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[msgkings322]

It was a great question when it was VB......

What's VB?

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Who was the last switch hitter to win MVP?

As always no fair looking it up

Canseco?

 

[Pure Steel]

What's VB?

Vida Blue

 

[msgkings322]

Canseco?

nope...want the answer?

 

[DHoey]

Posey?

 

[Cedrique]

Chipper Jones?

 

[msgkings322]

Answer: Jimmy Rollins in 2007 (was Chipper Jones before that)

 

[Pure Steel]

Answer: Jimmy Rollins in 2007 (was Chipper Jones before that)

There have been 6 since Vida Blue won it.....All 6 are from the NL and Blue is the last AL player to have done it which is still a great question.....Most always answer Mickey Mantle......

 

[nynasty]

There have been 6 since Vida Blue won it.....All 6 are from the NL and Blue is the last AL player to have done it which is still a great question.....Most always answer Mickey Mantle......

I coulda sworn Eddie Murray won an MVP at some point, but nope.

 

[Pure Steel]

I coulda sworn Eddie Murray won an MVP at some point, but nope.

Was runner-up in 82' & 83'

 

[calsnowskier]

Was runner-up in 82' & 83'

A true HOFer…

 

[calsnowskier]

Not a hard one, but a lot of the places I research this had it wrong.

In the last 50 years, only 2 players have had their first name on their official MLB jersey INSTEAD of their last name. Name them.

 

[catman]

Ichiro and Vida Blue?

 

[calsnowskier]

Ichiro and Vida Blue?

Like I said, really easy. But there are lots of articles out there claiming Ichiro was the only one.

 

[catman]

And Vida just died today at age 73.

 

[catman]

When is a home run, the only run in an inning, an unearned run?

 

[calsnowskier]

When is a home run, the only run in an inning, an unearned run?

The defense dropped a foul fly that that batter hit?

 

[calsnowskier]

This question reminded me of a question I had regarding unearned runs a while back…

Pitcher ”A” starts the inning. He gets two outs, but then an error is committed and he melts down. He ultimately gives up multiple runs, ending with a base clearing HR. Pitcher “B” enters the game (with 2 outs) and proceeds to give up 2 additional runs before finally getting the 3rd out of the inning.

There is no question that all the runs against “A” are unearned. The pitcher “earned” the 3rd out. Anything that happened after that is “unearned”.

But what about the 2 runs that “B” gave up? He came into a clean 2-out situation. The fact that there was an error before he came in does not affect him in any way. So are his runs earned or unearned?

I see the argument both ways. For the team ERA, they should be unearned. But for the individual pitcher, the error didn’t effect him in any way.

 

[calsnowskier]

Which actual MLB pitcher is credited as having thrown the fewest pitches ever, and how many pitches did he throw?

 

[catman]

This question reminded me of a question I had regarding unearned runs a while back…

Pitcher ”A” starts the inning. He gets two outs, but then an error is committed and he melts down. He ultimately gives up multiple runs, ending with a base clearing HR. Pitcher “B” enters the game (with 2 outs) and proceeds to give up 2 additional runs before finally getting the 3rd out of the inning.

There is no question that all the runs against “A” are unearned. The pitcher “earned” the 3rd out. Anything that happened after that is “unearned”.

But what about the 2 runs that “B” gave up? He came into a clean 2-out situation. The fact that there was an error before he came in does not affect him in any way. So are his runs earned or unearned?

I see the argument both ways. For the team ERA, they should be unearned. But for the individual pitcher, the error didn’t effect him in any way.

Pitcher B's runs are earned.