Frayed Knot

Now they just have to hope that at least some of the young prospects they've been trading for turn out to be good ML players. Not everyone is convinced they got those type of guys.

btw, the "odd" circumstance that occurred 44 years ago today was Campaneris playing all 9 positions in one game. Seeing that note prompted me to look up the game. - it was a late-season (obviously) meaningless-for-both teams game vs the Angels and Charlie Finley did like a good stunt every now and then - Campy started at his usual SS then went to 2B & 3B (switching with Ed Charles) then made the rounds of the OF, then 1B, then P, then C - he made one error in the game, as a RF - pitching the 8th inning of a game the A's were losing by one, he gave up one run - catching in the 9th he was run into by an Angel player (a pissed off one maybe?) on the last out of the inning and knocked out of the game - A's scored twice in their half of the 9th to tie it (so they would have won it had Campy not given up the 8th inning run) - game wound up going 13 inning (with the A's losing) but Campy, having been knocked out of the game, wasn't around to play his 10th, 11th, 12th & 13th positions

There ya go! TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSSchmidt2,234Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSCastillo1,273Lowell143EXPOS/NATSWallach1,694Guerrero234ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475CUBSAnson2,995Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142Yount251CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141Colbert163DBACKSL. Gonzalez1,337L. Gonzalez224ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYST. Fernandez1,583Delgado336RAYSCrawford1,270Huff128TIGERSCobb3,900Kaline399INDIANSLajoie3,046Thome334WHITE SOXAppling2,749Thomas448SENS/TWINSSam Rice2,889Killebrew559ROYALSBrett3,154Brett317A�sCampaneris1,882McGwire363SENS/RANGERSI. Rodriguez1,734J. Gonzalez372MARINERSE. Martinez2,247Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368Salmon299 Nice guesses/knowledge by all.

Not Minoso. The guy we're looking for was involved in a quirky "record" on this date in 1965

Sam Rice and his 2,889 hits it is! White Sox & Athletics hit leaders remain. One is a living Carribean native, the other a deceased American.

No - that's the oldest record of the three left

Michael Kay's intro to yesterday's telecast: "The pages of the calendar have turned and have been punctuated by a steady torrent of hits. With the consistency of a metronome, Jeter had made sure the hits just keep on coming. ... One by one, hit by hit, the greats have fallen as he moves up the ladder, putting the games deities in his rear-view mirror. ... Four more hits to stand atop the Yankees' Mt. Olympus." And though I expect (and to a degree understand) MFY fans & crew to make a big deal over this, even that is more than a bit over the top for what is the 15th best club hit record of all time. Then throw in that the national media is turning this into a passing of the torch just somewhat shy of the Ripken/Gehrig record ...

Yes, both Yount and Luis Gonzalez are their team's double-dippers - to go along with Schmidt, Aaron, Musial, Mays, Helton, Ripken & Brett That makes Finley a no. Andre Dawson is also a no. But Mike Lowell is correct as Marlin powerman TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSSchmidt2,234Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSCastillo1,273Lowell143EXPOS/NATSHITS#Guerrero234ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475CUBSAnson2,995Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142Yount251CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141Colbert163DBACKSL. Gonzalez1,337L. Gonzalez224ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYST. Fernandez1,583Delgado336RAYSCrawford1,270Huff128TIGERSCobb3,900Kaline399INDIANSLajoie3,046Thome334WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSBrett3,154Brett317A�SHITS#McGwire363SENS/RANGERSI. Rodriguez1,734J. Gonzalez372MARINERSE. Martinez2,247Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368Salmon299 Four answers remain: one goes way back one is from pre-mid century one played just past mid century one is more recent

Miggy - no Stormin' Gorman - No Aparicio - No McGwire - Yes, which of course makes Foxx a no TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSSchmidt2,234Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSCastillo1,273HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#Guerrero234ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475CUBSAnson2,995Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141Colbert163DBACKSHITS#L. Gonzalez224ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYST. Fernandez1,583Delgado336RAYSCrawford1,270Huff128TIGERSCobb3,900Kaline399INDIANSLajoie3,046Thome334WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSBrett3,154Brett317A�SHITS#McGwire363SENS/RANGERSI. Rodriguez1,734J. Gonzalez372MARINERSE. Martinez2,247Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368Salmon299

Now this is the kind of baseball Labor Day should bring -- not off days and inter-division stuff Mr. Selig, but an in-division rival for what would be the first set of not just �meaningful games in September� in NYM history but dare I say "critical" ones. Just a two-game series, but it was long enough to do major damage to one party. Monday, September 8 - Shea Stadium: Mets 3 - Cubs 2 -- Jerry Koosman vs Bill Hands - Agee�s 2R HR in the 3rd breaks the ice (was this the semi-famous HR after being dusted event?). - Cubs even it up by starting the 6th with 3 consecutive singles and a Sac Fly (Beckert, Kessinger, Williams, Santo) - but the Mets strike right back in the bottom half on a leadoff double from Agee followed by a Garrett single - Kooz retires the side in order in the 7th; gives up singles to the first 2 hitters in the 8th but gets Santo to roll into a GiDP and Ks Banks to wriggle out of it. He then works around a one-out Randy Hundley single in the 9th to seal the game. Game Time = 2:09 81 - 57; 2nd place; 1.5 games out of 1st -- it�s the Cubs fifth straight loss

Trying to get caught up here * Castillo is your Marlins all-time hits leader. This also solves the 2nd 'current Met' answer * Kaline for Tigger HRs is correct at 399 * Pudge & Juan Gone are both right for the stRanger record holders * Cap Anson is your Cubs hits leader * Speaker & Colavito are both INcorrect * Raines - No * Ichiro - No * Luis Gonzelez - Yes (more than 1/4 of them in one season) * Aubrey Huff - Very nice. The Rays have both the lowest Hits leader and the lowest HR leader, although Carl Crawford is only a few hits behind Castillo's Marlins record. * Boudreau, wrong. Thome right * Edgar Martinez is correct for Seattle hit king * Puckett is NOT the Twins hits leader ... unless we're counting women (oh no he di'int) * Schmidt is Phils hit king too * Windield is wrong, Salmon was already guessed as was Clemente * Rickey is NOT correct, neither is Canseco * Nate Colbert (who I think also holds the season record for highest pct of his team's RBIs) is the Padre HR leader (and maybe for a while the way they're going and in that park) * Nap Lajoie has indeed been the seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians" hit record for the last century or so TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSSchmidt2,234Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSCastillo1,273HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#Guerrero234ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475CUBSAnson2,995Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141Colbert163DBACKSHITS#L. Gonzalez224ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYST. Fernandez1,583Delgado336RAYSCrawford1,270Huff128TIGERSCobb3,900Kaline399INDIANSLajoie3,046Thome334WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSBrett3,154Brett317A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSI. Rodriguez1,734J. Gonzalez372MARINERSE. Martinez2,247Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368Salmon299 8 missing answers

Both Salmon & Guerrero are correct -- signing off for the evening TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#Guerrero234ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475CUBSHITS#Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYST. Fernandez1,583Delgado336RAYSCrawford#HRs#TIGERSCobb3,900HRs#INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSBrett3,154Brett317A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368Salmon299

Two guesses for Dawson on both Expos/Nats records and all four answers are wrong. Biggio for Astros hits is correct, as are both Dodger "guesses". And, yes, Sosa = Cubbie HRs I'm ignoring that mass answer sheet. Boil it down to a few at a time. TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSBiggio3,060Bagwell449PIRATESClemente3,000Stargell475 CUBSHITS#Sosa545BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSWheat2,804Snider389GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXYasztremski3,419Williams521BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSCrawford#HRs#TIGERSCobb3,900HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368HRs#

Very nice on both Carl Crawford and Garret Anderson TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#Bagwell449PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXHITS#Williams521BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSCrawford#HRs#TIGERSCobb3,900HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSAnderson2,368HRs#

Gywnn hits for Padres seems likely. Rose hits for Reds is a duh? Bench HRS for Reds too? 3-for-3 TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#Bagwell449PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSRose3,358Bench389DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESGwynn3,141HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXHITS#Williams521BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSCobb3,900HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSHITS#HRs#

Todd Helton probably holds both Rockies records. Yes he does Pirates hits: Honus Wager by a nose over Roberto Clemente Red Sox HR & Hits: Ted Williams. Tigers hits: Ty Cobb Wagner - no Williams - HRs only Cobb - of course, correct. TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#Bagwell449PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHelton2,109Helton324ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXHITS#Williams521BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSCobb3,900HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSHITS#HRs#

Ruth obviously. The four expansion guesses are all INcorrect. TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#Bagwell449PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHITS#HRs#ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721Ruth659RED SOXHITS#HRs#BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSHITS#HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSHITS#HRs#

Mantle - No, the other four GWreck guesses are correct TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#Schmidt548METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#Bagwell449PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHITS#HRs#ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721HRs#RED SOXHITS#HRs#BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSHITS#HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#Thomas448SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#Griffey412ANGELSHITS#HRs#

Straight As for Fman TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#HRs#METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#HRs#PIRATESHITS#Stargell475 CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSYount3,142HRs#CARDSMusial3,630Musial475REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSMays3,187Mays646PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHITS#HRs#ORIOLESRipken3,184Ripken431 YANKSGehrig2,721HRs#RED SOXHITS#HRs#BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSHITS#HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#HRs#SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#HRs#ANGELSHITS#HRs#

But of course: TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#HRs#METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESAaron3,600Aaron733MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#HRs#PIRATESHITS#HRs# CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSHITS#HRs#CARDSHITS#HRs#REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSHITS#HRs#PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHITS#HRs#ORIOLESHITS#HRs# YANKSGehrig2,721HRs#RED SOXHITS#HRs#BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSHITS#HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#HRs#SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#HRs#ANGELSHITS#HRs#

Carew, no -- Killebrew, yes. TEAMHITS#HRs#PHILSHITS#HRs#METSKranepool1,418Strawberry252BRAVESHITS#HRs#MARLINSHITS#HRs#EXPOS/NATSHITS#HRs#ASTROSHITS#HRs#PIRATESHITS#HRs# CUBSHITS#HRs#BREWERSHITS#HRs#CARDSHITS#HRs#REDSHITS#HRs#DODGERSHITS#HRs#GIANTSHITS#HRs#PADRESHITS#HRs#DBACKSHITS#HRs#ROCKIESHITS#HRs#ORIOLESHITS#HRs# YANKSGehrig2,721HRs#RED SOXHITS#HRs#BLUE JAYSHITS#HRs#RAYSHITS#HRs#TIGERSHITS#HRs# INDIANSHITS#HRs#WHITE SOXHITS#HRs#SENS/TWINSHITS#Killebrew559ROYALSHITS#HRs#A�SHITS#HRs#SENS/RANGERSHITS#HRs#MARINERSHITS#HRs#ANGELSHITS#HRs#