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tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:   >From jpalmer@uwovax.uwo.ca Thu Sep 12 10:35:58 1991 >>  >>Ron Hassey will be a minor league manager with the Yankees.  >Dunno what happened to him.  Maybe I can help you. He's a major league coach with the Rockies. So above prediction is doubly wrong.  My prediction: The Red Sox-Cubs Series and Vikings-Broncos SuperBore will occur at the end of the world.  And one Rockie will finish in the top 10 of an offensive catagory this  year.  And no Rockie starter will have an ERA below 3.50.  And the Rangers fade will not begin until...August. They'll give way to the Angels. But still challenge to the end.  Really. Not making any of this up. If I am, may God strike me down *ZZZZZZT*  >------------------------------------------------------------------------------  >Thanks for listening! >-Valentine
Subject sez it...  Wondering if either team are in town that weekend (5-30/5-31).  I can probably get Phillies tix, as the Vet can hold a bunch (and I hope they're still in 1st but it's late may, and...).  Camden Yards is a problem - is there any way of getting in the park w/o an SRO ticket?  Any advice if there at home?  Joe Leonard jle@world.std.com
From another not-so-distressed-but-still-wondering-about-a-few-things Cardinal fan:  In article <93095@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt7469a@prism.gatech.EDU (Brian R. Landmann) writes: >Joe Torre has to be the worst manager in baseball. > 	He's not the greatest - this is true. > >For anyone who didn't see Sunday's game, > 	I saw it. > >With a right hander pitching he decides to bench Lankform, a left handed >hitter and play jordan and gilkey, both right handers. > 	Lankford was hurt, although the announcer said he told Torre he 	could pinch hit if they needed him to. > >Later, in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and two outs he puts >lankford, a 300 hitter with power in as a pinch runner and uses Luis >Alicea, a 250 hitter with no power as a pinch hitter.  What the Hell >is he thinking. > 	I wondered the same thing.  But giving Joe the benefit of the  	doubt, I'd say he was thinking that Lankford is hurt enough that 	he didn't trust his ability to bat effectively but he wants his 	speed on the bases so pinch run him.  Alicea I was completely 	confused about.  Maybe he had a good record hitting against that 	particular pitcher?  I don't know.  Anybody got an idea? > >Earlier in the game in an interview about acquiring Mark Whiten he commented >how fortunate the Cardinals were to get Whiten and that Whiten would be a >regular even though this meant that Gilkey would be hurt, But torre said >he liked Gilkey coming off the bench.  Gilkey hit over 300 last year, >what does he have to do to start, The guy would be starting on most every >team in the league. > 	Well, so far I haven't seen much to say Whiten shouldn't be playing 	but it is too bad that Gilkey is the odd man out when they play  	Jordan ahead of him.  That I don't quite understand. > >Furthermore, in Sundays game when lankford was thrown out at the plate,  >The replay showed Bucky Dent the third base coach looking down the line >and waving lankford home,  > 	Yup, I looked for this on the replay too.  If I'm Joe Torre, I'm 	going to have a talk with Bucky after the game on that one.  He's 	got Lankford at third with Todd Zeile I believe - a hot hitter -  	coming up - there's no reason to risk giving Lankford the go sign  	in that situation unless he was sure the ball is going to the stands.   	It's his job to watch the play develop - he should have known Larkin  	was there to back up a bad throw.  That seemed inexcusable in my book.   	BTW, I saw Dent do the same thing last year with Zeile rounding third  	and going into a sure out at home in a critical situation.  On the  	replay, there's Dent waving him around.  It looks like this might be a  	serious problem.  The Card's weren't good base runners at all last year  	and I wonder how much of the fault lies in the base coaching.  > >I can't take this anymore > 	Well, I'm still hanging in there.  	GO REDBIRDS!!  WOOF, WOOF!!!  >brian, a very distressed cardinal fan. >--  > >Brian Landmann                                             >Georgia Institute of Technology                            >Internet:gt7469a@prism.gatech.edu                         Dick Detweiler
In article 2bd51686@atlas.nafb.trw.com, mspede@atlas.nafb.trw.com () writes:   >> Well, it's just studying tape, frame by frame.  That's all.  The biggest >> thing that you notice, however, is how bastardized the strike zone has  >> become.  Death to the umpires' union!  The plate is 17" (+1") across, >> not 23"!  Call the high strikes strikes, and quit calling pitches 3" >> outside strikes -- they're balls! >>  >  Speaking of this 23" wide strike zone.... > >  I'd sure like to see cameras placed in each major league park such that  >  an overview shot of home plate is available.  CBS had this during the >  WS, or did I just dream it. > >  Then again, players/managers must not be too upset with the current 23" >  wide strike zone. > >  Mark Pede >     Wait a minute.  If I read the rules right. A stike is ANY portion of the ball  over ANY portion of the plate.   Given that the ball is ~ 2.9 "" in diameter.  This sez that the zone width is ~= 17 + (2 * 2.9)  or 22.8 "" . While this is still less than the 23 " number given.  I can forgive any UMP for misjudging .2" on an object moving at 85 to 100 miles per hour many times not in a straight line.  I think the Umpires Union has a great grasp of the rules!!!
For the second straight game, California scored a ton of late runs to crush the Brewhas. It was six runs in the 8th for a 12-5 win Monday and five in the 8th and six in the 9th for a 12-2 win yesterday. Jamie Navarro pitched seven strong innings, but Orosco, Austin, Manzanillo and Lloyd all took part in the mockery of a bullpen yesterday. How's this for numbers? Maldanado has pitched three scoreless innings and Navarro's ERA is 0.75. The next lowest on the staff is Wegman at 5.14. Ouch!  It doesn't look much better for the hitters. Hamilton is batting .481, while Thon is hitting .458 and has seven RBI. The next highest is three. The next best hitter is Jaha at .267 and then Vaughn, who has the team's only HR, at .238. Another ouch. Looking at the stats, it's not hard to see why the team is 2-5. In fact, 2-5 doesn't sound bad when you're averaging three runs/game and giving up 6.6/game.   Still, it's early and things will undoubtedly get better. The offense should come around, but the bullpen is a major worry. Fetters, Plesac and Austin gave the Brewers great middle relief last year. Lloyd, Maldanado, Manzanillo,  Fetters, Austin and Orosco will have to pick up the pace for the team to be successful. Milwaukee won a number of games last year when middle relief either held small leads or kept small deficits in place. The starters will be okay, the defense will be alright and the hitting will come around, but the bullpen is a big question mark.  In other news, Nilsson and Doran were reactivated yesterday, while William Suero was sent down and Tim McIntosh was picked up by Montreal. Today's game with California was cancelled.
In article <mssC5K4GI.G64@netcom.com> mss@netcom.com (Mark Singer) writes: > >I don't have a history handy, but I don't recall that the preponderance >of ROY's come from winning teams.  In fact, I think team performance is >generally irrelevant, as almost always the most deserving candidate wins. >Am I wrong?  Not really, though I wouldn't personally say "the most deserving candidate wins".  Rarely does a player win ROY when called up in mid season, and there have been several duds in recent years.  But this is more a factor of mediot biases than anything else.  (I wonder.  If Amaral hits like he is capable of, will he receive ROTY votes?  He's only 31, he could have a long career ahead of him!  :-)  >And he is not necessarily on a losing team.  While the Angels' staff >is still very weak, their everyday lineup is doing quite well, thank >you.  Snow is playing great.  Salmon is learning to make the adjustments. >Easley appears fine, but even if he's not Flora is ready to come up. >Between Gonzales and Gruber they'll manage the hot corner.  Polonia >and Curtis are steady and heady.  Even Myers and Orton are contributing. > >Personally, I think they can finish over .500 which makes them a  >winning team.  I think they are a second-division team.  They should finish ahead of the Royals, Mariners, and *possibly* Athletics.  But I don't think they'll be above .500.  (I think the East is stronger this year.)  Last year their pitching was bad and their offense was horrible.  This year their offense is better, but their pitching is still pretty bad. Even if Finley returns to form, he won't replace what they lost in Abbott.  Sanderson?  Farrell?  I don't believe it.  And while their BA may be good, and they have decent speed, their offense lacks punch.  They don't have any bona fide power hitters. (Salmon, Snow, Davis, and Curtis?  None with more than 20 HR potential.)  Cheers, -Valentine
HI,  I was just wondering if anyone knew when Erickson and Keith Miller are expected to come back and what exactly ails them.  --   Sincerely,
In article <1993Apr22.185800.10395@almserv.uucp>, e3ucja@fnma.COM (Chris Allen) writes: > In article 14108@ast.saic.com, sac@asdi.saic.com (Steve A. Conroy x6172) writes:  > >Major League Baseball is trying to expand its appeal to people with shorter > >attention spans (i.e. the football crowd). (-:  Invariably, all the > >arguments from people who don't like to watch baseball on T.V. say the > >same thing:  the games are too long and too boring.  Baseball is trying > >to find a way to shorten the games for wider T.V. appeal.  If you look at > >it, though, baseball games last around the same amount of time as football > >games.  The difference is that there is "more action" in that duration in > >football games.  Perhaps if there were "more action" in baseball games, you > >would get more of those fans to tune in.  Anyway, coming up with a solution > >to make baseball more appealing to a bigger crowd is going to be difficult. > >[On soapbox] Yet another reason to get a commisioner NOW since it's obvious > >that ruling baseball by comittee works about as fast as a snail race in > >Nebraska. [Off soapbox] > > > How can you say there is more action in Football then Baseball. A Football > Game consists of approximately 120 plays and the average duration of a play > is around 8 seconds. This means that in a Game that lasts approximately 3 > hours you have about 16 minute|> s of action. In a baseball game you have > upwards of two hundred pitches. There are very few on field strategy  > on field stratgy sessions (ie. huddles) and you always have a chance to win > until the last out is made.  >  >   Ah, but the illusion in football is that there is always lots of action and a sense of urgency because of the game clock (not all the time, but it happens when there's less than 5 minutes to go quite often).  This sense creates drama, even when there may not necessarily be any and that holds a viewer's attention.  In baseball, only 3 players are involved in the action for about (here comes a wild guess) 70% of the time?  And they're just playing a sophisticated game of catch/hold-the-ball/step-out-of-the-box/adjust-chains/ touch-self-in-interesting-locations.  There's a lot of "dead time" with the players warming up between innings or the manager visiting the pitcher at the mound or the manager removing the pitcher and bringing in a relief pitcher who then takes (8? 10?) pitches or Helen Dell playing the organ (Dodger fans will appreciate that one).  To the non baseball junkie this is boring. At any rate, I'm not putting baseball down for this - I've been an avid fan since I can remember - it's just that watching a baseball game on T.V. at home can be tedious for the non baseball junkie.  That's what Major League Baseball and the networks are trying to address when they talk of shortening the game.  It's because of T.V. not because "football has more action than baseball".
In article <1993Apr15.161730.9903@cs.cornell.edu>, tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes: |>  |> Why are the Red Sox in first place?  Eight games into the season, they |> already have two wins each from Clemens and Viola.  Clemens starts |> again tonight, on three days rest.  Huh?  Clemens pitched last on Saturday, giving him his usual four days rest.    |> What's up?  Are the Sox going with a four-man rotation?  Is this why |> Hesketh was used in relief last night? --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Curran                 Mead Data Central              brian@meaddata.com
gajarsky@pilot.njin.net writes:  morgan and guzman will have era's 1 run higher than last year, and  the cubs will be idiots and not pitch harkey as much as hibbard.  castillo won't be good (i think he's a stud pitcher)
In article <1993Apr23.174759.182922@zeus.calpoly.edu>, jplee@cymbal.calpoly.edu (Jason Lee) writes... >What's with John Franco?  The Mets are hardly using him.    	Don't worry.  This is a perfectly normal state of affairs.  Had they actually been using him, you should be worried.  >I heard he was completely recovered, but now I'm not so sure.  	He's recovered totally from his injury.  That's why he's not pitching...so he can rest his arm enough that he can get injured again pitching on 38 days rest and then have fun dining in the Diamond Club in Shea Stadium while AY struggles every day out there...  >If there is anybody out there with information about Franco, I would >appreciate it if you could drop me a line.  	I've be quite happy to drop John Franco, just the same. 	Bring back Randy Myers! 	No, better make that...Bring Back Neil Allen!  >  >--  >Jason Lee   jplee@oboe.calpoly.edu   jlee@cash.busfac.calpoly.edu    SF Giants >e ^ i*pi + 1 = 0    The most beautiful equation in mathematics.      Magic >For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these:          Number: >     "It might have been."            John Greenleaf Whittier        148
Hello, my friends and I are running the Homewood Fantasy Baseball League (pure fantasy baseball teams). Unfortunely, we are running the league using Earl Weaver Baseball II with the Comm. Disk II and we need the stats for the 1992 season. (Preferably the 1992 Major League Stat Disk) We have the '92 total stats but EWB2 needs the split stats otherwise we have 200 inning games because the Comm. Disk turns total stats into vs. L's stats unless you know both right and left -handed stats.
In a Philadelphia Inquirer a few days ago, it was reported that there were two (2) plans for a new Phillies stadium:  the already-mentioned 30th Street Station proposal, and a location near Broad Street and Race Street, I think.  I can't remember the exact details, but the stadium would be build practically downtown.  There is a small lot that could be used, according to the paper.  The 30th street plan has run into some trouble, because Amtrak does not want to reroute some of its lines in order to accomodate the stadium.  I don't have an opinion just yet, just letting everyone know that there are really two options being discussed right now. Neither of these plans will be put into effect very soon, however, because nobody wants to pay for it :-)  --     Keith Keller				LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!! 						LET'S GO QUAKERS!!!!! 	kkeller@mail.sas.upenn.edu		IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS!!!!
In a previous article, tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) says:  >In article <1qr05cINNpel@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> stlouis@unixg.ubc.ca (Phill St. Louis) writes: >>Jack Morris' starts have been like his playoff starts.  He has an ERA of >>17.18 in his 3 starts. >> >>What does luck have to do with a 17.18 ERA?  He was lucky to get 21 wins >>last year, but he had an ERA of 4.04 with a team that scored a lot of >>runs.  I would be happy if he could still pitch with an ERA of 4.04, but >>he seems to be suffering from a total callapse.   > >Bad pitchers are more prone to this total collapse than good pitchers. >They are closer to the chasm of mediocrity.  The smallest push and >they completely lose their grip. >      But good ones can collapse somewhat, then come back the next year. Burleigh Grimes went from 20+ wins and an ERA of 3 or so in '24 to 13-19 and an ERA around 4 in '25.  He pitched well for several more years.  Carlton won 13 and lost 20 the year after his 27-10 record. (Source: Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.)      And let's not forget John Tudor, who started 1-5 and finished 21-6 in 1985.  He had a pretty bad ERA when you take Busch Stadium into account at the start of the season.  >>He gave up early runs >>in his '92 games and would get stronger as the game went on, thus giving >>up few runs in the last going.  He stays in the game and gets the win. >>How else would he have pitched so many innings? > >Yup.  He used to dig himself a hole, then get it together and stick in >until the run support eventually came through.  This year he just >hasn't gotten it together.       If I recall, he had a 4.50 ERA in the 1st half and a 3.50 ERA in the 2nd half of last year.        Hmmm, 21 runs in 11 innings.  Suppose he starts 30 more games, and winds up w/200 innings pitched.  If he allows 4 runs a game in the next 189 innings, he'll have a 4.75 ERA or so at the end of the year. (I think I have his totals right.) This is going to be hard to come back from.  >>Jack may be finished.  It is time to retire or be released, if he does >>not return to his form from last year. > >His $5 million contract is an awful lot to eat!       My 1st hunch is that Morris is very gutsy, and that he may be pitching through an injury and not telling anyone.  My 2nd guess is that he will be banished to the bullpen the remainder of the season after a few more starts. (Perhaps when Stewart comes off the DL?  Or will Danny Cox, who went 3 or 4 scoreless innings against the Tribe today, start for Morris?  He looks like a really good one.  Gaston is scrambling to find starters, I'd imagine. Luckily, the Jays have a very good offense.)      I don't think they would dare release him before the end of the year. He'll just be replaced by Stewart or Cox.
In article <1993Apr20.102857.1@tesla.njit.edu>, drm6640@tesla.njit.edu writes: > DON MATTINGLY IS THE BEST FIRST BASEMAN IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL.....ALWAYS > HAS BEEN.....ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT KIND OF HAPPY GRASS YOU ARE SMOKING? MAYBE YOU SHOULD SHARE SOME WITH ME. FIRST OF ALL, LOU GEHRIG IS THE GREATEST FIRST BASEMAN EVER. JIMMIE FOXX IS CLEARLY THE NEXT BEST FIRST BASEMAN EVER. HE COULD BE THE GREATEST FIRST BASEMAN OF THE YANKEES IN THE MODERN ERA. TO PUT HIM IN THIS "BEST IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL" IS QUITE HUMOROUS, VERY SILLY, AND TOTALLY OFF THE LINE.
I can't believe this, Howe has an ERA in the 80's He is improving!!!
Ok all you trivia buffs, I have a good one for you.  1.  Prior to the foul bunt rule what is the record for the most foul balls by 1 batter during one at bat?  2.  Total pitches?  3.  Who was the batter?  4.  Who was the pitcher?  5.  Same as 1-4 except after the foul bunt rule.  Associated data would be nice too (such as date, location, teams, etc.)
In article <1993Apr20.085508.5787@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> nflynn@wvnvms.wvnet.edu writes: >	I agree that Hirschbeck was just doing what he was instructed to do >and also that Gant should have listened to him.  However, what is with this >policy of trying to speed up the games.  You are the first person  >( non-mediot ) I have seen endorse this policy.   I wholeheartedly endorse it.   I have no problem with the >length of games at all and am tired of the ESPN crowd ( and other announcers ) >bitching about it. I have never been in a ballpark filled with people looking >at their watches and shouting "Hurry up!"  If I cough up big bucks for a  >ticket, I don't mind a game that last more than 2:10.  I really don't >understand it.    Haven't been to many A's games, have you?  Seriously, I don't mind a baseball game that lasts a long time if it lasts a long time because there is good baseball being played.  However, I don't like 3-2 games that take 3+ hours, because there's a lot of dead time going on in that game.  I don't find anything exciting about watching batter or pitcher wander around between pitches, or watching the catcher make a slow walk to the mound, or watching lots of pitcher changes for no good reason (Whitey Herzog used to be the master of this; the game could be way out of reach, and he'd still be making switches for platoon advantage).    I want to see the game, not people standing around.  I don't really enjoy watching NFL football games in person, for example, because there's so much dead time (you don't really notice how much dead time there is if you watch it on television, because they're busy showing you replays).  I don't like that college basketball games have so many time outs at the end of the game (the NCAA has made some moves to try to alleviate this problem for next year: they're going to stop the clock after made baskets late in games next year, and they're going to a 35 second clock).    There's also a difference in how tolerant I am of long games if I'm watching them on the tube, and if I'm going there in person.  For me, going to an A's game has become a major commitment of time, one that I'm not willing to make that often:  the length of their games is costing the A's revenue from me.
In article <1993Apr18.233404.16702@ncar.ucar.edu>, amj@rsf.atd.ucar.edu (Anthony Michael Jivoin) says: > >With the "HAWK", the Red Sox definitely have a chance for the >east this year. He brings class, work ethic and leadership to >the park each day. >  too bad he doesn't bring the ability to hit, pitch, field or run.
David Vergolini writes >   The roar at Michigan and Trumbull should be loader than ever this year.   > With Mike Illitch at the head and Ernie Harwell back at the booth, the tiger  > bats will bang this summer.  Already they have scored 20 runs in two games  > and with Fielder, Tettleton, and Deer I think they can win the division.  No  > pitching! Bull!  Gully, Moore, Wells, and Krueger make up a decent staff that  > will keep the team into many games....  Yeah, if the Tigers can keep scoring 20 runs a game.  If I'm reading all this   woofing correctly, one midseason slump is going to pull this team out of   contention.  Like Yogi says, I'll believe when I believe it.
Cheryl Marks writes >  > Do you think Omar's grand slam is the result of his new fan club?  Last week  > a banner appeared in the Kingdome:     >  > 	OLDER WOMEN FOR OMAR    That depends.  Just how much older were they?   > Cheryl
Hello All,  I'd like to learn how to keep score when I watch ball games using official scoring methods. Where can I get scoresheets and instructions on how to use them?  I appreciate it,  Mike
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