Reddy Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 ESPN article very fun article - i especially love the bit about our starting staff going 113 innings in the postseason without giving up a 3 run inning. only team to ever go that long. in fact only 6 teams have gone more than 40 innings. holy s*** we were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt2719 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUOTE(Reddy @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 03:54 AM) ESPN article very fun article - i especially love the bit about our starting staff going 113 innings in the postseason without giving up a 3 run inning. only team to ever go that long. in fact only 6 teams have gone more than 40 innings. holy s*** we were good. some of it is interesting, but some of it is such a stretch it kind of makes you ask "what the hell?" Like he thing about Houston being by Route 45- it's not weird or wild, it's just a coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUOTE(bighurt2719 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 07:20 AM) some of it is interesting, but some of it is such a stretch it kind of makes you ask "what the hell?" Like he thing about Houston being by Route 45- it's not weird or wild, it's just a coincidence. It's just fun. Say, "huh" and carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 thanks for posting the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 The El Duque pitching line from Game 3 is crazy(see below)....fun article though. 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches, 8 strikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 What I love about Jayson Stark is how excited he gets for stuff like that. And you know what, all of those numbers are very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 And while you're reading through that article...just think about those other ESPN guys who dubbed this the worst world series of the ESPN Era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 02:06 PM) And while you're reading through that article...just think about those other ESPN guys who dubbed this the worst world series of the ESPN Era. ESPN is quickly becoming the worst sports network of the ESPN Era..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Useless Astrooooooooooooo Infoooooooo Of the many numbers compiled on the Astros' offensive futility in the World Series, none sums up their problems more than this one we noticed: Over these four games, just from the seventh inning on, the Astros sent 39 hitters to the plate with the tying or winning run on base. Exactly one of them got a run home (Jason Lane, in Game 3). Any more questions? Isnt this wrong? In Game two, the Astros tied the game in the top of the ninth and Podsednik won the game in the bottom half, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I just checked and confirmed that this useless fact was indeed wrong. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=251023104 i had to send an email to the useless info dept and let them know. Not that they care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 01:40 PM) i had to send an email to the useless info dept and let them know. Not that they care You might actually be Surprised, I've always liked stark, he always seems to actually care about the facts he's putting into those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 04:42 PM) You might actually be Surprised, I've always liked stark, he always seems to actually care about the facts he's putting into those. Dont get me wrong, i like Jayson Stark too. I just dont think that he likes to be told that he erroneously inserted a useless fact that was wrong. I thought the rest of the article was spot on. I always wondered how he comes up with the proper useless fact questions to ask the Elias Sports Bureau. I wonder if he is watching games, and just jotting down strange occurences and plays that he would like to have looked at more closely, or if he actually knows and just confirms with the ESB. Either way, i think his work is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 El Duque's stat line was amazing. LMAO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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