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Post by chiyankee on Apr 16, 2023 13:31:35 GMT -5
Cole passes Bobby Witt Sr and Whitey on the all time K list. He's going to pass a lot more.
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Post by inger on Apr 16, 2023 13:31:38 GMT -5
Where is our fearless leader today, and also the sombrero that shall not be named. I’ve been here for about an inning my sesquipedalian friend. I was reading through the forum before reporting in and was consulting my dictionary to attempt to join the conversation. Lol at Renfield going back to the dots… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 16, 2023 13:33:59 GMT -5
Yay, Rizzo ties Chase Utley on the all-time HBP list for number eight! Up next is deadball-era player Dan McGann. Rizzo needs 25 more. Then 13 beyond that to reach ex-Met and Expo IFer Ron Hunt at 243. Hunt is still the only guy I ever heard of who actually practiced getting hit by a pitch. Utley was borderline HOF for awhile. Heck of a player at bat and in the field. And he crowded the plate very much the same way Rizzo does. |
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Post by inger on Apr 16, 2023 13:36:01 GMT -5
I appreciate your ability to share without any latent parsimony, and educative without being pedantic.  To follow the discussions on this board I now not only need Baseball Reference, but the Oxford English Dictionary. Geez. Think I'll just go watch the dots. Don’t go, Ren. I promise to to be to big wordy for ya’ all… |
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Post by Rockaway Park on Apr 16, 2023 13:38:20 GMT -5
I sort of like the Twins hat. I sort of don't like Hicks.
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Post by chiyankee on Apr 16, 2023 13:38:36 GMT -5
O'Neill is wrong Hicks. He's not a role player, he's a bench player. There's a difference.
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Post by inger on Apr 16, 2023 13:40:13 GMT -5
Rizzo deserved to reach base. He was standing there like the brave Marshall that wouldn’t dance when the bad guy shot at his feet. And he at least got his shoelaces dirty. Drawing the HBP without getting injured is a skill, and it’s easier if you don’t actually get hit by the pitch. He probably prefers his shirts extra blousy and would wear MC hammer breeches if the league would allow them…
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:40:30 GMT -5
Yay, Rizzo ties Chase Utley on the all-time HBP list for number eight! Up next is deadball-era player Dan McGann. Rizzo needs 25 more. Then 13 beyond that to reach ex-Met and Expo IFer Ron Hunt at 243. Hunt is still the only guy I ever heard of who actually practiced getting hit by a pitch. Utley was borderline HOF for awhile. Heck of a player at bat and in the field. And he crowded the plate very much the same way Rizzo does. Utley was a gamer. Probably too many injuries interfered with his overall numbers and never had the magic 3000 or 500 or .300, but he had an eight year run with a 129 OPS+ |
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Post by inger on Apr 16, 2023 13:41:07 GMT -5
I sort of like the Twins hat. I sort of don't like Hicks. I’d sort of like it if Hicks could go back to wearing that Twins hat… |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:41:24 GMT -5
I sort of like the Twins hat. I sort of don't like Hicks. I like the old hat. This one looks like the Marlins or Mobil Oil. |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:43:43 GMT -5
Solano with a good at bat against Cole.
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:45:07 GMT -5
Cole "Cruising" on a Sunday afternoon though five!
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:48:12 GMT -5
That's what speed does at the top of the lineup! Single from Volpe, but a great attempt by Carmen Miranda.
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Post by chiyankee on Apr 16, 2023 13:48:32 GMT -5
Volpe finally catches a break.
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 16, 2023 13:50:01 GMT -5
I agree with Paul. Baserunners need to go early in the count.
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