What is a perfect game in baseball? Author Paul Dickson inThe New Baseball Dictionary(1999) describes it best with, "Ano-hitterin which no opposing player reaches first base, either by a base hit, base on balls, hit batter, or fielding error; i.e., the pitcher or pitchers retire all ...
Satchel PaigeLegendary pitcher Satchel Paige, shown here in 1942, is regarded as one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball.(more) The significance of specific baseball teams and individual players extended beyond the localities that they represented. The New York Yankees, who in the ...
The game encourages brutal competition, allowing players to perform aggressive slide tackles and even set opposing pitchers ablaze. For those seeking some off-the-wall fun, this fiery twist on America's pastime is guaranteed to bring the heat. Developer: Midway Games 5 All-Star Baseball 2003 ...
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Its 99th percentile PLV isn’t rooted in its whiffability but its immense zone rate, along with a low 32% ICR that enabled Manning to get through more games than his currently pedestrian four-seamer would dictate for other pitchers. Sadly, the curve and change do little to affect the ...
Pitchers are ranked in order of their Forecaster/Daily Notes projected fantasy points (FPTS), using ESPN's standard scoring system (2 points per win, minus-2 per loss, 3 per inning, 1 per K, minus-1 apiece per hit or walk allowed, minus-2 per ear...
It's one of the most exclusive clubs in all of baseball: Pitchers with a perfect game under their belts. A perfect game is the ultimate single-game achievement for a pitcher, requiring them to retire all batters without a single one reaching base. That means no hits, walks, hit batsmen...
This tier is full of pitchers who have clear talent and I’d be happy to have them in all formats, but there’s just one issue that’s holding them from the tier above for me. I think Pablo Lopez is being unfairly punished for injuries he suffered during two seasons in...
This worked for a while ... until pitchersbegan to move beyond the simple underhand delivery. In 1880, Lee Richmond tossed the first perfect game in Major League history, and John Ward followed up with one of his own just five days later. The two games -- along with the fact that the...