Author Topic: baseball (Read 37989 times)

DougMacG · « **Reply #50 on:** November 22, 2019, 08:31:45 AM »

ccp, Thanks for moving this to the right thread before we got in trouble. )

"how can a guy with 5,000 + strikeouts and lifetime ERA 3.18
lose that many games?

"I remember at least when he was with the Angels the team was terrible and he would lose countless games 1-0, 2-1 , 3-2 etc"
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I was just going to say that, give up 3 earned runs plus an unearned run and your team scores fewer. (

Very few modern-era pitchers are among the leading, career earned run leaders, (Nolan Ryan #249):
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/earned_run_avg_career.shtml

ccp · « **Reply #51 on:** May 12, 2020, 05:01:39 PM »

from town hall

https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2020/05/12/the-natural-mlb-legend-recalls-his-27strikeout-game-n2568615

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #52 on:** May 12, 2020, 06:31:55 PM »

Nice story.

ccp · « **Reply #53 on:** July 21, 2020, 05:25:50 AM »

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dr-anthony-fauci-to-throw-out-first-pitch-at-nationals-opening-day-202817323.html

caving to the DC crowd I guess

ccp · « **Reply #54 on:** July 21, 2020, 02:12:23 PM »

for all the injustices:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-giants-manager-several-team-members-take-knee-during-n1234447

ccp · « **Reply #55 on:** July 24, 2020, 05:05:19 AM »

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/23/watch-every-player-and-coach-on-the-yankees-and-nationals-kneels-prior-to-the-national-anthem/

How many of these players came from other mostly Latin countries to make millions here? And kneeling because of exactly what ? I am still not clear .

DougMacG · « **Reply #56 on:** July 24, 2020, 05:35:34 AM »

Quote from: ccp on July 24, 2020, 05:05:19 AM

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/23/watch-every-player-and-coach-on-the-yankees-and-nationals-kneels-prior-to-the-national-anthem/

How many of these players came from other mostly Latin countries to make millions here? And kneeling because of exactly what ? I am still not clear .

America's Past Time.

ccp · « **Reply #57 on:** July 24, 2020, 06:58:40 AM »

". America's Past Time."

Bravo ! Doug !

couldn't think of better phrase if I tried

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #58 on:** July 24, 2020, 10:28:20 AM »

Woof!

ccp · « **Reply #59 on:** July 24, 2020, 01:50:40 PM »

just noticed

https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1286489586751827968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1286491715788914688%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fsports%2Fgiants-sam-coonrod-explains-why-he-didnt-kneel-faith-racial-justice-demonstration-143326916.html

like everything else turned upside down -

police are criminals
criminals are simply victims

democrat party screams trump is a threat to democracy when instead they are the ones pushing for socialism - and never promote the
ideals of America
democrats screaming that trump divides us when they are all about identity politics

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #60 on:** October 02, 2020, 11:50:43 PM »

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/sports/baseball/bob-gibson-dies.html

ccp · « **Reply #61 on:** January 22, 2021, 09:05:54 AM »

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/baseball-hall-famer-henry-hank-aaron-dies-at-86/

sitting at a spring training yankee in Ft Lauderdale
against the Braves

he walked through the crowd
everyone stood and cheered

all a memory now ; a dream

ccp · « **Reply #62 on:** January 22, 2021, 09:32:33 AM »

I forgot about that

I saw Al hit a home run when he was a Yankee at Yankee stadium
earlier in his career

https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/inside-pitch/henry-aaron-hits-home-run-number-715#:~:text=On%20April%208%2C%201974%2C%20Aaron's,on%20baseball's%20all%2Dtime%20list.&text=Aaron%20drew%20a%20walk%20leading,Atlanta%2DFulton%20County%20Stadium%20restless.

ccp · « **Reply #63 on:** April 15, 2021, 04:32:42 PM »

dead ball era

live ball era

steroid era

now the woke era

empty stadium era

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mlbs-favorability-rating-among-republicans-plummets-after-all-star-game-move/

G M · « **Reply #64 on:** April 15, 2021, 05:04:13 PM »

Don't give your time and money to people that hate you and want you dead.

Use that time and money learning to shoot.

Quote from: ccp on April 15, 2021, 04:32:42 PM

dead ball era

live ball era

steroid era

now the woke era

empty stadium era

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mlbs-favorability-rating-among-republicans-plummets-after-all-star-game-move/

DougMacG · « **Reply #65 on:** April 16, 2021, 07:13:28 AM »

"Don't give your time and money to people that hate you and want you dead."

- America's past time.

Revolutions, they go after the traditions and institutions, like family, church, schools, media, now sports.

I'd like to see a revival of town level minor league baseball, with no politics.

At my university, in my sport, they ended men's tennis because of federal law, title ix, and the pursuit of football, of which they have been non-competitive for 60 years. For every football scholarship' given, they need to match with a woman in sports. Ironically , the women full ride scholarships brings in players from all over the world, keeping the local girls off the team, at a state supported university.

Tennis costs them next to nothing and the athletes consistently have the highest GPA of any sport. No matter. They prefer the money sports where the athletes rarely graduate.

I need to get my anger level down before I arm and learn to shoot.

ccp · « **Reply #66 on:** April 16, 2021, 07:45:46 AM »

".No matter. They prefer the money sports where the athletes rarely graduate."

I wonder how many college basketball enthusiasts there are for men's vs women's Bball

I am guessing it ain't even close

I enjoy college wrestling
during the short season of it and when it is infrequently on cable

though the top NCAA types are all on steroids for sure

I agree with minor league baseball though

used to go to games when lived in Florida

G M · « **Reply #67 on:** April 16, 2021, 04:22:13 PM »

"I need to get my anger level down before I arm and learn to shoot."

Don't kid yourself that you have that luxury.

ccp · « **Reply #68 on:** January 06, 2023, 06:38:06 AM »

https://nypost.com/2023/01/06/nate-colbert-mlb-slugger-and-padres-great-dead-at-76/

I still remember reading in the sports section
about the day he hit 5 home runs (3 in one game - two in another )

in a double header in 1972

ccp · « **Reply #69 on:** February 25, 2023, 08:40:48 AM »

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pitchers-are-adamant-mlbs-pitch-clock-will-give-them-an-edge-over-hitters-will-spring-training-games-prove-it-175136106.html

ccp · « **Reply #70 on:** October 27, 2023, 07:50:37 AM »

WAR =

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wins_Above_Replacement

Also see criticisms section.

I read Bill James book in the late 80s.

As a theme on the forum, once again it is important to look into "statistics" with a critical eye, and not blindly accept them.

ccp · « **Reply #71 on:** October 27, 2023, 11:45:10 PM »

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Girandoni%20air%20rifle%20youtbue&mid=DB491C06B0B038F434C1DB491C06B0B038F434C1&ajaxhist=0

I recall last time he threw perfect strike

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #72 on:** October 28, 2023, 07:15:17 PM »

Not the link you were thinking of.

ccp · « **Reply #73 on:** October 29, 2023, 07:58:11 AM »

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=bush+throws+out+first+pitch+youtube&mid=1A8757BB385C235391271A8757BB385C23539127&FORM=VIRE

made it to catcher on a bounce
plus he was standing closer to the plate than the mound

ccp · « **Reply #74 on:** October 31, 2023, 09:46:53 AM »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/frank-howard-legendary-washington-senators-slugger-passes-away-at-87/ar-AA1j75cX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=8dc059edc9a9481085967e9e7bd952e2&ei=10

I remember seeing him play at Yankee stadium with my father.
He was with Texas then, and past his prime.

Was disappointed when he struck out.

Since he was so large the bat appeared to be like me holding a toothpick
and he would swing it around like a toothpick.

ccp · « **Reply #75 on:** November 25, 2023, 09:30:20 AM »

only 5'9" he hit 511 dingers:

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=video+mel+ott+hitting&mid=689B948A99169335D836689B948A99169335D836&FORM=VIRE

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ottme01.shtml

died only age 49 in MVA.

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #76 on:** November 25, 2023, 09:56:32 AM »

That was really good-- posting it on the Power thread on my Assn forum!

PS: Note the straightening of the front leg too.

ccp · « **Reply #77 on:** December 15, 2023, 08:40:16 AM »

first black player in the American league and
second black in MLB:

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense

he was solid player by the numbers

second in MVP voting 1954, and inducted into Hall of Fame :

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dobyla01.shtml

ccp · « **Reply #78 on:** December 30, 2023, 09:42:00 AM »

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fox-news-apologizes-for-listing-white-sox-legend-frank-thomas-as-dead-in-their-in-memoriam-234814878.html

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=fox+memoriam+for+frank+thomas&type=E210US1494G0#id=4&vid=e785e1c0e82a3834055542b22d8f4d74&action=click

ccp · « **Reply #79 on:** February 18, 2024, 05:23:40 AM »

https://mlbrun.com/average-pitch-speed#:~:text=The%20average%20around%20the%201920s%20decade%20was%20around,normal%20pitches%20and%20about%2080-85%20mph%20for%20fastball.

Here is Walter Johnson pitching with good close up of his mechanics - rather side arm.
Seems hard to believe he would have been able to generate the speed of some of today's pitchers on a fastball.

134 feet per second
In 1917, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, munitions laboratory recorded Johnson's fastball at 134 feet per second, which is equal to 91 miles per hour (146 km/h), a velocity that may have been unmatched in his day, with the possible exception of Smoky Joe Wood.

ccp · « **Reply #80 on:** February 18, 2024, 05:32:39 AM »

rubber vs cork core.

as well as other factors:

https://historicbaseball.com/the-dead-ball-era-insight-into-baseballs-low-scoring-past/

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #81 on:** February 20, 2024, 09:51:08 AM »

Sister of Perpetual Indulgence charged with child porn: Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers stubbornly insisted on celebrating the deviant anti-Catholic hate group known as the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," men who dress as drag queen nuns. Apparently, the Dodgers' brass was more worried about offending the Rainbow Mafia than any of its Christian fanbase. Well, lo and behold, one of these drag queens has been arrested in Wisconsin and charged with possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. He is a member of the anti-Catholic drag queen group's Wisconsin chapter known as the Brew City Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and he is also a teacher. It seems like willingness to engage in blatant sexual deviancy should be a warning of other possibly more sinister behavior.

ccp · « **Reply #82 on:** February 20, 2024, 02:37:47 PM »

wrong thread?

Crafty_Dog · « **Reply #83 on:** February 20, 2024, 03:03:23 PM »

Well, I'm being a bit of a smartass by bringing up from the Memory Hole the Dodgers pushing of these folks.

DougMacG · « **Reply #84 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:03:22 AM »

Interesting stuff ccp on baseball and pitching speeds.

In tennis we call a 90 mph fastball ... a ladies second serve. ))

Of course there are so many differences, the racquet, the service box and playing it off the bounce, but you still have to train your eyes to track it the whole way.

https://www.perfect-tennis.com/fastest-tennis-serve/

Speed is of course only one factor. Link includes a short highlight of Roger Federer beating the guy with the fastest serve ever at Wimbledon.

Television and camera angle take away the speed the players see at court level.

ccp · « **Reply #85 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:27:46 AM »

" Television and camera angle take away the speed the players see at court level."

agree

watching live is an amazingly different experience then on TV.
you are really able to appreciate how fast the ball is hit how fast the players move on the court and reaction time better et.

I would imagine if I was on the court trying to receive a professional's serve I would probably have a hard time seeing it let alone actually make contact and return it in bounds.

ccp · « **Reply #86 on:** February 23, 2024, 07:52:34 AM »

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlbs-fanatics-produced-pants-blasted-by-players-union-chief-the-pants-are-see-through-002616361.html

ccp · « **Reply #87 on:** March 30, 2024, 06:44:09 AM »

https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1773782765672308894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1773782765672308894%7Ctwgr%5Ec161ca7041f872a20dada90ee5131076e91806c7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marca.com%2Fen%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2F2024%2F03%2F29%2F66072b5122601d235a8b45b5.html

we know he doesn't

first there is NO chance as the famous two way baseball player who is worth so much to so many would ever be charged

second his last name is NOT TRUMP.

News:

Author Topic: baseball (Read 37989 times)