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In article <2696.2bd66165@atlas.nafb.trw.com> mspede@atlas.nafb.trw.com writes: >In article <1r3huvINNiju@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>, pablo@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Pablo A Iglesias) writes: >> batter and to my amazement, the umpire missed it.  In the 12 years >> that I played ball, this was worst piece of umpiring I ever saw. >                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >    Now this sounds like a fun topic.... > >    In a slo pitch softball game, we had the first base dugout. One of our >  players hit a shot down the first base line with the bases loaded. The only >  question was fair or foul.  Ball hits ground, chalk flies.  Umpire calls >  foul.  We give him the standard "Didn't you see chalk" line.  His response >  was "It hit the FOUL HALF OF THE LINE".  We all started laughing. > > Mark Pede >  Not bad. We had a similar situation. Slowpitch softball, bases loaded, weakest hitter at the plate. He hits a line drive over the third baseman's head that hooked and hooked and finally landed ten feet in foul ground, almost hitting the fence down that side of the field. But the umpire called fair ball! I was coaching third, yelling at evrybody  to move up a base. The ump's position: "it was still fair when it passed third base".  Why the other team didn't immediately protest I'll never know; we certainly weren't going to argue about it, since every body did manage to advance one base safely.  There was also the time when a batted ball ricocheted off my (runner from second base) leg, fielded by the SS, steps on second to force the runner from first, and throw to first in time for what the umpire called a triple play; protest removed when we won the game anyway.
I just wanted to let everyone know that I have lost what little respect I have for Jim LeFebvre after seeing today's Cubs game. First of all how could he start Maldonado over May. After the way May played at the end of last year and the way he tore up the Cactus League how could you let him sit the bench? Not to mention that a right hander (Maddux) started. I really blew my top when Lefebvre pinch hit for Rick Wilkins with TOMMY SHIELDS! How can you do that just because of the lefty-righty thing, too much is made of that. Wilkins is twice the hitter that Shields is. Then the next batter was Jose Vizcaino, one of the weakest hitters I have ever seen, and who had looked terrible at bat all day, and Lefebre let him hit, while May still sat the bench. I think even Arnie Harris was stunned by this because he showed May sitting in the dugout while Vizcaino was batting. Face it Lefebvre has got to be the worst manager in baseball. 						A dishard Cub fan
In article <C5JqBy.M7A@news.rich.bnr.ca> bratt@crchh7a9.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (John Bratt) writes: >RBIs and Runs scored are the two most important offensive statistics.  You >can talk about OBP and SLG% all you want, but the fact remains: > >	The team that scores more runs wins the game! >	--------------------------------------------- > >Flame Away  So what does that have to do with RBI's?  The team with the most RBI's doesn't necessarily win the game.  Yes, runs are the most important statistice -- for a *team*.  (So why does every newspaper rank team offense by batting average?)  But for an individual player, runs and RBIs are context-dependent, and tell us very little about the player himself, and more about his teammates and position in the batting order.
In article <1993Apr14.222601.21160@cabell.vcu.edu> csc2imd@cabell.vcu.edu (Ian M. Derby) writes: > >After reading my local paper today, I found out that the Phillies >started the 1964 season at 10-2.  I am not as old as 1964, but I've >heard many talk about the serious choke job the Phillies did that >season. They were ahead of the Cardinals by 15 games that season in >mid-August.  They managed to lose a bunch from then on and the >Cardinals took the division.  15!!! games ahead and lost it.... I >hope this season is MUCH different.   	Strictly from memory, I think the Phillies were something like 	ten games up with 12 to go, lost 10 in a row, and 11 of last 12 	to lose to the Cardinals. Seems impossible, but thats how I 	remember it. I also felt at the time that Johnny Callison of 	the Phillies lost the MVP as a by-product of their swoon.   					jerry
Hello, I'm doing a paper on censorship in music and I would appreciate it if you took the time to participate in this survey.  Please answer as each question asks ('why?' simply means that you have room to explain your answer, if you chose.).  The last question is for any comments, questions, or suggestions.  Thank you in advance, please E-mail to the address at the end.  I)  are you [male/female] II) what is your age?  III)what is your major/occupation? IV) what type of music do you listen to (check all that apply)?       a.  hard rock   b.  metal   c.  alternative   d.  blues    e.  rap       f.  jazz    g.  soft rock   h.  easy listening   i.  country          j.  classical   k.  hard core   l.  dance   m.  new age       n.  others (did I miss any?)____________  1)  Do you think recordings with objectionable or offensive lyrics be labeled? [yes/no] Why?     2)  Do you think certain recordings should be banned from minors (under 18 years of age)? [yes/no] why?     3)  Do you think certain recordings should be banned.  Period.  [yes/no]  Why?     4)  If yes to any of the above, who should decide:        a. parents        b. government        c. music industry        d. other________________  feel free to add any comments on this.      5)  Do you think [more/less] should be done for controling record sales, or do you think the present labeling system is enough?        6)  What is your definition of censorship?  Also, feel free to add comments, suggestions, questions, or further explanations.         Please E-mail at: mtt@kepler.unh.edu or hit 'R' to reply.  thanks. Matthew T. Thompson   disclaimer:  if any responses are used in paper, they will be anoynamous (sp?) unless the person specifies they what their name to be used.   --  *************This .sig is closed for repairs********************************
stwombly@cs.ulowell.edu (Steve Twombly) writes: >1.  Mo Vaughn CAN hit .400 in the spring. >1b. Mo Vaughn CAN Only hit .230 during the season.  Excellent point.  I hope to God that Ted Simmons doesn't get the weird idea of trading for the guy.  And if he does, he had better not include Jeff King in the deal.  Oh God--what if he traded Zane Smith and Jeff King for Vaughn and Greg Blosser?  It would be worse than The Nichols Curse!  Hmm, I guess that doesn't sound sincere enough.  Oh well, at least I tried...
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.
In article <1993Apr15.214032.1@acad.drake.edu> sbp002@acad.drake.edu writes: >  >> Not clear to me at all.  I'd certainly rather have a team who was winning >> 4-1 games than 2-1 games.  In the 2-1 game, luck is going to play a much >> bigger role than in the 4-1 game.  > >But you still need the pitching staff to hold the opposing team to >one run.  Yeah, but what's your point?  You still need the offense to score more runs than you allow, too.    The Braves do have a fine pitching staff.  But that's still only half the game.
The Babe and The Pride of the Yankees offer very different renditions of the sotry about Ruth and Gherig hitting home runs for the boy in the hospital.  Can some historian out there explain "history's" version of the story.    I wouldn't put is past either (or both) of the movies to season the truth with a little extra spice.  Any other comments as to inaccuracies in these two movies?    ------------------------------  Eric A. W. Behrens behrens@cc.swarthmore.edu   "I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to keep playing baseball."
Jason Lee asks: >What's with John Franco?  The Mets are hardly using him.  I heard he was >completely recovered, but now I'm not so sure.  You must have heard wrong.  His arm is still sore.  He hasn't gone on the DL, but he may.  Managmenet is treating him as a day-to-day situation.    His doctors thought that he was ready, and they had him throw in Colorado, but his arm wasn't up to the strain.  He is throwing every day, but he's just not quite ready to pitch full strength yet.  (This is based on an interview that he gave on WFAN NY radio on Thursday, 4/23)
Well, the Red Sox have apparenly resigned Herm Winningham to a AAA contract. Ted "Larry" Simmons signed him to a AAA contract then released him from Buffalo, allowing Lou "Curly" Gorman to circumvent the rule about not resigning free agents until May 1. Clearly, neither of these guys is bright enough to be Moe.   Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
In article <steph.735350048@pegasus.cs.uiuc.edu>, Dale Stephenson writes:  > NHS -- Net Hits Stolen -- Extra outs compared to average fielder > NEB -- Net Extra Bases --  Extra bases prevented compared to avg. fielder  > National League  > Name            HS   NHS   NEB   DCON    DOPS > Lankford, R.    39     4   -12  -.007    .844 > Martinez, D.    21     5   -16  -.017    .660 > Butler, B.       1   -29     5  -.088    .716  > American League > ---------------  > Name            HS   NHS   NEB   DCON    DOPS > Wilson, W.      47    26     0   .125    .787 > Felix, J.       22     0    32   .063    .713  I suspect that splits such as these are the result of positioning.  An outfielder who is fast and gets a good jump would be expected to catch a lot of balls, preventing both singles and doubles, and also cut off more uncatchable balls, turinging doubles into singles.  However, a fielder who plays shallow will catch more short flies and fewer long flies; this means that he will allow fewer singles but more doubles.  Has anyone seen these players' positioning?  Do Butler and Felix play deep, and Lankford, Martinez, and Wilson shallow, or is this a park effect?  I thought Butler liked to play shallow.
Well, I'm finally about to key in the official rules for the archives, but before I do, I will ask again...  does anybody have the official MLB rules in electronic format?  Just trying to save myself a ton of work...no, they don't scan well because of the ridiculous format they're printed in.  thanks  - Matt    Matt Wall * wall@cc.swarthmore.edu * Hey, I gotta job here, OK?
In article <1993Apr18.032345.5178@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes: >In article <1993Apr18.030412.1210@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> gspira@nyx.cs.du.edu (Greg Spira) writes: >>Howard_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Howard Wong) writes: >> >>>Has Jack lost a bit of his edge? What is the worst start Jack Morris has had? >> >>Uh, Jack lost his edge about 5 years ago, and has had only one above >>average year in the last 5. > >Again goes to prove that it is better to be good than lucky.  You can >count on good tomorrow.  Lucky seems to be prone to bad starts (and a >bad finish last year :-). > >(Yes, I am enjoying every last run he gives up.  Who was it who said >Morris was a better signing than Viola?) > >Cheers, >-Valentine  Hey Valentine, I don't see Boston with any world series rings on their fingers.  Damn, Morris now has three and probably the Hall of Fame in his  future.  Therefore, I would have to say Toronto easily made the best  signing.  And don't tell me Boston will win this year.  They won't  even be in the top 4 in the division, more like 6th.
scott@mccall.com (Scott D. Davis) writes:   >KC(?) news was doing a report on that.  They said that McRae is >really a batting coach and not a manager.  But for some reason >he took the job.  Whatever the reason, the Royals need a new >manager now...while it is too late. >--  And have Jesse Jackson picket the stadium?
And then cs1442aq@news.uta.edu (cs1442aq) quoth: >Nolan Ryan has torn cartlidge inhis right knee.  Is having surgery and >is expected to miss 2-5 weeks.    That's too bad.  I really had hoped Nolan could end his career with a great year.  I suppose there is still hope.
In article <9500@blue.cis.pitt.edu> traven@pitt.edu (Neal Traven) writes: >Dave 'Almost Cursed the Jays' Kirsch (kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu) wrote: >: In article <34592@oasys.dt.navy.mil> odell@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bernard O'farmer Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball >: by the'Dell) writes: >: >I am not quite sure of the reasons, but the old man was certainly >: >not "enraptured" by ole Harry. > >:   But maybe his wife was :-)  > >:   I don't claim to know whether it's true or not, but a couple different >: people (totally unrelated) have said Harry was 'relieved' of his duties >: because he had more than platonic relations with Augie Busch's wife. >: Judgement is left to the individual, cuz I sure don't claim to be an >: impeachable source in this case.  > >Among those who have said it (well, not quite SAID it but certainly >alluded to it) is Bing Devine, Redbird GM or some other administrator at >the time.  I heard Bing speak about it at last year's SABR National. > >BTW, have we had a show of hands about who will be attending this year's >SABR National in San Diego?  I'll be there... >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >neal	traven+@pitt.edu	      You're only young once, but you can be >	traven@vms.cis.pitt.edu	       immature forever.   -- Larry Andersen     Harry talks about this "incident" in his autobiography "Holy Cow."   Unfortunately, I can not clarify on this since (1) I read the book a couple of years ago and (2) I do not have my book with me.    Anyway, It is a pretty interesting book if you are a Harry or Cubs fan.
sbp002@acad.drake.edu said:  >> In article 2482@adobe.com, snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols) writes: >>>Every single piece of evidence we can find points to Major League Baseball >>>being 50% offense, 50% defense.  A run scored is just as important as a run >>>prevented.    >Of course a run scored is just as important as a run prevented. >Just as a penny saved is a penny earned.  Enough with the cliches.  It's not a cliche, and (unlike your comments below) it's not a tautology. It needn't have been true.  If every pitcher in baseball were essentially the same in quality (i.e. if the variance of pitching ability were much smaller than the variance of batting ability), then scoring runs would be much more important than preventing them, simply because the *ability* to actively prevent runs would be much weaker.  >My point is that IF the Braves starters are able to live up to >their potential, they won't need much offensive support.  If that's your point, you should have said so.  What you in fact said was "Pitching and defense win championships", and later "Pitching is the essence of baseball".  Neither of which says what you are now claiming was "your  point", and neither of which is true.  >It seems to me that when quality pitchers take the >mound, the other teams score less runs.  The team that scores the most  >runs wins.    And you accuse Sherri of mouthing cliches!?  >This puts the team with the better pitching at the advantage >(providing they can stop the opposing team from scoring runs).  A low  >scoring game would clearly benefit the Braves.    It's not clear to me at all that this is true.  In high-scoring games, the team with the better offense wins a high percentage of the time.  In low- scoring games, the split is essentially 50/50 regardless of team ability.  >They should have many  >low scoring games due to their excellent pitching and below average hitting. >On the flip side, if you had a starting lineup of great offensive players, >I would be arguing that this team would not need great pitchers.  I thought you said "pitching and defense win championships" and "pitching is the essence of baseball".
In article <1993Apr19.160012.24850@sni.ca> dave@snitor.sni.ca (Dave Till) writes: > >I don't think it was that obvious at the time that Viola was better. >Morris and Viola had comparable K/IP ratios in 1991.  Viola was coming >off an injury, whereas Morris was healthy.  At the time I didn't really want the Sox to sign either.  I was more than a little worried about Viola's elbow.  But you *surely* remember my shout of relief when, after a week of rumors that Morris was coming to the Red Sox, they ended up with Viola instead.  Now I'm even happier.  Viola seems to have rebounded nicely.  >Also, Morris was willing to sign for only two years. >The Jays don't like to sign pitchers to long-term contracts, which I think >is a sensible policy.  How long did Viola sign for.  Three years?  I generally agree with their policy of avoiding long-term contracts for pitchers.  But I think they enforce it rather too strictly.  These days the premier pitchers all sign three or four year deals.  Which leaves the Jays with Morris and Stewart.  If the Jays want to compete for top free agent pitchers, they will have to accept greater risks.  Any idea what the option year deal is for Morris?  Are there any automatic activation clauses?  What is the buyout amount?f
In article <1993Apr18.225909.16116@colorado.edu> davewood@bruno.cs.colorado.edu (David Rex Wood) writes: } How does one read the betting spreads for baseball?  They tend to be something } like 8-9 which means it must not be runs!  that spread means you bet $5 on the underdog to win $8, or $9 on the favorite to win $5.
Just a little something I found while reading the Village Voice, which is not noted for its sports coverage, but occasionally the print some interesting features.  This year, the predictions/team analyses for the 1993 season were presented in the form of Bob Dylan lyrics.  I don't have the article in front of me, so I'll only give the memorable ones here that I remember and know the melody to.  I could dig up more if there is interest.  Yankess (to the tune of "Subterranean Homesick Blues")  Howe is in the basement, mixing up the medicine. George is on the pavement thinking 'bout the government. Wade Boggs in a trench coat, bat out, paid off, Says he's got a bad back, wants to get it laid off. Look out kids, it's somethin' you did. Don't know when, but it's Columbus again.  Mets (to the tune of "Like a Rolling Stone")  Once upon a time you played so fine you threw away Dykstra before his prime, didn't you? People said "Beware Cone, he's bound to roam" But you thought they were just kidding you. You used to laugh about,  The Strawberry that was headin' out. But now you don't talk so loud, Now you don't seem so proud, About having to shop Vince Coleman for your next deal....  Phillies (to the tune of "Highway 61")  Well Daulton and Dykstra should have some fun, Just keep them off of Highway 61!  Giants (to the tune of "The Ballad of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter")  This is the story of the Magowan, The man St. Petersburg came to pan, For something that he never done, He sits in the owner's box but one... Day he could have been the Tampian of the world!  _______________________________________________________________________________ Bill Moakler		 |	LPO 10280        |	!RUTGERS ANIME! moakler@remus.rutgers.edu|      PO BOX 5064      |  !ATLANTIC ANIME ALLIANCE! (908)-932-3465     	 |New Brunswick, NJ 08903|      !CHIBI-CON '93!
In article <23APR199309564175@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>, ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham) wrote: >  > In article <1993Apr23.132700.6687@bme.ri.ccf.org>, tknuth@bio.ri.ccf.org  >      writes... >  > >Wow!  The tribe gave up 8 more runs last night.  Their ERA is 6.08 and  > >opponents are hitting .304 against them.  [...] > >The front office is excited about calling Matt Young up next week to  > >join the rotation.  ^^^^^^^ >  > Well, "excited" doesn't exactly mean "happy."  In this case it means, "our > contract says we have to bring him up by 05/01 or release him -- and we  > need to find somebody, someplace, to do something until some of the injured > pitchers recover and some of the young pitchers get ready.  So we best get > a move on." >  > Ok, so it's not the primary definition.  So sue me :-). >  > RG > Lakewood Pain & Allpaper, All-LeRC Statistical Baseball League > Lakewood Pain & Allpaper, Tomorrow's Heroes League  I'm a little worried about this pitching thing.  6.08 is scarry even for the first 16 games of the season.  Mesa (sp?) seems to be settling down.  He pitched well against the Red Soxs, but The Rocket matched him.  I got a chance to watch them play against California Wednesday and he pitched well also.  Then the dam broke.  Wickander came in and promptly it was 6-1.  (3 run homer by Snow?).  I heard the guys on ESPN say that 7 of the TRIBE's top 10 prospects are pitchers.  Anyone out there like to post who these guys are and where they are? The TRIBE is on ESPN again tonight against Oakland.
: 			Watch us soar in 1993!   Shouldn't that be 'Watch us stoned in 1993!'? :)  or maybe 'Watch us suck in 1993!'  or even 'Watch us sore in 1993!'
Boy, hats off to any Cubs fan who can actually muster up the courage to put down Braves fans.  I mean, all the Braves have done is gone to two consecutive world series.  Also, being the Cubs fan that I am, I really have to hand it to all the Braves fans out there that are capable of driving me crazy with that infernal cheer that they have.    However, I do have to protest anyone saying that all Cubs fans are stupid.  The way I see it, either I'm just too stupid to acknowledge it, or that observation was just plain wrong.  You might have us confused with Bear fans. ;)  Anyway, about a two weeks ago just about everyone was saying that the Cubs would finish up last in their division.  (Even behind Florida?!?  Sheesh!)   These same people were predicting the Braves to clean up in their respective division.  Well,  we're ten games into the season and these people are a little less vocal now.  I wonder why.  Well, the way I see it, the East is up for grabs, and whoever wants it most is going to take it, with the exception of Florida.  Every team seems to have good batting and pitching, with Philly presently leading the pack.  But, I just have to point out, if the Cubs do take the East, they'll do it without the benefit of a competent manager.  However, and it pains me to say it, the pennant is going to go to the West.  Just had to get that off my chest.  						Doc
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.
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.
That's very true.  I live in Richmond, home of the AAA Richmond Braves, and they have this guy Ryan Klesko who hit 17 HR's at home last year.  Now that doesn't sound like a whole lot, BUT the way the "Diamond" is built, Home runs are a rarity.   In fact, Ron Gant, Brian Hunter and David Justice all proved they could hit in Richmond.  When they were sent to the majors, they never came back. If you can hit in Richmond, you can hit anywhere.