Also from the June 28, 2010 ESPN the Magazine was an interesting statistical analysis indicating odds of witnessing key MLB milestones:
Triple play: 1 in 326
Hit for the cycle: 1 in 702
No-hitter: 1 in 806
Six-plus hits in a nine-inning game: 1 in 2,610
Perfect game: 1 in 10,287
Unassisted triple play: 1 in 12,492
Four-HR game: 1 in 13,453Extra innings: 1 in 11
Besides the obvious extra innings, I know I saw the cycle (Hudson, 2009 Dodgers home opener). I'm not sure if I've seen the six-plus hits in a nine-inning game, but i don't recall it. And you?
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What are Mannyslam odds?
I saw the O Dawg cycle. I've seen one inside the park HR.
Odds of Dusty buying large Dos Equis at game: 1:1
I saw Mike Heath hit a home run
I saw Andruw Jones get a hit. Suck it.
Other than extra innings, the only other one I've seen in person is a no-hitter. Lester in Boston.
I saw Angel Berroa catch a ground ball in his jersey. What are the odds of that?
I never saw Berroa get a hit.
I saw Stults pitch a CGS.
I was at a Red Sox/Yankees game where Mike Mussina was one pitch away from a perfect game. Two outs, two strikes and Carl Everett hits a cheap bloop single to left center over Jeter's head.
It was the only time I heard Fenway Park cheering for the Yankees. Of course once the Perfect Game was lost, everyone reverted back to cheering for the Red Sox as the score was 1-0.
Trying to seriously answer the question, I can't really remember being present for anything historic. I saw Bills strike out 13 in 2008, which now seems like a big deal. And then this season, I was present for both the balk-off and Matty's first career walk-off homer.
First career ____ is probably pretty common. I went to a random Angel game in 2002 that happened to feature Chone Figgins' first career AB.
DSBG with the bad grammar Tweet of the day:
"DODGER'S VS. YANKEE'S! THE RIVALRY RENEWED!!!!!! GAME 1"
It's a rivalry between things belonging to a Dodger and a Yankee.
Rihanna/Cameron Diaz catfight?
Dodger owns "VS." and Yankee owns "!", clearly.
wait a second, WHO are we playing today?
@Sax: Ghana
We're playing the World Health Organization? Do we get a DH?
I saw a triple play at a Padres-Reds game.
I saw an ambulance on the field the night Mondesi almost killed Delino.
Hey I am in Bakersfield! Hey I am getting out of Bakersfield.
Hey Swisher!
Padilla says "Hi!"
@DB
Either that, or we're playing against The Doctor. I wonder if he'll be allowed to use the same version nine times, or if he'll have to use a different Doctor at each position? Can we get a space-time ruling?
@Mr. C: All eleven are currently busy playing in the World Cup.
According to Jay Mariotti, Bill Plaschke was once a member of a nudist colony.
@Josh S.
@Josh S.
They're not limited to one set of spatial coordinates, but I doubt it will matter. William Hartnell has clearly lost a step on the defensive end.
I still had ESPN on after the WC. Heated up some lunch, sat down, looked up and I was staring at Plaschke on my screen. AAAAACK!!! Get this fat piece of shit out of my TV! Help!
I think Team Customer is going to have to have a closed-door meeting to discuss all these boneheaded double-posts and typographical errors.
Get your head in the game!
@Mr. C:
@Mr. C:
@Mr. C:
You just wanted to make sure I really paid attention to the post.
Speaking of Doctor Who and football, how far along are you in the current series?
Going on a booze run. Any suggestions?
#BevMo
@Josh S.
(taking a stand against human cloning, here)
I'm stuck on the BBCA schedule, so I think I'm three eps behind. The last one I saw was the second half of the two-parter.
Ah, the two-parter that bored me to sleep. The next two are ace.
@Josh S.
Excellent. I'd agree that was probably the weakest stories this season, glad to hear it's not a trend.
@Mr. C:
Oops. My count was one off. The next one is odd and not all that great (but better than the two-parter), followed by the two good ones.
Got all the way to BevMo and realized I didn't have my wallet. #BoozeFail
I guess I left my wallet in El Segundo. I gotta get it.
@DB,
Ha! Reminds me of a joke:
My girlfriend said, "Kiss me where it's stinky."
So I took her to El Segundo!
Ha, cha!
*rimshot*
I too saw Plaschke on the tv as I worked out this afternoon. I will say that my blood's boiling helped me run a pretty fast split time on the treadmill.
What were the odds of a no-hitter being thrown on the day you posted this?
*brain explodes*
Ken Levine recently commented on presence at milestones:
http://tinyurl.com/2dgvtd4
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