Bill McNeal wrote:

Bucky wrote:how do I get a snapshot view of single-season leaders through time? In this specific case, it's best fielding % by a third baseman. It looks like that at one point Don Money held both the AL & NL marks (in fact it looks like he still has the AL record). What I'm trying to figure out without hunting and pecking is when/if he held the NL mark and if so when he lost it...

swishnicholson wrote:Had to drive the NY thruway Friday evening and listen to the Mets game. Nice radio broadcast. Would have been nicer if the Brewers could win a damn game.

WilliamC wrote:

Bill McNeal wrote:

I love him. Probably thought a moth was attacking his head or something.

Steve Phillips, who was the GM of a major league team (lol mets), said he would trade Steven Strasburg for Roy Oswalt. Seriously? Seriously. There is a reason you don't have a job anymore

Bucky wrote:FWIW, when my kid's school choir performed the anthem at CBP we had to buy tickets. I think it's part of the reason for doing this. Same with the "first pitch" theme nights. Any org can throw a first pitch if they sell like 150 tickets.

On May 25, 1922, Babe Ruth went into a full tirade after being called out at second base in the third inning of a contest that had his Yankees facing the Senators in New York. After being called out by Umpire George Hildebrand, the Bambino proceeded to argue, before he picked up a handful of dirt and threw it in Hildebrand's face. The umpire promptly ejected Ruth from the contest, however, the fireworks were far from over. As Ruth was vacating the field, some fans booed and heckled him. Ruth took exception to this, and decided to go after one fan in particular by dashing into the crowd. The fan, whose mouth was bigger than his heart ran away when he realized that Ruth was coming for him. The incident happened after Ruth had served a six-week suspension for barnstorming. After he rejoined the Yankees lineup on May 20th, he was named the team's captain. The title was stripped from him after the incident that happened five days later, and was given to the team's shortstop Everett Scott. Ruth was also fined $200 for the tirade, which would be the equivalent of $2,800 today. Despite the incident, the Yankees still went onto claim a 6-4 victory over the visitors from Washington.