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From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Subject: Re: Field of Dreams
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 14:20:25 GMT

In article <cubsfan.702529632@camelot> cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu (Michael Silverman) writes:
>Several friends and I are going on a baseball roadtrip this summer, and
>we would like to stop at the farm in Iowa where Field of Dreams was
>filmed. I understand that the baseball diamond is still there, and that
>it is avaliable for visitors.
>
>Does anyone have informations as to where it is located, directions on
>how to get there, any charges, or anything else of information?
>
>Has anyone visited there?
>
>Please respond via e-mail
>Thanks!

	Please post it, too!  I think I got my wife interested in it
	during the movie Sunday night.  Great way to get the season
	kicked off.  Thanks, whatever network shows it each baseball-eve...

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From: texdude@camelot.bradley.edu (Philip Allen)
Subject: Memories of baseball
Organization: Bradley University
Date: 15 Apr 92 23:33:13 GMT

Just to get away from the countless number of stats-laden articles about
why this trade was dumb or that team will win the division or Mr. Wonderful
is the best player that ever lived, what is your fondest baseball memory?

I have two (just to get the ball rolling).

First, I can still remember watching a game where Bo Jackson hit a routine
grounder down the middle.  It was an obvious single, so the center-fielder
(can't remember who) pulled up so the ball wouldn't get past him.  When
Jackson saw the center fielder stop charging, he took off for second.  That
was the shortest double I have ever seen in my life.  

Second, I can remember watching Nolan Ryan's sixth no-hitter.  Around the
sixth inning, there was just this feeling in the stadium.  Every time he
pitched, everyone got real quiet, and then they roared to life every time
he threw a strike.  Everyone booed when the ump called a ball.  Everyone
stood up when anyone made contact with a Ryan pitch.  And the best part,
was that it wasn't in Texas, it was in Oakland.  And all the A's fans
around me were cheering for Ryan.  Even wives and girlfriends that were
obviously there against their own will were getting into the game.


Phil
From: colaluca@cs.utexas.edu (Mark Colaluca)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Notes on Rangers/Mariners series
Date: 10 Apr 1992 14:28:22 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: dimebox.cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Apr9.195831.24149@u.washington.edu> sgs@milton.u.washington.edu (Steven Smith) writes:
>Trivia: The M's announcers last night said that Palmer has a shot at
>becoming only the second player ever to hit home runs in each of the
>first four games of a season.  Question: who was the first?
>
I say it was Willie Mays.

(not sure of the year, though),


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From: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: Expos 4, Mets 0
Keywords: baseball, men's professional
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 21:48:22 GMT

In article <bbn-metsU2AA430pe@clarinet.com> clarinews@clarinet.com (TOM WITHERS, UPI Sports Writer) writes:
>
>	NEW YORK (UPI) -- Ken Hill upstaged Dwight Gooden's return and the New
>York Mets' home opener Friday by firing a four-hitter to lead Montreal
>to a 4-0 triumph in his first start as an Expo.

What about those METS!, huh?  What about that totally innocent Mets ace?

===============================================================================
GO CALIFORNIA ANGELS!
Charter Member of the Acker-o-phobics Anonymous
===============================================================================
Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: tvangod@ecst.csuchico.edu (Increasing Rain)
Subject: 1991 stats.
Organization: California State University, Chico
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 18:28:00 GMT

 
Does anybody have the stats for all players for the 91 season?

I would appreciate it if you could e-mail them to me, or post them
thanks.

Tvangod@csuchico.edu



Go Giants!!!






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From: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: Fred McGriff
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 06:00:40 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.003443.1254@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> navarra@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Navarra) writes:

>	Come now, I wasn't refering to offensive numbers when I was
>comparing Grace's swing to McGriff's. They are two different hitters
>who get paid to do different things. For what Mark gets paid to do
>he does it very well -- and in case you're confused, Mark gets paid to
>get on base and move runners along and to drive them in when they are
>in scoring position. He is not paid to hit home runs and get 100+ RBIs 

Funny, I thought that first basemen are paid to do that.  In any case, though,
he didn't do a very good job (he did an average job) at getting on base last
year, for a first baseman, anyway.  But in case *you* are confused, what is
he doing batting third and fifth anyway?

Just because a player does something particularly well doesn't excuse him from
not doing something else.  Brett Butler gets on base *very* well.  That is
fine, and his onbase is enough to make him one of the best CFs in the NL, but
that doesn't make him a better CF than Andy Van Slyke, who gets on at a lower
rate but slugs at a much higher rate.

===============================================================================
GO CALIFORNIA ANGELS!
Charter Member of the Acker-o-phobics Anonymous
===============================================================================
Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
From: ky0l+@andrew.cmu.edu (King-Han Yao)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Clark, Thigpen, Palmeiro?
Date: 13 Apr 92 01:40:56 GMT
Organization: Senior, Economics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


John Miller, on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball game mentioned that
Palmeiro played with Clark in college (Mississippi State, I think).  

Did Bobby Thigpen play on that same team?

I remember a couple years ago someone mentioning on that college team,
Will Clark batted third, Thigpen fourth, and Palmeiro fifth.

Is that true?  or am I just imagining things?




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King Yao                       
Economics 
Class of '92                   
Carnegie Mellon
From: colin@ug.cs.dal.ca (Colin Edward Mac Donald)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: "It's outta here!"
Date: 9 Apr 92 11:56:16 GMT
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada


	Alright, who brought back the rabbit balls from a few years back.
	Phillies hit 3 HR's in one inning, Cecil has 3 already, a couple
	of guys in the AL(who were they?) hit their first homers EVER.
	Very strange...

	Just pointing something out about the new season,
	Colin Mac Donald
	colin@ug.cs.dal.ca


no .sig as I do not .know how to .make one
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From: brunner@kazoo.ssd.loral.com (Brian Brunner)
Subject: Re: Free magazine offer from a NY company.
Reply-To: brunner@kazoo.ssd.loral.com (Brian Brunner)
Organization: Space Systems/Loral
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:39:18 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.022523.1704@nic.csu.net>, sulistio@sutro.SFSU.EDU
(Sulistio Muljadi) writes:
|> In article <1992Apr6.015249.8799@tellab5.tellabs.com>
rgarg@tellab3.tellabs.com writes:
|> >
|> >I came across a company called "COLLEGETOWN MAGAZINE
|> >SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE" in New York.
|> >
|> >Right now, they are taking new business from present customers
|> >only. So, it would help to mention my name, Roger, as
|> >present customer.
|> 
|> No flames, but Roger forgot to mention that he will receive a free 1
year 
|> magazine subscription for each person refer his name.
|> 

That makes this a commercialization of the USENET, a solicitation that
will result in direct gain for Mr Roger. Please take this away from
here.

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From: todd@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Todd Pedlar)
Subject: Re: Ken Griffey?
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:56:15 GMT

In article <14APR199216141161@summa.tamu.edu> fwt4290@summa.tamu.edu (TSAO, FREDDIE WEI) writes:
>Hey Sports fans,
>
>	Is it my overlooking, or has Ken Griffey Jr. not been playing?
>If he is not, please tell me the reason.
>
>							Thanks...
>								
>							Fred... 

I can't speak for games before monday, but I know that lately he has had 
a sore foot (don't know which one).  In the Monday game versus the White Sox,
Griffey hit a line shot just missing Sox pitcher Bobby Thigpen in a pinch hit
appearance... (hope he gets better 'cause I've got tickets for tomorrow and
Thursday...)

tkp

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From: texdude@camelot.bradley.edu (Philip Allen)
Subject: More on announcers
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: usa
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:10:38 GMT

I've heard everyone complaining about their announcers and was curious, for
all those Ranger fans out there, what do you think of our announcers?

I think that Steve Busby and Jim Sundberg do a pretty good job.  They don't
get bogged down in the stats, and they generally have a good feeling for
the players.  I like the fact that they are an ex-pitcher/ex-catcher
combination.  It gives you the impression that they actually know what
they're talking about.  They also aren't too biased.  Of course, they wish
the best for the Rangers, but they'll be honest about the plays.  If they
think the Rangers got lucky or Bobby Valentine made a bad call, they'll say
it straight out.

On the other hand, I can't stand the announcers on HSE.  Whenever there's a
game on, I turn on the tv, turn the sound all the way down, and listen to
the radio announcers.  I don't remember what the main commentator's name
is, but he's totally obsessed with stats.  For example, if Ruben Sierra is
0-8 against a certain pitcher, this commentator will say that Ruben has
*no* chance of getting a hit.

Oh well, considering I also like the radio announcers, two out of three
isn't bad.


Phil
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: clmn@ellis.uchicago.edu (Bill Coleman)
Subject: Re: Southeastern Minor League Must-Sees?
Reply-To: clmn@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Department of Economics
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:13:05 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.132458.1712@athena.cs.uga.edu> steele@athena.cs.uga.edu (Frank Steele) writes:

>I'm planning on spending a few weekends this summer tooling around the
>Southeast enjoying the minor-league experience. I've been to Chattanooga's
>Historic Engel Stadium (yes, the "Historic" is really part of the name), which
>is terrific, and I'm just wondering if anyone had recommendations for other
>Southeastern parks/teams that really shine.
>

I have limited experience in this area, but I did attend a game in 1990 at
my hometown of Jacksonville Florida's Sam Wolfson Park.  The experience
compared very favorably with MLB games.  There's a picnic area and playground
along the first base line.  It's located immediately next to the home bullpen
and is separated only by a low chainlink fence.  At the time the team was the
AA affiliate of the Expo's, I saw their hot prospect Wil Cordero.  Perhaps
because of the Expos, the dirt infield was gone save for the sliding pits,
even though the field is grass.  The team now affiliates with Seattle and the
name has been changed from Jacksonville Expos back to Jacksonville Suns, the
name the team had when I was a kid.  I keep kosher so I couldn't sample the
food; however, it looked and smelled good, there was a lot of variety, the
food stands reminded me of Comiskey Park or Cleveland Stadium.  

The beer was cheap, too.

Oh, the night we were there, purely by coincidence, the (San Diego) Chicken
performed.  Given the 90+ temperature and humidity, it was a wonder he
didnkO't collapse in that costume.

-- 
Bill Coleman
From: reynard@susie.cs.scarolina.edu (John Reynard)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Sierra and Clemente
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:37:41 GMT
Organization: USC  Department of Computer Science


How about Bonds as a similar style player to Clemente.
Good defense with respectable power and good speed.
Bonds walks more, but Clemente hit for better average.
I'd say they have similar styles of play.
More so than Sierra at least.

John
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: mwdwhite@watnow.waterloo.edu (Martin White)
Subject: Re: Trivia: What to the numbers mean...?
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 05:58:39 GMT

In article <92099.185021GRM100@psuvm.psu.edu> GRM100@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>Here's a bit of trivia from our college paper...
>
>Give the significance of the number and the player
>who holds the record.
>
>1) .424      Highest BA maybe
		Rogers Hornsby, modern era 
>2) 2.17      lowest era
		maybe career, not for one season
>3) 56        \
	 	Dimaggio hitting streak		
>4) 57        /  Is one of these 50's, Hershisers inning streak
		a steak sauce by Heinz
>5) 61
		Roger Maris most homers in a season *
>6) 190
		Hack Wilson, most Rbi season
>7) 511
		Cy Young's wins (and Mell Ott's career homer total)
>8) 755       HR career?
		Hammerin' Hank
>9) 5511      Hits career?   Pete Rose?
		Nolan's career strikeouts (and counting ...)
>10) 7
		Career no-hitters, most consecutive hits in one game
		(Rennie Stennet 7 for 7)
>
>Any suggestions?  Good luck..I post the answers when the next paper
>arrives....at the end of april.....
>
>grant


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From: chee1l5@jetson.uh.edu (Sam Lane)
Subject: Getting the Win
Organization: Univ. of Houston, Dept. of Chem. Eng.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 18:55:55 GMT

Any idea what percentage of wins go to the pitcher starting the game
verses wins the relievers get ?

Does the percentage change significantly from year to year ?

Sam
From: pcaster@mizar.usc.edu (Dodger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Dodgers/Padres Game Thursday Night
Date: 9 Apr 1992 23:02:40 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: mizar.usc.edu

The Dodgers beat the Padres 6-3. The Dodgers banged out 14 hits,
including three home runs.  There were many oddities about this game.
First, on the mound for the Padres was Dodger KILLER Craig
Lefferts.  Lefferts came into the game with a career record of
9 wins and 1 loss against the Dodgers.  Lefferts record against
the entire NL East is 9 wins...don't know how many losses...but
clearly, if not for the Dodgers, Lefferts would long have been
out of baseball :-)
Anyways....the game started with Brett Butler hitting a line drive
home run.  Butler had just 2 home runs all last year, and did not
hit Lefferts well in his career.  After a walk to Sharperson, 
Eric Karros, in his first start for the Dodgers, belted a 2 run
home run to give the Dodgers an early 3-0 lead with nobody out.
The Dodgers managed another run off Lefferts, who was chased after
getting just Darryl Strawberry out.
Candiotti started for the Dodgers and pitched pretty well for 7 innings,
then tired in the 8th.  He gave up 2 solo home runs (one to McGriff, his
third of the year).  
The last oddity of the game occurred in the bottom of the 8th.  After
McDowell recorded the second out, Caldelaria came on to pitch to
McGriff.  In his career, McGriff was just 1 for 19 against Candelaria.
But tonight he hit a sharp single.  Candy gave way to Gott who gott (hehe)
the last out of the inning.  The Dodgers added an insurance run in the
top of the ninth, and Gott looked good in finishing the ninth and
getting the save.
Offerman is still looking for his first hit of the season.  He came
up with runners on first and second in the first and hit into a tough
double play.  The ball was hit sharply back to the pitcher.  Samuel,
on second, thought the pitcher caught the ball, and raced back to
second.  Scioscia saw that the pitcher hadn't caught the ball, and
also ended up on second.  It was an easy double play.  In his next
at bat, Offerman again hit into a double play...routine won.
But Offerman made a couple of excellent plays on defense and the Dodgers
turned in another errorless game (shock).
During the game, Scully announced that the Astros had scored 4 runs in
the bottom of the 9th and went on to win their game against Cincy with
a run in the 13th.				BleedsDodgerBlue

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From: hayosh@mot.com (Tom Hayosh)
Subject: Re: **** Blue Jays sweeps the Tigers ****
Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, Schaumburg, IL
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:45:56 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.001558.28898@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, mwplau@trillium.waterloo.edu (Michael Lau) writes:
>    How about the Blue Jays!! They pull off another win by superb pitching
>  staffs. They won 3-1 today against the Detroit Tigers and took the serie.

Hey!  Did Harry Caray write this?  "The Blue Jay beat the Tiger and <hack>
<cough> swept the serie."  My apologies to Michael - this is not intended
as a spelling flame.  I just like to take every opportunity to ridicule Mr.
BudManCubFan Caray (backwards that's Yarac).  It's very difficult for me
to be phlegmatic about Caray.  He's so terrible.

>    The Jays are 3-0 now and getting a good start. Sorry 'Sox' fan, just
>  have to rub it in.

How about an apology my way?  :-)

Tom Hayosh    hayosh@mot.com
Go Tigers!
Congratulations Hal Newhouser!!!
From: kwinkler@pbs.org (The Axe Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Least Valuable Players (career)
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:41:22 EDT
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA

In article <1992Apr12.221120.28401@Princeton.EDU>, roger@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig) writes:
> In article <1992Apr12.034822.4514@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca> 91287041@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca ( ) writes:
>>Who knows?  maybe griffin was the reason LA beat OAKLAND that year...
> 
> Right.  Not hershiser.  Not Gibson.  Not even Hatcher.  Not Sciosia.
> Griffin.  Tell me aobut it.

Didn't you see the post-game interviews, Roger?

CBS:  So, Kirk, what were you thinking about when you went up to the plate?

Gibson:  Well, I was thinking about what Alfredo told me.  He said, "Kirk, 
when you go up to the plate, hit a home run.  I'd do it myself, but..."
Of course, it wasn't so much WHAT he said, it was they WAY he said it.
 

CBS:  Orel, how did you manage to get so many strikeouts?

Herscheiser:  Well, I just kept thinking, if I don't let them hit it to 
Alfredo, I have a chance of winning.  He's quite an inspiration, that 
Alfredo Griffin.

						----Ken Winkler
						    (kwinkler@pbs.org)

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From: steele@athena.cs.uga.edu (Frank Steele)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: The Best in the A.L.
Date: 17 Apr 92 13:00:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Apr16.214313.25513@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:
>In article <cubsfan.703449089@camelot> cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu (Michael Silverman) writes:
>>
>>>RP: Dennis Eckersley
>>Bryan Harvey had better stats last year, and is a better pitcher in
>>my opinion, especially because the Eck is on his way out, while Harvey
>>is just entering his prime. With a winning team, Harvey could get 60
>>saves
>
>Sorry, it just doesn't work this way.  Yes, I *know* Thigpen got 65
>save opportunities in 1990.  But that is an exception.  The White Sox
>didn't have a strong offense, and so had an incredible number of small
>leads.
>
>It is quite possible that Thigpen's save record will stand for a
>decade or more before a good reliever sees *that* many save
>opportunities again!
>
Hmmmm....I wonder....I recall Bill James speculating that this record, or
the one before it, was pretty vulnerable, because the stopper can often
get into 60+ percent of his team's victories...If a team like the Herzog
Cardinals were around today in a big, Busch-like park with a really 
dominating stopper, and if that team could win 95+ games, I think Thigpen
might be erased.....

Frank
steele@athena.cs.uga.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt M. Bose)
Subject: Re: PHILLIES
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 06:56:39 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico
Distribution: york

In article <1992Apr13.230043.19888@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs911115@ariel.yorku.ca (GLEN GIACOMELLI) writes:
>
>The 1992 Phillies,
>
>The Phils of 92 have a definite shot at the NL East crown.  With big years from
>the starters, and assuming Lenny can be the catalist that he was in the past,
>the weak NL East has a definite opening for a new champ.
>
>With the likes of Kruk, Nails, Daulton, Hollins, Murphy, Chamberlain, "The Wild
>Thing", and a cast of impressive rookies, the phillies are priming themselves
>for a definite battle in the months of september.  Staying away from injuries
>will be the key to their success in 92 (not off to a good start), and dont be
>suprised if come October you see the PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES in the NL playoffs.

Awwww, come on, Glen; the other thread on this group already sez that we 
shouldn't move to a 16-team format... :)

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From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: MATT YOUNG TOSSES NO-HITTER, LOSES 2-1
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:56:52 GMT
Reply-To: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com

In article <1992Apr13.102202.835@gacvx2.gac.edu> klund@chipotle.gac.edu  
(Kevin T Lund) writes:
> You bet this stinks!  I only found out about the rule last night.  How  
> about this - officially, you get credit for a complete game, don't give  
up  
> any hits, but it's not a complete game?  He's being penalized for  
pitching  
> for the visiting team!
> 
> Wow, brilliant rule.
> 
The intent of the rule was good, but it should have not included this
situation (a complete 9 inning game).  What the rule was intended 
to prevent was someone being credited with a no-hitter for
pitching a 5 inning complete (rain shortened) game.

--
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