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craig

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #660 on: September 26, 2015, 04:19:46 pm »
Cleveland traded Archer for about one year of Mark DeRosa. 

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #661 on: September 26, 2015, 05:21:12 pm »
Cleveland traded Archer for about one year of Mark DeRosa. 


I don't get too concerned about the poor trades made by other teams.

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #662 on: September 26, 2015, 05:24:08 pm »
A bit of baseball trivia history --

Which NL pitcher had the highest average ranking in strikeout leadership from 1964-1966?  Not which pitcher had the most K's during that time, but which pitcher during those three years averaged the highest ranking for strikeout leadership during that period?

Dave23

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #663 on: September 26, 2015, 05:36:51 pm »
The easy answer is Koufax, so I'll assume that's not correct...

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #664 on: September 26, 2015, 05:53:35 pm »
That would also have been my guess but I guess on this one our baseball ignorance is shared.

Koufax is not the right answer.  We were both forgetting that he missed more than 10 starts in 1964.

JBN

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #665 on: September 27, 2015, 04:17:43 am »
Cardinals have lost Carlos Martinez for the rest of the season.

Dave23

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #666 on: September 27, 2015, 08:17:18 am »
I would assume the next logical guess would be Gibson?

Jes Beard

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #667 on: September 27, 2015, 09:30:43 am »
I would assume the next logical guess would be Gibson?

Gibson would be the next logical guess.... but in looking at the rankings again, it appears the first logical guess, Koufax, would have been right all along.

Koufax finished fourth in 1964, because of missing 10+ starts.  He led in 1965 and 1966, giving him an average of 2nd place for those three years.

In 1964 it was Veale, Gibson, Drysdale and Koufax, in that order.

In 1965 it was Koufax, Veale, Gibson and Bunning, in that order.

And in 1966 it was Koufax, Bunning, Veale and Gibson.

So with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Veale averaged a 2nd place finish, but with a 4th, and two 1sts, so did Koufax.

So Koufax would have been correct from the start.  My initial division was off, and the legend of jesmath only grows.

Gibson, with a 4th, 2nd and 3rd had an average of 3rd.




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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #670 on: September 27, 2015, 03:19:46 pm »
Papelbon apparently went after Harper in the Nationals dugout this afternoon.  Good think the Cubs didn't end up with Papelbon when it was rumored that they were interested a few months ago.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #671 on: September 27, 2015, 03:31:50 pm »
Good thing AND a good think

Chris27

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #672 on: September 27, 2015, 03:42:01 pm »
Too bad they didn't take each other out:

https://vine.co/v/exPXMYBmPX3

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #673 on: September 27, 2015, 04:12:07 pm »
Rosenthal just gave up a grand slam and the Brewers lead the Cards 5-3.  Pirates may have a shot to catch them next series. 

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #674 on: September 27, 2015, 04:14:01 pm »
Rosenthal and Maness have given up 7 runs in the top of the 9th to see the Brewers take an 8-3 lead.  Finally recorded the 2nd out of the inning, on the 9th batter.