I’ve decided to run a “March Madness” type tourney based on the names in my book. There are 4 groups, in line with the groups in my book We’ll run the tourney for the next couple of weeks and crown a champion in early April.
Bill Chuck: “D.B. focuses on one of my joys of the game, the great (and often odd) names in baseball history and they don’t make fun of the names, they make the names more fun by giving you a brief history of the player lurking behind the moniker.” Clinton Riddle: “Firstman’s book is one of … Read more
Last year, Major League Baseball set an all-time record when 33.5% of all plate appearances ended in a walk, strikeout or homers (the “three true outcomes“). Here at the VORG, monitoring “TTO” is one of our pet projects. Each month this season, we’ll be checking on the assault on the TTO record, both on the … Read more
Last year, Major League Baseball set an all-time record when 33.5% of all plate appearances ended in a walk, strikeout or homers (the “three true outcomes“). Here at the VORG, monitoring “TTO” is one of our pet projects. Each month this season, we’ll be checking on the assault on the TTO record, both on the … Read more
Various sports outlets and Twitter folks are noting tonight’s “Ray-Romano” pitching matchup in the Arizona-Cincinnati game. Here are some more “celebrity” pitching matchups that have taken place (thanks to the gamelogs at Retrosheet): DATE VIS HOME VIS P HOME P 19340522 SLN NY1 Dean Smith 19340719 SLN BSN Dean Smith 19360521 SLN NY1 Dean Smith … Read more
Another prompt from the Twitterverse:
Most HR Jan 26 bday
Bob Neiman 125
Johnny Frederick 85
Rick Schu 41
Jeff Branson 34
Andres Torres 32
Rip Russell 29
Charlie Gelbert 17— High Heat Stats ? January 27, 2017
Its Hot Stove time … and we just got through with a Presidential election, so its the perfect moment to present you with some politically-relevant fantasy team name suggestions: Electoral Hershiser College Government Subsidygordon Presidential Pardonsutton Watergates Brown Majority WHIP Rennie Senate The Georgia Impeach Unearned Runoff Matt West Wing Vida Blue Room SenatoriiHunter Oval … Read more
Well we’ve finally reached the end of the 2016 season, with what should be a very entertaining game seven between the Cubs and Indians. Here are some “game seven” facts to whet your appetite. Record for most SP K’s in a WS game 7 is 10, done 4 times. Last done by Roger Clemens in … Read more