1 (they have two teams) out-hit their opponents 21-8, drew nine walks, went 13-for-33 with runners in scoring position . . . and lost, in nine innings, 14-13. the other team had only 36 at-bats in total
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 July 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
baseball is a weird game
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 19 July 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
the only winning move is not to play
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 July 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
https://goo.gl/images/WB7A3m
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 July 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
matt carpenter +
The only other player in Major League history to hit 3 home runs and 2 doubles in a game is Kris Bryant (June 27, 2016). #stlcards— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) July 20, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 July 2018 21:07 (five years ago) link
nerds are unhappy that it won't continue
Yes, the Cardinals have this game well in hand (it's 15-1), but in the history of Major League Baseball no one has ever had 20 total bases in a game. Matt Carpenter had 16 with at least one (and maybe two) more ABs. And he was pulled.— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) July 20, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 July 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
his spot in the order came up while victor caratini was pitching, too!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 20 July 2018 22:01 (five years ago) link
of course, this enables matt carpenter to end the story with "and i have to say...if i would have had one more chance, i'm pretty sure i would have broken the record that day"
― Karl Malone, Friday, 20 July 2018 22:02 (five years ago) link
just dreaming about matt carpenter continuing to be amazing and winning the mvp, and realizing he didn't make the all-star team! are there examples of MVPs who didn't make the all-star team? probably there are more than i realize.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link
(yep, there are a bunch. no spoilers in case people want to guess, but https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/17637/bp-unfiltered-mvps-who-werent-all-stars/)
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 01:59 (five years ago) link
a hint: several of the examples are also prominent examples of players who shouldn't have won an MVP award
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link
another trivial thing that i can't immediately find: who leads the league in getting picked off? (guessing tommy pham)
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 22 July 2018 02:08 (five years ago) link
Freakish:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-consistent-hitter-in-baseball-history/
Harper is the anti-Davis, "tied as the third most volatile hitter ever over a five-year period."
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 July 2018 23:17 (five years ago) link
Obviously, batting average is a rather limited way to look at this. When you look at his whole batting line, Davis's OBPs and SLGs bounce around normally.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 July 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
first teenager since 1898
https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/07/27/juan-soto-home-run-three-straight-games-nationals-video
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 July 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
Just discovered that a) Soto has a nickname already ("Childish Bambino"), and b) we share a birthday.
― clemenza, Saturday, 28 July 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
Top 10 most Home Runs as a teenager:
1. Tony Conigliaro (Boston) 242. Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals) 223. Mel Ott (NY Giants) 194. Ken Griffey, Jr. (Seattle) 165. Phil Cavarretta (Cubs) 146. Juan Soto (Washington Nationals) 13 <-Turns 20 October 25, 20186. Mickey Mantle (NY Yankees) 138. Ed Kranepool (NY Mets) 129. Robin Yount (Milwaukee) 1110. Harmon Killebrew (Washington Senators) 9
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 28 July 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
I'm still tied for last for Most Home Runs as a 56-year-old (but, like Juan, have till Oct. 25, 2018, to make my move).
― clemenza, Saturday, 28 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
catcher sal perez with an unassisted double play today
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 July 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
what -- how?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 28 July 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
OK I watched the replay haahahahhahhahha
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 28 July 2018 20:30 (five years ago) link
getting conflicting reports on how rare that is, but it's not *common*
only two catchers have ever done it twice in one season -- jorge posada in 2000 and frank crossin in 1914
alex avila did it in 2013, which may or may not be the previously most recent
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 July 2018 20:53 (five years ago) link
Yankees have to hit home runs as they do some dumb, dumb stuff on the base paths.
― earlnash, Saturday, 28 July 2018 21:01 (five years ago) link
john gant is currently tied with 3 other players for the most career ABs (26) with an on-base percentage of .000
https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/7/30/17628794/john-gants-descent-into-despair
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 July 2018 16:55 (five years ago) link
i'm assuming that other players have broken this record before, of course, and then gone on to get on base
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 July 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
Jose Reyes, per @EliasSports, is the first player in Major League history to allow multiple home runs in a game, then hit multiple home runs in his team's next game. #Mets— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 1, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
the white sox selected 2B nick madrigal with the fourth overall pick in june
it's only low A, but he has not struck out in his first 66 PA as a pro
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
yoan moncada struck out looking four times today
Most strikeouts looking this season52 Yoán Moncada (4 today)43 Aaron Judge42 Chris Taylor— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) August 2, 2018
― na (NA), Friday, 3 August 2018 01:01 (five years ago) link
That Jose Reyes thing--saw something today that said it's the first time since 1884, which may not count as major-league history for some.
― clemenza, Friday, 3 August 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
if ohtani resumes pitching regularly, i'd expect him to do it again pretty soon.
or maybe bumgarner
― Karl Malone, Friday, 3 August 2018 01:40 (five years ago) link
when Sam Miller co-hosted the EW podcast, he preferred to mark 1988 as the start of real baseball
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 August 2018 04:43 (five years ago) link
Last night Rougned Odor became only the fourth hitter in history to have a five-walk, one-homer game. The others: Henry Aaron in 1972; Mark McGwire in 1997 and Edgar Martinez in 2004.
Odor is, however, the only one whose walks were all unintentional. (He has 27 BB all season.)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 August 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
Dee Gordon has what would be the lowest walk rate by a qualified hitter since 1922— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) August 2, 2018
Dan Straily has drawn one fewer walks than Dee Gordon this year.— Kazuto Yamazaki (@Kazuto_Yamazaki) July 12, 2018
Update: walks drawn in 2018:Dee Gordon 6Dan Straily 5— Kazuto Yamazaki (@Kazuto_Yamazaki) August 2, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 3 August 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
Oliver Drake is on his 5th team of the season; he's the first person to play for 5+ teams in one year https://t.co/7W7LioDkc6— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) August 6, 2018
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 August 2018 17:26 (five years ago) link
for the second time this season -- high-a san jose in april and triple-a indianapolis last night -- two teammates hit for the cycle in the same game
this has never happened in the majors. (there have twice been two cycles on the same day -- two dudes in 1920 and adrian beltre + stephen drew in 2008 -- but not in the same game)
it's probably happened in the minors before, but there seems to be no record of it
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
The @Mets scored a franchise-record 24 runs. They're the first team to score 24+ runs in a game and allow 24+ runs in a game in the same season since 1894, when 4 teams did it.They're also the first team to score 40 runs in a 2-game span since the 1953 Red Sox. #LGM— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 16, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 August 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
Andrew Benintendi singled the other night by hitting the ball twice with his bat on the same pitch
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 17 August 2018 09:06 (five years ago) link
I would have thought that would be called a foul ball. Same thing happens in badminton and golf (putting) sometimes, and it's a rule infraction that you're supposed to call yourself on even if no one else notices.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 August 2018 15:16 (five years ago) link
i've seen that happen a few times in the last 45+ years
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 August 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
i remember hunter pence (I think? could've been michael morse) hitting a home run and the bat broke and the ball hit the bat twice, once before and once after the bat cracked. or maybe i'm making this up.
i also remember i think it was pence again hitting a home run with the bat in either one or zero of his hands upon impact. and that time michael morse had to pretend to hit a home run before running the bases. those guys have had some incredibly strange at bats
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 17 August 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
ok it wasn't a home run but the bat hit the ball THREE TIMES (video here)
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 17 August 2018 16:03 (five years ago) link
http://mlb.mlb.com/images/6/9/2/290567692/081518_nyy_ball_double_hit.gif
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
yeah pence hat a hit like that gif and it spun the opposite way so the short stop was completely stumpedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmXOZtNjOew
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 17 August 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
That YouTube clip is amazing. I couldn't see it until near the end, when they slowed everything to a near-stop, and yeah, there it is, plain as day--three times. Makes me think it's not that unusual, just nearly undetectable by the human eye.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:55 (five years ago) link
pirates hit into seven double plays against the cubs last night, tying the record
― na (NA), Saturday, 18 August 2018 11:28 (five years ago) link
deGrom ties record of Cubs righty King Cole, who also went 25 straight starts giving up three or fewer runs in 1910, when he went 20-4 with a 1.80 ERA.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 11:04 (five years ago) link
The Reds are now 1-19 when Homer Bailey starts after losing 3-2 to the Pirates. Bailey is 1-14 with a 6.09 ERA and his only win came against the Dodgers back in May. Only once before has a team lost 19 of a pitcher's first 20 starts: Frank Bates of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. Who folded after the season.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 6 September 2018 04:17 (five years ago) link
from the Effectively Wild FB group:
If the Rays beat the Astros (107), Yankees (103) & Dodgers (106) that would have to be the most opposing team wins beaten, right? If so, was there even another year with a possible higher total when the playoffs started (WC game not counting)?
Red Sox have the top 2, 2004 with 298 and 2018 with 295.
Any AL team would take the record if they beat the Dodgers in the WS. If the AL WS team beats the Astros at some point, they’re guaranteed to take the record regardless of NL team.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:21 (four years ago) link
Assuming he plays on Wednesday, Molina will pass Chipper Jones for the National League record for most postseason games with 94.They're currently tied for 9th most all-time, with all eight players ahead of them being primarily AL players https://t.co/F4M8gP1s10 pic.twitter.com/IZZRFhJv9f— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) October 8, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
"The 6th player to make an error on his birthday in the World Series"
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 26 October 2019 09:29 (four years ago) link
Every single division has won a World Series in the last 6 years. No repeats. Also happened 2001-06.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 November 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
ok, if the 6 divisions can agree to keep taking turns, and in the same order, we won't have to watch the playoffs any more. and if the teams in each division can agree on taking turns of who wins every year, we don't have to watch baseball at all!
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Friday, 1 November 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
topic A at the winter meetings
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 November 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
rando trivia:
during the 1980s and 90s, there were only two players (in two different seasons) who won the "slash-stat triple crown" (leading the league in BA, OBP, and SLG). who were they, and which years?
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
larry walker for the latter
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 November 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
yessir hint: the other one is on the other end of the time period in question
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Sunday, 24 November 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
George Brett 1980?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 24 November 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
George fucking Brett
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
four catchers who were with the cardinals are in the hall of fame. who are they?
(note: current hall of famer yadier molina is not one)
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:19 (four years ago) link
nor is darrell porter
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
nope. and not tim mccarver.
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:21 (four years ago) link
hint: only one of the four got in his for work as a cardinals catcher.
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
Madison Bumgarner has 19 career HR.Since 2010, only 3 of SF's 420 draft picks have hit *more* career homers (for any team, combined) than that.Matt Duffy -- 22 HR (16 w/SF)Joe Panik -- 38 HR (36 w/SF)Adam Duvall -- 97 HR (3 w/SF)(h/t Jason Ratliff of @MLBPipeline)— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) December 16, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 16 December 2019 21:53 (four years ago) link