Tell me not, baseball produces the 'coolest' single-player feats

[macbk]

After seeing the following tweet, I feel as if baseball has the 'coolest' single-player feats. More so than the other major sports.

@ESPNStatsInfo: Tim Lincecum lost in Homer Bailey's no-hitter. The only pitcher who was the loser in a no-no & then threw the NEXT one was Mal Eason (1906).

By cool, I don't mean hardest to achieve, I literally just mean cool by the sense of the word . Weird thread, but I hope you guys understand what I mean.

 

[jjs07]

Chris Davis is the only MLBer to have 37 HRs before the all-star break while only consuming a total of 41 sunflower seeds since the season began.

 

[mr marcus]

Baseball do have a lot of different/neat stats or feats

 

[651akathepaul]

The Seattle Mariners are the only team to hit a homerun in more than 20 straight games while their leading homerun hitter on the team is over the age of 40.

I just made that up, so not sure if entirely true, but eh.

 

[finallyfamous]

Baseball do have a lot of different/neat stats or feats

haha seriously.

 

[kevin cleveland]

I think it might just be because baseball has, by far, the biggest stat nerds.

 

[JD617]

I'm reading these in Tim Kurkjian's voice in my head.

 

[miamin2]

I gotta agree

 

[651akathepaul]

I'm reading these in Tim Kurkjian's voice in my head.

Almost have to. It's so natural.

 

[Sir chief a lot]

I think it might just be because baseball has, by far, the biggest stat nerds.

naw baseball's just boring af! thats just a way to keep it more interesting

 

[airjordan jb23]

ya baseball is pretty out there with some of the stats they come up with

 

[RustyShackleford]

Errnight on Baseball tonight I get a "no one has ever done this stat"

They always be hitting folks wit **** like this: 'He becomes first 3B in the American league since the DH was instituted to go 4-8 over 2 games after hits team split a back-to-back, facing pitchers that had a combined ERA of than less than 7.4, without leaving any runner in scoring position and taking at least 3 balls at each at bat'

 

[651akathepaul]

Errnight on Baseball tonight I get a "no one has ever done this stat"

They always be hitting folks wit **** like this: 'He becomes first 3B in the American league since the DH was instituted to got 4-8 over 2 games after hits team split a back-to-back, facing pitchers that a combined ERA less than 7.4, without leaving any runner in scoring position and taking at least 3 balls at each at bat'

...In day games.

 

[c hanna]

theres so many rare events that can happen in baseball which is what makes it interesting

 

[651akathepaul]

theres so many rare events that can happen in baseball which is what makes it interesting

Very true. Some announcer mentioned that every time he watches a baseball game, almost every time he sees something that he's never seen before. It's true if you pay close enough attention. Another reason why it's such a great sport.

 

[macbk]

Errnight on Baseball tonight I get a "no one has ever done this stat"

They always be hitting folks wit **** like this: 'He becomes first 3B in the American league since the DH was instituted to got 4-8 over 2 games after hits team split a back-to-back, facing pitchers that a combined ERA less than 7.4, without leaving any runner in scoring position and taking at least 3 balls at each at bat'

...In day games.

It's the same with **** Homer Bailey when he had his no-no. He was the last to record one in 2012, and the first to record one in 2013. To me that's damn cool.

 

[dt43]

theres so many rare events that can happen in baseball which is what makes it interesting

Very true. Some announcer mentioned that every time he watches a baseball game, almost every time he sees something that he's never seen before. It's true if you pay close enough attention. Another reason why it's such a great sport.

No offense, but imo this is why baseball is not that great of a sport.

Focus is too much on statistics and sabermetrics and all these esoteric things surrounding on-field play, but not enough on the on-field play itself. IMO, in a good spectator sport the game should speak for itself.

 

[Nawzlew]

Errnight on Baseball tonight I get a "no one has ever done this stat"

They always be hitting folks wit **** like this: 'He becomes first 3B in the American league since the DH was instituted to got 4-8 over 2 games after hits team split a back-to-back, facing pitchers that a combined ERA less than 7.4, without leaving any runner in scoring position and taking at least 3 balls at each at bat'

...In day games.

 

[kevin cleveland]

The game does speak for itself. It's just that there are SO MANY possible outcomes of each and every second.

Undefined scoring* (in all other sports, there is a designated "goal" or area in which to do so - only partially true in baseball), defense dictates offense (pitching), no clock, big playing field, small ball, exponentially more matchup-based now, etc.