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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 15:54:30 GMT -5
On August 7, 1984, Joe Hesketh was called-up by the Montreal Expos and before he ever threw a single Major League pitch, umpires called a balk on him…
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Post by azbob643 on Jul 28, 2024 16:00:25 GMT -5
One of the few umps I actually liked: "I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule." - Luciano, Ron. Major League Baseball Umpire. Unlike a former neighbor..."Balkin' Bob Davidson", who also possibly didn't understand the rule. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 28, 2024 16:57:21 GMT -5
JUAN PIERRE On 09-May-2006, cheating Barry Bonds led off the 4th inning with a long drive to CF that looked like it might clear the ivy in Wrigley. Pierre went above and beyond the call of duty, literally to catch the ball to help hold cheating Bonds to a single hit that day. The homer would have tied the cheating Bonds with Babe Ruth. According to Pierre’s account of the play, (cheating) Bonds was originally mad the homer was robbed, but eventually signed it for Pierre. Pierre said the play wasn’t that hard because he was playing him on the warning track. He said he simply took a few steps back and timed his leap. Pierre stole 3rd base of the Marlins’ A.J. Burnett/Charles Johnson on 18-May-2001. He was always a threat to attempt to steal.in this case he registered the Rockies one-thousandth stolen base. His name is both bilingual and multicultural. Juan (‘John’ in Spanish) & Pierre (‘Peter’ in French). His father was French Creole, but was a serious fan of Juan Marichal. Pierre’s total of 94 triples easily exceeds that of any active player… Pierre was born in Mobile, Alabama, but he grew up and attended high school in Alexandria, Louisiana. I always loved the way he played, hustling all out and causing havoc on the bases. He would be easily penciled in for this current Yankee lineup with his .343 career OBP as our leadoff man and 600+ stolen bases and .295 BA. Cashman would trade for a guy like Pierre and have him hit 5th. |
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 20:47:32 GMT -5
Pierre was born in Mobile, Alabama, but he grew up and attended high school in Alexandria, Louisiana. I always loved the way he played, hustling all out and causing havoc on the bases. He would be easily penciled in for this current Yankee lineup with his .343 career OBP as our leadoff man and 600+ stolen bases and .295 BA. Cashman would trade for a guy like Pierre and have him hit 5th. And not let him run… |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jul 29, 2024 17:20:28 GMT -5
July 31,1963-New York Yankees Starter Ralph Terry uses just 75 pitches in a 5-hitter, winning by a score of 3-2 over the Kansas City A's. Terry has no walks and 5 strikeouts against the A’s starting lineup.
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Post by Max on Jul 30, 2024 11:31:30 GMT -5
If Marsh was an actor would he play a Hatfield or a McCoy?
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Post by inger on Jul 30, 2024 12:13:22 GMT -5
If Marsh was an actor would he play a Hatfield or a McCoy? Both- he’s bihillbilly. Reminds me of Johnny Damon in his Captain Caveman days. There. I just turned this into a trivia post… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jul 30, 2024 12:51:44 GMT -5
If Marsh was an actor would he play a Hatfield or a McCoy? I always thought his hair was dirty/greasy. Nope...it's just water, which I understand he applies multiple times during the game. |
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Post by inger on Jul 30, 2024 15:10:47 GMT -5
If Marsh was an actor would he play a Hatfield or a McCoy? I always thought his hair was dirty/greasy. Nope...it's just water, which I understand he applies multiple times during the game. I was wondering what was up with that hair. Maybe it’s a cooling technique… |
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 0:02:29 GMT -5
It’s very difficult to have both 200 hits and 100 walks in the same season. How difficult? Lou Gehrig did it five times. Wade Boggs did it 3 times. No one else did it more than twice.
Five times. Are you kidding me? Gehrig was a on another planet. He made Ruth greater…
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 7:58:16 GMT -5
All the retired Yankee numbers. Gehrig’s was first:
1 Billy Martin August 10th, 1986
2 Derek Jeter May 14, 2017
3 Babe Ruth June 13th, 1948
4 Lou Gehrig July 4th, 1939**
5 Joe DiMaggio April 18th, 1952
6 Joe Torre August 23, 2014
7 Mickey Mantle June 8th, 1969
8 Yogi Berra July 22nd, 1972
8 Bill Dickey July 22nd, 1972
9 Roger Maris July 22nd, 1984*
10 Phil Rizzuto August 4th, 1985
15 Thurman Munson September 20th, 1980
16 Whitey Ford August 3rd, 1974
20 Jorge Posada August 22nd, 2015
21 Paul O'Neill August 21st, 2022
23 Don Mattingly August 31st, 1997
32 Elston Howard July 22nd, 1984*
37 Casey Stengel August 8th, 1970
42 Mariano Rivera September 22, 2013
44 Reggie Jackson August 14th, 1993
46 Andy Pettitte August 23rd, 2015
49 Ron Guidry August 23rd, 2003
51 Bernie Williams May 24th, 2015…
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 8:01:38 GMT -5
Plaques and monuments in monument park. Never having been there, I was surprised there are so many:
Player Date Plaque Dedicated Monument Dedicated
Mel Allen July 25, 1998
Ed Barrow April 15, 1954
Yogi Berra August 21, 1988
Bill Dickey August 21, 1988
Joe DiMaggio June 8, 1969 April 25, 1999
Whitey Ford August 1, 1987
Lou Gehrig July 4, 1941 July 4, 1941
Lefty Gomez August 1, 1987
Rich Gossage June 22, 2014
Ron Guidry August 23, 2003
Elston Howard July 21, 1984
Miller Huggins May 30, 1932 May 30, 1932
Reggie Jackson July 6, 2002
Derek Jeter May 14, 2017
Mickey Mantle June 8, 1969 August 25, 1996
Roger Maris July 21, 1984
Billy Martin August 10, 1986
Tino Martinez June 21, 2014
Don Mattingly August 31, 1997
Joe McCarthy April 29, 1976
Thurman Munson September 20, 1980
Paul O'Neill August 9, 2014
Andy Pettitte August 23, 2015
Jorge Posada August 22, 2015
Willie Randolph June 20, 2015
Allie Reynolds August 27, 1989
Mariano Rivera August 14, 2016
Phil Rizzuto August 4, 1985
Jackie Robinson April 17, 2007
Red Ruffing July 10, 2004
Jacob Ruppert April 19, 1940
Babe Ruth April 19, 1949 April 19, 1949
Bob Sheppard May 7, 2000
George Steinbrenner September 20, 2010
Casey Stengel July 30, 1976
Mel Stottlemyre June 20, 2015
Joe Torre August 23, 2014
Bernie Williams May 24th, 2015
Non-Baseball
9/11 Rememberance September 11, 2002 September 11, 2002
Pope Paul VI Mass October 4, 1965
Pope John Paul II Mass October 2, 1979
Pope Benedict XVI Mass April 20, 2008
Nelson Mandela April 15, 2014…
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 8:08:57 GMT -5
Lou Gehrig and the RBI: 3 of the top six RBI totals are his. 13 consecutive 100 RBI seasons His 185 RBI in 1931 is the highest ever for a first baseman, for an American League player & for a left-handed batter… Look at this list and see how many times he appears among the top seasons: www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/RBI_season.shtml |
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 8:11:50 GMT -5
Between the final day of Gehrig's streak on April 30, 1939, and that 1995 day when his record was broken by Ripken, Gehrig’s Yankees played 8,898 games. That means that, as long as Gehrig's streak lasted -- and remember, it spanned 15 years -- he could have done the whole thing four more times over in the time that his record stood...
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Post by inger on Jul 31, 2024 8:13:31 GMT -5
Gehrig started 2,124 of the games during his streak at first base, the most of any player at the position in that span, of course. The next-most starts at first in that span were 1,540 by Jim Bottomley. But Gehrig started 2,127 of the games in total -- so the three other games? Those were started in left field, right field and at shortstop, once each...
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