Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-2littl!schneider From: schneider@2littl.DEC (DANIEL SCHNEIDER) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Random Comments on Today's Mail Message-ID: <1331@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 23:33:40 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1331 Posted: Thu Nov 7 23:33:40 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 04:03:18 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 44 >> Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs in his career a mark unsurpassed until Mr. Aaron >> of the Braves came along. Of those 714 home runs how many were hit in the >> National League and and for which team? Answer in a few days unless somebody >> replies correctly. The Babe played for the Boston Braves at the tail end of his career. I'm not sure of his total but he hit three HRs in his last game. >3) Umps especially don't lose Series for teams that bat .185. Very well spoken. The pathetic hitting of the Cardinals cannot not be understated, nor should it be ignored. Is it the time for the NL to consider stopping its "spite" rules and cultivate hitters by adopting the DH? The entire league seems to have come down with what the Cardinals finally caved into for the past year. Is it more than just coincidence that there were "great" years turned in by "good" pitchers and that good team batting averages were quite rare? >Who was the first black ballplayer? My history books and my instinct >tells me the obvious answer: Jackie Robinson. >Why then does Trivial Pursuit say that it was some other guy? Has >everybody else seen that question? The answer is some other guy >whose name escapes me, but whom I had never heard of. >Is that just one of their blunders, or is there more going on here >than I know about? There was a time in baseball before they adopted the ban on black ball players. The names would mean nothing to me, but it should be noted that the segregation had to start somewhere. Does anyone know how it came about? It seems I read about it years ago, but have since forgotten. >I don't go along with this recent trashing of the Cards based on the series >result. I think this Series is a good example of the difference between the >season and a short series. This all seems very valid, but as soon as someone recognizes a trend in this wonderful sport, the exceptions to it are so abundant that *they* quickly become the rule. My conclusion is that the Royals are the better team, not just in the short run. The manager should be skillful enough at preparing his team for whatever the occassion, be it a season, a series or a single game. Daniel Schneider {decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-2littl!schneider