7.12.10 9:08 pm by Alex
“BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK” -Chris Berman
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6.14.10 6:34 pm by Alex
This baseball season, more than any other in recent memory, has been marked by frequent no-hitters (some that counted, and one that didn’t). In lieu of writing a 2000-word post on no-hitters, I’ve decided to take a more graphical approach, so here’s a timeline of all the no-hitters in pro baseball history with some stats and interesting facts.
Click to see a full-size version.
Thank God for the internet. This would not have been possible without these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters, http://www.retrosheet.org/nohit_pitcher.htm, http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hitter.
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6.04.10 5:50 pm by Alex
Bud Selig, the backboneless, indecisive commissioner of Major League Baseball should change the call in Wednesday night’s near perfect game, and here’s why:
1) The call is obvious. There’s no doubt. The runner (Jason Donald) thought he was out.
2) Outcome of game is unaffected. Still 3-0 either way. People argue that this will set a precedent for overturning calls, and that this will require MLB to go back and change all sorts of decisions, specifically the ’85 World Series. The only precedent set by overturning Wednesday night’s call is for would-be perfect games that ended on an obviously blown call on the last out. If a situation like this happens again (which it won’t), I think we can all agree to react in the same manner.
3) Regarding this precedent, it’s already been set. Pitcher Harvey Haddix has is no-hitter removed from the record books, 32 years after the game occurred. This is not as unheard of as people are making it out to be. In an obvious situation, there’s nothing wrong with making a correction.
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3.03.10 7:12 pm by Alex and Pat
If you’re like me, you’ve certainly experienced a “YouTube loop” – that is to say, a time when you find yourself on YouTube for much longer than you’d planned, having clicked on video after video, and wondering, “How did I get here?”. This is our weekly segment where we share some of our favorite sports highlights that you may not have seen (or haven’t in a very long time). Feel free to share your favorites in the comments or tweet us and we’ll consider them for next week. Check back every week for the latest edition.
Just this past week, one of my favorite ESPN personalities, Scott Van Pelt, accidentally let a profanity slip before they were all the way to commercial. We’ve decided to commemorate the occasion with a post about sports TV censorship failures. (It should go without saying that you should be careful who’s around when playing these clips) These are just a couple:
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1.08.10 10:14 pm by Alex
In our first episode of the new format, Alex and Pat cover the Gilbert Arenas fiasco, Mike Leach’s firing, a possible BCS playoff system, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the usual NFL picks/analysis.
Let us know what you think of the new format and what we can do to make things better: podcast@thesportsgeeks.com and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/thesportsgeeks. We’re listed on iTunes so click here and subscribe. Thanks for listening!
Current Standings:
Game Picks Regular Season: Alex – 173-83 – Pat – 171-85
Potential NFL Playoff Solution: http://wnst.net/wordpress/glennclark/2010/01/05/a-potential-solution-to-the-nfls-competition-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-13557
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11.05.09 12:32 pm by Pat
Before the 2009 Major League playoffs officially started, I was listening to ESPN Radio and Bud Selig was being interviewed on the Mike and Mike in the Morning show about the season and the upcoming post-season action. At one point he was asked about a salary cap as well as an international draft to prevent the inevitable bidding war that takes place between Boston and New York on the top international prospects. He was all in favor of the international draft which would allow all teams a shot at those players. He, however, was still opposed to a salary cap and said that it was not necessary to keep the league competitive and pointed out that since 2000, 23 of the 30 MLB teams have made a post-season appearance. A few weeks later on ESPN Radio I heard Colin Cowherd go on a rant on how a salary cap won’t help MLB and how more money just leads to more problems. Colin lost me somewhere between comparing team spending to income levels for families and how teams (if a salary cap were put in place) would just spend the money on scouting, coaching, facilities, etc. I could go on all day on how much I disagree with the sentiments of both Bud and Colin, but that isn’t the point of this article. I have always been a believer in leveling the playing field in professional sports and think that spending limits are needed to keep “small market” teams competitive. Hearing the stat about 23 out of 30 from Bud made me think about my stance on the salary cap. I decided that I needed to do a little more investigation into the numbers behind it to help support, or perhaps debunk, my thoughts on the salary cap and MLB.
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