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Forum: Talk Sports 01-20-2023, 03:30 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
If he's a Mets fan though, he had his heart...

If he's a Mets fan though, he had his heart ripped out many years ago, and the cockles have been replaced by a small toy paper boat fashioned out of unused 2007 Mets playoff tickets.
Forum: Talk Sports 01-09-2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 381
Posted By BMW
When did The Sporting News stop using the term...

When did The Sporting News stop using the term "bonus baby"?
After the bonus baby era came to an end in 1965, TSN continued to use "bonus baby" to refer to the players that were signed from...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-08-2023, 04:37 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
Willie Stargell's given name was Wilver Dornell...

Willie Stargell's given name was Wilver Dornell Stargell. Wilver is a combination of his father's first name, William, and his mother's maiden name, Vernell.
Forum: Talk Sports 01-08-2023, 04:06 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,504
Posted By BMW
Well, this was a quick thread.

Well, this was a quick thread.
Forum: Talk Sports 01-08-2023, 02:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 381
Posted By BMW
Update: 16,000+ team prospect rankings from...

Update:

16,000+ team prospect rankings from 1983-2020 (Baseball America Top 10/30 and similar)
4,000+ league prospect rankings from 1990-2020 (Baseball America MLB Top 100 and similar)
...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-07-2023, 07:03 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
I've never liked Boras, but I have never known...

I've never liked Boras, but I have never known him to lie or cheat. He just encourages his clients to chase every last dollar.
Forum: Talk Sports 01-07-2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
A variety show promoter, Coy Poe, signed Harry S....

A variety show promoter, Coy Poe, signed Harry S. Truman to a bonus baby contract for the Yankees for $1.

Coy was the father of Pody Poe, who had some notoriety in the 1970s in Oklahoma when the...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-05-2023, 10:20 PM
Replies: 1,035
Views: 97,967
Posted By BMW
11 Sep 1957 - From Scooter's rookie year in the...

11 Sep 1957 - From Scooter's rookie year in the booth.
Forum: Talk Sports 01-04-2023, 09:45 PM
Replies: 676
Views: 31,185
Posted By BMW
Found this doing Bonus Baby research, enjoy!

The Sporting News, June 8 1955
Forum: Talk Sports 01-02-2023, 10:55 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 3,715
Posted By BMW
This debate will probably go on for many years....

This debate will probably go on for many years. The HOF has always had human beings acting as gatekeepers and nobody was getting a plaque based on numbers alone.

Human decision-making was and is...
Forum: Talk Sports 01-01-2023, 06:28 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
The accountant in me is wondering if there's some...

The accountant in me is wondering if there's some part of the luxury tax rules that make it better to officially sign the player after the new year starts. That's like 1000% supposition though on my...
Forum: Talk Sports 12-31-2022, 07:01 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
During my prospect research, I uncovered two...

During my prospect research, I uncovered two additional reasons to hate the end of M. Donald Grant's tenure, just prior to the Seaver trade.

In 1976, the Mets traded Staub for Lolich and Billy...
Forum: Talk Sports 12-28-2022, 11:20 AM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
General rule with Boras is that you can...

General rule with Boras is that you can renegotiate whatever you want, as long as it doesn't affect his agent commission and his ability to make the payments on his third yacht.
Forum: Talk Sports 12-27-2022, 07:03 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
One of the quoted sources mentioned 55% he signs,...

One of the quoted sources mentioned 55% he signs, 45% he walks, which is technically more likely than not to come to the Mets. But that's still a really big possibility (in that person's estimation)...
Forum: Talk Sports 12-27-2022, 01:31 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 166,625
Posted By BMW
Correa is still, as of 12 hours ago, pegged as...

Correa is still, as of 12 hours ago, pegged as more likely than not to come to the Mets.

Good summary here:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/latest-on-mets-carlos-correa.html
Forum: Talk Sports 12-24-2022, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 381
Posted By BMW
Prospect Project

Something hit home, baseball-wise, many years ago from one of Bill James' Baseball Abstracts.

Ironically, Bill James is known today for stats and numbers, but all of his old books were really...
Forum: Talk Sports 12-17-2022, 05:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 251
Posted By BMW
Jan 8 1977: Seattle Air Team: Niehaus and Wilson

Came across this article in The Sporting News, and I know some folks would like reading it. Enjoy!
Forum: Talk Sports 09-03-2022, 03:39 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
Shoeless Joe Jackson finished his career with a...

Shoeless Joe Jackson finished his career with a .356 batting average, 4th best of all time. But he never won a batting title.

Ty Cobb won the title every year that Jackson played apart from 1916...
Forum: Talk Sports 08-31-2022, 09:35 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
The paper lists "Curry All Right" although he was...

The paper lists "Curry All Right" although he was "sprawled unconscious but revived by oxygen in the dressing room." Seems like a fantastic potential for a permanent injury - but he was playing just...
Forum: Talk Sports 08-29-2022, 11:03 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
Records for most players used at a position in a...

Records for most players used at a position in a single season (player with most appearances in parenthesis):

C - 2021 Cubs, 9 players (Wilson Contreras)
1B - 2000 Cardinals, 13 players (Mark...
Forum: Talk Sports 08-21-2022, 04:48 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
The last time each team started a player #3 in...

The last time each team started a player #3 in the lineup in their major league debut

Arizona Diamondbacks - Travis Lee (1998) - 3 for 4
Atlanta Braves - Scott Thorman (2006) - 0 for 4
Baltimore...
Forum: Talk Sports 06-04-2022, 11:37 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,312
Posted By BMW
White has that classic Gil Hodges dilemma - how...

White has that classic Gil Hodges dilemma - how do you qualify someone who was really good/notable at more than one thing in a system designed to enshrine excellence in one area? (Obvious Frankie...
Forum: Talk Sports 06-04-2022, 11:37 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,312
Posted By BMW
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Forum: Talk Sports 06-01-2022, 11:02 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
The 1948 Pirates and 1978 Twins are the only...

The 1948 Pirates and 1978 Twins are the only teams to lead off the game with a single, double, triple and home run in that order.

Both did so as the home team, nobody has accomplished it as the...
Forum: Talk Sports 04-27-2022, 10:03 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,929
Posted By BMW
Tony Gwynn was hitting .300 or over at the end of...

Tony Gwynn was hitting .300 or over at the end of every day from 1 May 1993 to 31 Mar 1998, with the exception of opening day in 1996 (when he opened the season 1-4).

Out of his 2,440 career...
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