No true outcomes here: On this day in 1989 Orioles pitcher Jeff Ballard pitched a complete game against the Brewers without allowing a walk, strikeout or home run. It's only been done four times since. https://t.co/7ua4O9Cmih— Kyle Lobner (@BrewFrostyMug) August 21, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 14:16 (five years ago) link
On This Date, 1979, a protest from the Astros opened the book on what had seemed an easy Met victory. Ahead five runs, the Mets settled under a fly ball for the final out -- until an umpire informed the clubs there was no play; he had called time. Jeff Leonard, the Houston batter, made use of the opportunity by slapping a single. But this too was called back -- Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool had thought the game was over and was not on the field. Houston protested that this was nobody's fault but Kranepool's and the single should stand. But the umpire instead forced a third go-round that resulted in an apparently game-ending out -- until Major League Baseball upheld the protest. So play resumed the following day with 5-0 on the scoreboard and a runner on first with two out. Mets pitcher Kevin Kobel induced the final out immediately before losing his regularly scheduled start 3-1.
https://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/8/21/3254503/this-date-in-mets-history-august-21-red-white-and-seaver-bolt-v-reyes
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 14:26 (five years ago) link
Today in 1989, after an irate Tom Lasorda complains about his antics, the Expos' Youppi! is the first MLB mascot ever ejected from a game. pic.twitter.com/CASYlJJ8tn— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 23, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 August 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
9 years ago i saw Jeff Francoeur hit into an unassisted TP
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 August 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxI3kRFUwAAbB-4.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
Yesterday, actually: in a 1967 exhibition game, Eddie Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew consecutively. Does that name mean anything to anyone? My dad took me to see him when I was really young.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Feigner
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 02:54 (five years ago) link
i saw eddie feigner and his entire team of offspring at some point in the 80s!
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:17 (five years ago) link
I probably saw him a little earlier than that, sometime in the '70s. I think it may have even been in my hometown, which was was small (15,000 people) but had a few softball leagues.
Striking out those six guys is pretty amazing, even if two of them weren't big bats.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:22 (five years ago) link
mickey mantle announced his retirement 50 years ago today
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 March 2019 01:59 (five years ago) link
1973 - New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson make a stunning declaration. The left-handers announce that they have traded wives, children, and family dogs. The announcement sends shock waves through the baseball world and beyond.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 22:07 (five years ago) link
things that sound like clickhole oral histories of the yankees but aren't
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 22:09 (five years ago) link
iirc one of the (new) couples is still together
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 22:16 (five years ago) link
i remember that event
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/LQm83Yy.jpg
30 years ago today
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26593754/greatest-catch-ever-recreating-kevin-mitchell-epic-barehanded-grab
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 19:02 (four years ago) link
...Vlad Guerrero Jr. debuted.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 April 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
4-30-1996, Pirates Jeff King joined Andre Dawson and Willie McCovey as the only players in baseball history to homer twice in the same inning twice. pic.twitter.com/AJAFDTT7dK— Scott F (@TheFrizz87) April 30, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
On this day in 1991, Rickey Henderson set the record for career stolen bases. Then, after that, he played in more games than Vince Coleman did in his entire career— Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud) May 1, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 May 2019 20:35 (four years ago) link
Three years ago today, the impossible happened. #BigSexy pic.twitter.com/YaonHUSrOq— New York Mets (@Mets) May 7, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
Announcer: "As soon as he hit it, he dropped the bat; and he never watched it leave the park"cut to: Bart jogging up first base line, holding bat & looking into stands
― francisF, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 02:49 (four years ago) link
It's Lee Elia Day (Observed) in Chicago
audio NSFW, obviously
Today our friends at @NiseiLounge celebrate a great day in baseball, a few days late of the anniversary. Proceeds will benefit gene research in honor of Rich Hill’s late son. Elia himself recently signed balls for charity in a sanitized way. https://t.co/b4HG6oaK3Z— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) May 9, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 May 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
8th year anniversary of this amazing double play by one of the worst defensive shortstops ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Fo9MXY3XI
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 May 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
(yesterday)
Twenty years ago, Bobby Valentine snuck back into the dugout and woke up the Mets: https://t.co/RDpykKts8j pic.twitter.com/HHyT6cUqpR— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 10, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 June 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
On this day in 1914, Montreal Royals pitcher Bob Couchman threw a ball over the center field fence in anger but time hadn't been called so three runs scored. (From: The Baltimore Sun) pic.twitter.com/Sx7syDPaLt— Minor League Stories (@MinorsTeamNames) June 11, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
#OTD 50 years ago, President Nixon sees Reggie Jackson, 23, hit 2 homers to lift the @Athletics over the Senators. Nixon stayed the entire game and wrote to Jax: “I have nothing but the highest admiration for your performance on the night I saw you.” @dick_nixon @dougherty_jesse pic.twitter.com/ktUt7mhSkC— fred frommer (@ffrommer) June 11, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
45 years ago today, Nolan Ryan threw 235 pitches and struck out 19 batters over 13 innings. 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/vp11K0eyHI— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) June 14, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 June 2019 17:29 (four years ago) link
only 18 pitches per inning, probably <10 walks
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 June 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
actually exactly ten
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL197406140.shtml
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 June 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
18 years ago today, Lloyd McClendon stole 1st base.Literally. pic.twitter.com/IiavVGUWX0— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 26, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
1969: Seaver loses perfect game in the 9th
https://metsmerizedonline.com/2017/07/this-day-in-mets-history-tom-seaver-loses-perfect-game-in-the-ninth.html/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 July 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
I missed that Bob Horner post above. Blue Jays management, please consider.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
born 65 years ago today:
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
50 Years Ago Today: “They’re On The Moon" ~ Yankee Stadium fans are notified that Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin have landed safely on the lunar surface! (Washington Senators vs. New York #Yankees - July 20, 1969) #MLB #History #Apollo11 #Apollo50th pic.twitter.com/a2hIZeY4Cw— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) July 20, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 July 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
Happy 15th anniversary to Varitek's glove and A-Rod's face. https://t.co/9ifjGgCgqS— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) July 24, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 July 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
we were so young then
#OTD-07/26/2012: In his major league debut, Matt Harvey tossed 5.1 scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks on the road. He allowed three hits, three walks & struck out 11 on 106 pitches.The 11 strikeouts are a #Mets record in a debut.@Mets @MetsMerized #LGM pic.twitter.com/3nPVlBu4Z7— Mathew Brownstein (@MBrownstein89) July 26, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 19:03 (four years ago) link
No one would have faulted Tug McGraw for not believing after the Mets dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Cardinals on August 5, 1973. Had a playoff odds calculator existed 46 years ago, it would have computed the Mets' chances of making the postseason at somewhere between nil and a stone cold impossibility. In the first game, Tom Seaver took a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, despite giving up just two earned runs over seven innings. Jm McAndrew couldn't stop the Redbirds in the nightcap, either, falling 4-1. The two losses left the Mets 12 games under .500 and 11.5 games behind the leader of the NL East with just 54 left to play. Less than two months later, the team was in first place for the first time since the beginning of April, thanks to an incredible stretch run that saw them win just under 65% of their remaining games.
https://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/8/5/3219696/this-date-in-mets-history-august-5-the-1973-mets-nadir-trifectas
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 August 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
100 years ago today, Joe Wilhoit's 69-game hitting streak for @MiLB Wichita Jobbers came to an end on August 20, 1919. His streak remains the longest in baseball history. Read his #SABR bio: https://t.co/MpDeuDUCfD pic.twitter.com/AzgAIg6oOK— SABR (@sabr) August 20, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
1969
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1074468-ron-swoboda-showed-steve-carlton-a-strikeout-is-just-another-out
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:28 (four years ago) link
yesterday, 63rd anniv of Don Larsen
today, 23rd anniv of Jeffrey Maier
NYY heroes who both rode in the victory parades
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
110 years ago today the pirates beat the tigers to win the 1909 world series, sending pittsburgh sunday post writers into ecstasies of eloquence
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EG_wv8gWoAIi2zf.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EG_wv8hX0AURwnu.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
Amazin' 50
https://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/10/16/3511598/this-date-in-mets-history-october-16-the-1969-mets-are-world-champions
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 18:56 (four years ago) link
no picaroon banner, no credibility
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
i had to look that up
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/sites/csnne/files/styles/article_hero_image/public/2016/03/29/716232.jpg
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 October 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
best beloved Willie McGee turns 61 today <3
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM3nFGSW4AAKdOu.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 November 2019 04:39 (four years ago) link
of whom Cosell said in the '82 WS "he looks like E.T."
YES, Cosell GOOFING ON SOMEONE'S LOOKS
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 2 November 2019 04:46 (four years ago) link
at this point i most remember cosell for calling eagles wide receiver harold carmichael 'The Angular One'
which is an incredible nickname
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 November 2019 04:51 (four years ago) link
the negro national league was formed 100 years ago today
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 February 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
Happy Birthday, @BobbyValentine! The 1970 PCL MVP and longtime MLB manager turns the big 7️⃣-0️⃣ today. 🥳🎂 #GoSpo pic.twitter.com/yEEu9W75TJ— Spokane Indians (@spokaneindians) May 13, 2020
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link
27 years ago today, Bratwurst, Italian and Polish ran from left field to home plate in the first ever Sausage Race! pic.twitter.com/50PY0BCZOf— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 27, 2020
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 June 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link
Fifty years ago this week, President Nixon enjoyed the 1970 All-Star baseball game, where he threw out the honorary first pitch! Today, we are dreaming of the day we can all #playball again and enjoy America's pastime with friends! ⚾ pic.twitter.com/u13qSzDEcF— Richard Nixon Foundation (@nixonfoundation) July 13, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 July 2020 15:44 (three years ago) link