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14,315 Questions

How tall is Scott Boras?

The only figure I have ever heard was somewhere in the neighborhood of $500M.

What makes the New York Yankees different than other MLB teams?

The Yankees are better than the Red Sox because they're winners and the Red Sox are losers.

Who is Don Mattingly?

Don Mattingly was the Yankee first baseman from 1982 to 1995. He played left and right field in his first couple of seasons with the Yankees until a full time move to first base. He then became the Yankee hitting coach from 2004-2006 and Joe Torre's bench coach in 2007. He ended his Yankee career with 2,153 hits. He is currently the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach. Don's number 23 was retired by the Yankees in 1997.

Who is the best Boston Red Sox player?

There have been several great players to have come through Boston. Cy Young, Carl Yastrzemski, and even Babe Ruth just to name a few. if i were to pick the greatest red sox player of all time, it would be Ted Williams hands down. But if i were to pick the best current red sox player i would have to chose Manny Ramirez. He has been a consistent batter throughout his career, with a Career BA over .300. He is on the list of top home run hitters of all time, and he is always clutch. I think he's second on the all time grand-slam list.

How many pennants have the New York Yankees played in?

The New York Giants won 17 N.L. Pennants: 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951 & 1954.

Why do major league batters burn off letter on helmet?

Haha, first off they don't burn it off. It is pine tar that's caked onto the helmet in addition to dirt from the field. They do it so they have sticky pine tar on their helmet to reach up and touch to keep their hands sticky and more comfort on bat. Also, they do it because it looks cool. Half of baseball is looking good.

Do Muslims play baseball?

The first and only Muslim of Arab descent to play in MLB was Sam Khalifa for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985. Padres' shortstop Khalil Greene belongs to the Baha'i Faith. The name Khalil is Arabic for 'friend'.

What is the modern day MLB record for consecutive games with at least one steal?

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:

NEW YORK METS

CAREER

STOLEN BASES SB

1 Mookie Wilson 281

2 Jose Reyes 234

3 Howard Johnson 202

4 Darryl Strawberry 191

5 Lee Mazzilli 152

6 Lenny Dykstra 116

7 Bud Harrelson 115

8 Wally Backman 106

9 Roger Cedeno 105

10 Vince Coleman 99

11 Tommie Agee 92

T12 Cleon Jones 91

T12 John Stearns 91

14 Frank Taveras 90

15 David Wright 77

16 Kevin McReynolds 67

17 Lance Johnson 65

18 Gregg Jefferies 63

19 Carlos Beltran 58

20 Steve Henderson 55

21 Lenny Randle 47

T22 Edgardo Alfonzo 45

T22 Daryl Boston 45

24 Keith Miller 44

25 Rickey Henderson 42

26 Bob Bailor 40

27 Joel Youngblood 39

28 Mike Cameron 35

29 Wayne Garrett 33

30 Cliff Floyd 32

T31 Juan Samuel 31

T31 Hubie Brooks 31

T33 Dave Kingman 29

T33 Bernard Gilkey 29

35 Rey Ordonez 28

36 Ken Boswell 26

T37 Carl Everett 25

T37 Brian McRae 25

39 Brian Giles 23

T40 Joe Foy 22

T40 Joe Christopher 22

T40 Roberto Alomar 22

T40 Joe McEwing 22

T40 Kaz Matsui 22

T45 Chico Walker 21

T45 Ron Hunt 21

T45 Brett Butler 21

T48 Ty Wigginton 20

T48 Ron Swoboda 20

T48 John Milner 20

51 Ted Martinez 19

T52 Jose Oquendo 18

T52 Bruce Boisclair 18

T52 Jose Vizcaino 18

T55 Timo Perez 17

T55 Rod Kanehl 17

T55 Keith Hernandez 17

T55 Claudell Washington 17

T55 Endy Chavez 17

T55 Butch Huskey 17

61 Lenny Harris 16

T62 Ed Kranepool 15

T62 Jeromy Burnitz 15

T62 Benny Agbayani 15

T65 Jerry Grote 14

T65 Jay Payton 14

T67 Ed Charles 13

T67 Kelvin Chapman 13

T67 Miguel Cairo 13

T67 Desi Relaford 13

T67 Ron Gardenhire 13

T72 Elio Chacon 12

T72 Carlos Gomez 12

T72 Richie Ashburn 12

T72 Jeff Kent 12

T76 Dick Schofield 11

T76 Todd Hundley 11

T76 Manny Alexander 11

T76 Felix Millan 11

T76 Shawn Green 11

T81 Kevin Elster 10

T81 Dave Marshall 10

T81 Joe Orsulak 10

T81 Ron Hodges 10

T81 Matt Lawton 10

T81 Luis Castillo 10

T87 Bill Pecota 9

T87 Mike Jorgensen 9

T87 Jim Hickman 9

T87 Dick Smith 9

T87 Danny Heep 9

T87 Tommy Davis 9

T87 Marlon Anderson 9

T87 Melvin Mora 9

T87 Willie Montanez 9

T96 Derek Bell 8

T96 Jose Valentin 8

T96 Rod Gaspar 8

T96 Dan Norman 8

T96 Del Unser 8

T96 Ryan Thompson 8

T96 Bobby Bonilla 8

T96 Donn Clendenon 8

T96 Alex Ochoa 8

T96 Julio Franco 8

T106 Darryl Hamilton 7

T106 Mike Piazza 7

T106 Tom Herr 7

T106 Damon Buford 7

T106 Choo Choo Coleman 7

T106 Pepe Mangual 7

T106 Jeff Duncan 7

T106 Kevin Bass 7

T106 Tim Foli 7

T106 Doug Flynn 7

T106 Al Weis 7

T117 Tony Fernandez 6

T117 Rusty Staub 6

T117 Tim Teufel 6

T117 Eddie Murray 6

T117 Don Hahn 6

T117 Victor Diaz 6

T117 Leo Foster 6

T117 Ken Boyer 6

T117 Johnny Lewis 6

T117 Elliott Maddox 6

T117 Shane Spencer 6

T117 Robin Ventura 6

T129 Paul Lo Duca 5

T129 Roy McMillan 5

T129 Luis Lopez 5

T129 John Olerud 5

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T129 John Cangelosi 5

T129 Mark Carreon 5

T129 Larry Stahl 5

T129 George Foster 5

T129 Dave Gallagher 5

T129 Raul Gonzalez 5

T129 Dave Magadan 5

T129 Mike Phillips 5

T143 George Altman 4

T143 Gene Clines 4

T143 Lastings Milledge 4

T143 Kelly Stinnett 4

T143 Bobby Klaus 4

T143 Charley Smith 4

T143 Esix Snead 4

T143 Jerry Buchek 4

T143 D.J. Dozier 4

T143 Mike Howard 4

T143 Pat Howell 4

T143 Shawon Dunston 4

T143 Dave Schneck 4

T143 Todd Zeile 4

T143 Roy Staiger 4

T143 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 4

T143 Mark Bradley 4

T143 Art Shamsky 4

T143 Carlos Delgado 4

T143 Gerald Williams 4

T143 Tom Seaver 4

T164 Don Bosch 3

T164 Gil Flores 3

T164 Rich Becker 3

T164 Todd Pratt 3

T164 Ray Knight 3

T164 Charlie Neal 3

T164 Jon Nunnally 3

T164 Danny Garcia 3

T164 Fernando Vina 3

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T164 Gary Kolb 3

T164 Frank Thomas 3

T164 Billy Cowan 3

T164 Mike Bordick 3

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T164 Richie Hebner 3

T164 Orlando Hernandez 3

T164 Felix Mantilla 3

T164 Kevin Mitchell 3

T164 Al Moran 3

T164 Tim Bogar 3

T164 Darren Bragg 3

T164 Chico Fernandez 3

T164 Chris Jones 3

T164 Garry Templeton 3

T164 Richard Hidalgo 3

T164 Bill Almon 3

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T192 Steve Bieser 2

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T192 Xavier Nady 2

T192 Herm Winningham 2

T192 Terry McDaniel 2

T192 Vance Wilson 2

T192 Chuck Carr 2

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T192 Jerry Morales 2

T192 Ricky Otero 2

T192 Junior Ortiz 2

T192 Lou Thornton 2

T192 Danny Frisella 2

T192 Jermaine Allensworth 2

T192 Jeff Keppinger 2

T192 Willie Mays 2

T192 Gary Carter 2

T192 Duffy Dyer 2

T192 Tony Tarasco 2

T192 Rafael Santana 2

T192 Carlos Baerga 2

T192 Eddie Bressoud 2

T192 Duke Carmel 2

T192 Prentice Redman 2

T192 David Newhan 2

T192 Marcos Scutaro 2

T192 Chris Donnels 2

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How do the minor leagues work?

Players on the 25-man roster which is also called the Major League Roster can be sent down to the Minor Leagues at any given time as long as they have options remaining on their clock. A player has 3 options assigned to them when they're added to their team's 40-man roster. An option is good for the entire year so they can use 1 option as much as they want for that season but the next season it goes to option 2 if he's sent back down to the Minor Leagues. If a team tries to send a player down to the Minor Leagues but he has no more options left then he has to clear waivers before he can be sent down. There's also the possibility of a player having a 4th option player but this only applies if a player has less than 5 years of professional experience with their particular team whether it's in the Minor Leagues or in the Major Leagues or a combination of both.

Also when a team sends a player down to the Minor League, a player has the right to refuse that assignment if they have 5 years of Major League Service however refusing such an assignment means he typically will automatically become a free agent in most cases.

Also when a player is sent down, they have to stay down for a maximum of at least 10 however if an injury occurs to a player on the Major League Roster and the player is placed on the DL then the player that was just sent down can be brought back up regardless of the 10-day limit thing.

How do you throw a sinker?

It's really up to you. You don't want to pick one too big because it will drive the fish away. You want one that will just hold the line where you want it. If you are just fishing on a lake or still water then you would probably be fine with a 1 or 2 ounce sinker.

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Who are two active players in major league baseball with 1000 plus hits for two teams?

SS Gene Alley who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1963-1973 and OF Tommie Agee (1962-1973) who played with several teams but is most remembered for his days with the New York Mets and the 1969 World Series.

Which first Basemen has won the most Gold Gloves?

1958 Vic Power Kansas City Athletics / Cleveland Indians

1959 Vic Power Cleveland Indians

1960 Vic Power Cleveland Indians

1961 Vic Power Cleveland Indians

1962 Vic Power Minnesota Twins

1963 Vic Power Minnesota Twins

1964 Vic Power Minnesota Twins / Los Angeles Angels / Philadelphia Phillies

1965 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees

1966 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees

1967 George Scott Boston Red Sox

1968 George Scott Boston Red Sox

1969 Joe Pepitone New York Yankees

1970 Jim Spencer California Angels

1971 George Scott Boston Red Sox

1972 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers

1973 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers

1974 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers

1975 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers

1976 George Scott Milwaukee Brewers

1977 Jim Spencer Chicago White Sox

1978 Chris Chambliss New York Yankees

1979 Cecil Cooper Milwaukee Brewers

1980 Cecil Cooper Milwaukee Brewers

1981 Mike Squires Chicago White Sox

1982 Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles

1983 Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles

1984 Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles

1985 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1986 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1987 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1988 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1989 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1990 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics

1991 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1992 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1993 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1994 Don Mattingly New York Yankees

1995 J.T. Snow California Angels

1996 J.T. Snow California Angels

1997 Rafael Palmeiro Baltimore Orioles

1998 Rafael Palmeiro Baltimore Orioles

1999 Rafael Palmeiro Texas Rangers

2000 John Olerud Seattle Mariners

2001 Doug Mientkiewicz Minnesota Twins

2002 John Olerud Seattle Mariners

2003 John Olerud Seattle Mariners

2004 Darin Erstad Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2005 Mark Teixeira Texas Rangers

2006 Mark Teixeira Texas Rangers

(In 1957 only one Gold Glove was awarded for all of baseball at each position. National Leaguer Gil Hodges won it that year.)

Who covers second base for a right handed batter?

Little League? It should depend upon who's better honestly. If you have two good middle infielders, do it by who is up to a bat. Right handed hitter? 2nd base should cover. Left hander? SS should cover. But in little league, who ever is going to make the play!

What is a walk off single?

a walk off single is when a runner gets a single in a tie ball game to end the game right then. walk off means the team walks off the field because of...

How many cities have more than one Major League Baseball team?

Below is a list of cities (or states) that have baseball teams in alphabetical order followed by the team name.

  • Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Atlanta Braves
  • Baltimore Orioles
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago White Sox
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • Cleveland Indians
  • Colorado Rockies
  • Detroit Tigers
  • Florida Marlins
  • Houston Astros
  • Kansas City Royals
  • Los Angeles Angels
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Milwaukee Brewers
  • Minnesota Twins
  • New York Mets
  • New York Yankees
  • Oakland Athletics
  • Philadelphia Phillies
  • Pittsburgh Pirates
  • San Diego Padres
  • San Francisco Giants
  • Seattle Mariners
  • St Louis Cardinals
  • Tampa Bay Rays
  • Texas Rangers
  • Toronto Blue Jays
  • Washington Nationals

What president once owned a major league basketball team?

Current President George W. Bush - the Texas Rangers Baseball Team. Now former

Is hitting a baseball the hardest sport?

no it isn't kicking a soccer ball is.

it is a baseball because you have to trow a ball hit run to a base and slid

What is a battery in baseball?

Because like a battery they are the ones that make everything go. Every play in baseball starts with the pitcher (pitching the ball) and the catcher (giving signs and directing the defense) -- If you dont have the pitcher and catcher, you cant play baseball.. kind of like if a car doesnt have a battery it cant go anywhere

What is the distance for a home run in major league?

I was looking for this also. I found an answer of 46 feet at the following web site http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm423/little_league_field.htm 46 feet in Little League, 60 feet 6 inches in high school and the majors.