Sandy Sr. was also Dick Williams third base coach in '84 when the Pods won the NL pennant.
OT: Baseball Trivia
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Sandy Sr. was also Dick Williams third base coach in '84 when the Pods won the NL pennant.
Milledge is just one of a long list of "can't miss" prospects the Mets role out every year.
Milledge is just one of a long list of "can't miss" prospects the Mets role out every year.
The only thing I remember about him was one time he made a running catch on the right field line and then did something stupid, a real hot dog thing but I can't exactly remember what it was.
Who holds the career record for most stolen bases by a pitcher with 15?
He's in the HOF.
no takers on this so I'll give the answer.
Bob Gibson
He's in the HOF.
no takers on this so I'll give the answer.
Bob Gibson
Found it in Wikipedia. different then I thought.
On June 4, 2006 against the San Francisco Giants, Milledge hit a solo home run – his first major league career homer – off Giants closer Armando Benítez to tie up the game 6–6 in the bottom of the tenth inning. When the Mets returned to the field the following inning, Milledge, still excited, high-fived the home fans in attendance at Shea as he returned to his position, inciting the ire of his manager and some teammates, not to mention the national sports media.[6] In late September, one of Milledge's Mets teammates placed a sign on his locker which read, "Know Your Place, Rook!"[7] The sign-placer was identified in published reports as then-Mets closer Billy Wagner.[8]
I remember that incident. This is where I find baseball falls short in it's attempt to connect with their fans and create new ones. Sometimes you have get beyond these unwritten rules. The game must be played a certain way or you have to carry yourself this way... BS. Here is a young player truly excited for a great play, but the old guards feel it was over the top. I don't think it was planned. It was just his emotions coming out and he shared the moment with fans. Baseball's inability to connect with potential new fans has put the sport in a tough position. Popularity is declining and the leaders of the sport are blind to the facts.
Answer: 14.
That is insane. In that eight year span, we had six Subway Series! Five Yankees-Dodgers and one Yankees-Giants. The only two exceptions were 1950 Yankees-Phillies and 1954 Giants-Indians.
NYC truly did own baseball back then.
Its a crime that no one answered this one... I'm sure Tom Emanski knows the answer...
My trivia question for today - what's the strangest play in baseball history?
Obviously this is totally subjective with no one correct answer, but here's my nomination: The fly ball that never came down!
May 4, 1984. A's playing Twins in the Metrodome. Dave Kingman hits a Kingman sized pop fly that reaches the roof. This was not unprecedented and the ground rule was clear, a ball that hit the roof in fair territory was in play. But this one was different - it went through a drainage hole in the roof and never came down.
Here's a photo of Twins fielders thinking WTF?
First baseman Mickey Hatcher, trickster that he was, pulled out another ball and tagged Kingman with it. Alas, no one bought it.
So what's the call? A's argued it should be a home run. Twins argued it should be an out. Umps split the difference and called it a ground rule double, although there was no applicable ground rule.
That's my strangest play, can you top it?
Obviously this is totally subjective with no one correct answer, but here's my nomination: The fly ball that never came down!
May 4, 1984. A's playing Twins in the Metrodome. Dave Kingman hits a Kingman sized pop fly that reaches the roof. This was not unprecedented and the ground rule was clear, a ball that hit the roof in fair territory was in play. But this one was different - it went through a drainage hole in the roof and never came down.
Here's a photo of Twins fielders thinking WTF?
First baseman Mickey Hatcher, trickster that he was, pulled out another ball and tagged Kingman with it. Alas, no one bought it.
So what's the call? A's argued it should be a home run. Twins argued it should be an out. Umps split the difference and called it a ground rule double, although there was no applicable ground rule.
That's my strangest play, can you top it?
Did Mike Morgan ever play for the Mets?
Or maybe Jesse Orosco. If I'm not mistaken he was pitching until he was about 102.
You would think it would be someone during WW II but I'm going to guess the result of an accident.
I do remember reading once about some old time Hall of Famer who fell over Niagra Falls. Don't remember the name though.
Jesse Orosco...had a lot of teammates...Rickey...had the most...of all time (725)
It was a car accident.He played his only game versus the Mets,a game in which something happened for the first time but has not happened since.
Based on foggy memory of the event (reading about it, not there when it happened) I checked the internet - shortest home run on record traveled approximately 6”. Babe Ruth hit ball but it was raining so hard no one see where the ball was.My trivia question for today - what's the strangest play in baseball history?
Obviously this is totally subjective with no one correct answer, but here's my nomination: The fly ball that never came down!
May 4, 1984. A's playing Twins in the Metrodome. Dave Kingman hits a Kingman sized pop fly that reaches the roof. This was not unprecedented and the ground rule was clear, a ball that hit the roof in fair territory was in play. But this one was different - it went through a drainage hole in the roof and never came down.
Here's a photo of Twins fielders thinking WTF?
First baseman Mickey Hatcher, trickster that he was, pulled out another ball and tagged Kingman with it. Alas, no one bought it.
So what's the call? A's argued it should be a home run. Twins argued it should be an out. Umps split the difference and called it a ground rule double, although there was no applicable ground rule.
That's my strangest play, can you top it?
Here's another strange one, featuring renowned hothead Paul O'Neill when he was on the Reds.
Reds were playing at Phillies, bottom of the ninth, tie score, runner on second. The Phillie batter lines a single to right, directly at O'Neill. The 3rd base coach has already held the runner but O'Neill doesn't know that. He charges the ball and boots it. Believing that the game is now over due to his misplay, in frustration he kicks the ball - and kicks a perfect strike to the first baseman, who is able to hold the runner at third.
The answer is Jay Dahl,who died in a car accident while in the minor leagues at age 19.Dahl at 17 was the pitcher for the Colt.45's all rookie starting lineup vs the Mets at Colt Stadium in late 1963.He got knocked around and took the loss.Joe Morgan,Rusty Staub,and Jimmy Wynn played for Houston.The game was not televised back to NY.
Try this again.
Name the only two players to lead the NL in homers for two different teams.
Hints: one was post 1970 the other pre 1950 (this guy actually led the league twice and was tied for the lead two other times)
Name the only two players to lead the NL in homers for two different teams.
Hints: one was post 1970 the other pre 1950 (this guy actually led the league twice and was tied for the lead two other times)
Mize is correct.
Crime Dog led the NL with the Padres and the AL with Toronto.
The guy I'm looking for led the NL for two different teams.
One of the two years this guy didn't even make the All Star team.
Nobody in baseball seemed to like this guy. But I'm not sure anybody hit the ball farther.
He was good at getting traded. Fans liked him way more than the players or press because the fans didn't have to deal with him and he hit ungodly high and long HRs. He hit one at Wrigley that not only went over Wavelamd Avenue but hit a house a few doors down on a cross street (Kenmore?) and, if I recall correctly, somebody then came outside the house.
His last season he hit something like 35 more HRs and had his typical way low BA, maybe even lower than usual. I remember thinking that if he stayed in the league and had two more years just like that he would have had over 500 HRs. He would have been a 500 HR guy with no chance in hell of getting into the Hall.
His last season he hit something like 35 more HRs and had his typical way low BA, maybe even lower than usual. I remember thinking that if he stayed in the league and had two more years just like that he would have had over 500 HRs. He would have been a 500 HR guy with no chance in hell of getting into the Hall.