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Post by kaybli on Jun 27, 2022 4:26:16 GMT -5
Did I hear Judge say that "when you're the best player on the team, how can you not" referring to himself? That was a first for him. The question came from Meredith, who asked - in effect - how do you keep your confidence and swagger while you're being no-hit for nearly two games? He misspoke. He meant to say best team on the planet he clarified in a later interview. |
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Post by inger on Jun 27, 2022 6:56:38 GMT -5
Did I hear Judge say that "when you're the best player on the team, how can you not" referring to himself? That was a first for him. The question came from Meredith, who asked - in effect - how do you keep your confidence and swagger while you're being no-hit for nearly two games? He misspoke. He meant to say best team on the planet he clarified in a later interview. Maybe so. But he IS the best player on the team. I’m sure he knows it. We all know it. They all know it. Nobody minds if he does say it… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 27, 2022 9:12:59 GMT -5
It's strange that the 1959 Pirates -- a mediocre team -- have the most walk-offs in a season. They were 78-76 that year, meaning nearly a quarter of their victories were of the walk-off variety. Of course the term "walk-off" was not used back then. Two main things I remember about that team. On May 26 of that year, Harvey Haddix threw a 12-inning perfect game against the Braves, only to lose in the thirteenth. And forkballing reliever Elroy Face vultured 17 consecutive victories on the way to an 18-1 season. He only had ten saves in his 57 appearances, in which he pitched 93 1/3 innings. A good ERA+ of 142. I remember his run very clearly; he was always just the right guy in the right place to a crazy degree. It was big news while it was happening and got a lot of national coverage without anyone putting it into much perspective. All that mattered was that he was winning games. It was treated as a nearly superhuman accomplishment. I learned just this minute in looking him up that he is still living at the age of 94. It makes me feel good to know he's still out there. |
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Post by inger on Jun 27, 2022 10:30:41 GMT -5
The oldest living Hall of Famer is Willie Mays (born May 6, 1931). He inherited the title from Tommy Lasorda when he passed away on January 7, 2021...
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Post by inger on Jun 27, 2022 10:35:52 GMT -5
It's strange that the 1959 Pirates -- a mediocre team -- have the most walk-offs in a season. They were 78-76 that year, meaning nearly a quarter of their victories were of the walk-off variety. Of course the term "walk-off" was not used back then. Two main things I remember about that team. On May 26 of that year, Harvey Haddix threw a 12-inning perfect game against the Braves, only to lose in the thirteenth. And forkballing reliever Elroy Face vultured 17 consecutive victories on the way to an 18-1 season. He only had ten saves in his 57 appearances, in which he pitched 93 1/3 innings. A good ERA+ of 142. I remember his run very clearly; he was always just the right guy in the right place to a crazy degree. It was big news while it was happening and got a lot of national coverage without anyone putting it into much perspective. All that mattered was that he was winning games. It was treated as a nearly superhuman accomplishment. I learned just this minute in looking him up that he is still living at the age of 94. It makes me feel good to know he's still out there. The 78-76 Pirates were 50-75 when Face didn’t get the decision or a save… His run support had to be amazing… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 27, 2022 11:08:51 GMT -5
The oldest living Hall of Famer is Willie Mays (born May 6, 1931). He inherited the title from Tommy Lasorda when he passed away on January 7, 2021... It will be a sad day when Say Hey shuffles off. He is the last truly great player who established himself in the 1950s. There are others -- Brooks Robinson comes to mind, also Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Bill Mazeroski and Sandy Koufax -- who began playing in the 1950s, but they didn't begin to really establish their legend until the 60s. Willie was already bound for Cooperstown before the calendar reached 1960. There are still a handful of players living who established themselves as stars, albeit not HOFers, in the 50s. Bobby Shantz, Carl Erskine, Vernon Law, Curt Simmons, Dick Groat, Rocky Colavito among them. |
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