Craig Biggio hits for the cycle!

joshuaaaaaa · 04-08-2002, 12:56 PM

Not in OOTP 4, in the Rockies/Astros game today. Always cool to see that happen

WBFL_Commish · 04-08-2002, 01:10 PM

great to see biggio do it! (he went to my high school)

Astros02 · 04-08-2002, 01:14 PM

I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game.

GO 'STROS

spleen1015 · 04-08-2002, 01:17 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Astros02:
I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game.

GO 'STROS<hr /></blockquote>

I was listening to it on GameDay Audio. I thought he wasn't going to get it when they IBB him.

LMNt: The synthesized love machine · 04-08-2002, 01:27 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Astros02:
I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game.
GO 'STROS<hr /></blockquote>Uh...Ryne Sandberg? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

[ 04-08-2002, 06:28 PM: Message edited by: LMNt: The synthesized love machine ]

Shorty · 04-08-2002, 02:16 PM

Uh... Todd Walker?

CamEdwards · 04-08-2002, 02:17 PM

I'll see your Todd Walker and raise you Jose Offerman.

LMNt: The synthesized love machine · 04-08-2002, 02:30 PM

I take that back...Damion Easley

joshuaaaaaa · 04-08-2002, 02:33 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CamEdwards:
I'll see your Todd Walker and raise you Jose Offerman.

<hr /></blockquote>I'll see your Todd Walker, and your Jose Offerman, and raise you a Lenn Sakata and a Manny Alexander.

BaseballMan · 04-08-2002, 02:36 PM

Thats great cause i got Biggio on my fantasy team.
Got clobbered last week and the guy who beat me after 1 week of games puts up a message saying he didnt want to waste his time if he knew he was gonna win and basically that we should come to him for advice. I had to laugh cause its only 1 week and Biggio didnt do anything last week, neither did Giambi. Clemens hurt his hand in his first start and got rocked, Maddux and Schmidt went on the dl along with Chris Carpenter. So i guess im suppose to panic. I did pick up Jensen (SF), Bere(Cubs)and dropped Schmidt & Carpenter but im not gonna drop Maddux after one week.
Its also funny cause the guy got most of his points off Randy Johnson and the only reason he got him is cause hes running the league and gave himself the first pick.

Astros02 · 04-08-2002, 05:00 PM

Ryne Who?!
Sorry, he's before my time lol. I'm only 16. How about this, Craig Biggio is the best 2B I've ever seen play.

ISiddiqui · 04-08-2002, 05:22 PM

Ever see Robbie Alomar? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Astros02 · 04-08-2002, 05:30 PM

Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro?

ASTROS FOREVER!!!!

LMNt: The synthesized love machine · 04-08-2002, 06:13 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Astros02:
Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro?

ASTROS FOREVER!!!!

<hr /></blockquote>Last years Diamondbacks. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

shunt · 04-08-2002, 07:57 PM

Sandberg...definatly the best

biggio's triple was a JOKE!!!!

hahhhaah...guy totally missed the ball

GO EXPOS!!!

Flasch186 · 04-09-2002, 12:12 AM

Whats amazing is that in my league, about 2 weeks ago he did that!!! hit for the cycle. Also opening day, R. Johnson pitched a shutout, and schilling did the same the next day mimicing the MLB's. So if it's that acurrate...my tigers are playing 300 ball....yum. Im going to play out the seaosn as quick as possible and take the winning team in the World Series....Markus...great job.

Linenoise · 04-09-2002, 09:51 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Astros02:
Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro?

ASTROS FOREVER!!!!

<hr /></blockquote>You mean Dis-Astros

Maple Leafs · 04-09-2002, 10:22 AM

Best second baseman ever... Biggio? Sandberg? Alomar?

You know, I heard a weird rumor today that there were 2B before the 1980s.

LMNt: The synthesized love machine · 04-09-2002, 12:33 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Maple Leafs:
Best second baseman ever... Biggio? Sandberg? Alomar?

You know, I heard a weird rumor today that there were 2B before the 1980s.<hr /></blockquote>Really? I didn't know the world existed before I was born.

Maybe thats my superiority complex shinin' on through! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

IngredientX · 04-09-2002, 12:51 PM

***STUPID POST ALERT***

Here's an incredibly dumb thought I've been dying to get off my chest... maybe you guys can tell me how misguided it is, but I've been itching to ask nevertheless...

Why do we celebrate hitting for the cycle? I mean, there's something very mathematically pure about getting all the possible hit combinations together, but it seems to rely more on luck (a double that squirts through the left-fielder's legs, ruled a triple by the official scorer) than on any amount of skill. I recall seeing a few players needing a single to complete the cycle, smacking a ball down the rightfield line, and staying at first to get their credit.

The idea of the cycle implies that hitting a single, double, triple, and homer is better than hitting two doubles, a triple, and a homer, or three homers and a single. Maybe it's a tribute to the "completeness" of a player, that he can get all kinds of hits (like Barry Bonds has the hardest time hitting singles, because those darn balls keep flying over the wall).

I'm not sure I buy that. I think it can be assumed that every major league baseball player can hit a single, but not as many can constantly hit home runs, and even less can hit triples.

A cycle comes out to 10 total bases. Why don't we consider anyone who gets 10 total bases in a game to have "hit for the cycle?"

***END STUPID POST***

P.S. No sarcasm or "modest proposals" intended here... I find this a genuinely stupid idea, but wanted to know if it was just moderately inane or complete buffoonery. Thanks!

04-08-2002, 12:56 PM	#1
joshuaaaaaa All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 633	Craig Biggio hits for the cycle! Not in OOTP 4, in the Rockies/Astros game today. Always cool to see that happen __________________ Baltimore Monarchs-GUBA Baltimore Orioles-ORB2 "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do." ~Henry Ford ~

04-08-2002, 01:17 PM	#4
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,002	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Astros02: <strong>I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game. GO 'STROS</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I was listening to it on GameDay Audio. I thought he wasn't going to get it when they IBB him.

04-08-2002, 01:27 PM	#5
LMNt: The synthesized love machine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 75	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Astros02: <strong>I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game. GO 'STROS</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Uh...Ryne Sandberg? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <small>[ 04-08-2002, 06:28 PM: Message edited by: LMNt: The synthesized love machine ]</small> __________________

04-08-2002, 02:16 PM	#6
Shorty All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 992	Uh... Todd Walker? __________________ Here we go Redlegs here we go!

04-08-2002, 02:30 PM	#8
LMNt: The synthesized love machine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 75	I take that back...Damion Easley __________________

04-08-2002, 01:10 PM	#2
WBFL_Commish Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 19	great to see biggio do it! (he went to my high school)

04-08-2002, 01:14 PM	#3
Astros02 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 506	I'm not that surprised, because Craig is the best 2b that has ever played the game. GO 'STROS

04-08-2002, 02:17 PM	#7
CamEdwards Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 25	I'll see your Todd Walker and raise you Jose Offerman.

04-08-2002, 02:33 PM	#9
joshuaaaaaa All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 633	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by CamEdwards: <strong>I'll see your Todd Walker and raise you Jose Offerman. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I'll see your Todd Walker, and your Jose Offerman, and raise you a Lenn Sakata and a Manny Alexander. __________________ Baltimore Monarchs-GUBA Baltimore Orioles-ORB2 "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do." ~Henry Ford ~

04-08-2002, 02:36 PM	#10
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,524	Thats great cause i got Biggio on my fantasy team. Got clobbered last week and the guy who beat me after 1 week of games puts up a message saying he didnt want to waste his time if he knew he was gonna win and basically that we should come to him for advice. I had to laugh cause its only 1 week and Biggio didnt do anything last week, neither did Giambi. Clemens hurt his hand in his first start and got rocked, Maddux and Schmidt went on the dl along with Chris Carpenter. So i guess im suppose to panic. I did pick up Jensen (SF), Bere(Cubs)and dropped Schmidt & Carpenter but im not gonna drop Maddux after one week. Its also funny cause the guy got most of his points off Randy Johnson and the only reason he got him is cause hes running the league and gave himself the first pick.

04-08-2002, 05:00 PM	#11
Astros02 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 506	Ryne Who?! Sorry, he's before my time lol. I'm only 16. How about this, Craig Biggio is the best 2B I've ever seen play.

04-08-2002, 05:22 PM	#12
ISiddiqui Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decatur, Georgia, USA Posts: 30	Ever see Robbie Alomar? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

04-08-2002, 05:30 PM	#13
Astros02 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 506	Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro? ASTROS FOREVER!!!!

04-08-2002, 06:13 PM	#14
LMNt: The synthesized love machine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 75	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Astros02: <strong>Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro? ASTROS FOREVER!!!! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Last years Diamondbacks. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> __________________

04-08-2002, 07:57 PM	#15
shunt Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: o0xstlahoma city, o0o0o0fxstlahoma Posts: 46	Sandberg...definatly the best biggio's triple was a JOKE!!!! hahhhaah...guy totally missed the ball GO EXPOS!!!

04-09-2002, 12:12 AM	#16
Flasch186 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 24	Whats amazing is that in my league, about 2 weeks ago he did that!!! hit for the cycle. Also opening day, R. Johnson pitched a shutout, and schilling did the same the next day mimicing the MLB's. So if it's that acurrate...my tigers are playing 300 ball....yum. Im going to play out the seaosn as quick as possible and take the winning team in the World Series....Markus...great job.

04-09-2002, 09:51 AM	#17
Linenoise Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 121	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Astros02: <strong>Alomar just wants to be like Biggio, cause Biggio is an Astro, and who DOESN'T want to be an Astro? ASTROS FOREVER!!!! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You mean Dis-Astros

04-09-2002, 10:22 AM	#18
Maple Leafs Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 234	Best second baseman ever... Biggio? Sandberg? Alomar? You know, I heard a weird rumor today that there were 2B before the 1980s.

04-09-2002, 12:33 PM	#19
LMNt: The synthesized love machine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 75	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Maple Leafs: <strong>Best second baseman ever... Biggio? Sandberg? Alomar? You know, I heard a weird rumor today that there were 2B before the 1980s.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Really? I didn't know the world existed before I was born. Maybe thats my superiority complex shinin' on through! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> __________________

04-09-2002, 12:51 PM	#20
IngredientX Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 117	*STUPID POST ALERT* Here's an incredibly dumb thought I've been dying to get off my chest... maybe you guys can tell me how misguided it is, but I've been itching to ask nevertheless... Why do we celebrate hitting for the cycle? I mean, there's something very mathematically pure about getting all the possible hit combinations together, but it seems to rely more on luck (a double that squirts through the left-fielder's legs, ruled a triple by the official scorer) than on any amount of skill. I recall seeing a few players needing a single to complete the cycle, smacking a ball down the rightfield line, and staying at first to get their credit. The idea of the cycle implies that hitting a single, double, triple, and homer is better than hitting two doubles, a triple, and a homer, or three homers and a single. Maybe it's a tribute to the "completeness" of a player, that he can get all kinds of hits (like Barry Bonds has the hardest time hitting singles, because those darn balls keep flying over the wall). I'm not sure I buy that. I think it can be assumed that every major league baseball player can hit a single, but not as many can constantly hit home runs, and even less can hit triples. A cycle comes out to 10 total bases. Why don't we consider anyone who gets 10 total bases in a game to have "hit for the cycle?" *END STUPID POST* P.S. No sarcasm or "modest proposals" intended here... I find this a genuinely stupid idea, but wanted to know if it was just moderately inane or complete buffoonery. Thanks! __________________ "Schopenhauer was right, wouldn't you say? 'Life without pain has no meaning.' Gentlemen, I wish to give your lives meaning."