I sent Craig Calcaterra the info on the number of 7-3 games, and he posted this: Sometimes I take pride in myself over my baseball geekdom. And then someone like Dianagram comes along and reveals me to be a rank amateur. Yet the momentary sadness I feel when I realize how wanting I am in … Read more
The tweet came across my feed late last night: Four games end with 7-3 final scores. This is important. This means something. [sculpts Devils tower in mashed potatoes] Of course, this set the VORG into action. Was May 30, 2011 a record-setting day? Was this the date with the most games ending with 7-3 … Read more
Last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates went an amazing 17-64 (.210) on the road. This season, going into Monday’s game at Citi Field, the Buccos already have 15 wins away from home (15-13, .536). That’s a .326 improvement so far in 2011. So, which team has the best road winning percentage improvement from year-to-year? Here are … Read more
Last time out, I talked about searching for the alphabetical batting order. The folks at Baseball Think Factory picked up the story, and one commenter put this thought out there: “On a side note, while I was researching 1918 starting lineups I found a few games — I think involving the Giants — where the … Read more
The lineup is of course an integral part of baseball. It literally establishes an order to the game, as described within the Official Baseball Rules: 6.01 (a) Each player of the offensive team shall bat in the order that his name appears in his team’s batting order. Over the years, lineups have been drawn up … Read more
A few days ago, I wrote about the longest player names in major league history. But of course, there is more gold to be mined when it comes to player names. With that, I present the all-time “Most Voweluable Player” awards, given to the players whose last names have the highest percentage of vowels. The … Read more