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Father’s Day Baseball Crossword Puzzle
I’ve got a Father’s Day-themed baseball crossword puzzle over at ESPN’s Sweet Spot. I hope all the dads (and their kids) had a great day!
Who Needs all 26 Letters Anyway?
When the Royals selected Sean Manaea in the recent MLB First-Year Player draft, the VORG noticed the paucity of unique letters in his name. You could spell his entire ten-letter name with only five distinct letters (a,e,m,n,s). Previously, we had … Continue reading
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Tagged Dustin Ackley, no repeated letters, player names, Sean Manaea, unique letters
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Fun with the names in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft
Just as we did with the 2012 version of this post, I’ll leave the sophisticated analysis of the recently-concluded 2013 Draft to the real experts. There were 1,216 players drafted. Most popular last names: Miller, Smith and Williams (each 11). … Continue reading
2013 Pi Young Award – May Update
May is in the books, so let us see which hurlers are leading their respective leagues in the race for the annual “Pi Young Award“. First up . . . the American League/no innings requirement. Detroit’s Al Alburquerque and the … Continue reading
He’s batting Cleanup?
Cleanup hitters . . . generally your most powerful hitters. Baseball history (and the Hall of Fame) is full of legendary cleanup hitters. Here are the players with most games batting cleanup in their careers: Player Games Started Eddie Murray … Continue reading
Posted in factoids, lineups, Play Index mining, records
Tagged cleanup hitter, Lou Brock, Paul Molitor, Tony Gwynn, Yuniesky Betancourt
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Three Homers for You, A Loss for your Team
Miguel Cabrera’s three-homer game last night was the 86th instance of a player hitting three or more homers in a contest that his team lost. This is the second time Cabrera launched three homers in a loss. Johnny Mize had … Continue reading
Posted in homeruns, Play Index mining, records
Tagged Miguel Cabrera, Rangers, three-homer games, Tigers
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