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90. The Capital Times That could be the subconscious truth, but most anyone who loves baseball has got knocked cold by a foul liner, this one off the bat of chuck knoblauch. http://www.madison.com/tct/books/topic/sports_bks/index.php?ntid=3563&ntpid=

91. ESPN.com - Page2 - The Readers' List: Umpire Tim Tschida missed this call, just like chuck knoblauch missed Jose Offerman.Major League baseball is doing the right thing by cracking down on bad http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/worstcalls.html

Worst calls in history ESPN Network: ESPN.com NBA.com ABCSports EXPN ... FANTASY The Readers' List: Worst calls in history From the Page2 mailbag Poll Results OUR TOP 10 Here's how the Page 2 staff ranked the worst officiating calls in history: 1. Denkinger calls Royals' Orta safe at first 2. Colorado's fifth down 3. Soviets get extra time in 1972 Olympic hoops 4. Jeffrey Maier assists Jeter home run 5. Brett Hull's skate in the crease 6. Maradona's "Hand of God" 7. Thanksgiving Day coin flip flap 8. Mike Renfro ruled out of bounds 9. Eric Gregg's wide strike zone 10. Charles White's TD and fumble in 1979 Rose Bowl On Monday, Page 2 ran its list of the worst calls in sports history. We asked for your take, and you filled our mailbag with plenty of disgruntled opinions about the worst rulings. After going through more than 1,300 letters, we've listed a rundown of the Top 10 vote-getters, along with some of the best letters about each atrocious judgment. Be sure to cast your vote in the poll at left to choose the worst calls of all time. 1. Chuck Knoblauch's phantom tag (135 letters)

92. ESPN.com: MLB - Don't Miss These Great Baseball Flicks Jolie s movie is just part of a recent surge in baseball movies. Everyone madesuch a fuss about the Twins fans showering chuck knoblauch at the http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1193756.html

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93. Chuck Knoblauch | BaseballLibrary.com chuck knoblauch profile from BaseballLibrary.com, the most comprehensive baseballhistory encyclopedia on the Internet. We give you the stories behind the http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/K/Knoblauch_Chuck.stm

BALLPLAYERS TEAMS CHRONOLOGY TODAY ... Rules: 1900-present Rules The Field The Ball The Bat The Uniforms Chronology FAQ Authors BaseballLibrary.com by The Idea Logical Company, Inc. Chuck Knoblauch Born: 2B-OF 1991- Twins , Yankees Chuck Knoblauch's Teams 1991 Minnesota Twins 1992 Minnesota Twins 1993 Minnesota Twins 1994 Minnesota Twins 1995 Minnesota Twins 1996 Minnesota Twins 1997 Minnesota Twins 1998 New York Yankees 1999 New York Yankees 2000 New York Yankees 2001 New York Yankees Chuck Knoblauch's Teammates Rookie of the Year 1991 All-Star in 1992, 94, 96-97 Gold Glove in 1997 Games Average HR RBI Career League DS League CS World Series Stats through the 2000 season SHOPPING Look for Chuck Knoblauch books at BN.com Look for Chuck Knoblauch books at Amazon.com Your purchases keep BaseballLibrary.com online. Thank you! RELATED LINKS Around the Web Knoblauch Deal Still Paying For Twins from ctnow.com Chuck Knoblauch from baseball-reference.com Neyer: Get rid of the Royals from espn.com Jump directly to Library content from any website! An important cog in the Twins' amazing transformation from last-place losers in 1990 to World Champions the following year, Knoblauch was named Rookie of the Year in 1991 after replacing the Twins' ineffective troika of Al Newman Nelson Liriano , and Fred Manrique at second base. The scrappy second baseman soon established himself as an All-Star performer on a team that would quickly return to mediocrity; frustrated by his franchise's futility, Knoblauch's relationship with the Minnesota fans soon soured. After bitterly demanding a trade to a contending team towards the end of the 1997 season, the pesky Texan was sent to the

94. ESPN.com: Chuck Knoblauch Player Card Transactions. chuck knoblauch has not been involved in any transactions this season . ESPN.com Content. · More chuck knoblauch content http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4617

95. Why I Like Baseball, By Cecilia Tan Cecilia Tan s baseball journal. knoblauch also made the next, and last, outof the inning, taking a grounder and serving it to Tino Martinez without http://www.ceciliatan.com/Entry59.html

Why I Like Baseball, An Online Journal by Cecilia Tan Short Cuts to: Index of ALL Entries Read All Entries In One Big Page Start From The Beginning Xtreme Column Archive Our Spring Training Adventure Yankee Fan Memories Baseball Musings Great Games I've Been To... On Being A Baseball Fan December 23 2000 : Think Back to April 23rd... Home runs in the Toronto SkyDome have become increasingly frequent in the "juiced ball" (and/or juiced player) era, with 58 round-trippers hit in just the first 14 games there in 2000. On Easter Sunday, 2000, when the New York Yankees took on their division rivals, the Blue Jays, eight balls would fly into the seats. What no one could have expected was that two men would notch another entry in the record books as a result. The game began with Frank Castillo on the mound for the Jays and Chuck Knoblauch taking some bad hacks to strike out. But Derek Jeter followed with a walk, stole second and then moved to third on a fielder's choice. He needn't have bothered, as Bernie Williams promptly planted one over the wall on Castillo's first pitch of the at bat. 2-0 Yanks. Jose Cruz wasn't going to stand for that. The Blue Jays were on a streak in which they had homered in each of the previous eleven games (Cruz himself 5 of the last 6 games), and had scored at least six runs in each of the ten previous games. Cruz hit a round-tripper in his leadoff at bat. Former Yankee Homer Bush then singled. El Duque struck out Raul Mondesi, but Carlos Delgado worked out a walk. DH Brad Fullmer hit a double to score Bush and moved Delgado to third. Tony Batista hit a ground ball to third to score Delgado, as rookie Alfonso Soriano, playing 3B, went for the sure out at first. El Duque induced another ground ball from Darren Fletcher, but he reached base on Derek Jeter's fielding error. The number eight hitter, Marty Cordova, then flew out to end the inning, but now it was 3-2 Jays.

96. Baseball Wives baseball Wives Shanice Clemens ..Rachel Dratch Clarice knoblauch. This isChuck knoblauch s wife, Clarice. This is Roger Clemens wife, Shanice. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/01/01gwives.phtml

01g: Derek Jeter / Shakira Baseball Wives Shanice Clemens.....Rachel Dratch Clarice Knoblauch.....Amy Poehler Felice Rivera.....Maya Rudolph Patrice Williams.....Ana Gasteyer Candy Soriano.....Derek Jeter Skank #1.....David Cone Skank #2.....David Wells [ open on Yankee Stadium, the wives of the Yankees watching the game with passionate interest ] Shanice Clemens : Come on, Baby, strike him out! Come on! Clarice Knoblauch : Come on, Roger! Let's go, Roger! Shanice Clemens : Oh no! Y'all, my husband's giving off base hits like crazy! Clarice Knoblauch : I feel for you, Shanice. When Chuck has a bad game, he makes me sleep out in the yard, because he thinks I'm a jinx. Right, Felice? Felice Rivera : Strike! Ball! Hit! Clarice Knoblauch : She's cute! She's darling. [ Patrice Williams and Candy Soreano enter scene ] Patrice Williams : You guys, we got a new Yankee wife! Candy Soriano : Hi, it's so nice to meet you! Patrice Williams : This is Candy Soriano, come on, sit down. [ they sit ] Alright, as you know, I'm Bernie Williams' wife, Patrice. This is Chuck Knoblauch's wife, Clarice. This is Roger Clemens' wife, Shanice. And that's Mariano Rivera's wife, Felice. Felice Rivera : Get out!

97. What Happened To Chuck Knoblauch? Contribute a new answer to What happened to chuck knoblauch? Click here to addan alternative viewpoint. If possible, try to improve or expand on the http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/What_happened_to_Chuck_Knoblauch

Popularity in Kansas City Royals FAQ: recommend question Location : FAQfarm FAQs Sports Baseball ... Kansas City Royals What happened to Chuck Knoblauch? Linda contributed the first answer. The last improvement was made by Sunde Home Help Search ... Trust points for Sunde recommend FAQ farmer edit answer Answer Being a Minnesota Twins fan, I have often wondered the same thing. As far as I can tell he is out of pro baseball altogether. You have to wonder if he has turned down minor league deals because I'd think someone would give the guy another shot. I suppose he has a big pile of cash to sit on at home. He was a great player with the Twins but the best contribution he made after 1991 was demanding a trade. We shipped the complainer off to the Yankees and got some great players in return (Guzman, Milton, and Buchanan). Soon after he became fixated on throwing the ball into the box seats on the first baseline whenever a routine grounder was hit to him. edit answer Answer He's in his second year of retirement, after refusing a minor league assignment in 2003. Here's an April 2004 article from the NY Times: Current and Ex-Yankee United by a Coach By JACK CURRY BOSTON, April 16 — They have a bond that is loose yet strong. They played baseball for the same high school, a decade apart. They were deeply influenced by the same coach, who was the father of one of them. They both made it to the major leagues and played for the Yankees. One is still here, while the other is not and does not miss it.

98. Laura's Chuck Knoblauch Page knoblauch s Career Stats chuck * Was a member of the Texas high schoolbaseball championship team. * Was a member of the Mickey Mantle League http://members.aol.com/scott724/twins/chuck.html

Chuck Knoblauch Yankees Second Baseman Knoblauch's Career Stats YEAR AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG% OBP% Did you know? Chuck... * Was a member of the Texas high school baseball championship team * Was a member of the Mickey Mantle League National Champions in 1984 * Was the MVP of the 1988 NCAA Shootout at Boardwalk and Baseball * Was leader of Cape Cod League with .361 batting average at Wareham in 1988 * Was number 25 in the 1989 June draft and signed by the Twins on June 9 * Signed as a shortstop but converted to second base in 1990 * Made his major leauge debut on April 9, 1991 * Won AL Rookie of the Year in 1991 * Was a member of the Twins World Championship team in 1991 * Won his first American League Gold Glove at second base in 1997 * Enjoys ice fishing * Last name is german for garlic Pictures of Chuck Chuck jumping over Matt Williams Chuck looking back Chuck tagging the runner Chuck at bat ... Chuck throwing to first Coming Soon!! A list of my Chuck Knoblauch cards. Links Laura's Page of Favorite Baseball Players Laura's Scott Erickson Page Laura's Al Newman Page Laura's Lenny Webster Page ... John's Minnesota Twins Page

99. Sports: Baseball Briefs baseball briefs. By Compiled from Times wires NEW YORK chuck Knoblauchfired back at Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on Saturday after the Boss http://www.sptimes.com/News/090300/Sports/Baseball_briefs.shtml

Place an Ad Calendars Classified Forums ... Text-only News sections Entertainment AP The Wire Business Citrus County ... Find your local news section Weekly sections Brandon Times City Times Homes Outdoors ... Xpress Special Sections Arena football Buccaneers College football Devil Rays ... Yellow Pages Subscriber Services Subscribe Renew Help Advertise Place an ad In print Online Market Info Join Us Internships Scholarships Times Jobs Contact us Baseball briefs By Compiled from Times wires Knoblauch lashes outat the Boss NEW YORK Chuck Knoblauch fired back at Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on Saturday after the Boss once again questioned his second baseman's injured arm. "If I don't have the throwing problem, no one questions if I'm hurt," Knoblauch said in a profanity-laced interview. "I spent 10 years in the majors and never went on the DL. I go on once and everyone questions if I'm hurt. That's a bunch of bull. I'm not hiding from anything. I'm tired of being questioned. What do I have to hide from?" Knoblauch, whose season has been plagued by throwing woes and various arm injuries, has been out since Aug. 3 with tendinitis in his right elbow. "I have no answers about Knoblauch," Steinbrenner said in Saturday's Daily News. "We've had players come down to Tampa all year and had success (getting them healthy or restoring their confidence). With him, we've failed.

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Professional Thieves vs. The Constabulary by Chuck Rosciam SABR, Baseball Research Journal Who are the professional thieves (base stealers) and who are the top cops (catchers)? How do we differentiate professional from amateur? Do arrests by the constabulary (caught stealing by the catcher) measure greatness in a backstop or is it pure ineptness by the thief? An analysis of Retrosheet data from 1963-2004 was performed to answer these and other questions. During the data period there were 174,570 stolen base attempts (SBA) involving 61,131 runner-catcher match-ups. The breakdown of these SBA’s is: Table 1. Stolen Base Attempts By Base SB CS SBA SB% nd Base rd Base Home Total To separate the professional thief from the amateur, all 3,223 runners’ efforts were categorized by their success or failure at each base. Because the success rate at stealing 3 rd or home was lower than the theft rate of 2 nd , the top 1% of the runners who attempted 3 rd or home were selected out and designated as the professional thieves. As expected, the usual suspects (Henderson, Brock, Coleman, Carew, and Raines) made the list of 32. (See Table 8). The success rate for all runners attempting to steal 3 rd base was 71.6%. Of the 32 professional thieves, only four had a worse rate than the MLB average. These

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