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guys, what is a "double"? does the bat hit the ball twice? -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:55 7
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- What's the bullpen? Are there bulls in there?? -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:56 5
  - Not anymore. -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:57
  - if the guy stole a base, why do I still see it? -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:57 3
    - Why is baseball so effin' boring? nm - Dignan Jul 23, 13:58
    - does a base on balls have anything to do with my testicles? -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:57 1
      - "Walk proud, laddy!" -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:58
what is the "unassisted" in an UTP? -- nm - Guy Jul 23, 13:54 5
- It's when three outs are recorded on one play, and you only have to write one number in the scorebook. - musubi Jul 23, 13:56
- Means one player makes all three outs without delivering the ball to another player -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:55
- One guy gets all 3 outs. Most of the time, it's a line drive to SS with guy on 2b & 1b running on contact - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:55
- not the same as the U in UAI. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:55
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"Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" The Graphic Novel has been announced..... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 23, 13:52
this was quite the catch to preserve it. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 23, 13:52 7
- What is Sportscenter's Top Play tonight? This or the final out? -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:57 1
  - This. It's better than Rusty Greer's catch to save Kenny Roger's perfect game in 94. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:57
- rockin'. i was in my car listening to the giants, and jon miller described the play right after it happened - good stuff. -- nm - b. Jul 23, 13:57
- I wasn't around to post it, but as live television, this was BADASS. -- nm - David Jul 23, 13:56
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  - First-born. -- nm - Dewayne Wise Jul 23, 13:54
- Almost dropped the damn thing too. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:53
"Tomorrow, the St. Louis Cardinals will be travelling by train for the first time in decades." -- nm - NPR Jul 23, 13:48
One question about a perfect game. If a batter fouls one off and the ... 3b drops it - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:48 16
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- It's my understanding that an error is only charged if a base is taken. But I could be wrong. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:49 11
  - That's wrong. Mishandled foul balls are errors even if no base is gained. -- nm - David Jul 23, 13:50 10
    - True, foul balls are the exception, but errors are still at the discretion of the official scorer. - musubi Jul 23, 13:52 1
      - f*ckers -- nm - C.C. Sabathia Jul 23, 13:52
    - I misread your post. I'm wrong and you're right. -- nm - David Jul 23, 13:51 7
      - No, I think you're right. A dropped foul ball can be charged as an error, if the official scorer decides so. - musubi Jul 23, 13:53 6
        
        We're going to have to look this up. I think it should be an error (like, me personally), but I'm not sure it gets charged if the runner doesn't reach -- nm - David Jul 23, 13:55 5
        
        These guys seem to think it's an error (if the scorer calls it one).... (link) - musubi Jul 23, 13:59
        
        it's an interesting question, for sure -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:57
        
        See, i'm almost certain it's an error...but no runner = perfect game still - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:56 2
        
        Wikipedia sez - znufrii Jul 23, 13:58 1
        
        but also sez - znufrii Jul 23, 13:59
- if the batter is retired before reaching base, there's no error. (nm) - musubi Jul 23, 13:49
- I don't think it's an error unless there's a base that's gained because of it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 13:49 1
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:50
Explain the difference between a "no hitter" and a "perfect game", please. - TWuG Jul 23, 13:45 26
- a no hitter is a CD nobody buys -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 23, 13:47 2
  - I thought it was a fistfight between Moose and Guy. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:51 1
    - well, a slapfest could result in hits -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:53
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  - other way around then - perfect games are a subset of no-hitters -- nm - Roger More Jul 23, 13:47 1
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- no-hitter = no hits by the opposing team (runner can get on base via walk or error, etc), perfect game = no baserunners -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:45
- A no-hitter can have walks, errors, and runs. Just no hits. -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:45
- Yes. No baserunners. 27 up, 27 down. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:45
- yes. no hitters have walks and/or errors. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:45 16
  - So a perfect game is one where no-on makes it to base on a hit? Or the bat never meets the ball? What does "perfect" mean? -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 13:46 15
    - no hits, no walks, no errors, no runs. the ball can hit the bat, the bat can put the ball in play, but each batter is retired in succession. - TFox Jul 23, 13:47 1
      - also no reaching base by the pitcher beaning you, nor from a dropped third strike. -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:51
    - Perfect means two things -- a perfect pitching performance (no walks or hits) and a perfect fielding performance (no errors). -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:47
    - No baserunners. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:46 11
      - So a hit that results in an out still allows it to be "perfect" but would that allow it to be a "no hitter"? -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 13:48 10
        
        hits are only hits if you reach base safely (not forced out or tagged out) -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:49
        
        No. Hits are guys who get hits and reach base via the contact. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:49
        
        that's not a "hit", its a "ball in play", but yes. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:49 1
        
        (and dude, if you can't follow this, should you really take it upon yourself to be spoiling anything?) - TFox Jul 23, 13:50
        
        A "no-hitter" means no hits. A perfect game means no nothin'. - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:49 5
        
        Ah. I see that I am stumbling on a definition. A "hit" to me is the ball and bat connecting regardless of whether it's eventually caught. - TWuG Jul 23, 13:51 4
        
        Yes. Contact that results in an out is not a hit. -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:52 2
        
        (Actually, that's not strictly true, but we'll go with it.) -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:52 1
        
        I'm not sure if there's a baseball rule where there isn't a "except in this odd situation" you could tack on to it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 13:53
        
        Yes, hits = base runners. contact = ball and bat making cracky sounds. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:51
Catfish Hunter, a talented batter, was also the hitting star of his perfect game. He went 3 for 4 with a double and 3 RBIs, including ... - zork Jul 23, 13:44
How has ST been today? Can I get a quick recap? Preferably happy things. - Hotkiss Jul 23, 13:44 1
- WATCH BETTER OFF TED. That's all the recap you need. - JaxSean Jul 23, 13:46
Semantics Poll: "Sunday, August 2 at midnight" means... - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 13:43 8
- I hate this question whenever it comes up. People are dumb. I agree with you. -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 13:47 1
  - well what date are 0 houers 0 minutes and 0 sec exactly then :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 23, 13:50
- I exactly agree with you. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:46
- I'd take it as B. "The middle of Sunday night = midnight Sunday." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 23, 13:45
- I'm with you. -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:45
- 2/8 23.59 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 23, 13:45
- c -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 23, 13:45
- For me, B -- nm - Roger More Jul 23, 13:44
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- huh, the prof couldn't have picked a worse guy to accuse, sounds like. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:53
- He also gave Reggie Lewis Mouth-to-Mouth according to the front page of the Herald. - Mel Profit Jul 23, 13:51 2
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    - /favourites/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 13:58
ok ... I know WHAT it is, now could someone please tell me WHO? -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:42 9
- *shrug* -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:44
- He's on first. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 13:44 1
  - that's a strange place to pitch from. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:45
- A baseball player with the unlikely name of Who? - Roger More Jul 23, 13:43
- Seriously, I simply Googled "perfect game" and then hit "news." Took 2 seconds. -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:43 3
  - also, wikipedia. -- nm - Max Jul 23, 13:44
  - don't get snarky on me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:44 1
    - (and I just did that, so thanks) -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:45
- WHO says to assume it is swine flu -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 13:43
Which is the rarest, Perfect Game, 4 HR's in a game, or an unassisted Triple Play? -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:41 6
- The unassisted Triple iirc...only like 14 of them. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:43 2
  - Yes, 15 4 HR games and now 18 Perfect games -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:43 1
    - The 2000's have been very very good for this. 4 of them in this decade. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:47
- UTP -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:42
- my dad and brother went to Sox game where there were two triple plays. Don't remember the year. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:42 1
  - Red Sox v. Twins, July 17, 1990. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:43
bery, i fav'd something and lost a previous one. how can i get it back? -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:40 1
- I'll be adding pagination to that soon -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 14:14
LIR JB...real warhead topedos would sink...after running out of fuel -- nm - BAD Jul 23, 13:39
First ever perfect game? Worcester, MA. Second ever? Providence, RI. - TFox Jul 23, 13:35 11
- Ask him which perfect game had the fewest outs in the air. -- nm - Max Jul 23, 13:37 1
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- #3? Boston. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:37 8
  - It's amazing of the 16 how many were by very good to great pitchers. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:39 7
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      - Not really....not to this degree at least given the variance in guys getting no-no's. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:44 2
        
        No because balls falling for hits are quite random, as a players getting on by error. - musubi Jul 23, 13:48 1
        
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    - And Dewayne Wise can pretty much name his price to Beurhle as far as gifts go. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:42
    - Why would that be amazing? What's amazing is how many mediocre pitchers have no-hitters. - musubi Jul 23, 13:41 1
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Equally rare feat on the batters side - Who was the last ML to hit 4 HR's in one game? -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:35 13
- I think Shawn Green was the last one, as Dodger against the Brewers. - musubi Jul 23, 13:39 8
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  - Nope one after him -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:39 6
    - Aw crap. I googled it. I forgot about that one. (nm) - musubi Jul 23, 13:40 5
      - So I guess I can call you stupid also -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:44
      - I forgot about Green's day. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:41 3
        
        I remember watching the recap of Shawn's 4 dingers on TV, it was in Milwaukees (then) new stadium. (nm) - musubi Jul 23, 13:43 2
        
        Which one of them had the shot at 5? I reemmeber recently one of them came back up again. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:44 1
        
        Gehrig had a shot at 5, Adcock doubled off the wall in his second at bat - amoxy Jul 23, 13:50
- Mike Cameron I think? - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:37 2
  - Actually should have looked closer at your IM, it was DelGado in 2003 -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:40
  - There were 2 after Cameron -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 13:38
- Bippy -- nm - prayformojo Jul 23, 13:37
What would be the ST equivalent of pitching a perfect game? - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 13:35 21
- Proving mara wrong -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 13:44
- Cappies on 9 consecutive boards? -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:37
- The cockneck boards were just about perfection around this place. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:37
- Posting the first on 9 consecutive boards. -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:36 5
  - bah, pretty sure a couple of us have done that -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 13:37 4
    - So? Were you trying to find something that nobody could do? -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:42
    - I got more than 12 on TT of old. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 13:40
    - well, a perfect game shouldn't be impossible -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:38
    - yup -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 23, 13:37
- The first post on B1 linking to the last post on B2 and vice versa. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:36 5
  - nah, it was Landbeck's first that linked to itself -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 13:36 4
    - that was amazing. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:40
    - I must be misremembering, then. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:37 2
      - (but if that's the case, it would be more appropriately called a recursive first, rather than a mobius. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:37 1
        
        (do you hear yourself?) -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:41
- I think Landbeck did it with the mobius first -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 13:36 3
  - It's just one post. Call that the equivilent of the unassisted triple play, if you like, but the perfect game is a series of things done well (plays . - mara Jul 23, 13:45
  - that was....amazing. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:36
  - Ooh, I remember that. Yeah, that was cool. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 13:36
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  - Cheerleaders. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 23, 13:35
One of Conan O'Brien's best bits - 1864 baseball -- (link) - Reagen Jul 23, 13:34 1
*pitches a perfect B2* -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 13:33 1
- What's "pitch"ing? (nm) - lewsee Jul 23, 13:35
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