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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?  my understanding was that ted turner (owner of the braves) started running his tv station nationwide, and started running all of his team's games on his nationwide tv station, he dubbed his team ''america's team'' - that is, the only team (at least, at the time) all of whose games could be seen across america.  now, wor is nationwide out of beautiful secaucus, but not all mets games are on wor.  wgn chicago and wsbk boston are two other superstations (at least, they are on the east coast).  i don't know how many cubs/sox/sox games they show.  --hymie                                                     hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll be mellow when I'm dead.                           --''Weird'' Al Yankovic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You get your mellow, laid back attitude from Sonny the Cuckoo Bird.                                                                --Josh, about me
Since someone brought up sports radio, howabout sportswriting???  (Anyone give an opinion)   Which city do you think has the best sports coverage in terms of print media?   (these are general questions)   Is the Washington Post better than the Philadelphia Inquier or the NY Times?    Howabout the Philadelphia Daily News compared to the New York Daily News?
In article <1993Apr16.032554.12401@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> frankkim@CATFISH.LCS.MIT.EDU (Frank Kim) writes: > >HI, > >I was just wondering if anyone knew when Erickson >and Keith Miller are expected to come back and what >exactly ails them. > Dunno about Miller.  If you mean Scott Erickson, currently the reigning Twins Least Consistent Good Player, he pulled a muscle in the neighborhood of the rib cage that made it essentially impossible for him to pitch temporarily, and is expected back on the mound Sunday.
In article <1993Apr17.015908.10416@ncar.ucar.edu>, amj@rsf.atd.ucar.edu (Anthony Michael Jivoin) writes: >In the Bruce Springsteen video "Glory Days", from the Born >in the USA album, they show two quick shots of a baseball game >on television in the bar Bruce and the E-Street band are playing. > >Name the teams? > >Which Stadium? > >Who is the pitcher? > >What two batters go down swinging? > >Also at the end of the video Bruce is throwing at a wooden >"strike zone" and his last pitch a young boy lines a base >hit into center. As Bruce and the kid walk of the field the >kid asks him how he did today. > >Bruce mentions the team he was playing and that a certain >player got him in the bottom of the ninth. > >Name the player and the team! sandiego and graig nettles
> (Sean Garrison) writes:  >} Alright.  I have one thing to say.  I don't know if it's just me, but I >} thought this newsgroup is a place for discussion.  Why must people >} constantly post these little messages about how a certain team is winning >} in a certain inning?  I mean, come on!  How many people are so dependent on >} this newsgroup that they have to find out the scores mid-game here?  > cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok) writes:  >amen.  I hear ya, brother.  > take a look at the timestamps on some > of the posts you read sometime--the propagation delays are significant, > often hours or even days, and even people who have access to machines         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > which are close to the poster on the network...  Let's try WEEKS! It is April 18th today and I just finished reading posts regarding the Cleveland Indians boating tragedy. Needless to say, I don't want to read partial linescores of games played 3 weeks ago.  As Charles mentioned (I excluded the quote): Join a mailing list if you want to woof (I consider entering 4th inning scores as woofing). Thank you. Now to plug on and read the rest of the posts about spring training...   _____________________________________________________________________________      Jim Savoy          University Of Lethbridge         savoy@hg.uleth.ca
kime@mongoose.torolab.ibm.com (Edward Kim) writes: >In article <C5ro4H.Lww@world.std.com> jle@world.std.com (Joe M Leonard) writes: >> Before folks jump on me, let me ask the net - would the Jays >> have won the AL with a good pitcher from AAA in place of Morris (given >> his run support)?  How about an average ML pitcher?  I can't believe >> that Morris' performance in the playoffs and series had a large positive >> impact on the Jays performance ... >I know it's very trendy nowadays to dump on Morris, but let's give credit >where credit is due. >It is doubtful that the blue jays would have won the AL east without Morris. >Last year, when the team went 13-15 for the month of August, and all the  >other starters were being shelled, and Milwaukee was making a charge, >Morris went 5-1 with a pretty good era (I can't remember exactly). >Also, let's not underestimate the importance his 240+ innings to save  >the bullpen every fifth day.  If he didn't help us win the AL east, forget >about the pennent and the world series.  A guy who threw 240 innings with about .6 run lower ERA would have saved the bullpen even more. Say, somebody like Frank Viola (238 innings).  >His run support was high (5.98 runs) but so was Stottlemyer's (5.90 runs) >and he won only 12 games.  I do remember Morris winning an inordinate number of >6-5 and 8-6 ballgames, but this is to his credit.  He pitched only as good >as he needed to be.  When he was up 6-1 in a ballgame, he just put it in cruise >control and threw the ball up there and let the batters "get themseleves out" >(I hate this expression!).  An inexperienced pitcher would wear himself out  >trying to make perfect pitches to keep his era down.  But Morris, being a  >veteran pitcher, knows that winning is the only thing that really matters in >baseball.  By saving himself, he was able to reach back for that little extra >(I hate this too!) when the game was on the line.  Nice audition tape. Send it to:    Baseball Tonight    ATTN: Ray Knight    ESPN    Bristol, CT  Have you, by chance, taken a look at the boxscores from last year to determine the accuracy of your account? I seem to recall Morris getting at least 3 or 4 wins last year when the Jays came back from behind after they had decided to pull Morris at the end of an inning.   Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
In article <1993Apr23.010423.11050@news.acns.nwu.edu> rsavage@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Michael Bornhorst) writes: > > > >I've been a Braves fan for as long as I've been watching baseball (almost 12 >years now.)  I say that just tp preface what I'm about to post. > >This Braves team is made up of slow starters.  People are amazed that the >Braves aren't hitting.  Don't be.  They weren't hitting last year at this >time, nor were they the year before.  They had slow Aprils and Mays in the >1991 and 1992 seasons,  and yet they still managed to go to the Series in >those years.  Well, this team is no different, so why should we be suprised >at their slow start?  They started that way for the past two years, and >they'll be that way until the Richmond club makes it to the majors.  Judge >their offense in June or July when things start to average out.  I'm just >happy that the Reds have gotten off to such a poor start.  The Giants always >do well in the early part of the season, but they'll be out of the race by >July (just like the last few years).  Unless Bond's developes a knuckelball, >their staff will get rocked by mid-June.    Wow! You really know how to hurt a guy. Guess I shouldn't bother watching any more games. It's already been decided. :^)  luigi
Does anybody know what is going on with Lankford? I know he was out for a few games with a slight injury, but since he has beenback (and before the injury for that matter) he has been really struggling at the plate and on the basepaths.  Whereis the Ray Lankford we saw last year???   -- msilverm@nyx.cs.du.edu				GO CUBS!!!
I've been saying this for quite some time, but being absent from the net for a while I figured I'd stick my neck out a bit...  The Royals will set the record for fewest runs scored by an AL team since the inception of the DH rule.  (p.s. any ideas what this is?)  They will fall easily short of 600 runs, that's for damn sure.  I can't believe these media fools picking them to win the division (like our Tom Gage of the Detroit News claiming Herk Robinson is some kind of genius for the trades/aquisitions he's made)  c-ya  Sean
Yes, I know this is not Rec.music, (as someone has already pointed out, thanks I know that), I'm trying to get a random sample and also I'm desperate for respones. So please, don't mail me complaining that it doesn't belong here or that it is wasting bandwidth.   This affects EVERYBODY not just readers of music groups.  Please either complete the survey, or hit 'n', because I'll just bounce back complaints.  Thank you -Matt
In article <1993Apr23.123208.1@tesla.njit.edu> slutsky@tesla.njit.edu writes: >I am curious to known if there are any professional sports teams whose >games are regularly broadcast on an FM station.  The only one I am >aware of is WYSP in Philadelphia who carries the Eagles' games. > >If you respond to me I will summarize for the list. >  WIP is the REAL home of the Eagles.  Merril Reese and the Birds on FM radio...what a joke.  A "classic rock" station at that!  Whats the sports world coming to?
Ken_Ziolkowski@transarc.com writes: >I'm still hoping for a .500 season from the Bucs but >I really wished they would have coughed up the $$$ to >keep Doug around.  Actually, I was hoping for Barry Bonds.  Oh well.  >P.S. Jeff King *still* sucks. Check this out (from the >latest McWeekly): > >                BA   SLG  OBP  HR  RBI >  Jeff King    .234 .277 .357   0   4 >  Jose Lind    .323 .484 .344   0   5  First off, Jeff has had like 5 hits in the last two games, and walked *yet again*.  Sorry Ken, but Jeff King does have some power, which means his SLG won't be below .300, and his walks are *way* up.  If that increase is real, Jeff King will be an above average NL third baseman in 1993.  Jose Lind, on the other hand, *still* doesn't walk, and clearly isn't a .320 hitter.  My bet is that he won't be getting any extra bases either once everybody starts pulling the "Lind Shift" we were seeing in the NL.  >Any predictions as to when he is sent to Buffalo or released outright?  No, although since the Lavalliere weirdness, nothing would really surprise me.  Jeff King is currently in the top 10 in the league in *walks*.  Something is up...
Oh, yea, and Chris Bosio pitched a NO-HITTER.  One over the minimum, two bases on ball in the first inning, one runner left, 95 pitches.  I listened to the game on radio and listening to Dave Niehaus call the game was a real treat (as long as they keep Ron Fairly quite, I doubt if anyone is better than Niehaus -- but that Fairly guy is really annoying me).  But, I guess if Clemens or Viola had been pitching, it would have  been a different story :-)  Two shutouts in two nights against the hottest, best hitting team in Major League baseball ....  Pretty impressive in any league.  Man, if Johnson, Bosio and Hanson keep going the Mariners could be a  really interesting team to follow this year.  Also, John Cummings (rookie) has had three solid outings with no support.  If Fleming comes back  this may be the best starting staff in the American League this year (relief is another story, though - grimace).  Too cool.  The first no-hitter that I have been able to follow from  start to end.  And again, I think Niehaus will win some kind of award for the way he called the game.  The guy is truly a joy to listen to -- he deserves a pennant race ...
In article <1993Apr20.192905.13633@Princeton.EDU> niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent) writes: >In article <2943640103.10.p00421@psilink.com> "Dennis G Parslow" <p00421@psilink.com> writes: > >>To beat a dead horse, I seem to remember a fair amount of sympathy for  >>some black fringe player named Roberto Clemente.  And for Roy  >>Campanella.  And for Thurman Munson.  And for just about anyone else  >>who we may not even have liked as players, but mourned for dying too young.  >Wiggins, Alan?  I believe he was well out of baseball by the time he died.  >But that's besides the point.  I'm sure people would feel slightly >sympathetic for Rickey if he were killed.  But, they would also be >criticizing him a lot more for his actions. > >Example?   > >How about Jose Canseco?  He gets a couple of speeding tickets, and all >of the sudden his attitude is awful.  What the hell do speeding tickets >have to do with clubhouse influence anyway?  So why do sportswriters >talk about it all the time.  Uh, he also has been charged with chasing his wife in a car, and smashing it into a tree, as well as carrying a loaded firearm in his car. And the  speeding reported was over 100 mph; reckless driving.  >Or Brian Hunter and Keith Mitchell?  Both of whom had DWI problems >towards the end of last year.  (Two years ago?)  It was cited as a sign >of their immaturity, etc.    Actually, I hadn't heard about this; thanks.  >Meanwhile, Dykstra almost killed both himself and Daulton, and I didn't >read any sportswriter complaining about that.  They may have talked >about how bad it was for the Phillies, but I NEVER read anywhere >criticism of Dykstra's character (or Daulton's intelligence, for that >matter) based on this incident.  I don't know what you were reading or watching, but I sure saw a LOT about  that, and about Dykstra's poker games. Most of the writing was along the lines of how incredibly stupid and selfish it was, and how he'd hurt the team by wracking himself and the catcher up, etc. ESPN raised questions about his judgement, etc. The print media here in the SF area questioned why disciplinary action wouldn't be taken against Dykstra, and one article pointed out that if Lenny wanted to kill himself, there were ways that wouldn't endanger other people's lives. Then there was Dykstra himself being quoted on how stupid it was, etc.  Mike
In article <C5JB3D.9nt@umassd.edu> acsddc@smucs1.umassd.edu writes: >I was wondering if anyone had any kind of Fenway Park gif. >I would appreciate it if someone could send me one. >Thanks in advance. > >-Dan  Me too!  I would like any park or action gif or jpeg about baseball.
In article <21APR93.19584618@vax.clarku.edu>, hhenderson@vax.clarku.edu       writes...  >ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham) writes:  >>I think that, everything else being equal, it's not too much to ask that >>if a weeknight game can be shortened by half-an-hour by cutting out warmup >>pitches, dawdling outside the batter's box, commercial time-outs and that >>sort of thing, I'm not asking for too much.  >How do you know they can be shortened by half-an-hour?  Has anybody done a >study to determine how much time is actually "wasted" -- say, in these A's >games?  Oh, probably.  Ms. Nichols has given the average game times (and average runs scored) for 1983 and 1992.  (A very nice piece of information, Ms. Nichols.  Who knows? She may be listening, and not have me in her kill file after all.)  Those numbers indicate somewhere in the neighborhood of half-a-run *less* being scored per game, and the games taking 15 minutes *longer*.  Something is being done now that wasn't done ten years ago, which is extending the games by 15 minutes.  Ms. Nichols thinks it's more pitches.  Given the increasing specialization of pitchers, it wouldn't surprise me.  If it's not simply more pitches, though, I don't think it's unreasonable to think that something can be done to get ten of those minutes back.  Then I get a couple more from shortening the warmup time for a relief pitcher after he comes in, and a couple more still from enforcing existing rules, which have been stated in other posts in this thread (and other related ones).  The problem is, who decides whether that time is "wasted?"  You don't seem to think it is at all.  Right now, I think it is, although I have heard one case favoring giving the reliever all the warmups he thinks he needs (the difference in mounds between the field and pen) -- but who knows?  If the rules get changed, maybe something I didn't foresee will happen to change my mind.  But you can bet a lot of minds would fail to foresee the same thing, or else nothing will be changed.  RG
In <1993Apr20.182807.18366@bsu-ucs> 00cgbabbitt@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes: [...] >	You are absolutely correct.  Braves fans are nothing but a bunch of >bandwagoners.  Correct me if I am wrong, but 4 or 5 years ago you couldnt give >away a ticket to see the Braves play.I  would bet my next paycheck that 80% of >the so-called Braves fans living outside of Georgia at the present time can not >name more than 3 players from their 1988 season. On the other hand, ask any >Cubs fan living anywhere in the United States to name 3 players from any given >year and 80% of them probably could.  You could be right.  Then again, you could be wrong.  This claim is completely unverifiable and untestable.  I'd wager most of the Braves fans on the net could name more than 3 players from their 1988 season.  You could give away tickets to Braves games.  However, my Dad and I were able to get great seats from scalper for face value, which isn't exactly the sign of a hot ticket...  >	Granted, the fact that a team wins brings people to the ball park, but >that does not mean they diserve the title "America's Team" >	The only reason they are considered America's team is because of Ted >Turner and his little TV station which broadcasts across the nation.  This is *precisely* why they were considered America's team.  Even (especially?) when they were bad, you could see most of the Braves games on cable.  You could do that for the Cubs as well, but the Braves had better camerawork, better announcers (what would you rather listen to -- Harry discuss the game, or Skip and Pete discuss motoball?), and teams that weren't *too* much worse.  Because of TBS, the Braves had a lot of fans outside of Georgia. At home in Kentucky, even though we were much closer to Cincinnati there was as many Braves fans as Reds fans, even in 1990.  You could actually watch the Braves play -- you had to go to Cincinnati to watch the Reds.  I can go anywhere in America and watch the Braves.      >	I'll consider Toronto AMerica's team before the Braves  Why?  I'd guess that Braves fans are more widely distributed than Toronto fans. --  Dale J. Stephenson |*| (steph@cs.uiuc.edu) |*| Baseball fanatic
jrogoff@scott.skidmore.edu (jay rogoff) writes:  >One last infield fly question that has always puzzled me and hasn't >yet been addressed.  I believe the rule also does *not* deal with this >situation:  >If Infield Fly is declared and the ball is caught, runners can tag up >and advance at their own risk, as on any fly ball.  >However, if the Infield Fly is *not* caught, at what point can a >runner legally leave his base w/o fear of being doubled off for >advancing too early?  When the >ball hits the ground?  When a fielder first touches the ball after it >hits the ground?  >Enlightenment would be appreciated.  I'm not sure I understand this question. When the IF rule is invoked, the batter is automatically out. This relieves the runners from being forced to advance to the next base if the ball is not caught. Other than that, isn't it just the same as any situation in which a runner on a base is not forced to the next base on a dropped fly ball? That is, if the ball is caught he can tag up and run (or decide to stay), and if the ball is dropped he can have left the base at any time.
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.  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!  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.  How can we have women umpires?  >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. Either way, there >are too many complications. > > >ÑAustin Jacobs (Bob Knepper Fan Club Member #12)  Someone tell me there's a :-) hidden here somewhere... ??? --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Rex Wood -- davewood@cs.colorado.edu -- University of Colorado at Boulder
On two separate occasions I saw Dick Allen (back when he was Richie) homer at Shea off the middle of the black centerfield hitter's background screen.  I think both shots would have traveled 500 feet.
I am interested in uncovering statistics on Boston Red Sox players from March 1992 - present.  I want to look at changes in batting average, hits, multi-hit games, runs, stolen bases, and on base % during every game.  Where can I find this information?  Do any sports magazines log this info or do I have to go directly to the ball club? Thanks for the info.  Kip
Alan "All in all, it's just another" Sepinwall writes...  >Ugliest stance of all time has to go to Oscar Gamble. The man would >practically kneel in front of home plate in order to have a small strike >zone! (He's just lucky that strike zone size isn't determined by how big >your afro is:)  	I agree.  However, I have to object.  Growing up in the early 1980's and playing 2 years of Mario Mendoza-esque Little League, I was told that since my hitting, well, sucked, I would do best to either "Walk, or take one in the face for the team".  I did both.  And, my Yankee fan father would say, "Bat like Oscar Gamble".  So I did.  And my career OBP was about .550. 	Not only was Oscar a fun guy to watch, but he had some pretty  cool baseball cards and helped me become one of the best little league players in history.  >-I'm outta here like Vladimir! >-Alan
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?  -Rob