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Thursday, February 16, 2012

GARY CARTER - 1954 - 2012

                                              Gary Carter dies at 57; baseball Hall of Famer

                                                                        1954 - 2012


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Sunday, February 05, 2012

SPRING GAMES START WED. FEB. 29, 2012

DATES TO REMEMBER  - SPRING BALL IS ALMOST HERE!

February 12, 2012


Voluntary report date for pitchers, catchers and injured players (Oakland and Seattle)

February 17, 2012

Oakland and Seattle full squads may report

February 19, 2012

Voluntary report date for pitchers, catchers and injured players (all other clubs)

February 24, 2012

Full squads may report (all other clubs)

Mandatory report date for all players on Oakland and Seattle


February 29, 2012

First exhibition game, Florida State University vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater, Fla.


March 2, 2012

First Spring Training game, Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics, Phoenix

Mandatory report date for all players on remaining clubs

March 11, 2012

Last date to renew Major League contracts


March 19, 2012

Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days

Last date to assign an injured player to a Minor League club, if applicable


March 26, 2012

Earliest date that a club may backdate a placement on the Major League 15-day disabled list


March 28-29, 2012

Japan Opening Series 2012, Tokyo

Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics
April 4, 2012

Opening Night, St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins

April 5, 2012

Opening Day

WHO REALLY IS THE H.R. KING?

WHO REALLY IS THE SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN KING?

60 home runs in a single season has happened 18 times by 14 players. If all of them played 162 games the list might look like this.

PGA.....GP.....HR.....ADJ.....YEAR.....AGE.....BA.....PLAYER

.514.....140....72.....83.3.....1944.....32.....400....JOE BAUMAN
.504.....123....62.....81.7.....1926.....24.....376.....M. CLABOYGH

.492.....140....69.....79.6.....1948.....29.....404.....BOB CRUSE
.477.....153.....73....77.3.....2001.....36.....328.....BARRY BOND

.468.....141.....66....75.8.....1956.....23.....298.....DICK STUERT
.451....155.....70.....73.2.....1998.....34.....299.....M. MCGWIRE

.450....153.....69.....73.0.....1933.....34.....332.....JOE HAUSER
.442....140.....62.....71.9.....1956.....29.....293.....K. GUETTIER

.424....153.....65.....68.3.....1999.....35.....278.....M. MCGWIRE
.418....153.....64.....67.8.....1954.....25.....345.....B. LENNON

.416....144.....60.....67.5.....1956.....30.....327.....F. KENNEDY
.451....162.....66.....66.7.....1998.....29.....308.....SAMMY SOSA

.400....160.....64.....64.9.....2001.....32.....328.....SAMMY SOSA
.397....151.....60.....64.4.....1927.....30.....356.....BABE RUTH

.388....162.....60.....63.0.....1999.....30.....288.....SAMMY SOSA
.378....161.....61.....61.4.....1961.....26.....269.....ROGER MARI

.375....168.....63.....60.7.....1930.....31.....313.....JOE HAUSER
.304....197.....60.....49.2.....1925.....21.....355.....T. LAZZERI
ADJ. is the adjustment to a 162 game season.
PGA.(per game avg.)  X  162 = ADJ.

This chart shows the true comparisons of each of the 60 homers club members. The rankings are based on a 162 game season. I feel that the per game avg. is the better gage. You can see that LaZZeri played in a 205 game league, he hit 60 homers sure, but if he had stopped at 162 games he would only have had 49 or so home runs. Bonds may hold the record of 73 homers in a season but ranks third on the Per game list. Also notice that Sosa hit over 60 homers three times and that Kennedy’s Per Game Avg. was higher than all three of his seasons.

Organized Baseball only tracks leagues that play 140 games or more per season . Most minor leagues play about 144 games and the majors play 162.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

THE PULE - ALL SPORTS, ALL THE TIME

Dan and David Hoke now host this Webb show live on Monday and Friday at 4:00PM. You can hear all past shows at any time by clicking the link below.  David and Danny are my sisters sons and the grandsons of 60 homers member Forrest (Frosty) Kennedy, my dad.  CHECK IT OUT!

http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_daniel_...


The Pulse - All Sports, All the time!

Thursday, February 02, 2012