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<Pion> · 04-22-2007, 09:19 PM

Wow.

Ramirez, Drew, Lowell, and and and somebody

EDIT - Varitek I think

DOLA EDIT - Yep, Jason

yankeesrule · 04-22-2007, 09:23 PM

pretty sure i just saw steinbrenner calling the travel agent for a one way ticket for Wright down to Tampa

mikev · 04-22-2007, 09:56 PM

ESPN is going to play this highlight on a loop for 60 minutes and call it SportsCenter for about a week.

Astros33Resurrected · 04-22-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mikev

ESPN is going to play this highlight on a loop for 60 minutes and call it SportsCenter for about a week.

Yea. Thats just what I know. Seeing Red Sox homers and hearing Joe Morgan all week long. Talk about pouring salt on it.

pat · 04-22-2007, 10:12 PM

Amazing.

Presto11 · 04-22-2007, 10:22 PM

Was pretty fun to watch, thought I was incorrectly tuned in to the HR Derby there for a while. Think they said they hit all four in ten pitches.

pat · 04-22-2007, 10:47 PM

It's actually 13 pitches.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Presto11 · 04-22-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pat

It's actually 13 pitches.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Yeah I don't typically trust the on-the-spot reporting by Miller & Morgan.

magnet · 04-23-2007, 03:02 AM

I like that the Twins are on the short list (5) of teams who have done this in MLB history.

Tony M · 04-23-2007, 04:24 AM

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I like that the Twins are on the short list (5) of teams who have done this in MLB history.

Second time Drew has been in a back-to-back-to-back-to-back.

And I liked the fact that the only other pitcher to give up 4 in a row gave up one of them to Francona's dad!

darkhorse · 04-23-2007, 11:02 AM

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I like that the Twins are on the short list (5) of teams who have done this in MLB history.

What other teams are on that list?

edog23 · 04-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Yikes! Wright was throwing batting practice to those guys. After the fourth one left the yard, I knew it wasn't gonna be the Yankees' night. However, the Dodgers going yard four times against the Padres last year was more remarkable because of the timing of the game.

jaxmagicman · 04-23-2007, 11:28 AM

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What other teams are on that list?

Boston
Minnesota
LA Dodgers

I need the last 2 teams.

Bobbert · 04-23-2007, 12:13 PM

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Team    Date      Opponent Players
Red Sox 4/22/2007 NYY      Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, Jason Varitek
Dodgers 9/18/2006 SD       Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson
Twins   5/2/1964  KC       Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall
Indians 7/31/1963 LAA      Woody Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, Larry Brown
Braves  6/8/1961  CIN      Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, Frank Thomas

darkhorse · 04-23-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbert

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Team    Date      Opponent Players
Red Sox 4/22/2007 NYY      Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, Jason Varitek
Dodgers 9/18/2006 SD       Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson
Twins   5/2/1964  KC       Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall
Indians 7/31/1963 LAA      Woody Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, Larry Brown
Braves  6/8/1961  CIN      Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, Frank Thomas

Eddie Mathews, the Hammer, and the original Big Hurt. Adcock and you have the recipe for a major league explosion.

Held, Ramos, Francona and Brown? The odds of that quartet accomplishing this feat are astronomical. Yeah, I realize they're already pretty steep.

Interesting that 3 of the five occurred during the early sixties when pitching dominated at historic levels.

darkhorse · 04-23-2007, 12:22 PM

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Held, Ramos, Francona and Brown? The odds of that quartet accomplishing this feat are astronomical. Yeah, I realize they're already pretty steep.

Pedro Ramos won 117 games in a career that spanned 16 seasons. He hit only 15 HR's in 703 career at bats. Was a lousy hitter, poor even for a hurler, with a career BA of .155.

Tito Francona had below average power, even adjusted for his era, with only 125 career home runs in 5,121 at bats.

Larry Brown was a no-hit/good glove shortstop. Totaled 47 HR's in 3,449 at bats.

Woodie Held was the only member of the quartet with above average power.

Greg Layton · 04-23-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Pedro Ramos won 117 games in a career that spanned 16 seasons. He hit only 15 HR's in 703 career at bats. Was a lousy hitter, poor even for a hurler, with a career BA of .155.

Tito Francona had below average power, even adjusted for his era, with only 125 career home runs in 5,121 at bats.

Larry Brown was a no-hit/good glove shortstop. Totaled 47 HR's in 3,449 at bats.

Woodie Held was the only member of the quartet with above average power.

It's stuff like this that makes baseball so freaking awesome.

I almost saw something just as rare Friday at the Cubs-Cards game Friday. Henry Blanco, our backup catcher, almost bunted into a triple play. Henry thought he had bunted it foul, and the catcher ran into Blanco while picking up the ball as Blanco stood in the batter's box looking foolish. After Lou did some arguing, they ended up calling Blanco out on hitter's interference and allowing the runners to stay at 1st and 2nd. It was pretty crazy.

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yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,367	pretty sure i just saw steinbrenner calling the travel agent for a one way ticket for Wright down to Tampa

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magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	I like that the Twins are on the short list (5) of teams who have done this in MLB history.

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edog23 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Rosa, CA. Posts: 493	Yikes! Wright was throwing batting practice to those guys. After the fourth one left the yard, I knew it wasn't gonna be the Yankees' night. However, the Dodgers going yard four times against the Padres last year was more remarkable because of the timing of the game.