tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2469537711650095263..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Red Sox Starters Are Pitching Like It's 1918allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82493088644333855642011-04-26T20:44:36.776-07:002011-04-26T20:44:36.776-07:00Lore Bader suckkkked. I woulda called him MasterBa...Lore Bader suckkkked. I woulda called him MasterBader of course.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67696382996814755872011-04-26T15:30:42.022-07:002011-04-26T15:30:42.022-07:00Sound familiar? An excerpt from a comment I made ...Sound familiar? An excerpt from a comment I made on your original post:<br /><br /><em>This book sounds like a good one, Allan. I'll put that on my Christmas wish list.</em>FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77794198940071848542011-04-26T15:27:22.954-07:002011-04-26T15:27:22.954-07:00FenFan, thanks for that! I've never heard batt...<em>FenFan, thanks for that! I've never heard batter-runner, have you?</em><br /><br />No, that was a new term to me!<br /><br /><em>>>I decided to check out the Baseball Field Guide that Allan referenced a couple years ago in one of his posts. The Guide showcases the rules of baseball in plain English. An excellent investment!!!<br /><br />You got it after my review (which was in October 2008)?</em><br /><br />Yep! I saw your review, went to my local book store to give it a quick glance, and my wife bought a copy for me for Christmas that year. I can't recommend it enough. Beside Allan's review, you can also check out more at <a href="http://baseballfieldguide.com/" rel="nofollow">baseballfieldguide.com</a>. Funny, I just checked it out and the first review excerpt is from <em>The Joy of Sox</em>. :-)FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-28411773045832073072011-04-26T13:05:52.514-07:002011-04-26T13:05:52.514-07:00I used box scores from the actual newspapers
That...<i>I used box scores from the actual newspapers</i><br /><br />That's pretty cool, considering it was more than 90 years ago. Not many people could do that, I think!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-39102463854905747572011-04-26T12:57:03.879-07:002011-04-26T12:57:03.879-07:00batter-runner
For a short time at the beginning o...<i>batter-runner</i><br /><br />For a short time at the beginning of the 1973 season, some writers referred to the DH as a "designated pinch-hitter" or DPH.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-72244449414025281952011-04-26T12:40:43.763-07:002011-04-26T12:40:43.763-07:00I decided to check out the Baseball Field Guide th...<i>I decided to check out the Baseball Field Guide that Allan referenced a couple years ago in one of his posts. The Guide showcases the rules of baseball in plain English. An excellent investment!!!</i><br /><br />You got it after my review (which was in <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-baseball-field-guide.html" rel="nofollow">October 2008</a>)?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-15660961243659852182011-04-26T12:38:05.139-07:002011-04-26T12:38:05.139-07:00I used box scores from the actual newspapers, whic...I used box scores from the actual newspapers, which I know are not necessarily 100% accurate. But they are in this case. <br /><br />Any errors between my post and Retrosheet (which very recently added the 1918 boxes) are typos by me.<br /><br />The Herald-Journal box has 6K for Bush on 7/22. The hits allowed by Jones on 7/20 are indeed 7. And my addition of that RA column was also off and should be 8. So those are all corrected now!allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-58855466760955962882011-04-26T12:35:14.599-07:002011-04-26T12:35:14.599-07:00FenFan, thanks for that! I've never heard batt...FenFan, thanks for that! I've never heard batter-runner, have you?laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-90954701790909334912011-04-26T12:17:03.743-07:002011-04-26T12:17:03.743-07:00Okay, I see, I think you just added that runs colu...Okay, I see, I think you just added that runs column wrong? Should be 8 runs, 7 earned, which matches retrosheet. (But there still are differences between yours and theirs, like Joe Bush's Ks in game one on 7/22.)Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36925291066290641642011-04-26T12:14:17.842-07:002011-04-26T12:14:17.842-07:00A few more of the retrosheet #s from the 1918 game...A few more of the retrosheet #s from the 1918 games don't match yours. I only see one unearned run in that stretch in their boxes (it was the Bader game).Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1632193273593185742011-04-26T12:08:06.113-07:002011-04-26T12:08:06.113-07:00Retrosheet's got that 7/22/1918 box and shows ...Retrosheet's got that 7/22/1918 box and shows 6 K for Mays.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-40404099209633266272011-04-26T12:04:43.230-07:002011-04-26T12:04:43.230-07:00And definitely count the batter, because he is a r...<em>And definitely count the batter, because he is a runner, too, and he can obviously score from the plate. We see it all the time and keep endless statistics on just that very thing.</em><br /><br />So now my curiosity is piqued on just what the definition of a runner is. ;-)<br /><br />I decided to check out the <em>Baseball Field Guide</em> that Allan referenced a couple years ago in one of his posts. The <em>Guide</em> showcases the rules of baseball in plain English. An excellent investment!!!<br /><br />According to the Overview section on page 105 (2008 Edition), "once a batter has successfully reached base, he becomes a runner."<br /><br />Upon further review, on the previous page, there is a note that reads: "The official rules refer to a batter on his way to first base as a batter-runner. This somewhat awkward term is used... to distinguish a batter who has just become a runner from the other runners."FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33707470201175778252011-04-26T10:58:20.895-07:002011-04-26T10:58:20.895-07:00True, because you can score from any base, includi...<i>True, because you can score from any base, including first (and I guess home if you count the batter?).</i><br /><br />That's exactly why the expression "RISP" drives some of us nuts. <br /><br />If you watch a game with someone who has never seen baseball before, and you try to explain "RISP", you realize it's completely inaccurate. We all know that a runner can score from any base. <br /><br />And definitely count the batter, because he is a runner, too, and he can obviously score from the plate. We see it all the time and keep endless statistics on just that very thing.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71112988337513032202011-04-26T10:54:31.010-07:002011-04-26T10:54:31.010-07:00"a quintet of aces"
This is our tagline..."a quintet of aces"<br /><br />This is our tagline for the year!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60142699510845643582011-04-26T10:54:01.160-07:002011-04-26T10:54:01.160-07:00True, because you can score from any base, includi...<i>True, because you can score from any base, including first (and I guess home if you count the batter?).</i><br /><br />And you don't always score from second on a single.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-9384602015217272952011-04-26T10:53:12.800-07:002011-04-26T10:53:12.800-07:00ProJo: "Boston hasn’t seen its starters go fi...<a href="http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/red_sox_pitching_staff_04-26-11_EPNOG4J_v2.738283.html" rel="nofollow">ProJo</a>: "Boston hasn’t seen its starters go five or more innings allowing two or fewer runs in nine straight games since 1946. ... Even that stretch from August 30 to Sept. 6, 1946, isn’t quite as good as this one. Starters Tex Hughson, Jim Bagby, Bill Zuber, Joe Dobson, Dave Ferriss and Mickey Harris combined for a 1.43 ERA during those nine games, of which the Sox also won eight."<br /><br />Last year's Giants had 13 straight games in which the starter pitched 5+ innings and allowed two or fewer runs. Jonathan Sanchez, Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito and Matt Cain had a 1.29 ERA in 77 innings.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-9838663351503141622011-04-26T10:50:03.696-07:002011-04-26T10:50:03.696-07:00True, because you can score from any base, includi...True, because you can score from any base, including first (and I guess home if you count the batter?).<br /><br />Back to the point, it <em>is</em> astounding how well the starters have pitched. I've seen some impressive WINNING streaks, but even with a loss thrown in the mix here, the dominance has just been unbelieveable. I can't imagine that it will last all season but it certainly gives cause for concern to other teams if the Sox make the post-season.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66294680565022535682011-04-26T10:32:10.307-07:002011-04-26T10:32:10.307-07:00Yes.
But I think it's a more accurate descrip...Yes.<br /><br />But I think it's a more accurate description.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-30871381214140535702011-04-26T10:10:38.221-07:002011-04-26T10:10:38.221-07:00RATS = Runners At Third and/or Second? Isn't ...RATS = Runners At Third and/or Second? Isn't this the same as RISP?FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.com