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In article <13536@news.duke.edu> fls@keynes.econ.duke.edu (Forrest Smith) writes: > >	Cox should've protested the game the second time the garbage got >thrown at his outfielders.  He should also have protested the game at the >point where Ron Gant was assessed the second strike in the ninth, on the >grounds that he (Cox) was on the field and time should have been called.  Both protests would be denied, of course.  The umpire's judgement determines the garbage thing, although I think the game should be called (but that's my personal opinion...doesn't matter).  There is time only when the ump says, so the second argument is baseless.
Can someone send me ticket ordering information for the following teams:  Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston.  Also, if you have a home schedule available - can you tell me the dates for all home games between July26-Aug6 and between Aug30-Sept10 and if any of these games are promotion nights or special discount nights?  Thanks !!!  Ron  PS: and also who the opponents are for these games :-)  Do NOT reply to this account, please reply to:  ronc@vnet.ibm.com
In article <C5sHE2.LKF@ucdavis.edu>, ez027993@chip.ucdavis.edu (Gary Built Like Villanueva Huckabay) writes: |> You want to speed up ballgames? |>   |> 3.  Mandate a rule permitting only N seconds between pitches (the current |>     rule is too lenient), and then enforce it.  Fifteen seconds is more |>     than enough time.  If the pitch isn't released in 15, call it a ball, |>     and restart the clock. |>  I remember a post from last year indicating that a "pitch clock" was tried in one of the minor leagues some time back and did not work.  I don't remember why they said that it did not work.  Anyone remember this?  Jody McDonnel on WIP in Phil. has been saying that a pitch clock was inevitable.  How would a pitch clock work on throws to first?  Another pair of suggestions: 1. Remove the Balk rule.  It is the runners responsibility to stay "safe"    no matter what the pitcher does.  2. If a pitcher throws to an occupied base more than X time (X = 3 to 5)    without successfully picking off the runner, the runner advances a base    as if walked.  The no-balk seems to give the pitcher the advantage.  The base-walk allows the runner to "challenge" pitcher to throw over to the base.  |> Baseball games take about 2:51 in the NL, and just a shade under 3 hours |> in the AL.  That's just too damn long.  I don't like to PLAY in 3 hour |> games, much less WATCH a game for that long.  My butt falls asleep, and |> if I'm watching on TV, I'll channel surf between pitches, catching |> colorized versions of Mr. Ed, Leave it to Beaver, and "Those Wacky |> Nieporents" on Nick at Nite.  I too, find myself surfing when I know that it will be enough time between each pitch to allow the batter to adjust his "jewlery".  |>  |>  |> --  |> *   Gary Huckabay   * "You think that's loud enough, a$$hole?"           * |> *   "Movie Rights   * "Well, if you're having trouble hearing it, sir,   * |> *   available thru  *  I'd be happy to turn it up for you.  I didn't     * |> *     Ted Frank."   *  know that many people your age liked King's X."   *
In article <franjion.734996049@spot.Colorado.EDU>, franjion@spot.Colorado.EDU (John Franjione) says: > >Also, I have the impression from reading this group and Bill James >that Elias is a bunch of money-grubbing jerks whose mission is to >charge as much as they can for baseball statistical info >  and bill james is not? yeah.  sure.  do you own "the bill james players rating book"?
In article <1993Apr6.025027.4846@oswego.Oswego.EDU> iacs3650@Oswego.EDU (Kevin Mundstock) writes: >From: iacs3650@Oswego.EDU (Kevin Mundstock) >Subject: Joe Robbie Stadium "NOT FOR BASEBALL" >Date: 6 Apr 93 02:50:27 GMT >Did anyone notice the words "NOT FOR BASEBALL" printed on the picture >of Joe Robbie Stadium in the Opening Day season preview section in USA >Today? Any reason given for this? >  I would assume that the words (I saw the picture) indicated that those  SEATS will not be available for baseball games.  If you look at the picture  of the diamond in the stadium, in relation to the areas marked "NOT FOR  BASEBALL", those seats just look terrible for watching baseball.   Now, if  they should happen to reach the post-season, I would imagine that they  would consider opening some of those seats up, but that is surely a worry  of the future.      Sam Lubchansky          spl2@po.cwru.edu  "In the champion, people see what they'd like to be.  In the loser,  they see what they actually are, and they treat him with scorn."
paula@koufax.cv.hp.com (Paul Andresen) writes:  >                               WOOF!  >Gawd, how I hate myself for doing this, but sometimes you get those urges >that are too powerful to overcome. 	 >To quote Sportscenter: Bosiooo ooo ooo  	Hey, Bosio threw a no-no what the hell a Red Sox fan going to say to that. Heck...Remeber Matt Young last year? ICK..
In article <C5JC3z.KnD@news.udel.edu> philly@ravel.udel.edu (Robert C Hite) writes: >From: philly@ravel.udel.edu (Robert C Hite) >Subject: Re: WFAN >Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 17:19:09 GMT  >In article <1993Apr15.151202.3551@Virginia.EDU> jja2h@Virginia.EDU ("") writes: >>Does any one out there listen to WFAN?  For those of you who do >>not know what I am talking about, it is an all sports radio >>staion in New York.  On a clear night the signal reaches up and >>down the East coast.  In particular, I want to know how Len >>Berman and Mike Lupica's show is.  I go to school in Virginia >>so I can't listen when there are on during the day.  Just >>wondering.  >The FAN is an okay Sports Radio station, but doesn't come close to >the ULTIMATE in Sports Radio, 610 WIP in Philadelphia.  The signal >might not be as powerful, but then again only stations in New York >feel "obligated" to pollute everyone else's airwaves with a bunch of >hoodlum Mets fans complaining 24 hours a day.  WIP took two of your >best sports jockeys too, Jody MacDonald and Steve Fredericks.  610 >WIP is rockin with sports talk from 5:30 AM till midnight, check it >out anytime your within a few hours of Philadelphia.  If I'm not >mistaken, WIP has the highest sports talk ratings in the nation?  I'm from Dallas, and you have alot of nerve saying that WFAN has a bunch of  Hoodlum Mets fans.  During the football season, the local cowboy station here  had the WIP on several times for simultanious broadcasts.  I have never heard   a bigger bunch of low intellect, bed wetting ,obnoxious, woofing, cranial  deformed, assholes in my entire life!  The IQ of the average eagles fan must  be in the 10-15 range at best, and they have been known to be big droolers.  (Please no flames) ... <let's see if it works for me Bob>  ;-)
Don't knock Vaughn for being a spring training .400 hitter but a .250 regular season hitter. Around 30 games played isn't an indication of how good any hitter is, and the quality of pitching is way down.  Ryan Robbins Penobscot Hall University of Maine
In article <C518wo.KFy@news2.cis.umn.edu> kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu (Dave 'Almost Cursed the Jays' Kirsch) writes: >  That brings up an interesting point. Anyone else catch ESPN's piece about >prospects and the relationship between age, career length, MVPs and Hall of >Fame members? It was part of their preseason special.   Wow.  ESPN can repeat eleven-year-old Bill James research.  (Literally. Check the 1982 Abstract.)    >  It was the most impressive thing I've seen on ESPN in recent memory.   Perhaps in 2004 they'll be as reliable as an average SDCN.  >  I guess Ray Knight makes his rebuttal tonight.   Oops, maybe not.
In article <1993Apr23.194053.9087@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes: >In article <mssC5y5u0.4Dn@netcom.com> mss@netcom.com (Mark Singer) writes: >> >>My *supposition* is that if we were to find the SAME players >>consistently (year after year) at one end of the bell or the other, >>then we might be able to make some reasonable conclusions about >>*those* players (as opposed to all baseball players). > >This may be the root of the confusion... > >Please consider the following hypothetical with an open mind.  Note >that I am *not* (yet) saying that it has anything to do with the >question at hand. > >Suppose we have a simplified Lotto game.  [detailed explanation deleted..]   Indeed, you have struck right at the heart of our disagreement. To  rebut my opinion, you have made an analogy with a game of chance. Your hypothesis assumes that the Lotto players have no impact on the selection of the numbers, and hence their ability to win.  Well, that's certainly true in Lotto.  But it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the sport of baseball.  When you start down the wrong path, you finish down the wrong path.      I repeat.  I do not think that statistical analysis of prior clutch hitting performance is an accurate predictor of future clutch hitting performance.  I do, however, think that analysis of prior clutch hitting performance may, for some players, indicate a deficiency in their game that indeed will provide a basis for projecting their particular future performance. And I think Chris Sabo is such a player.     --	The Beastmaster
In article <mjones.735602185@fenway> mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com writes: >mikef@bvc.edu writes:  >For the record, there are two ways that a reliever can get a save: >He must finish the game and either >1. have entered the game with the tying run on base, at bat, or on deck. >2. have pitched at least three innings effectively. >A pitcher may not get a win and a save in the same game. >  Close, but there's a number 3 also:  3. have entered the game with no more than a 3 run lead and pitched    at least one inning.  If a pitcher finishes a game which his team has won, does not get the win, and satisfies at least one of the three requirements, he gets a save.  -Rusty --
I've been following the Giants closely over the off-season -- newspapers, notesgroup, etc -- but I had my first up close and personal last night at the Stick.  After watching Giants hitters struggle last year, Barry's swing was  very impressive -- he's very quick and his swing seems effortless, even compared to Clark (particularly Clark as of late).  It was interesting to see Bonds hit Maddux so well.  I'm not sure if Barry was after revenge against the Braves or what but he stroked three very pretty hits (1b, 2b, hr) for 5 rbi's.  The Giants as a team are doing a lot of surprising things this year in addition to Bonds.  There has been some good pitching and some hitters seem to be swinging much better.  Clayton's defense has been superb. McGee seems to like leading off this year.  Manwaring is driving the ball. So on & so forth.  I hope it continues...I think they need to continue well into June before people are really sold that they are for real--particularly the pitching.  For myself, I think the fresh start of Magowan/Baker/etc has really wiped out a lot of negatives from the last few years and will be a real factor in helping them significantly improve over last year.
Hi Gang,  I'd like to subscribe to the White Sox mailing list, if one exists. Can someone please e-mail me the address?  Thanks alot, -John
In article <15APR93.14691229.0062@lafibm.lafayette.edu> VB30@lafibm.lafayette.edu (VB30) writes: >Just wondering.  A friend and I were talking the other day, and >we were (for some reason) trying to come up with names of Jewish >baseball players, past and present.  We weren't able to come up >with much, except for Sandy Koufax, (somebody) Stankowitz, and >maybe John Lowenstein.  Can anyone come up with any more.  I know >it sounds pretty lame to be racking our brains over this, but >humor us.  Thanks for your help.  Stankiewicz?  I doubt it.  Koufax was one of two Jewish HOFs: the other is Hank Greenberg.  Other good players: Buddy Myer, Johnny Kling, Norm and Larry Sherry, Ken Holtzman, Saul Rogovin, Ed Reulbach.    There have been over 150 Jewish major leaguers.  A few years ago there was an article about someone who keeps track of this in Spy magazine; the article was entitled "Jews on First," of course.  There have also been at least two books on the subject.
In article <91387@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccastmm@prism.gatech.EDU (Mike Marler) writes: >In <1993Apr2.224251.21212@rigel.econ.uga.edu> shannonr@moe.coe.uga.edu (Shannon Reeves Cntr. for Ed. Tech) writes:  >At times it "seems" as if no others in the bullpen are used by Cox for middle >relief.  Marvin only pitched 7 innings this spring.  He is supposed to be >over his surgery, and I am wondering if Cox is still trying to decide who to  >use as middle relief and thinks that Marvin might be his better choice >early in the season.  I would immediately give McMchael many chances to >pitch after spring and then use Bedrock and Freeman after that.  I am wondering >how he intends to use Howell.  (Whatever happened to Senior Smoke?)                                                       -------------  Do you mean Juan Berenguer?  He was traded for Mark Davis in the middle of last season.  Exchanged one stiff for another, as Berenguer hadn't come back from his injury in 91.  I think he's retired now.  Anyhow, as middle relief, Marvin ain't that bad.  He at least can pitch a couple of innings or do mop-up work.  I don't know much about McMichael (was he the Mexican League guy?), but everybody else in the pen is a 1 inning man, except maybe Mercker.   ------------------------------------------------------- Eric Roush		fierkelab@	bchm.biochem.duke.edu "I am a Marxist, of the Groucho sort" Grafitti, Paris, 1968  TANSTAAFL! (although the Internet comes close.)
In article <1993Apr16.073051.9160@news.cs.brandeis.edu> st902415@pip.cc.brandeis.edu writes: >Just curious if anyone has started to standout early in the season in the >BB DDD this year....  The tater that Jack Morris served to Griffey the Younger in his first at-bat this year went 394 feet, if I remember right (I'll have to check my scorecard at home).  I think that's the longest so far in the Kingdome through the first stand (five games) there.  A weak showing, despite some promising taterball candidates ... Ben McDonald, Rich DeLucia, and the rest of the Mariner bullpen ... making appearances.  Anyone have the tape-measure value for Omar Vizquel's grand slam in the Skydome?
bratt@crchh7a9.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (John Bratt) writes:  >RBIs and Runs scored are the two most important offensive statistics.  Actually, they're pretty worthless, if you want to evaluate players with stats.  RBIs and Runs Scored should be banned; all they do is confuse victims of mediot brainwashing like yourself.      You >can talk about OBP and SLG% all you want, but the fact remains:  >	The team that scores more runs wins the game! >	---------------------------------------------  Uh, so?  You've just explained why we use OBP and SLG to evaluate players. Precisely because the team that scores more runs wins the game. Traditional baseball stats have gotten way too far away from methods which enable fans to see who contributes to those runs scored - that's where OBP, SLG, Runs Created, Linear Weights, etc. come in.  These simplify matters so that we can more easily measure a player's offensive contribution to the team's runs scored.  Thank you for making our case.  Have a nice day.
In article <C5sHE2.LKF@ucdavis.edu> ez027993@chip.ucdavis.edu (Gary Built Like Villanueva Huckabay) writes:  > You want to speed up ballgames?  >1.  Enforce the two minutes between innings.  As it is, many fields are >    allowing THREE minutes between them.  Fifteen seconds before  >    TV commercials are gone to, Thirty or so before action begins upon >    the return to the game.  Two minutes, last out to first pitch, or >    a ball is called.  >2.  Don't grant time to batters just because they want it.  They may get >    pissed at first, but they'll get in line, once anything the pitcher >    throws while they're adjusting their wristbands is a strike.  >3.  Mandate a rule permitting only N seconds between pitches (the current >    rule is too lenient), and then enforce it.  Fifteen seconds is more >    than enough time.  If the pitch isn't released in 15, call it a ball, >    and restart the clock.   I've only ever seen this called once.  Back around 1979-1980.  I think that Steve Carlton was pitching.  On the other hand, I am not sure how much effect this would have.  It seems that most of the time lost is when there are runners on base and the rule does not cover this.   I have wondered why a pitcher is given 8 pitches when he enters the game.  Let's be serious.  The relief pitcher has normally been throwing out in the bullpen for a few minutes.  Does he really need 8 more pitches?
cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (OrioleFan@uiuc) writes: >jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann) writes: >>John Dopson pitched his first major league shutout as the  >>Red Sox beat the White Sox 6-0. All 6 Sox runs came in  >>the 6th inning, which featured big hits from, among others, >>Vaughan and Greenwell. >>The Sox are now 10-3.  AND the first team in the majors to win 10 games! Yes! It'll never last, but God it's good while it's here!  >	Someone told me this game started at 10:05 cdt.  Is this true??/ Who >in their right mind would go to a game on monday at 11AM????  Well, there's a holiday in Massachusetts called Patriots' Day. Three things happen on Patriots' Day: almost all businesses are closed, the Sox play a morning game, and they run the Boston Marathon.   Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
Being a baseball fan and a fan of the above mentioned band I was wondering if anyone could clue me in on whether the Dead (or members of) sang the national anthem at todays Giant opener?  I would imagine that it is a bit too early for anyone to know, but an answer would be greatly appreciated.                Curious,                    Robert
Bobby Bonilla supposedly use the word 'faggot' when he got mad at that author in the clubhouse.  Should he be banned from baseball for a year like Schott?
Today, Frank Viola and rest of pitcher staff of Boston Red Sox shutout Chicago White Sox 4-0.  It is Red Sox 9th win of this season.
In article <1993Apr19.150800.1608@news.stolaf.edu> eblom@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (The Woodman) writes: >In article <1993Apr19.035406.11473@news.yale.edu> (Austin Jacobs) writes: >>Don't you GUYS think so?  I mean, c'mon!  What the heck are women doing >>even THINKING of getting into baseball. >Oh, I don't know.  Maybe because they love the game? >  >  >  They cause so many problems.  Just >>look at Lisa Olson.  Remember that feisty reporter that entered the New >>England Patriots locker room?  She started crying like a LITTLE GIRL! >So people deal with unfair treatment differently.  I suppose you would have >more respect if she punched out some people, like a stereotypical macho >man would have done? >  I >>just don't think women belong in a man's sport.  Before you smart guys >>flame me for this, I know the given example was about football.  Who cares? >> It still applies to other MALE sports. >MALE sports are only that way because they won't let women be involved.  There >is no Divine Providence segregating sports.  It is the decision of the men >who run it.  Men almost as liberal thinking as you... >  >>   How can we have women umpires? >Ummm...By insisting they  pass an Accredited Umpire course, then hiring them? >  >>Jeez!  Look at Pam Postema.  Just because she's a woman, everybody on the >>face of the earth thinks it's great that she's getting an opportunity to >>ump.  If you even watched the games and had an IQ greater than that of >>roast beef, you'd see that she is not nearly as good as most AAA umpires. >>Besides, she is probably more worried about cracking a fingernail with a >>foul tip off of Wade Boggs' bat. Or Jose Oquendo's bat. >Listen, Mr Status Quo: I know Pam Postema.  I've seen her work.  She is, without >question, the toughest person I've ever met.  She doesn't give a damn about >her fingernails, but does care about working the game.  She's not there to find >a man to take care of her, but to do the best job ANY umpire can do.  Your >bullshit comments are obviously tailored to show off the red on you  neck, not >your grasp on society.   There's nothing wrong with a red neck.  Why, some of us hicks even listen to cultured music and such, can you say the same?  Aside from that, you shouldn't try to shit on this guy by insulting where YOU think he comes from.  Where I'm from, we milk cows, drive trucks, and yes, even like baseball.  So screw anyone that doesn't like it.  Oh yeah, learn the difference between to and too city-boy! (see below)  	-thom 	 unnumbered wanna-be member of the Bob Knepper Fan Club (BKFC)
The *real* way to speed up ballgames is for each home park owner to offer the following schedule of bonuses to players on *both* teams:     For all players who participated in the game, offer $500 for each 10    minutes less than 3 hours the game took (i.e. if the game only took 2.5    hours, each player gets a bonus of $1500).     For all pitchers throwing 3 or more full innings in the game, extrapolate    the number of pitches or attempted pickoffs to the number they would have    thrown in a full 9 innings, and offer $500 for each number less than 120.    (If the pitcher throws a complete game with 100 pitches and 5 throws to    first he would get $7500).  I suspect you could finance this the same way Presidential campaigns are paid for. Offer each fan a checkoff on his or her ticket that says "I want 5% of the price of this ticket to go towards fast game bonuses"...
In article <1993Apr15.145753.21557@holos0.uucp>, lbr@holos0.uucp (Len Reed) writes: > In article <C5Hq3o.G4p@tss.com> hanson@tss.com (Hanson Loo) writes: > >Didn't Bob Horner go straight from Arizona State Univ. > >to the Atlanta Braves? I remember he had one great > >month hitting dingers and then the next I heard > >he was in Japan. > A month?  Well, he did have a short career--compared to what one might > have expected for such a highly touted prospect--due to being injury prone, > overweight, and having no work ethic.  But he certainly did not > suffer from being rushed to the bigs.  Sorry Len, this is exactly how he suffered from being rushed to the bigs. Being overweight and having no work ethic, leading to being injury prone with nothing to loose, might have been corrected in Richmond.  (Did you intend a  smiley after your comment?)  This brings back the long suffering memories of pre-chop Braves fans who kept being promised the Bob Horner - Dale Murphy back to back power slam.  Who could stop that?  Guess we'll never know.  P.S. - Rocky fans (are there any yet?)  Is Dale getting any playing time out there?  I plan to be at the game on June 28th, they'll have to play him then.