OT: More Baseball Trivia
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Well that was short and sweet. I expected a Gaylord Perry in there somewhere since a lot of people forget that Blue pitched for the Giants and was a 3 time All Star for the NL.
Some one ran onto the field in Wrigley and was trying to burn an American flag. Monday grabbed the flag away from the guy.
If that happened today Monday would probably be sued for infringing on that guy's right to free speech.
That only happened one time? I know Tom Seaver in his last couple of years when he was with the White Sox and Red Sox he wasn't very effective. Also i think his last year with the Reds wasn't too good.
I'm thinking that at the tail end of their careers this happened to more then one guy.
When Greg Maddux was with the Padres he gave up a lot of hits so I was thinking him too.
My first guess was Whitey Ford and I was close, every year he threw more innings than the hits he gave up till his 15th season when he gave up 79 hits in 73 innings.
I will give this hint, no one alive had ever seen this pitcher throw.
I just checked Seaver and Maddux.
Seaver's last year he had 104 IP and gave up 114 hits. The only time in his 20 year career that happened.
Maddux did a couple of times near the end of his career. but also once in his prime.
In 1999 when he had a 19-9 record he gave up 258 hits in 219 IP.
That's three greats who gave up more hits than innings pitched only in the twilight of their careers.
Addie Joss:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jossad01.shtml
He also passed away in his prime at age of 30 from a bacterial infection.
I temporarily confused that with a memory of this cover..
And I always guess Bob Gibson for pitching trivia.
How did he continue to throw a spitball - Loaded with whatever e.g. Brillcream , when he had played for several teams that must have known he was altering the ball?
mo
Art Mahaffey, 60's era Pitcher for the Fightin Phils, came into the stands after my Dad, as verified by my Uncle Frank
Good guess but no.
Not that it has anything to do with the question, but some of those Hall of Fame names played in the Negro Leagues.
The teams/ fans substituted their nicknames for their first names (i.e. everybody knows who Yogi Berra is...not as many knew Lawrence Peter?)...and their managers used the nicknames on official scorecards?
Didn't look it up...but you can tell can't you?:Eyes: :See:
MO
It’s an expression we used often in the big leagues referring to a teammate or opponent who was considered intimidating and physically imposing.
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Speaking of which..Zap if there was one guy in the bigs in your day, you wouldn't want to mess with, teammate or opponent, who would it be?
I ask because in the past 10 years or so the name that keeps coming up that I've read from guys was Kyle Farnsworth. Obviously he's way past your time but I was wondering.
Don't know if you saw this article but MLB.com picked the 70's Pirates as one of the 13 coolest teams in MLB history.
https://www.mlb.com/news/coolest-baseball-teams
Former wrestler. Didn't he end someone's career in a fight by body slamming him? I think it was someone on the Mets?
Felix Millan. I met Ed at a function way back when. He was polite.
How's this? Name the only man to hit a homer in his first big league at bat and allow a homer to the first batter he faced
Good question. I'm thinking it might not be a pitcher but a position player who came into pitch in a game?
What are the chances a position player pitches in his first major league game?
Not to mention go deep in his first AB
Maybe I'm being to cute for my own good but he doesn't say it was the same game.
p.s. I loved Chuck Tanner. He could manage my team anytime.
Saw a quote by Tony LaRussa once.
When I first became a manager I asked Chuck Tanner for advice He Told me, "Always rent."
Has to be a NL pitcher unless he was a pinch hitter once in the AL.
I think I know but I can't think of his name. Did he pitch for the Padres?
I think I know but I can't think of his name. Did he pitch for the Padres?