daa84 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 24, 2008 -> 03:47 AM) Four teams have made the playoffs after being outscored in the regular season, and one won the world series. Who were they? dbacks from last year were outscored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 24, 2008 -> 02:47 AM) Four teams have made the playoffs after being outscored in the regular season, and one won the world series. Who were they? I'd go with the Cardinals as the WS winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'm going to say the Anaheim Angels as the team being outscored that won it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 24, 2008 -> 03:47 AM) Four teams have made the playoffs after being outscored in the regular season, and one won the world series. Who were they? 1998 Padres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 24, 2008 -> 02:47 AM) Four teams have made the playoffs after being outscored in the regular season, and one won the world series. Who were they? i know the 07 d'backs were outscored and I think the 87 twins were the world series winner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 We got two of them, 07 Diamondbacks and 87 Twins (who won the series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 how bout the '05 padres...they have never been able to score the last few years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 One year the Mets won their division just barely being above .500. I'm going to say it was '88, but I am far from sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 The '07 Rockies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 11:35 AM) One year the Mets won their division just barely being above .500. I'm going to say it was '88, but I am far from sure. Far from sure you should be, they won 100 games in '88. 1973 they won the division only 3 games over .500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 25, 2008 -> 09:06 AM) how bout the '05 padres...they have never been able to score the last few years... Yep. one more to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 07:23 PM) Far from sure you should be, they won 100 games in '88. 1973 they won the division only 3 games over .500 Getting old is a b****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 What do these baseball men have in common? Bobby Cox Gene Michael Joe Pepitone Rocky Colavito Dick Howser Mel Stottlemyer Jim Bouton Al Downing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 They all were involved in professional baseball, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 12:14 AM) They all were involved in professional baseball, LOL. True, but I'm looking for something more specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 10:11 PM) What do these baseball men have in common? Bobby Cox Gene Michael Joe Pepitone Rocky Colavito Dick Howser Mel Stottlemyer Jim Bouton Al Downing I know at least two of the above have written books, so I'm going to guess and say that they all have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 These guys were all pitchers. Who are they? Catfish Rapid Robert Sudden Sam Big Train Dominican Dandy Google not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 03:49 AM) These guys were all pitchers. Who are they? Catfish Rapid Robert Sudden Sam Big Train Dominican Dandy Google not allowed. Jim "Catfish" Hunter Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller "Sudden" Sam McDowell Walter "the Big Train" Johnson Juan Marichal - the Dominican Dandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 05:39 AM) I know at least two of the above have written books, so I'm going to guess and say that they all have. Not their claim to fame. They were together though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 08:48 AM) Jim "Catfish" Hunter Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller "Sudden" Sam McDowell Walter "the Big Train" Johnson Juan Marichal - the Dominican Dandy Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 11:11 PM) What do these baseball men have in common? Bobby Cox Gene Michael Joe Pepitone Rocky Colavito Dick Howser Mel Stottlemyer Jim Bouton Al Downing Uh, they all played on the 68 Yankees together, so I'm sure it has something or another to do with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 04:14 AM) Uh, they all played on the 68 Yankees together, so I'm sure it has something or another to do with that Yes but the real answer is what is significant about the '68 Yankees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 01:16 PM) Yes but the real answer is what is significant about the '68 Yankees? They were pretty bad back in those days. It isn't worth researching to see if that was the worst season in Yanks history or whatever, but they did suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) They were pretty bad back in those days. It isn't worth researching to see if that was the worst season in Yanks history or whatever, but they did suck. They were bad, but they were significant for one reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) They were bad, but they were significant for one reason. OK ... I'll take a wild guess ... Mantle's last season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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