Red Sox (Minor Leaguers) Saves Dave Schoppee 81 Cory Bailey 78 Mike W. James 64 Daryl Irvine 63 Mike Dalton* 53 Charlie Mitchell 51 Jeff Taglienti 51 Chuck Dale 49 Mark Cisar 46 Tito Stewart* 46 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Jon Winkler, Neil Bush, Michael Murray, Bryan Swank, Doug Snyder Sr., Brian Bohem, Kyle … Read more
Orioles (Minor Leaguers) Saves Chris Lemp 91 Ryan Kohlmeier 74 Oliver Drake 73 Aaron Rakers 65 Julio Manon 62 Joe Borowski 61 Gabe Molina 61 Derek Brown 59 Marino Salas 54 David Walters 54 Correctly answered by Michael Danes, Rod Humphrey, Bryan Swank and Matthew Bloss Select one of the four choices then click Vote … Read more
Braves (Minor Leaguers) Saves Don Strange 86 Billy Sylvester 85 Jairo Asencio 81 Adam Butler* 78 Carl Schutz* 60 Billy Taylor 60 William Wright 58 Brad Clontz 57 Mark Wohlers 56 David Cortes 55 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Brian Bohem and Doug Snyder Sr. Select one of the four choices then click Vote in … Read more
How do ballplayers fare in different ball-strike counts? Is there a substantial variation in batting and slugging percentages as one goes deeper in the count? In which counts does the batter or pitcher gain a significant advantage? Revisiting the Retrosheet Event Files after extensively utilizing them throughout the “Taking the Extra Base” and “BABIP by … Read more
Diamondbacks (Minor Leaguers) Saves Silvino Bracho 87 Jake Barrett 82 Matt Elliott 69 Jimmie Sherfy 66 Enrique Burgos 63 Reid Mahon 57 Daniel Stange 57 Jose Valverde 55 Matty Wilkinson 54 Brian Bruney 53 Zac Curtis* 53 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Patrick McGregor, Brian Bohem, Matthew Bloss and Mark C. Hagaman Select one of … Read more
Angels (Minor Leaguers) Saves Anthony Chavez 85 Joel Peralta 78 Mike Freehill 71 Mike Overy 66 Ryan Brasier 64 Eddie McKiernan 62 Greg Jones 61 Bart Miadich 60 Eduardo Paredes 58 Dave Sells 57 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock in your selection! … Read more
Expos / Nationals (Minor Leaguers) Wins Joe Keener 66 Kent Bottenfield 59 Mario Brito 58 Rick Ramos 57 Larry Landreth 56 Troy Mattes 56 Tommy Shimp 56 Mike Hinckley* 55 Tommy Phelps* 55 Steve Ratzer 54 Sergio Valdez 54 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Jon Winkler and Mark C. Hagaman Select one of the four … Read more
Steve Carlton, otherwise known as “Lefty”, will turn 74 this December. In today’s age of specialization and analytics driven pitching decisions, it seems a lifetime ago since we saw a pitcher amass 280 innings. Carlton managed to do it 5 times, eclipsing 300 innings in 1972 and 1980. 4136 strikeouts in 5217.2 innings seems unattainable … Read more
Blue Jays (Minor Leaguers) Wins Steve Davis* 67 Mark Eichhorn 64 Casey Lawrence 64 Jimmy Rogers 64 Mike Romano 62 Jesse Cross 60 Doug Linton 58 John Shea* 56 Steve Cummings 53 Chris Baker 52 Gustavo Chacin* 52 Ryan Tepera 52 Correctly answered by Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey Select one of the four choices … Read more
Senators II / Rangers (Minor Leaguers) Wins Carlos Medrano 62 Frank Bolick 61 Jack Jenkins 61 Dick Nold 59 R.A. Dickey 58 Spike Lundberg 58 Tony Fossas* 56 Art DeFilippis* 54 Rick Kemp* 54 Jim Farr 52 Don Loun* 52 David Perez 52 Correctly answered by Kyle Newman, Michael Murray, Walt Koscinski, Doug Snyder Sr., … Read more
