Fun With Retrosheet: Nelson Cruz Made Me Do It

October 18, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment

Normally, I try to find someone else to blame for suggesting one of these posts, but this silly one is all mine. After noticing that Nelson Cruz had seven RBIs in the eleventh innings of Texas’ playoff series with the Tigers, I wondered what player had the most extra-inning HRs and RBIs in a season […]

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Steve Phillips vs Omar Minaya

September 7, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera · Leave a Comment

I was thinking that it’s about time someone compared the careers of current and recent GM of the Mets, Omar Minaya and Steve Philips.

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Two Cy Young Winners Play the Outfield

July 26, 2010 by Lyle Spatz · Leave a Comment

The Dodgers used their entire roster, playing both a reigning and a future Cy Young Award winner in the outfield, to outlast the Cubs 2-1 in a 21-inning marathon. Extending over two August afternoons, the game took six hours and ten minutes to complete, establishing a new mark for the longest game ever at Wrigley […]

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