Here’s a chart that depicts perfect games throughout baseball history, beginning in 1874. The fact that there have only been 23 perfect games thrown in the hundreds-of-thousands of games that have been played in Major League Baseball goes to show just how difficult a feat it really is. Three perfect games in 2012 is an especially astonishing number, with this in mind.
I hope everyone gets to enjoy a lovely turkey dinner and some time with people you like.
The great thing about baseball is, I’ve heard a hundred statements beginning, ‘The great thing about baseball is.’
~Jon Sindell
Congrats to these players, and congrats to the Giants on having three winners!
Every year the World Series should go seven games for the dramatics of it.
~Dan Quisenberry
Wow! While most years I feel pretty neutral about the World Series (unless, of course, the Royals are in it), this year, I must confess, I will be rooting for the Cubs. Part of the reason lies in the fact that they will be facing off against the Indians, and if the Royals can’t win the Series, then I would prefer that nobody else in the AL Central win it. Also, the historian in me can’t help but get excited about the fact that, this year, I may have the opportunity to see a huge bit of baseball history. True, both teams have had quite a World Series drought, but the one that Chicago finds itself up against is one of legendary proportions. Go Cubs!
If you plan to follow along, Game 1 is slotted to take place on Tuesday night in Cleveland. The schedule is as follows:
All first pitch times ET
Game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 25: Cubs at Indians, 8:08 p.m.
Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 26: Cubs at Indians, 8:08 p.m.
Game 3: Friday, Oct. 28: Indians at Cubs, 8:08 p.m.
Game 4: Saturday, Oct. 29: Indians at Cubs, 8:08 p.m.
Game 5*: Sunday, Oct. 30: Indians at Cubs, 8:15 p.m.
Game 6*: Tuesday, Nov. 1: Cubs at Indians, 8:08 p.m.
Game 7*: Wednesday, Nov. 2: Cubs at Indians, 8:08 p.m.
*if necessary
Another great song from The Baseball Project. This tune certainly does emphasize the larger-than-life quality that Babe Ruth’s legendary status took on. And maybe it’s just because I’m still in the process of discovering these guys, but this one seems fairly mellow and soothing compared to what they usually put out. I enjoy it.
Here is a fascinating infographic, presented to us by Forbes. It depicts the cost of placing players on the disabled list — or, at least, the total cost of injuries in Major League Baseball during the 2015 season. To the surprise of no one, I’m sure, elbow injuries in pitchers comprise the largest chunk of the overall total. And, as we all know, player salaries only continue to rise, which makes placing them on the disabled list all the more costly.
Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign.
~Cy Young
The main thing is to win.
~John McGraw
