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LongtimeBravesFan · 04-05-2008, 03:53 PM

Thursday night i got to see something happen that hadn't happened in a major league game in 18 years. Chris Resop of the Braves went from the mound to left field and then returned to the mound one out later. The last time that happened was on June 13, 1990 by Les Lancaster of the Cubs.

jtur88 · 04-05-2008, 07:13 PM

And the strategy didnt work. Ring came in struck out LaRoche, but when Resop came back, he gave up Nady's game-winning hit.

Herzog used to do that in St. Louis a lot. That can be done only once per inning, for one of those arcane reasons that defies any reason whatsoever. The rules committee probably met in the middle of the night once after some smart aleck manager did it, and they had to show him who is boss. But they said, well, OK, he can do it once in an inning, but one is the magic number, and twice would be making a travesty of the game, or something. If it is done in the AL (where strategy is punished severely) the DH privelege is lost for the rest of the game.

Zen653 · 04-06-2008, 10:05 AM

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Thursday night i got to see something happen that hadn't happened in a major league game in 18 years. Chris Resop of the Braves went from the mound to left field and then returned to the mound one out later. The last time that happened was on June 13, 1990 by Les Lancaster of the Cubs.

I love when arcane rules get utilized in a baseball game.

Frankly, I'm surprised that National League managers don't exploit this gimmick more often. If a righty, lefty and a righty are coming up to bat, and the odds strongly favor going with the lefthander to face the lefty batter, why use three pitchers when two will suffice? Stick the righthander at another position for an at-bat, and then send him back out after the lefthanded specialist faces the lefty.

fabio61 · 04-10-2008, 01:36 PM

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Statistically-challenged announcers. Miller/Morgan: "The Twins have had 12 at bats tonight with runners in scoring position, and only have 3 hits. You have to do better than that." Well, that's 3-for-12, which is .250. The only way they could "do better than that" would be 4-for-12, or .333, which is an unreaslistic expectation.

I just ran across an interesting article re: batting avgs.

The article pointed out that no-one can be batting .334 at any point before late May. The reason is that you require 287 AB (96 hits) to settle in at an average that would round to .334.

The lowest H/AB combos return averages of .000, 1.000, .500, .333, .667, .200, .400, .600, etc. So any average within 1 point (.001) of those averages, requires a substantial # of ABs to close that narrow a gap. Anyone could hit .400, but only a damn good hitter could hit .399

jtur88 · 04-11-2008, 01:08 AM

I checked a couple of dozen pitchers at random, to see what their BA ranges looked like. All over the place. But I did find something very surprising. In only about 20 samples, I found two pitchers (Joe Hatten and Andy Messersmith) who batted one point difference in two consecutive seasons. I would have thought that would be very, very unlikely with less than 100 ABs

jtur88 · 04-13-2008, 11:03 PM

But Selig says players may "honor" Jackie Robinson by wearing his number this Tuesday, but on other days, they "honor" Robinson by NOT wearing his number. Sounds to me like players would be honoring Selig, not Robinson, by observing such an absurd contradiction.

jtur88 · 04-26-2008, 04:55 PM

I'm assuming that the most exciting play in baseball is the base umpire calling ball or strike on an appealed half-swing. For this reason, there is always a camera trained on that umpire, so the fans will not miss live coverage of this scintillating performance.

LongtimeBravesFan · 04-26-2008, 11:59 PM

I watched a story today on Bryant Gumbel's HBO show about Mike Coolbaugh, the minor league first base coach killed by a line drive last year. After this, it became a rule for all base coaches to wear a batting helmet.

However, they mentioned that had Coolbaugh been wearing a helmet, he would still have been killed since the ball hit him in the neck.

jtur88 · 04-27-2008, 09:38 AM

The illusion of safety is a zero-tolerance hysteria in America. What are the chances that an 8-year-old can cause a serious head injury by throwing a baseball at somebody, even at point blank range? Yet, no kid can go on a field without a helmet.

LongtimeBravesFan · 04-27-2008, 07:24 PM

Last year, my son would wear his baseball cap backwards under his helmet. He did this because the helmet was a little too big to be comfortable without a hat and the brim was in his eyes if he wore it frontwards. He did this all season. Then when he made all stars, the umpire would not let him wear the backwards hat during the all star tourney.

This year his head has goten bigger and does not wear a hat under his helmet.

04-05-2008, 07:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,054	And the strategy didnt work. Ring came in struck out LaRoche, but when Resop came back, he gave up Nady's game-winning hit. Herzog used to do that in St. Louis a lot. That can be done only once per inning, for one of those arcane reasons that defies any reason whatsoever. The rules committee probably met in the middle of the night once after some smart aleck manager did it, and they had to show him who is boss. But they said, well, OK, he can do it once in an inning, but one is the magic number, and twice would be making a travesty of the game, or something. If it is done in the AL (where strategy is punished severely) the DH privelege is lost for the rest of the game. __________________ ------------------ RE-ELECT McCAIN Last edited by jtur88; 04-05-2008 at 07:23 PM.

04-11-2008, 01:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,054	I checked a couple of dozen pitchers at random, to see what their BA ranges looked like. All over the place. But I did find something very surprising. In only about 20 samples, I found two pitchers (Joe Hatten and Andy Messersmith) who batted one point difference in two consecutive seasons. I would have thought that would be very, very unlikely with less than 100 ABs __________________ ------------------ RE-ELECT McCAIN

04-13-2008, 11:03 PM	#21 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,054	But Selig says players may "honor" Jackie Robinson by wearing his number this Tuesday, but on other days, they "honor" Robinson by NOT wearing his number. Sounds to me like players would be honoring Selig, not Robinson, by observing such an absurd contradiction. __________________ ------------------ RE-ELECT McCAIN

04-26-2008, 04:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,054	I'm assuming that the most exciting play in baseball is the base umpire calling ball or strike on an appealed half-swing. For this reason, there is always a camera trained on that umpire, so the fans will not miss live coverage of this scintillating performance. __________________ ------------------ RE-ELECT McCAIN

04-27-2008, 09:38 AM	#24 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,054	The illusion of safety is a zero-tolerance hysteria in America. What are the chances that an 8-year-old can cause a serious head injury by throwing a baseball at somebody, even at point blank range? Yet, no kid can go on a field without a helmet. __________________ ------------------ RE-ELECT McCAIN

04-05-2008, 03:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,730	Thursday night i got to see something happen that hadn't happened in a major league game in 18 years. Chris Resop of the Braves went from the mound to left field and then returned to the mound one out later. The last time that happened was on June 13, 1990 by Les Lancaster of the Cubs.

04-26-2008, 11:59 PM	#23 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,730	I watched a story today on Bryant Gumbel's HBO show about Mike Coolbaugh, the minor league first base coach killed by a line drive last year. After this, it became a rule for all base coaches to wear a batting helmet. However, they mentioned that had Coolbaugh been wearing a helmet, he would still have been killed since the ball hit him in the neck.

04-27-2008, 07:24 PM	#25 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,730	Last year, my son would wear his baseball cap backwards under his helmet. He did this because the helmet was a little too big to be comfortable without a hat and the brim was in his eyes if he wore it frontwards. He did this all season. Then when he made all stars, the umpire would not let him wear the backwards hat during the all star tourney. This year his head has goten bigger and does not wear a hat under his helmet.