Here they are...

...hard to believe there were zero between '28-'53...shoddy recordkeeping, likely...

I knew there had to be a list somewhere, but didn't care enough to track it down.  And agree with you that there *had* to be some in that 'dark' period.  Wonder if Elias has even queried that?  Or did they do the work to come up with this one?  As I think I suggested.......had happened quite few times, but was still uncommon.

Bunt attempt ends perfecto bid, sparks benches to clear...CLE SP Gavin Williams has been dealing lately.

This guy is (allegedly) available for trade (deadline), and I'd crap my drawers if GM Matt Arnold could pull it off.

(Trades between divisional foes...

That 'article' (2 posts above) may be THE worst *attempt* at reporting I've ever seen.  Probably not - but come on - it doesn't even tell what happened, or how things ended up.

Well, of course I knew about that - but never accepted it myself.  BUT....................they don't even tell what happened!!  Sure - I could search for it - but why would I *have* to?  Stuff like that pablum shouldn't be allowed on our sacred internet thing.

 Garbage. Probably another Artificial UN-intelligent work.

Brewers’ reported offer for Tarik Skubal confirms the Tigers broke baseball

DOES ANY NUMBNUTZ ACTUALLY THINK THERE WASN'T A PILE OF LAUNDERED CASH SHIFTED AROUND UNDERNEATH TABLES?

INVESTIGATION NECESSARY.

To let Dodgers get Skubal,Harris must be a real Screwball.

Now watching Moneyball on TruTV, fifth time or so--Pitt was decent as Beane, Ron Washington and Jonah Hill were great as himself and Peter Brand (respectively), but Phillip Seymour Hoffman was superior as Art Howe.

Major League Baseball...

Students: please read and review; I and my associates expect ~2K word synopsis by Friday 8pm (GMT)...

...feel free to add slant, opinion and supposition as well...

Power Rankings, post-Trade Deadline edition

BoSox sixth? Whoa...

The Skubal deal does almost make me sick - and I hardly follow baseball at all these days.  It's truly enough to about make one hate the Dodgers as much as the Yankees.  Certainly enough to be against them in all cases except against said Yankees - and with the *possible* exception of the Cheaters.  That said.........here's another angle on it:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/baseball/tigers-fans-will-throw-up-hearing-tarik-skubal-s-response-to-dodgers-trade/ar-AA29n6vF?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=adba37bc2efa4e25b59d796b640632e1&cvpid=6a72f07abfe54b3e99f9e335ec877e8b&ei=45

The honorable thing for Skubal to do would be to sign a modest career-long contact with his childhood team: THE DETROIT TIGERS.

I think we're finally going to see some regression in the mean MLB salary, after this next labor deal...if the player's union holds out, I'll be interested to see the backlash...

Hard one:  An NL pitcher in 1974 led all others in MLB in hits (*making* hits - not giving them up) [shocking reveal:  pitchers actually used to dare to climb into the batter's box!].  In fact, his BA was second-highest on the team (over .300!).  Certainly not enough AB (106 PA) to qualify for any batting honors......but that's pretty amazing to this reporter.  Name him if you can.

[Hints:  Not Drysdale, as he retired after 1969.  But he did hit an even .300 one year.  Not in the Hall.  Had a 'decent' career, with a WAR somewhere around +20, methinks, but not a 'name' guy.  Thus very hard, unless one really knows their'70s guys.

Additional hints to ⏫️......   For one team he played for.....was the first player of any position to hit two HRs in one game for the franchise - and they were off a future HOFer.  Has earned a WS victory with no losses on a WS-winning team.  Became a broadcaster after his baseball days ended due to an arm injury. 

Since that one's quite hard, here's a more palatable one:

The all-time leader for putouts by a pitcher has 546.  Nobody else has over 400 😯. Name him.  (Not somebody from the distant past.)

Greg Maddux

Dave McNally

🛎🛎🛎🛎 on Maddux.  Extremely well done.  Kinda makes sense in retrospect.  But curious how you got there.....🤔

And that's for the latter question, obviously. 

The Red Sox are one game behind the Yankees now...25-3 of late...they've made up ~15 games in ~5 weeks (if that even sounds possible...

And, oh yeah, the Dodgers have lost six straight.

Even more impressive. 33-5. Thats Boston hot.

Maddux had like a dozen Gold Gloves and 350 victories...I figured it's his or Ryan's.

Good thinking, but as somebody commented once..........his follow-thru always had him going towards first base, allowing him to field more balls on that side of the infield, and be better able to cover first when needed.  Still........that disparity over the next-most is eye-opening.

Maddux ended up with an absurd 18 Gold Gloves.

So............there has been exactly 1 player who has won a Gold Glove both as an infielder and as an outfielder.  Who would that be?

The answer to the hard trivia question from last night about the pitcher who had the second-highest BA on his team, and that 2-homer game, was Jim Rooker, who hit .305 in 1974, and those homers were off of Jim Kaat.  Pretty interesting story:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rookeji01.shtml

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-rooker/

Biggio maybe, second and center, maybe even behind the plate.

Rockin' Robin kicked ass at short and center, but the Gold Gloves available then regularly went to Ripken, I think.

Rooker hit .305 in '74 in 95AB? That is no small sample size whatsoever...

And Mookie's good infield/outfield, but Gold Glove I'm not sure...

(And if I got it right, I swear to the ghost of baseball god Christy Mathewson I didn't peek, even after linking...

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE BOSOX VICTORY I JUST WITNESSED...FIVE LEADS OVERTAKEN IN 13!

No correct guesses on the double Gold Gloves, but excellent ideas.  Hints:  Won a total of 3 GGs.  As an infielder he was a 1B guy.  Has been retired "for a little while".

Extra hints that may not be of much help, but ya never know:  Kicked a 50-yd. FG in high school.  Also was state champ in the 110 and 300m hurdles.  Was the punter on his (D1) National Champions football team.

Keith Hernandez?

Nope.  Did Hernandez play OF?  Don't remember if he did.  Kinda don't think so - or certainly not enough to win a GG.

One further hint:  not a 'big' name - but I suspect you're familiar with him.

Brewers' newly-acquired starting pitcher Dustin May had a quality start (6IP, 2ER) for his new team yesterday; thankfully his pitching skills are more acute than his father's (Carrot Top) comedic skills.

Larry Walker?

Nope.  Don't think he played much if any 1B - but you may know better.  But certainly not enough to get a GG there.  That said.........the guy in question in not in The Hall.  And likely not ever gonna be.  Not what I'd call a 'name' player, whereas Walker is.  BUT..........they both played hockey when younger, if that helps any.

More hints:  Whole career in AL, but with multiple teams.  Won a W.S. Championship.  Prior to 2020 but later than 2000.

Darin Erstad?

🛎🛎🛎🛎🛎  That's a toughie - or it would have been for me.  I just barely know much about him.  Admire your persistence on that one. 👍

I kept thinking Scott Rolen, but he was third base, HOF too, by now, I think...

Twins/Brewers' game tonight has run total 8....it has to be over, I'd say...

1973 Yankees Spring Training Camp Swap

Misiorowski offers to fight The Miz

Miz would kick Miz' azz.

I should have been at the game.

Twins smack the ball around pretty well, but if they take on Boston or Chicago in wild card, they're foiled.

I suspect Miz might give up two or three solo shots tomorrow, but still a 7IP "quality outing."

Physics dictate fast ball jump off fast bat.

TN: Trivia question, I'll look up the answer because I only have one guess for two answers...I see on my TV here Ozzie Guillen talking baseball with Pierzynski and Waino, and his banner tells us he's third winningest manager in CHW history...who's one and two?

Oh wait, I'm sure I know number one after a bit of thought...but number two is...

More interesting pitcher putouts factoids.  Remembering my comment about Maddux and his follow-through above.......the top 24 of all-time were RHers.  That's pretty astonishing, but still makes sense.

Tony Mullane held the record, with 326, for 87 freaking years, until 1981.

Jamie Moyer (279) holds the record for lefties.

Kid Nichols (313) held the NL record for 81 years.

Walter Johnson (276) held the AL record for 60 years, 'til 1982.

Jack Morris (387) currently holds the AL record, and is 3rd overall.

Justin Verlander (214) is the leader among active players - but that number is 'only' 89th all-time.

Both Ferguson Jenkins (now 5th) and Phil Neikro (now 4th) each held the overall record for a few years in the '70s and '80s respectively. 

Notice I haven't mentioned who #2 is.  Somewhat surprisingly, it's Kevin Brown with 388 - 1 more than Morris.

LOTTA good pitchers right there.

Kid Gleason had 392, and Ozzie Guillen had 747, but who had more managerial victories for the White Sox?

And Luke Appling only had 10, against 30 losses.