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Showing posts with label pittsburgh pirates. Show all posts
Monday, October 13, 2014
Grand Slam
San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford became the first shortstop to hit a postseason Grand Slam during their Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the beginning of this month.
Monday, June 2, 2014
First Pitch
Last week, rapper 50 cent threw out the ceremonial first pitch during the New York Mets/ Pittsburgh Pirates game. Here's the video below:
As the announcer says, his pitch was "not great." But was it the worst ever? A chart generated by the Washington Post suggest that it may indeed be the worst first pitch ever. While it was "highly unscientific," it's still fun to see where different people's pitches ended up.
As the announcer says, his pitch was "not great." But was it the worst ever? A chart generated by the Washington Post suggest that it may indeed be the worst first pitch ever. While it was "highly unscientific," it's still fun to see where different people's pitches ended up.
Monday, April 15, 2013
The rare lefty catcher
Something that I've failed to notice in all my years of watching baseball is how rare a left-handed catcher is. Think about it, when's the last time you saw someone throwing the ball back to the pitcher with their left hand? If you said anything more recent than 1989, you'd be wrong!
On May 14, 1989, in a game between Pittsburgh and Atlanta, the Pirates moved Benny Distefano from first base to catcher as part of a double switch. Distefano was a lefty, and no other team has had a left catcher in a game since then. In fact, no lefty catcher has started a game since 1900, when Jack Clements retired after playing 10 games behind the plate for the Boston Beaneaters.
This season, the Milwaukee Brewers have Logan Schafer as their emergency catcher. Schafer is a lefty, so although highly unlikely, we may get to see the first lefty catcher in 24 years!
On May 14, 1989, in a game between Pittsburgh and Atlanta, the Pirates moved Benny Distefano from first base to catcher as part of a double switch. Distefano was a lefty, and no other team has had a left catcher in a game since then. In fact, no lefty catcher has started a game since 1900, when Jack Clements retired after playing 10 games behind the plate for the Boston Beaneaters.
This season, the Milwaukee Brewers have Logan Schafer as their emergency catcher. Schafer is a lefty, so although highly unlikely, we may get to see the first lefty catcher in 24 years!
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| Benny Distefano in 1989. Lefty! |