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In article <C5L068.6v3@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> craigs@srgenprp.sr.hp.com (Craig Stelter) writes: >Gaetti, Gary         .616  .638  .655  .632  ----   0.637 > >Apologies if I don't know what I'm talking about :-), but as a Twins fan, >I like to think they have good players in any park.  Not sure if I remember >completely or not, but I think Gaetti played with the Twins in '87 for the  >world series, and again in '88 (note that's his lowest of the 4).  I believe  >the next 3 (or at least the last two) were played with the Angels.   Lots >of factors make a player excell...  I hate it when so many use the dome. >It may not be ideal, but nice to comfortably enjoy baseball and football  >even when it's snowing and raining. > >-Craig > >I'm sure the company for which I work does not have all the same opinions  >that I do...    The event that had the most impact on Gaetti's career was his leg injury in 1988.  His performance dropped radically from 1988 to 1989.  He was  still with the Twins in 1989 and 1990, but if you look at his stats (both offensive and defensive), he never has come back to his pre-injury level.
punjabi@leland.Stanford.EDU (sanjeev punjabi) writes:  >Some evidence that is NOT working:  Take a look at the standings. It's REAL easy to get so focussed on  minutinae and forget that the Giants happen to be in first place. If it's working, you don't SCREW IT UP by changing things, just because you think it ought to be different.  Some folks like to argue about theoretical details. I prefer to watch teams win. When the Giants slip to third, then we can talk about how to re-arrange the batting order. Until then, I think it's stupid to focus on what's wrong, for the simple fact that IT'S WORKING AS IT IS.  >P.S.  Does the mailing list maintainer think that Will Clark is the best  >first baseman in the majors and that Matt Williams is a better power hitter >than any other ballplayer?  In the majors? I don't follow AL, so I won't comment on "Majors". In the NL, if I had my choice of any 1B in the league for my team, it'd be Clark, and I'd hit him third. (My fantasy team has both Grace and Murray on it, because I've never been able to GET Clark. I'd take any of the three without hesitation in real life, but I think Clark is it).  Williams: Not even close. I much prefer his defense, but when he isn't headcasing it, Matt has a good, solid swing and some real punch. If he drops to .230, then he wanders out of cleanup, but according to the latest Baseball Weekly, he's hitting .275, and in the last week, hitting .296. That's not exactly chopped liver.  Mostly, though, the Giants are winning, and frankly, as long as that continues, it's rather silly to second-guess their strategy. But evidently, some folks would rather be right than be first.
In article <16BB1C589.DAK988S@vma.smsu.edu.Ext>, DAK988S@vma.smsu.edu writes: >gt7469a@prism.gatech.EDU (Brian R. Landmann) writes: >>Joe Torre has to be the worst manager in baseball. >>brian, a very distressed cardinal fan. >No....Hal McRae is the worst manager in baseball.  I've never seen a guy who >can waste talent like he can.  One of the best raw-talent staffs in the league, >and he's still finding a way to lose.  I'll be surprised if he makes it through >the next 2 weeks, unless drastic improvement is made. >  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.
Oakland, California, Sunday, April 25th, 1:05 PM PDT:  Jose Mesa vs. Storm Davis.  You have been warned.
In article <1993Apr5.160030.2328@ncar.ucar.edu> tparker@music.scd.ucar.edu (Tom Parker) writes: >I have a bet with my buddy on when the Dodgers moved from NY to LA.  Does >anyone know what year they moved? >
In article <1993Apr21.173432.28160@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>, Mark B. writes: |>  |> Yes, I could look it up but I prefer to post this question  |> to the net... |>  |> I read somewhere in a long forgotten article that the handsignals  |> used by major league umps were originally used to help a  |> deaf ball player by the name of "Dummy". Urban myth? True?  |> I gots ta know.  True.  William "Dummy" Hoy was baseball's first deaf player.  He played in the bigs from 1888 through 1903 for several teams, including the White Sox and Reds. --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Curran                 Mead Data Central              brian@meaddata.com
In article <1993Apr23.212201.18900@alleg.edu> luriem@alleg.edu(Michael Lurie) The Liberalizer writes: >In article <9834@blue.cis.pitt.edu> dtate+@pitt.edu (David M. Tate)   >writes: >> In article <C5wEwD.Kto@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>   >drw3l@delmarva.evsc.Virginia.EDU (David Robert Walker) writes: >> >In article <9729@blue.cis.pitt.edu> dtate+@pitt.edu (David M. Tate)   >writes:  >ielding RF of all time, as far >> 	    as anyone can tell  >> I did a quick scan last night, looking for players with a peak   >comparable >> to or better than Winfield.  In my quick-n-dirty subjective judgement,   >you >> could make good cases for Ruth, Aaron, Ott, Robinson, Clemente, Kaline,  >> Maris, Klein, Jackson, Waner, and probably a few others.  This is not a >> knock on Winfield, but a comment on his consistency: all of those other >> players had awesome stretches and very good stretches, while Winfield   >has >> been more uniformly excellent.  Hall of Fame?  Absolutely.  Top-10 peak? >> I'm not so sure.  Top 10 total career value?  Yes, almost certainly.  >Point taken. When was winfield's peak years anyway? probably around 85.  That's the trouble: *what* peak years?  He wavers between excellent and very good, with no real bell-shaped pattern in there.  1979 was a fine year; 78 and 80 were merely really good.  With the Yankees, 84 (I think) was the best; that was the one with the .340 BA.    Of course, 1992 wasn't bad, either.  He's been in the bigs since 1973, with a one-year intermission for surgery.  Though he doesn't have the mix of skills that Pete Rose did, he's like Pete Rose in one way: he's  not a natural hitter.  Winfield's swing used to be the ugliest thing in New York, and that includes the Gulf+Western Building.  But his sheer athletic prowess and physical size made up for a lot.    Fascinating player to watch, even now.  Not obviously great in any one way; but able to do quite a few things in surprising ways and at surprising levels.
In article <jxu.735168686@black.clarku.edu>, jxu@black.clarku.edu (Dark Wing Duck!!) writes: |> 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. |>  |> So far, Red Sox won all the games Roger and Frank V. pitched (6-0) and 3-3 |> when other three starters were pitching.  Tomorrow, Dopson will pitch again |> (have a good first start and rocky second start).  I wonder that Bosox can |> play over 500 ball without Roger and Frank V. |>   As long as the Yankees are in the same division the Red Sox will play better than .500 baseball.  Or the Red Sox can hire former East German swimming coaches to "train" them at the fine art of body "building". The Red Sox can use Chinese women swimmers as a reference.  With the "HAWK", the Red Sox definitely have a chance for the east this year. He brings class, work ethic and leadership to the park each day. And he has a burning desire to play in the World Series.  Future Hall-of-Famer, Andre Dawson will kick butt in Boston!  from Rockies country,
Deion Sanders hit a home run in his only AB today.  Nixon was 1 for 4.  Infield single.  Deion's batting over .400 Nixon: around .200.   Whom would YOU start? Wise up, Bobby.    See y'all at the ballyard Go Braves Chop Chop  Michael Mule'
In article <ragraca.734906386@vela.acs.oakland.edu> ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes: >Tigers' manager Sparky Anderson gets his 2,000th career win as moments ago, >the Tigers completed a two game sweep over the Oakland A's at Tiger Stadium >by beating the A's 3-2. Here are the highlights: >				R    H   E     >             Oakland		2    9   0 >	     Detroit            3    7   1 > > [game description deleted] > >In the post game interview (on WJR radio in Detroit), Sparky Anderson said >its one of the few times he's gotten emotional in his managing career.  It >was a big moment for him, and I'm sure all of us Tiger fans are unanimously >very happy for him.  And what a way to get number 2,000!. > > [woofing deleted] >--Randy >  In another post-game interview, LaRussa claimed that Sparky was "the best manager in basebal," explaining that to be part of the history of Sparky softened the blow of losing.  Go Tigers!!!  Tim   Timothy Law Snyder  Department of Computer Science  Reiss 225  Georgetown University  Washington, DC 20057
In article <1993Apr15.125205.29853@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> (jmhodapp@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu) writes: >In article <1993Apr14.173428.12056@Princeton.EDU>, roger@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig) writes:  >> >In article <1993Apr13.115313.17986@bsu-ucs>, 00mbstultz@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu  >> >     writes...  >> >>I've recently been working on project to determine the greatest >> >>players at their respective postions.    >> >>2B  Career                           >What about U. Johnny Hodapp, the greatest 2nd baseman in Cleveland Indians >history?  225 hits in 1930, consistantly over .300.  A great, great second baseman.  Um, the header said *career.*  Hodapp managed about 3000 PA in his nine years in the majors.  As for his "consistently over .300," make that "three years in a row,  preceded by a part-time year, plus his last year, with Boston."  Hodapp only qualified for the batting title five times.    Was he injured?  He retired right around his 28th birthday.  Anyway, Hodapp put up flashy numbers the year *everybody* put up flashy numbers.  That was his only really good year with a bat;  his other .300 years were marred by a lack of power and an inability to draw walks.  Only 163 of those 3000 PA were bases on balls, which does not describe a feared hitter.    On the other hand, he was part of the long line of famous Cleveland 2B: Wambsganss, Riggs Stephenson, etc.
In article <1993Apr20.174749.7149@asd.com>, scott@asd.com (Scott Barman) writes... >In article <1993Apr19.022425.29145@Princeton.EDU> roger@astro.princeton.edu (Roger Lustig) writes: >>In article <Psm82B2w164w@jwt.oau.org> bbs-comarow@jwt.oau.org writes: >>>Dave Kingman is Jewish >> >>Sez who? >  >Sez Dave Kingman when he used to take off for Rosh Hashanna and Yom >Kippur on days they coincided with the season.  	The only problem is, Dave Kingman was *always* taking off. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Easter, the day Elvis died (8/16), the entire spring training month of Ramadan, Purim, the 4th of July (both games  that day), my birthday (OK, during the World Series, he never had to  play there), Memorial day (both games that day), ... 	Guys, help me out here.  I've run fresh out of holidays that  coincide with the baseball season and I'm trying to catalogue all the days in his career that Dave Kingman (or at least his bat) went AWOL. 	A complete religious calendar detailing every holiday in every extant religion in the Western Hemisphere would be appreciated.  Only then can we truly be certain that Dave Kingman observed every holiday ever conceived... 	:-), of course ...NOT!  >--  >scott barman    | Mets Mailing List (feed the following into your shell): >scott@asd.com   |            mail mets-request@asd.com <<! >                |            subscribe > Let's Go Mets! |            !
dietz@parody.Data-IO.COM (Kent Dietz) writes:  >Oh, yea, and Chris Bosio pitched a NO-HITTER.  One over the minimum, two  Have there ever been any other no-hitters in Mariner history?
thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank) writes:  >In article <1993Mar29.044248.16010@sarah.albany.edu> js8484@albnyvms.bitnet writes: >>Personally, I think that Alomar is all hype. He is producing incredibly now, >>but in the long run, he will never put up the numbers that Sandberg has. For >>THIS moment, Alomar may be the best, but overall Sandberg wins out by a long >>shot.  >When Sandberg was Alomar's age, he was putting up .261 seasons with no power. >Alomar's 1992 OBA is 25 points higher than Sandberg's career high.  Alomar's >career high in doubles and triples is higher than Sandberg's.  Sandberg is >still better than Alomar, but only because Alomar hasn't reached his full >potential yet.  Alomar's got a 2.5 year-headstart on Sandberg (he has 862 >hits; Sandberg didn't have 862 hits until he was 26), and is likely to >put up better career numbers than Sandberg in everything except home runs. >He'll pass Sandberg in stolen bases sometime in 1995.  Sandberg is not particulary known for his stolen bases.  What competition did  Alomar have?  Sandberg came in a year after Ripken, and the same year as Boggs, Gwynn, and the other magicians.  So less attention was given to Sandberg.  Alomar is the only one in his class to be worth a mediocre.  Besides the  numbers don't count.  National league pitchers are much better pitchers.   Larry                          on someone elses account  --
dswartz@osf.org (Dan Swartzendruber) writes:  >In article <4200419@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> boell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Donald P Boell) writes: >>I'd have to say the most impressive HRs I've ever see came from Dave Kingman >>and his infamous moon-raker drives...  >I remember one he hit circa 1976 at Wrigley Field that went across >the street (in dead center field) and hit a house on the roof.  He >whiffed a lot, but when he *did* connect, watch out!  My favorite was the Barry Foote homer that bounced on Waveland and through a second floor window across the street.  Second though, would be the Kong drive that was last seen bouncing down the street that dead ends to the  park at Waveland.
In article <C5Jsxs.1M0@unix.amherst.edu> jlroffma@unix.amherst.edu (JOSHUA   LAWRENCE ROFFMAN) writes: > : >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. > :  >  >  > John Lowenstein is definately NOT Jewish.  Many in Baltimore thought he   was... > especially after he told the Baltimore _Jewish Times_ so...but later he > admitted that it was a joke.
In article <1993Apr20.154542.147196@clam.com>, sam@steamer.clam.com (Sam Mandelbaum) says: > >Yes - Everyone seems to be in agreement that the Yankees are >finally moving in the right direction.  They should finish >over .500 this year and maybe even be in the pennent race >in August.  However, I would take back a few moves: > >1.  The Jim Abbott Trade.  bleagh! this was a terrific trade.  snow will certainly be better than mattingly in the future, but that they'll be about the same now is a defensible opinion.  abbott is one of the few truly great pitchers in the game today.  >2.  Wade Boggs.  i'm not sure about this one.  i think that it's good, in that a pre-1992 boggs kicks hayes/meulens/whoevers' ass, and that a 1992 boggs still isn't ALL that shabby.  it's bad, though, that the yankees expect a pre-1992 boggs, and will probably get a 1992 boggs. however, i'd still play boggs over hayes or bam bam.  >3.  Spike Owen.  you have my full agreement here.  he's not all that much better than velarde, and silvestri is just about a lock to be better than him. however, i do enjoy the fact that "spike" is not a nickname. not that this helps the yankees.  >4.  Danny Tartabull.  i strongly disagree.  i'd much much rather have a hundred games of tartabull and sixty games of dion james than 162 games of james.
In article <C5HvFs.4Dw@news.cis.umn.edu> lsmith@deci.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith) writes: >In article <14APR93.19061416@vax.clarku.edu> hhenderson@vax.clarku.edu writes: >>David Tate writes:  >>>Also, in particular, a colleague of mine is looking for any information he >>>can find on Moe Berg, catcher/linguist/espion of WW2.  Any references (or >>>anecdotes, for that matter) would be appreciated.  >>Moe Berg, my hero!  We were just talking about him on Monday at the >>Yankee game.  Well, there's a book about him that's just been reissued: >>I think the title is _Moe Berg: Athlete, Scholar, Spy_, by Tom Sewell >>and two other people whose names I forget.  Sewell wrote the chapter >>on Berg in Danny Peary's book _Cult Baseball Players_; this is a good >>source for some of the more famous anecdotes about Berg.  Also excellent >>is the section on him in Bill Gilbert's book _They Also Served_, about >>baseball during WWII.  I'm told Berg's spy activities are mentioned in >>the recent book _Heisenberg's War_.  >His sister also "wrote" a book about Moe that she self-published. The  >title is something like _My Brother, Morris Berg_. It's mainly some of >her memories and page after page of Xerox copies of pictures and letters >that Moe had saved. Copies are kinda hard to find, but the Smith Baseball >Library has one for those in Minneapolis...  We have one here, at Berg's alma mater (class of 1923).  It's kind of  a sour thing; she disapproved of the job that Sewell et al had done.
BoSox 3     Royals 1  WP: Clemens (1-0) LP: Appier  (0-1)
Could somebody please tell me if there is a Dodgers newsletter on the Net, and if so how to subscribe?  Thanks, Joel
In article <C5L99L.HFz@cup.hp.com>, loos@cup.hp.com (Joe Loos) writes: >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 always hit Maddux well, but it was interesting that Maddux did not pitch around Bonds to get to Clayton last night.  He threw 2 straight fastballs over the plate to Bonds in the 1st last night, got away with the first one, but Bonds hit the second one out of the park.  Then in the 3rd, when Clark was at third base with one out, Maddux did not intentionally walk Bonds, and Bonds dropped a single to left-center.  > >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. >      The Braves announcers pointed out that McGee as a leadoff hitter has not scored a run yet.  He will always hit around .300, but I'm concerning about his on-base percentage.  The key in the lineup is Matt Williams, he has to stay hot so that Bonds can hit with runners on base.   >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.       The pitching gets a set back as Bud Black is placed on the DL.  Burba has done a superb job filling in so far, he looks like a different pitcher from last year.  However, Swift is terrible in both of his starts.  With Burba moving into the rotation, Mike Jackson is the only right-handed reliever aside from Rod Beck, he'll get a lot of actions.  I also hope that Dusty can manage his bullpen better than Roger Craig, especially on Beck. I was concerned when Beck was used for 3 straight days earlier this week.   >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.       So far so good!
In article <C5JKIK.1zF@ucdavis.edu> ez027993@dale.ucdavis.edu (Gary Built Like Villanueva Huckabay) writes: >Was going over some videos last night.....   And you wrote an *excellent* report about it.   >1.  He's bulked up too much.  Period.  He needs to LOSE about 20 pounds, >    not gain more bulk. > >2.  His bat speed has absolutely VANISHED.  Conservatively, I'd say he's >    lost 4%-7% of his bat speed, and that's a HUGE amount of speed. > >3.  That open stance is KILLING him.   Note that he acts sort of like >    Brian Downing - way open to start, then closes up as ball is >    released.  Downing could do this without significant head movement - >    Canseco can't.  Also, note that Canseco doesn't always close his >    stance the same way - sometimes, his hips are open, sometimes, >    they're fully closed.  Without a good starting point, it's hard >    to make adjustments in your swing.   I understand (from an unreliable source) that Canseco was considered expendable by the A's when he refused to accept any coaching about his batting stance.  The A's brain trust came to believe that his back problems were exacerbated, if not caused, by having a wide open stance, closing it quickly and then swinging with a lot of torque (that's a paraphrase of what I remember).  In any event, Canseco took the road that he and he alone would decide his stance, and the A's began to believe that he would either reinjure himself or begin to lose his ability to hit for both average and power.    >Aside from salting away a large sum of a cash that I could never touch, >so that I'd never have to work again, I'd restructure my entire swing.  Apparently, you sound like LaRussa.  >Second, drop 20 pounds.  Cut out the weight work.  The A's also objected about this.   >If Canseco's open stance and resulting bad habits are a result of his back >problems, he'll be out of baseball in three years.  If not, he could >still hit 600+ HR.  Again, I'm just repeating something I heard.  But possibly the cause and effect is the reverse of that.      --	The Beastmaster
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.
The Dodgers have been shopping Harris to other teams in their quest for more left-handed pitching.  So far, no takers. Personally, I think Harris is a defensive liability, and he has also led the team in past years for hitting into double plays, or at least been among the leaders.   Sharperson showed last year that if given a chance to play every day, he can get the job done.  If Sharpy played just one base every day, say third, he'd also improve defensively.   Wallach has helped tremendously on defense, as has Reed. The improved defense is quite noticeable and is having an effect on the pitching staff.  Both Astacio AND Martinez were bailed out in recent starts by great defensive plays. Martinez pitched into the ninth in a game that might have seen him lifted in the third in past years.   Astacio lasted 7 innings the other day under similar circumstances. The Dodgers are turning double plays, and keeping more balls in the infield than last year.  And Piazza has also been great on defense.  He has thrown out 10 of 14 batters trying to steal and has at least one pick off at first.   Wallach, clearly, has contributed to the over all improvement on defense.  But his offense is awful and he has cost the Dodgers some runs.  But I don't think he is as bad as his current average. I suspect he will come out of this slump much as Davis and Straw seem to have come out of theirs.