On-Base Perception
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David Lennon
Baseball magic numbers
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$125,000 - Expected top bid for Warren Spahn's 1957 Cy Young award, which will be among 800 items of memorabilia put up for auction by the late Spahn's 65-year-old son, Greg. Spahn won 20 or more games 13 times, a National League record that is unlikely to fall in the foreseeable future.
1,690 - Career hits as a DH for David Ortiz, who passed Harold Baines this week for the top spot. Ortiz...
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.905 - OPS at Rangers Ballpark for Manny Ramirez, who signed this past week after leaving Taiwan. Of the 18 stadiums where Ramirez has at least 20 at-bats, that’s his third-lowest OPS. Comerica Park is at the bottom (.784). Ramirez has a career .996 OPS in 19 seasons.
42 - Days between starts for Mark Appel, the No. 1 overall pick in last month's draft, who made his pro debut Friday for Tri-City,...
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1,623 - RBIs for Chipper Jones, the career leader among third basemen who had his number retired Friday by the Braves at Turner Field. Former President Jimmy Carter was even in attendance. As perfect a night it was for Jones, hard to believe the Braves were nice enough to not schedule the Mets for that particular homestand.
$500M - Anticipated cost of Wrigley Field renovation, part of which...
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$25,000 - Monthly salary, in U.S. dollars, paid by the Taiwan Rhinos to Manny Ramirez, who quit the league this week despite the team’s pledge to raise it to $60,000. Ramirez made more than $206 million during his major-league career, which was abruptly cut short by a PED suspension.
500 - Hours of community service that must be performed by Lenny Dykstra, who was released from prison after...
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