On the radio??
That is lazy.
I was wondering if the Cubs were approaching the record for most 10 game streaks in a season. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders had 6, so they have a long way to go.
last night was the first time in Yankeeâs history that every starter got 2 hits. That is quite the offensive output but I am still shocked that it had never happened before.
For a long part of that history pitchers had to bat. Also requires at least 18 hits in a game which isnât that common to begin with.
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The articles said first time in franchise history, but I couldnât find if other teams have done this in the past. I assume itâs much more likely on the road where the team is guaranteed to bat in the 9th.
I imagine if you had a B-R subscription and could run the play index through the right filters you could find out.
The closest I found was a redit post that linked to a 15 inning game in from the 70s between the Aâs & Rangers that 16 of the 18 starters in the game get at least 2 hits, however, both teams each had 8 of 9 starters get 2+ plus hits so neither team met the required condition.
I think you might find that more than few franchises have never done it as itâs kind of a statistically odiity.
Baskin Robbins??
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Baskin Robins always finds out. but I was thinking more https://www.baseball-reference.com/
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You get info for all 30 teams and 1 mystery team to get you to the magical 31
Sorry, guys. In more gotta-mention-it-before-it-is-too-late news, there are only 3 AL teams with records better than the White Sox. And the White Sox have tied the Cubs record.
Oh, and they got their run differential in positive territory yesterday.
Took my kids to the White Sox game yesterday. First game for my youngest who just turned 3. Was nice to see a decent crowd and people excited about the team this year for the first time in several years.
Gotta get some more games in this year as who knows if theyâll have a season in 2027.
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Yesterday the Athletics were so close to no hitting the Yankees. In 8 of the 9 innings Aâs pitching faced the minimum 24 batters allowing just a single walk that was erased on a double play.
unfortunately for the Aâs the Yanks bats showed up in the 3rd as they sent 18 men to the plate, got 11 hits and scored 13 runs.
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How did the 3yo like it?
Years ago I took my 1.5yo at the time daughter to see a game at Fenway. I was surprised that she remained fascinated with everything through about 7 innings. Then, fortunately, the people right in front of us bought one of those huge foam fingers right at about that time and that kept her going until the end of the game. Thereâs no way sheâd last 7 innings now.
He really enjoyed it, but we didnât spend much time watching the game. Put on sunscreen, hotdogs, buying merch, bathroom break, kid zone, dip-n-dots, bathroom break, game over in 2:20 (fireworks). Probably another couple years before we can get them to both sit and watch the game.
Iâm pretty sure that counts as a win in banana ball.
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Good thing baseball doesnât use the electoral college,
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That would be AWESOME! Max 2 runs per inning.
DO. IT.
A friend of mine, who fancies himself an afficionado of baseball, thought this was interesting enough to text me about. He believes that teams that go crazy high on runs one game will do poorly in the next game, but he thought it wouldnât happen in the same game. Thought it was âoddâ and he likes the oddities in sports.
I told him the oddest thing about the game was that the NYY hit no home runs. In this era? This team, who leads the league in HRs?
Then I told him that maybe they were too tired running around the bases, so after the 3rd they went up to bat and swung lamely or just took strikes, just to get it over with. Maybe they thought they could play âhold on to the ball and watch the clock run out.â
Then I started thinking that maybe there is something in the annals. Do players who get two non-homer hits and score on non-homer/non-walks in their first at bats more often than not get no hits afterward? I mean, there is a futures bet proposition right there.
Or, maybe teams that score, say, 10 or more runs in one innings are more likely to go âunderâ for the rest of the game? Only has to be true 70% of the time or so (depending on the vig).
And, that lead almost didnât hold up! Aâs scored 8. In this era, in a game where âouts = time left,â leads that seem safe arenât really safe.
The opposing team has to be more likely to put in worse relievers. Maybe the team scoring the runs also likely to put in worse hitters?