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  1. With Means’ pitch count, it’s not a given the pen will come into play.
  2. Probably fell asleep waiting for Andriese to throw the ball.
  3. The Alou brothers (Felipe, Matty and Jesus) all played for the Giants in 1963. After Jesus came up late that season, the three of them played together in the outfield at the same time a few times, although they never started a game together. Felipe’s son Moises also played in the majors.
  4. It hits even harder when it’s somebody you knew. I lost one of my ND roommates earlier this year (non-Covid). That was a real punch in the gut.
  5. Assuming you are referring to the late 50’s/early 60’s Yankees using the KC franchise as a major league farm club, that was the Athletics, not the Royals.
  6. Why doesn’t everyone just put this clown (the OP) on ignore? At least we would be spared reading his pathetic cries for attention and the constant I’m not posting until ... or I’m going to stop being a fan. I know ignore isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but some people just seem to deserve it. My apologies to clowns everywhere.
  7. https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2021/01/garrett-richards-boston-red-sox-agree-to-one-year-10-million-contract.html
  8. How long before they go after the Cleveland Browns out of ignorance?
  9. The Blackhawks aren’t even named for a tribe; they were named because their founder served in the 86th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Blackhawk Division honoring Chief Black Hawk, who was a chief of the Sauk Tribe. So basically they honor a person.
  10. Never, ever sign ex-Yankees, especially long time members of the Evil empire. The stench is too great. Plus they never seem to do as well once the pinstripes come off. Players who basically had a cup of coffee with them are okay. Anything longer than a year, forget it.
  11. Darrell Johnson never should have pinch hit for Willoughby in Game 7 back in 75. I said it as at the time as a 17 year old and I’ll say now at 62.
  12. Right now they have to; everyone on the 60 day DL must go on the 40 man or be DFA'd. Thems the rules. If he retires, they'll likely pay him whatever he's owed for this year (even if it's spread out over several years) and free up the spot.
  13. Not defending the move, I think it was stupid. But the Dodgers relievers have completely shut them down, and LA has too much firepower to hold down forever.
  14. Well, it could have been worse. It could have been a meteor strike series (Yankees-Dodgers) with the evil empire winning.
  15. We can complain about the Snell move all we want, but the Rays have scored 1 run, which is almost never enough. Edit - Naturally Smoltz makes this point as I’m typing this.
  16. The real question is will Roberts overmanage and bring in Jansen. Urias has been lights out and is a starter, so he is physically and mentally capable of going one more.
  17. Your obvious sarcasm was somehow lost on him.
  18. The hope for the Rays is to hold it here and get Jansen into the game.
  19. Agree but it’s the way they’ve played it all year.
  20. There were multiple reports at the time that Bard asked to become a starter; the Red sox did not have to acquiesce to that request, but it sure didn't seem at the time that they went to him and told him he was going to become one. And he was already showing signs of losing it in September 2011. He blew multiple games that month. In 11 games and 11 innings, he went 0-3 with 3 blown saves and a 10.64 ERA, walking more batters that one month than he had the rest of the season combined. Now, whether that was due to overwork (he ended up pitching in 70 games that year, losing it or some combination of the two we will never know, but it was awful and contributed a lot to the Sox collapse that season.
  21. Question on the steal; it looked to me like the tag came on the helmet which was touching his chest after falling off; would he have been safe had it not fallen off? Ballsy play either way.
  22. Right city, wrong team. It was the St. Louis Browns who used Eddie Gaedel as a pinch hitter in a game around 1951. He walked, was replaced by a pinch runner and never played again. IIRC, he wore number 1/8. The team moved to Baltimore a couple years later.
  23. Why wouldn't they?
  24. notin, Dalbec played 15 innings at 3B this year (including 1 full game) and has a fielding percentage of 1.000 on 1 chance (an assist). Doesn’t change your point though.
  25. Now we can close this thread.
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