Also, a passed ball, which I mistakenly thought co...

2006-05-11T22:57:00.000-04:00

Also, a passed ball, which I mistakenly thought counted as an E-2.

Four interesting things about this chat:1) "People...

2006-05-10T05:44:00.000-04:00

Four interesting things about this chat:

1) "People don't know what a difficult feat that is to get on base every day. Williams was special and had an advantage because he was a feared slugger and also a good hitter who could draw walks and was feared by pitchers."

Be careful, Joe. I know a computer that might have written a book that might agree with that statement.

2) "Joe, in a recent broadcast you mentioned there were 9 ways to score from 3rd base."

Maybe I'M wrong, but I count at least 10.
1) Hit
2) FC
3) Walk (bases loaded)
4) HBP (bases loaded)
5) Steal
6) Sac Fly
7) Error
8) Balk
9) Wild Pitch
10) Being awarded home via a two base error/ground rule double/interference

Maybe each item in that last one falls under the category of one of the others, but I'm not sure.

3) "I personally don't want to challenge Ruth's numbers, but when he played no one reported anything."

What?

4) In response to a question asking if pitchers had "figured out" Ichiro, Joe responds:
"I don't know if they've figured him out, but people just don't realize how hard it is to get hits. Balls aren't squeezing thruogh or dropping, and that can hurt average. Here's guessing teams have figured out how to defend him rather than pitchers figuring him out."

This is as close to an actual JM hypothesis as I think I've ever seen. How many previous chats would he have responded "Well, I haven't seen Ichiro play much this year, so I can't say for certain." Good work, Joe. A human asked your opinion about something and you actually gave an opinion. Kudos.

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