the astros' manager and the orioles' manager are brothers-in-law because their wives are sisters
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 April 2024 01:34 (two weeks ago) link
the list of current active leaders in shutouts includes a guy near the top whom i forgot existed.
Clayton Kershaw - 15Justin Verlander - 9
tied for third place --
Gerrit Cole - 5Max Scherzer - 5Shelby Miller - 5
― omar little, Monday, 15 April 2024 18:55 (two weeks ago) link
reminds me what a different time we're in, Tim Belcher (career w-l of 146-140, ERA of 4.16) tossed 18 shutouts and even if we take away the 8(!) he threw in 1989*, he'd still rank second among active dudes now.
― omar little, Monday, 15 April 2024 18:59 (two weeks ago) link
Not that living to 100 is trivial, but I don't know where else to post this (and there's a great brush-with-fame story from 1951).
https://www.mlb.com/news/oldest-living-mlb-player-turns-100
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 April 2024 21:19 (four days ago) link
There are quite a few brushes with fame in his bio, he's had an incredible life!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 26 April 2024 05:43 (three days ago) link
For the first time since 1910 and only the second time in the history of the baseball, the Colorado Rockies have trailed in all 28 games to start a season.— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) April 28, 2024
― mookieproof, Monday, 29 April 2024 17:11 (three hours ago) link