Who is the only shortstop in history with 5000+ PA and less than ten stolen bases? (You know his name.)
my guess for this was close, but no cigar (15 SBs)
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 March 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
at least the answer knows his limitations -- some of these dudes should have run a lot less
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 March 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Nomar?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
nope
i read it in the new BP annual
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link
Ah no. Nomar stole 22 bases in his rookie year alone.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
Somebody from the 40's and 50's? I thought of Boudreau, but it's not him (51 SB's in his career).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
Morb's hint "(You know his name.)" tells me it's either a modern player, or someone rather well known.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:42 (nine years ago) link
active!
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
I finally got it after ~5 or so guesses. for some reason I forgot he was a ss
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 12 March 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link
my initial guess was saint cal, who was 33-for-66
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 March 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
What is a good filterable baseball stats site? If it's possible to home in on that answer at baseball-reference.com, I can't figure out how. Total database eejit.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 12 March 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link
took me five guesses after Morbs' latest clue.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 12 March 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link
http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/split_finder.cgi?type=b
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 March 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
i used fangraphs to find the answer (select "Career" under the "Batting Leaders" tab on the main page, click "SS" to restrict it to just SS PA's, set minimum PA's to 5000, then sort by SBs)
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 March 2015 19:21 (nine years ago) link
Jhonny Peralta was my first guess, just because i watch him play every game and can't imagine him ever stealing. but it turns out he's managed 15 successful stolen bases.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 March 2015 19:22 (nine years ago) link
Thanking u mookie & Karl
― WilliamC, Thursday, 12 March 2015 19:46 (nine years ago) link
Huh, I wouldn't have gotten that without looking it up.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 12 March 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
I noticed Cabrera is just shy of .300/.400/.500 for his career right now, so searched out a list of players who retired with all three. Here's a Sporacle--harder than you might think. I got 17/22, with many incorrect guesses along the way. (Didn't miss anyone really obvious, though...maybe #7.)
http://www.sporcle.com/games/UnknownUser/mlb-all-time-300-400-500-club
― clemenza, Saturday, 2 May 2015 15:11 (eight years ago) link
Surprised Willie Mays isn't one of them!
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 2 May 2015 16:50 (eight years ago) link
I got 14. Actually only one of the ,300/3000 hit/300 hr club made the list. Those four are the firsts I went with.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 2 May 2015 16:51 (eight years ago) link
Willie Mays didn't walk a ton.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 2 May 2015 20:04 (eight years ago) link
corey seager is 6-for-6 with six RBIs in salt lol city today
the last player to perform such a feat in the majors was . . . barves' willie harris vs. cardinals, 7/21/07
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 May 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link
(combined 25 runs on 36 hits in salt lake today: 5 homers, 7 doubles, 1 triple. joeks)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 May 2015 21:31 (eight years ago) link
who is the oldest living player of your fave franchise?
(the Met is obvious yet surprising)
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/oldest-living-major-leaguers-mlb-teams-franchises-060215
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 June 2015 18:57 (eight years ago) link
each team's last walk-off grand slam:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJZqHyRWsAAWIky.png
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 15:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.hardballtimes.com/when-you-think-about-it-trivia-isnt-trivial-part-1
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
I'm part of team trivia contest every winter, and I always think at least half their (100) questions aren't trivia at all. I don't know what the exact dictionary definition, but to me, trivia and general knowledge aren't interchangeable.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/GaP8EfK.png
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 July 2015 04:53 (eight years ago) link
At first I thought he was dumping the water on himself!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 11 July 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
the only active player left who's homered off rick ankiel is . . . aj burnett
― mookieproof, Sunday, 12 July 2015 02:02 (eight years ago) link
The Mets swept their three-game series against the Diamondbacks and scored all 13 of their runs on home runs. The last such series sweep in the majors--that is, three or more games with all runs driven in by homers--was played 55 years ago, with the Orioles sweeping three games at Detroit. Baltimore scored 13 runs in the series.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 July 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
Nathan Karns is the first AL pitcher to homer in 4 years and the first to account for the only run in a game with a home run since 1962
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 15:10 (eight years ago) link
I wonder how often a player is a triple short of a cycle and then actually gets a triple.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:37 (eight years ago) link
since 1914, there have been 244 instances of a player hitting for the cycle and 13,191 instances of a player ending up “a triple short of the cycle”
http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2015/04/16/least-likely-cycles
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 23:52 (eight years ago) link
Pretty close but I guess what I'm getting at is obviously the triple is the hardest/least-likely part of the cycle to get, so if someone hits for the cycle, do they usually get the triple early in the process or is there no consistency about when the triple comes? Does that question make any sense?
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 23 July 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
i'm guessing there's not much consistency apart from maybe someone trying to stretch a double late if they've got the other three
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link
I would imagine it's all random, though I wonder how many players a "triple short" try to leg out a 3B in that final at bat..
― frogbs, Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
damn, killfiled by frogbs
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:49 (eight years ago) link
But how could it be random if a triple is statistically less likely than a single, double, or homer? Seems like "a triple short of the cycle" would happen more often than a double short or a single short.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 23 July 2015 15:58 (eight years ago) link
that is true (and it does). but it doesn't follow that ppl who actually get the cycle would hit the triple last
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2015 16:12 (eight years ago) link
i think
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 July 2015 16:42 (eight years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_to_hit_for_the_cycle
All you need is Baseball Reference, a spreadsheet, and a few hours.
― clemenza, Thursday, 23 July 2015 16:45 (eight years ago) link
i adore no-hitters compared to the jerkwad cycles.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 July 2015 16:55 (eight years ago) link
a bit parochial, but
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/8/10/9111909/new-york-mets-trivia-teenagers
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/8/3/9084755/new-york-mets-trivia-40-year-old-players
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 August 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link
@dennistlinThe Padres had come up one hit short of a cycle 361 times. They'd finished a triple shy 258 times.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 August 2015 03:46 (eight years ago) link
Nice ceremony for the '85 Jays at today's game (Bell, Barfield, and Moseby specifically). I have even more nostalgia for the '83-87 group than the two WS winners.
Anyway, reminded me of something I'd forgotten. The '85 team clinched at home against the Yankees in the 161st game. What noteworthy thing happened in the meaningless 162nd game? (Not all that difficult.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 16 August 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
i assume a no-hitter.
Last night Bryce Harper became the 15th player in history to record 4 walks, 0 hits, and score 4 runs.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 15:21 (eight years ago) link
Right after becoming the all-time leader in major league games played by a native of the Dominican Republic, Adrian Beltre was ejected by home plate umpire Adam Hamari.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 August 2015 13:51 (eight years ago) link
the Mets had never won a game 14-9 in their history; they did it twice in Denver this weekend.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 August 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
Jack Brohamer hit the only major-league HR while wearing shorts
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/chicago-white-sox-shorts-1976-jack-brohamer-home-run-082115
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 August 2015 17:18 (eight years ago) link
Actually, I do live in a town with a minor league (AHL) hockey team.
The Gulls??!?!?!?! I recall sitting in the stands next to Kim Alexis, who at my 17 year old self, had never seen such a beautiful woman in such close proximity. She was very kind to us nerds!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 29 December 2018 05:32 (five years ago) link
Yes! Their biggest rival is Ontario.
― timellison, Saturday, 29 December 2018 06:09 (five years ago) link
By bWAR, Paul Goldschmidt has been seven times as valuable as any other #246 draft pick in baseball history. Oh, hang on. My mistake. He has been seven times as valuable as EVERY other #246 draft pick in baseball history, COMBINED. https://t.co/5vwR9t7ikt— AZ SnakePit (@AZSnakepit) January 2, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 20:29 (five years ago) link
I remember we talked a bit about that two years ago, and karl malone linked to this SI piece:
http://www.si.com/mlb/strike-zone/2014/06/09/mike-piazza-keith-hernandez-albert-pujols-late-round-draft-picks
― clemenza, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
Goldschmidt's "DROP," by the way, has moved to 1964.9, which would put him 5th on the SI list, just shy of Kenny Rogers at 4th. If he puts up 4.0 WAR this year, he'd move up to 3rd. Catching Pizza for first (another 35 WAR) highly unlikely.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link