Sigh. Too much, per usual. Anyway, I don't want to swamp anyone, so here's the answers and we can all move on amicably:
1. Satchel Paige was the world's oldest rookie, given that he'd spent most of his career in the Negro Leagues. He was an all-star for the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and 1953, the last two years he pitched a full season. He pitched very respectably, with a 3.07 and 3.53 ERA those two years, then retired. Twelve years later, Charlie Finley had Paige come back to pitch a single game...at the age of 58. How did Paige do? At the age of 58, Paige started and threw three innings, giving up just one hit (a double to Carl Yastrzemski), and faced 10 batters, just one over the minimum of nine batters.
2. What was unique about C. C. Sabathia's league leadership status in 2008? He led both leagues in shutouts that year. He threw two for Cleveland, then threw three for Milwaukee en route to a collective 17-10 season. Incidentally, will be interesting to see if Sabathia ends up in the HoF. He's 251-161, six-time all star, Cy Young award winner. From Vallejo. Pretty good hitter for a pitcher, particularly when he was on National League teams and had more than a handful of at bats. Has a fairly high career ERA for a potential HoF member at 3.74. Never finished in the top two in ERA in any season, but finished in the top 10 in 7 of his 19 seasons.
3. Who scored more runs in their career, Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron? They both had the exact same number, 2,174.
4. It's well-known that Steve Sax had difficulty throwing the ball short distances early in his career. He was unable to make throws to first base, committing 30 errors in 1983. The fans behind first base took to wearing batting helmets when Sax played second base. What was unique about Sax's 1989 season? He led the league in fielding percentage by second basemen.
1. Satchel Paige was the world's oldest rookie, given that he'd spent most of his career in the Negro Leagues. He was an all-star for the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and 1953, the last two years he pitched a full season. He pitched very respectably, with a 3.07 and 3.53 ERA those two years, then retired. Twelve years later, Charlie Finley had Paige come back to pitch a single game...at the age of 58. How did Paige do? At the age of 58, Paige started and threw three innings, giving up just one hit (a double to Carl Yastrzemski), and faced 10 batters, just one over the minimum of nine batters.
2. What was unique about C. C. Sabathia's league leadership status in 2008? He led both leagues in shutouts that year. He threw two for Cleveland, then threw three for Milwaukee en route to a collective 17-10 season. Incidentally, will be interesting to see if Sabathia ends up in the HoF. He's 251-161, six-time all star, Cy Young award winner. From Vallejo. Pretty good hitter for a pitcher, particularly when he was on National League teams and had more than a handful of at bats. Has a fairly high career ERA for a potential HoF member at 3.74. Never finished in the top two in ERA in any season, but finished in the top 10 in 7 of his 19 seasons.
3. Who scored more runs in their career, Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron? They both had the exact same number, 2,174.
4. It's well-known that Steve Sax had difficulty throwing the ball short distances early in his career. He was unable to make throws to first base, committing 30 errors in 1983. The fans behind first base took to wearing batting helmets when Sax played second base. What was unique about Sax's 1989 season? He led the league in fielding percentage by second basemen.
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