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I don't see Hunter as being in a different stratosphere, and he is in. I am glad I don't have to set or defend the standard, but if I had a vote, hell yes.
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20-win seasons are (were) flashy, and I love 'em, but we know now that they're not all that relevant as an indicator of excellence. More telling, I think, is the fact that Hunter and Blue had virtually identical career ERAs: 3.26 vs. 3.27.
Get him in there.
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @Eilistraee and the #GratefulDead. What a band.
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One more for #VidaBlue. Excellent quality video from the 1971 All-Star Game.
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#1947League answer:
Jackie broke his contract w/the Monarchs.
Max Manning was offered a deal w/the Giants and urged to break his contract w/the Eagles. Although he had a bad relationship with owner Effa Manley, he opted to honor his agreement. Never got another shot.
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Off day for #1947League because....
(🥁 roll)
... we have tickets to see this guy in Dublin.
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Your Commissioner is still in recovery mode after standing in stormy weather for 4 hrs. to see the Boss, but it was worth every raindrop. And the clouds parted just before he came on. Make of that what you will.
Anyway. Hope to post a #1947League game tomorrow. Standings:
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#1947League standings for people who don't like JPGs:
American W L GB
New York A 40 29 -
St Louis A 39 30 1
Detroit 33 36 7
Boston A 31 38 9
Cleveland 28 42 12.5
Washington 19 51 21.5
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#1947League standings for people who don't like JPGs:
National W L GB
Philadelphia 47 23 -
Brooklyn 45 2 2.5
Pittsburgh 35 34 11.5
BOSTONN 34 34 12
St Louis N 32 35 13.5
New York N 32 37 14.5
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This is #1947League, a dice/cards replay of '47 #baseball season with 13% #Black players from the era, not 0.01%
#MLB #BLM #Baseball #nowplaying
#GuesstheSong based on lyric below. Click link to check your guess. Anyone can play.
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Diaz clubs three home runs, Rooker is hitting .317, Ruiz has 17 stolen bases, and we still lost ground on the '62 Mets.
1962 Mets: 12-26
2023 A's 8-30
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Maybe an attitude adjustment is needed. Quoting the great American philosopher, Casey Stengel: "If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are."
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#Athletics ERA. = 7.76
#Oakland is a fascinating test of #stoic virtue. It's not so much that our pitching is bad by #MLB standards. It doesn't belong in the majors. If we had a *bad* big-league staff, by any acceptable measure, we would not be competing with the '62 Mets.
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I had a dream last night that the A’s were playing the Cardinals in the World Series. I kept trying to find the game on TV but couldn’t find the right channel.
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But if either of is going to be rooting for a beloved team in the Fall Classic this year, I suspect it is you, Nolan
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Interesting, though, that the matchup was accurate.
I once had a dream about soccer (not a huge fan). Mexico was playing “Scandinavia” at Aztec Stadium. And lost 4-2.
How does Mexico lose to Scandinavia at home?
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See, this is the beauty of APBA -- That COULD be the matchup!
(Also the beauty of Nolan's game)
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This is #1947League, a dice/cards replay of '47 #baseball season with 13% #Black players from the era, not 0.01%
#MLB #BLM #Baseball #nowplaying
#GuesstheSong based on lyric below. Click link to check your guess. Anyone can play.
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You may be sorry you asked that question.... I tend to talk about it too much and make people''s eyes glaze over. Can never tell if I am doing that online. So I'll let a1975-era image and a PDF link do the talking for me.
It's how I produce #1947League results.
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and the 1975-era pdf:
http://apbagames.com/wp-content/uploads/baseball/1975_baseballbrochure.pdf
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GIBSON, BANKHEAD MANHANDLE YANKEES
Josh Gibson (4 RBI) launched his league-leading 27th HR; Dan Bankhead (8-5) held the Yankees to four hits and struck out 7. The Browns regained a first-place tie with New York.
STLB(40-30) 681
NYY (40-30) 241
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @BigEarl, not because he answered a trivia question, but because he gave me a great #Springsteen live performance to listen to...and frankly, not sharing it would be unethical after what I saw on Tuesday.
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In Game 6, Newark kept the series alive, even though KC knocked starter Leon Day out of the box in the first inning. Usually, when that happens, the pitcher heads to the showers. Not this time, though. What did Leon do for the remainder of his team's 9-7 win?
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About an hour for me. Some people are faster --@APBAreplay comes to mind -- but that's the length of time at which I enjoy the process.
Yusuf Toropov
Ruth O’Day
Nolan
Brian Ritchie