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    Matty123
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 4 Apr 2017

    Well said @mclaincausey

    @neph93 I’m a passionate baseball fan. Thank you for stirring the pot.

    I once participated in a game with an unassisted triple play. 11 years old. I was playing short stop. A man
    On first  and second base. The batter hit a line drive to second base for
    The first out. The runner on first was tagged out running to second and the second baseman who caught the ball ran and tagged second base as the runner on second  base had been advancing to third. Inning over  It
    Unassisted triple play

    Ruben you should go on YouTube and look up on assisted triple play

    Maybe so. Maybe not

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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      @Matty123:

      Well said @mclaincausey

      @neph93 I’m a passionate baseball fan. Thank you for stirring the pot.

      I once participated in a game with an unassisted triple play. 11 years old. I was playing short stop. A man
      On first  and second base. The batter hit a line drive to second base for
      The first out. The runner on first was tagged out running to second and the second baseman who caught the ball ran and tagged second base as the runner on second  base had been advancing to third. Inning over  It
      Unassisted triple play

      Ruben you should go on YouTube and look up on assisted triple play

      That is super cool!!

      Think it, be it.

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        manufc10
        Iron Heart Deity
        Joined: 14 Mar 2015

        That also has to be super rare.  More rare than a perfect game maybe?

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          manufc10
          Iron Heart Deity
          Joined: 14 Mar 2015

          I witnessed Tony Womack hit an inside the park Grand Slam for the Dbacks back in the late 90's/early 2000's I believe it was?  That was really cool and also super rare.

          Admittedly baseball can have it's exciting moments but overall my opinion still stands, the game is slow and boring to watch in general.  MLB even acknowledges that the game needs to be sped up as they have been kicking around ideas on how to do so.  I'm not up to date on the latest rule changes but I know different ideas were being tossed around as far as limiting the pitchers time between each pitch, limiting manager visits to the mound, etc…not sure if anything has been implemented though.

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            mclaincausey
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            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

            Aside from arbitrary things like Shawn Green going 6/6 with two doubles and 4 HR, I think the unassisted triple play is the rarest single-game feat and probably the rarest play in baseball. Then you have to think of multi game feats such as DiMaggio's hitting streak or Ripkens starting game streak that seem to be insurmountable, one-off occurrences. Then you can get into playoff and WS records… All kinds of ways you can witness unprecedented events in the game, one of its many charms.

            Think it, be it.

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              mclaincausey
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              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              Wow, inside the park GS has to be super rare, requires all the baserunners in front of you to be good enough baserunners to score as well as the hitter.

              Think it, be it.

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                manufc10
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                Joined: 14 Mar 2015

                last edited by 11 Oct 2018, 16:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Matty123
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                  @manufc10:

                  That also has to be super rare.  More rare than a perfect game maybe?

                  23 perfect game in mlb history

                  15 unassisted triple plays.

                  Indeed much more rare.

                  I Love stats like that. Not Into saber metrics and all
                  That. But stats like that are cool.

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                    gaseousclay
                    Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                    @manufc10:

                    Admittedly baseball can have it's exciting moments but overall my opinion still stands, the game is slow and boring to watch in general.  MLB even acknowledges that the game needs to be sped up as they have been kicking around ideas on how to do so.  I'm not up to date on the latest rule changes but I know different ideas were being tossed around as far as limiting the pitchers time between each pitch, limiting manager visits to the mound, etc…not sure if anything has been implemented though.

                    I love baseball but don't follow it religiously. But I agree with your sentiment. It's for this reason that I haven't taken my son to any MLB games. It would likely bore him to tears and we'd likely leave after a couple of innings. I will say though, minor league games are fun to watch. The St.Paul Saints, which is co-owned by Bill Murray, always has fun activities between innings. I think this makes it more enjoyable for the kids in attendance but also less likely for you to leave before the game is over. My 2 cents

                    WTB:
                    IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                    IHSH-19

                    last edited by 11 Oct 2018, 16:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      gaseousclay
                      Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                      Baseball is also one of the national pass times in Japan when I lived there as a young 'un/teenager. It was amusing to me that washed up American ball players would play on Japanese teams when their careers were finished stateside. It was also interesting to see the influx of pro Japanese ball players joining MLB teams in the last couple of decades. I'm still looking for vintage Seibu Lions gear  😃

                      WTB:
                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                      IHSH-19

                      last edited by 11 Oct 2018, 16:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Chris
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                        @gaseousclay:

                        It was amusing to me that washed up American ball players would play on Japanese teams when their careers were finished stateside.

                        Like this classic of American cinema?

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                          gaseousclay
                          Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                          @Chris:

                          @gaseousclay:

                          It was amusing to me that washed up American ball players would play on Japanese teams when their careers were finished stateside.

                          Like this classic of American cinema?

                          yep. Except replace Tom Selleck with this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Wells_(baseball)

                          WTB:
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                          IHSH-19

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                          • scooterS
                            scooter
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 26 Dec 2015

                            "Uh, Houston, we've had a problem"

                            I believe any team is going to have a problem with Boston. I'm holding out hope, my hometown Brew Crew turn things around at home, and take the next 2. Beyond that, I think they'd have to make a deal with the devil.

                            Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                              mclaincausey
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                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              I'd love to see the Dodgers win in 7 over Boston, mainly because they are my dad's team going back to when they were in Brooklyn, and as a Cubs fan I've always liked Boston since they had a similar run of futility. That said, it would have been historically interesting to have back to back franchise-first WS titles (Astros, Brewers), and I don't think the odds are very good of either NL team beating either AL team, probably less so for the Dodgers unless Kershaw and Hill can continue to dominate.

                              I thought the Astros would take Boston out but man they are a murderer's row of a batting order and the bullpen was good enough against another formidable lineup.

                              Think it, be it.

                              last edited by 19 Oct 2018, 20:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              • steelworkerS
                                steelworker
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                                Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                                Red Sox!!!  😉

                                Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                Well, I have others.

                                last edited by 9 Nov 2018, 04:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  GoCougs
                                  Joined: 27 May 2020

                                  Go M's!  And anything can happen in this upcoming short 60 game season  😉

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                                  • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
                                    Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                                    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                                    We were just talking about this and I can't stop laughing 😂 I am definitely getting his jersey.

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                                      cwcaswell
                                      Joined: 28 Jun 2021

                                      If he pitches a no-hitter, the announcer better call it a blowout

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                                      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
                                        Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                                        Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                                        😂

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                                        • MattM
                                          Matt
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                                          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                          We don’t say shart in my house because we don’t want to break down the etymology to my kids.  Instead we say foop.

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