OldTimer’s Dugout - General Topics, Chat, Random Photos and Memes.......No Politics

[cobbwebb0710]

Another Froggy Fresh classic for your viewing pleasure.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

I love complaining about umpires

LOL. It has given me an immense amount of pleasure over the years.

 

[taylorvol]

I got a challenge for you guys.
Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Tennessee baseball players?
I’m gonna add a little twist.
Two separate lists, Before and after CTV was hired.

Each list can only have 4 names.

MOUNT RUSHMORE OF TENNESSEE BASEBALL PLAYERS:

/QUOTE]

1) 2018-2022
A. Drew Gilbert
B. Evan Russell
C. Redmond Walsh
D. Luc Lipsius

2) 1897-2017
A. Todd Helton
B. Phil Garner
C. Condredge Holliway
D. Chris Burke

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

What the hell was that about? I didn't quite understand.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Another Froggy Fresh classic for your viewing pleasure.

Somebody .... please, give that snot nosed kid a Kleenex to wipe his nose.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Tatis Jr really disappointed me! I was looking forward to seeing him get back into that Padres lineup.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Tatis Jr really disappointed me! I was looking forward to seeing him get back into that Padres lineup.

Got busted for drugs I hear.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Got busted for drugs I hear.

He claims he was taking something for ringworm.
Did you see the statement from the Padres GM?
Preller criticizes Tatis' maturity amid PED suspension

 

[VolPack22]

He claims he was taking something for ringworm.
Did you see the statement from the Padres GM?
Preller criticizes Tatis' maturity amid PED suspension

I would criticize him too. If I gave you that huge contract and traded away a lot of assets to be a World Series contender and you pull some crap like this, I would be livid. These players that get caught may try to pretend like they don’t know about these banned substances but they are liars. Every team has a dietitian or trainer they can ask about what they are about to put into their bodies. I know for a fact that they have classes and meetings about banned substances so this is unacceptable. The interesting comment from Preller was “this isn’t the first time.” Makes it sound like he doesn’t take anything seriously even though he is making all that money. What’s funny is that his dad played in the steroid era so he should know all about substances and how to be a professional.

 

[VolPack22]

This is Tommy Bridges for some that may not know. He went to Tennessee and started in the majors at the tail end of the Babe Ruth era. He has 2 World Series titles in 4 appearances for those great Tigers of the 30s/40s. Also had 3 consecutive 20-win seasons. His first two batters in his MLB debut (1930) were Babe Ruth (pop out) and Lou Gehrig (strikeout)…He and Todd Helton are the best players to come out of Tennessee imo.

Tommy Bridges Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

Tommy Bridges - Wikipedia

 

[VolPack22]

On August 13 in Baseball History...​

• 1906 - The Cubs' Jack Taylor is knocked out by Brooklyn in the third inning, ending a string of 187 complete games and 15 relief appearances in which he finished each game. The record run began June 20, 1901. In ten years he will fail to finish only eight of 286 starts.
  
  
• 1908 - Cy Young Day is celebrated by 20,000 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston. He pitches briefly against an All-Star team that includes Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, Willie Keeler, Harry Davis, and George Mullin. The game is interrupted several times for presentations to the great hurler.
  
  
• 1910 - In the most evenly matched game ever played, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn each have eight runs, thirteen hits, 38 at bats, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batter, one passed ball, thirteen assists, 27 putouts, two errors, and use two pitchers.
  
  
• 1922 - New York Yankee Everett Scott nears 1,000 consecutive games played, but it takes an extra effort to keep the streak alive. He spends $40 to hire a car to get to Chicago in time for the game after a train he is on is wrecked.
  
  
• 1931 - Tony Cuccinello of the Cincinnati Reds had six hits in six at-bats against the Braves in Boston. Cuccinello had a triple, two doubles and three singles to knock in five runs as the Reds won 17-3.
  
  
• 1945 - Branch Rickey becomes the principal stockholder of the Dodgers. He and associates Walter O'Malley and John Smith acquire the 50 percent interest of the Ebbets estate for a reported price of $750,000.
  
  
• 1948 - The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park. Paige pitches his first major league shutout as Cleveland wins 5-0.
  
  
• 1962 - Infielder Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (Florida State League) pitches ambidextrously in a relief appearance.
  
  
• 1969 - Jim Palmer of the Orioles, plagued by arm trouble the year before, pitched an 8-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's in Baltimore.
  
  
• 1978 - The Baltimore Orioles benefited from the rain-out rule. The Orioles were leading New York 3-0 after six innings but the Yankees scored five runs in the top half of the seventh. Heavy rains ended the game in the bottom half of the inning and the score reverted to the end of the last completed frame, giving the Orioles the triumph. This rule was changed in 1980.
  
  
• 1979 - Lou Brock collects his 3,000th career hit, a single off Dennis Lamp, as the Cardinals top the Cubs 3-2.
  
  
• 1987 - The Cardinals outfield sets a major league record by failing to record a single putout in a 4-2, 13-inning win over the Phillies. The 1905 St. Louis Browns, who played an 11-inning game with no outfield putouts, held the previous mark.

 

[VolPack22]

Some really good ones today

 

[VolPack22]

The 2000 AL and NL MVP votes might have been one of the biggest robberies in baseball history. Pedro Martinez and Todd Helton deserved those awards. The best players in each league finish 5th in MVP voting and Randy Johnson finishing 17th is just laughable.

2000 Awards Voting | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[VolPack22]

Hey @W.TN.Orange Blood these are the things managers should notice and realize that maybe Michael Harris deserves better than batting 9th. Keep your eyes on him directing Acuña where to slide. The kid has really high baseball IQ. He needs to be in the top 5 of the batting order. I understand you want your lineup to be balanced but you also want your best players getting the most at bats. That’s where you truly maximize their value.

"I was just keeping my eyes on Michael Harris and seeing where he was pointing me to. I just kind of followed his lead on that." -Acuña

 

[VolPack22]

I love stories like this. The guy has spent 10 years in the minors and is having a great season. He just got called up and got a hit, stole a base, and scored a run in his MLB debut.

Bernard keys Rockies' win in long-awaited debut

 

[OldTimer]

1) 2018-2022
A. Drew Gilbert
B. Evan Russell
C. Redmond Walsh
D. Luc Lipsius

2) 1897-2017
A. Todd Helton
B. Phil Garner
C. Condredge Holliway
D. Chris Burke

Spot on for #2, I was looking back and those 4 are definitely worthy. You could argue a few more but those 4 have done a lot for the program for sure.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

What a dumb play by McNeil of the Mets! Dude is on a 13 game hit streak and tries to slide under the first baseman, who he just hit the ball right to, standing in the baseline. He left the game with an injury to his throwing hand!
Take the out bro and live to fight another inning!!

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

On August 13 in Baseball History...​

• 1906 - The Cubs' Jack Taylor is knocked out by Brooklyn in the third inning, ending a string of 187 complete games and 15 relief appearances in which he finished each game. The record run began June 20, 1901. In ten years he will fail to finish only eight of 286 starts.
  
  
• 1908 - Cy Young Day is celebrated by 20,000 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston. He pitches briefly against an All-Star team that includes Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, Willie Keeler, Harry Davis, and George Mullin. The game is interrupted several times for presentations to the great hurler.
  
  
• 1910 - In the most evenly matched game ever played, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn each have eight runs, thirteen hits, 38 at bats, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batter, one passed ball, thirteen assists, 27 putouts, two errors, and use two pitchers.
  
  
• 1922 - New York Yankee Everett Scott nears 1,000 consecutive games played, but it takes an extra effort to keep the streak alive. He spends $40 to hire a car to get to Chicago in time for the game after a train he is on is wrecked.
  
  
• 1931 - Tony Cuccinello of the Cincinnati Reds had six hits in six at-bats against the Braves in Boston. Cuccinello had a triple, two doubles and three singles to knock in five runs as the Reds won 17-3.
  
  
• 1945 - Branch Rickey becomes the principal stockholder of the Dodgers. He and associates Walter O'Malley and John Smith acquire the 50 percent interest of the Ebbets estate for a reported price of $750,000.
  
  
• 1948 - The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park. Paige pitches his first major league shutout as Cleveland wins 5-0.
  
  
• 1962 - Infielder Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (Florida State League) pitches ambidextrously in a relief appearance.
  
  
• 1969 - Jim Palmer of the Orioles, plagued by arm trouble the year before, pitched an 8-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's in Baltimore.
  
  
• 1978 - The Baltimore Orioles benefited from the rain-out rule. The Orioles were leading New York 3-0 after six innings but the Yankees scored five runs in the top half of the seventh. Heavy rains ended the game in the bottom half of the inning and the score reverted to the end of the last completed frame, giving the Orioles the triumph. This rule was changed in 1980.
  
  
• 1979 - Lou Brock collects his 3,000th career hit, a single off Dennis Lamp, as the Cardinals top the Cubs 3-2.
  
  
• 1987 - The Cardinals outfield sets a major league record by failing to record a single putout in a 4-2, 13-inning win over the Phillies. The 1905 St. Louis Browns, who played an 11-inning game with no outfield putouts, held the previous mark.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

I love stories like this. The guy has spent 10 years in the minors and is having a great season. He just got called up and got a hit, stole a base, and scored a run in his MLB debut.

Bernard keys Rockies' win in long-awaited debut

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

What a dumb play by McNeil of the Mets! Dude is on a 13 game hit streak and tries to slide under the first baseman, who he just hit the ball right to, standing in the baseline. He left the game with an injury to his throwing hand!
Take the out bro and live to fight another inning!!

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Dead-gum .... Braves are 6 games behind the Mets right now.

Mets: 73-40

Braves: 67-46

 

[VolPack22]

What a dumb play by McNeil of the Mets! Dude is on a 13 game hit streak and tries to slide under the first baseman, who he just hit the ball right to, standing in the baseline. He left the game with an injury to his throwing hand!
Take the out bro and live to fight another inning!!

I just saw the video. He also hit his head on Hoskins’ knee so he will more than likely go into concussion protocol as well.

 

[MAD]

On August 13 in Baseball History...​

• 1906 - The Cubs' Jack Taylor is knocked out by Brooklyn in the third inning, ending a string of 187 complete games and 15 relief appearances in which he finished each game. The record run began June 20, 1901. In ten years he will fail to finish only eight of 286 starts.
  
  
• 1908 - Cy Young Day is celebrated by 20,000 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston. He pitches briefly against an All-Star team that includes Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, Willie Keeler, Harry Davis, and George Mullin. The game is interrupted several times for presentations to the great hurler.
  
  
• 1910 - In the most evenly matched game ever played, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn each have eight runs, thirteen hits, 38 at bats, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batter, one passed ball, thirteen assists, 27 putouts, two errors, and use two pitchers.
  
  
• 1922 - New York Yankee Everett Scott nears 1,000 consecutive games played, but it takes an extra effort to keep the streak alive. He spends $40 to hire a car to get to Chicago in time for the game after a train he is on is wrecked.
  
  
• 1931 - Tony Cuccinello of the Cincinnati Reds had six hits in six at-bats against the Braves in Boston. Cuccinello had a triple, two doubles and three singles to knock in five runs as the Reds won 17-3.
  
  
• 1945 - Branch Rickey becomes the principal stockholder of the Dodgers. He and associates Walter O'Malley and John Smith acquire the 50 percent interest of the Ebbets estate for a reported price of $750,000.
  
  
• 1948 - The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park. Paige pitches his first major league shutout as Cleveland wins 5-0.
  
  
• 1962 - Infielder Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (Florida State League) pitches ambidextrously in a relief appearance.
  
  
• 1969 - Jim Palmer of the Orioles, plagued by arm trouble the year before, pitched an 8-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's in Baltimore.
  
  
• 1978 - The Baltimore Orioles benefited from the rain-out rule. The Orioles were leading New York 3-0 after six innings but the Yankees scored five runs in the top half of the seventh. Heavy rains ended the game in the bottom half of the inning and the score reverted to the end of the last completed frame, giving the Orioles the triumph. This rule was changed in 1980.
  
  
• 1979 - Lou Brock collects his 3,000th career hit, a single off Dennis Lamp, as the Cardinals top the Cubs 3-2.
  
  
• 1987 - The Cardinals outfield sets a major league record by failing to record a single putout in a 4-2, 13-inning win over the Phillies. The 1905 St. Louis Browns, who played an 11-inning game with no outfield putouts, held the previous mark.

1910 crazy
1922
1962


1978 That is crazy that rule even existed, Yankees must have been so upset.

1987- wonder if it was errors or they just had nothing to do all day.

 

[VolPack22]

Dead-gum .... Braves are 6 games behind the Mets right now.

Mets: 73-40

Braves: 67-46

We play them 7 times the rest of the season, all in Atlanta. It would be glorious to win all 7 but we will definitely need to win at least 5 of those to have a chance.