Quote from Jeremy Hill on May 17, 2021, 4:31 pm

Quote from LynchMob on May 17, 2021, 12:20 pm

How many games include the first MLB hit for *2* players?  (Weathers + Castillo)

And how many of them are not in April or September?

And how many of them are for a team with a .585 winning %?

I was at the game last night with my dad. We were both wondering about that. To add an extra wrinkle, I wonder how many times a player has gotten their first hit pinch hitting for a player that got their first hit in their last AB?

Quote from LynchMob on May 17, 2021, 5:06 pm

Quote from Jeremy Hill on May 17, 2021, 4:31 pm

Quote from LynchMob on May 17, 2021, 12:20 pm

How many games include the first MLB hit for *2* players?  (Weathers + Castillo)

And how many of them are not in April or September?

And how many of them are for a team with a .585 winning %?

I was at the game last night with my dad. We were both wondering about that. To add an extra wrinkle, I wonder how many times a player has gotten their first hit pinch hitting for a player that got their first hit in their last AB?

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/san-diego-padres-stat-of-the-day-may-2021

May 16: Padres 5, Cardinals 3 -- Two souvenir baseballs
Padres starting pitcher Ryan Weathers laced a single up the middle for his first career hit in the bottom of the third inning. In the fourth, newly promoted prospect Ivan Castillo capped a four-run rally by shooting an RBI single past Paul Goldschmidt at first base -- his first career hit. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time in Padres history that two teammates have recorded the first hits of their career in consecutive innings. They were the first duo to do so on any team since Texas' Sam Huff and Sherten Apostel did so last September.

Quote from 3fingersplit on May 18, 2021, 9:21 am

I am so damn tired of people calling Manny Machado a dirty player after he broke up a double play against the Cards. It was a clean play when he went low and kept Edmans from getting the throw off to first to get Cronenworth. Edmans was clearly in the baseline and Machado stayed in the baseline and went low and surprised the hell out of Edmans who never tagged Machado.....hell Machado could have gotten up and went to 2nd base but didn't. Tingler played it right because maybe if the play had been challanged the umpires could have decided that it was interference....which it wasn't but with a lead give up one instead of two outs....that was a straight up baseball play albeit one you don't see often. If Edmans had been at the bag and Machado slide straight in and cleaned him out it would have been legit.....the runner is entitled to the baseline in a direct path....that was a baseball play pure and simple and the people that bitch about it either have never played or maybe think infielders should wear pink skirts....props to Machado for a heads up baseball play and this is coming from a middle infielder, coach and former umpire.

Quote from LynchMob on May 19, 2021, 1:13 pm

Quote from 3fingersplit on May 18, 2021, 9:21 am

I am so damn tired of people calling Manny Machado a dirty player after he broke up a double play against the Cards. It was a clean play when he went low and kept Edmans from getting the throw off to first to get Cronenworth. Edmans was clearly in the baseline and Machado stayed in the baseline and went low and surprised the hell out of Edmans who never tagged Machado.....hell Machado could have gotten up and went to 2nd base but didn't. Tingler played it right because maybe if the play had been challanged the umpires could have decided that it was interference....which it wasn't but with a lead give up one instead of two outs....that was a straight up baseball play albeit one you don't see often. If Edmans had been at the bag and Machado slide straight in and cleaned him out it would have been legit.....the runner is entitled to the baseline in a direct path....that was a baseball play pure and simple and the people that bitch about it either have never played or maybe think infielders should wear pink skirts....props to Machado for a heads up baseball play and this is coming from a middle infielder, coach and former umpire.

100% agree that the slide into/under Edman was a clean/baseball play ... much a do about nothing (pun intended) ...

AND ... I'll never respect Manny for what he did to Jesus Aguilar ... simple as that ...

So, IMO ... I/we have to avoid "protest too much" ... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lady_doth_protest_too_much,_methinks