Comments on: Comments on The SABR Baseball List and Record Book, Part 1 http://seamheads.com/2009/01/18/comments-on-the-sabr-baseball-list-and-record-book-part-1/ Wed, 23 May 2012 23:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Lease http://seamheads.com/2009/01/18/comments-on-the-sabr-baseball-list-and-record-book-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 John Lease Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:17:53 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/01/18/comments-on-the-sabr-baseball-list-and-record-book-part-1/#comment-4800 Those running A's and the 1979 Pirates had some common threads, Chuck Tanner and Matt Alexander. Matt was actually a decent outfielder, but was on rosters to be a pinch runner. It's a specialty that is extinct, and it's too bad. A good pinch runner can get you that guy in scoring position when you need it. Three catchers is just about extinct too, except in September. Pinch runners in September though have seen their last days.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4800','John Lease'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4800','John Lease','Those running A\'s and the 1979 Pirates had some common threads, Chuck Tanner and Matt Alexander.\r\n\r\nMatt was actually a decent outfielder, but was on rosters to be a pinch runner. It\'s a specialty that is extinct, and it\'s too bad. A good pinch runner can get you that guy in scoring position when you need it.\r\n\r\nThree catchers is just about extinct too, except in September. Pinch runners in September though have seen their last days.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Those running A’s and the 1979 Pirates had some common threads, Chuck Tanner and Matt Alexander.

Matt was actually a decent outfielder, but was on rosters to be a pinch runner. It’s a specialty that is extinct, and it’s too bad. A good pinch runner can get you that guy in scoring position when you need it.

Three catchers is just about extinct too, except in September. Pinch runners in September though have seen their last days.

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]]> By: vinnie http://seamheads.com/2009/01/18/comments-on-the-sabr-baseball-list-and-record-book-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4790 vinnie Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:37:30 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/01/18/comments-on-the-sabr-baseball-list-and-record-book-part-1/#comment-4790 Reed and Moschitto were mainly used as pinch runners or late inning replacements for Mantle during his last few injury plagued years.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4790','vinnie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4790','vinnie','Reed and Moschitto were mainly used as pinch runners or late inning replacements for Mantle during his last few injury plagued years.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Reed and Moschitto were mainly used as pinch runners or late inning replacements for Mantle during his last few injury plagued years.
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