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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

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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

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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  😃

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                Chris
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                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)

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                    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.

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                        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.

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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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                            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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                                Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                                😂

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                                  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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                                    mclaincausey
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                                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                    I call it "gambling and losing"

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                      sabergirl
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                                      Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                      @Matt:

                                      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.

                                      Gonna have to adopt this purely because it’s hilarious. [emoji23] foop

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                        deanclean
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                                        Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                                        Jays are on a roll! Awesome walk off W just now

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                                          steelworker
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                                          Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                                          O's beat Yanks. Go figure

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

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