Archive for January, 2008

 

How will the NY Giants deal with the distraction of Plaxico Burress?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
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JS asked:


Will it only be a distraction today? What about the rest of the season? I think it may be a distraction today, but I think the Giants will shake it off after this week.

Frances

 

My Top Baseball Teams of All Time (In no particular order) Part one

Monday, January 28th, 2008
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Aron Wallad asked:


I have a great amount of respect for the top teams of baseball. Being able to excel at a very high level is what I love about what some of these teams accomplished.

1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

They had a record of 103 Wins and 36 Losses and won the Pennant by 27.5 games. They scored 775 runs and allowed 440 runs. The Pirates had five pitchers with 15 wins and eras of under 2.55. They were Jack Chesbro, Deacon Phillippe, Sam Leever, Jesse Tannenbill and Ed Doheny. Luckily for any opponent there was no World Series in 1902.

1903 Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)

Captured the pennant by 14.5 games and won the World Series over a great Pittsburgh team five games to three. Had three twenty game winners, led by Cy Young.

1905 New York Giants

Record of 105 Wins and 48 Losses, Won World Series beating The Philadelphia A’s in five games. They scored 780 runs and gave up 505 runs. Had five pitchers with 15 at least 15 wins led by Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity. Christy Mathewson won three World Series games. All three were shutouts. He pitched on October 9, 12, and 14th and gave a total of 14 hits and one walk in 27 innings. One of the greatest World Series pitching performances of all time by Mr Mathewson.

1927 New York Yankees

With a 110 and 44 record they won the pennant by 19 games and beat the Pirates 4-0 in the World Series. They scored 975 runs and allowed 599 runs. They numbered six future Hall of Fame players: Ruth, Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earl Coombs, Waite Hoyt and Herb Pennock. All three outfielders batted at least 337. They were Ruth, Combs and Bob Meusel.

1929 Philadelphia A’s

Won pennant by 19 games. Outscoring their opposition 901 to 615. Winning 104 games and losing 46 established themselves as one of the great teams. Won World Series 4-1 over the Cubs. Had five future Hall of Famers. They were Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove and Eddie Collins.

1932 New York Yankees

Won the pennant by 13 games, outscoring their opponents 1002 runs to 724 runs. Their starting lineup (excluding pitchers), had six future Hall of Famers and two All Stars. Hall of Famers are Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Bill Dickey, Joe Sewell and Earle Coombs. All Stars were Frank Crosetti and Ben Chapman. Their entire team of positional players had either All Stars or Hall of Famers. The pitching staff had three future Hall of Famers. Herb Pennock, Lefty Gomez and Red Ruffing. Won World Series over the Cubs 4 games to none.

1934 St Louis Cardinals

Won the World Series 4 games to 3 over a great Tiger team. Five future Hall of Famers on the team. Check out this group. Dizzy Dean, Dazzy Vance, Frankie Frisch, Leo Durocher and Joe Medwick.

1936 New York Yankees

Scored 1065 runs and allowed 731. Won pennant by 19.5 games and beat the NY Giants 4 games to 2 in the World Series. They had five players with at least 100 RBIs led by Lou Gehrig with 152. Joe DiMaggio had 125 and was followed by Bill Dickey with 109 RBIs. Tony Lazzeri and George Selkirk were tied with 107 RBIs. Six players batted over 300 and no regular had an average of less than 287. Six pitchers with at least 12 wins.

I had some great teams in this list. Wait till you see part two.

Feel Free to pass this article on to the people in your life you care about.



Tamara

 

Were any players from the 1948 NY Giants baseball team in the Hall of Fame?

Sunday, January 20th, 2008
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mccauley4u asked:


I have a baseball signed by all the players from the 1948 NY Giants baseball team. I am trying to figure out of it has any value and was told the value depends on whether any of the players were in the Hall of Fame.

Yolanda

 

What is the face value of NY Giants tickets?

Friday, January 18th, 2008
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Heather B asked:


I cannot find any info on the Giants website either. I just want to know the range of the actual ticket prices not the inflated price.

Timothy

 

Beltran & Church Led the Mets to Defeat the Reds

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
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Stephen Lars asked:


The Mexican Oliver Perez’s batting, launching, stealing bases and experience made an incredible difference which helped the New York Mets win 8-3 over the Cincinnati Reds was basically the Mexican’s first victory since April 19.

“He can despair you occasionally, but is very competitive”, said Willie Randolph, New York Mets coach.

The most curious moment of the day, nevertheless was not conducted by Perez, but the Reds that did not continue the batting order during the ninth inning, after a double change; situation which caused a overall 10 minutes delay. The substitute catcher David Ross was to the base in eighth place to replace Corey Patterson; he managed to bat high out to the right garden.

Willie Randolph the Mets’ coach informed the referees of the error and it was marked to Patterson after a long discussion among the umpires. Ross batted gain but just a simple one.

The Mets that had not had consecutive homeruns in all the season games prior to Sunday, they did it twice during the day. The Puerto Rican Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church managed great shots in the fifth inning, showing the New York Mets offensive, which was locked up during a great part of last year.

Over NY previous five games the team had at least 11 hits with the exception of a 7-1 in the second game on Saturday night where they only scored four runs.

Meantime; at other National League games such as: the Florida Marlins game Dari Uggla achieved his second home run with an advantage in the eighth inning securing a victory of 5-4 over the Washington Nationals. The Marlins have won six games that have been played at the Nationals Park, holding a record of seven victories their best since they won nine consecutive games in August 2006.

The Mexican Luis Ayala managed three runs with two home runs in the eighth inning then Alfredo Amezaga opened the eighth inning against Ayala and the next batter, Jeremy Hermida connected a home run of two careers to draw the scoreboard.

The Milwaukee Brewers’ won over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, Ryan Braun hit a pair of home runs while Jeff Suppan launched seven innings and the Dominican Salomon Torres secured the team’s victory. The Dominican batter Albert Pujols managed two bases and connected a simple but was trapped when he tried to advance to the third base and by the six inning he was outside of the base. This is the second time the Brewers win in nine games; scoring twice in the first inning against the Cardinals with a high shot of Prince Fielder and a double of Corey Hart.

Finally, the Cubs managed a victory 6-4 over the Diamondbacks the Giants won over the Phillies for 4-3, the Padres defeated the Rockies by 6-1 and the Astros won 8-5 to the Dodgers.



Jack

 

Key Factors to Aide Your Medical Malpractice Case

Monday, January 14th, 2008
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Paul Justice asked:


Medical Malpractice can occur at any stage in your treatment plan causing both minimal and maximal side effects. The degree to which a medical professional harmed you by their ill practices differs significantly from one case to the next. In cases where only a small in fracture of medical malpractice occurs usually the medical professional will not report it because the patient rarely noticed anything. When small occurrences of medical malpractice occur they should be treated as if they were life threatening errors because in the future they quite possible evolve into life threatening ones. Severe occurrences of medical malpractice occur when a medical professional fails to provide their patient with the duty of care that is warranted from medical treatment. In these types of cases it is imperative for the medical professional to come clean if they noticed and error so that the patient can seek immediate treatment. However, there are some doctors that commit these acts on purpose to gain lucrative incentives from insurance companies. These instances of medical malpractice are the kind that is tainting the reputation of doctors as well as pharmaceutical companies across the nation.

Medical malpractice can become a lengthy, costly and emotionally draining process that requires the most knowledgeable and experienced lawyers in the area. One of the key factors to becoming successful in you medical malpractice lawsuit is hiring the best lawyer. Some law firms have dedicated teams in dealing with personal injury and product liability cases. Lawyers that have experience in dealing with the medical industry, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical giants are optimal. For they have the experience in dealing with intimidating companies that try to bury law firms with massive amounts of paperwork. This is a tactic that large companies will use so that the lawyer and the victim run out of resources and are forced to settle and a discounted rate. Upon hiring your medical malpractice lawyer there are some key things you can do to help your case gain speed. From the time that you first seek medical treatment to the time you think you have fallen victim to medical malpractice, make sure that you keep all of your medical documents. This is going to be especially important if your lawyer hires an expert witness who needs this documentation to determine what your doctor did or did not do. This is going to provide the court with unbiased proof that your doctor committed medical malpractice.

If you or a loved one has been caused harm by a medical professional, I urge you to seek medical help from a different establishment. Then if your doctor finds that your previous doctor gave you a misdiagnosis, wrong prescription, bad treatment plan, or any other type of failure of their duty contact a medical malpractice immediately. For there are specific time limitations put on these types of cases so it pays to be prompt. In our current economy no one wants the unwanted expenses of medical bills that were caused by negligence, therefore protect yourself and file a medical malpractice suit against those who have wronged you.



Terri

 

How do the NY Giants solve their injury woes?

Sunday, January 13th, 2008
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Buddhist asked:


I understand all teams have injuries, but the G-men have had problems keeping key guys healthy the past few years. Is Coughlin over-working them?

Carrie

 

Why are the NY Giants even bothering to show up for today’s game against the Cowboys?

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
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Azzwipe asked:


The Giants never score more than 25 points a game.

It will be a slaughter like the Nebraska win over Kansas State, 73-31 yesterday.

David