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September 02, 2014
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Funny Vine alert: South Africa cricketer Quinton de Kock thought he had pissed off teammate Dale Steyn (who is a rather intense sort of fellow).
posted by NoMich at 09:26 AM on September 02, 2014
This game, from 28 years ago today, used a record 53 different players in it.
It was played over two days after being suspended in the top of the 15th.
Among them, 17 pitchers (and 2 pitchers as pinch-hitter/pinch-runner) that combined for a career total of 2097 wins.
G.Maddux 355 (losing pitcher)
N.Ryan 324 (Starter)
J.Moyer 269 (Starter)
D.Darwin 171 (winning pitcher)
R.Suttcliffe 171 (pinch-hitter)
S.Sanderson 163 (pinch-runner)
B.Knepper 146
S.Trout 88
L.Smith 71
A.Lopez 62
M.Keough 58
D.Smith 53 (blown save)
R.Davis 47
L.Andersen 40 (hold)
F.DiPino 35
C.Kerfeld 18
G.Hoffman 17
J.Solano 6 (blown save)
D.Gumpert 3
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2097
It was also the very first MLB appearance for SpoFi's favourite hobo-murdering psychopath, who didn't actually pitch until September 3rd.
(hat tip to Baseball Think Factory for pointing this out)
posted by grum@work at 10:14 AM on September 02, 2014
So that's why we haven't heard from Danny Darwin in 28 years.
posted by NoMich at 10:53 AM on September 02, 2014
Are we doing the NFL pick-em again?
posted by tron7 at 11:11 AM on September 02, 2014
So that's why we haven't heard from Danny Darwin in 28 years.
I thought it was because "Danny Darwin" was an alias of Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
posted by yerfatma at 12:41 PM on September 02, 2014
The NFL Pick Em will be set up today or tomorrow. It'll be the same as last year, run on Yahoo.
Chase Headley has a hit in all 30 ballparks.
posted by rcade at 02:35 PM on September 02, 2014
Adam Dunn hit a HR in his first game with the A's. He was traded to the A's by the White Sox.
He hit a HR in his first game with the White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox after previously playing for the Nationals.
He hit a HR in his first game with the Nationals.
posted by grum@work at 02:57 PM on September 02, 2014
It'll be the same as last year, run on Yahoo.
Booo!
posted by grum@work at 03:04 PM on September 02, 2014
What does Yahoo have up it's sleeve for this year's pool registrants ... mandatory DNA sample submissions?
posted by cixelsyd at 03:19 PM on September 02, 2014
Booo!
Got a better alternative? I haven't set it up yet.
posted by rcade at 03:55 PM on September 02, 2014
Got a better alternative? I haven't set it up yet.
No, of course not. I'm one of those idiots who complains about something without providing an alternative/solution.
posted by grum@work at 04:09 PM on September 02, 2014
I love the vine NoMich shared.
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:49 PM on September 02, 2014
I know he's not hitting very well, but the man IS still alive, right?
So why do they need to wear a patch in his honour?
Also, how...messed up... is it that he'll be honouring himself?
All that is left is for him to end his speech on the final day with:
"Today [today], I consider myself [myself], the most awesome man [man] on the face of the Earth [earth]."
posted by grum@work at 09:30 PM on September 02, 2014
When a-fool-and-his-money Lou Gorman felt compelled to bring Danny Darwin to Boston and triple his salary, the press asked Darwin how he felt about his new contract.
His answer: "Now I can finally add another bathroom onto my parents' house, which I've been wanting to do for a long time".
He couldn't finance a north Texas bathroom on the 1.2 million he had earned the year before. What, he shopped for the fixtures in Saudi Arabia? They had to frack the backyard to put in the Jacuzzi?
posted by beaverboard at 10:22 PM on September 02, 2014
It's a shock to me and a shock to you: old friend Luke Scott has run into some cultural differences in Korea.