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    Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-17-2013

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    posted 3 days ago by Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) to dugout, history  |  20 comment(s)

    Toledo News-Bee, May 17, 1913:

    One of the weirdest triple plays ever seen in the American league was staged in the seventh inning of the Nap-Athletic contest Friday at Cleveland. Johnson [sic] opened with a single and took third on Chapman’s double. Olson then drew a single off Barry’s chest. Johnson was sent home by his coacher, Steen, who saw Chapman racing for third. Johnson was run down. Chappie started back to second and found Olson there. Barry tagged Olson and Chapman. Olson was retired, ...

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    1. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) posted on November 28, 2012 at 07:33 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    A bunch of well-known players, but not a particularly great Birthday Team. Righetti is the only starting pitcher on the team with a career ERA+ better than 100, and Williams is the only position player with a career OPS above .800.

    C: Wes Westrum
    1B: Heinie Peitz
    2B: Blackie O'Rourke
    3B: Matt Williams
    SS: Walt Weiss
    LF: Max West
    CF: Nook Logan
    RF: Sixto Lezcano

    SP: Dave Righetti
    SP: John Burkett
    SP: Pedro Astacio
    SP: Carlos Villanueva
    SP: Ken Howell
    RP: Robb Nen

    Manager: Lee Fohl
    Fun Names Who Aren't In The Starting Lineup: Molly Craft, Daisy Davis, Purnal Goldy, Roxey Roach
    2. Edmundo got dem ol' Kozma blues again mama  posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:37 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Heh, who knew that Nook's real name was Exavier Prente Logan?
    3. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Phils acquire P Wilton Lopez from Houston for minor leaguers.
    4. Tom Nawrocki posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Williams is the only position player with a career OPS above .800.


    That's a bit unfair to Sixto Lezcano, who had a career OPS of .799 in the offensive dark ages of the late 70s and early 80s, leading to a career OPS+ of 124.

    My first impression of Sixto Lezcano comes from one of the first Baseball Abstracts: James wrote that whenever he ran all the numbers, Jerry Remy always came out worse than he expected, and Sixto Lezcano also came out better than he expected.
    5. Der_K posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    pirates pick up c.robinson and v.mazzaro from kc for luis rico and luis santos, dfa navarro and hague
    zach stewart also to pit for a ptbnl.

    should be a few other moves like these in advance of the non-tender deadline.
    6. Greg (U)K posted on November 28, 2012 at 01:19 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Speaking of minor moves, Indians DFA Rafael Perez. What happened to that guy? He looked pretty good in 2007-2008, but the strikeouts just disappeared.
    7. salvomania posted on November 28, 2012 at 02:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wes Westrum has the distinction of having the highest career OBP relative to his career batting average (minumum 1000 PA).

    He had a career .356 OBP while batting just .217 in almost 3000 plate appearances. He had 503 base hits, and 489 bases on balls. In fact, he reached base safely more often by not getting a base hit than he did by getting a hit.
    8. Steve N posted on November 28, 2012 at 02:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Max Bishop, lead off hitter for 2 world champions, would be in the running. 1216 hits and 1156 walks. 5789 plate appearances.

    Career BA. 271, career OBP .423.
    9. salvomania posted on November 28, 2012 at 03:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think the next closet after Westrum would be Gene Tenace (.241/.388).

    Westrum and Tenace are the only two players ever who reached base more via walk/hbp than by base hit during their careers.
    10. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 28, 2012 at 03:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Let's not forget Mickey Lolich. 90 career hits and 105 career walks. .110/.215/.121 in 1017 PA.

    I mean ... that's unusual. Did he bat 8th and get IBB'd so they could pitch to Ray Oyler?
    11. Steve N posted on November 28, 2012 at 03:59 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Slapsie Maxie also threw in 31 HBP.
    12. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on November 28, 2012 at 05:04 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Orioles acquire 3B Danny Valencia from Boston for cash

    A's acquire P Sandy Rosario from Boston for a PTBNL. They DFA OF Jermaine Mitchell.

    Rangers acquire P Cory Burns for a PTBNL.

    Cubs DFA P Casey Coleman

    Mariners release Chone Figgins.
    13. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on November 28, 2012 at 06:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    BJ Upton signs with Braves

    Yankes sign Andy Pettitte 1/$12.5
    14. puck posted on November 28, 2012 at 06:40 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    BJ Upton signs with Braves

    Yankes sign Andy Pettitte 1/$12.5

    Whoa, I like how you slipped the BJ news in there with the Pettitte thing. The FA chips are finally starting to fall.

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