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05-12-2021 , 01:42 AM

#1001

Carnivore

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If it wasn't for the 100+ year database of stats, baseball would be so much less interesting.

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05-12-2021 , 01:51 AM

#1002

rickroll

oddly catty

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,474

rip

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05-12-2021 , 01:57 AM

#1003

PokerHero77

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,788

Jason Phillips 77/0 (inf)
Toby Hall 123/1 (123.0)
Yonder Alonzo 181/2 (90.5)
Billy Butler, 322/5 (64.4)

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05-12-2021 , 01:59 AM

#1004

Bighurt52235

I was born to eat hamburgers

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Oooo, Billy Butler. That's a good one.

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05-12-2021 , 02:00 AM

#1005

that_pope

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lol @ the helmet descriptor as part of the reason he isnt fat.

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05-12-2021 , 02:01 AM

#1006

All-inMcLovin

Wholesome Mod

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,516

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Originally Posted by LFC_USA

2nd base extra inning is so dumb and fake baseball. I can't stand it

I hate it so ****ing much, LFC. So ****ing much.

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Originally Posted by LFC_USA

I'm also ready for robot umps for balls and strikes. The k zone box makes you realize how bad some of these umpires are

Agreed. Not like it's 2021 or anything. Nope, it's not 2021 and we don't have the technology to do it.

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05-12-2021 , 02:01 AM

#1007

that_pope

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Billy Butler made me think of Brett Butler. He is someone who I thought was overrated as a kid but looking back at his numbers looks like he might have been underrated.

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05-12-2021 , 02:06 AM

#1008

that_pope

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Jason Giambi 405/9

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05-12-2021 , 02:13 AM

#1009

Carnivore

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Billy Butler made me think of Brett Butler. He is someone who I thought was overrated as a kid but looking back at his numbers looks like he might have been underrated.

Brett Butler was the ultimate small ball player. It was fun to watch. I think he's the best bunter in my lifetime.

But he was really convinced that he was a great base stealer, when really he wasn't. Some of those CS numbers are astounding. Probably would've scored more runs in his career if he just stayed put.

And while we're at it, his 2b/3b ratio was 277/131!

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05-12-2021 , 02:29 AM

#1010

KJS

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Originally Posted by Carnivore

He lived across the street from a deli I worked at during high school. I got to know his hot nanny and he would hook me up with Indians tickets. Not like anybody else cared about late-1980s Cleveland baseball. Sweet seats though.

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05-12-2021 , 02:33 AM

#1011

Bighurt52235

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That's cool. I read his (auto?)biography when I was in high school.

Almost 50 bWAR! Never woulda guessed. Those caught stealing numbers are pretty lol.

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05-12-2021 , 02:36 AM

#1012

WotPeed

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Originally Posted by KJS

Deets about hot nanny.

Last edited by WotPeed; 05-12-2021 at 02:38 AM. Reason: got to know or "got to know"?

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05-12-2021 , 02:44 AM

#1013

Carnivore

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Originally Posted by Bighurt52235

That's cool. I read his (auto?)biography when I was in high school.

Almost 50 bWAR! Never woulda guessed. Those caught stealing numbers are pretty lol.

Also, his 277/131 3b/2b ratio reminds of something I remember about him more than any other player. Because he wasn't actually that fast. He hustled and was decently fast. But he got so many triples because outfields played so shallow against him, shallower than I can remember for any other player.

And this slowroll is legit. Never seen anything like it.

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05-12-2021 , 02:46 AM

#1014

Zimmer4141

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 33,666

Somehow Matt Stairs had 3 triples in a season at age 36.

Also, for a guy nicknamed "Pudge", 51 career triples is pretty impressive for a catcher.

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05-12-2021 , 08:01 AM

#1015

Rococo

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Jason Giambi 405/9

Mike Piazza -- 344/8

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05-12-2021 , 08:15 AM

#1016

Rococo

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Barry Bonds won back to back MVPs in 1992 and 1993. Before that time, there had been nine back to back MVP winners -- one at each IF position (including pitcher and catcher) and three OFs. All nine players won exactly two MVPs in a row. Submit your list without looking and I'll tell you how many you got right.

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05-12-2021 , 08:22 AM

#1017

Rococo

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At no point in his career was Butler an effective base stealer. In other words, he wasn't a guy who had a high success rate early in his career and then started getting caught a lot later in his career. His success rate was terrible early in his career.

To his credit, Butler was incredibly skilled at drawing walks for a guy with no power.

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05-12-2021 , 08:44 AM

#1018

rickroll

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,474

my list of terrible guesses

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Spoiler:

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05-12-2021 , 08:54 AM

#1019

LFC_USA

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

I hate it so ****ing much, LFC. So ****ing much.

Agreed. Not like it's 2021 or anything. Nope, it's not 2021 and we don't have the technology to do it.

LFC/McLovin crossing sport borders!

#freefrank #freetherobots

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05-12-2021 , 08:55 AM

#1020

Rococo

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Originally Posted by rickroll

my list of terrible guesses

Your score is:

Spoiler:

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05-12-2021 , 09:53 AM

#1021

rickroll

oddly catty

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Originally Posted by Rococo

Your score is:

Spoiler:

damn, thought i would luckbox may way into at least 3

btw i did have to google some names to make sure they indeed played the position they played, originally had my 2b at 3b google reminded me he wasn't 3b, was little worried i'd accidentally see some spoilers but fortunately did not as my score reflects

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05-12-2021 , 10:09 AM

#1022

that_pope

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Originally Posted by Rococo

My guesses

Spoiler:

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05-12-2021 , 10:13 AM

#1023

that_pope

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Originally Posted by rickroll

my list of terrible guesses

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05-12-2021 , 10:17 AM

#1024

that_pope

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Hint: They didn't allow the same person to win another MVP until some time in the 1930s. That is why we had some strange MVP winners in the 20s over Babe Ruth not getting any votes.