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@podoffame Don’t give up Jim it wasn’t over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
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I am unwell.
Is history that neglected?
Do people not know who the 16th president of the United States was just because he was in office over 150 years ago?
Jim Miloch@podoffame
This is the equivalent of an NBA fan saying they have no clue who Eric Dickerson was. Or if we want to go baseball, an NBA fan saying they have no clue who Carlton Fisk was. I am surprised to see the number of people in sports who don't know about George Gervin. Pretty big name. Also, I just saw him make a cameo in Marty Supreme, so he has been randomly topical as of late.
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What was the No. 1 MLB team on TV last season?
The Phillies, at least based on local TV ratings. inquirer.com/phillies/cole-…
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@CespedesBBQ the kind of career that gets a 30 for 30 in 10 years and everyone goes "how did we not appreciate this more in real time"
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Generationally underrated ballplayer. Still going. Unreal career.
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@CBaseballDigest Everyone associates Arozerena with Mexico bc of WBC
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🚨⚾🇨🇺 RANDY AROZARENA REACHED BASE THREE TIMES AND WAS KEY TO SEATTLE'S VICTORY
👀 The Pinar del Río native made his presence felt once again in the Mariners' 5-1 win over Cleveland
📊 Arozarena Night:
✅ 1 official at-bat
✅ 3 walks
✅ 1 stolen base
✅ 2 runs scored
Arozarena was on base time and again, ultimately proving to be a pivotal figure in Seattle's second consecutive win to start the season 💪
His OBP already stands at .500 early in this campaign 👀📈
❓ Can Randy put together another big season with the Mariners?
ℹ️ Pelota Cubana
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@Tpryanjr184 @threeinningfan If you’re ever espousing Joe’s greatness to a certain kind of fan let them know his career OPS+ should be about 15 pts higher since it doesn’t take handedness into account. Joe gets no adjustment being a RHH w old Yankee Stadium LF depth. Righties get same treatment as lefties.
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@threeinningfan remarkable how the perception of his status has eroded over time
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The Name That Yankee today was Joe DiMaggio (yes it was easy). Joe D was a god in my Italian-American grandparents’ house. And many others I bet.
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@threeinningfan Did work for an Italian man from NYC years ago who fought in Korea n moved to my area where he owned a cheese plant 50+ years.
Had a Yankees room in his house. Did not like Mantle one bit. Obviously a huge Joe, Yogi, Scooter, Righetti, Cervelli guy. Had Lazzeri signed pic too.
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@CogginToboggan Just wait until they get the humanoid Richie and he hits an old lady in the stands twice with a long range acoustic device
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Fans are going to be furious when the Phillies announce their deal to project a hologram of Richie Ashburn drinking a Mountain Dew Code Red in the outfield during the 7th inning stretch.
Matt Breen@matt_breen
Harry Kalas' widow said the Phillies betrayed the legendary broadcaster by removing Harry The K's for the Ghost Energy Deck and breaking the $20,000 a year contract with her. They won't be able to play High Hopes in 2027 unless they pay. inquirer.com/phillies/harry…
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Harry Kalas' widow said the Phillies betrayed the legendary broadcaster by removing Harry The K's for the Ghost Energy Deck and breaking the $20,000 a year contract with her. They won't be able to play High Hopes in 2027 unless they pay. inquirer.com/phillies/harry…
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@podoffame Not a Williams fan but he seems like the kind of guy who would let an old timer use it in his last decades.
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George Gervin will always be Iceman, so the question is whay did he never trademark the nickname?
He had a 50+ year head start.
His team failed on that one. Big time.
Jonathan Jones@jjones9
NBA legend George Gervin is attempting to stop Bears QB Caleb Williams from trademarking the nickname "Iceman" cbssports.com/nfl/news/georg…
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@CREID2852 this is Luann and Kirk Van Houten if I ever saw em
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nugget chef@jayhaykid
I would sue my parents for emotional distress if they looked at me like this. Forget the finances. Nightmare stuff. I stand with Alec Bohm.
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@CoachLenox6 Yeah I found out when researching Ray Dandridge n Bus Clarkson.
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@IbelWetz Damn, that’s ruthless man. I’m going to have to look her up now. I’ve never even heard her name.
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No owner fights for the players. In 1944 Effa threatened to have Hall of Famers Ray Dandridge and Will Wells’s draft exemptions revoked if they didn’t return from playing in Mexico. Play for her, go to war or go to jail. Typical.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾@baseballhall
Effa Manley knew how much a ballclub meant to its community, using her position as owner of the Newark Eagles to empower her players and advance civil rights causes. The first woman elected to the Hall of Fame was born #OTD in 1897.
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Whole crew outside Hormuz lookin like a damn baseball team all in the same thing all reppin one thing
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian)@orwellian
we need him at the Strait of Hormuz...society does
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Mrs. Met sounds like she could suck the tar off a telephone pole.
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Mrs. Met is Puerto Rican and Jewish, grew up in Woodside, worked at a bakery as a teen and went to a large public HS whereas Mr. Met is canonically Irish and Italian, grew up in Ozone Park and went to multiple Catholic schools, it's wild some of you are trying to debate this
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Indicative of rise & creeping influence of sportsbooks on how baseball is presented: this tendency for presenters to speculate each in turn about what will happen—e.g. how long until 1st ABS challenge or how the 1st run will score—no narrative insight, just prop bet bullshitting.
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This has to be the coolest baseball shirt of all time
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Fryedaddy/Frito@shegone03
I remember hitting a line drive up the middle that almost killed the pitcher and Coach Mike Metheny saying “That was a pea son” to me. I never wondered what my Exit Velocity was. How did I set the school record with a (.455) average without knowing my Exit Velocity? #shegone
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