I see. I should let my nephew know about that. Maybe he could get some high school research papers out of it.
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- Mar 2008
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More Minor League madness, this time from California where the Lake Elsinore Storm were one out away from defeat then scored ten runs to take it to extra innings where they got the winning run.
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Originally posted by Incandenza View PostWay back when I was a kid and didn't really have any allegiance to any team, Will Clark was my favorite player. I have no idea why I settled on him, but I did. I also was a big fan of Matt Williams and was going to go see the Giants play the Dodgers, but didn't get to go to the game because of the strike.
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- Mar 2008
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- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Seattle Mariners
- cream crackers spread with nutella
Originally posted by Greenlander View PostMore Minor League madness, this time from California where the Lake Elsinore Storm were one out away from defeat then scored ten runs to take it to extra innings where they got the winning run.
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- Mar 2008
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- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until I can forgive them for hiring Jose), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
I've been traveling so haven't had a chance to check in, but thanks for that info. UA. I'll see if someone I know subs to that index. As a general FYI I would not consider a high scoring game a blowout but am thinking about something like 7-1. Maybe more 6 runs or more for the winning team. Just looking at Wednesday's scores, there were Dodgers (9) - Marlins (1), Nats (17) - Reds (7), Philies (11) - Cubs (1), and Cardinals (6) - Royals (0). So, 4/15. Then there was a couple games I'd need to investigate the box score to see what happened: Red Sox (5) - Cleveland (1) and White Sox (13) - Astros (9). That is, maybe the Indians scored late or Houston came into the game after the White Sox pitchers started pitching to the scoreboard. And as I type this the Yankees are getting clobbered by Cleveland and the Dodgers lost in Miami by 6 runs.
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I share your anecdotal sense and believe that it at least in part reflects teams giving up on games in a way that wasn't the case decades ago, as also reflected in the relative commonality of position players pitching now.
And to add to your data set, after having been trounced by the Phillies 11-1 last night, the Cubs are 5-0 up after six innings.
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- Mar 2008
- 3386
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Seattle Mariners
- cream crackers spread with nutella
This is almost good enough for the WTF thread.
Opposing players have three hour anthem standoff that lasts duration of the game.
Batavia Muckdogs first baseman Harrison Dinicola outlasted West Virginia Black Bears catcher Ryan Haug in a national anthem standoff that outlasted the game Wednesday night.
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostWell, that didn't end a blowout.
Mercy
Darvish should sue the bullpen
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- Mar 2008
- 3386
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Seattle Mariners
- cream crackers spread with nutella
I've never heard of Bill Walton, but he was some enthusiastic co-commentator last night.
'What's the record for strike outs in a (single) innings?' and on being a catcher 'I prefer getting high to getting low' being two highlights.
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
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And a Grateful Dead legend. I think much of my family has met him due to running into the 7 foot tall redhead at shows. He’s kinda hard to miss and you know it’s him when you see him.
He was an outrageously good basketball player, has to be the best athlete who was/is a hippie by a country mile. He followed Kareem at UCLA and was even better than Kareem. His feet failed him - he holds the NBA record for games missed by a player - but he is almost universally considered a Top 5 player ever when healthy. He missed half a season once and still won the MVP, that’s how good he and the Blazers were the other half of that season. Red Auerbach coaxed 80 games out of him in 1986, the first year he’d been healthy in almost a decade, and he won the Sixth Man Award going away.
His game had no weaknesses. Shooting? Impeccable, especially within 10 feet of the basket. Passing? The best big man ever at it. He and Bird used to be good for at least one jaw-dropping pass each between the two every night according to Bob Ryan. Physicality? He almost didn’t need to be physical, but if he had to he could kick your ass. Rebounds? Dominated the boards. Shot blocking? You couldn’t get around him. Running the court? If the feet were working, as good as any big ever. Incredible vision and intelligence. If you were willing to acknowledge his intelligence and differences in opinions and lifestyle off the court, you could win big with him. Wooden went 86-4 with him, Ramsay won a title in Portland with him and not a lot else, the 86 Celtics went 67-15, 40-1 at the Garden, and cruised to the title with him coming off the bench.
Just a sui generis player on and off the court.Last edited by Flynnie; 17-08-2019, 17:57.
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The greatest college basketball player of all time.
It says something that my Twitter timeline last night was mostly all people talking about Walton calling the game. I haven't seen that many people all focused on a single regular season baseball game. I'm sure there are people outraged and think that he made a mockery of the game and how dare ESPN not treat a mid-August game between the Angels and the White Sox with the reverence it deserves, but good god regular season baseball could use more entertainment like that from time to time.
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Originally posted by Incandenza View PostThe greatest college basketball player of all time.
It says something that my Twitter timeline last night was mostly all people talking about Walton calling the game. I haven't seen that many people all focused on a single regular season baseball game. I'm sure there are people outraged and think that he made a mockery of the game and how dare ESPN not treat a mid-August game between the Angels and the White Sox with the reverence it deserves, but good god regular season baseball could use more entertainment like that from time to time.
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Originally posted by Incandenza View PostThe greatest college basketball player of all time.
It says something that my Twitter timeline last night was mostly all people talking about Walton calling the game. I haven't seen that many people all focused on a single regular season baseball game. I'm sure there are people outraged and think that he made a mockery of the game and how dare ESPN not treat a mid-August game between the Angels and the White Sox with the reverence it deserves, but good god regular season baseball could use more entertainment like that from time to time.
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