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Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

  Here is the answer to play # 37 of " You Make The Call ".

Rule 8.05 ( d ) This is legal since a play was made. If the runner was not running... a balk would have be called for throwing to an unoccupied base. I hope you have enjoyed this weeks installment of " You Make The Call ". Have a great week everyone and have a great Thanksgiving Day.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

  This is play # 37 of " You Make The Call "

Play: No outs...3-2 count...there are runners on 1st & 2nd base. The right-handed pitcher has properly stopped at the bottom of his stretch. As soon as his free fot starts upwards...the runners take off for 3rd & 2nd base. Without crossing the plane of the rubber with his free foot. The pitcher throws the ball to 3rd base in plenty of time to nail the runner from 2nd base. As the umpire whats your call on this play? I will post the answer to this play on Wednesday 11-25-09. Have a great week everyone, and may I take this time to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. And lets not forget those who are away from home at this time of the year serving our country, without them none of this is possible. Many thanks to all our men & women for your service in keeping us all safe and free. May God bless you and your families.

Re: Spanning the eras

Hi Guys,

 I was born and raised in east Camden N.J. and during the early 60's the city was a great place to grow up as a kid. Many a baseball & football game were played on the 12th ward boys clubs baseball field. Today I won't drive through the area unless I had a tank and even then it would be at top speed. It's ashame how our inter cities have gone to the dumps in the last 3 decades or so. My child hood was full of very fond memories of playing games with other neighborhoods kids, just for bragging rights. We would get up at around 730am and go knocking on our friends doors just to get up a game of baseball or football in the fall & winter. Snow never stopped us from playing football it was a treat to go and play until we were frozen to the bone. But who cared we were having a blast sliding around after being tackled & who needed equipment? Mom use to get mad because my sweatshirts were always getting riped. You could never get in trouble without someone calling your parents, and telling on you before you even made it home. Those were the good old days that I think many of us would give our right arm just to have one of those days to relive again. Boy do I miss that time.

Re: Spanning the eras

Hi Guys,

 The days of Sandlot are over in america these days. In my day back in the early to mid 60's we played baseball all day & wiffle ball or stick ball at night under the lights on the side streets. Today kids think that baseball is going to the batting cage. The days of throwing the ball with dad when he came home from work are just about gone. I've seen kids today that don't know the mechanics on how to throw the ball let a lone how to hold the bat or where to stand in the batters box. Pitching at the lower levels of baseball is really bad from what I have seen. I watched this poor umpire work a senior league game where the pitchers couldn't come close to the batters box let alone the plate, and if you find a kid that can throw more then 3 innings you have discovered a gem. The umpire was trying his best to give strikes but there weren't to many pitches that he could even give the pitcher. I think in a lot of these 3rd world countries that the love for the game is greater then ours. And granted when you have all these different things to do like our kids have, you just don't feel the desire for the game. It's because they don't have the time to nature the love for the game. Americas game is no longer our game. The latin players have just about taken MLB by storm over the last 10-15 years. In most of all the latin speaking countries baseball is loved by it's people like it use to be here in america. And for me I like seeing that baseball has reached out to the world. In Japan the kids live for the game like it use to be here, it appears that they want to learn the proper mechanics of the game. When you watch their little league teams I've seen better fundamentals then some of our major league players have. They know what to do with the ball when it's hit to them. They pride themselves on defence & pitching and thats why I think they have been as successful as they have been. MLB has discovered that the pool of talent is no longer just here. In closing our nations game is now that of the world and I believe that we have lost ground to the rest of the world when it comes to being the best players in the world, IMHO.

Re: 1924 56-game season

Seajaw,

 Beating the big bad Yankees the first 2 games to start the season is music to my ears. I know it most likely won't last but anytime the Yankees go down is a good day. Maybe a sweep to start the season would put the Sox on the road for playing the spoilers. And I can't think of anyone to put the spoils to then the Yankees. Can't wait to see if they can put the broom to the Yanks.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

gwloar,

  You are correct.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

 Here is the answer to play # 36 of " You Make The Call ".

Rule 6.08 ( d ) This ball is alive and in play...The home team wins the game 3-2. I hope you have enjoyed this weeks installment of " You Make The Call ". I will post play # 37 on Sunday 11-22-09 have a great week guys.

Re: 1924 56-game season

seajaw,

  What a great start for the Red Sox beating those hated Yankees hope to see more of that. Again your story lines are just outstanding. I enjoy reading them alot it's like sitting in the living room listening to the radio trying to imagine what's happening on the field. Keep up the great work & good luck with your replay. Go Red Sox can't wait to hear about game 2.

Re: Spanning the eras

seajaw,

 In the past I have discovered that the early teams in my cross over tournaments have done fairly well. The 1927 Yankees did very well in my Spring Classic Tournament they won the whole thing. In the GMC the 1918 team came back from being down 3-1 to the 1986 team to win the tournament. I still have the Red Bird Classic going on & I hope to get to some up-dates very soon. Between work & Thanksgiving coming up I hope to find some time to continue. However that being said yes the early teams have always done pretty well for me. Some times I think it's the outstanding pitching that holds well for them & then again some teams just have a killer line-up like the 27 Yankees. They do however commit more errors as we all know. That being said the present teams do seem to have better defence & they attempt more stolen bases. I think when some of us use the new negro league set against some of the modern teams that may change some of the factors. More so in the running game & hitting. I have found that with the games that I have played using this set. I have had some wild offensive games, with some great pitching performances thrown in. It will be very interesting to see how some of our fellow Strat brothers have faired using their cross-over tourneys.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

 Here is play # 36 of " You Make The Call ".

Bases loaded...1 out...score tied 1-1 bottom of the 12th. The batter smashes a knee-high line drive back up the middle. The pitcher gets a glove on it & deflects it into the batter-runner advancing to 1st, all runners advance. What's your call on this play? I will post the answer on Wednesday 11-18-09 have a great week everyone. Can you smell the turkey & pumpkin pies yet?

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

 Here is the answer to play # 35 of " You Make The Call "

Rule 6.08  Since the pitcher had not delivered the ball at the time of the interference... the umpire shall call time & the batter & pitcher will start over. No penalty on this play.
I hope you have enjoyed this weeks installment of " You Make The Call " I will post play # 36 on Sunday     11-15-09. Have a great week everyone. P.S. I can almost smell the turkey starting to cook.

Re: WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE: NEW MEMBERS START HERE

Doc,

 Welcome it's good to have you here with us fellow Strat brothers. I know you will enjoy logging on here, there are a bunch of great guys here in our little club house. So take centerfield and brake in your new glove it's a long season. Great to have you here look forward to reading your postings.

Re: Gold Gloves

Hi Guys,

  Is Jeter really the best glove in the AL at shortstop? Really, don't get me wrong he is a good hitting shortstop and a decent glove but gold glove shortstop? It seems to appear sometimes that those who vote for this award also lean alittle to much towards batting averages when they make these selections for Gold Glove awards. I really don't think that he will be selected for the HOF because of his glove work or his arm. This is why I really don't put a whole lot of stock in these awards.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

  Here is play # 35 of " You Make The Call ".

 Play: The pitcher is in the wind-up position as the catcher settles into his position & he inadvertently touches the batters bat as he is swinging it. The pitch is delivered & the batter does not swing. The pitch is out of the strike zone. What is your call on this play? I will post the answer on Wednesday 11-11-09, have a great week everyone.

Re: Interleague

Hi Guys,

  I read and article one time regarding realignment of MLB as a whole. Make the divisions more regional to set up more rivalries. I would like to see that format implemented then trying to limit the amount of games that each team plays against each other. For me I love the Yankee vs Red Sox, Cardinals vs Cubs, Dodgers vs Giants, match ups. However if you throw in the Phillies, Mets, Orioles, etc it would help to add to that rivalry factor along the north east & other areas of the country. Place the Angels, Dodgers, Giants, Mariners, A's, &  Padres in one division. It could be set up however they decide to break it down for each region.The NFL changes teams playing against other divisions every year, you could do the same in baseball. One year the east vs the central, next the south, then the west, etc. As a baseball fan I would love the regional format. The more rivalaries the better IMHO. When you think about it the games that sell out in most cases are the rivalry games, that holds true for any sport.

Re: Now that 2009 is history, what do you look forward to for your favorite team in 2010

Hi Guys,

  Looking for the Red Sox to go and get another big bat or 2 & a starting pitcher. Thats my Christmas list for this year not sure Theo is thinking along those lines. However that being said I believe with the young players down on the farm and the ones already with the big team will help to secure the Sox future for being in the race for years to come. The shortstop position is one of the glaring spots and another big bat would really help. The AL east is one of the best divisions in baseball if not the best. I had this discussion with a friend at work who was bragging about the Phillies. I said to him put them in the AL east this season and their in 3rd place behind the Red Sox & Yankees and would not have made the playoffs based on their record. I told him that would love to have to play the Nationals, Pirates, etc 18 times or less a season. Please this is no smack against those teams fans just the teams talent levels. So yes I can't wait for 2010 to start.

  GO 2010 RED SOX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: The next card reissue is...

fbobberts,

 Welcome to our clubhouse, always good to have a new teammate. You'll find a bunch of great guys here on this side of the field. So grab your equipment bag were going on the road for awhile. Good to have you here welcome.

Re: Why stop with this set?

Jim,

 I agree loved the movie and I would love to see a set for the womens league put out. Thats the great thing about Strat the dice doesn't need muscles to provide and outcome. I bet that there were alot of us out there that most likely didn't even know about the womens league until the movie came out? So I say Strat should give the ladies their dues, the HOF did. Do you guys think that the ladies who would want to play against us would ask for designer dice?

Re: Why stop with this set?

Hi Guys,

  If you have stopped laughing by now at my last posting then how about some all time college baseball team sets. We could set up our own tournaments without the NCAA. How neat would it be to have some of todays MLB stars when they were playing in college? I love watching the college world series each year how about you guys? Maybe it's time that Strat reached out into other areas of baseball. With their new site and image what a better way to reach out to all baseball fans. I say bring it on Strat complete our baseball dreams with expanding out beyond MLB. I knew when I saw this post that my baseball brain would kick in with all these different suggestions. Oh well I better put it away for awhile or I'll be asking for the Williamsport set. Have a good night guys.

Re: Why stop with this set?

Hi Guys,

 Ok I'll throw my hat in on this one. Why not put out the all-american girls professional baseball league set.
Just think of the gender match-ups for the title of who's better the men or the women? Maybe it's a new way to bring the women into our Strat world. Imagine sitting across the table from your wife, girlfriend, daughter, sister, mom, or grand mom? Now that would be different for most of us if not all of us. Yes men lets put our pride aside and play the ladies. Do you think our ego's could take the hit if we lost to the females in our lives? I think it would be fun to give it a try. Oh my goodness imagine the postings for those games. Oh well I wonder how many of us out there would ask Strat to put that set out. I for one as a true baseball fan think it deserves to be on the market. Whats your thoughts on this one?

Re: Monster project for the near future.

cwsfn,

  I plan on taking the White Sox for this series, so I'll try my best right the ship.

Re: You make the call play # 3.

Hi Guys,

 Here is the answer to play # 34 of this weeks installment of " You Make The Call ".

 Rule 5.09 (g) No the batter is not out, it is a foul ball. The count is 1 ball, & 2 strikes and the runner stays at 1st base.

 I hope you have enjoyed this weeks " You Make The Call " I will post play # 35 on Sunday 11-08-09.
Have a great week everyone.

Re: Monster project for the near future.

Hi Guys,

  Well here is the 1912 World Series update between the Boston Red Sox vs New York Giants. The winner in 5 games is the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 1. This was a series of great pitching by both teams there was a total of 18 runs scored in the 5 games between the 2 teams. A total of 3 shutouts including a 3 hit shutout by Smoken Joe Wood in game 4. As you will observe the Red Sox team era for the series was 0.60 & the Giants era 2.28 so again another series where pitching was in command and hitters struggled.
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Game Scores:
Game #1 winner Red Sox 2-0.
Game #2 winner Giants 2-1
Game #3 winner Red Sox 3-0
Game #4 winner Red Sox 5-0 J. Wood 3 hit shutout & no walks issued. Giants commited 6 errors.
Game #5 winner Red Sox 3-2 J. Stahl was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning with the bases loaded that forced in the winning run & clinched the series for the Red Sox.

** Please note: The Red Sox pitchers only gave up 3 earn runs, 6 BB, K'd 30 batters, gave up 4 runs total, and  threw 22 innings of shutout ball from game 3 to the 3rd inning of game 5. Ended with a team Era of 0.60 with the highest era of 2.00 by R. Collins. Again these early Red Sox teams have won because of their great pitching staffs.
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Red Sox                Team Stats:     Avg: .227                  Era: 0.60

Hitting:               Avg            R           H            =           T          HR          Rbi's             BB            K's         SB
T. Speaker          .389            4           7             2           0            1               2                 2               3             1
D. Lewis            .389            1           7             0            0            1               4                1                4             1
O. Henriksen     .333            2           6             0            0            0               0                1                2             0
S. Yerkes           .278            1           5             1            0            0               1                1                4             0
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Pitching:              W              L           Sv            ERA            IP         ER            H           HR          BB         K's
J. Wood                2               0            0             0.00            18         0              10            0             0           18
B. O'Brien            1               0            0             0.00             9           0              5              0             1           4
H. Bedient            0               0            0             1.23             7.1        1             5               0             6           2
R. Collins             1               1            0             2.00              9          2             7               1             2           6
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 Well again the Red Sox show cased their great pitching staff as they pretty much shut down the Giants hitters through out this series. And again their own line up didn't set anything on fire, but they got the hits when they needed to. I believe that after playing these early Red Sox teams that they could match up against some of the greatest staffs in baseball history and they would hold their own.
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1912 New York Giants                        Team Stats:           Avg:   .179             Era: 2.28

Hitting:            Avg            R           H           =          T            HR        Rbi's            BB            K's           SB
C. Meyers       .313           0            5            2          0             0             1                 1               3              0
F. Merkle        .294           1            5            1          1             0             0                 3               2              0
R. Murray       .263            0           5             1          0             0             2                0                1             0
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Pitching:            W              L           Sv             ERA           IP           ER           H           HR           BB          K's
C. Mathewson    1               0            0              1.56           17.1        3             16           2               3            14
J. Tesreau           0               2            0               2.40           15           4             12          0                3            9
R. Marquard       0               1            0               2.89           9.1          3              8           0                5            7
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 The Giants were just out pitched in this series if you want to call a team Era 2.28 being out pitched. However thats exactly what happen in this series to them. Their hitters were in a coma during this entire series and the Red Sox staff pulled the life support on them. The pitchers threw well enough to win this series but the hitters never had a heart beat & their defence was like swiss cheese. If you put that all together you get beat 4 games to 1 to a better team. I feel bad for the Giants they had the pitching staff that could have won this series if only the leather & wood played up to the standards of the pitching staff.
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Next up for the Monster Project is the 1919 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox. This should be interesting to see how this one plays out, any bets?  Does anyone know where Jimmy the Greek is?

Re: Well guys were on the eve of the 2009 World Series.

Hi Guys,

  Well the ride to work this morning I was listening to 610 sports talk radio and the fans in Philly are starting to jump off the ship with all their finger pointing. They want Lidge & uncle Charlie's head on a stick. I said to one of my co-workers well here they go again, things aren't going as good as they thought they would so the blame game has began. Living in this area & listening to all the hype with Rollins saying we will beat the Yankees and repeat. It's like the kiss of death when you start bragging to the media what your going to do to the other team. Last year they played a young TB team and they won, this year their playing a team thats been there before. Now they look like the team that's playing in their 1st series. Lidge stated in the post game that he didn't cover 3rd on the shift because they haven't gone over that much. Wait you put on a shift and no one knows who covers 3rd base. J. Damon was heads up on that play.And it caught them with their pants down. So if they lose tonight they will want uncle Charlie out of town on a rail.

Re: Monster project for the near future.

seajaw,

 When it comes to the pitching match ups I use the same format that the managers did for the series. I don't always agree with some of their decisions but this is a replay of all the WS so this is why I hold true to these match ups. Some have worked and some have not. I do use the same line ups however I may change some of the players batting positions in the line up. But thats about all the changes that I will perform.