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[TripleCrown9]

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I saw this stat today; mind blown:

A player could steal 60 bases a year for the next 22 seasons and Rickey Henderson would still be the SB king...


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I love stuff like this. I follow a guy on Twitter that posts them a lot.

There's a double sided stat about Pete Rose and Tony Gwynn.

Pete Rose could come back to baseball, go 750-for-750, and still have a lower career batting average than Tony Gwynn.

However, Tony Gwynn could come back, go 750-for-750 and still have 300 fewer hits than Rose.

I'll have to go through that guy's account and find some more.

EDIT: Nolan Ryan could return to baseball, strike out the next 1,027 consecutive batters, and still have a lower career strike out percentage than Randy Johnson.

Barry Bonds could come back, go 213-for-213 with 213 home runs, and Mark McGwire would still have a better home run rate. McGwire could come back, steal a base in every game for 3 straight years, and still have fewer stolen bases than Bonds.

[CBoller1331]

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Seems like this was Len's decision, not Marquee's. It sucks but good for him for pursuing his passion for working in radio.

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Yeah I don't know who "they" was in my post. I was mostly just yelling at the wind...I think I'm too young to start doing that though.

With Jason Benetti on TV and Len Kasper on the radio the White Sox have come a long way from the days of Hawk Harrelson throwing tantrums and going silent for 5 minutes forcing Steve Stone to handle both play-by-play and color commenting.

[Majingir]

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I saw this stat today; mind blown:

A player could steal 60 bases a year for the next 22 seasons and Rickey Henderson would still be the SB king...


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You could even say they steal 70 bases for each of the next 20 seasons and still not pass him.

And he's also been caught stealing more times than any active player has stolen bases!

[Majingir]

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Today's the 30th anniversary of the biggest trade in Blue Jays history.

Jays dealt 29 year old 4 time gold glove winner and 3 time all star Tony Fernandez along with 27 year old silver slugger and top 10 MVP vote getter Fred McGriff for some 31 year old who just hit .232 named Joe Carter and a 22 year old all star named Roberto Alomar.


On paper that sounds like a huge steal for the Padres, but we all know how that deal worked out for the Jays.

Fernandez and McGriff did have AS seasons with SD, but both had short tenures there and got dealt for almost nothing.

[Caulfield]

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I love stuff like this. I follow a guy on Twitter that posts them a lot.

There's a double sided stat about Pete Rose and Tony Gwynn.

Pete Rose could come back to baseball, go 750-for-750, and still have a lower career batting average than Tony Gwynn.

However, Tony Gwynn could come back, go 750-for-750 and still have 300 fewer hits than Rose.

I'll have to go through that guy's account and find some more.

EDIT: Nolan Ryan could return to baseball, strike out the next 1,027 consecutive batters, and still have a lower career strike out percentage than Randy Johnson.

Barry Bonds could come back, go 213-for-213 with 213 home runs, and Mark McGwire would still have a better home run rate. McGwire could come back, steal a base in every game for 3 straight years, and still have fewer stolen bases than Bonds.

yeah, this kind of stuff is fantastic. if the Yankees went 162-0 for the next 4 seasons they still wouldn't have the most wins all-time. but if the Yankees went 0-162 for the next 4 years, they'd still have the best winning percentage all-time

[dubcity]

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How about this ...

Barry Bonds had the same amount of walks (232) in the 2004 season that Sammy Sosa had combined in his first 8 seasons. Bonds did it in 617 PA over 147 games. Sosa 3,795 PA over 926 games.

[TripleCrown9]

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Dick Allen passed away today.

The coolest player in MLB history.

[Majingir]

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Rays owner still committed to that split season TB/Montreal idea which would begin in 2028.

Just move the team and be done with it. Baseball down there just isn't working. Let Miami be Floridas team, give some deserving market the Rays. Rays attendance in other ballparks is low and their own park cant draw either. Whatever city they move to, you not only get thousands of extra fans for home games, you get more interest on road ballparks too.

[Master Live 013]

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[TripleCrown9]

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Today was Minor League Affiliate Restructuring Day.

Each team will have 4 affiliates next year (AAA, AA, High-A, Low-A), which reduces the total number of Minor League teams from 160 to 120.

Arizona

Spoiler

AAA: Reno Aces
AA: Amarillo Sod Poodles (formerly with San Diego)
H-A: Hillsboro Hops
L-A: Visalia Rawhide

Atlanta

Spoiler

AAA: Gwinnett Stripers
AA: Mississippi Braves
H-A: Rome Braves
L-A: Augusta GreenJackets (formerly with San Francisco)

Baltimore

Spoiler

AAA: Norfolk Tides
AA: Bowie Baysox
H-A: Aberdeen IronBirds
L-A: Delmarva Shorebirds

Boston

Spoiler

AAA: Worcester Red Sox (previously Pawtucket Red Sox)
AA: Portland Sea Dogs
H-A: Greenville Drive
L-A: Salem Red Sox

Chicago (NL)

Spoiler

AAA: Iowa Cubs
AA: Tennessee Smokies
H-A: South Bend Cubs
L-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Chicago (AL)

Spoiler

AAA: Charlotte Knights
AA: Birmingham Barons
H-A: Winston-Salem Dash
L-A: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Cincinnati

Spoiler

AAA: Louisville Bats
AA: Chattanooga Lookouts
H-A: Dayton Dragons
L-A: Daytona Tortugas

Cleveland

Spoiler

AAA: Columbus Clippers
AA: Akron RubberDucks
H-A: Lake County Captains
L-A: Lynchburg Hillcats

Colorado

Spoiler

AAA: Albuquerque Isotopes
AA: Hartford Yard Goats
H-A: Spokane Indians (formerly with Texas)
L-A: TBD

Detroit

Spoiler

AAA: Toledo Mud Hens
AA: Erie Seawolves
H-A: West Michigan Whitecaps
L-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers

Houston

Spoiler

AAA: Sugar Land Skeeters
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks
H-A: Asheville Tourists (formerly with Colorado)
L-A: Fayateville Woodpeckers

Kansas City

Spoiler

AAA: Omaha Storm Chasers
AA: Northwest Arkansas Naturals
H-A: Quad Cities River Bandits (formerly with Houston)
L-A: Columbia Fireflies (formerly with Mets)

Angels

Spoiler

AAA: Salt Lake Bees
AA: Rocket City Trash Pandas
H-A: Tri-City ValleyCats (formerly with Houston)
L-A: Inland Empire 66ers

Dodgers

Spoiler

AAA: Oklahoma City Dodgers
AA: Tulsa Drillers
H-A: Great Lakes Loons
L-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Miami

Spoiler

AAA: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
AA: Pensacola Blue Wahoos
H-A: Beloit Snappers
L-A: Jupiter Hammerheads

Milwaukee

Spoiler

AAA: Nashville Sounds (formerly with Texas)
AA: Biloxi Shuckers
H-A: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
L-A: Carolina Mudcats

Minnesota

Spoiler

AAA: St. Paul Saints (first year affiliate)
AA: Wichita Wind Surge
H-A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
L-A: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Mets

Spoiler

AAA: Syracuse Mets
AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies
H-A: Brooklyn Cyclones
L-A: St. Lucie Mets

Yankees

Spoiler

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
AA: Somerset Patriots (first year affiliate)
H-A: Hudson Valley Renegades (formerly with Tampa Bay)
L-A: Tampa Tarpons

Oakland

Spoiler

AAA: Las Vegas Aviators
AA: Midland RockHounds
H-A: Lansing Lugnuts (formerly with Toronto)
L-A: Stockton Ports

Philadelphia

Spoiler

AAA:Lehigh Vally IronPigs
AA: Reading Fightin' Phils
H-A: Jersey Shore BlueClaws
L-A: Clearwater Threshers

Pittsburgh

Spoiler

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
H-A: Greensboro Grasshoppers
L-A: Bradenton Marauders

San Diego

Spoiler

AAA: El Paso Chihuahuas
AA: San Antonio Missions (formerly AAA with Milwaukee)
H-A: Fort Wayne TinCaps
L-A: Lake Elsinore Storm

San Francisco

Spoiler

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
H-A: Eugene Emeralds (formerly with Cubs)
L-A: San Jose Giants

Seattle

Spoiler

AAA: Tacoma Rainiers
AA: Arkansas Travelers
H-A: Everett AquaSox
L-A: Modesto Nuts

St. Louis

Spoiler

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
H-A: Peoria Chiefs
L-A: Palm Beach Cardinals

Tampa Bay

Spoiler

AAA: Durham Bulls
AA: Montgomery Biscuits
H-A: Bowling Green Hot Rods
L-A: Charleston RiverDogs (formerly with Yankees)

Texas

Spoiler

AAA: Round Rock Express (formerly with Astros)
AA: Frisco RoughRiders
H-A: Hickory Crawdads
L-A: Down East Wood Ducks

Toronto

Spoiler

AAA: Buffalo Bisons
AA: New Hampshire Fisher Cats
H-A: Vancover Canadians
L-A: Dunedin Blue Jays

Washington

Spoiler

AAA: Rochester Red Wings (formerly with Minnesota)
AA: Harrisburg Senators
H-A: Wilmington Blue Rocks (formerly with Kansas City)
L-A: Fredericksburg Nationals

The only one yet to be assigned is the Fresno Grizzlies, who were told to either accept demotion to Low-A (from AAA) or they won't be affiliated at all.

[Scott]

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I'm very excited to have the Rangers AAA team back in the Austin area.

[Majingir]

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Like I said before, Dunedin being demoted as Jays lower A affiliate will be interesting given how that's where their renovated training facility is and I doubt they'll be dropped as an affiliate anytime soon.

I could see more changes again in a year for the Jays. Buffalo as AAA, Dunedin or Vancouver as AA, the other as high A, and either New Hampshire as low A, or they get dropped altogether.

Perhaps even bringing Ottawa back(longtime Expos affiliate who had a short stint later on with Os and Phillies in AAA) and they become the Low A affiliate (and Vancouver as high A, so Dunedin moves to AA).

[sydrogerdavid]

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Next thing we look for is if MLB decides to break up the PCL and IL and organizes AAA into more sensible divisions. Good chance it happens.


Then we hope for schedules and the season to start in May.

[Majingir]

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Next thing we look for is if MLB decides to break up the PCL and IL and organizes AAA into more sensible divisions. Good chance it happens.





Then we hope for schedules and the season to start in May.

All leagues should simply be one. Is there even a need for PCL and IL?

Even AA, is there a reason to have diff leagues, or could they just have divisions in a league rather than diff leagues based on geographic locations.

[Jr.]

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I know a lot of people are upset that they contracted some minor league teams, but this was long overdue. The minors have been bloated for a long time. Hopefully this allows the trend of improving conditions for the players to continue.

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