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#1947League BOSTON BRAVES top players
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By the way, if you've never heard of Red Barrett (I hadn't either, before I started #1947League), you may be interested to learn that he is the author of what may well be the single most badass start in MLB history. Curious? Details here:
Braves Red Barrett Throws 58 Pitch GC Shutout! | MLB: This Day In Baseball History | August 10
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3 more teams before we wrap up the team-by-team top players summary for #1947League.
While there's a break in the action, I thought it appropriate to acknowledge, to @RuthODay, Oakland's full responsibility for what happened at the Coliseum last night.
Condolences.
Blue Jays vs. A's Game Highlights (6/7/24) | MLB Highlights
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0 @YusufToropov , you have been posting quite a lot lately—baseball history, incisive political commentary, and even some surprising hubris for a currently-less-than-400 team— so I don’t expect you, 0 Yusuf, to have the time to post another game highlight link.
But please, 0 Yusuf, could you at least share with us the number of runs the A’s scored today?
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Somehow I knew that taunting I did yesterday was going to come back to bite me in the ass.
Sigh.
Zero. Nada. Null set. Absence of runs. Goose egg. Aught, blank, cipher, nadir, naught, nix, nullity, oblivion, scratch, void, zilch, zip.
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You forgot “middle of a doughnut”, but pretty good list!
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I’ve said this before in this space but I think that it bears repeating. It’s just a note to help pass down some baseball lore to the youngsters out there:
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman threw the baseball for nine full innings (109 times) to achieve what is known as a “complete game”. You youngsters might see the abbreviation “CG” and wonder what that means… well, there you go!
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Yes, it is legal! :-)
Congrats on that, Ruth.
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#1947League team batting stats. Posted in the right place this time. :-)
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#1947League team pitching stats. Brooklyn way out front on this one, suggesting a winning strategy from the Flatbush GM. (Brooklyn dealt Dixie Walker to the Indians for alleged spitballer Bill Byrd.)
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(On a separate note, congrats to @RuthODay and their Blue Jays for winning an entertaining and downright crazy game at the Coliseum yesterday against my beloved A's.)
Blue Jays vs. A's Game Highlights (6/9/24) | MLB Highlights
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That is very gallant of you, Yusuf, to provide the highlights.
My fave (with the batter at about 3:35 of the video) was the Bob-Ucheresque “and the throw was just a liiitle off line” [from CF to 3B]
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Going to leave this here.
A's vs. Twins Game Highlights (6/13/24) | MLB Highlights
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I knew this was going to be trouble the minute I saw the post.
Congrats! Well played.
Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video)
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A's vs. Twins Game Highlights (6/14/24) | MLB Highlights
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Yeah, yeah, I know.
:-)
Seriously though: well played.
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London Knights outfielder Max Kepler had a great game.
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8-2-22
Grays record 13 hits as the salvage the finale 9-3 over the Monarchs!
NA(59-52) 9 13 0
MIS(54-57) 3 7 1
W: Quintana 6-4 6.43 ERA
L: J. Wood 11-8 2.84 ERA
HR: NA- Castilla(6) Votto(19) MIS- A. Smith(6) Allison(6) Sievers(13)
E: MIS- Mueller 1
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7-30-22
Kiner crushes 2 home runs! He pulls into a tie for the league lead as the Diamondbacks beat the Brewers 6-2!
MIL(40-68) 2 6 3
ARI(44-64) 6 6 1
W: Bradish 1-3 6.00 ERA
L: Nichols 5-11 5.29 ERA
HR: ARI- Kiner 2(34,35) Bellinger(21) Stephens(8)
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7-31-21
Garver finishes a single short of the cycle, Kiner stays hot! D’Backs beat the Brewers 5-2!
MIL(40-69) 2 9 0
ARI(45-64) 5 9 1
W: Braden 6-11 6.02 ERA
L: Radke 2-13 4.42 ERA
S: Giles 19 3.67 ERA
HR:ARI- Garver(14) Kiner(36)*1st WLB
SB: MIL- Felsch(9) ARI- Bellinger(4)
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I won’t pain you with any more Twins/A’s highlights Yusuf. I will say that Royce Lewis is a special talent. That kid can hit.
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One of us was going to get a Father's Day gift, and I'm glad it was you :-)
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I am glad that I was able to have seen #WillieMays play (on television, anyway).
I wonder what #MLB will do to honour him.
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A giant in every sense of the word
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In honor of the one and only #WillieMays
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Aaand I'm back. Thanks for the patience in the clubhouse as I handled some self-care issues. #1947League back online soon. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
My beloved Oakland A's had gone 515 games without a complete game ... and then ... last night ... ESTES! :-)
Angels vs. A's Highlights (7/3/24) | MLB Highlights
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::baseball-slaps-on-the-ass for Yusuf as he makes his way back::
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Re: Yusuf being open and honest with the room about the last month
Just baseball please
Go ahead and talk about mental health
Poll ended at .
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People in this thread, too, I expect.
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BUCS TOP YANKS
NY gets a quality start from Morris, outhits Pirates 10-5, but can't connect the dots in any inning until the 9th, when a two-out rally delivered too little, too late. Willard Brown's 3 doubles go to waste.
R.T. Walker gets the W for Pittsburgh; Kiner homers.
PIT 4 5 1
NYY2 10 0
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About a million years ago I asked you this question: #baseball #NegroLeagues
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My buddy Cliff, a Baltimore fan who knows all and sees all, correctly answered: "1st off they didn't lose it was stolen. They protested and were told they forfeited for protesting. Grays"
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Here's a contemporary account of the bitterly disputed deciding playoff game.
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So ... today's #1947League game is brought to you by Baltimore Elite Giants superfan Cliff, and by the Steve Miller Band.
Take The Money And Run - The Steve Miller Band (Lyrics + HQ)
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#1947League standings:
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#1947League question:
What city did the Baltimore Elite Giants play in before they took up residence in Baltimore?
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It is in fact the District of Columbia. They were the Washington Elite Giants before they were the Baltimore Elite Giants.
What would you like to hear, Nolan?
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Dirt off Your Shoulder- Jay-z
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YANKS STORM BACK, TAKE GAME 2 FROM PIRATES
Willard Brown (HOF) posted a jaw-dropping 5-6 day (3 2B, HR, 3R, 3 RBI) as the Yankees dominated. Starter Spud Chandler picked up his tenth win of the year. And hit a grand slam.
If it had been a fight, they'd've stopped it.
PIT 000101000 2 4 0
NYY04016301X 15 16 2
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @tabletopmania and #JayZ #NowPlaying
JAY-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
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Loving that JayZ, Nolan! :-)
OK, so here's the thing. I have a fascinating, long-running combination of #ADHD and #CPTSD to deal with. Was having a tough time with those for the past couple of weeks. But #therapy and this video made a huge difference.
Real breakthrough. Hope it helps someone else.
Neuroscientist: You Will NEVER Feel Stressed Again | Andrew Huberman
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If you've got a bit more time and are looking for help with #CPTSD (which is less well understood than it should be imho), this video may just come in handy:
Neurological Dysregulation: The Hidden Trauma Symptom You MUST Heal First
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My pleasure. I'm more open about it now.
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I have watched the three links that you have sent, Yusuf, I was quite ignorant of all of that. The breathing techniques sound like there is something to them, I hope that they have provided some benefit.
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Yeah, it has been a game-changer, frankly. 🙂
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Impressive day from Chandler. He’s no Rick Wise though.
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How old was Willard Brown (HOF) when he debuted for the St. Louis Browns?
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Answer to #1947League question: Willard Brown was 32 when he played for the St. Louis Browns in July of '47.
In later years, he appears to have fibbed about the year of his birth so as to suggest that his short stay in the AL was due to his age.
It wasn't. It was because humans don't perform well in environments like this:
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Big #1947League matchup today: Wilmer Fields (10-7, 2.92, .267, 11 HR, 20 3B) and his Pirates take on Satchel Paige (9-7, 4.07) and the New York Yankees in the third and deciding game of their series. Let's head out to Yankee Stadium now...
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FIELDS OUTDUELS PAIGE
Pirates outscored 18-9 in this series, but they took the rubber game thanks to a superb performance from Wilmer Fields (CG, 8 Ks).
All came down to the last at-bat: McQuinn thrown out at the plate trying to score the tying run!
PIT 010000002 351
NYY100000001 250
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by our house band .... the #GratefulDead.
Tear that old building down!
Grateful Dead - Samson and Delilah (Winterland 12/31/78) (Official Live Video)
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Wilmer Fields played for a lot of great Homestead Grays teams ... but he didn't play for the squad that many #baseball historians now argue was the greatest of all time. Bar none. And let's have no grumbling from the also-rans. (Talking to you, '27 Yankees.)
Which Grays team was that?
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Hey, can I ask a question?
Did you ever wake up to find a day that broke up your mind, destroyed your notion of circular time?
Asking for a friend.
