Baseball Season 2006

[Doctor Q]

I am never leaving a game early again. 7 pitches?!! 4 HRs???!!!!! Nomar wins it with a 2 run HR in the 10th!????

I'm not a baseball fan, so this is my first-ever post in a baseball thread, and that's because I like stats and records.

What MLB records did this game set?

 

[WildCowboy]

I'm not a baseball fan, so this is my first-ever post in a baseball thread, and that's because I like stats and records.

What MLB records did this game set?

It was only the fourth time in history and the first time since 1964 that a team hit four consecutive home runs. To do it in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game is just incredible (although the last time it happened it was in the 11th inning of the game!).

 

[Cooknn]

95mph HEAT

Okay, it's not as fast as Verlander, but Garza was throwing some great stuff tonight. I watched him pitch for the Fort Myers Miracle (Single A) team earlier this year and now he's getting Ortiz out with some serious junk

1/2 game out of First for the AL Central thanks to the Chi Sox. Whoa.

 

[MacNut]

I guess the Mets should be congratulated for winning the NL east, altho it wasn't much of a race. The Yankees are only one win away from another AL east crown. Tigers still look to be in trouble but I still see them and the Twins in the playoffs, just not sure in what order.

I'm not a baseball fan, so this is my first-ever post in a baseball thread, and that's because I like stats and records.

What MLB records did this game set?

Q, you should watch baseball, its a great game with a bunch of stats.

 

[xsedrinam]

I'm not a baseball fan, so this is my first-ever post in a baseball thread, and that's because I like stats and records.

What MLB records did this game set?

Like WildCowboy posted. The last time that four consecutive home runs in one game occurred was Twins vs. Kansas City in May of '64. Also, here's a list of dintinguished players (only 15) who've hit four home runs in one single game, dating back to the 1890's. Players with 4 in one

 

[Tanglewood]

I'm not a baseball fan, so this is my first-ever post in a baseball thread, and that's because I like stats and records.

What MLB records did this game set?

For the statistical part of the game. This is quoted from today's San Diego Union-Tribune (Sept 20)

Long shots indeed
A statistical assessment of how rare the Dodgers' home run output was Monday night, courtesy of Dr. Jim Lackritz, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Business Administration at SDSU and an instructor in statistics at the school:

Before Monday, the Dodgers had not hit four home runs in a game all season. They had hit 138 in 149 games.

• The probability of hitting at least four homers in a game was 66-1.
• The probability of hitting seven in a game was 20,000-1.
• The probability of hitting at least four homers in one inning was 250,000-1.
• The Dodgers had hit their 138 homers in slightly fewer than 6,000 plate appearances. Assuming independent random occurrences, the probability of four consecutive homers was 3.3 million-1.

 

[aloofman]

For the statistical part of the game. This is quoted from today's San Diego Union-Tribune (Sept 20)

Most interesting to me (besides the win) is how the previous three times it happened were clustered in a three-year span. Never happened before 1961, and never happened after 1964, until Monday night. Wacky.

 

[thedude110]

Okay, it's not as fast as Verlander, but Garza was throwing some great stuff tonight. I watched him pitch for the Fort Myers Miracle (Single A) team earlier this year and now he's getting Ortiz out with some serious junk

1/2 game out of First for the AL Central thanks to the Chi Sox. Whoa.

He's sposed to have a wicked curve ball to go with it, too.

With Santana, Liriano and Garza the Twins are starting to look like the Braves of a decade and a half ago. Think they'll be able to talk Radke into one more year?

 

[Cooknn]

Think they'll be able to talk Radke into one more year?

I dunno. He's pretty beat up. I'd be surprised if we ever see him pitch again. Then again, just about all of my predictions have been wrong

 

[MacNut]

9 Division titles in a row for the Yankees

 

[Tanglewood]

9 Division titles in a row for the Yankees

With the Braves streak ending this year that makes them the longest active streak, right?

 

[MacNut]

With the Braves streak ending this year that makes them the longest active streak, right?

Yes, 14 years for the Braves 9 for the Yankees, Current longest running in sports. The Yankees also have finished 1st 45 times in team history.

Most Consecutive Division Titles
in the Four Major Sports
'91-05 Braves 14*
'98-06 Yankees** 9
'95-03 Avalanche 9
'82-90 Lakers 9
'57-65 Celtics 9
'75-82 Canadiens 8

 

[IJ Reilly]

You should never never never leave a game early to begin with, what were you thinking!

IJ it must of been insane being there. I've been at games where people rushed the field before, but I can't even imagine be there for something like this. It must of been unreal.

Probably the greatest experience I've had in the ballpark. Lots of total strangers high-fiving. Nobody wanted to leave. Fans were cheering in parking lot, horns honking right out to the exits.

Of course the Dodgers managed to translate this momentum into two losses to the lowly Pirates, so I'm wondering what works to turn this team into consistent winners, if a huge victory like that doesn't do the trick.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Not to defend those who leave early, but I can understand the thought process of the casual fan at Dodger Stadium who has kids to wrestle into a car, a long drive home, and possible early start the next day. As much as I love the Ravine, it's one really huge drawback is that traffic after the game is horrendous. The flip side of being in a secluded park on top of a hill is that there are only a few exits for 20,000 cars.

And if I may be completely selfish for a moment, the more people leave early, the fewer cars will be in my way when I eventually leave. Except for the few times they don't leave early. I once went to a Fourth of July game that had fireworks afterward. Naturally everyone stayed and it was a sellout. There was an amazing moment when we got to the parking lot and saw there were no cars driving around yet. We ran to the car, but pulled out of our spot at the exact same time as everyone else. A near-total standstill for an hour. After about eighty minutes we passed the stadium gates to the freeway and made the rest of the drive home.

I have tickets to Sunday's game and it could be something similar. It's the last home game, so it will be a sellout and people may not be as inclined to leave early.

Ironically, although this was a sellout game, the parking lot was not as crowded as usual when the game ended, presumably because so many people left early. Myself, I never leave before a game ends, if only because I have to drive over an hour to get to the stadium. Also, I believe as Yogi said, "it ain't over till it's over."

I understand when some people need to leave early on a weeknight, especially if they've got kids. What I don't understand is why anyone would show up late. This is so common at Dodger Stadium -- some nights, the stands are half-full until the third inning, and some people leave in the 7th or 8th, no matter what the score is. That nasty parking lot is a big problem. Dodger Stadium is in desperate need non-automobile access.

 

[Cooknn]

What I don't understand is why anyone would show up late. This is so common at Dodger Stadium -- some nights, the stands are half-full until the third inning...

Those childhood memories I mentioned? All of them include sitting in traffic on the way to the game. Sometimes we would get there late because of the gridlock.

 

[aloofman]

Ironically, although this was a sellout game, the parking lot was not as crowded as usual when the game ended, presumably because so many people left early. Myself, I never leave before a game ends, if only because I have to drive over an hour to get to the stadium. Also, I believe as Yogi said, "it ain't over till it's over."

Just the other day, I was telling my mom that I wasn't sure when I'd get to her house on Sunday because, between it being a sellout and the last home game, I figured it would take longer than usual to get out of the stadium. She suggested that if it was a blowout we could leave early. It took all my self-control not to lash out at my own mother.

I understand when some people need to leave early on a weeknight, especially if they've got kids. What I don't understand is why anyone would show up late.

You're right, that's less forgiveable. Getting in is much easier than getting out, but that's probably partly because so many people arrive late, so the incoming traffic is spread out more. The only time I ever arrived really late to a Dodger game was when a neighbor gave us free tickets a half hour before the game began. There's really no downside to arriving an hour early. That's the only time the reserved level concession lines aren't ridiculously long anyway.

 

[IJ Reilly]

You're right, that's less forgiveable. Getting in is much easier than getting out, but that's probably partly because so many people arrive late, so the incoming traffic is spread out more. The only time I ever arrived really late to a Dodger game was when a neighbor gave us free tickets a half hour before the game began. There's really no downside to arriving an hour early. That's the only time the reserved level concession lines aren't ridiculously long anyway.

I usually plan on arriving around 6:15, when the park opens. Traffic isn't a problem and I have time to grab something to eat, watch BP, and the opening events, some of which are reasonably entertaining. I might be tempted to arrive a bit later if I had seats on the 1st base side, which is under blazing sun until around starting time.

 

[Koodauw]

So the two writers who leaked the grand jury testimony are going to jail. (Pending appeal.) While it is true they did break the law by not testifying, it is really unfortunate.

 

[aloofman]

So the two writers who leaked the grand jury testimony are going to jail. (Pending appeal.) While it is true they did break the law by not testifying, it is really unfortunate.

How is it unfortunate? They knew what they were doing.

It's reached the point where I wonder what the point of the investigation really was. To get Bonds? To stop a steroids ring? Does anyone know? Seems like a waste of time if they never indict Bonds, or even if they only charge him with perjury and income tax evasion. It might all seem worth it if I thought the game was cleaner than it used to be, one can't be sure.

 

[MacNut]

Its unfortunate that everyone involved has seen jail time except Bonds. Anderson has covered for him 2 times already, everyone has taken the fall for the one guilty party. Now the person who leaked the story is the one who should be punished not the reporters who reported it.

 

[Kwyjibo]

Now the person who leaked the story is the one who should be punished not the reporters who reported it.

no, because if the writers felt this way they would give up the source. obviously they feel they value theri journalistic integrity enough to go to jail to protect the source. Good for them, but I agree, everyone but the person who has committed the biggest crime is seeing jail time! Thats just not right

 

[aloofman]

Its unfortunate that everyone involved has seen jail time except Bonds. Anderson has covered for him 2 times already, everyone has taken the fall for the one guilty party. Now the person who leaked the story is the one who should be punished not the reporters who reported it.

Well for one thing, leaking grand jury testimony is a genuine crime, one that is perfectly legitimate to prosecute.

But in broader terms, it reminds me a lot of the Valerie Plame "leak." The original accusation eventually turned out to be a waste of everyone's time, while accusations and persecutions surrounded it. The circumstantial evidence seems strongly against Bonds, but why haven't they indicted him? Why are they nibbling around the edges? If they're not going to indict him soon, they should just shut the whole thing down.

 

[Tanglewood]

So I go to the Padre/Pirate game tonight (well more like yesterday now) to hopeful see Trevor tie the record and instead I'm treated to Chris Young taking a no hitter into the 9th inning.

 

[aloofman]

I was there for Nomah's walk-off grand slam. Not something you see every day!

 

[IJ Reilly]

I was there for Nomah's walk-off grand slam. Not something you see every day!

You stayed for the entire game. Good for you.

So, do you think the Dodgers will at least try to re-sign Nomar for another year?