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  1. a700hitter
    Many baseball players have tried, but almost none succeed. My recollection is that Ken Harrelson retired from baseball to try golf. That didn't work out.
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    Hundreds, if not thousands, of baseball players throughout the years have been avid golfers. How many have been able to crack into their professional circuit?
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    What about a centerman skating in front of the net trying to use the blade of his stick or his skate to redirect a 100+ mph slapshot to an open part of the net. The disc shaped puck moves very unpredictably as compared to a baseball. Edit: The guy is on ice skates and he is taking hits from defenders while doing this.
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    If the expertscould really predict the outcomes, they wouldn't need their jobs as experts. Still, going into the season, those are the teams that should be the toughest to beat.
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    PSsst. We are the experts. I don't know what happened to iortiz. I dropped him a pm about a week ago to see if everything was alright with him, but I haven't heard back from him.
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    I noticed that the the experts have us rated below the Yankees, Rangers, Angels, Tigers and Rays. This is pretty much where iortiz said theSox would be rated at the beginning ofthe season.
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    There isn't enough rivalry in baseball. I liked the days when the players on each team hated each other as much as the fans did. Good for Scott. He is saying what I have heard myself in Baltimore from Baltimore fans. They hate us down there, even though we account for a good part of their team's revenue. Scott took the side of the hometown fans. Good for him, but why did he wait until he left town to talk about it?
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    As usual, I would like to participate.
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    As a baseball purist, who believes that the outcome of a marathon 162 game schedule should decide which are the best teams, further expansion of the playoffs is something that I do not like. I still don't like the 5 game Division Series. Additionally, by adding a second wildcard in each league, there will be several more teams that will be in payoff contention meaning that fewer teams will be sellers at the trading deadline. It will be very difficult to fill in pieces or build your team during the season.
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    There is no scientific study coming to any conclusion. From the article:
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    I thought the rankings were based on a survey. Where's the scientific backup on this?
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    Isn't it just a poll?
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    I'll take my chances in making contact with a 90 MPH fastball as opposed to returning a 115 mph serve with all kinds of spin and english. First you have to chase the damn thing. Unlike a baseball which has to be thrown over a 17 inch plate, you have to run after the serve and get your feet in position to swing at the ball. Then you have to hit over the net and within lines. I don't have to direct the baseball. I don't think I could ever return a Samparas serve. That takes a tremendous amount of refined skill. Who knows which is harder.
  18. a700hitter
    For sure someone had to put it in print. The story goes that Mantle was cussing on the way back to the dugout, and one of the printable things he called him was a Monster.
  19. a700hitter
    Actually Whitey Ford pinned Rose with Charlie Hustle
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    http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/18/local/me-radatz18
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    I though Mantle pinned that nickname on Radatz. Mantle also pinned Pete Rose with Charlie Hustle. BTW It was meant in a derogatory way.
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    Teddy Ballgame started with this, but he was a bit of a blowhard. He was the greatest hitter that ever lived, but who is to say what is the hardest thing to do in sports.
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    Mickey Mantle
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    No one seemed to have a problem hitting Lackey. Players were claiming over each other to take dome swings at him.
  25. a700hitter
    Yes, my bad. Distracted reading on my part. Yes, Lavs could be a beast with the bat.
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