An interesting factoid to come out of the Pirates loss this afternoon...

[madinmaryland]

According to STATS LLC, it was the fifth most-lopsided shutout in modern major league history, which began in 1900. The Indians beat the Yankees 22-0 in 2004 and the Pirates beat the Cubs by the same score in 1975. The 35-run differential in a three-game series tied for the third largest; the largest was 40 runs (50-10) by the Superbas, now the Dodgers, over the Reds in 1901.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2010/04/22/31117_recap.html

The "Superbas"??? What the fuck is a superba? :wtf:

[Upton]

1. The Dodgers were called the Superbras?

thanks, I can use this...

[madinmaryland]

2. Getting turned on? Please don't ruin your keyboard!

[hughee99]

3. And now they have the biggest boob in left field. n/t

[Gemini Cat]

4. The Dodgers were also called the BrideGrooms

for awhile.

[rpannier]

5. I thought it might have been "Super Big Apple"

Found this:

"Superbas” was the nickname of the baseball team that would later be called the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers). “Superba” was the title of an 1890s entertainment spectacle brought forth by the Hanlon family. When Ned Hanlon (no relation) managed the Brooklyn club in 1899, his team was called “Hanlon’s Superbas.” Hanlon was let go as manager in 1905. The Brooklyn team would continue to be called the Superbas until 1910.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/bridegrooms_brooklyn_baseball_team/

[Onceuponalife]

6. It means "team whose hitters are blessed by God"

[KamaAina]

7. Another interesting factoid...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Pirates-cap-off-awful-series-with-awful-20-0-los?urn=mlb,236084

As Walkoff Walk's Dan McQuade points out, the Pirates had the worst run-differential in baseball (-37) coming in to Thursday's game. The 20-0 defeat only widened their, uh, "lead" to -57. (Baltimore is second worst in the bigs at -35.)

You poor, tortured soul. At least your football team now has one playoff win under its belt this millennium. :P