EXCITABLE VASGERSIAN
― Andy K, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
WRONG THREAD
― Andy K, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
I almost hope Gallo singles before BOS gets out of the inning.
― Profiles in Liquid Courage (WmC), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
The Jays and the Rays would both be way more exciting AL pennant winners than what we're looking at and I wish they respectively had been in / had stayed in the playoffs.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 13 October 2021 20:21 (two years ago) link
ILB needs a big all-time poll of favourite players.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 November 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
It’s Kyle Farnsworth and it’s not even close.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 November 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uplOrx-nVIo
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 4 November 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link
Willie McGee would win with two votes
― just staying (Karl Malone), Thursday, 4 November 2021 23:06 (two years ago) link
Orel and benito santiago
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 5 November 2021 01:00 (two years ago) link
How many people have played Major League Baseball? Are we seriously going to have to poll all 127 people to ever play?! (Or whatever the number is)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 5 November 2021 02:26 (two years ago) link
I believe the number is something pleasingly round. Like 10,000 or so?Edit: [MLB Statistics] 18,918 players have played Major League Baseball. Mike Trout, who is 25 years old, has been worth more WAR than 18,589 of them, or 98.2%.
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 November 2021 02:37 (two years ago) link
Mike Trout is 30! Point stands though
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 5 November 2021 09:44 (two years ago) link
Oh shit, once again the little section that google highlights is way out of date!As of today, the number is 19,969, at least according to https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/ballplayer.shtml
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 November 2021 14:42 (two years ago) link
Might have been a good poll to have in 2011--the World Series thread had 1,081 posts (240 this year).
― clemenza, Friday, 5 November 2021 14:46 (two years ago) link
this world series sucked though
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 November 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
whereas in 2011 america's team was playing, as well as the cardinals
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 November 2021 15:14 (two years ago) link
That baseball-almanac figure is also old as the 20,000th player debuted this year
― ✖, Friday, 5 November 2021 17:49 (two years ago) link
i should know better than to try to google than on my phone, hahaha.
i suppose the "real" answer depends on other factors too:
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/26/hoornstra-finding-mlbs-real-20000th-player-with-apologies-to-jose-godoy/
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 5 November 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
Reminiscent of the league trying to figure out who scored their millionth run in 1975.
― clemenza, Friday, 5 November 2021 18:32 (two years ago) link
b-ref is up to 22,563 with the addition of negro league players
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 November 2021 22:11 (two years ago) link
wander franco is the next vladimir guerrero jr. he can't miss
― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 6 January 2024 01:10 (three months ago) link
Honestly just the most horrible updates on that case everyday. Just despicable
― H.P, Saturday, 6 January 2024 02:43 (three months ago) link