MLB - Обсуждение

[Chef Curry]

Ну все, четный год, а значит SFG возьмут мировую серию

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 10.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1951 J. Edgar Hoover, longtime director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, declines the post of baseball commissioner. President Calvin Coolidge appointed him in 1924 and the nation's top cop remained in the FBI until his death in 1972.

1963 In an exhibition game against the White Sox, 21 year-old rookie Pete Rose goes 2-for-2 in his first appearance in a Reds' uniform. The future all-time major league leader in hits will be named the National League's Rookie of the Year.

1967 Ted Davidson, a southpaw specialist who had five wins and four saves for the Reds last season, is gunned down in an alley as he leaves a local restaurant, telling police his estranged wife shot him once in the abdomen and twice in the chest. The charge against Mary Ruth Davidson will be dismissed when her husband, who will return to the team in June, but without his same effectiveness, fails to appear in court on two occasions.

1992 The Pirates trade pitcher Neal Heaton (3-3, 4.33) to the Royals for outfielder Kirk Gibson (.236, 16 HR, 18 SB). After being released by the Bucs in May, the veteran fly catcher, who will turn down an offer to play for the Arena Football League's Detroit Drive, will end his brief retirement, playing his last three years as a Tiger for his former manager Sparky Anderson.

1995 Former Chicago Bull superstar Michael Jordan, citing labor unrest as the reason, announces that he is leaving the White Sox organization to return to the Chicago Bulls. In his only season in professional baseball, the future NBA Hall of Famer batted .202, hit three home runs, drove in 51 runs, stole 30 bases, and made 11 errors playing the outfield for the Double-A Birmingham Barons last season

2009 At Puerto Rico’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium, the Netherlands WBC team, made up of mostly unknown players, upsets a heavily-favored Dominican Republic club for the second time in four days to advance to the next round of the World Baseball Classic. The Dominicans, considered to be an odds-on favorite, with a roster filled with major league All-Stars including David Ortiz (Red Sox), Hanley Ramirez (Marlins), and Miguel Tejada (Astros), are eliminated in the first round of the 16-team tournament.

2010 Nomar Garciaparra signs a ceremonial one-day contract with Boston six years after rejecting a four-year, $60 million offer from the team that resulted in an acrimonious trade to the Cubs in 2004. The former Rookie of the Year and American League batting champion, who used the occasion to announce his retirement, ending a 14-year major league career with a .313 batting average, gets his wish to leave the game in a Red Sox uniform when he throws out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Jason Varitek, prior to the exhibition game against Tampa Bay. [/spoiler]

[mex_mangust]

Ну все, четный год, а значит SFG возьмут мировую серию

тут без вариантов

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 11.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1901 John McGraw, manager of new American League's Orioles, signs Charlie Grant, trying to pass off the black infielder as a Cherokee Indian named Tokohoma. The skipper's scheme to secretly integrate the major leagues unravels in Chicago when White Sox president Charles Comiskey objects to Baltimore's new player, after recognizing the true identity of the team's second baseman.

1933 A significant earthquake during an exhibition game in L.A. sends the Cubs and Giants scurrying to second base until the tremors stop. The seismic event, which takes place along the 46-mile-long Newport-Inglewood Fault, is estimated at a magnitude of 6.3.

1933 Rogers Hornsby returns to the Cardinals as a player after being fired as the Cubs' manager last August. The 'Rajah's' return to the Redbirds, after a six year absence, will be short-lived when he is claimed on waivers in July by the crosstown AL's Browns, who make him the skipper of the last place club, replacing the recently-resigned Bill Killefer.

1953 The Dodgers defeat the A's, 4-2, in the first game played in Holman Stadium, their Grapefruit League ballpark at the team's spring training complex in Vero Beach, better known as Dodgertown. Fifty-five years later, Carl Erskine, the game's starting pitcher, will return to play the national anthem on his harmonica as an 81 year-old at the club's last game at the storied facility.

1961 At Palm Springs, former president Dwight Eisenhower is a no-show at the Angels' first-ever exhibition game, an 8-3 victory over the Cubs. Ike had been scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but decided to go fishing instead. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 12.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1903 The original American League team in Baltimore, which was purchased by Frank Farrell and Bill Devery after the club ceased operations in the Charm City, receives approval from 15 of 16 the major league owners to move the team to New York to play as the Highlanders. The dissenting vote is cast by John T. Brush of the Giants, who sees the new team, who will be renamed the Yankees in 1913, as competition for fans in the Big Apple.

1991 Jim Palmer's attempted comeback at the age of 45 comes to an end when the newly elected Hall of Famer tears his hamstring warming up prior to an exhibition appearance against Boston. The Orioles right-hander, who hadn't thrown a major league pitch in seven seasons, won-loss record will remain at 268-152, posting a 2.86 ERA during his 19-year career on the mound.

2003 The second exhibition season bench-clearing brawl this week occurs when a raging Mike Piazza, after being hit by a pitch, charges the mound in pursuit of Guillermo Mota, who makes it to the dugout without being caught. The incident may be a follow-up to a similar event last spring when a shoving match between the two players resulted when the Mets' All-Star catcher waited for Mota and grabbed the Dodger reliever by the jersey as he was coming off the field in the eighth inning of the game.

2006 Over 15,000 Twins fans attend a memorial service at the Metrodome to pay their final respects to Kirby Puckett, who died unexpectedly, at the age of 45, after suffering a stroke last week. During the heart-felt ceremony, former teammates and fellow Hall of Famer Cal Ripken lighten the mood by sharing humorous anecdotes about the beloved Minnesota outfielder with the crowd.



Kirby Puckett was a class act all the way............ [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 13.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1915"Help me, Lads, I'm covered with my own blood!" - Wilbert Robinson's reaction before quickly realizing the fluid dripping down from his chest is grapefruit juice.
Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson, thinking he is going to catch a baseball dropped from a plane, is surprised and splattered when the sphere turns out to be a grapefruit. Although legend has it that Casey Stengel is behind the prank, the pilot, Ruth Law, a pioneer in American aviation, substituted part of her lunch when she realized she forgot to bring a baseball.

1944 It's True, Cy Young's middle name is not Tecumseh, as sometimes listed, but the initial T really stands for True. The Hall of Fame right-hander's middle name mixup may be the result of his teammates calling him 'The Chief', the English word for Tecumseh.

1954 During an exhibition game against the Yankees, recently acquired Brave Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle in three places and will be sidelined until July 14. The '51 National League playoff hero is replaced in the Braves' lineup by a promising prospect named Hank Aaron.

2008 Joining the ranks of Garth Brooks and Tom Selleck as celebrities who have appeared in a spring exhibition game, Billy Crystal strikes out in the first inning as the Yankees' leadoff batter. The comedian, who signed a one-day contract with the Bronx Bombers, wears the number sixty in honor of his 60th birthday, which is tomorrow. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 14.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1954 Hank Aaron, filling in for Bobby Thomson, who broke his ankle yesterday, starts his first game wearing a Braves uniform. The 20 year-old from Mobile, Alabama makes such an impression when he collects three hits, including a home run, in the spring training game against Boston that the club offers him a major league contract.

1961 The Mets, who will play their inaugural season next year, lure former Yankee general manager George Weiss out of retirement to become the club's first president. The expansion team is believed to have been offered the iron-fisted executive a five-year deal at $100,000 annually, more than he ever earned during his 14 seasons with the Bronx Bombers.

2003 Vladimir Guerrero is suspended for three regular-season games and Marlin starter Brad Penny for five due to igniting an exhibition game bench-clearing brawl earlier in the week. After being hit in the chest by the Marlins' starter's first inning pitch, the Expo All-Star outfielder, with his bat in his left hand, swung his right fist around Matt Treanor, the Florida catcher trying to restrain him, missing Penny, who retaliated with a punch which also missed its mark.

2003 Bob Uecker, the Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. The 68 year-old former back-up catcher, who joined the Milwaukee broadcast crew in 1971, is best known for the humor he has brought to the game through his starring role in the cult movie Major League and the beer commercial in which the phrase 'Must be in the front row!' has become a familiar cry in ballparks around the country.
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On This Date In BaseBall History / 15.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1945 Former minor leaguer Bert Shepard, who had his right leg amputated after his fighter plane was shot down over Germany on a WWII flying mission, begins a successful tryout with the Senators. Although the southpaw will pitch in only one game for Washington, the retired Army Air Force pilot will hurl an impressive five and one-third innings of one-run ball against the Red Sox in August, striking out the first batter he faces and giving up just three hits.

1960 The Southern Association announces the New Orleans Pelicans, for the first time since 1901, will not be part of the Double-A circuit. The franchise, a major league affiliate of the Yankees in 1958, will be replaced by the Little Rock Travelers.

1999 The Yankees name Don Zimmer to be the club's interim manager while Joe Torre receives treatments for prostate cancer. The team's bench coach compiled an 885-858 (.508) record during his managerial stints with San Diego, Boston, Texas, and Chicago.

2008 In front of 12,224 fans, a near sellout at the new Olympic venue in Beijing, the Dodgers and the Padres played to a 3-3 tie in the first major league game ever to take place in mainland China. In the seventh inning, the crowd hears “Take Me Out to the Ballgame", but not knowing the lyrics just listens without singing.

2012 The website Baseball-Reference.com chooses to leave a blank space next to 2011 on its National League MVP list instead of identifying Ryan Braun as the award's winner. The Brewers outfielder, who received a 50-game suspension scheduled to the start of the 2012 season, became the first player to successfully challenge the results of a drug test when an arbitration panel overturned the suspension due to the improper handling of the specimen taken last Fall.

2014 The Yankees begin a two-game spring training series against the Marlins at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama to honor the legacy of Mariano Rivera, who is a native of the nearby fishing village of Puerto Caimito. The contests are the first to be played in the isthmus nation by major league teams since the Bronx Bombers faced the Dodgers in exhibition games in 1947. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 16.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1907 After watching Ty Cobb quarrel with a black grounds keeper and with teammate Charlie Schmidt, Tiger manager Hugh Jennings tries to deal him to the Indians for outfielder Elmer Flick. The Tribe's manager Napoleon Lajoie turns down the deal for the 'Georgia Peach'.

1908 Pirates legend Honus Wagner announces the upcoming season will be his last as a major league player. The 34 year-old Pittsburgh shortstop will lead the National League in in batting average, hits, total bases, doubles, triples, RBIs, and stolen bases during his final campaign.

1932 Babe Ruth signs a deal for $75,000 and a percentage of the exhibition gate. Legend has it the Bambino signed a blank contract with the amount filled in later by Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert.

1961 The state of New York approves a bond issue for the construction of a 55,000-seat stadium on the site of the 1939-40 World's Fair in the Queens Flushing Meadow area. The ballpark will be named Shea Stadium to honor William Shea, a lawyer who was instrumental in bringing the National League back to New York.

1994 Former major league starter Eric Show dies of an accidental drug overdose in his room at the Rancho L'Abri Drug and Alcohol treatment center. The 37 year old right-hander finished his 11-year career with Oakland, pitching the first ten years with the Padres, where he established the franchise record for most career wins (100) when he left the team as a free agent in 1990.

2006 At Angel Stadium in front of 38,284 enthusiastic fans, Oliver Perez and seven relievers combined to lead Mexico to a stunning defeat of Roger Clemens and the United States, 2-1. The second round loss eliminates Team USA from the inaugural World Baseball Classic. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 20.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1934 Babe Didrickson, a renowned female athlete, gives up no hits and walks only one Dodger when she pitches the first inning of the Philadelphia A's spring training game at McCurdy Field in Frederick, Maryland. The founder of the LPGA and Olympic track and field Gold Medalist will also participate in exhibition contests with the Indians and Cardinals.

1937 In one of the biggest trades in Negro League history, Josh Gibson and Judy Johnson are traded to the Homestead Grays for $25,000 and two journeymen. Both Gibson (1972) and Johnson (1975) will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

1958 The Phillies purchase Joe Collins from the Yankees, but he decides to retire rather than report to the City of Brotherly Love. The 34 year-old first baseman, who spent his entire ten-year career with New York and appeared in seven World Series with the team, finishes with a lifetime .256 batting average.

1961 The Yankees announce the team will oppose any plan that would enable the new National League expansion franchise to use Yankee Stadium. This decision leaves the Polo Grounds as the only viable option for the new team.

1973 In an exhibition game played in Puerto Rico, Willie Mays, subbing for manager Yogi Berra, pilots the Mets to an 8-3 win over the Pirates.

1973 In a special election, the BBWAA selects (393 out 424 votes) the late Roberto Clemente to be a member of the Hall of Fame. The usual five year rule had been previously waived by the organization's board of directors.

2006 At San Diego's Petco Park, Japan, managed by all-time international home-run king Sadaharu Oh, captures the first World Baseball Classic crown, beating Cuba, 10-6. The 16-team tournament, which will take place again in the year 2009, ends with just two major leaguers still in the game.

2006 In his first appearance in a Nationals uniform, Alfonso Soriano refuses to play the outfield in an exhibition game against the Dodgers. The one-time All-Star second baseman, who was listed on Frank Robinson's lineup to start in left field, could be placed on the disqualified list for his insubordination, preventing him from getting paid his $10 million salary and accruing service time, which is used to determine a player's free agent status. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 21.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1908 Tigers' outfielder Ty Cobb signs for $4000, with an $800 bonus if he hits over .300.

1962 Roger Maris declines to pose with Mets coach Rogers Hornsby, because the Hall of Famer had criticized him in the Rajah's' book, My Wars with Baseball.

1962 In a ceremony prior to the spring training game against New York in Clearwater, the Phillies honor the visiting Robin Roberts, who was sold to the Yankees in the off-season, by retiring his uniform number 36, the familiar numerals he wore for 14 seasons with Philadelphia. The future Hall of Fame right-hander starts the exhibition game against his former team, giving up four runs in three innings, and is credited with the win in the Bronx Bombers' 13–10. victory.

1966 In a spring training game in Houston's Astrodome, the Dodgers and Astros become the first major league teams to play on artificial grass. The material, which would become known as AstroTurf, was developed by Monsanto in an effort to overcome the team's inability to grow grass indoors.

1968 The new American League team in Kansas City announces its nickname. The expansion club, which will join the circuit in 1969, will be now known as the "Royals", paying tribute to the Negro League Monarchs that played in the City of Fountains from 1920 through 1965.

1973 In an exhibition game against the Mets, Fritz Peterson appears in his first game since going public about swapping families with Yankee teammate Mike Kekich. Many of the 4,320 fans at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg roundly boo the 31 year-old southpaw, but he goes the first five innings and is credited with the win in the Bronx Bombers' 6-2 victory over their cross-town rivals.

1975 Georgia Tech blanks Earlham, 41-0, setting the NCAA mark for the largest margin of victory.

2013 Mets third baseman David Wright is named the captain of the team, joining John Franco, Keith Hernandez, and Gary Carter as the fourth player to be honored by the franchise. The 30 year-old infielder, who signed an eight-year, $138 million contract in November, will be one of the current three major leaguers, along with Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter and White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko, to have the title with their club. [/spoiler]



On This Date In BaseBall History / 22.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1939 In the second game of spring training, Dodger Pete Reiser homers in his first at-bat against the Cardinals to begin a streak of ten consecutive hits.

1962 Roger Maris declines to pose with Mets coach Rogers Hornsby, because the Hall of Famer had criticized him in the Rajah's' book, My Wars with Baseball.

1962 In the first meeting between the two clubs, the Mets defeat the World Champion Yankees in a spring training game. Casey Stengel, the former skipper of the Bronx Bombers, now the manager of the new National League expansion team in New York, clearly wanting to beat his old club, calls upon veteran outfielder Richie Ashburn, who delivers a ninth-inning pinch-hit single, giving the Amazins' the dramatic walk-off 4-3 victory at Al Lang Field.

1972 The Yankees trade first baseman Danny Cater to the Red Sox for lefty reliever Albert Walter Lyle. Over the next seven years, Sparky will pitch in 420 games in relief with a 57-40 record and a 2.41 ERA, notching 141 saves as he helps the Bronx Bombers to appear in three World Series.

1993 In a tragic accident, Indian pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews are killed when their motorboat strikes a pier. Bob Ojeda is severely injured, but will return to play major league baseball.

2005 Eleven home runs shy of passing Babe Ruth on the all-time list, Giants' slugger Barry Bonds indicates he may not play this season. The 40 year-old National League MVP, who has two knee operations and has been implicated in the sport's steroids scandal, cites being physically and mentally "done," and blames the media for much of his unhappiness. [/spoiler]

[mex_mangust]

Свиридов Егор,
не собирался... но так и быть если есть интерес

[nsergey73]

mex_mangust,

......это, действительно, исторический матч..... а интерес к таким играм всегда есть.

GAME AWAITING ARRIVAL OF CASTRO & OBAMA!

[mex_mangust]

поставил на запись

[nsergey73]

mex_mangust,
you da man!

[Jetro]

Когда ждать рип Мекс?)

[mex_mangust]

Когда ждать рип Мекс?)

сразу после окончания трансляции

[Jetro]

сразу после окончания трансляции

Кэп

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 23.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1933 Babe Ruth takes a $23,000 pay cut, which is indicative of the depression era.

1952 During spring training at St. Petersburg, Cardinals pitcher Bob Slaybaugh is hit in the face with a line drive during batting practice that will subsequently result in the loss of his left eye. The 21 year-old southpaw will attempt a comeback in 1953 and again in 1954 before he retires from professional baseball.

1959 Prior to an exhibition game played against the Dodgers in Havana, Cuba, a photo of Pete Whisenant is taken that shows the Reds outfielder toting a machine gun. The weapon for the posed photo is supplied by a rebel from Fidel Castro's revolutionary army.

1961 The NY State Senate approves $55 million in funding to build a new stadium in Flushing Meadows Park for the new National League's expansion team. Until the Queens' ballpark is completed, which will become known as Shea Stadium, the Mets will play in the Polo Grounds during the first two years of their existence.

2001 During an exhibition game against the Giants, Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the National League Cy Young winner's pitch sends it over catcher Rod Barajas' head. [/spoiler]

NEW YORK (AP) — Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are worth $3.4 billion, up 6 percent from last year and the highest evaluation for the 19th straight year.

In its annual rankings, released Wednesday, Forbes claims the average value of a Major League Baseball team increased 7 percent in the last year to $1.3 billion.

It projects the Los Angeles Dodgers as second at $2.5 billion, followed by Boston ($2.3 billion), San Francisco ($2.25 billion), the Chicago Cubs ($2.2 billion) and the New York Mets ($1.65 billion).

Miami is last at $675 million and Oakland 29th at $725 million. The estimate of Houston's value increased 38 percent to $1.1 billion after a new broadcasting deal.




On This Date In BaseBall History / 25.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1945 Tryouts are granted to pitcher Terris McDuffie and first baseman Dave Thomas when a group of blacks appear at the Dodger offices in Brooklyn. The two players will work out at Ebbets Field in front of Branch Rickey on April 7.

1962 Elvin Tappe is named as the Cubs' first head coach of the season in the team's college of coaches plan. Chicago hasn't had a manager since 1960.

1985 It's bad news for the Cubs when a judge rules laws banning night games are constitutional. The Cubs brought suit after having to give up a home playoff game last season due to the lack of lights at Wrigley.

2006 Acknowledging he may never play again, Jeff Bagwell announces he will start the season on the disabled list and will seek consultation to find out if removing bone spurs from his shoulder would be beneficial in prolonging his career. The 37 year-old first baseman must stay on the injured list all season for the Astros to collect $15.6 million of the $17 million guaranteed contract from an insurance claim filed in January.

2006 At Mickey Mantle's restaurant in New York City, the U.S. Postal Service unveils the "Baseball Sluggers" postage stamps which will be issued on July 15 at Yankee Stadium prior to the game against the White Sox. The four Hall of Famers featured in the set all have roots in New York with Mickey Mantle (Yankees), Mel Ott (Giants), and Roy Campanella (Dodgers) playing their entire careers in the Big Apple, and the fourth, Hank Greenberg, setting schoolboy records at James Monroe High School in the Bronx.

2008 At the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the Red Sox beat the A's, 6-5, in the earliest major league opener ever played. Manny Ramirez's tenth inning double gives the victory to Hideki Okajima, who used to pitch in this stadium for the hometown Yomiuri Giants. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 26.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1936 Two future Hall of Famers ink modest contracts with their respective teams. The Tigers sign Hank Greenberg for $20,000 and Red Ruffing comes to terms with the Yankees for $12,000.

1951 During a spring exhibition game against the University of Southern California at Bovard Field, Mickey Mantle hits a home run which is estimated to travel 650 feet. The rookie's performance, which includes a single, triple, and another homer, is one of the highlights of the Yankees' first ever West Coast trip.

1957 Yankee manager Casey Stengel is arrested and is released on $50 bail after he allegedly curses at and kicks a newspaper photographer during an exhibition game in St. Petersburg.

1984 Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color line playing for the Dodgers in 1947, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously by President Reagan. Rachel Robinson, on behalf of her late husband, accepts the award, the highest civilian honor given in the United States. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 27.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1902 A Chicago Daily News headline reads, 'Manager of the Cubs is in Doubt Only on Two Positions', marking the first time that the team's nickname has appeared in print. Although the moniker has been around since 1890, the Orphans, also once known as the Colts and White Stockings, will not officially adopt the Cubs as its new name until 1907.

1935 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the bases loaded at Asahi Field, Russell Hinaga singles, plating the winning run to give the San Jose Asahis a 3-2 victory over the visiting Tokyo Giants. The visitors will avenge their loss to the ‘Morning Suns’, a Japanese American semi-pro team, the following season.

1987 The Mets trade back-up catcher Ed Hearn, pitcher Rick A. Anderson and pitching prospect Mauro Gozzo to the Royals for David Cone and minor leaguer Chris Jelic. The 24 year-old right-hander, who will compile an 80-48 (.625) record during his initial six seasons in New York, posts a 5-6 mark this season, with Hearn appearing in only 15 games for Kansas City.

1989 Sports Illustrated exposes Pete Rose's gambling activities. The article alleges 'Charlie Hustle' bet from the Riverfront Stadium dugout using hand gestures with an associate.

2002 After being told he would not be an everyday player, thirty-seven year-old Jose Canseco is given his release by the Expos. The 1988 American League MVP, who needs 38 homers to reach 500, batted .258 and hit 16 home runs for the White Sox last season while appearing in 76 games.

2008 At the start of spring training, Hideki Matsui, who already had plans to be wed in a few weeks, a fact not known to the team, makes a wager with some of his teammates about who would be the first to get married. A very surprised Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu agree to pay off the bet after learning the Yankee slugger pulled a fast one on them by getting 'hitched' in New York on the club's off day yesterday. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 28.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1913 The Browns trade Buzzy Wares to the Montgomery Rebels in exchange for the rent-free use of the minor league's team stadium during spring training. The Southern Association Class-A team will return the 26 year-old infielder to St. Louis later in the season.

1977 Upset about losing his second base job to Bump Wills, Ranger Lenny Randle attacks and fractures the cheekbone of his manager Frank Lucchesi. The Ranger skipper may have triggered the incident, which occurred just prior to the team's exhibition game against Minnesota, by once-again calling the usually even-tempered infielder a punk.

1985 Sports Illustrated's April 1st edition tricks the nation as author George Plimpton weaves a fictitious tale of Sidd Finch, a Mets rookie phenom who throws a 168 mph fastball. Staged photographs and quotes from Mets in real life help to give the story a realistic edge.

1986 The Red Sox trade designated hitter Mike Easler to the Yankees for DH Don Baylor, who will provide valuable veteran leadership for the eventual AL champs, while hitting only .238 for Boston. Easler, known as the 'Hit Man', will live up to his nickname, batting .302 in his only full season with the second-place Bronx Bombers.

1988 Four days shy of his 47th birthday, Phil Niekro's 24-year Hall of Fame career comes to an end when he is waived by the Yankees at the end of spring training. The right-handed knuckleballer, best known for his tenure with the Braves, compiled a 318-274 record along with a 3.35 ERA while hurling for four teams, that also included the Yankees, Indians, and Blue Jays. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 29.03.16

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1933 After missing half of last season when he broke his leg, Cubs outfielder Kiki Cuyler breaks his other leg and will miss nearly three months of this season. The 36 year-old future Hall of Famer has led the league in stolen bases four times and will finish with 328 career steals.

1948 Thirty-four players participate in an unusually long exhibition game when the Yankees and the Red Sox take 17 innings to play a 2-2 tie. The four-hour, two minute contest, which is called by umpire Bill Summers to allow Boston to catch a bus back to Sarasota, featured the Bronx Bombers scoring runs in the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings to keep the score knotted, but failed to push the winning run across the plate in the final frame when Frank Crosetti attempted a two-out bunt to squeeze in the runner on third base.

1975 Mel Stottlemyre, suffering from a torn rotator cuff, is given his unconditional release by the Yankees. The team's future pitching coach compiled a 164-139 record and a 2.97 ERA, tossing 152 complete games that includes 40 shutouts.

2002 Major League baseball announces there will be a minute of silence at 9:11 at every major league team's first night game this season to remember September 11th's tragic events. The song 'God Bless America' will continue to be sung during the seventh-inning stretch of all games.

2008 In an exhibition game celebrating the club's 50th anniversary celebration of their move west from Brooklyn, the Dodgers lose to the Red Sox in front of 115,300 fans at the LA Coliseum. It is the largest crowd ever to watch a baseball game, surpassing the previous record when approximately 114,000 patrons attended an exhibition contest between the Australian national team and an American services team during the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

2009 The Yankees dedicate a permanent September 11 memorial at the entrance of George M. Steinbrenner Field, the team's Spring Training home in Tampa, Florida. The tribute to the victims and their families of the terrorist attacks of 2001 features a foundation in the shape of the Pentagon, which supports two towers made from steel from the World Trade Center placed on a grassy spot representing the heroes of United [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 30.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1922 A frail-looking Christy Mathewson, who served as class president in 1899, is elected as Bucknell's "B" Club first president. The beloved future Hall of Famer, who will die prematurely in 1925 from tuberculosis after being accidentally gassed in a training exercise during WWI, played on the school's football team as a placekicker and excelled as a pitcher on the baseball team.

1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale's refusal to report to spring training ends when the hurlers agree to the Dodgers' offer of $235,000, signing for $130‚000 and $105‚000 respectively. The LA starters' joint holdout lasts for 32 days, paving the way for other players to be more aggressive when negotiating with owners.

1979 After hitting only .231 in 61 games last season, Ron Blomberg is released during spring training by the White Sox, completing only one year of his long-term deal. Chicago owner Bill Veeck had surprisingly signed the first baseman/DH, who had played in only one game during his last two seasons with the Yankees, to a generous four-year, $500,000 contract in 1977 that included an additional $80,000 signing bonus.

1984 The Padres obtain Yankee veteran third baseman Graig Nettles for pitcher Dennis Rasmussen and prospect Darin Cloninger. The 39 year-old infielder's postseason experience will prove to be invaluable for the NL's West Division champs, but his on-field contributions will be minimal, hitting just .228 in 124 games.

1991 A sold-out Joe Robbie Stadium plays host to the Yankees and the Orioles exhibition game, which draws 67,654 fans, a spring training attendance record. The two-day series between the AL East rivals is part of South Florida’s efforts to be awarded a National League expansion team.

1993 Peanuts character Charlie Brown hits a game-winning home run, his first round tripper in 43 years. Almost ten percent of the nearly 18,000 Peanuts strips created by Charles Schulz focused on baseball.

2001 Choosing to end his career as a member of a World Champion team, 36 year-old Dwight Gooden announces his retirement from baseball. 'Doc', who compiles a 194-112 record in 16 seasons playing for the Mets, Yankees, Indians, Astros, and Devil Rays, will remain on the Bronx Bombers' payroll and will have a position within the organization. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 31.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1948 At Ebbets Field No. 2, the Dodgers play their first exhibition game at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, which will remain the team's home for 61 years. Amidst much fanfare, including Governor Millard Caldwell throwing the ceremonial first pitch, Jackie Robinson homers in the first inning as Brooklyn beats its top farm club, the Montreal Royals, 5-4.

1968 The American League's new franchise in Seattle chooses Pilots as its nickname. The name originated from the coastal seaport city's association with the airplane industry and co-owner Dewey Soriano's part-time job as a harbor pilot.

1984 On a televised episode of ABC’s Sports Beat, Howard Cosell informs interviewee Roger Maris of the Yankees' plan to retire the slugger's number 9 at the Old Timers' Game ceremonies in July. The former Bronx Bombers' reaction is at first is disbelief, followed by a genuine pleasure for being recognized for his achievements during his seven years with the team.

1998 With a rare on-the-field appearance, Hank Aaron helps to mark Milwaukee's historic return to the Senior Circuit as the Brewers play their inaugural game as a National League team, losing to the Braves at Turner Field, 2-1. Milwaukee is the first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch leagues.

2008 Outside of Wrigley Field, the Cubs unveil a statue of Ernie Banks done by Lou Cella. The typographical error on the base of the statue, "Lets play two", is quickly corrected when the sculptor comes down to the ballpark two days later and carves the needed apostrophe.

2010 Denard Span hits a hard foul line drive into the stands that strikes his mother in the first inning of an exhibition game in Tampa. The Twins' stunned leadoff batter runs into the crowded stands and stays with his mom while she is treated by paramedics until she returns to her seat, slightly shaken but intact. [/spoiler]

[tibbers]

Go Royals!

[nsergey73]

https://twitter.com/SN_Baseball/status/ ... 4790928384 HA-HA-HA!

Red Sox paying Pablo Sandoval $17 million to ride bench https://t.co/Ary6UAWII9 pic.twitter.com/G5X46EitN3
— Sporting News MLB (@SN_Baseball) March 31, 2016 ..... watta joke!

[Jetro]

mex_mangust
А можно ожидать такой же календарь как у NHL и NBA на регулярку?

[mex_mangust]

mex_mangust
А можно ожидать такой же календарь как у NHL и NBA на регулярку?

само собой, он уже есть, на первой странице трекера, где все календари
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1510888826

[Jetro]

само собой, он уже есть, на первой странице трекера, где все календари
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1510888826

Слушай, а может еще столбец со стартовыми питчерами добавить? Возможно?

[mex_mangust]

само собой, он уже есть, на первой странице трекера, где все календари
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1510888826

Слушай, а может еще столбец со стартовыми питчерами добавить? Возможно?

этот вопрос уже поднимался в прошлом году, столбца с питчерами не будет, так как актуальность его заполнения слишком трудоёмка, поверь мне я знаю о чём говорю ибо делал это пару сезонов
http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups
лайн-апы без спойлеров!!

[Jetro]

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups
лайн-апы без спойлеров!!

Так и знал, что туда отошлешь
В любом случае спасибо за все , что ты делаешь!

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 03.04.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1901 Although he tried to return the money, Christy Mathewson is accused by Connie Mack of reneging on his contract with Philadelphia. In January, 'Big Six', after meeting with the A's manager, received a signing bonus, committing himself to play for the 1901 season with the American League team, but then used the offer as leverage to get a richer contract from the Giants.

1923 Expelled players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg file suit against the White Sox for back salary and $400,000 in damages. Both players were acquitted for allegedly fixing the 1919 World Series, but were still banned from baseball by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, even though they were found not guilty of the wrongdoing in a much-publicized court case.

1966 After his name is picked from a hat in a special draft, Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus. The lottery is necessitated when Tom's father threatens a lawsuit after his son's contract with Atlanta is voided by Commissioner William Eckert because the right-hander's college team had played two exhibition games, but signing a pro contract also prevents the future Hall of Famer from playing on the collegiate level.

2008 During a tour of Fenway Park with her classmates, a Memorial Boulevard Middle School student is attacked by a 3 1/2-pound red-tailed hawk known to nest at the historic ballpark. The 13 year-old eighth grader from Bristol, Connecticut, who is treated for a small scratch on her scalp at a local hospital, has a familiar name to Red Sox fans, Alexa Rodriguez, similar to the much detested third baseman of the Yankees, who also is 13 (uniform number).

2009 On a damp and chilly New York night, both the Mets and Yankees open their new stadiums with exhibition games. The double debut in the Big Apple sees each team come away with a victory when the Amazin's beat the Red Sox, 4-3, and the Bronx Bombers launch three homers to defeat the Cubs, 7-4. [/spoiler]