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Baseball Thread 5 - #5 George Brett Has a Story to Tell

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jun 24, 2009.

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  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Notice he didn't mention who the losing pitcher for the Rays was. :)
     
    outofplace, Jul 23, 2009
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  2. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Hey I wasn't in the gifted program in 1984 for nothing.

    Edit: SONOFABITCH!!!! I can't believe I forgot the Kazmir connection! Nice work, OOP.
     
    BYH, Jul 23, 2009
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  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Yup, apparently even a former Met can only be on the losing side of a perfect game. I knew Kazmir had been bad this year, but today's stinker raised his ERA to 6.69 for the season.
     
    outofplace, Jul 23, 2009
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  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Buck, what are the odds of seeing a perfect game when you walk into the stadium?

    One-in-13,000?

    I thought I heard that ratio a long time ago.
     
    93Devil, Jul 23, 2009
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  5. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    I have a friend who begrudgingly went to today's game. Turned out to be a pretty decent way to spend a Thursday afternoon.
     
    YGBFKM, Jul 23, 2009
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  6. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Preach on.
     
    BYH, Jul 23, 2009
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  7. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Remember when the Padres were a better franchise than the White Sox?
     
    YGBFKM, Jul 23, 2009
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  8. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Yeah, 93, that's pretty close. I'd say closer to 1 in 11,000. Give or take.

    Just did a rudimentary calculation, not accounting for strike seasons, etc. There have been 15 regular-season perfect games since 1901.

    16 teams from 1901-60, 154 game skeds = ~73920 games played.
    20 teams from 1961-68, 162 game skeds = ~12,960 games played.
    Continue that for 24 teams (1969-76), 26 teams (1977-92), 28 teams (1993-97) and 30 teams (1998-2008). ...

    Anyway, that gives you 176,304 total games played since 1901. (Which, again, is not exact because it doesn't account for strikes, rainouts, makeups, regular-season playoffs, etc.)

    176304/15 = 1 in 11,753. So, there you go. Those are your odds.

    Pretty fucking remarkable.
     
    buckweaver, Jul 23, 2009
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  9. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

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    YGBFKM, Jul 23, 2009
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  10. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Given their record, I'd have guessed they laid off 10 to 20 players.
     
    Batman, Jul 23, 2009
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  11. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Thanks

    If you did that 24 hours ago, 13,000 might have been pretty close.

    On a side note, I will be watching games next weekend with a buddy who I have something in common with; We both saw different perfect games as fans.

    About one in 11,000,000, right for two people to know each other and see perfect games at separate times?

    Throw in that I have seen a natural cycle and a pitcher hit a grand slam, I guess I have been pretty lucky at the park.
     
    93Devil, Jul 23, 2009
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  12. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    I can top this. I know someone who saw both Yankees perfect games in the late '90s--as a fan.
     
    BYH, Jul 24, 2009
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