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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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#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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See, this is the beauty of APBA -- That COULD be the matchup!
(Also the beauty of Nolan's game)
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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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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