25 Things You Didn't Know About Baseball (Must Read if You're a Serious Baseball Fan)

[Walt]

I didn't comment on the Votto stat because it was prominently featured in last year's version. But yeah, insane.

 

[mastermind]

at the Votto stat

Billy Hamilton


Dunn and Francouer

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

@ #25....

 

[jfkennedy]

26. Baseball is dying

Wrong. Attendance is actually UP compared to this time last year.

Change in Baseball Attendance 2011 to 2012 - Baseball-Reference.com

Although I'm sure y'all WISH it was dying.

 

[ChuckDaddy]

That's crazy about Votto and Ben Revere. I've been telling people Revere is the truth. And I can't wait to see Hamilton in the bigs. I wish I had a roster spot to pick him up in fantasy right now.

 

[Alpha Dog]

don't remember exactly where I heard this but Joey Votto hasn't pulled a ball into the seats. either this is ever or it hasn't happened anytime recently (by recently I mean a season or two). Is this true?

Yep, happened once in his entire career during his rookie season

The most amazing thing from Verducci’s article, though, was this–Joey Votto has only pulled one foul ball into the seats in his major league career. If you like to sit along the first base line, Votto’s probably not going to give you a souvenir. Votto remembers that lone pulled foul ball into the crowd from his rookie year, a foul ball he describes as not being deep, 20 to 30 feet foul. “I haven’t hit a long home run foul in my whole career,” Votto added.

 

[holidayinn21]

if #4 ain't the gotdamn truth.

the amount of hitters I see take pitches down the middle makes me pull my hair out.

 

[Texas2step]

26. You can use the baseball as a weapon and not get charged for it. You will get a warning for it the first time.

27. You can curse out the umpires and be seen as a motivator. Whereas in Basketball or Football you will be seen as a person with anger issues or a thug

28. You can have brawls and be seen as a person who has your teammates back. Whereas in Football or Basketball, you will be seen as an animal or thug

 

[MikelArteta]

Wrong. Attendance is actually UP compared to this time last year.

Change in Baseball Attendance 2011 to 2012 - Baseball-Reference.com

Although I'm sure y'all WISH it was dying.

Cheaper tickets and give always

 

[mastermind]

if #4 ain't the gotdamn truth.

the amount of hitters I see take pitches down the middle makes me pull my hair out.

you see it all the time on 3-1 counts too

dude is giving you a fee pitch, take it

 

[Captain Crunch]

Good list

 

[Mensch Fontana]

26. You can use the baseball as a weapon and not get charged for it. You will get a warning for it the first time.

27. You can curse out the umpires and be seen as a motivator. Whereas in Basketball or Football you will be seen as a person with anger issues or a thug

28. You can have brawls and be seen as a person who has your teammates back. Whereas in Football or Basketball, you will be seen as an animal or thug

White exclen.. privledge

 

[HHR]

don't remember exactly where I heard this but Joey Votto hasn't pulled a ball into the seats. either this is ever or it hasn't happened anytime recently (by recently I mean a season or two). Is this true?

Once.

In his career.

 

[SmoothOperator88]

@ those Votto and Revere stats. Also this list is bs I knew #s 4,5,10 and 24.

 

[jadillac]

Francoeur wasnt bad on the Rangers a couple-few years back. lol