02-23-2017, 01:51 PM
Quote:Where was it again that we were discussing rules changes?I think I was like 5 years old when I saw "Pride of the Yankees" and it took this tweet (43 years later) to make me realize that Gehrig didn't hit an intentional ball for an HR and that whole part about hitting 2 HRs for a sick kids was complete Hollywood bullshit
In any case, here's a tweet about the intentional walks. Out of 15 who put the intentional-walk pitch in play, 3 are Cubs. Cap Anson was the first to do it! haha...
https://twitter.com/sabr/status/834210025681739777
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