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Another hint on #2.  The said pitcher also won 25 games in a season during the 1970's and completed 29 games that year.

1 minute ago, IUFLA said:

Second one Wilbur Wood?

Wilbur lost 20 twice in the 70's, but did not complete 27 games in one of those seasons.

10 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said:

Does the guy in the 2nd part happen to share the last name with a former power hitting Cubbie?

No.  Brian Kingman lost 20 games in 1980, but only completed 10 of them.

Hint:  The answer to the second question pitched for the same organization as the answer to the first question.

1 minute ago, Billingsley99 said:

That's all I got.  

I'll give you a hint on the second one once a couple of others take a stab at it.

4 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said:

The last player to do it I think played for Detroit. 

Phil Niekro won and lost 20 in a season so i will say he threw 27 CG's

The last player to do it did play for Detroit.  I'll leave the question open for a while to see if someone can come up with the name.

Phil Niekro lost 20 games twice in the 1970's and had 20 or more complete games each time.  But he did NOT complete  27 games in either of those seasons.  He completed 23 & 20 in his two 20 loss years.

Two part question (different answers).

Since 1970, there have been 16 instances where a MLB pitcher lost 20 games in a season.

• After 1980, only one pitcher has achieved that dubious honor.  Name him.
• One of the pitchers who lost 20 games since 1970 did it in a season where he threw 27 complete games.  Name him.

24 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

I've lived a life of shall we say less than sterile! 

Sean Kemp?  Is that you?

On 5/16/2020 at 10:58 AM, milehiiu said:

Colorado Department Of Health = Coronavirus Death Classification Confusion 

How Accurate Are Coronavirus Death Counts?

I wonder what the end game is for counting people that have the virus, but dies of other things, as Covid deaths.  Would someone that has cancer but dies of alcohol poisoning be classified as a cancer death?  No, of course not.  

38 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said:

Daniel Silva’s next Gabriel Allon book is due out in mid-July 

I'm always a year behind on any book series I read.  I don't read hardbacks, large paperbacks, or own a kindle.  I wait for the mass market paperback.  I just like the feel of that size book better.  So, for me, the 'next' Silva book comes out on May 26th, when 'The New Girl' paperback is released.  I'll likely be at the store that day to pick it up.

24 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

So if you have a relatively recent iPhone, with auto correct enabled, and you want to text someone about the neighborhood duck... it auto corrects to the F bomb. 
 

Lol a programmer’s practical joke. 
 

This is like one of the Lion King remakes, when he sits down heavily there’s a quick dust burst around him - it spells out SEX. 
 

Any other nutty things like this you guys have noticed? 
The duck thing (it just tried to change it here again) is hysterical 

Did you discover this on your own or hear about it from somewhere else?  I just googled 'neighborhood duck iPhone' to get more background and there were no hits.

Technically, only two of them do.

Nasal irrigation as a method to help fight Covid-19?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/this-one-habit-is-why-thailand-has-so-few-covid-cases-doctor-says/ar-BB14aOJi?ocid=msedgntp

Adding to the Texas 'story' linked above.  The increase in cases just happens to coincide with a spike in the number of tests.  The media is so pathetic.  And, oh, even if testing had not spiked, the increase in cases was not as significant as the headline makes it out to be.  

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/texas

More spreading of fake news.  .  Even the info provided in the story does not support the shrill headline.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-cases-of-covid-19-increasing-by-thousands-since-reopening/ar-BB14b61B?ocid=msedgntp

29 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

How about this one, Winwood and Clapton together!
 https://youtu.be/ugTaPTv0eQY

Winwood's Arc of A Diver album may not contain his most well known work, but I think it's his best.

9 minutes ago, milehiiu said:

John Mellencamp - Small Town 

Phillip Phillips - Home 

I just rewatched the Small-Town video.  I had forgotten that The General made an appearance in the video.  

6 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

So, with everything going on I haven't seen much about theme parks until a few days ago when I looked up info for Holiday World.  I usually go to the waterpark once a year.  Probably won't go this year, and not because of some goofy reason, I just don't think I will look good in swim trunks in time. 

It got me wondering though, with reduced crowds how many will be able to stay in business with the loss of revenue.  And a big thing for me is, they are digitizing queue's, so you make a reservation and are notified when it is your turn.  This could be good for me because the wife won't ride the water coasters and I have to go through the single rider lane and ride with random people, but maybe now I can get my own tube.

I'm not a fan of digitizing queues.  I like to tour theme parks in a logical order.  Don't  backtracking,  Digitizing queues seems like a recipe to having to keep backtracking for the more popular attractions.  

22 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

It's an interesting point. Types of posters,etc.....when I scan the board (unless it's recruiting related to some I trust) I actually never look at who posts it. I just read and agree or disagree and move along. I guess over time you get a sense where some posters are coming from but I rarely look at poster when reading. Funny times.

PS....numbers in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma are still trending the positive direction. 

I pay much more attention to who the poster is when reading the Animal House threads.  Not sure why, but I do.  

This blurb is in the linked article.  The Johns Hopkins number is typically the one we always hear about.

As of May 15, CDC data indicates 60,299 deaths. CNN's US death count, fueled by Johns Hopkins University data, currently stands at more than 86,000.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/politics/concerns-cdc-counting-systems/index.html

2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Before any of this started, I always used to wonder what happened when people would abruptly disappear, like maybe they died or went to prison. 

 

I've always wondered what became of kylehornsbyrules. Probably doing 7-10 for something or other. 

I occasionally look back at old threads and when doing that I see names I have not seen in a while.  I look at their profile and most of the time it shows they are still active, but some of the time it's like 'Wow, he hasn't posted since 2017'.  

10 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said:

Rico helps his dad farm. It may just be time to get the crops out, especially since it has just warmed up here in Northern Indiana 

Hadn't thought of that.  Makes me feel a little better.

2 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Yep. Shoot I'll take Louis Riddick as my GM right now and I don't need improved draft position as a reason. I'm with you. HAS to be a better way.

Let me take my example to the next level.  Let's substitute the Steelers for the Patriots in my example above,  Big Ben is getting up there in years as well, so let's say the Steelers are looking to draft a QB and are picking 10th.  They already have a head coach of color.  Does the NFL seriously jump the Jaguars ahead of the Steelers in that scenario? The rule would say you do.   I can't imagine the fallout if that happened. 

2 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

I feel safe enough to post this as it seems like it's being reported by several outlets. All I'll say is a few things. The NFL should find a way to hire more minority GM's/Coaches....but the flip side of this is every single time moving forward a minority GM/Coach is hired they will be thinking in the back of their mind was I hired on merit based reasons or increased draft position? To me this isn't that right avenue but I guess the NFL is trying to do anything to get more minority coaches/GM's hired.

BREAKING: NFL owners will vote next week on a resolution that would improve a team's draft position if it hires a person of color as head coach or general manager, per sources. Currently there are only 2 black GMs & 4 HCs of color, matching 17-year low

This will be very difficult to manage if approved. 

Here's an example where things could get squirmy.  It's likely the Patriots are going to be looking for a QB in the next 2-3 years..  And, obviously, they are not going to fire Bill Belichick, so he's their coach on draft day.  For the sake of argument, let's say the Patriots are positioned to draft 10th and The Jaguars are positioned to draft 11th.  The Jaguars also need a QB and just fired their coach.  Because of the new rule, if they hire a person of color as coach,  they vault ahead of the Patriots in the draft order.  Ignoring for a fact that the Patriots probably deserve everything they get, it actually is not fair that they lose out in this scenario because they didn't fire their long time, multi-championship winning coach.  

There has to be a better way to address the issue.

5 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said:

The weather is nice.  I hope he's just out fishing. 

With you there DBM.  Hope it's something like that.

3 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Whenever I see people gone for a few days I assume I just missed something and somebody got a timeout. Haha. To your point though when a few days go by during these times it's always concerning especially when it's an active poster.

Rico isn't the type of poster that would normally be getting a time out from the Mods and the numbers say he is the most prolific poster on the board.  I hope I'm overreacting, but if he does not post in the next couple of days, I'm going to be really worried.