Trivia from Dag Nabbit's book: In the past 100 years, only two pitchers who qualified for the ERA title finished all their starts in a season. Name them. (Hint: Both are in the Hall of Fame.)

In the past 100 years, only two pitchers who qualified for the ERA title finished all their starts in a season.

                                                               
Rk           Player GF CG GS Year Age  Tm Lg   G  W  L SV    IP
1         Ted Lyons  0 20 20 1942  41 CHW AL  20 14  6  0 180.1

3      Hoyt Wilhelm 32  0  0 1952  29 NYG NL  71 15  3 11 159.1
4       Bob Stanley 33  0  0 1982  27 BOS AL  48 12  7 14 168.1
5      Eddie Fisher 60  0  0 1965  28 CHW AL  82 15  7 24 165.1
6     Bill Campbell 68  0  0 1976  27 MIN AL  78 17  5 20 167.2
7     Mike Marshall 73  0  0 1973  30 MON NL  92 14 11 31 179.0
8     Mike Marshall 83  0  0 1974  31 LAD NL 106 15 12 21 208.1

I wasn't aware I had any very strong feelings on that quirk. I don't think much of Houston's stadium, but the most annoying is that wall where if you hit it over the line on the wall it's a homer, even if it just hit the wall.

Not everyone likes burying their head in a pile of spreadsheets, but that's how we get our kicks. It hasn't made us rich or successful like Paul DePodesta, but at least we get the satisfaction of bringing you HTC's latest vital statistics.

It's easy for Cleveland: The Olin/Crews/Ojeda boating incident. Game Seven in '97 and Herb Score taking a line drive to the head are both on the fringes of the picture.

Now that I think about it, I'd be interested to read about the worst moment in the history of each franchise. It's easy for Cleveland: The Olin/Crews/Ojeda boating incident. Game Seven in '97 and Herb Score taking a line drive to the head are both on the fringes of the picture.

Mets: Seaver trade? Kazmir trade? Gooden's cocaine? Strawberry leaving? Clemens not getting ejected for assault? Madoff fleecing the Wilpons? Glavine's game 162 in 2007?

For the Red Sox, is it Conigliaro

PRIEST IS SLAIN TAKING CONFESSION
By United Press.

Mulheim, Feb 19-- A tragedy that shocked the entire countryside occurred here today when Father Wenger, the village priest, was shot and killed by an insane man while taking the confession of a child.

The madman had not been noticed by anyone in the priest's household, and the first intimation of danger came when a shot rang out. The assailant was immediately overpowered and arrested, but with his dying breath Father Wenger pleaded that he be shown consideration.

while taking the confession of a child

February 6         81  42  .659 ----    
February 5         81  45  .643  1.5        
January 31         75  48  .610  6.0     
February 10        73  52  .584  9.0        
February 18        69  54  .561 12.0     
February 15        70  55  .560 12.0