33 thoughts on “August 14, 2020: 8-Oh, Bother”

  1. Results
    Rk Player ERA IP From To Age G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO FIP K% BB% ERA+ BAbip HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Tm
    1 Randy Dobnak 1.30 48.1 2019 2020 24-25 13 9 0 0 4 5 2 .714 1 40 11 7 10 34 2.83 17.5% 5.2% 342 .267 1 194 0 3 1 0 MIN
    2 John Weyhing 1.62 66.2 1888 1889 19-20 9 8 7 0 1 3 4 .429 0 53 29 12 21 30 2.68 11.0% 7.7% 194 undef 0 274 1 0 1 CIN-COL
    3 Ed Walsh 1.82 2964.1 1904 1917 23-36 430 315 250 57 105 195 126 .607 35 2346 873 598 617 1736 2.02 15.2% 5.4% 146 undef 23 11413 52 9 76 CHW-BSN
    4 Charlie Hodnett 1.88 153.0 1883 1884 99-99 18 18 15 1 0 14 4 .778 0 149 66 32 23 47 3.19 7.3% 3.6% 166 undef 1 647 0 10 STL-SLM
    5 Addie Joss 1.89 2327.0 1902 1910 22-30 286 260 234 45 22 160 97 .623 5 1888 730 488 364 920 2.25 10.4% 4.1% 143 undef 19 8891 58 1 28 CLE
    6 Jim Devlin 1.90 1405.0 1875 1877 26-28 157 153 151 9 4 72 76 .486 0 1437 776 296 90 286 2.32 4.9% 1.5% 150 undef 7 5901 0 48 CHI-LOU
    7 Perry Werden 1.97 141.1 1884 1884 22-22 16 16 12 1 0 12 1 .923 0 113 61 31 22 51 3.11 8.9% 3.8% 153 undef 1 575 0 5 SLM
    8 Laurie Reis 2.00 72.0 1877 1878 18-19 8 8 8 1 0 4 4 .500 0 84 42 16 10 19 2.76 6.1% 3.2% 138 undef 1 310 0 3 CHC
    9 Jack Pfiester 2.02 1067.1 1903 1911 25-33 149 128 75 17 12 71 44 .617 0 869 365 240 293 503 2.32 11.9% 6.9% 127 undef 6 4236 39 3 16 PIT-CHC
    10 Smoky Joe Wood 2.03 1434.1 1908 1920 18-30 225 158 121 28 56 117 57 .672 10 1138 497 324 421 989 2.26 17.5% 7.5% 146 undef 10 5640 49 0 43 BOS-CLE
    11 Mordecai Brown 2.06 3172.1 1903 1916 26-39 481 332 271 55 138 239 130 .648 49 2708 1044 725 673 1375 2.41 11.1% 5.4% 138 undef 43 12422 61 4 61 STL-CHC-CIN-SLM-BTT-CHI
    Provided by Stathead.com: View Stathead Tool Used
    Generated 8/14/2020.

    1. I'm more impressed by Charlie Hodnett* pitching 153 innings with 15 complete games at the age of 99, but Dobnak has been pretty darn spectacular.

      *So then I clicked on the link to Charlie Hodnett, and I guess he was only 23 at the time. Also, born in Dubuque, Iowa and only played for two years? So then to the Wiki-

      Hodnett retired from baseball after that season, due to pain resulting from an ulcerated foot.[1] He died six years later.


      Well... damn.

      1. Here's what jumped out at me about Hodnett: 18 appearance, 18 starts, 15 complete games, 1.88 ERA... one shutout.

        But then you look and see 66 runs, 32 earned runs. Different. Era.

    1. The Blazers/Nets game last night was pretty incredible down the stretch. The Nets had a good look at the buzzer that would have won that game, sent Portland home, and kept Phoenix alive. It didn't go in. It's just too bad that the play-in game isn't PHX v. POR. That would have been epic.

  2. Girl my daughter skates with (Miss SBG has not been to the rink since March) is running a fever and has body aches, but is not getting a COVID test because, according to her mother, "She's not experiencing any symptoms." ::facepalm::

    1. meanwhile I'm waiting out 3-5 business days because close contact.....

      The testing was really, super unpleasant, but more information isn't bad.

      1. Good luck, hope it turns out ok.

        Because I had symptoms, the doctor still recommended I be isolated for at least 7 days, in spite of my negative test. So, I’ve been living completely separate from the rest of the family since last Friday, staying in just the guest room, which has an attached bathroom. It’s a lonely existence, but it beats passing things along to the rest of the family, had the test been a false negative.

        My quarantine time is almost up, so I’m looking forward to leaving my Corona jail tomorrow morning.

  3. Back on 4/20-4/23 I had diarrhea, fever/chills, crazy dreams. After a virtual office visit with Dr. Fear, without any respiratory symptoms he didn't think I should be tested. Never lost sense of taste/smell. Not sure what it was.

      1. Yeah, NBBW thot it was probably food poisoning also. My hands were shaking so much it was hard to log into the computer.

  4. Card shop owner pointed out that Gerrit Cole has started five games this season; Cardinals have played only five games this season.

    I'm wondering -- lots of 7 inning doubleheaders in the Cardinals' future; how's their bullpen? If it's lacking, it might (tangentially) benefit them a bit in those situations.

    1. It is crazy that one team is going to have so many 7-inning games, it unbalances the schedule. To your point, whether the bullpen is good or bad they are going to be playing a very different game than everyone else.

      1. But with all those double headers, they'll have fewer days of recovery. It could balance out.

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