tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post6464716089294163235..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Tim Raines, Jr., 2001 Bowman Chrome #279Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-73865435652179701322010-08-25T19:47:23.683-04:002010-08-25T19:47:23.683-04:00William - I'll take "balls hard" as ...William - I'll take "balls hard" as a compliment. :)<br /><br />Bob - Gentile? That hurts. 92 is pretty good, though.<br /><br />Max - No one told you to take the quiz at 6 AM.<br /><br />Tim - Jim Gentile is elusive, it seems! I think Bob (Commish) nailed the explanation of Palmer as DH. If you check the rest of the roster, Earl did it with other starters as well.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-21598144044920273492010-08-25T18:05:43.512-04:002010-08-25T18:05:43.512-04:00Earl would list a pitcher as his dh on the off cha...Earl would list a pitcher as his dh on the off chance that the O's would knockout the opponents starter prior to the DH slot. He wanted to avoid putting in a righty dh, for example, against a lefty starter and have that starter lifted early for a righty reliever, therefore losing his lefty/righty 'edge'. If the starter was still in the game when the dh slot came up he'd just 'pinch hit' his scheduled dh. <br /><br />Not sure I explained that very well. LOL<br /><br />They passed some sort of rule to prevent that little trick. I think (and I'm just guessing here) the rule was made that the starting listed dh must bat once.<br /><br />I've been told that Dick Williams invented the 'pitcher for dh' trick but I'm crediting Earl. He's the greatest!!Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-76850679019564915692010-08-25T13:54:40.491-04:002010-08-25T13:54:40.491-04:00Oh, and Commish - I entered Jim Palmer's name ...Oh, and Commish - I entered Jim Palmer's name at least 3 or 4 times, I was so sure that the quiz was just plain wrong.<br /><br />Looking at his stats was interesting. He just missed the list with his 3 HRs - obviously hindered by the DH. He hit 2 HRs in his first 100 ABs. He then hit 1 HR in his next 200 ABs, followed by 0 HRs in his last 200 ABs.<br /><br /><br />What was most interesting though, was his 3 games as a "hitter" in 1980, in which he had 0 PAs. I wondered if he was used as a pinch-runner, but when I looked those games up, he was actually listed as the starting DH (for 3 different games), and was then pinch hit for prior to his first at bat! Anyone know why Earl would do that??Rounding Thirty 3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826702686157258946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-14239725134208076442010-08-25T13:38:57.271-04:002010-08-25T13:38:57.271-04:00Kevin,
Well, I did better than William (barely) b...Kevin,<br /><br />Well, I did better than William (barely) but worse than the Commish - a 63. At the time I took it, I was told I was in the top 76%.<br /><br />In fact I was embarrassed by all the names I missed (including Jim Gentile). My most embarrasing miss was Brian Roberts! My proudest pull - Mike Cuellar. Toughest spell - Etchebarren.<br /><br />Great quiz!!!!Rounding Thirty 3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826702686157258946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-54146129738531866472010-08-25T06:11:44.279-04:002010-08-25T06:11:44.279-04:00i hate you, i cant spell lenn sakata properly at 6...i hate you, i cant spell lenn sakata properly at 6 in the morning.jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-28970908611283720262010-08-24T20:16:14.247-04:002010-08-24T20:16:14.247-04:00Got a 92. Worst miss: Jim Gentile. How could I whi...Got a 92. Worst miss: Jim Gentile. How could I whiff on fricking Jim Gentile? I wasted some time on typing Albert Belle. I must have already entered him because the system wouldn't count it. <br /><br />I would have bet a lot on Jim Palmer being on the list.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-75791316870622575482010-08-24T19:37:12.261-04:002010-08-24T19:37:12.261-04:00I just took your quiz, and it was balls hard. I g...I just took your quiz, and it was balls hard. I got 60/200. My proudest pull: Chris Richard. My most shameful miss: Harold Baines.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965798037199988223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-7623822621132107962010-08-24T07:35:30.728-04:002010-08-24T07:35:30.728-04:00Night owl - There's also a Dodgers quiz. I thi...Night owl - There's also <a href="http://www.sporcle.com/games/hipolito7/DodgersHRs" rel="nofollow">a Dodgers quiz</a>. I think I got barely half of them.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-54064737708454387192010-08-24T03:23:04.893-04:002010-08-24T03:23:04.893-04:0057. Ugh, that was awful. I think I'd do better...57. Ugh, that was awful. I think I'd do better if it was a quiz about Orioles pitchers.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.com