Talk:Triple play

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Contents 1 Opening comment 2 An IP service? 3 More description please 4 seperate section(s) for recent triple plays 5 Requested move 5.1 Survey

[edit] Opening comment

"On July 17, 1990, the Minnesota Twins became the first team in baseball history to turn two triple plays in the same game. They were rewarded for their efforts with a 1-0 loss."

In the previous sentence, are we talking about a win or a loss for the Minnesota Twins? I'm confused...

It seems to be a sarcastic comment. The Twins lost to the Red Sox that day. On a side note, in that same series, the Sox and Twins combined for 10 Double Plays in one game. -UsaSatsui, Red Sox fan.

In other words, it's basically an editorial comment, or a Point of View, and theoretically unworthy of the encyclopedia. A more neutral (i.e. boring) way to put it would be that "despite accomplishing two triple plays, the Twins lost". At the very least, however, the word "rewarded" should be in quotes (like I just did) so that it is clearer to the reader that the reference is sarcastic. Wahkeenah 21:43, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Oops, you already changed it. Sorry. Wahkeenah 21:45, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] An IP service?

...does that description of the IP service really belong there? It seems like an ad for that compamy that gets linked to. Even if it does belong here, shouldn't it be put in a new article and linked to? --UsaSatsui 19:31, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I moved IP service part to its own page. I wonder which one is more frequently looked at TP in baseball or triple play in telecommunications? Trainthh 23:28, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] More description please

As a baseball novice, I'd like to see something about how a triple play can be accomplished, and what the most typical methods are. Is it usually a catch followed by two forced outs, or three forced outs, or what? Are there multiple methods, and if so, which is common, which rare? -dmmaus 01:24, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

I added some examples, does that help? And for the record, shouldn't unassisted triple play be merged into here? --UsaSatsui 07:51, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] seperate section(s) for recent triple plays

I added the description for the most recent TP of a few days ago, and broke the 4 in the 2006 season out into their own section. I think this is a good way to organize the descriptions. Since they are such rare events, updating the article every time one happens doesn't seem like an onerous burdenThe Monster 20:23, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Is it really appropriate to list a triple play from a video game in this article? I would think not. Job L 09:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Someone recently reverted to the older version of the page that includes the example from the EA Sports video game. I have just removed it—it's just as inappropriate to list video game triple plays here as it would be to list, say, a video game simulation that had the Tampa Bay Devil Rays winning the World Series on the actual World Series page. Would whoever keeps posting this example first respond to this objection before adding it, please? Job L 02:48, 15 November 2006 (UTC)