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Post by rizzuto on Jun 22, 2024 13:45:40 GMT -5
On May 30, 2008,Keiichi Yabu entered a game against the San Diego Padres as a reliever for the Giants with the score tied and with runners at first and second base, with nobody out. He threw one pitch, and Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded into a triple play. He continued to pitch 2 additional hitless innings that game… Remember when Aroldis Chapman was on the ropes and the Yankees delivered a triple play? If I recall, the Yankees had two triple plays that season. |
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 13:47:26 GMT -5
If not for his great catch off Yogi Berra’s high fly to the left field corner….the Yankees may have pulled off another World Series win in 1955……
A long run and a great catch….Brooklyn fans will never forget…..Sandy Amoros….
Sandy was another one of the heroes in the days when we had…”Willie, Mickey, and, The Duke”….and we were talkin’ baseball…..
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 22, 2024 13:47:49 GMT -5
The Alou Brothers (Felipe, Matty and Jesus) had 5,094 hits, 765 doubles, 106 triples, only 239 HR. Also very impressive. Felipe and Matty both had brief stints with the Yankees. Yep, they were Yankee teammates. Felipe is the father of Moises, of the infamous Bartman incident. |
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 13:48:01 GMT -5
On May 30, 2008,Keiichi Yabu entered a game against the San Diego Padres as a reliever for the Giants with the score tied and with runners at first and second base, with nobody out. He threw one pitch, and Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded into a triple play. He continued to pitch 2 additional hitless innings that game… Remember when Aroldis Chapman was on the ropes and the Yankees delivered a triple play? If I recall, the Yankees had two triple plays that season. Chapman was on the mound for the second triple play, too!… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 22, 2024 13:50:37 GMT -5
Remember when Aroldis Chapman was on the ropes and the Yankees delivered a triple play? If I recall, the Yankees had two triple plays that season. Chapman was on the mound for the second triple play, too!… Got him out of very sweaty situations. |
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 22, 2024 13:51:58 GMT -5
Chapman was on the mound for the second triple play, too!… Got him out of very sweaty situations. Chapman's sweating exploits were to baseball as Nixon was to the presidency. |
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 13:53:21 GMT -5
Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio all played CF. 4,853 hits, 906 doubles, 212 triples and 573 homers. What a set of brothers! The Alou Brothers (Felipe, Matty and Jesus) had 5,094 hits, 765 doubles, 106 triples, only 239 HR. Also very impressive. Felipe and Matty both had brief stints with the Yankees. Felipe with 206 of the homers. Matty was a tweener, hitting .250 with an occasional homer until Harry Walker got ahold of him in Pittsburgh and taught him to slap at the ball. It turned him into a near powerless batting title winner and contender other seasons.. Jesus was a tweener that never became anything more… |
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 16:31:06 GMT -5
Yep, they were Yankee teammates. Felipe is the father of Moises, of the infamous Bartman incident. Moises was also in the Jorge Posada Piss on Your Hands Club, until Mrs. Posada objected… 🤓 |
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 17:12:27 GMT -5
A. ROGERS HORNSBY
Hornsby was bypassed for the HOF on his first ballot. Amazing, isn’t it?
He was the very first player ever to lead his league in hits and walks in the same season.
Playing for STL in 1924, Hornsby led the majors w/227 H & led NL w/89 BB. It has since been done by Phillies Richie Ashburn in 1958 & Lenny Dykstra in 1993. No American Leaguer ha even done it.
In 1922 he racked up 250 H. The most hits ever for a right handed hitter.
Only Willie Maysand Hornsby have had 6 10+ WAR in the NL. Hornsby’s top WAR seasons = 10.8 in 1921; 10.1 in 1922; 12.1 in 1924; 10.2 in 1925; 10.2 in 1927; & 10.6 in 1929. Mays did it in 1954, 58, 62-65.
In the AL, Walter Johnson has 7 such, but the all-time leader is Babe Ruth with 9…
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Post by inger on Jun 23, 2024 7:42:46 GMT -5
MEL OTT
Ott was bypassed the first time his name appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot.
He had the most seasons with 100 walks among NL batters.
. BBs Year
113..... 1929
103..... 1930
100..... 1932
111..... 1936
102..... 1937
118..... 1938
100..... 1939
100..... 1940
100..... 1941
109..... 1942
(In the AL, Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, Mantle & Frank Thomas each had 10+ 100-BB seasons.)
I’m a bit of an oddity, he had six HR titles in his league, but not once did he lead with as many as forty, nor did he ever lead the majors.
- #1 Ott led the NL in HR in
1932 (38)*;
1934 (35)*;
1936 (33);
1937 (31)*;
1938 (36); &
1942 (30).
*Tied
“Line-Up for Yesterday: An ABC of Baseball Immortals” is a poem written by Ogden Nash for the January 1949 issue of SPORT Magazine. In it, Nash dedicates each letter of the alphabet to a famous player, 24 in all & includes a clever reference to himself. The poem follows:
LINE UP FOR YESTERDAY
A is for Alex
The great Alexander;
More Goose eggs he pitched
Than a popular gander.
B is for Bresnahan
Back of the plate;
The Cubs were his love,
and McGraw his hate.
C is for Cobb,
Who grew spikes and not corn,
And made all the basemen
Wish they weren't born.
D is for Dean,
The grammatical Diz,
When they asked, Who's the tops?
Said correctly, I is.
E is for Evers,
His jaw in advance;
Never afraid
To Tinker with Chance.
F is for Fordham
And Frankie and Frisch;
I wish he were back
With the Giants, I wish.
G is for Gehrig,
The Pride of the Stadium;
His record pure gold,
His courage, pure radium.
H is for Hornsby;
When pitching to Rog,
The pitcher would pitch,
Then the pitcher would dodge.
I is for Me,
Not a hard-hitting man,
But an outstanding all-time
Incurable fan.
J is for Johnson
The Big Train in his prime
Was so fast he could throw
Three strikes at a time.
K is for Keeler,
As fresh as green paint,
The fastest and mostest
To hit where they ain't.
L is for Lajoie
Whom Clevelanders love,
Napoleon himself,
With glue in his glove.
M is for Matty,
Who carried a charm
In the form of an extra
brain in his arm.
N is for Newsom,
Bobo's favorite kin.
You ask how he's here,
He talked himself in.
O is for Ott
Of the restless right foot.
When he leaned on the pellet,
The pellet stayed put.
P is for Plank,
The arm of the A's;
When he tangled with Matty
Games lasted for days.
Q is for Don Quixote
Cornelius Mack;
Neither Yankees nor years
Can halt his attack.
R is for Ruth.
To tell you the truth,
There's just no more to be said,
Just R is for Ruth.
S is for Speaker,
Swift center-field tender,
When the ball saw him coming,
It yelled, "I surrender."
T is for Terry
The Giant from Memphis
Whose .400 average
You can't overemphis.
U would be 'Ubell
if Carl were a cockney;
We say Hubbell and Baseball
Like Football and Rockne.
V is for Vance
The Dodger's very own Dazzy;
None of his rivals
Could throw as fast as he.
W is for Wagner,
The bowlegged beauty;
Short was closed to all traffic
With Honus on duty.
X is the first
of two x's in Foxx
Who was right behind Ruth
with his powerful soxx.
Y is for Young
The magnificent Cy;
People battled against him,
But I never knew why.
Z is for Zenith
The summit of fame.
These men are up there.
These men are the game.
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Post by desousa on Jun 23, 2024 7:46:41 GMT -5
MEL OTT Ott was bypassed the first time his name appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot. He had the most seasons with 100 walks among NL batters. . BBs Year 113..... 1929 103..... 1930 100..... 1932 111..... 1936 102..... 1937 118..... 1938 100..... 1939 100..... 1940 100..... 1941 109..... 1942 (In the AL, Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, Mantle & Frank Thomas each had 10+ 100-BB seasons.) I’m a bit of an oddity, he had six HR titles in his league, but not once did he lead with as many as forty, nor did he ever lead the majors. - #1 Ott led the NL in HR in 1932 (38)*; 1934 (35)*; 1936 (33); 1937 (31)*; 1938 (36); & 1942 (30). *Tied “Line-Up for Yesterday: An ABC of Baseball Immortals” is a poem written by Ogden Nash for the January 1949 issue of SPORT Magazine. In it, Nash dedicates each letter of the alphabet to a famous player, 24 in all & includes a clever reference to himself. The poem follows: LINE UP FOR YESTERDAY A is for Alex The great Alexander; More Goose eggs he pitched Than a popular gander. B is for Bresnahan Back of the plate; The Cubs were his love, and McGraw his hate. C is for Cobb, Who grew spikes and not corn, And made all the basemen Wish they weren't born. D is for Dean, The grammatical Diz, When they asked, Who's the tops? Said correctly, I is. E is for Evers, His jaw in advance; Never afraid To Tinker with Chance. F is for Fordham And Frankie and Frisch; I wish he were back With the Giants, I wish. G is for Gehrig, The Pride of the Stadium; His record pure gold, His courage, pure radium. H is for Hornsby; When pitching to Rog, The pitcher would pitch, Then the pitcher would dodge. I is for Me, Not a hard-hitting man, But an outstanding all-time Incurable fan. J is for Johnson The Big Train in his prime Was so fast he could throw Three strikes at a time. K is for Keeler, As fresh as green paint, The fastest and mostest To hit where they ain't. L is for Lajoie Whom Clevelanders love, Napoleon himself, With glue in his glove. M is for Matty, Who carried a charm In the form of an extra brain in his arm. N is for Newsom, Bobo's favorite kin. You ask how he's here, He talked himself in. O is for Ott Of the restless right foot. When he leaned on the pellet, The pellet stayed put. P is for Plank, The arm of the A's; When he tangled with Matty Games lasted for days. Q is for Don Quixote Cornelius Mack; Neither Yankees nor years Can halt his attack. R is for Ruth. To tell you the truth, There's just no more to be said, Just R is for Ruth. S is for Speaker, Swift center-field tender, When the ball saw him coming, It yelled, "I surrender." T is for Terry The Giant from Memphis Whose .400 average You can't overemphis. U would be 'Ubell if Carl were a cockney; We say Hubbell and Baseball Like Football and Rockne. V is for Vance The Dodger's very own Dazzy; None of his rivals Could throw as fast as he. W is for Wagner, The bowlegged beauty; Short was closed to all traffic With Honus on duty. X is the first of two x's in Foxx Who was right behind Ruth with his powerful soxx. Y is for Young The magnificent Cy; People battled against him, But I never knew why. Z is for Zenith The summit of fame. These men are up there. These men are the game. … Thanks, inger. That was great. |
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Post by Max on Jun 23, 2024 10:33:29 GMT -5
Yep, they were Yankee teammates. Felipe is the father of Moises, of the infamous Bartman incident. Yep, and he's also the father of Yankees 3B coach Luis Rojas.
Speaking of Fulton County Stadium, if I'm not mistaken I think Felipe had the 1st at bat in that Stadium and Moises had the last regular season at bat in that Stadium.
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 23, 2024 10:36:21 GMT -5
Felipe is the father of Moises, of the infamous Bartman incident. Yep, and he's also the father of Yankees 3B coach Luis Rojas.
Speaking of Fulton County Stadium, if I'm not mistaken I think Felipe had the 1st at bat in that Stadium and Moises had the last regular season at bat in that Stadium.
And...Joe Torre hit the 1st HR there. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 23, 2024 10:45:04 GMT -5
Inger I am sure you know that Ogden Nash made Baltimore his home and was a big Colts and Orioles fan. He was a genuinely funny guy who occasionally made the rounds of talk shows.
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 23, 2024 12:09:41 GMT -5
Inger I am sure you know that Ogden Nash made Baltimore his home and was a big Colts and Orioles fan. He was a genuinely funny guy who occasionally made the rounds of talk shows. I is for Inger For when he was young Could catch anything In his sombrero or glove inger |
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