Stat of the day

[Lintyfresh85]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=title2><TD>Teams Closest To Extinction: Fewest Players Still Active
(Top 25 Teams)


</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=935 border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Team</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="1">Year</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="2">Remaining Active Players</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>California Wildfire</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Sin City Bootleggers</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Syracuse Slammers</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Pittsburgh Millers</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Virginia Colonials</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dallas Snappers</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Syracuse Slammers</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Virginia Colonials</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dallas Snappers</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Sin City Bootleggers</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Pittsburgh Millers</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dallas Snappers</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dallas Snappers</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Hyundai Dinos</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Philadelphia Freedom</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Washington Yankees</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Virginia Colonials</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>California Wildfire</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dallas Snappers</TD><TD>1981</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Hyundai Dinos</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Washington Bats</TD><TD>1979</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Syracuse Slammers</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Virginia Colonials</TD><TD>1981</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>California Wildfire</TD><TD>1981</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Pittsburgh Millers</TD><TD>1981</TD><TD>5</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Spear]

I can't believe you are actually playing Nickell in CF.

I unfortunately don't have another alternative.

I have two slugs playing the corner outfield positions. I'll continue to cross my fingers that Nickell stays healthy.

[funclown]

If my math is right, Nickell has spent a total of 592 days of his BLB career injured.

He's gone down with an injury 15 times in his career.

That has to be a record.

Shame too, he's the best contact hitter in BLB history, IMO.

Yeah, thats hard to justify on a rebuilding team. Plus his contract gave me no chance to manuever. Great player to have if your going for it.

I hope his luck changes now he is off the Patriots.

[BradZ]

Our 30-30 Club

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All Players with 30 HR/30 SB Seasons

</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=791 border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Player</TD><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="1">Team</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="2">Year</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="3">HR</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="4">SB</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD class=s1_l>WIL</TD><TD>1981</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Francois Dupuis</TD><TD class=s2_l>WIL</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>55</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Nick Latham</TD><TD class=s1_l>BAL</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Ray Provencia</TD><TD class=s2_l>SIN</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>33</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Frank Donegan</TD><TD class=s1_l>HAR</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>30</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dan Hogan</TD><TD class=s2_l>DAV</TD><TD>1978</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>47</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Z]

Woodbury might do it this year.

[Clay]

Should have last year.

[Jim]

Most Defensive Innings At Catcher Without Throwing Out A Runner
(Top 25 Players) <table style="width: 758px; height: 577px;" class="sortable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2_l">Team</td><td class="hsc2">Year</td><td class="hsc2">SBA</td><td class="hsc2">RTO</td><td class="hsc2">IP</td></tr></thead> <tbody><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Alberto Hernando</td><td class="s1_l">VIR</td><td>1989</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>223.7</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Arnaud Vzina</td><td class="s2_l">MAI</td><td>1989</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>180.3</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Andy Gulley</td><td class="s1_l">DAV</td><td>1988</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>128.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">John LaForge</td><td class="s2_l">SIN</td><td>1986</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>101.7</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Doug Jones</td><td class="s1_l">PIT</td><td>1988</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>99.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">ngelo Ridriqurs</td><td class="s2_l">HYU</td><td>1986</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>89.3</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Colt Guinane</td><td class="s1_l">MIS</td><td>1990</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>82.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Neto Bermeo</td><td class="s2_l">CHI</td><td>1989</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>78.0</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">ngelo Ridriqurs</td><td class="s1_l">HYU</td><td>1990</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>74.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Leonardo Velunza</td><td class="s2_l">MIS</td><td>1988</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>71.7</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">LiquidC Mijangos</td><td class="s1_l">IND</td><td>1987</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>70.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Clement Montgomery</td><td class="s2_l">CHI</td><td>1989</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>56.7</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Alberto Hernando</td><td class="s1_l">VIR</td><td>1990</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>54.7</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Pepe Hernndez</td><td class="s2_l">WAS</td><td>1990</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>53.7</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Rubn Chacn</td><td class="s1_l">IND</td><td>1990</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>46.7</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Andy Gulley</td><td class="s2_l">DAV</td><td>1990</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>43.3</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Vctor Mndez</td><td class="s1_l">PAW</td><td>1989</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>43.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Gerard Wouters</td><td class="s2_l">CHI</td><td>1989</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>42.0</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Innis Robichaud</td><td class="s1_l">LOS</td><td>1990</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>40.3</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Malek Garane</td><td class="s2_l">CAL</td><td>1987</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>36.3</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jerry Fortin</td><td class="s1_l">WAS</td><td>1988</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>35.3</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Jared Kirby</td><td class="s2_l">CHI</td><td>1987</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>35.0</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Hua-ding Hann</td><td class="s1_l">MOR</td><td>1990</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>34.0</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Marlon Todd</td><td class="s2_l">BAL</td><td>1990</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>30.7</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Don Johnston</td><td class="s1_l">CHI</td><td>1989</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>24.0</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Matt]

The fact that only 3 people tried to run on him in 223 innings is a statement itself.

[Lintyfresh85]

Yeah, that's freaking amazing.

[Clay]

They respect the Glove Wizard.

[Carlos]

One of the little things I like about OOTP. Something that could have been overlooked in the design, but wasn't.

[BradZ]

The fact that only 3 people tried to run on him in 223 innings is a statement itself.

I wonder if the fact that he probably spent a lot of that time as a defensive replacement/bench guy had anything to do with it? In his earlier years when he spent more time behind the plate the rate of SBA was much higher than last year when he spent time coming off the bench. I'm just curious how that factors in.

Maybe some of those innings were logged as a late inning replacement when a game was out of hand and the opposing team is less prone to running? Just curious.

[Jim]

Failing to Hit His Weight
(Top 25 Players, Minimum 200 PA) <table class="sortable" width="820" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" height="575"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2_l">Team</td><td class="hsc2">Year</td><td class="hsc2">H</td><td class="hsc2">PA</td><td class="hsc2">AVG</td><td class="hsc2">Wt (lbs)</td><td class="hsc2">Diff</td></tr></thead> <tbody><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Henry Stafford</td><td class="s1_l">BAL</td><td>1983</td><td>26</td><td>223</td><td>.129</td><td>209 lbs</td><td>.080</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Toms Cirlos</td><td class="s2_l">CAR</td><td>1980</td><td>28</td><td>272</td><td>.116</td><td>185 lbs</td><td>.069</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Joe Magallan</td><td class="s1_l">BAL</td><td>1982</td><td>45</td><td>294</td><td>.172</td><td>238 lbs</td><td>.066</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Li Niu</td><td class="s2_l">DAV</td><td>1982</td><td>73</td><td>556</td><td>.150</td><td>216 lbs</td><td>.066</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Felipe Miladelaroca</td><td class="s1_l">BAT</td><td>1987</td><td>35</td><td>237</td><td>.165</td><td>218 lbs</td><td>.053</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Grant Calver</td><td class="s2_l">LAM</td><td>1985</td><td>30</td><td>207</td><td>.152</td><td>203 lbs</td><td>.051</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Gary Gratton</td><td class="s1_l">PIT</td><td>1979</td><td>46</td><td>276</td><td>.182</td><td>230 lbs</td><td>.048</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Tom Sublett</td><td class="s2_l">MOR</td><td>1984</td><td>35</td><td>238</td><td>.158</td><td>205 lbs</td><td>.047</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Bob Burleson</td><td class="s1_l">WAS</td><td>1988</td><td>37</td><td>230</td><td>.171</td><td>217 lbs</td><td>.046</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Bill Ferrell</td><td class="s2_l">CAL</td><td>1979</td><td>75</td><td>420</td><td>.198</td><td>244 lbs</td><td>.046</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Henry Stafford</td><td class="s1_l">BAL</td><td>1982</td><td>66</td><td>451</td><td>.166</td><td>209 lbs</td><td>.043</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Bartolom Noa</td><td class="s2_l">DAV</td><td>1984</td><td>35</td><td>259</td><td>.161</td><td>204 lbs</td><td>.043</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Mark McAuliffe</td><td class="s1_l">CAR</td><td>1979</td><td>42</td><td>262</td><td>.175</td><td>217 lbs</td><td>.042</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Lucero Basalo</td><td class="s2_l">MIS</td><td>1985</td><td>36</td><td>246</td><td>.164</td><td>205 lbs</td><td>.041</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Dino Vargas</td><td class="s1_l">PIT</td><td>1983</td><td>26</td><td>209</td><td>.154</td><td>194 lbs</td><td>.040</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Erubiel Tomeli</td><td class="s2_l">VIR</td><td>1978</td><td>101</td><td>576</td><td>.197</td><td>237 lbs</td><td>.040</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Kafu Matsuo</td><td class="s1_l">HYU</td><td>1982</td><td>59</td><td>376</td><td>.178</td><td>218 lbs</td><td>.040</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Discur</td><td class="s2_l">BAL</td><td>1985</td><td>40</td><td>232</td><td>.191</td><td>231 lbs</td><td>.040</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Juliano Delira</td><td class="s1_l">WIL</td><td>1979</td><td>45</td><td>257</td><td>.188</td><td>227 lbs</td><td>.039</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Marlon Todd</td><td class="s2_l">BAL</td><td>1987</td><td>41</td><td>245</td><td>.181</td><td>220 lbs</td><td>.039</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Montes Padilla</td><td class="s1_l">LAM</td><td>1985</td><td>53</td><td>302</td><td>.196</td><td>229 lbs</td><td>.033</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Ron Boyland</td><td class="s2_l">BAL</td><td>1984</td><td>37</td><td>242</td><td>.174</td><td>207 lbs</td><td>.033</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Blanco Escandell</td><td class="s1_l">IND</td><td>1983</td><td>77</td><td>464</td><td>.186</td><td>218 lbs</td><td>.032</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Tony Rajanna</td><td class="s2_l">WAS</td><td>1982</td><td>55</td><td>271</td><td>.227</td><td>259 lbs</td><td>.032</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Glen Reagan</td><td class="s1_l">HAR</td><td>1981</td><td>53</td><td>297</td><td>.201</td><td>232 lbs</td><td>.031</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Z]

I laughed.

[Carlos]

Tom Cirlos was an All-Star three years later and then proceeded to suck again.