@tabletopmania @RuthODay @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7

The idea of some pitcher having to face Ted and Barry in the same lineup is melting my synapses... "just walk them" = a survival response, I think.

Hey, what about this one?

https://youtu.be/UVmNJzM6LB8?si=zyC0Lydj69vSz-HU

@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7

Great song!

Can we do repeats?

::waits for ruling from League Commissioner::

@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7

but of course! #1947League

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7-10-21
Padres blast 7 HR’s on their way to blowing out the Kookaburras 11-2!

SDP(59-31) 11 13 1
SYD(33-57) 2 5 0

W: Fried 10-3
L: Senga 0-3

HR: SDP- Garciaparra 2(11,12) Edmonds(17) Tulowitzki(7) Lieberthal(5) Kent(7) Judge(22)

SYD- Ohtani(22)

Padres 3B Nolan Arenado will miss 4 days with an upper body injury after falling into the dugout in the 8th. Manager Dusty Baker has called up Troy Glaus.

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7-10-22
Lincecum dominated and the Mariners broke it open with a 5 run 8th to beat the Grays 8-1!

NA(49-41) 1 7 0
SEA(40-50) 8 14 1

W: Lincecum 5-6 4.78
L: Higuera 4-10 6.20 ERA

SB: NA- Carew(22) SEA- K. Williams(8)

3B: SEA- K. Williams(3)

SEA: Pesky 2-4 2B 3RBI

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Nice to see The Freak on his way back to .500!

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7-10-22
Tommie Dukes’ grand slam in the 1st set the tone for the Mudcats as they beat the Braves 9-2!

MSP(45-45) 9 10 0
ATL(58-32) 2 8 0

W: Woodruff 5-9 4.84 ERA
L: Manning 11-6 4.18 ERA

HR: MSP- Dukes(4)

SB: ATL- Cobb(59)

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7-10-22
Paplebon threw it away in the 9th but the Lightning struck for 3 in the 13th, giving them an 8-5 win over the Travelers!

LOU(47-43) 8 16 2
ARK(36-54) 5 13 0

W:BJ Ryan 1-0 4.66 ERA
L: Saylor 1-1 3.38 ERA
S: Chargois 1 5.59 ERA

HR:LOU-R. Smith(8) Belle(16) ARK- Hunter(8)

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7-10-22
Barons score in each of the first 5 frames to take 3 of 4 from the Bulls with an 11-2 win!

DUR(59-31) 2 4 0
BIR(53-37) 11 15 0

W: Sutton 6-6 5.42 ERA
L: Perry 7-5 4.08 ERA

HR: BIR- Suttles(14)

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7-10-22
The Senators blew a 7-0 lead but Ruth and Foxx hit back to back homers in the 6th to reclaim the lead for good. They beat the White Sox 10-7!

LVW(41-49) 7 10 0
WSH(49-41) 10 10 2

W: Donnelly 2-2
L: Downs 0-1
S: Wagner 19

HR: WSH- Ruth(24) Foxx 2(19,20)

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In a winning cause, Senators’ pitching managed to scatter 8 bases on balls, warranting another theme song, courtesy of Fats Domino:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-rOuwEYTvYk&pp=ygUXZmF0cyBkb21pbm8gaSdtIHdhbGtpbmc%3D

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Nice!

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I hereby nominate Ruth as Associate Musical Archivist of all dice-powered baseball leagues. 🙂

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7-10-22
Mike Trout’s 2R HR in the 9th gave the Dodgers the breathing room they needed as they beat the Stars 5-2!

BKN(30-60) 5 15 0
NSH(47-42) 2 6 1

W: Vander Meer 5-9 5.89 ERA
L: Beazley 4-10 5.53 ERA
S: Bailey 7 3.48 ERA

HR: BKN- Trout(18) NSH- Alexander(1)

CS: BKN- Young(5)

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7-10-22
Red Sox shock Koufax with 3 quick runs in the 8th to beat the Giants 3-2!

NYG(56-34) 2 7 0
BOS(40-50) 3 7 0

W: Reardon 3-4 3.03 ERA
L: Koufax 10-6 2.26 ERA

HR: NYG- Gehrig(18) Herman(7) BOS- Bagwell(18)

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Kind of like what happened to Branca against the Yankees. Cruise control then... not.

[edit: Branca, not Branch]

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7-10-22
A 2-out Canseco error in the 5th led to 5 unearned Pirates runs. Sugar Kings would fall 9-0.

HAV(42-48) 0 5 1
NUA(50-40) 9 11 0

W: R. Collins 12-2 2.55 ERA
*Surprise Cy Young contender.
L: Pascual 7-8 3.09 ERA

SB: NUA- Lopes(14)

CS: NUA- Lajoie(5)

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Just a scorecard note for you youngsters out there. Under Collins’s IP, you will notice the stratospheric number of 9. This is not a mistake. Not only could the number go as high as 9, in the old days this was actually the expectation!

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7-10-22
Gary Sheffield’s RBI triple in the 4th broke a 2-2 tie. It turned out to be the game winner as the Marlins beat the Rum Runners 3-2!

PR(43-47) 2 7 0
FLA(51-39) 3 6 0

W: Padrón 1-2 4.55 ERA
L: Vázquez 4-6 4.66 ERA
S: P. Rodríguez 19 4.41 ERA

HR: FLA- Tucker(2)

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The Marlins lost backup SS/CF Trea Turner for the season when he tore his ACL running into the CF wall in the 5th.
Tony LaRussa has called up Bo Bichette who will now be teammates with his dad Dante.

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That concludes 7/10, 90 games. Check out stats, standings, and box scores in the link below. #WLB #BaseballByBirthplace

https://www.mystatsonline.com/ballsports/visitor/league/home/home.aspx?IDLeague=63958

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The potential WLB postseason bracket through 90 games!

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7-10-22
McGwire’s 8th inning grand slam gave the Miners some hope but JJ Putz slammed the door to seal a 6-5 Tigers win!

DET(43-48)6 9 1
SFM(56-35) 5 9 0

W: Kaat 6-5 4.86 ERA
L: R. Johnson 10-5 3.19 ERA
S: Putz 23 1.72 ERA

HR: SFM- McGwire 2(26,27) DET- Freehan(3)

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The Miners seemingly always win in dominant fashion but have lost a lot of tight games.

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7-12-22
Walter Johnson went the distance allowing 1 unearned run as the Royals edged the Drillers 2-1!

KCR(47-44) 2 6 1
OKD(49-42) 1 7 0

W: Johnson 7-8 2.95 ERA
L: Petty 4-8 3.17 ERA

E: KCR- Harding 1

KCR: Heavy Johnson 2-4 2B R .348 avg.

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7-12-22
Gil Hodges 3R-HR capped a 5 run 3rd for the Clowns and they go on to beat the Grays 6-3!

IND(49-42) 6 9 0
NA(49-42) 3 7 0

W: M. Brown 10-4 2.89 ERA
L: Quintana 4-3 7.23 ERA
S: Thatcher 11 2.30 ERA

HR: IND- Hodges(12) NA- Selkirk(6)

SB: IND- Charleston(46)

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Grays OF George Selkirk will miss the next 21 days after he injured his shoulder diving for Kenny Lofton’s double in the 7th. Manager George Gibson has called up Chili Davis.

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7-12-22
Ryan Howard’s error in the 2nd led to 2 unearned D’Backs runs. That proved to be the difference as they beat the Monarchs 5-3!

MIS(44-47) 3 9 1
ARI(36-55) 5 6 0

W: F. Smith 10-8 2.92 ERA
L: Wood 11-6 2.23 ERA
S: Giles 16 4.28 ERA

3B: MIS- Wheat(6)McBride(5)

HR: ARI- Kiner(25)

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7-12-22
Burleigh Grimes went the distance as the Brewers beat the Mariners 7-1!

MIL(35-56) 7 12 0
SEA(40-51) 1 6 1

W: Grimes 5-8 4.42 ERA
L: Lolich 7-7 3.48 ERA

HR: MIL- D. Miller(5) SEA- Averill(5)

CS: SEA- Carroll 1

E: SEA- K. Williams 1

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7-12-22
Bob Gibson continued his dominant run shutting out the Pioneers 2-0 in the Nebraska win. He’s thrown 4 straight CG and hasn’t had an earned run in 5 starts.

NEB(31-60) 2 8 1
WES(37-54) 0 3 0

W: Gibson 12-5 1.88 ERA
L: L. Jackson 4-12 5.49 ERA

SB: NEB- Ashburn(16)

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7-12-22
Padres score early and often as they cruised to a 10-3 win over the Cubs!

CHC(52-39) 3 10 1
SDP(60-31) 10 13 1

W: Burnes 8-5 2.90 ERA
L: Garrelts 2-2 7.32 ERA

HR: SDP- Utley(9) Stanton(20) Glaus(1)

SB: CHC- Henderson 3(75,76,77)

CS: CHC- Henderson(8)

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7-12-22
Tyler Houston’s ph 2-R homer in the bottom of the 9th gives the Rockies a 4-2 walkoff win over the Kernels!

IOW(30-61) 2 2 2
COL(30-61) 4 6 1

W: Melancon 1-3 1.26 ERA
L: Locker 2-9 3.79 ERA

HR: IOW- Trosky(13) COL- Houston(3)

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7-12-22
Kazuo Matsui singled in Akinori Iwamura in the bottom on the 10th as the Kookaburras end their 8 game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Reds.

CIN(51-40) 1 7 0
SYD(34-57) 2 5 0

W: Uehara 1-2 3.12 ERA
L: Montgomery 2-6 2.02 ERA

HR: SYD- H. Matsui(10)

SB: SYD- Ichiro(55) Ohtani(11) Iwamura(4)

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7-12-22
Pirates continue to defy odds. They beat the high-powered Barons 6-4.
Barons had 13 LOB.

BIR(53-38) 4 15 0
NUA(51-41) 6 8 0

W: Barlow 3-3 3.81 ERA
L: Robertson 0-2 5.40 ERA
S: Dibble 19 1.59 ERA

HR: BIR- Scales(8)

SB: NUA- Lopes(15)

@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7

They LOBbed 13?

That calls for today’s theme music, with the Assistant to the Musical Archivist making an executive decision:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4GHY-fpOc&pp=ygUfaSB3YW50IHRvIGdvIGhvbWUgYnkgYm9iYnkgYmFyZQ%3D%3D

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I’ve karaoke’d that one a few times.