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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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5@20W for Catfish as opposed to “only” 3@20W for Blue and Tiant. So maybe not quite a different stratosphere. I love Blyleven (HOF with only 1@20W) but Blue and Tiant are a step up.

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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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Help on the Way / Slipknot! / Franklin's Tower (Live October 1989 - April 1990)

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Oakland A's All Stars Episode 9 - Vida Blue (1971)

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Watched the clip. I remember seeing the game live but was too young to appreciate this stat: Blue lead allstar starters with 17 wins.
Sign of the times that wouldn’t happen in today’s broadcasts:
“Blue will face Willie McCovey, who has been a crippled player this year…”

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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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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

Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (Official Lyric Video)

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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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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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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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21. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Bruce Springsteen - Live At The Roxy Theatre 7-7-1978)

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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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CARDS MAKE A STATEMENT

St. Louis broke through early with a 3-run 2nd inning that chased knuckleballer Barney Brown. Rufus Lewis K'd 7 and picked up his 8th win; Kimbro homered. Pirates on the skids.

STLC (33-35) 7 3 1
PIT (35-35) 2 7 2

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We come to Game 7 of the epic 1946 World Series between the Eagles and the Monarchs.

The final score of that game was 3-2.

Who was the winning pitcher and what team did he pitch for?

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#ATHLETICS GAIN GROUND ON '62 METS

Rooker's 3-run bomb walked off Texas, which means the A's picked up a game on the Mets. A's aiming for 41 wins to avoid worst record in modern #MLB.

W L GB
'62 Mets 12-28 -
'23 A's. 9-31 3

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I thought that I saw a post that said Oakland was fifth in runs scored, and it had images to prove it. So I clicked on the image, and yes Oakland was fifth on the list of runs scored then when I went to click back on the post, it disappeared.

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I deleted it because I realized I had the teams in ascending order rather than descending order! So my whole post was wrong.

I hereby acknowledge that.

Yes, Virginia, I was totally off base.

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Storied Chapter 1: Chicken Wire

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Let’s compare two similar opportunities, A’s load the bases in extra innings: in the 10th with Brent Rooker at bat and in the 12th with Esteury Ruiz at bat.

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Start with their astro-numerological slash lines.

Brent Rooker (Born 11/01/1994— Scorpio, Year of the Dog, governed by the number 1).

Esteury Ruiz (Born: 2/15/1999—Aquarius, Year of the Tiger, governed by the number 6)

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It seems that Rooker’s Dog stubbornness got him to swing at an 0-2, resulting in an out to short.

OTOH, the Tiger energy brought by Ruiz was what was needed to convert his bases loaded opportunity into a run.

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The A’s batting order has Ruiz as the leadoff man and Rooker backs him up in the 2 spot.

Rooker should lead off, where he can focus his 1-energy into being the first on base. Then follow with Ruiz, whose supportive 6-energy can help advance Rooker to score.

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Busy work week; still haven't caught up on #1947League stats. Oh well.

On my list of things I'm grateful for: Game 1 of '79 #WorldSeries, complete w/Howard Cosell, all the glorious ads, and
various fascinating sexist production choices.
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1979 World Series Gm 1 Pirates at Orioles (Original broadcast)

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1979 WORLD SREIES GAME 2

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What if Ichiro played his entire career in MLB? Rose vs Ichiro in an alternate universe.

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Thanks for the share, Yusuf.
One factor that he didn’t take into consideration IMO is that Ichiro had a nine year apprenticeship. If he was the bees knees in MLB, would his team have rushed up young Ichiro through the minors and deprived him of that apprenticeship?
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Plus the wear and tear on a young body that Ichiro wasn’t subjected to with 135 games. How much did that help him have a 27-year career?
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I wonder if it is a reach to speculate that Pete Rose’s gambling history included having opposing pitchers either tip pitches to him or throw him meatballs that he could hit. Knowing in advance Rose could bet on himself to get a hit in a certain at bat.
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I certainly wouldn't put it past him.

What we know for sure about him is enough to keep him out of Cooperstown. It was an amazing career, and yes, he deserves recognition, but when it comes to the Hall, my vote is no on Pete and no on all the PED villains.

Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99 (Lyrics)

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GIANTS TOP SENATORS 10-9 AT THE COYLE

Ed Steele got the GWRBI in the top of the 9th in a see-saw game that sent Washington further into the American Division cellar. Hartung got the win in relief.

NYG (33-37) 10 16 2
WAS (19-52) 9 10 0

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Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around (1976)

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#1947League question:

Ed Steele played right field on a Black Barons squad that reached, but did not win, the final World Series played between NAL and NNL champions.

Who was playing next to him in center field?

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Yesterday the last-place Giants roared back to defeat the last-place Senators, 10-9. Thrilling game!

Another pair of 2nd-division teams delivered another barn-burner today. Fourth-place Braves can tie with the third-place Pirates with a win over CLE.

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TRIBE HANGS ON

Sain hit a man in the 2nd after having been warned, bumped an umpire on his way out: suspended 10 games.

Manning nearly blew a 7-run lead, but the big Boston comeback fell short. Larry Doby homered.

CLE 250000010 8 12 2
BOSB000000223 7 8 0

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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind (Lyric Video)

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#1947League question:

With Don Newcombe, Larry Doby was the first former major leaguer to play for a Japanese baseball team. Name the team they played for.

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YANKEES' LATE RALLY TAMES DODGERS

Brooklyn's woes continued; their Renfroe-free, Wright-free offense managed only 4 hits against Yankees hurlers Wensloff and Chandler.

Willard Brown had the key hit in the 9th for the Bombers.

NYY 771
BKN 440

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Yasushi Akutagawa: Trinità Sinfonica (1948)

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The home plate ump blew that one pretty bad. Had his hand up for time. They’re supposed to be buzzed if there’s a timer violation so if he wasn’t buzzed they probably should’ve just gone with a dead ball and replayed that pitch.
Braves vs. A's Game Highlights (5/30/23) | MLB Highlights

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Oakland #Athletics 2023 season in a nutshell. Sigh.

A's starter Kaprelian lugs an 0-6, 8.12 ERA record to the mound. So painful I thought about putting a content warning on this toot.

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Prince - Little Red Corvette (Official Music Video)

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Thanks for your patience, everyone, as I play KEEP THE CLIENTS HAPPY before we go on vacation next week. This has been such a long break that I am considering doing the #1947League All-Star Game before I jump back in. What think? We are at game 70 out of 154.

Yes, do the #1947League All Star Game
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No, go right back into league play
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