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DON MATTINGLY IS THE BEST FIRST BASEMAN IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL.....ALWAYS HAS BEEN.....ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <C5K7nK.7tv@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, rkoffler@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Bighelmet) writes: >csc2imd@cabell.vcu.edu (Ian M. Derby) writes: > > >>Since someone brought up sports radio, howabout sportswriting??? > >I happen to be a big fan of Jayson Stark.  He is a baseball writer for the  >Philadelphia Inquirer.  Every tuesday he writes a "Week in Review" column.   >He writes about unusual situations that occured during the week.  Unusual >stats.  He has a section called "Kinerisms of the Week" which are stupid >lines by Mets brodcaster Ralph Kiner.  Every year he has the LGTGAH contest. >That stands for "Last guy to get a hit."  He also writes for Baseball  >America.  That column is sort of a highlights of "Week in Review."  If you  >can, check his column out sometime.  He might make you laugh.  Might? You'd have to have no sense of humor at all not to! My favorite stuff are the Zero Heros, players who haven't hit homers in a long time,  the LGTGAH (who is that named after, I can't remember), and the box score line of the week. Incidentally, I just found out that the column has been moved to Sundays. I get my Dad to send it to me up here in Boston every  week. Great stuff!
> >      I was wondering if anyone knew if John Wetteland was put on the DL again >      after his first 15-day period was up? I read in the USA Today Sports >      section that he is on for "surgery to repair broken toe", and was >      wondering if that was new. I thought he was just letting it heal. As of today's USA Today (4/23) John Wetteland should come off of the DL tonight and possibly pitch in the series this weekend (I forget who they play.) > >      Another question, Is Derek Lilliquist the main closer for the Indians now >      that Olin is gone. I need to know cause I need to find a reliever to >      replace Wetteland and so far Lilliquist is doing ok. Any information on >      either of the players would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your >      time. Derek Lilliquist is probably going to be the main closer, but it will be kind of a bullpen by committee also.
nflynn@wvnvms.wvnet.edu writes: >In article <1993Apr19.194025.8967@adobe.com>,  >snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols) writes: >	[stuff about Ron Gant incident deleted]  >> A reasonable umpire would do as he's been instructed to do this season: get >> the batters back in the box sooner to try to cut down on the ridiculous >> length of games.  I for one am glad to see this happen, (!!!!) >	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 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.   >	Games are longer now for several reasons:...[stuff deleted] >	Maybe I am just a ne'er-do-well with nothing better to do, but I  >would like to hear reasons why the longer games upset you.  Well, I don't want shorter games *per se*, but I would like for them to stop *wasting* so much time during games. The Gant incident is a perfect example. When a guy comes to the plate, he should be up there to hit, not show off (or show up the umpire, which is clearly what Gant was doing). I feel like writing a fan letter to Hirschbeck.   Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
In article <1993Apr23.135139.18749@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>, cs902060@ariel.yorku.ca (GEOFFREY E DIAS) writes: >  > 	The subject line says it all. What is the rule that qualifies > a pitcher as making a save?  IMHO this is the most untrustworthy, silly stat, by today's rules, in all  of baseball.  My understanding is to qualify as a save a pitcher cannot  pitch more than three innings and the potential tying run must at least  appear in the on-deck circle.  Also, the lead a pitcher enters with cannot  excede three runs.  I believe that the official scorers must assert more of their authority in  determining winners/savers/etc.  For instance, a pitcher can come in in the  ninth with a lead, blow the lead, fall behind, have his team come back in  the next half inning and earn the win.  Has this pitcher earned a win, no  way.  I guy could pitch five strong innings of middle relief and see his  teammates rally to tie the score.  Assume he came in to start the fourth  and left after the eighth.  His teammate holds the opposition scoreless in  the ninth and they score a run in the bottom of the ninth to win.  The  third pitcher earns the win and the middle reliever gets no "stat"  satisfaction.  Mike
The Angels won their home opener against the Brewers today before 33,000+  at Anaheim Stadium, 3-1 on a 3-hitter by Mark Langston.  J.T. Snow and  Gary Discarcina hit home runs for the Angels.
In article <1993Apr20.085508.5787@wvnvms.wvnet.edu>, nflynn@wvnvms.wvnet.edu writes: |> In article <1993Apr19.194025.8967@adobe.com>,  |> snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols) writes:  |> [...]  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 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.   |>   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]  -Steve
I have tickets for the TB Giants and I was wondering if anybody familiar with the stadium could tell me where  Section 15 in the lower level is located.     Please e-mail the response,     Thanks,      Rich
In article <1993Apr3.045040.10480@ra.msstate.edu> js1@jazz.cc.msstate.edu (Jiann-ming Su) writes: >Does any know if Mo Sanford, Rockies pitcher, got cut?  He use to be with the` >Reds, but was drafted in the expansion draft. >
In article <kingoz.735066879@camelot> kingoz@camelot.bradley.edu (Orin Roth) writes:   > >   Well, officially it's the Braves. At least up until they started winning >   it was. Are they still, officially? >   If so, why? and how did they receive this label? > >   Unoffically, but without a doubt, America's Team is the Cubs. Why? >   Orin. >   Bradley U> > > > >-- >I'm really a jester in disguise!   Sorry, but I saw a survey somewhere that showed that America's favorite team is the Damn Yankees. So much for the underdogs being loved.
K. Mitchell Bose (kbos@carina.unm.edu) wrote: >The Toronto Blue Jays scored 329.  Oh, fine, we'll ignore that one, coming from >1981 and all...  That'll teach me not to qualify my statements...  >In 1978, the Oakland A's scored a thundering 532 runs.  Bleah!  OK, something to shoot for.  The Royals will score 531 runs or less this season (although they just decided to get McRae out of the leadoff spot :-( )  Of course, Valentine will throw this one back in my face when the Royals even manage to outscore another AL team.   Sean
Pablo A Iglesias (pablo@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu) wrote: : 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?    If the relief pitcher didn't get 8 pitches, there wouldn't be enough time to:    1) Play "Hit The Road Jack"   2) The Iron City Relief Pitcher Commercial   3) The announcers to detail to us exactly what drove the        previous one from the game   4) A detailed biography, both personal and statistical, of the        new guy throwing his 8 pitches.   5) Get really cool super-slo-mo pictures for Diamond Vision to put up       by said pitchers name and stats!
I need a little help from a Texas Rangers expert.  I was at Yankee Stadium Sunday (12-2 Texas rout) with my kids.  We wandered out to the outfield during Rangers batting practice and I caught a ball tossed into the stands (actually wrestled some guy a bit, I might add) by #62 on the Rangers.  Who is he?  Looked like a bullpen assistant type, youngish I think.  He was not in the roster listed in the Yankee scorecard.  Any ideas?  Please e-mail as I haven't been reading r.s.b regularly.  Thanks. - Bob
In article <1993Apr6.143616.3588@infonode.ingr.com> kenney@tribe.b17d.ingr.com writes: >I thought I'd post my predicted standings since I find those posted by others >to be interesting.  Sorry this is after Opening Day.  I certify that these >were completed before the first pitch. :-) > > >NL West - The 2 best teams in baseball are in this division. >1.  Atlanta Braves - Awesome starters, but offense could be a concern >2.  Cincinnati Reds - Would not surprise me if they won it all >3.  Houston Astros -Any team that signs Uribe won't contend. Closer to 4 than 2 >4.  San Diego Padres - Plantier could be the Sheffield of 1993 >5.  Los Angeles Dodgers - better pitching than the Giants >6.  San Francisco Giants - because the Rockies just stink >7.  Colorado Rockies - will become the Seattle Mariners of the NL. > > >NLCS  Montreal d. Atlanta  (Braves fans, yes I'm probably contradicting >                            what I said in my NL West comment.) >ALCS  New York d. Minnesota > >World Series  New York d. Montreal - Hating the Yankees will be >                                     fashionable again > >NL MVP:  Barry Bonds, or maybe McGriff  I guarantee that if Bonds wins the MVP the Giants will finish higher than 6th.   luigi
In article <13591@news.duke.edu> fls@keynes.econ.duke.edu (Forrest Smith) writes: >> [argument over "reasonable" players and umpires deleted]  >	Incidentally, a "reasonable" home plate umpire would not have been >so resistant to seeking the appeal to the first base umpire, as Gant >requested.  If the home plate umpire had appealed to first, the first base >umpire could have wrung up the strike, and Gant would not have been so >upset.  If the call had been a ball, and the catcher had requested the >appeal, it is likely the home plate umpire would have asked for the help.   Yes, but the baseball rules say you can only appeal a ball and not a strike. There was no decision made by the umpire regarding an appeal. Once he called it a strike the call could not be changed.    I thought that the umpire did the right thing.
Hell, the Orioles' Opening Day game could easily be the largest in history if we had a stadium with 80,000 seats. But unfortunely the Yards (a definitely excellent ballpark) only holds like 45,000 with 275 SRO spots. Ticket sales for the entire year is moving fast. Bleacher seats are almost gone for every game this year. It's a extremely likelyhood that the O's could sell out every game this year (especially if we lead the division for most of the year like '89).  	On another front, the sale of the Orioles to anyone is likely to be forced upon Eli Jacobs who is major debt apparently. Maybe we can get an owner willing to spend on a proven rightfielder free agent in the winter. 	Fernando has made the O's as the fifth starter. The O's pitching staff looks pretty good. Sutcliffe, Mussina, McDonald, Rhodes, and Fernando. 	Baltimore is my pick for the victors in a very competitive AL East. __________________________________________________________________________ |Admiral Steve C. Liu        Internet Address: admiral@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu| |"Committee for the Liberation and Intergration of Terrifying Organisms  | |and their Rehabilitation Into Society" from Red Dwarf - "Polymorph"     | |****The Bangles are the greatest female rock band that ever existed!****| |   This sig has been brought to you by... Frungy! The Sport of Kings!   | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Second to last day of the season - Gregg (The True Wild Thing) Olson uncorks a wild pitch allowing the Blue Jays to tie. Blue Jays win in the 11th and ends the Baby Birds' miracle season of '89.
In article <1993Apr2.184338.18205@dvorak.amd.com> twhite@mozart.amd.com (Tom   White) writes: >    The highest single-game attendance was Game 5 of the 1959 World Series, > October 6, at the LA Coliseum.  White Sox over Dodgers, 1-0. >  >    Gate?  Officially 92,706. >  >    Largest regular-season game?  78,672, again in LA, for the first > game in the City of Angels -- Opening Day, April 18, 1958 (home opener, > anyway). >  >    The Rockies might really nail the record. >  >    The record attendance for a doubleheader is larger, but since dh's are > all but nonexistent nowadays, why bother listing it...  Wasn't there an 85,000 New York at Cleveland game in the late 40's?
In article <C5IALu.Jn9@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> rstimets@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (robert and stimets) writes: >Actually, I'm not sure that Philly won-- but they were ahead 2-7 in the bottom  >of the eighth. I was going to post the box score but since Cinci was playing >so criminally bad, the pub I was at had to turn the game off. > >So here's what's up: > >Cincinnati had seven hits, all singles, by the end of the eighth.  This makes >it six games with exactly ONE extra base hit. > >Cincinnati was 0-5 with runners in scoring position. >---Now if a team is going to be completely without power, they absolutely >HAVE to hit in clutch situations. > >Cincinnati starter Tom Browning pitched 4.1 innings, giving up 5 runs and 10 h its >while striking out 5.  He was surely the loser tonight. >---Reds starters, while supposedly solid, have won only one game this year. >(Of course, the Reds have only won two...) > >Clean-up batter Sabo went 0-4.  Besides yesterday's homer, he's SUCKED at the plate. > >Dibble may not actually return Friday. This may not mean anything since Cinci may >not find themselves in a save situation for a while... > >Speaking of which, The Reds have ha exactly one lead this week... for one-and- >a-half innings after Chris' dinger on Tuesday. > >Manager Tony Perez says the Reds are just not swinging the bat well right now. >---Good call, Doggie.  Well, there's a big difference between "just not swinging the bat well" and what the Reds are doing at the plate....UUUGGGHHHH!!!!!    A Reds fan on the verge of a nervous breakdown....    --Mike    "Why is it that the prognosis on Kevin Mitchell is 'Out 2-3 days' no matter     what day you read it???"                             -Gary Burbank  ------------------------------------------------------------------------   I've told you before and I'll tell you again.  The strong    survive and the weak disappear.  We do not intend    to disappear.          ---Jimmy Hoffa                    mtissand@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------
With all the recent problems the Indians have been having with their pitching staff I have heard numerous names thrown around about who could solve their problem.  One name I have not heard is Mike Soper (RP).  As far as I know, Soper has had pretty good minor league stats. Why not give the kid a chance?  Anyone know anything about this guy?  --
In what seems to be a classic Mitchell move, he drops a fly ball, and injures his hamstring on the same play. Haven't heard anything on how serious the leg is.  --->Paul, who me? bitter about Mitchell's performance in Seattle? Nah. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------            We will stretch no farm animal beyond its natural length    paula@koufax.cv.hp.com   Paul Andresen  Hewlett-Packard  (503)-750-3511
In article <mjones.735584681@fenway> mjones@fenway.aix.kingston.ibm.com   (Mike Jones) writes: > dans@fore.csd.sgi.com (Dan Steinman) writes: > >Last night on the Giants/Mets radio broadcast Hank and Ted were > >discussing the fact that there were only 16 players who had ever hit > >200 homeruns and stolen 200 bases in their career (while HoJo was > >batting).  Anyone have a list?  Not as easy as it sounds to come up > >with all of them.  I couldn't.  Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Henderson, Morgan, > >Bonds (Dad), ???  Frank Robinson?  Molitor?  Yount?  Guessing now.  I'd > >be interested to see the whole list. >  > First, please watch your line lengths. Not everyone has autowrap.  > Second, Franklin to the rescue! Here's the list: > Player        HR  SB > Aaron        755 240 > Mays         660 338 > FRobinson    586 204 > RJackson     563 228 > Winfield     406 216 * > Dawson       377 304 * > Baylor       338 285 > BoBonds      332 461 > Wynn         291 225 > Strawberry   280 201 * > Morgan       268 689 > Pinson       256 309 > Yount        235 247 * > KGibson      208 253 * > Sandberg     205 297 * >  > Players marked with an * are still active; numbers through 1991. That's   only > 15; the 16th is probably Rickey Henderson, who was listed at 184 HR, 994 > SB or George Brett, listed as 186 SB, 291 HR. >  > The surprises? Probably Reggie, Bayor, and Wynn for steals. Maybe Morgan   (to > a lot of people) for homers. I was kind of surprised to realize that > Sandberg has that many steals, though I wasn't surprised that the number   was > >200. >  >  Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development |   mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com >  > Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life? > 	- Havelock Ellis
The original poster wanted to know how the Big Cat looked. I was also at the Saturday game in Montreal (Apr 17) that Rockies won 9-1. I haven't paid much attention to Gallarraga since he left the Expos but his stance seemed to be MUCH different. He stands more erect and very open, with his left foot pointing to 3rd base. I'm wondering if this is a recent change in stance for him? Andres had one glaring weakness as a hitter. He could always be fooled by a curve ball low and away. If this is indeed a new stance for him, maybe he is not being fooled as easily? As for his patience,  Dennis Martinez definitely did not have his good stuff. If he was grooving pitches to Andres, you can hardly fault him for drilling them (which he did!). Does Andres generally start hot or cold? Does it take until May for most pitchers to have confidence in that curve ball low and away?
alird@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes: >>Today (4/14) Cubs activated P Mike Harkey from DL, whom did they move to  >>make room for Harkey?
I don't know if you could call him rushed, but "Big" Ben McDonald didn't much time at all in the minors. Of course that was because the balls used in AAA had seams too large and gave McDonald blisters forcing him to go on the DL several times. He's done most of his learning here in the majors. Of course Gregg "Wild Thing" Olson and Mike "Deserved a Cy Young" Mussina didn't spend much time in the minors either. I read somewhere that pitchers are less likely to need that much time in the minors anyway so maybe that has something to do with it. Let's go O's! Why Not? Admiral Steve "Still reliving Sept. 30, 1989" Liu ____________________________________________________________________________ |Admiral Steve C. Liu          Internet Address: admiral@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu| |Commander-In-Chief of the Security Division of the Pi Club - Earth Chapter| |    President of the Earth Chapter of the Pi Club - Founded April 1990    | |1993 World Champions  - Baltimore Orioles - Why Not? - Series in the Yards| |         1992-1993 Stanley Cup Champions -  Washington Capitals           | | "Committee for the Liberation and Intergration of Terrifying Organisms   | |   and their Rehabilitation Into Society, the only problem is that the    | |   abbreviation is CLITORIS." from the "Polymorph" episode of Red Dwarf   | |*****The Bangles are the greatest female rock band that ever existed!*****| |   This sig has been brought to you by... Frungy! The Sport of Kings!     | |"My God man, drilling holes through his head is not the answer!" Dr. McCoy| |"You know, Susanna Hoffs has a really nice ass." - comment by M. Flanagan | |  The Pi Club - Creating the largest .signatures for the past nine months |  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
jpopovich@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:  >While I enjoy the trend towards the more classic style of uniform -  >and I disagree with the person who wants a return to the non-gray road  >uniforms - it should be remembered that one of the, if not THE reason  >for the redesigning of uniforms, especially hats (re: the new road all  >green A's caps and the cardinal navy blue road cap), is the marketing  >money to be made in sales of new merchandise.   no kidding...just ask the White Sox...  too bad, really...  -John Neuharth
> >And Michael Jackson, Jack Nicholson, and Bill Cosby wouldn't be  >making near as much money if they weren't entertainers. So what's >your point?  Actually, I could care less what his salary is.  It has something to do with the fact that we live in America, and everyone is entitled to whatever he can legally obtain.  If Sandy Alderson and the Haas family willingly negotiate a salary of $35 million per year with Rickey, I couldn't care less.  But what REALLY GETS MY GOAT is the bullshit he spouted in spring training, about `Well... sometimes I may not play as hard, or might be hurt more often, in a place where I'm not appreciated'.  This quote was in the Chronicle about the second week of camp, and strongly suggests that he was going to  dog it all year if the ownership didn't kiss his butt and ante up some more money.  For God's sake, Rickey, you signed a contract 4 years ago, now honor it and play!    Say all you want to about Steve Garvey, and believe me, I hated him too, but at least when he put his signature on a piece of paper he shut his mouth and played hard until the contract was up.