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The Dodgers beat the Braves 6-2 last night, collecting only four hits, but they were all homers. The Braves had five hits: three doubles, one triple and one homer. So, in a game with nine hits combined between the two teams, there were no singles. It was only the sixth time in history that neither … Read moreNo Singles for You … or You … or You
Last time out, we gave you phrases which, when rearranged, gave you ballplayer’s names. Now here are the answers: I’m a bug clearer. - Miguel Cabrera Better spurn shags. - Stephen Strasburg Chew cunt. Mend car. - Andrew McCutchen An odd desire. - Addison Reed Outs injure man. - Justin Morneau The wonky rascal. - … Read moreBallplayer Name Anagram Quiz - ANSWERS
The 2012 National Scrabble Championships have now concluded. But here at the VORG, we’ll give you some more anagramming practice. Each of the following phrases anagrams to a ballplayer’s name. The only hint you’ll get is that each player is/was active in 2012: I’m a bug clearer. Better spurn shags. Chew cunt. Mend car. An … Read moreBallplayer Name Anagram Quiz
Tomorrow morning, roughly 300 wordy people from at least 41 states and several countries will begin play in the 2012 National Scrabble Championship down in Orlando, Florida. It will take 31 games over five days to determine the winner of the $10,000 top prize. To celebrate this, the VORG is providing you with rules on … Read moreScrabble and Baseball
At the VORG, we’re not just geeked on odd names. We like numbers too. We bestow the annual “Pi Young Award“. We’ve looked at prime number linescores. We’ve looked at perfect square linescores. Now its time to tackle Fibonacci numbers. In mathematics, Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence: 0, 1, 1, … Read moreFibonacci Seasons and Careers
Mike Trout turned 21 on Tuesday, and his age-20 season is looking like it might be one of the best in history for that age. As of this morning, he was 1st in the Majors in Wins Above Replacement (WAR), third in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, fourth in slugging percentage, fourth in OPS, … Read more“Well, he’s no Mike Trout!”
Ichiro Suzuki has started his Yankee career with exactly one hit in each of ten games played. That got us thinking of what the record would be for longest such streak, regardless of whether or not it was a “career start”. The mark appears to be 16 by Ted Sizemore in 1975, if you base … Read moreOne Hit (and only one hit) Per Game
Five weeks ago, the Houston Astros were 32-43, in fifth place in the NL Central, 9.5 games out of first. They had scored 316 runs, and allowed 357. They’ve played 32 games since then, and won . . . 3. Their 29th loss in those last 32 games came Friday night, a 4-1 decision in … Read moreHow Low can Houston Go?