OK so I've been a little busy. But I'd like to thank Giller for insighting an idea which will change every upcoming club posting. Also thank Farbs for his contribution via facebook, with some tweaking:
The Player:
Cecil Fielder: G=1470, and SB=2
The Club:
Cecil Fielder has stolen the fewest bases (just 2) by anyone who has played 1310 games or more. If you count 1309 or more, then Del Rice is in a tie with 2. If you count 1252 games or more, then Jesse Orosco qualifies (he of 76 career plate appearances) with 0 steals. So 1310 games or more, and only Cecil has stolen 2 or fewer bases.
WOW. Are you kidding me? That many games and that few steals? Look at the Next in line section for some perspective into how rare that is, because I certainly didn't appreciate it at first either:
Next in line:
Here is the active leaderboard for the Cecil Fielder club sorted by Games Played (AKA these are active players, who have played the most games and have yet to steal the 3rd base of their career):
1. Mike Stanton 1178 Games, 0 SB
2. Mike Timlin 1012 Games, 0 SB
3. Roberto Hernandez 1010 Games, 0 SB
4. Jose Mesa 1007 Games, 0 SB
5. Todd Jones 958 Games, 0 SB
6. Trevor Hoffman 902 Games, 0 SB
7. Daryle Ward 889 Games, 1 SB
I went 7-deep for obvious reasons... I wanted a hitter! Ward is 33... If I were to look for someone who actually has potential to pass Cecil in games at this point, I'd have to keep going. So I will:
8. Tom Gordon 882 Games, 0 SB
9. Mike Myers 866 Games, 0 SB
10. Dave Weathers 849 Games, 0 SB
11. Bob Wickman 835 Games, 0 SB
12. Wes Helms 817 Games, 2 SB
13. Alan Embree 804 Games, 0 SB
Ok I'm not going to list Eddie Guardado, 796 Games, 0 SB because this is getting boring. I'm drawing the line right here at 800 games. I guess it is conceivable that the 32 year old Wes Helms or the 33 year old Daryle Ward, who each can get 100 games a year (being generous) as pinch hitters and such, can catch Cecil in games but it is unlikely. Every listed reliever here is way too old and has no shot at pitching that many games. Looks like Cecil will own this club for a while.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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