How well do you know baseball?

[HoustonGM]

sorry about the size im at work

I just wasn't sure what you meant by "section." That's what I assumed. I thought you might've meant like an "area of focus".

[justanewguy]

Maybe my 1 to 10 scale wasn't that good, but it was just an example of how you might rate yourself. I would basically consider a 5 to be the average Joe you run into while attending a baseball game, so there's probably not enough separation between that and front office people and writers (10).

But I feel like at least a few people are overrating themselves just a bit (although I have no way of knowing this). I'd have guessed the average "1 to 10 knowledge of baseball scale" score for the entire group of regulars posting here to be roughly 6.5. It's fairly obvious that we (as a group) know more than a group of casual fans would, but I'm doubting we're around 8/9 "rated" knowledge as a whole.

I think it's an interesting question that was poorly phrased.

[Slingshot]

I'm like a 2 or 3. Don't know much about anything really.

[dps]

Not sure, but my rating can't be as high as it was when I first started playing Baseball Mogul (2000? I don't recall exactly). I just don't have as much free time to follow the game anymore.

[etothep]

I'm like a 2 or 3. Don't know much about anything really.

Haha


Yeh, I'm a .7, I'm lucky I can even tie my shoes really

[BINGLEBOP]

Interesting topic...

I think overall I would give myself a 7 now. It's no secret that my passion for the game of baseball is nowhere near what it used to be, especially growing up. Back when I was in middle school, I had a photographic memory when it game to players and baseball statistics. I would give my friends a copy of Baseball Weekly and offer them $5 if they could stump me on any player on any team, rookie league through the Major Leagues. Nobody ever did, and this was more of an accomplishment then, because the internet wasn't the valuable resource that it is today, so imagine keeping up with every transaction and statistic through a weekly publication and from newspaper transaction pages. I always say that I wish I had a photographic memory for other things... such as, I don't know, biology or history at the time? I think it had to do with being so passionate about something where it was a genuine joy "learning" about it. Eventually that faded away.

Growing up, since I was injured every summer except three (paralysis, car accident, boating accident, etc.), I ended up coaching and umpiring little league teams, just to be around the game. Imagine that... coaching players of the same age instead of being out on the field with them. I enjoyed the strategic part of the game of baseball being on that side of the diamond instead of on the field, and we did pretty well. I was a catcher "by trade", so it was fun working with pitchers and catchers in how to call a game and how to pitch to opposing hitters. That would fade away too.

I could hold my own statistically when it comes to analyzing players, but I don't, and I stopped caring long ago. I've dropped out of it the last few years with the new types of statistical analysis coming out. This is an area where I would give somebody like HoustonGM a 10 or so and have that be the top of the curve. I follow everything now with a casual interest, and I often wonder if something or somebody will come along next season (I say that every year) to spark my interest again, but no luck. I thought it would be Joe Mauer in 2004, my first year in the Twin Cities living two blocks from the Metrodome! But no. I thought it would be 2007 when I went to Denver for the World Series. But no. I know a little bit about a lot of things though, so I can always have that polite casual conversation with that annoying passerby that doesn't shut up ("How 'bout them Dodgers? That thar Manny can hit!"). It's just that my interests or priorities changed. I never start a conversation about the game anymore and only react to it if somebody else brings something up. I talk about a lot of things, and baseball's nowhere near the top anymore.

I'm like Jim Palmer in his aborted comeback attempt... except I don't want to "come back" right now. I give myself a polite B- at best.

[michaelg123789]

lol very nice

[RedsoxRockies]

Interesting topic...

I think overall I would give myself a 7 now. It's no secret that my passion for the game of baseball is nowhere near what it used to be, especially growing up. Back when I was in middle school, I had a photographic memory when it game to players and baseball statistics. I would give my friends a copy of Baseball Weekly and offer them $5 if they could stump me on any player on any team, rookie league through the Major Leagues. Nobody ever did, and this was more of an accomplishment then, because the internet wasn't the valuable resource that it is today, so imagine keeping up with every transaction and statistic through a weekly publication and from newspaper transaction pages. I always say that I wish I had a photographic memory for other things... such as, I don't know, biology or history at the time? I think it had to do with being so passionate about something where it was a genuine joy "learning" about it. Eventually that faded away.

Growing up, since I was injured every summer except three (paralysis, car accident, boating accident, etc.), I ended up coaching and umpiring little league teams, just to be around the game. Imagine that... coaching players of the same age instead of being out on the field with them. I enjoyed the strategic part of the game of baseball being on that side of the diamond instead of on the field, and we did pretty well. I was a catcher "by trade", so it was fun working with pitchers and catchers in how to call a game and how to pitch to opposing hitters. That would fade away too.

I could hold my own statistically when it comes to analyzing players, but I don't, and I stopped caring long ago. I've dropped out of it the last few years with the new types of statistical analysis coming out. This is an area where I would give somebody like HoustonGM a 10 or so and have that be the top of the curve. I follow everything now with a casual interest, and I often wonder if something or somebody will come along next season (I say that every year) to spark my interest again, but no luck. I thought it would be Joe Mauer in 2004, my first year in the Twin Cities living two blocks from the Metrodome! But no. I thought it would be 2007 when I went to Denver for the World Series. But no. I know a little bit about a lot of things though, so I can always have that polite casual conversation with that annoying passerby that doesn't shut up ("How 'bout them Dodgers? That thar Manny can hit!"). It's just that my interests or priorities changed. I never start a conversation about the game anymore and only react to it if somebody else brings something up. I talk about a lot of things, and baseball's nowhere near the top anymore.

I'm like Jim Palmer in his aborted comeback attempt... except I don't want to "come back" right now. I give myself a polite B- at best.

You mean came? The spell police has been caught at his own game!!!

[TheNamelessPoet]

this spell police crap is getting REALLY annoying

[BINGLEBOP]

You mean came? The spell police has been caught at his own game!!!

It wasn't really a "spelling" error. The wrong word was typed.

this spell police crap is getting REALLY annoying[.]

The Capitalization Crusade and the Punctuation Posse agree with you.

[etothep]

I figured this is a good place to post my question. What's the record for most consecutive games a person has got on base safely (& are games where they reach on error counted toward that streak)?

[TheNamelessPoet]

it is I believe about 86 by ted williams once... its INSANE... I email tha HOF once but they didnt know.. .they sent me to baseballrefferance... thats how I learned bout the site

[BINGLEBOP]

it is I believe about 86 by ted williams once... it[']s INSANE... I email[ed] tha HOF once but they didn[']t know.. .they sent me to baseballrefferance... that[']s how I learned bout the site

The Hall of Fame probably couldn't understand you is all. But you were close. The record is 84 by Ted Williams from July 1st through September 27, 1949.

[etothep]

haha, thanks guys

Was just wondering how far Ruth was from it in my 1920 dynasty...40 games


Haha, have Joe Sewell on my 1920 team & turns out he has the record for most games w/o a strikeout (115)

[BINGLEBOP]

Wow, nice!