Random Baseball Musings

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I cheated and still only came up with 6.

 

I found 7.

 

 

Carl Yastrzemski - 3308

Stan Musial - 3026

Cal Ripken - 3001

Brooks Robinson - 2896

Robin Yount - 2856

Craig Biggio - 2850

Al Kaline - 2834

 

 

Honus Wagner played his first 3 seasons for the Louisville Colonels pre-1900, and then his team basically merged with the Pittsburgh franchise, where he played the rest of his career, but I guess you have to consider that playing for 2 teams, so he doesn't count as an 8th guy.

 

I was missing

 

 

Robin Yount

 

 

who I was somehow convinced also spent time with the Twins.

 

ETA: So I basically decided that it had to be Honus Wagner.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have done away with manager Kirk Gibson and bench coach Alan Trammel, just a few weeks after canning general manager Kevin Towers. And so ends the Era Of Grit in Arizona.

 

If there's one thing the Diamondbacks became known for under the stewardship of Gibson and Towers, it was turning a team that won 94 games in 2011 into a mediocre-to-bad team that valued toughness and "playing the right way" over everything else.

[mul21]

I cheated and still only came up with 6.

 

I found 7.

 

 

Carl Yastrzemski - 3308

Stan Musial - 3026

Cal Ripken - 3001

Brooks Robinson - 2896

Robin Yount - 2856

Craig Biggio - 2850

Al Kaline - 2834

 

 

Honus Wagner played his first 3 seasons for the Louisville Colonels pre-1900, and then his team basically merged with the Pittsburgh franchise, where he played the rest of his career, but I guess you have to consider that playing for 2 teams, so he doesn't count as an 8th guy.

 

I was missing

 

 

Robin Yount

 

 

who I was somehow convinced also spent time with the Twins.

 

ETA: So I basically decided that it had to be Honus Wagner.

 

That was Molitor.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I cheated and still only came up with 6.

 

I found 7.

 

 

Carl Yastrzemski - 3308

Stan Musial - 3026

Cal Ripken - 3001

Brooks Robinson - 2896

Robin Yount - 2856

Craig Biggio - 2850

Al Kaline - 2834

 

 

Honus Wagner played his first 3 seasons for the Louisville Colonels pre-1900, and then his team basically merged with the Pittsburgh franchise, where he played the rest of his career, but I guess you have to consider that playing for 2 teams, so he doesn't count as an 8th guy.

 

I was missing

 

 

Robin Yount

 

 

who I was somehow convinced also spent time with the Twins.

 

ETA: So I basically decided that it had to be Honus Wagner.

 

That was Molitor.

 

Ah, yep. That's what I was thinking. Thanks.

[sweetpeteman]

Out of curiosity I went through the rosters on BR and found the players who debuted in the 90's and were on a roster this year, with the year they debuted and age:

 

Alex Rodriguez 1994 39

 

Jason Giambi 1995 43

LaTroy Hawkins 1995 41

Derek Jeter 1995 40

 

Raúl Ibañez 1996 42

Jamey Wright 1996 39

Bobby Abreu 1996 40

 

Bartolo Colon 1997 41

Torii Hunter 1997 39

Paul Konerko 1997 38

David Ortiz 1997 38

 

Carlos Beltrán 1998 37

Adrian Beltre 1998 35

Eric Chávez 1998 36

Bruce Chen 1998 37

Álex González 1998 37

Aramis Ramirez 1998 36

A.J. Pierzynski 1998 37

 

Tim Hudson 1999 39

Randy Wolf 1999 38

Jose Molina 1999 39

Joe Nathan 1999 39

A.J. Burnett 1999 37

Kyle Farnsworth 1999 38

John McDonald 1999 40

Buddy Carlyle 1999 36

Alfonso Soriano 1999 38

 

 

Jeter, Konerko, and Chavez are retiring after this season. Some of the players (Abreu, Ibanez, Farnsworth, Giambi) are probably done as well, whether they want to be or not. Beltre and Ramirez are probably the only candidates to make it to the threefour decade club.

 

 

If you find anybody I missed, let me know.

 

 

 

Also, Buddy Carlyle? WTF?

 

 

 

ETA: In the couple hours since I made this post, Abreu announced his retirement.

Also forgot ARod.

Edited September 30, 2014 by sweetpeteman

[Guest]

http://i.imgur.com/L5XZ2fpl.jpg

[bukie]

The Royals clinched a playoff spot last night for the first time in 29 years, leaving just 3 MLB teams that haven't been to the playoffs in the past 10 years. Any ideas?

[ConstableRabbit]

The Royals clinched a playoff spot last night for the first time in 29 years, leaving just 3 MLB teams that haven't been to the playoffs in the past 10 years. Any ideas?

Mariners, Blue Jays, Twins?

[Guest]

Twins made the playoffs that recently. The Marlins haven't made the playoffs since 2003.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Definitely the Mariners and Blue Jays. The Mariners haven't been in since the one year they won a bazillion games and the Blue Jays haven't made it since '93(!) when they won their second of back-to-back WS.

[Guest]

Entering today's game, the Pirates' top 6 starters have combined for 6.9 fWAR in 880.1 IP. The Pirates' top 6 relievers have combined for 4.8 fWAR in 294 IP.

[Soul]

Ryan Braun 2012, Before Roidal bust:

 

108 R, 191 H, 36 2B, 41 HR, 112 RBI (2 off his career high), .319 BA, .391 OBP (close to career high), .498 SLG .987 OPS 356 TB (career high)

 

Ignoring 2013...

 

Ryan Braun 2014, After Roidal bust:

 

68 R, 141 H, 30 2B, 19 HR, 81 RBI (33 off his career high), .266 BA, .324 OBP (career low), .453 SLG (career low), .777 OPS (easily career low) 240 TB (career low)

 

It's a blatant baseball-reference rip job, yes. I just want to make sure it's recorded here somewhere.

 

Suck it Braun.

[Him]

Interesting breakdown of money paid to players on the DL this year: http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/rangers-injuries/

[Gmoney08]

Out of curiosity I went through the rosters on BR and found the players who debuted in the 90's and were on a roster this year, with the year they debuted and age:

 

Alex Rodriguez 1994 39

 

Jason Giambi 1995 43

LaTroy Hawkins 1995 41

Derek Jeter 1995 40

 

Raúl Ibañez 1996 42

Jamey Wright 1996 39

Bobby Abreu 1996 40

 

Bartolo Colon 1997 41

Torii Hunter 1997 39

Paul Konerko 1997 38

David Ortiz 1997 38

 

Carlos Beltrán 1998 37

Adrian Beltre 1998 35

Eric Chávez 1998 36

Bruce Chen 1998 37

Álex González 1998 37

Aramis Ramirez 1998 36

A.J. Pierzynski 1998 37

 

Tim Hudson 1999 39

Randy Wolf 1999 38

Jose Molina 1999 39

Joe Nathan 1999 39

A.J. Burnett 1999 37

Kyle Farnsworth 1999 38

John McDonald 1999 40

Buddy Carlyle 1999 36

Alfonso Soriano 1999 38

 

 

Jeter, Konerko, and Chavez are retiring after this season. Some of the players (Abreu, Ibanez, Farnsworth, Giambi) are probably done as well, whether they want to be or not. Beltre and Ramirez are probably the only candidates to make it to the three decade club.

 

 

If you find anybody I missed, let me know.

 

 

 

Also, Buddy Carlyle? WTF?

 

 

 

ETA: In the couple hours since I made this post, Abreu announced his retirement.

Also forgot ARod.

 

Do you mean candidates for 4 decade club or am I missing something?

[MSG T]

The Royals clinched a playoff spot last night for the first time in 29 years, leaving just 3 MLB teams that haven't been to the playoffs in the past 10 years. Any ideas?

 

 

For all of the talk by commentators about how big of an advantage NFL teams have, in terms of level playing field, the NFL has the exact same number of teams that haven't made the playoffs in the last 10 years...3. The Bills, Browns and Raiders.

[sweetpeteman]

Out of curiosity I went through the rosters on BR and found the players who debuted in the 90's and were on a roster this year, with the year they debuted and age:

 

Alex Rodriguez 1994 39

 

Jason Giambi 1995 43

LaTroy Hawkins 1995 41

Derek Jeter 1995 40

 

Raúl Ibañez 1996 42

Jamey Wright 1996 39

Bobby Abreu 1996 40

 

Bartolo Colon 1997 41

Torii Hunter 1997 39

Paul Konerko 1997 38

David Ortiz 1997 38

 

Carlos Beltrán 1998 37

Adrian Beltre 1998 35

Eric Chávez 1998 36

Bruce Chen 1998 37

Álex González 1998 37

Aramis Ramirez 1998 36

A.J. Pierzynski 1998 37

 

Tim Hudson 1999 39

Randy Wolf 1999 38

Jose Molina 1999 39

Joe Nathan 1999 39

A.J. Burnett 1999 37

Kyle Farnsworth 1999 38

John McDonald 1999 40

Buddy Carlyle 1999 36

Alfonso Soriano 1999 38

 

 

Jeter, Konerko, and Chavez are retiring after this season. Some of the players (Abreu, Ibanez, Farnsworth, Giambi) are probably done as well, whether they want to be or not. Beltre and Ramirez are probably the only candidates to make it to the threefour decade club.

 

 

If you find anybody I missed, let me know.

 

 

 

Also, Buddy Carlyle? WTF?

 

 

 

ETA: In the couple hours since I made this post, Abreu announced his retirement.

Also forgot ARod.

 

Do you mean candidates for 4 decade club or am I missing something?

 

Yeah, 4 decade.

[SouthSideRyan]

I'd give Bruce Chen a better chance than Aramis.

[Bull]

I'd give Bruce Chen a better chance than Aramis.

I wouldn't count buddy Carlyle out. He clearly has access to people who can get their hands on compromising photos of just about anyone.

[Clem Fandango]

Not entirely baseball related, but...

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/nfl-blackout-rule-fcc-111441.html

 

Now turn your attention to baseball and fix that nightmare, please.

[WrigleyField 22]

Honestly had to look up who the hell Buddy Carlyle was. Maybe there's some other 4 decade club candidates hanging around as career minor leaguers.

 

 

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[ctcf]

"HUR HUR MONEYBALL MORE LIKE SUCKBALL!" - Sports writers today

[Thed Hoyerstein]

"HUR HUR MONEYBALL MORE LIKE SUCKBALL!" - Sports writers today

 

I have a friend, who was a STATISTICS major in the college, telling me that sacrifice bunting was the right "strategy", "real baseball", "the way the game is supposed to be played" and is up in arms when I said that giving up an out in exchange for one base is not sound rationale. His logic (remember, he was a stats major), "I didn't see oakland win the game with their moneyball"

 

As much as I like to see KC win, they really do not deserve this because their organization is a complete mess, Dayton Moore is an idiot, and we're going to have to hear about this small ball crap until they're eliminated.

[jersey cubs fan]

 

As much as I like to see KC win, they really do not deserve this because their organization is a complete mess, Dayton Moore is an idiot, and we're going to have to hear about this small ball crap until they're eliminated.

 

When the Cubs were run by people that thought this was the right way to play, this worried me. Now it just means it is possible idiots will feel vindicated and keep on idioting.

[Guest]

"HUR HUR MONEYBALL MORE LIKE SUCKBALL!" - Sports writers today

 

I've had to hear that Cespedes was:

 

-the A's best hitter (his .260 BA for the year would have been 4th on the A's, his .761 OPS would have been 6th)

-the A's best power hitter (22 HRs would have been 3rd, .450 SLG would have been 2nd)

-the A's most consistent hitter (whatever the hell that means)

-one of the best power hitters in the league (T-37th in HRs, T-44th in SLG)

 

He was also 8th in OBP for the A's.

[Guest]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/01/newspaper-columnist-ignores-joe-mauers-brain-injury-calls-him-a-wimp-says-he-should-catch-again/

 

Bob Sansevere is an idiot.