Byrnes (the Eric variety) will likely get to start in center field. Right handed pitchers in the NL West have an extra special reason to celebrate on New Year's Eve now.
Bill James wrote a few years back that no team has ever won a championship with three outfielders over the age of 35. I might be misquoting here but I know he was writing about the Baltimore outfield of Albert Belle, Brady Anderson and, I think, B.J. Surhoff.
I wonder two things: if it's still true and what championship team (say, league championship team) had the oldest outfield?
(Poster tries to keep from smirking from the subtle research challenge given... and fails miserably)
I wonder two things: if it's still true and what championship team (say, league championship team) had the oldest outfield?
(Poster tries to keep from smirking from the subtle research challenge given... and fails miserably)
Oh what they hey, I'll check it out, too.
The same outfield the following year helped the Orioles to a record of 74-88. That was the last year they were together.
Maybe James was writing about outfields over 30? At any rate, it don't look for the Giants. Not that I'm crying about that...
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