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mjp

mjp

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May 8, 1966, Twins vs. Red Sox (double header!) at the old Metropolitan Stadium. Going to see Harmon Killebrew and Carl Yastrzemski. Four home runs that day, only one by a Twin. Yes, those are box seat tickets in my weird little hands, bitch!

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Nothing to do with baseball in this century, but I was going through a box of old pictures, so...
 
number6horse

number6horse

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Sure it has to do with baseball in this century ! You saw a real-live game in person at a young age and it has carried over to some extent. Maybe you don't check the box scores every day in the summer, but I'm guessing when you do, it's The Twins right ? The game and the way young people experience it has changed dramatically but there's nothing like a trip to the ballpark itself. It stays with you, I think.

Tragically, cardigans like that have stayed behind in 1966. I want Ken Burns to do a documentary on that.
 
hoochmonkey9

hoochmonkey9

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I never thought I'd be sitting here rooting for the Yankees and Phillies. But I am. Thank jeebus i'm on the 2nd bottle of wine.
 
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Your rooting for the Yankees is far worse than any confession of reading Danielle Steel and/or being a sweet-natured fag. I hope your hangover is horrible. And I've nothing against Danielle Steel readers or sweet-natured fags. I just wish the worse for Yankee root-tooters.
 
hoochmonkey9

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well, I wanted the Red Sox and Cardinals in the post season. Yankees had to beat the Rays, and the Phils had to beat the Braves for that to happen.
 
number6horse

number6horse

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hoochmonkey9 said:
well, I wanted the Red Sox and Cardinals in the post season. Yankees had to beat the Rays, and the Phils had to beat the Braves for that to happen.
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Huh ? The Cardinals ARE in the post-season - defeating the Phillies in 5 games playing their hearts out against the Phillies.

mjp - I don't see any elbow patches (fake leather/polyester/whatever-our-parents-dressed-us-in-back-then) on Mr. Cobain's sleeves. Not the same sweater at all. Elbow patches change everything on a garment. C'mon - get with the haute couture and coup de grace and stuff.
 
mjp

mjp

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You mean the sports team that plays home games in your area.

Pro sports was better when they were all underpaid slaves who lived in the town they played in. When you know the left fielder could buy a house for everyone in the stands and still have enough money left over to buy himself a much bigger house, pro sports loses some of its communal community spirit.

I look forward to the day when they drop the facade and just name the teams after brands or wealthy people. When we have a world series pitting the Ivanka Trump Shapewears against the Unilever I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!s.
 
number6horse

number6horse

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Well, I was just quoting a t-shirt from The Onion's Sports Section but you raise a good point. Obscene amounts of money - like those paid to MLB players - do nothing to help the game's popularity. Plus jackasses like Gary Sheffield will publicly admit they won't push themselves and give it all they've got unless they're paid top dollar. What would be wrong with following pro football's model with a salary cap and contracts that are not 100% guaranteed ? The more evenly matched these teams are with money and talent, the better the product.
 
hoochmonkey9

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hoochmonkey9 said:
it's funny, while i watched the show, Clemente's arm reminded me of Ellis Valentine who played for the Expos in the late '70s. nowhere near Clemente's level, but as far as throwing arms, they were very close. and I hadn't thought about Valentine in a while. sometimes we just need a gentle reminder.
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number6horse

number6horse

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WOO-HOO !!! They were 10 and 1/2 games behind on August 25th and they came back to win it all. Baseball is full of surprises. Thank you St. Louis Cardinals !
 
hoochmonkey9

hoochmonkey9

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yeah, that was crazy. apparently kidnapping is a cottage industry in Venezuela.
 
hoochmonkey9

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ha!

but given his brush ins with the law and sexual assault allegations, they might want to skip that marketing opportunity....
 
number6horse

number6horse

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The knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (NY Mets) has written a memoir. Huh, you say ?

But it might actually be a good read.

Sports Illustrated provides some background and an excerpt here
 
number6horse

number6horse

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He's made some smart business moves in the past. Bought a small ownership share of The Lakers and sold it at a profit - I would assume - after they won a couple of championships. His movie theatres seem to be doing well. Here in Chicago, local business writers always praise him for opening theatres in under-served communities that other chains were afraid of. Don't know if they're huge moneymakers but they're still in business. He seems to have good advisors and the good sense to listen to them. Even though he's "only" a money-source and front man, who wouldn't love to have Magic as the PR guy/frontman for their company ?

I hope this works out to the point where the Dodgers win several NLDS titles.... only to lose to The Cardinals in the NLCS.

ZING !
 
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