“The haters think that Satan was gay and God was straight”… Ana María Polo.
Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Today, Tuesday and tomorrow, are Mail Days. Please send me your full name and the town or city from where you are writing from. Very grateful.
Marino Riochi, from Hermosillo, asks: “Have anyone ever hit the cycle or the home run ladder in the Major Leagues, that is, with the bases empty and then, turn by turn, with one, two and three on base?”
Dear friend Nino: The closest has been Mark Whiten, with the Cardinals, on September 7, 1993, at the Reds’ Riverfront Stadium. He only lacked the home run with the bases empty. The Cardinals won 15-2.
In the minor leagues, it was achieved on July 27, 1998, by left-hander Tyrone Horne of the Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League, when they were playing against the Missionaries in San Antonio. He hit a home run with one on base in the first inning, a grand slam in the second, a solo in the fifth and with two in the sixth.
The game ended 13-4 in favor of the Travelers and that season Horne was the home run leader, with 37. But he never made it to the Majors.
Ruber J. Luzardo S. from Santa Bárbara del Zulia, asks: “Is it true that Babe Ruth played with the Dodgers?”
Friend Rubo: After 21 seasons in the Major Leagues, Ruth played in the 22nd for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1935. And in 28 games, he hit .181, with the last six of his 714 home runs, plus 12 RBIs.
Arnoldo Puertocarrero, from Caracas, asks: “Is it true that scouts have a key to rate prospects, and how is that?”
Dear friend Arno: 80 is the maximum and indicates, of course, the limit… 70 means high quality for the game… 60, above average… 50 Good average…
Raymundo Garza, from San Nicolás, Nuevo León, asks: “And, when you are gone, because that is God’s Law, to whom will we send our questions about baseball?”
Dear friend Ray: That is not for me to answer, but for those who are still alive after what you already know.
Albisa M. Richaldine from Atlanta asks: “Why wasn’t baseball in the Paris Olympics?”
Dear friend Al: It seems that baseball is too much of a sport to be an Olympic sport. They often invent reasons for not including it in the Olympics. It was in Tokyo 2021 and will return in Los Angeles 2028. But the French don’t like it and they had plenty of excuses to take it out this year, apparently with a corner kick.
Thanks to life that has given me so much, even a reader like you.
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“Los discriminadores opinan que Satanás era gay y Dios era ‘straight’”… Ana María Polo.
Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Hoy martes y mañana, son Días del Correo. Por favor, envíame nombre completo y la población o ciudad desde donde me escribes. Muy agradecido.
Marino Riochi, de Hermosillo, pregunta: “¿Han bateado en Grandes Ligas el ciclo o la escalera de jonrones, o sea, con las bases desocupadas y después, turno a turno, con uno, dos y tres en bases?”
En las ligas menores, lo consiguió el 27 de Julio de 1998, el zurdo Tyrone Horne, de los Travelers de Arkansas, en la Liga de Texas, cuando jugaban frente a los Misioneros, en San Antonio. Bateó jonrón con uno en base en el primer inning, gran slam en el segundo, solitario en el quinto y con dos en el sexto.
Ruber J. Luzardo S. de Santa Bárbara del Zulia, pregunta: “¿Cierto que Babe Ruth jugó con los Dodgers?”
Amigo Rubo: Después de 21 temporadas en Grandes Ligas, Ruth jugó en la 22 para los Dodgers de Brooklyn, en 1935. Y en 28 juegos, bateó para .181, con los últimos seis de sus 714 jonrones, más 12 carreras impulsadas.
Arnoldo Puertocarrero, de Caracas, pregunta: “¿Cierto que los scouts tienen una clave para calificar a los prospectos, y cómo es eso?”
Amigo Arno: 80 es lo máximo e indica, por supuesto, el tope… 70 quiere decir alta calidad para el juego… 60, sobre el promedio… 50 Buen promedio…
Albisa M. Richaldine, de Atlanta, pregunta: “¿Por qué el beisbol no estuvo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París?”
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto, incluso un lector como tú.
ATENCIÓN: Puedes leer el archivo reciente de Juan Vené en la Pelota en la Internet, si entras con: El deporte vuelve a unirnos.
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