Random Baseball Frivolities

[Ceetar]

Just random baseball nonsense that doesn't need it's own thread.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gonzalez Germen's full name is Gonzalez German Germen

I Sprechen zee Duetch!

[Ceetar]

Zack Wheeler is not very good at Ruzzle (scramble)

[Edgy MD]

How much money did you have riding?

[DocTee]

At least his scored improved in each round.

[Edgy MD]

Is it better to roll over a little for a talented rookie, to get his confidence in gear? Or do you do like Ceetar, and hand his head to him like Tom Gavine 1988, and force him to find and make the adjustments he'll need to succeed?

[Ceetar]

I slaughtered Matt den Dekker in words with friends back in 2011 and now he's on the cusp of the major league roster.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: I slaughtered Matt den Dekker in words with friends back in 2011 and now he's on the cusp of the major league roster.

You should have let him have more pairs of Bs.

[Ceetar]

for a post I'm writing, Rey Ordonez has more IBB than David Wright.

[G-Fafif]

George "The Stork" Thedore: Full year on the 1974 roster; 60 games; 89 plate appearances; 76 at-bats...

1 run batted in.

[Edgy MD]

And it was a homerun. Guy batted .063 with runners in scoring position. That's 1-16, but his one hit still didn't plate anybody.

On the other hand, he did have one walk, one hit by pitch, and two successful sacrifice bunts.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: And it was a homerun. Guy batted .063 with runners in scoring position. That's 1-16, but his one hit still didn't plate anybody. On the other hand, he did have one walk, one hit by pitch, and two successful sacrifice bunts.

And that's only tied for 19th worst Mets season with RISP (and at least 1 hit)

[Ceetar]

I tried to import and join to a name lookup table to sub out the codes for ids, but it's seemingly hanging, so here it is in messy format for you, worst years with RISP in Mets history of guys that got at least one hit. (id,year,batting average,hits,AB)

crair101 1962 0.04 1 25
seavt001 1976 0.0455 1 22
darlr001 1985 0.0455 1 22
ruscg001 2001 0.0476 1 21
santj003 2008 0.0476 1 21
darlr001 1986 0.05 1 20
reynr002 1983 0.05 1 20
cubbm101 1981 0.0526 1 19
coned001 1991 0.0556 1 18
leita001 2004 0.0556 1 18
koosj001 1972 0.0588 1 17
herna003 2006 0.0588 1 17
yoshm001 1999 0.0588 1 17
jorgm001 1970 0.0588 1 17
tracs001 2006 0.0588 1 17
cardd101 1968 0.0588 1 17
astap001 2002 0.0588 1 17
mainj001 2007 0.0588 1 17
clarm002 1997 0.0625 1 16
koosj001 1971 0.0625 1 16
matlj101 1975 0.0625 1 16
theog101 1974 0.0625 1 16

[metirish]

Todd Helton busted for DUI.....mug shot a keeper


http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/21656191/todd-helton-arrested-on-suspicion-of-driving-under-the-influence

[Ceetar]

Rey Ordonez has 64 intentional walks. 8 of them were to face Al Leiter.

He was pinch hit for 170 times, and those batters batted .224/.294/.296.

[TransMonk]

Tim Lincecum got a haircut.



God, I'm glad ST starts tomorrow.

[G-Fafif]

Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman were in exactly one Mets starting lineup together, a rain-shortened 5-1 victory over the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium, May 30, 1980. During that game's rain delay, Ralph Kiner and Steve Albert invited into the booth the Mets' new public relations director, Jay Horwitz.

[Edgy MD]

Was watching that interview when my Dad walked into the room.

>>> "So, the Mets hired a new PR guy, huh?"

>>> "I guess so. What's a PR guy?"

[G-Fafif]

Jay was trying to sell various players as colorful. "Craig Swan loves to garden" sticks out. I thought he was a Marvin Kaplan impersonator.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

TransMonk wrote: Tim Lincecum got a haircut. God, I'm glad ST starts tomorrow.

"Just give me the Joseph Gordon-Levitt, take a few mph off the back, and a little precision off the sides."

[TransMonk]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Just give me the Joseph Gordon-Levitt, take a few mph off the back, and a little precision off the sides."

But don't mess with my soul patch. I've been cultivating that for 16 years.

[seawolf17]

Looks like a stupid Greg Maddux.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Marvin Kaplan!

When I saw his name, I thought you were referring to Marvin Kitman, whom I haven't thought about in many years:

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That's who I thought of too. He and my Dad served in the Army together.

[G-Fafif]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: TransMonk wrote: Tim Lincecum got a haircut. God, I'm glad ST starts tomorrow. "Just give me the Joseph Gordon-Levitt, take a few mph off the back, and a little precision off the sides."

Now pitching for the San Francisco Giants, number fifty-five, t.l. lincecum.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I have heard he's prone to Constant Craving.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Radio broadcasts of fourteen old baseball games from 1948-1967 (including Mets' very first game).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mike Puma ?@NYPost_Mets J. Familia had to talk his way past security upon arriving. He kept saying "Familia" and the guard wanted to know "whose family" he meant. Expand

[A Boy Named Seo]

New security guard Mike Piazza needs to chill.

[G-Fafif]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I have heard he's prone to Constant Craving.

Even world champion Giants get the blues.