http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5421 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5421/comment-page-1#comment-16129 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:49:21 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5421#comment-16129 [...] happened in this game. Shane Victorino missed a cycle by just a double, which rang a bell since Will Venable did the exact same thing a few days ago. (By the way, I know I'm getting old because every time I think to write abotu Venable, I start [...]

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5421/comment-page-1#comment-16056 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:56:32 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5421#comment-16056 It's interesting that Orta and Herzog are so close on the list considering how their paths crossed in 1985 World Series, with Herzog managing the Cardinals and Orta leading off the 9th inning of Game 6 (the Don Denkinger inning) with a single for the Royals (he only went 2-18 in the postseason in his career), setting the table for the comeback.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5421/comment-page-1#comment-16054 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:31:45 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5421#comment-16054 Venable wound up missing the cycle by a double. It remains true that no Padre has ever hit for the cycle.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5421/comment-page-1#comment-16052 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:23:38 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5421#comment-16052 Quite a short list, and while there are some regulars on there, hes not in bad company.

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