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RE: More baseball trivia - BobK - 12-05-2020

3 wins. Lolich Lou Burnette, Gibson
And Randy Johnson. No I didn’t peek. Of course bet more if you go to pre WW2

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RE: More baseball trivia - Phogge - 12-05-2020

1903. In a best of nine game World Series Deacon Phillippe won his third decision to give the Pirates the Series lead. The Red Sox made a remarkable recovery and captured four out of five to win. Bill Dinneen of the Sox won his third victory of the Series in Game Nine.

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RE: More baseball trivia - Langdude - 12-05-2020

I'm fairly sure that Randy Johnson had three WS wins for Arizona, the third coming in relief in Game 7? (I see you had that, too, BobK.)

-m.

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RE: More baseball trivia - Mick - 12-06-2020

(12-05-2020, 10:34 AM)bl82 Wrote:  I forgot sbout Gibson’s incredible three games.  Maybe the best ever WS performance by a starter?

Gibson's was excellent, 19 base runners and a home run for a 0.704 WHIP and just three earned runs in 27 innings for a 1.00 ERA in 1967.  But I'd vote for Christy Mathewson of the Giants.  In 1905 they played in the World Series against Connie Mack's A's, which had gone 92-56 and had three Hall of Fame starters (Ed Plank, Rube Waddell and Chief Bender).  Mathewson went 3-0 against, all shutouts.  In 27 innings pitched, he gave up one walk, and 13 hits, for a 0.519 WHIP.  In a five game World Series that the Giants won 4-1, Mathewson threw three shutouts.

Funny postscript -- noted screwball Rube Waddell went 27-10 during the season and led the American League in wins, ERA, strikeouts, fewest hits per nine innings and most strikeouts per nine innings.  He didn't pitch in the World Series, however.  Just before the WS, he decided he didn't like rookie Andy Coakley's straw hat (Coakley went 18-8), and Waddell injured his pitching shoulder trying to wrestle the hat off of Coakley's head.

I'd say that's at least in the conversation for best World Series performance by a starter.

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RE: More baseball trivia - Phogge - 12-07-2020

Bobbbbb, you got me thinking about Sherry. My first WS as a 13 year old loading 35mm magazines for my father in a tunnel well overhang in the LA Coliseum. So I looked him up. He appeared in four games of the six game Series. Two saves, one run in 12 and 2/3. Was the series MVP.

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Ew baseball trivia - Phogge - 12-07-2020

Who are the only brothers to form a battery in the World Series and the All Star Game?

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RE: Ew baseball trivia - cardcrimson - 12-07-2020

(12-07-2020, 09:25 AM)Phogge Wrote:  Who are the only brothers to form a battery in the World Series and the All Star Game?

Not sure, but they must have been electric.

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RE: Ew baseball trivia - BobK - 12-07-2020

Former SF Seal Eddie Sawdoski was a Catcher and had a brother but World Series and all star. Nope.

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RE: Ew baseball trivia - Phogge - 12-07-2020

Time's up. Mort and Walker Cooper. The Sherrys' Larry and Norm were the first pair of Jewish players to form a battery. Norm and Koufax were second.

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RE: Ew baseball trivia - BobK - 12-07-2020

Darn I blew it. OK ready for more

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RE: OT: Giants real season starts now. - BobK - 12-08-2020

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/08/report-giants-make-first-addition-to-bullpen-add-veteran-righty-coming-off-career-year

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OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - lex24 - 12-18-2020

Not THAT guy. Instead Anthont Desclarfini. (Spelling?). Typical Farhan gambit. Had bad 2020.  But good “peripherals”. And a solid 2019.  Fairly low risk (1 year 6 Million)  with potentially quasi-high reward.  Right now no 3 starter behind Gausman and Cueto.  Webb 4.  They need a lefty. Suarez won’t be it.  He’s off to play in Korea.

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RE: OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - BobK - 12-18-2020

We also signed this relief pitcher recently

https://www.mlb.com/player/matt-wisler-605538

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RE: OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - Phogge - 12-18-2020

"That guy." Lex, could it be:
Brooks Lawrence
Bob Purkey
Joey Jay
Don Gullett
Gary Nolan
Johnny Vandemeer
Bill Henry
Eppa Rixey?

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lex24 - lex24 - 12-18-2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-end-lockdowns-next-month-11608230214?st=y4x1ch9jn2ax7d3&reflink=article_email_share

(12-18-2020, 11:18 AM)Phogge Wrote:  "That guy." Lex, could it be:
Brooks Lawrence
Bob Purkey
Joey Jay
Don Gullett
Gary Nolan
Johnny Vandemeer
Bill Henry
Eppa Rixey?

Nice.  Phogge you are a baseball encyclopedia.

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(12-18-2020, 12:10 PM)lex24 Wrote:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-end-lockdowns-next-month-11608230214?st=y4x1ch9jn2ax7d3&reflink=article_email_share

(12-18-2020, 11:18 AM)Phogge Wrote:  "That guy." Lex, could it be:
Brooks Lawrence
Bob Purkey
Joey Jay
Don Gullett
Gary Nolan
Johnny Vandemeer
Bill Henry
Eppa Rixey?

Nice.  Phogge you are a baseball encyclopedia. Although you left out “Mr. Perfect”. 

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RE: OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - teejers1 - 12-18-2020

(12-18-2020, 01:42 AM)lex24 Wrote:  Not THAT guy. Instead Anthont Desclarfini. (Spelling?). Typical Farhan gambit. Had bad 2020.  But good “peripherals”. And a solid 2019.  Fairly low risk (1 year 6 Million)  with potentially quasi-high reward.  Right now no 3 starter behind Gausman and Cueto.  Webb 4.  They need a lefty. Suarez won’t be it.  He’s off to play in Korea.

Did Smyly NOT want to play for the Giants?  Just curious as to why that re-sign didn't happen.

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RE: OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - BobK - 12-18-2020

Smyly signed for $11 M one year with Atlanta. Far move than the Giants offered

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RE: OT Giants sign Reds pitcher - Phogge - 12-18-2020

Smily born in Little Rock so roots in the South. Plus a contender if not the favorite in their division.

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lex24 - lex24 - 12-18-2020

(12-18-2020, 12:43 PM)teejers1 Wrote:  

(12-18-2020, 01:42 AM)lex24 Wrote:  Not THAT guy. Instead Anthont Desclarfini. (Spelling?). Typical Farhan gambit. Had bad 2020.  But good “peripherals”. And a solid 2019.  Fairly low risk (1 year 6 Million)  with potentially quasi-high reward.  Right now no 3 starter behind Gausman and Cueto.  Webb 4.  They need a lefty. Suarez won’t be it.  He’s off to play in Korea.

Did Smyly NOT want to play for the Giants?  Just curious as to why that re-sign didn't happen.

I read it was more about wanting to play in Atlanta.

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lex24 - lex24 - 12-18-2020

So, I mentioned “Mr. Perfect”. Who am I referring to??

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