SABR has been getting a lot of press lately with Bobby Cox about to set a "record" for most ejections. How confident are we in this? I recall talking to Doug...
Good question, Mark. David Vincent is the keeper of the data, and is working toward making it available later this fall. Much work has gone into confirming...
What Doug told me was that finding ejections was like finding "hidden ball tricks". While you can certainly verify that an ejection occurred, there is no way...
What Doug told me was that finding ejections was like finding "hidden ball tricks". While you can certainly verify that an ejection occurred, there is no way...
I recently overheard that the Tigers' second baseman Placido Polanco was very close to the AL and ML records for consecutive games without an error. I can't...
I'm back to my study of batting champions and came to Guy Hecker, who in recent years has been awarded the 1886 batting title. Does anyone know why that was...
From the AP, here's the news on Placido Polanco's errorless streak at second base: "Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers committed an error in the first ...
The error has been rescinded and given to first baseman Marcus Thames, so both Polanco's streaks (games and chances) are intact. ... From: Trent To:...
The Polanco error recension reminds me of a game involving Cobb in 1922. Early in the year, Cobb hit a ball that was poorly fielded in the rain by one of the...
Hey Trent, Since you're a Cobb aficionado, I'd sure like to hear your thoughts on the official scoring at St. Louis on the last day of the 1910 season that...
There is a lesson to be learned (actually relearned) here. Some future researcher might stumble on the report that Polanco's streaks were stopped at 147 games...
I hate to blaspheme this group with discussion about football, but this reminds me of something that happened in the NFL in 1972. In the last game of the...
Bill, In this case, the blasphemy is a great reminder to all of us to be extra diligent. Steve ... From: Bill Deane To: SABR_Records@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
This also happened to a RB from the Falcons, who's name escapes me (Hampton?). And in the opposite direction. He had 1001 yards or so, and a replay review...
My memory was Dave Hampton of Atl made it to 1000 even late in game then ran a sweep and lost 5 yards and didn't carry the ball again that year so finished...
Clem's memory is my memory, too. Steve -- Steve Gietschier Managing Editor, Research Sporting News 14500 S. Outer 40, Suite 300 Chesterfield, MO 63017-5781 314...
... this reminds me of something that happened in the NFL in 1972. In the last game of the year, the Dolphins' Mercury Morris had a chance to reach 1000 yards...
... This is where I have to tell my story and pat myself on the back. I do defensive stats for the 49ers. Really the only official defensive stat is sacks but...
I don't follow. Was it a sac fly or a sac bunt? Rod Nelson, baseball snob ... From: SABR_Records@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Tom Stillman Sent: Tuesday,...
... future researcher might stumble on the report that Polanco's streaks were stopped at 147 games and 725 chance and assume whatever his final streak turns...
It is a good idea to track scoring changes and I am happy to say that Retrosheet does that when we have the information. In reality that means the last 4-5...
Peter Ridges' suggestion of maintaining an ongoing file of scoring changes to which researchers can refer is an excellent one. Dave Smith took it a step...
USA TODAY BASEBALL WEEKLY (which I believe started in 1991) used to list scoring changes each week, until it became SPORTS WEEKLY and discontinued boxscores...
Hi Bill, I have the sports sections of all USA Today from their beginning until the early 1990's. I think I remember those scoring changes and thought at the ...
Ev, This is a great idea. Since I sent my message yesterday, I have pondered this some more and I figured out a way to automate the searching of the ...
And as a variation on the Polanco list, the former Red Sox pitcher ... [from Associated Press, September 2, 2007] Bill Henry, who pitched in the majors for...
This just in: http://www.theledger.com/article/20070905/NEWS/709050475/1039 Lakeland Man Wasn't Who He Said He Was *Another big score for Dave Lambert of the...
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