trivial occurrences 2018

15???!

lol batting champions

There's a reason they're not called "walking champions"...

*grabs crotch, spits chew*

Roberto Pérez just became one of only 9 catchers to play 100 games with 0 passed balls.

I told him that last week and I don't think he knew, and thank god he made it through the last week without my jinx taking him out.

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) September 30, 2019

from the Effectively Wild FB group:

If the Rays beat the Astros (107), Yankees (103) & Dodgers (106) that would have to be the most opposing team wins beaten, right? If so, was there even another year with a possible higher total when the playoffs started (WC game not counting)?

Red Sox have the top 2, 2004 with 298 and 2018 with 295.

Any AL team would take the record if they beat the Dodgers in the WS. If the AL WS team beats the Astros at some point, they’re guaranteed to take the record regardless of NL team.

Assuming he plays on Wednesday, Molina will pass Chipper Jones for the National League record for most postseason games with 94.

They're currently tied for 9th most all-time, with all eight players ahead of them being primarily AL players https://t.co/F4M8gP1s10 pic.twitter.com/IZZRFhJv9f

— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) October 8, 2019

"The 6th player to make an error on his birthday in the World Series"

Every single division has won a World Series in the last 6 years. No repeats. Also happened 2001-06.

ok, if the 6 divisions can agree to keep taking turns, and in the same order, we won't have to watch the playoffs any more. and if the teams in each division can agree on taking turns of who wins every year, we don't have to watch baseball at all!

topic A at the winter meetings

rando trivia:

during the 1980s and 90s, there were only two players (in two different seasons) who won the "slash-stat triple crown" (leading the league in BA, OBP, and SLG). who were they, and which years?

larry walker for the latter

yessir

hint: the other one is on the other end of the time period in question

George Brett 1980?

George fucking Brett

four catchers who were with the cardinals are in the hall of fame. who are they?

(note: current hall of famer yadier molina is not one)

nor is darrell porter

nope. and not tim mccarver.

hint: only one of the four got in his for work as a cardinals catcher.

Madison Bumgarner has 19 career HR.

Since 2010, only 3 of SF's 420 draft picks have hit *more* career homers (for any team, combined) than that.

Matt Duffy -- 22 HR (16 w/SF)
Joe Panik -- 38 HR (36 w/SF)
Adam Duvall -- 97 HR (3 w/SF)

(h/t Jason Ratliff of @MLBPipeline)

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) December 16, 2019