14 Crazy Baseball Stats

[tigervol9802]

Fun little piece from Joe Posnanski.

Joe Posnanski Posts 14 Crazy Baseball Facts

 

[Escape Goat]

The Greg Maddox, and Sammy Sosa ones, even the Casual fan should know. Maddox was one of the best fielding pitchers ever.

Cool factoids btw, thanks for posting.
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[BigPapaVol]

*Gary
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[Escape Goat]

*mr Belvedere
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[BigPapaVol]

*mr Belvedere
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Did he miss points?
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[Escape Goat]

Did he miss points?
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No but apparently I missed your point. :biggrin:
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[BigPapaVol]

No but apparently I missed your point. :biggrin:
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Gary Maddox was a Phillies OF. Greg Maddux pitched for the Cubs and Braves.
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[Escape Goat]

Gary Maddox was a Phillies OF. Greg Maddux pitched for the Cubs and Braves.
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Wow. I completely botched that up. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
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[BigPapaVol]

Wow. I completely botched that up. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
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Mine was a reach.
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[Freak]

Greg Maddux pitched for the Cubs and Braves.
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and Padres.
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[NYYVol]

and Padres.
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And Dodgers.
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[milohimself]

And Dodgers.
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And Single A Peoria Chiefs.

 

[NYYVol]

And Single A Peoria Chiefs.

Now you're just bragging.

And the Pikeville Cubs.
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[milohimself]

I had to look it up... Though I knew Iowa Cubs would be in there (obviously).

 

[NYYVol]

He was also in Pittsfield.

Guess who wrote a paper on Mad Dog in high school?

This guy.
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[NYYVol]

That Pittsfield team had Maddux, Raffy Palmeiro, Damon Berryhill and Jamie Moyer.
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[tigervol9802]

He was also in Pittsfield.

Guess who wrote a paper on Mad Dog in high school?

This guy.
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I had honestly and completely forgotten he pitched for the Cubs until this thread.

 

[NYYVol]

I had honestly and completely forgotten he pitched for the Cubs until this thread.

He was filthy in Wrigley. Wind blowing out is prime movement for the sinker.
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[Escape Goat]

I had honestly and completely forgotten he pitched for the Cubs until this thread.

I thought he played for the cubs twice
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[tigervol9802]

He was filthy in Wrigley. Wind blowing out is prime movement for the sinker.
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Oh, I remember vividly now. I just hadn't thought about it in ages.

 

[NYYVol]

I thought he played for the cubs twice
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He did.
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[MaehlMan]

Here's a crazy stat for you:

Dan Uggla has the longest hitting streak in the majors (20 games). He also has the lowest batting average of any NL qualifier (.206).