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MLB runs scored (all time)

How many runs have been scored by all teams all time since the start of MLB? 207.229.190.19 (talk) 02:09, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Lots! And it's unlikely that such a stat is maintained in a single place. For a quick estimate, my advice would be to take a single franchise extant since the majors formed (the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs are suggested, though note that precisely defining the bounds of "MLB" may itself be tricky), and start extrapolating. Once you've got a club, take their total runs scored for a year every 10 years, multiply by 10 for the years and by the average number of MLB teams for that decade, then sum the decades, and you've got a rough approximation. Periodic sampling helps balance out live- and dead-ball eras. Naturally, you can refine the estimate based on the amount of legwork you're willing to do. — Lomn 20:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

This article claims there have been 1,750,230 runs scored since 1871.--droptone (talk) 19:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Help

Hi Could someone pleas help me tidy up my page Chetan Ramlu?

Thanks

Rich —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardbetts (talk • contribs) 08:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I have made some effort to tidy up the page and done a brief search for references, but you need to provide more verifiable references from reliable sources to support his career highlights and establish his notability (I have indicated where). Please note that the likes of forums, blogs, youtube videos and social networking sites such as bebo or myspace, are not usually considered reliable sources, so should not be used. Astronaut (talk) 11:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Help identifying song

Hi, I need help identifying a song. I uploaded an MP3 to here. At about 5 minutes 30 seconds into the song, there is a distinctive tune sung by ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah sounds. If anyone could tell me what song that is, I would really appreciate it. --131.215.166.126 (talk) 12:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Theme from Rocky, a.k.a. Gonna Fly Now. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 12:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, that MP3 is a concatenation of many songs. The beginning of the MP3 is Gonna Fly Now; but it seems to stop and go into a different song at 2:40 or so, and I can't tell if it's a different song at 5:30 or not. Thanks, --131.215.166.126 (talk) 21:57, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, I found it. It was The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power). --131.215.166.126 (talk) 02:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Goose Gossage

What hat will he be wearing in the Hall of Fame? --Endless Dan 12:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

According to this he will be wearing a Yankees hat. --Gwguffey (talk) 14:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks --Endless Dan 15:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

How do you Kill?

I love Morrowind. I am currently playing Morrowind Elder Scrolls, still haven't finished it, the problem is that I can't finish it. My character seems to melt through walls most of the time or I am just getting killed. The problem is that I can't kill anything. I swing my sword and it isn't hitting the enemy. I cast some magic and it doesn't hit the enemy. My question to you is: How do you kill anything in Morrowind?

Thank You

Always

Cardinal Raven

71.142.222.245 (talk) 16:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

Are you sure you don't have the "noclip" command on? Unfortunately, I don't know how to turn it off. 206.252.74.48 (talk) 16:35, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

What is the "noclip" command? I've never heard of that. And if that is the case then I probably do have the "noclip" command on. Then, does anyone know how to turn it off? 71.142.222.245 (talk) 17:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

I'm not sure how to switch it off in your particular game but WP has an article on it: Noclip mode. - Zain Ebrahim (talk) 20:01, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the article. Now I understand what "noclip" is. Now all I need to do is fined out how to turn off the "noclip" in Morrowind. I'll search around myself, but if anyone wants to help please help.71.142.222.245 (talk) 23:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

Not sure this isn't trivial info and you mean you have some other trouble. In Morrowind you have to build your skill level in everything you use, whether weapon, spell or sneaking. That means you'll get killed a lot. (Save regularly!) Try to fight animals and weak foes to build up your skill and go buy or find a better weapon. Locating a trainer and getting training also helps. As far as melting through walls goes, there are a couple of places where the polygons don't quite meet. Particularly in caves. Sometimes that goes away after you reload. Also check the abilities of the character you created very carefully. Some trade off one ability (e.g. high sneak scores) for another (lousy weapon scores). Didn't bring my CD or I could help out with more specific advice. If you can't get anywhere with the settings you like, play around with the editor. You can customize almost everything. Hope this helps. Good luck.71.236.23.111 (talk) 20:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

That is the problem. I can't kill the weaker foes either. My sword doesn't hit them. I hate Morrowind rats. I can't hit them at all. They kill me much easier then I kill them. I can't hit things at my feet.71.142.222.245 (talk) 03:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

I have been advise to tell you uninstall and reinstall the game by a friend who plays it a lot.hotclaws 10:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

To the comment of your friend playing it a lot: That game destroys your life. To uninstalling it and reinstalling it: I should have said before. Its on my Xbox. I am playing Morrowind on my Xbox.71.142.222.245 (talk) 15:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

I assume you're still at the village where you landed. Gather every bit of vegetation and debris you can lay your hand on and sell it to the elf in the pub (A...something) for something useful. I assume you picked the government office and yard clean already? Take only stuff that doesn't belong to someone, or there'll be consequences. There are also a couple of useful things hidden just outside the village in tree stumps and such. The "basic equipment" and skill level you start with won't do much. (Those rats are feisty. I prefer starting with fish, also nasty, but easier to get away from.) Hop to build your strength alternating with sneak where you can. Sneaking and running from trouble is better for your health until you get your strength up and better equipment. Look everywhere and talk to everyone, help people and make friends. There are a couple of tasks there that can get you some gold. (Save often.) Good luck. Lisa4edit (talk) 16:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I think I will play some Morrowind now.:)Been putting it off since I could never kill a damn thing. Oh, and I have known about picking the government yard and office clean. So far the friend that I have made are the Wood Elf who lost his ring and that guy with the V in his name who if mentioning his name to the Stilt Riders they will give you a discount. So, I should kill the fish and get some experience doing things around the village. Then should I take on those bandits in the cave? 71.142.222.245 (talk) 16:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven

Can you access your talk page [1]? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisa4edit (talk • contribs) 06:28, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Not being able to hit things is fairly common in the beginning of the game. Swing, miss, swing, miss, swing, miss... hit! Be prepared to do quite a bit of running, as you are likely to be hit more often than you hit your oppenents in the beginning. As you improve your skills and attributes you'll have a better chance of hitting. Make sure that you are using a weapon type that you have good skills with (if you have only a few points in your axe skill, but lots of points in short swords, then use a short sword instead of an axe - you'll have a better chance of hitting. Try googling Morrowind+hints or Morrowind+walkthrough for some good ideas on how to improve your skills and equipment early on. As for falling through walls, that is a clipping issue that used to be a major problem, but the latest patches have pretty well fixed that. It still happens, but not as often. If you haven't patched the game since you bought it, you may have an older version that needs to be patched. Once you get the hang of things, you just might become addicted - it is a great game. 152.16.59.190 (talk) 07:02, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

rolling stone tracks featuring the sitar

which rolling stone tracks featured the sitar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.0.140.36 (talk) 19:01, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Check out the Brian Jones info related to "Street Fighting Man" and "Paint It, Black". --Gwguffey (talk) 05:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Pirates of the Caribbean

How many films are their in the series?

There are currently 3 films in the series as of now--logger (talk) 20:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

That is the number of films in the series. Are you wondering if there will be a fourth? See Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) for information on rumors of a fourth. Dismas|^(talk) 21:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Baltimore Orioles Parking Pass

For those of you who have been to a baltimore Orioles baseball game what color are the parking passes that the ballpark uses.--logger (talk) 20:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Vocal range

I need help identifying the vocal range on the left side of this sheet music: [2].--十八 20:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Still analyzing this song? Must be important. Can you tell us where it comes from, translate the lyrics maybe? The lowest note written there is G4, and the highest is E-flat6, pretty high even for a soprano according to the article. --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 23:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I think this is from Air (visual novel) - though, I'm not sure if this particular song is from the game or the anime. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 01:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the song is Tori no Uta and was used as the opening theme to the Air visual novel and anime series. The reason I ask is because an IP changed her vocal range in the article, and I wanted to be sure about it, since I'm still a novice when it comes to music. The lyrics can be read at [3].

Also, the range you give as G4 to E-flat6, can you edit the image I gave by circling where these are? I would have a lot of trouble otherwise.--十八 04:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at Scientific pitch notation#Similar systems. We may not all be agreeing on the same numbering. I was going by the definition "Middle C = C4". Other editors might be using a different definition.

I don't think this question is headed anywhere useful, though. Haven't you already found two different versions of the sheet music, in different keys? This one's in C minor (at the start, it changes later) and written in a high soprano range. The other version (in B minor) is a half-step lower so its range would be F#4 through D6.

Sheet music is not normally guaranteed to be an accurate representation of a professional recording. They might have adjusted the key to fit the singer's range better, or the singer could have added some variation that's not written down. If Mariah Carey sang Row Row Row Your Boat it would probably span 3 octaves, but when you dig up the sheet music you'll only see 1. --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 05:55, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

So what you're saying is that even though this sheet music explicitly states the vocal range, one won't really know for sure unless they listen to the song? Well that's fine, I've listened to the song some innumerable times, but I can't hear the voice range since I don't have the ear for it. This second sheet music is from the original soundtrack the song appeared on, so I'd hope it's pretty official when it comes to explaining the song (though it only shows the vocals). It's true that this sheet music is written in C minor, but at the top it states what the original key is, so does that mean the vocal range in the recorded song is from G4 to E-flat6 in the key B minor at start, or F#4 to D6 in the key C minor at start? There's probably no way of knowing without listening to it; there's a very short clip of the song on the article if that could help any in the identification of the key.--十八 07:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I guess you just need to decide what they meant by "original". The "original" high note was a D, you have another version written with an E flat. I have no idea if "original key" means "what is on the CD". If you've got the recording, you could find out. Most people can't do it by ear alone (that would be perfect pitch) so what we'd do is play the recording and when the high note comes along, hit the D key on a piano (or whatever instrument is available, perhaps a "virtual piano" computer application...) and find out if it matches. If you hit a D and the singer is doing an E flat you'll know it'll sound very wrong.

Or you could do like the guy did on the next question, publish an mp3 and ask other people to do the work for you. "What's the note in this mp3" is an easier question to answer than "What's the note in this song where the 2 versions of the sheet music don't agree on what key it's in"

Why is this so important? "The lowest note is X and the highest note is Y" seems like a worthless bit of trivia. Unless the song is specifically famous for showing off the singer's range, why will the reader care to know such precise measurements of it? --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 10:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I have never written an article on a song before, so I went to WP:SONG and looked at the FA examples at the bottom, and some of them include the vocal range with the specific notes, while others just note how many octaves were covered, and others don't even mention it; my point is that if it's good enough for an FA, it's not just pointless trivia. Lia's singing is one of the reasons "Tori no Uta" is a popular song in the visual novel world (and anime too, since it was used in the anime). Of course, I can't cite this in the article (unless I could find some reliable source), but from what I've seen one of the main praises the song gets is for her singing. Anyway, thank you for the help.--十八 21:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

All right then, inspired by your commitment to quality... I asked google and found a youtube copy so I could hear it myself. The range is from F# to D. --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 00:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm surprised I didn't think of youtube; man, I must be crazy. Thank you for the confirmation.--十八 10:58, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Song pattern

Asking again since no one answered. You know those notes like A, G#, B , E, etc etc? Could someone identify those notes in this song in the three sections? For the synth lead, anyway. [4]

And yes, the file is safe. And yes, this is for legal purposes. Cheers. --75.41.160.97 (talk) 21:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

• What do you mean, "identify those notes"? --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 00:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

It's a request for a transcription (music). --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 01:19, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

What would someone who doesn't know how to read music do with a transcription? --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 18:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Since OP said it's for legal purposes, my guess would be go and sue the guy who he thinks ripped off his tune. I think this is not quite within ref.desk rules. --71.236.23.111 (talk) 19:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

When he said it was for "legal" purposes, I assumed that just meant "not illegal". AndrewWTaylor (talk) 12:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm not suing anybody. Just does anybody know what the transcription is? --76.213.138.245 (talk) 18:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)