General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[Sammy Sofa]

http://www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-season-preview/game-length

 

Fascinating article on why games are longer today compared to 30 years ago, by comparing games with basically identical stats 30 years apart. The 1984 game was a Harry Caray announced Cubs-Mets game on WGN, which is comedy gold.

 

Huh. That was a cool read; I definitely assumed most of it would be due to commercials. Didn't expect the main culprit at all.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The format takes a minute to get into, but this is great: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18961336/how-keep-mlb-being-boring-50-year-plan

 

A fictionalized future illustrating the unintended consequences of rule changes.

[David]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSOzwcVDnbV/

[bukie]

Trivia Time!

 

Since the turn of the millenium, the most stolen bases by a player in a World Series has been 4, achieved 3 times. Once was by BJ Upton in the 2008 World Series, once was by Lorenzo Cain in the 2015 World Series. What was the third?

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

When everyone figures that one out, see if you can guess which two people have the most strikeouts (as a batter) in a World Series (one occurred in 2009, the other in 2016)

[David]

Trivia Time!

 

Since the turn of the millenium, the most stolen bases by a player in a World Series has been 4, achieved 3 times. Once was by BJ Upton in the 2008 World Series, once was by Lorenzo Cain in the 2015 World Series. What was the third?

 

i know i know

 

i like gold gloves and i cannot lie

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Trivia Time!

 

Since the turn of the millenium, the most stolen bases by a player in a World Series has been 4, achieved 3 times. Once was by BJ Upton in the 2008 World Series, once was by Lorenzo Cain in the 2015 World Series. What was the third?

 

you guessed it... frank stallone

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Trivia Time!

 

Since the turn of the millenium, the most stolen bases by a player in a World Series has been 4, achieved 3 times. Once was by BJ Upton in the 2008 World Series, once was by Lorenzo Cain in the 2015 World Series. What was the third?

 

He was my first guess, but I was still surprised that he had that many when I looked it up.

 

 

Heyward

 

[Cubswin11]

When everyone figures that one out, see if you can guess which two people have the most strikeouts (as a batter) in a World Series (one occurred in 2009, the other in 2016)

Napoli?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Trivia Time!

 

Since the turn of the millenium, the most stolen bases by a player in a World Series has been 4, achieved 3 times. Once was by BJ Upton in the 2008 World Series, once was by Lorenzo Cain in the 2015 World Series. What was the third?

one thing I know for certain is it wasn't Lindor

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

When everyone figures that one out, see if you can guess which two people have the most strikeouts (as a batter) in a World Series (one occurred in 2009, the other in 2016)

Napoli?

Good guess. He was only a few off of the leader.

[bukie]

When everyone figures that one out, see if you can guess which two people have the most strikeouts (as a batter) in a World Series (one occurred in 2009, the other in 2016)

Ryan Howard and Javy Baez.

[Banedon]

No shame in admitting this would be me if I'd ever made a pro sports team.

 

http://deadspin.com/aw-this-career-minor-leaguer-tearing-up-over-making-th-1793880549

[Brian707]

http://www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-season-preview/game-length

 

Fascinating article on why games are longer today compared to 30 years ago, by comparing games with basically identical stats 30 years apart. The 1984 game was a Harry Caray announced Cubs-Mets game on WGN, which is comedy gold.

 

 

 

Loved the part about Gary Matthews needing an apartment to rent and if you have one to call the Cubs. Gary will leave you passes to some of the games.

[ConstableRabbit]

No shame in admitting this would be me if I'd ever made a pro sports team.

 

http://deadspin.com/aw-this-career-minor-leaguer-tearing-up-over-making-th-1793880549

I'd be crying because it would mean the team was horrible.

[We Got The Whole 9]

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2017/1/9/14220256/the-2017-phillies-can-change-baseball-forever

[Cubswin11]

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2017/1/9/14220256/the-2017-phillies-can-change-baseball-forever

I doubt they do that, but from a gambling standpoint I kinda like the Phillies over for wins this year. Their pitching depth should keep them relevant

[davell]

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Greatest call ever?

[BigbadB]

Today's LA Dodgers starter makes $33,000,000.00

 

Today's San Diego Padres 25 man roster makes $28,000,000.00

[Ding Dong Johnson]

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Greatest call ever?

still better than Jim Nantz

[David]

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[CubInOK]

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Remind me not to fish in whatever lake Dusty Baker was fishing in over the offseason.

[UMFan83]

Clint Frazier supposedly asks the Yankees if he can wear Mickey Mantle's number

 

http://deadspin.com/yankees-prospect-clint-frazier-reportedly-asked-if-he-c-1794045027

 

On WFAN today, Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman told Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts that highly touted Yankees prospect Clint Frazier asked the Yankees “if they ever un-retire numbers.” As if that question wasn’t [expletive] enough, Waldman says Frazier wanted to wear No. 7, which once belonged to a little-known Yankees player named Mickey Mantle.

[Liam Neeson]

Clint Frazier supposedly asks the Yankees if he can wear Mickey Mantle's number

 

http://deadspin.com/yankees-prospect-clint-frazier-reportedly-asked-if-he-c-1794045027

 

On WFAN today, Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman told Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts that highly touted Yankees prospect Clint Frazier asked the Yankees “if they ever un-retire numbers.” As if that question wasn’t bat [expletive] enough, Waldman says Frazier wanted to wear No. 7, which once belonged to a little-known Yankees player named Mickey Mantle.

 

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[jersey cubs fan]

https://twitter.com/clintfrazier/status/849745226394632193