Doubleday's Random Matter

Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby pacino » Sat Aug 24, 2013 22:56:27

Matt Holliday has 28 GIDP this year to lead the league, bats third behind a 380 OBP and 340 OBP
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby CFP » Sun Aug 25, 2013 13:22:50

Billy Williams' games played from 1963-1970 is nothing short of incredible

http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... bi01.shtml

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby smitty » Sun Aug 25, 2013 13:28:08

CFP wrote:Billy Williams' games played from 1963-1970 is nothing short of incredible

http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... bi01.shtml


I think he held the NL consecutive games played record. 9 hundred and something.

It was actually 1,117.

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phdave » Sun Aug 25, 2013 19:49:28

Pete Abraham
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ESPN's John Kruk was just taken from the press box at Dodger Stadium on a stretcher. He was conscious.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby swishnicholson » Sun Aug 25, 2013 20:39:16

phdave wrote:
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ESPN's John Kruk was just taken from the press box at Dodger Stadium on a stretcher. He was conscious.


I guess the news is he was conscious.

[I certainly hope he's ok]
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby swishnicholson » Sun Aug 25, 2013 20:40:23

My search for Kruk news brought me to this unforgettable moment in mlb:

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Stay_Disappointed » Mon Aug 26, 2013 08:53:59

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/209160709 ... ports-gene

What makes someone good at hitting a baseball and other stuff...

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Bucky » Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:59:33

Warszawa wrote:http://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/209160709/talent-or-skill-honing-in-on-the-elusive-sports-gene

What makes someone good at hitting a baseball and other stuff...



wow, i feel a little vindicated now. I was always a decent hitter, but in batting cages I looked like someone who never played before. I always blamed the phenomenon cited in the article, but nobody ever believed me.

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Bill McNeal » Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:57:28

Shoulda kept!

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Schierholtz hits a double play ball with the bases loaded in the 13th inning, but falls down in the batters box, gets up to run to first and gets drilled in the head with the throw from first.

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby BigEd76 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 13:36:30

Draft watch with 5 weeks remaining:

1 = Houston
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2 = Miami (6.0 GB)
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3 = Chicago WS (11.0 GB)
4 = Chicago Cubs (11.5 GB)
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5 = Milwaukee (13.5 GB)
6 = Minnesota (14.0 GB)
7 = Toronto (14.0 GB)
8 = San Francisco (14.5 GB)
9 = LA Angels (15.0 GB)
10 = NY Mets (15.5 GB)
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11 = TORONTO (failed to sign 2013 1st-rd pick)
12 = San Diego (15.5 GB)
13 = PHILLIES (15.5 GB)
14 = Seattle (16.0 GB)
15 = Colorado (16.5 GB)

So 3 games separates the #5 and #15 teams

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby choco » Mon Aug 26, 2013 13:42:59

What's the tiebreaker procedure?
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby BigEd76 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 13:52:29

Right now the Mets are ahead of us and San Diego because they're .001 back (they've played two less games). The tiebreaker when everyone has the same record is last year's record/draft order, so it would go Mets->Padres->Phillies. The Phils would win tiebreakers against the Brewers, White Sox, Angels and Giants

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby SK790 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 04:47:31

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby BigEd76 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:30:42

Lincecum, Pence and Lopez were all claimed on waivers, so they aren't going anywhere

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby swishnicholson » Tue Aug 27, 2013 14:19:40

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phdave » Tue Aug 27, 2013 14:23:01

wrong thread?
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby swishnicholson » Tue Aug 27, 2013 16:27:45

phdave wrote:wrong thread?


Perhaps you're right. I'll see if it gets more traction elsewhere.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby The Nightman Cometh » Tue Aug 27, 2013 18:09:23

I would like Trumbo to be a Phillies.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Woody » Thu Aug 29, 2013 08:31:24

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Werthless » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:12:46

http://www.fangraphs.com/not/abbott-and ... tes-trade/
ABBOTT
Who’d the Pirates just get?
COSTELLO
Byrd.
ABBOTT
Oh, stop being a wise guy. I know pirates have birds. Parrots, in fact. Pirates have parrots.
COSTELLO
No, Pirates have Byrd.
ABBOTT
A parrot’s a bird. That’s what I said.
COSTELLO
No, I mean Byrd. Marlon Byrd.
ABBOTT
A marlin’s a fish, not a bird.
COSTELLO
I know.
ABBOTT
Then why’d you say a marlin’s a bird?
COSTELLO
I didn’t. I said the Pirates got Byrd.
ABBOTT
Yes, a parrot. A parrot bird. I wasn’t asking about the Marlins.
COSTELLO
Exactly. I’m telling you about the Pirates. They got Byrd.
ABBOTT
A parrot.
COSTELLO
No! A Byrd!
ABBOTT
What kind of a bird?
COSTELLO
Marlon.
ABBOTT
He’s not a bird, he’s a fish!
COSTELLO
Forget it. They also got Buck.
ABBOTT
A new Buc, of course. Who?
COSTELLO
Buck.
ABBOTT
That’s just short for Pirate. Who’d they get?
COSTELLO
Buck.
ABBOTT
They’re all Bucs! Why won’t you tell me?
COSTELLO
Buck.
ABBOTT
Buc, buc, buc. You sound like a chicken.
COSTELLO
A chicken’s a bird. The Pirates got Byrd.
ABBOTT
What kind of bird? A marlin. A marlin’s a fish.
COSTELLO
We’re not talking about the Marlins!
ABBOTT
So who’d the Pirates give up?
COSTELLO
Dilson Herrera.
ABBOTT
Dilson Herrera? That’s a funny name! He’s a second baseman?
COSTELLO
What?
ABBOTT
No, I think he retired.

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