vuduchile 1,940 Posted April 19, 2019 There have only been a total of 19,000 pro players since the game was introduced in the US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted April 19, 2019 19,471 to be exact (at the moment)... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vikings4ever 496 Posted April 19, 2019 That... seems wrong. Maybe MLB players, but PRO players? Minor leaguers who never made it to the big leagues, players in foreign leagues... I just can't see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEWPOSTERGUY! 266 Posted April 19, 2019 given the extremely low impact of wear and tear, especially juxtaposed with the other 3 major sports, it's not really that shocking ... many baseball cats can/will/did have 20+ year careers. pitchers are the anomaly, of course ... but the rank and file position players and bench jockeys can last a verrrrrrry loooooong time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,009 Posted April 19, 2019 And not a single one of those 19,471 represent the Angels in the Hall of Fame(yet, cause Trout's going). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted April 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: And not a single one of those 19,471 represent the Angels in the Hall of Fame(yet, cause Trout's going). Vlad Guerrero would like a word with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,009 Posted April 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Patriotsfatboy1 said: Vlad Guerrero would like a word with you. I just assumed he went in as an Expo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,588 Posted April 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: And not a single one of those 19,471 represent the Angels in the Hall of Fame(yet, cause Trout's going). Nolan Ryan will always be an Angel to me. I used to love getting his card and Tananas. If I recall it was a pinkish/red color. Hated getting Eckersley with the Indians/Red Sox. Also loved getting a Manny Mota. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,877 Posted April 19, 2019 52 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: And not a single one of those 19,471 represent the Angels in the Hall of Fame(yet, cause Trout's going). Reggie Jackson should have gone in as an Angel for his role in the Naked Gun. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,179 Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, vuduchile said: There have only been a total of 19,000 pro players since the game was introduced in the US 1 hour ago, posty said: 19,471 to be exact (at the moment)... 1 hour ago, Vikings4ever said: That... seems wrong. Maybe MLB players, but PRO players? Minor leaguers who never made it to the big leagues, players in foreign leagues... I just can't see it. Two retards and a smart guy. I’ll let you decide who’s who. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,169 Posted April 22, 2019 Some DBack dood named Taylor Clark yesterday became... Quote It was the first time since saves became an official statistic in 1969 that a player has recorded their first save and hit in their MLB debut. I find that remarkable. Baseball loves its obscure stats but it seems that in 50 years somebody else would have done this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,338 Posted April 22, 2019 Another interesting thing: the other night was the first time a pitcher wearing #0 and a batter wearing #0 faced each other 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted April 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Djgb13 said: Another interesting thing: the other night was the first time a pitcher wearing #0 and a batter wearing #0 faced each other Not a big deal when you consider that since Ottavino is the first pitcher to wear #0 in the bigs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted April 22, 2019 13 hours ago, jerryskids said: Some DBack dood named Taylor Clark yesterday became... I find that remarkable. Baseball loves its obscure stats but it seems that in 50 years somebody else would have done this. Maybe in the first ten years of the save stat, but with the way relief pitchers are used now, I am surprised it happened at all... A three-inning save was about the only shot to get this to happen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted April 22, 2019 Does this 19,000 include all the negro league players who never got to play in the majors? Satchel Paige, Smokey Joe Williams, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil, etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 697 Posted April 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cruzer said: Does this 19,000 include all the negro league players who never got to play in the majors? Satchel Paige, Smokey Joe Williams, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil, etc.. Satchel Paige pitched for the Indians and a couple other MLB teams. Of course he was like 64 years old at the time... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted April 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, Cruzer said: Does this 19,000 include all the negro league players who never got to play in the majors? Satchel Paige, Smokey Joe Williams, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil, etc.. Nope (except Paige)... It is MLB players only... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 927 Posted April 22, 2019 That stat about Joey Votto was absolutely insane to me. Over 6,800 ABs without a pop-up to first. Over 1,500 flyouts he had but not one to first until last week finally. Mind-boggling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,588 Posted April 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Cruzer said: Does this 19,000 include all the negro league players who never got to play in the majors? Satchel Paige, Smokey Joe Williams, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil, etc.. You're so woke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted April 22, 2019 How is this possible? On Easter Sunday, Joey Gallo drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth, the first of his career. He had gone his first 1,145 at-bats without a sacrifice fly, the most by a Major League player since the sacrifice fly became a statistic in 1954. Among active players, San Diego’s Travis Jankowski, who is on the injured list this season, is the new leader with 847 at-bats without a sacrifice fly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,457 Posted April 22, 2019 3 hours ago, dain11279 said: That stat about Joey Votto was absolutely insane to me. Over 6,800 ABs without a pop-up to first. Over 1,500 flyouts he had but not one to first until last week finally. Mind-boggling. Since 2010 that is only the 8th time he has popped out at all. Dude puts wood on the ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
