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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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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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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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That much is a given! :-) But when I come back, it might be fun to launch in to the second half with an All-Star Game. I will leave that to the group to decide.

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Unfortunately dice rolling can’t be the number one priority in life. I’m currently playing at what feels like a snail’s pace, but other things often take precedent.